NAVAIR PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is hosting the 2007 Small Business Aviation Technology Conference on Nov. 7 and 8 at the Holiday Inn Select Solomons Conference Center in Solomons, Md.

NAVAIR’s Office of Small Business and Small Business Innovation Research programs sponsor this annual event where small businesses can share their capabilities, network with NAVAIR’s technical experts and prime contactors, and gain valuable insight into NAVAIR’s contracting processes and goals.

Registration and detailed information is available at http://www.navair.navy.mil/osbp/atc/ or contact NAVAIR’s Office of Small Business at 301-342-0197.

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NAVAIR advocates small business initiatives and provides training, advice, guidance and innovative strategies to Navy and Marine Corps acquisition teams to maximize small business opportunities, including service-disabled veteran-owned small business, historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.