August 3, 2021
WPI August & September Events
Stay up to date on WPI conferences, workshops and webinars!

You are receiving this email because you have worked with or attended an event hosted by the Wisconsin Procurement Institute. We look forward to working with you in the future. Please find WPI's current event schedule below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Featured Events
- New Webinar Series -
WPI’s Cyber Friday webinar series is shifting temporarily to Thursdays for the summer months. 

September 9 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Winning State of Wisconsin Contracts -
Leveraging Your Diverse Business Certifications

Sessions will cover State of Wisconsin Certifications for Minority, Woman and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses, Locating and Evaluating State of Wisconsin Opportunities and Requirements, as well as Responding to State of Wisconsin Opportunities
August
  • August 5, 2021, Summer Cyber Reboot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework and the FAR/DFARS - LEARN MORE - Webinar

  • August 11, 2021, Acquisition Hour: The Federal Spend to the End - LEARN MORE - Webinar

  • August 17, 2021, A Roadmap to Developing Successful Teams and Partnerships - LEARN MORE - Webinar

  • August 17, 2021, Acquisition Hour: Overview of CPARS - LEARN MORE - Webinar

  • August 26, 2021, Summer Cyber Reboot: NIST's Tips and Tactics for Ransomware Protection - LEARN MORE - Webinar
September
  • September 2, 2021, Summer Cyber Reboot: Computer Security Incidents- LEARN MORE - Webinar

  • September 9, 2021, The Contracting Academy (TCA) – Winning State of Wisconsin Contracts – Leveraging Your Diverse Business Certifications – Virtual - LEARN MORE - Webinar
- Save The Date -
Day 2 - In Person
 
October 21, 2021

Day 2 of the 15th Annual Government Opportunities Business Conference (GOBC) will be a full-day traditional in-person event. Join us then, in-person, at the Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, WI. More information to be posted at www.wigobc.org
December 7, 2021

In conjunction with Marketplace, TCA is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with the State of Wisconsin, Federal Government and Government Prime contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales.
December 8-9, 2021

Marketplace, the Governor’s Conference on Diverse Business Development connects business owners from across Wisconsin seeking to do business with state, federal and local governments as well as the private sector. At the conference, minority, woman, veteran, small and LGBTQ-owned businesses can learn from and connect with resource providers, government representatives, corporate buyers and business professionals to lay the framework to develop new partnerships and new contracts.

Marketplace runs a competitive awards program to recognize Wisconsin companies that exemplify business excellence, with dedicated award categories for larger and smaller, newer and more established businesses. In addition, the conference honors individuals and organizations that are providing leadership in the business communities served by Marketplace.
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