| April 18 | Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Business Opportunity Fair Chicago, Ill. |
| May 8-10 | National Women Business Owners Decades of Excellence National Conference Palm Beach Garden, Fla. |
| May 11 | Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin Salute to Hispanic Women Conference and Luncheon Milwaukee, Wis. |
| May 22 | National Minority Supplier Development Council Minority Business Leadership Awards Dinner Dance New York, N.Y. |
| May 28-31 | Edison Electric Institute Supplier Diversity Annual Conference Santa Clara, Calif. |
| June 25-27 | Women’s Business Enterprise National Council National Conference and Business Fair Minneapolis, Minn. |
| July 9-11 | National Minority Supplier Development Council Managers’ Seminar Chicago, Ill. |
| July 24-27 | National Urban League Conference Philadelphia, Penn. |
| Sept. 15-17 | U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Conference Chicago, Ill. |
| Sept. 26 | Women’s Business Development Center Entrepreneurial Women’s Conference Chicago, Ill. |
| Oct. 8 | Heart of Illinois Business to Business Symposium hosted by Wisconsin Iowa and Central Illinois Minority Supplier Development Council Peoria, Ill. |
| Oct. 27-30 | National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference and Business Opportunity Fair San Antonio, Texas |