1. NCMA Space City/ Houston Chapter Presents 11th Annual Small Business Conference & Trade Fair
April 11, 2013

2. Agenda 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Conference Overview
Kelly Rubio, Conference Co-Chair (NASA)
Penny L. White, Director- NCMA National Board Director, Conference Co-Chair (USA)
NCMA Welcome
Delene Sedillo, Vice – President/President –Elect , NCMA Space City Houston Chapter (NASA)
NASA Welcome Melanie Saunders, Associate Director (Management)
Johnson Space Center

3. Agenda 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Mentor Protégé Program Overview
Kelly Rubio, Small Business Specialist (NASA/JSC)
Linda Flowers, Manager – Subcontract Management - IS&GS- Civil Supplier Diversity Advocate (Lockheed Martin)
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Networking Break/Trade Fair

4. Agenda 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Small Business Update
Valerie Coleman, Procurement Center/ Commercial Market
Representative, U.S. Small Business Administration
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Networking /Trade Fair

5. Agenda 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 pm Workshops 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Steuben/Baccarat Room- Streamlined Procurement Team (SLPT) Process (Suzan Thomas) (NASA)
Hunt Room – Understanding Indirect Cost s (Ron Marta) (UH PTAC)
Lalique Room – NASA/JSC: How We Do Market Research (Kelly Rubio) (NASA)
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Program
Keynote Speaker: Yolanda Olivarez, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Regional Administrator – Region VI

6. Agenda 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm Afternoon Workshops 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Steuben/Baccarat Room- Social Media and Technology (Leslie Roche) (Yoske Analytics, Inc.)
Hunt Room – Understanding Indirect Costs (Ron Marta) (UH PTAC)
Lalique Room – NASA/JSC: How We Do Market Research (Kelly Rubio) (NASA)
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Networking/Trade Fair/Door Prize Giveaway

7. Agenda 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - Adjourn Panel Discussion:
Panelist 1: Carlecia Wright, City of Houston
Panelist 2: Priscilla Burroughs, Port of Houston
Panelist 3: Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, METRO
Moderator: Renee Falls, NASA
4:00 p.m. - Adjourn

8. Committee Penny White, Co-Chair (USA) Kelly Rubio, Co-Chair (NASA)
Rhiannon Gabel (NASA)
Toni Hall (The Boeing Company)
Jack Harrison (QTS, Inc.)
Christie Pillar (USA)
Luz Wood (USA)

9. Sponsors Level I Jacobs Technology Lockheed Martin
MEI Technologies, Inc.
The Boeing Company
United Space Alliance
Wyle

10. Orbital Sciences Corporation
Sponsors
Level II
LZ Technology, Inc.
MRI Technologies
Orbital Sciences Corporation
SAIC
TISTA/4W Partnership
UTC Aerospace Systems

11. Sponsors Level III Dyncorp International JESTech
Logical Innovations, Inc.
QTS, Inc.
SGT, Inc.

12. Participating Resource Organizations
City of Houston
Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC)
METRO
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
Port of Houston Authority
SATOP
Small Business Administration
Texas Business Alliance

13. Participating Resource Organizations
University of Houston PTAC
Women Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA)

14. Door Prize Donations 4W Solutions Barrios Technology
Dyncorp International
Golfsmith
Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC)
Jacobs Technology
JES Tech
Logical Innovations
MEI Technologies

15. Door Prize Donations MRI Company Port of Houston Authority QTS, Inc.
SAIC
SGT, Inc.
The Boeing Company
TISTA
United Space Alliance
University of Houston PTAC
Wyle