U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)

SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH CONFERENCE
The Renaissance Washington Hotel
February 23, 2004
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

8:00 am - 9:00 am Registration, Auditorium Foyer

9:00 am - 10:15 am Welcome

• Anne Radice, Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Education

• Jack Martin, Chief Financial Officer

• Marcella Coverson
Office of the Deputy Secretary, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• Glenn Perry, Director
Contracts & Purchasing Operations
10:15 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Program Office Informational Sessions
• Ricky Takai Associate Commissioner
Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation &
Regional Assistance

• David Goodwin, Director

Division of Program and Analytic Studies, Policy and Program
Studies Service, Office of the UnderSecretary
• Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner
Early Childhood, International & Crosscutting Studies Division,
National Center for Education Statistics
• Gary Hopkins, Director
Federal Student Aid, Collections Group
• Patrick Bradfield, Director
Federal Student Aid, Acquisition Planning and Contract
Management
• William Wooten, Special Assistant
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Vicki Payne
Immediate Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
 Postsecondary Education

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Panel Discussion- Small Business Competitive Issues and
Opportunities

• Andrew Robinson, Panel Moderator

Executive Vice President, Exeter Government Services

• Thomas A. Green, President

Exeter Government Services

• Bryan Crittenton, President

6k Systems, Inc.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ED Contracting Opportunities
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Networking