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For Immediate Release
Contact: Alan Fogg, Director of Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o) or 571-213-5065 (m)
Fairfax County EDA, Ibero Chamber host forum on homeland security procurement
Emerging Business Forum returns with targeted sessions; Vietnam-era POW will deliver keynote address
Fairfax County, Virginia, April 26, 2004 – The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and the Greater Washington Ibero American Chamber of Commerce will host “Opportunities in Homeland Security,” an Emerging Business Forum session on Wednesday, April 28. The forum will highlight homeland security procurement opportunities for Hispanic-owned companies.
Dan Sturdivant, assistant to the director of outreach programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will discuss contracting opportunities there. Businessman Will Soza will discuss “Doing Business in Fairfax County.” Soza, a member of the FCEDA Commission, last year sold Soza and Company, his successful accounting and IT contracting business, to Perot Systems. He now owns Soza Associates P.C.
Keynote speaker Everett Alvarez, president of business consulting firm Conwal Inc. and the first American pilot shot down during the Vietnam War, will deliver the keynote address. He was held captive in North Vietnam for eight years. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerry Connolly will give welcoming remarks.
The luncheon program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner, Virginia. To attend, contact Raul Cano-Rogers, the Ibero Chamber Vice President of Operations, at rcano-rogers@iberochamber.org.
About the Emerging Business Forum
The Emerging Business Forum (www.emergingbusinessforum.org), created by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in 2001, specializes in creating partnerships between minority and woman-run enterprises and established businesses and government agencies. In 2004 the EBF will host sessions with minority-focused business groups.
About the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (www.fairfaxcountyeda.org) promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. The FCEDA maintains offices in London, Frankfurt and Tokyo, and in 2004 will open offices in Bangalore, India, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
About the Greater Washington Ibero American Chamber of Commerce
Established in 1976, the Ibero American Chamber of Commerce (www.iberochamber.org) is one of the oldest Hispanic chambers in the U.S.
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