<div dir="ltr">FYI, information on
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">DOC's Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) </span><span class="gmail-m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-il" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Big</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> "</span><span class="gmail-m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-il" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">A"</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> Conference </span><span class="gmail-m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-m_-6182922579773264049m_4324449305385184468m4181747631221749599m-6828291517940791954gmail-aqj" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-aQJ">May 8-9,<span> is below....</span></span></span></span><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carla Kirby - NOAA Federal</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carla.kirby@noaa.gov">carla.kirby@noaa.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:23 AM<br>Subject: INFORMATION: Registration for the 2018 Big "A" Conference<br>To: _NWS BASO <<a href="mailto:nws.baso@noaa.gov">nws.baso@noaa.gov</a>>, _NWS Admin/Budget Staff <<a href="mailto:admin.budget.staff@noaa.gov">admin.budget.staff@noaa.gov</a>>, _NWS XOs <<a href="mailto:nws.xos@noaa.gov">nws.xos@noaa.gov</a>>, _NWS OCOS <<a href="mailto:nws.ocos@noaa.gov">nws.ocos@noaa.gov</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><span>All-<br><br></span><div><div class="m_-8143096701688640253h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DOC's Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) will host this year's <span class="m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-il">Big</span> "<span class="m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-il">A"</span> Conference <span class="m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-m_-6182922579773264049m_4324449305385184468m4181747631221749599m-6828291517940791954gmail-aqj"><span class="m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="m_-8143096701688640253m_-8484550751345881948m_-3659158161851844418m_8620403508232152673m_-13809559156461857m_297758022072005681m_-5365708216580921995gmail-aQJ">May 8-9, 2018</span></span></span>. The theme is "Advancing Acquisition Innovation." </span><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">See the attached registration Announcement for the 2018 Big A Conference. Register for the event by following the directions provided in the attachment. Please note, content such as <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">conference agenda, presentation, weblinks, and survey information</span> on the registration page is still under development. You will be notified when the content is available and you have the option to attend in person or via webcast.</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The deadline for registration is May 3, 2018.<b> </b></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ron Allen by phone at <a href="http://202-482-1495" target="_blank">202-482-1495</a> or email at </span><a href="mailto:rallen@doc.gov" target="_blank">rallen@doc.gov</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>or Stephanie Green by phone at <a href="http://202-482-7413" target="_blank">202-482-7413</a> or email at </span><a href="mailto:sgreen1@doc.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">sgreen1@doc.gov</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">. </span> </font><br clear="all"><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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