Spelman College and the OSDBU, hosted two town hall meetings in November that focused on issues affecting the women-owned small business community in the Atlanta metro area. These events provided a forum to assist transportation based small, women-owned businesses and disadvantaged businesses enterprises (S/WOBs/DBEs) in participating in DOT-funded procurement opportunities; identify barriers that prevent these businesses from participating in transportation-related contracting opportunities; and determine how best Spelman College and the OSDBU can assist them in becoming more actively involved in transportation-related programs.
Below is the agenda and pictures from the event that took place on November 14th.
SPELMAN COLLEGE
In conjunction with
US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION's
ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAIINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Presents
TOWN HALL MEETING
SPELMAN COLLEGE, ROOM
134, SCIENCE CENTER
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
9:00 A.M. to 12:00
P.M.
AGENDA
| 9:00 - 9:10 a.m. |
Welcome
Dr. Lily McNair, Associate Provost of Research
Spelman College
|
| 9:10 - 9:20 a.m. |
Introductions: The Project Team; Purpose of the Town Hall Meeting
Dr. Bernice J. deGannes Scott, Principal Investigator; Associate Professor,
Economics, Spelman College |
| 9:20 - 9:50 a.m. |
Considering U.S. Department of Transportation for Future Business
Opportunities
Ms. Adrianna Clark, Project Director
USDOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization's
Southeast Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC)
|
| 9:50 -10:15 a.m. |
Doing Business with Georgia Department of Transportation
Michael Cooper, Equal Opportunity Division Director
Georgia Department of Transportation |
| 10:15 -10:40 a.m. |
Doing Business with the Airport
Mr. Joe Jackson, Director, Supplier Diversity, Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program;
Internal Aviation Consultants, LLC; President/CEO, Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance |
| 10:40 - 11:00 a.m. |
Questions and Answers |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Questionnaire Distribution
Transportation Interns, Spelman College |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Questionnaire Completion Evaluation Completion
Town Hall Meeting Participants
|
| 11:45 - 12:00p.m. |
Closing Remarks & Adjournment
Dr. Marionette Holmes,
Co-Principal Investigator; Assistant Professor, Economics, Spelman College |
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