New Mexico Veterans Business Expo and Job Fair

New Mexico Veterans Business Advocates in conjunction with VPAC (Veteran Procurement Assistance Center) and The New Mexico Dept. of Veteran Affairs are sponsoring a Veterans Business and Employment Expo on Thursday, May 9^th 2013.

The Expo will provide an opportunity for New Mexico VOB’s and SDVOB’s to network with private, public, and goverment agencies for the purpose of locating and obtaining contracts.

This Expo will also be an opportunity for any and all unemployed or underemployed veterans, or those veterans looking to change jobs, to meet hiring directors from a multitude of agencies and businesses.

As you can see, this Expo is for Veterans Only! (Except for exhibitor agencies and companies).

The program will be held at The Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM. (Free Parking)

You may look for updates and more information, or register, by going to the web page: www.kessjones.com and click on the NM Veterans Icon.

This is our third year of sponsoring this event. We more than doubled the number of exhibitors and tripled the number of attendees last last year and we are planning on the same amount of growth this year.

Please mark your calendars and plan on attending this event. As an exhibitor you have an opportunity to show your support for all veterans and, specifically, New Mexico Veterans.

We thank you for your interest in our past functions and look forward to seeing you at this year’s event.

To register as either an Expo or a Job Fair exhibitor (or Both), or as an attendee, please go to www.kessjones.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(TENTATIVE) 

ALL BUSINESS AND JOB FAIR ATTENDEES ARE VETERANS ONLY 

Wednesday May 8th  5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Reception-at The Albuquerque Convention Center

(Exhibitor Set-Up Available Tuesday @ Noon)

5:00 PM-Registration Table at Door (On Site Registration OR Pick up Badges)

All Pre-Registered Sponsors, Exhibitors and Expo Attendees Invited

(Badges Required)

Master of Ceremonies-Archie Garcia (Executive Director VPAC)

Introduction of Sponsors & Dignitaries

Speaker-TBA

Networking Opportunities between Exhibitors and Attendees

Food/Soft Drinks Provided

Thursday May 9^th The Albuquerque Convention Center

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM-Expo-(Room # TBA)

(Networking Opportunities-Exhibitors and Expo Attendees)

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM-Job Fair (Room # TBA)

7:00-Registration Starts-Table at Door

7:30 to 8:00-Continental Breakfast

All Sponsors, Exhibitors and Pre-Registered Expo Attendees

(Badges Required for Breakfast)

Master of Ceremonies-Ernie Doyon (President-N.M.Veterans Business Advocates)

8:00-Posting of Colors/Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation

8:15-Welcome to The Albuquerque Convention Center

8:20-Welcome to Albuquerque-Mayor Richard Berry

8:25-Welcome-Secretary Tim Hale-N.M. Department of Veterans Services

 The Expo and Job Fair is open to ANY VETERAN, free of charge, looking for contracting or work opportunities.

10:00 to 10:45-Workshop-TBA

11:00 to 11:45-Workshop-TBA

Box Lunch Furnished @ Twelve Noon

Afternoon Break with Snacks @ 3:00 PM

Signs will be posted giving directions

Sorry, No Breakfast, Lunch or Snacks Provided for Job Fair Attendees