SMUD Event of the Year to Generate Stronger Business Partnerships and Honor Outstanding Suppliers
October 10, 2006

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and The Federal Technology
Center (The FTC) have teamed up to present the SMUD Suppliers Networking Conference with theFirst AnnualPower Player Awards Luncheon on
November 1, 2006 at the Lions Gate Hotel Garden Pavilion, 5640 Dudley
Boulevard, McClellan, California. This event is expected to be the largest SMUD business event of the year.

During the SMUD Suppliers Networking Conference, attendees will hear
from the following speakers:

•   Bill Slaton, Board of Directors, SMUD – Keynote Speaker
•   Jan Schori, General Manager, SMUD – Keynote Speaker
•   John DiStasio, Assistant General Manager, SMUD - Business Sustainability
•   Frankie McDermott, Manager, Supply Chain, SMUD - Opportunities with SMUD
•   SMUD Prime Contractors Panel - How to Market to Prime Contractors

•  Small Business Success Stories – “We did it, so can you”:

• Oscar David, President/ Professional, Engineer David Engineering Construction Inc.
• Robert C. Frase, Owner/ Professional Engineer, Kortick Manufacturing Company
• Eric Quintero, Principal/ Professional Engineer, Integrated Engineers
  and Contractors Corporation

At the Power Player Awards Luncheon, SMUD will recognize outstanding small and large businesses that have performed at an exemplary level on previous contracts.

Small and large business representatives should attend to: t ake advantage of the networking opportunities with SMUD leadership and SMUD buyers, other small and large businesses, and with other government organizations; learn what products and services SMUD will be buying in the upcoming year and how to market to SMUD buyers; tap into SMUD’s high-volume, low-dollar contracting opportunities; learn about the SMUD Supplier Education and Economic Development  (SEED) program designed to help small businesses thrive and prosper by reducing operating costs and improving efficiency.

To register for this event, go online to www.TheFTC.org/smudconference. For more information about the conference, call The FTC at 916.334.9388. For more information about SMUD, go to www.SMUD.org or call Frank Martinez, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, SMUD, at 916.732.5604.

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