June 10: This is the last day to participate in NBIA’s 2003 board elections. Don’t miss the chance to exercise your right as an NBIA member and vote for five members of the NBIA board of directors. The NBIA board helps steer the direction of the association and represents a cross section of the incubation industry. The only way the board’s success and diversity can be ensured, however, is if members participate actively in the election process. To vote, visit www.nbia.org/get_involved/election/ or contact Raji Rangan at rrangan@nbia.org or (740) 593-4331 for a fax ballot.

June 22-25: The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) annual convention, BIO 2003: Thinking Beyond Tomorrow, will take place in Washington, D.C. For this, its 10th anniversary convention, BIO expects more than 15,000 biotech executives, politicians, scientists and reporters to attend. Session topics will include bioethics, business development, science and regulatory affairs. For information, go to www.bio.org/events/2003.

Sept. 13-16: The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) will host its 36th Annual Training Conference in Minneapolis. This year’s NADO conference will provide executive directors, staff, board members and local elected officials with tools to strengthen and expand their regional organizations’ ability to handle a wide range of challenges. Participants will learn about successful regional programs and find out how peers responded to and resolved specific problems. For information, visit, www.nado.org/meetings/atc03web.pdf.

Oct. 27-30: The National Science Foundation, in association with the Department of Defense, the Small Business Administration and the 10 other Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) agencies, is sponsoring the 2003 National Fall SBIR/STTR Conference. Program managers and agency representatives will provide insight into how to work with their respective agencies and will be available to answer participants’ questions. Visit www.sbirworld.com for information.

For more calendar items, visit www.nbia.org/resource_center/calendar.