The AGC Federal Contractors Conference provides a venue for contractors and federal agency personnel to meet in a collaborative forum to review federal construction contracting issues from around the United States. The conference is designed to allow open dialogue between contractors and federal agencies to discuss issues critical to the construction industry. The conference will take place April 23 to 25 in Washington, D.C.
(http://www.agc.org/cs/events/2013_federal_contractors_conference)
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