Scout Environmental in New Orleans Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2018

Scout Environmental will be attending the Society of American Military Engineer’s 2018 Federal Small Business Conference October 31 – November 2 in New Orleans. Ryan, Melanie, Roxanne, Paul, and Rick will be joining about 4,000 people at this year’s conference. It’s the largest conference attendance anticipated to date because it will be co-located with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Small Business conference.

About the conferences? The Federal Small Business Conference is the premiere annual small business conference hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers connecting small businesses directly with federal government procurement decision makers, contracting officers, small business liaison officers, and other small and large business leaders. The conference hosts numerous business opportunity and education sessions, roundtable networking sessions with federal government representatives, as well as features keynote speakers ranging from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations & Environment (the Honorable Lucian Niemeyer) to the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (James Byrne). Click here for more info: https://www.samesbc.org/index.cfm

The 2^nd conference that will be co-located in New Orleans is the National Veterans Small Business Engagement hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This is the Veterans Affairs largest nationwide annual event designed to assist Veteran-Owned Small Businesses such as Scout Environmental maximize opportunities in the Federal and commercial marketplace, and successfully compete for and win small business contracts. Click here for more info: https://nvsbe.com/

Where we’ll be? Scout Environmental will be located at Booth #329 to share info about our core federal environmental planning and compliance services. Stop by to visit.

Where to eat? In the spirit of sharing, we wanted to share our top recommended New Orleans restaurants.

Our recommended list of restaurants close to the convention center:
- Restaurant Rebirth
- Mulates
- Cochon, or its sister sandwich shop, Cochon Butcher
- Gallianos
- Emeril’s for fine dining (jacket required), or its sister restaurant, Meril’s, for a more casual experience
Here’s an excellent list of best restaurants throughout New Orleans
Top 10 favorite New Orleans bars
And finally for those who like to balance eating fit, here’s a great article with recommended healthy New Orleans restaurants.

Looking forward to seeing those of you who will be attending the conference! Follow us on Scout Environmental’s social media sites below for daily updates while we’re at the conference.