The federal government spends more than $3 billion a year on design and construction services, with properties from coast to coast and around the globe. It can be a challenging marketplace to enter with a complex array of rules, procedures, and forms. To help you navigate through the federal marketplace, the AIA is offering the “Federal Agency Connection“ at the 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Antonio, May 3–5. The Federal Agency Connection offers AIA members 20-minute, one-on-one information sessions with key personnel from federal government agencies and—new this year—educational sessions that offer AIA CES credits for hour-long classes with government and private-sector experts on federal design procurement. Agencies in attendance will include the General Services Administration, State Department, Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Veterans Administration, Postal Service, and others. The Federal Agency Connection also will feature the latest information on the federal government’s sustainable design guidelines and requirements for green building. For more information, contact the AIA Government Affairs department.