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B M & T ••• March/April 2024 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Darlene Donloe Sonya Stinson Rufus McKinney Reginrld Greene Edith Billups Armanda Herbert Solomon Herbet II SALES MANAGERS Bonnie Herbert MAR KETI NG / E DITOR IAL John Wyche For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900 . T he Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel MARCH APRIL 2024 COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH SHERRI BROWN FEATURES • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH • TEXAS GOLD SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION • THE BENEFITS OF MEETING AT SEA • IS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STILL A PRIORITY?: MAJOR INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS REPORT AREA GUIDES ATLANTIC CITY, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CHICAGO, DENVER, ALBERTA, SOUTHERN CAIFORNIA, MISSOURI COMING IN MAY/JUNE 2024 M E E T I N G P L A N N E R PAC K AG E S F O R G R E AT S AV I N G S B l a c k M e e t i n g s To u r i s m L LC March 9 Indie Comics Creator Con, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT. March 20-24 National Society of Black Engineers Convention, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. For More information visit ƒhttps://www.nsbe.org. March 21, Y.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Women of Power, Power 50, Salamander, DC, Washington, DC. For more information visit www.usbcwomenofpower.com Arch 25-26 4th Annual SDoH & Health Equity Summit, Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Or more information call (800) 743-8490. March 26-30 National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. For more information visit https://www.nabsw.org. Mar 27-30 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit www.blackenterprise.com/event/women-of-power-2024/. April 3-7 National Forum for Black Public Administrators Conference, Baltimore, MD. For more information visit https://www.nfbpa.org. April 8-11 Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) CEO Summit, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Amelia Island, FL. For more information visit https://siso.customreg.net/register/e812fc81- 3574-4a66-a8fa-3e42c290f20d. April 11-14 National Medical Association Annual Convention, Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill, Washington DC. For more information visit https://www.nmanet.org/. March 28-29 Women in Tourism & Hospitality (W.I.T.H.) Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA. For more information visit www.sdwithit.com. June 15-20 Black Naturalists Association 5th Annual Black & Naked Homecoming: The Freedom Edition, Hedonism Resort, Negril, Jamaica. For more information visit www.blackandnaked.com. June 17-21 2024 National Association of Black Accountants Convention & Expo, Aria Resort & Casino and The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit https://nabainc.org/- events. June 20-30 Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, Indianapolis, IN. https://summercelebration.net. June 26-July 2 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Grand Conclave, Tampa, FL. For more information visit http://www.opp-ga.org/. July13-17 NAACP Annual Convention, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit https://naacp.org/convention. July 22-28 2024 American Tennis Association (ATA) Nationals, Orlando, FL. For more information visit www.yourata.org. July 23-26 National Black Nurses Convention, Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA. For more information visit https://www.nbna.org/ July 24-26 NABHOOD International Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit, Miami, FL. For more information visit http://www.nabhood.net. continued on page 11