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Black Meetings & tourisM The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/ PRODUCTION MANAGER/ WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Darlene Donloe ASSOCIATION NEWS EDITOR Penelope Blair GAMING REPORT EDITOR Ann Brown GREAT GROUPS EDITOR Sonya Stinson FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Matthew Thomas MUSEUM NOTES EDITOR Patricia Ann Jordan RELIGIOUS REVIEW EDITOR Patrice Kelly TECH NEWS EDITOR William G. Herbert VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER EDITOR Michael Bennett CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rebecca Bernard Edith Billups Helen Broadus Victoria Head Roy Jay Cheray O’Neal David Saunders Chris J. Walker SALES MANAGERS Regina Buggs MARKETING/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT’S Deborah Edmondson Royal Hill, Jr. Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Tina Le Victoria Head Pamela Thomas HUMAN RESOURCES Barbara Harper For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900. JulY/august 2010 June 29-July 1 Americas Incen- tive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aibtm.com July 11-13 3rd Annual Midwest Lodging Investors Summit, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL. www.midwestlodginginvestors- .com July 13-15 Total Solutions OF EVENTS Sponsored by Visit Florida Marketing For the Exhibit and Event Professional conference and expo, Boston, MA. http://www.ts2- show.com/register July 19-20 The Minority Media & Telecom Council 8th Annual Access to Capital Conference & 13th Annual Hall of Fame Awards, Renaissance DuPont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC. For more information: www.mmtonline.org. July 28-31 2010 National Underground Railroad Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka, KS. www.ugrconference.org August The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AEAONMS) National Convention, Tampa Bay, FL. www.aeaon- ms.org August 4-7 14th Annual NSN Conference & Career Fair, sponsored by National Sales Network, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort, Orlando, FL. www.SallesNetwork.org August 5-15 13th Annual Black Boaters Summit, BVI. (510) 523-4057 August 19-24 Tavis Smiley Foundation’s Youth Leaders 2010 Leadership Institute, UCLA Campus, Los Angels, CA. (323) 290-1888 or www.youthleaders.org August 24-27 The International Financial & Leadership Summit, pre- COMING IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER COVER STORY AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN MIDWEST • THE DOS AND DON’TS OF PLANNING FOR THE RELIGIOUS MARKET FEATURES • BM&T’S ANNUAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN REUNIONS FOCUS • AFRICAN-AMERICAN-GUIDE TO MEETING, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE CARIBBEAN • VIRGINIA SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AREA GUIDES ALASKA, ALABAMA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA sented by Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation, Intercontinental Hotel, Texas. (832) 434-5325 August 25-26 2010 Marketplace of Opportunities, presented by the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN. (615) 259-4699 or www.tmsdc.net September 31st Annual United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National convention and Business Expo, Dallas, TX. (202) 842-1212 September 7-19 National Black MBA Association 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more information con- tact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357. September 16-18 Connect Marketplace, Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013 September 23-26 Black Education Events LLC 2010 Angel City Classic, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357. October 13-15 TEAMS 2009 Conference, New Orleans, LA. (877) 577- 3700 October 24-27 National Minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ. (212) 944-2430 or www.nmsdc.org November Rejuvenate Marketplace, Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013 November 11-14 Tradeshow Week Fastest 50, Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013 Continued on page 7 Black Meetings & Tourism July/August 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 CALENDAR