BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM
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July LULAC 2011 National Convent- ion & Exposition, Cincinnati, OH. (800) 543-2613
July 1-3 2011 Essence Music Festival, New Orleans, LA. http://www.essence- .com/festival
July 7-14 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – NAACP Annual Convention 2011, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
July 8-11 International Society of Hypertension in Blacks 26th Annual Conference, Boston, MA. www.ishib- .org/ISHIB2011
July 12-14 Latin Mixx Conference and Awards 2011, New York, NY. www.LatinMixx.com
July 18 2011 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee, multiple locations, presented by Touchdown Media. (848) 248-4139 or www.southasianspellingbee.com
July 19-20 2011 Multicultural Women’s National Conference, New York, NY. www.workingmother.com/conference-events/2011-07-19/multicultural- women%E2%80%99s-national-conference
July 20-22 Destination Marketing Association International’s 97th Annual Convention, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA. www.destination- marketing.org
July 20-22 97th Annual Jazz it Up! Convention, New Orleans, LA. (202) 835- 4083
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