Atlantic to his beloved Senegalwhere hewas laid to rest in the holy city ofTouba. Moustapha is survived by hiswife,Penda, three sons, his mother, and a number of siblings, relatives and a world of friends. Senegal will never be the same without Moustapha but those of us who were true friends and learned so much from
Moustapha, we will continue to travel to Senegal and beyond to connect with our heritage and remember that it was Mamadou "Moustpaha" Diop who first introduced so many of us to our ancestral past. Sleep well dear friend. Memorium written by Marine N. Stewart, Friend and Business Associate, JIJUMA GLOBAL TRAVEL SERVICES. Contribution from Khaly Samb, childhood and lifelong friend and business associate.
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Marketing Conference, Toronto, Canada. www.opendialogueinc.com
February 23-26 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, Orlando, FL. www.black- enterprise.com/wps
February 26-27 Convention Sales
Professionals International Annual Conference, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.cspi- online.org.
February 27-29 U.S. Hispanic Marketing Summit," Miami, FL. www.ushispanicmar- ketingsummit.com
March Cactus League Spring Training throughout Greater Phoenix, AZ. www.vis- itphoenix.com
March 4-7 30th Annual Travel South Showcase, Louisville, KY. (404) 231-1790 or info@travelsouthusa.com
March 10-11 Devoured Phx Culinary Classic at the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ. www.visitphoenix.com
March 21-23 Fifth Annual Custom Content Conference, Hotel Monaco, Washington, DC. (212) 989-4631 or info@customcontent- council.com
March 26-28 Discover New England's 17th Annual Tourism Summit & International marketplace – 2012, Boston Pasrk Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, MA. info@discov- ernewengland.org
March 29-April 5 Phoenix Film Festival at Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ. www.visitphoenix.com
April 14 Excetional Care for Children's Third Annual Spring Gala Benefiting the children of Exceptional Care, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE. For further information, contact Maureen Langston at mlangston@- exceptionalcare.org or call (302) 849-1001.
April 14-15, Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival in Historic Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ. www.visitphoenix.com
April 21-24 National Forum for Black
Public Administrators (NFBPA), Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA. (202) 408-9300 or webmaster@nfbpa.org
April 21-24 American Association of Community Colleges, Marriott World Center, Orlando, FL. For more information contact Delinda Frazier at dfrazier@aacc.nche.edu.
April 24-26 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference, Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information, visit http://www.carib- beanhotelandtourism.com.
April 30-May 2 International Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Conven- tion, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://wfas2012- malaysia.com/
May 1-3 2012 Association International Conference and the Springtime Expo, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washing- ton, DC. For more information, visit www.im- nsolutions.com.
May 6-9 Institute for Supply Management's 97th Annual International Supply Manage- ment Conference and Education Exhibit, Baltimore, MD. (800) 888-6276 or www.- ism.ws
May 8-10 International CTIA Wireless 2012 Show, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. www.ctia.org. May 17-20 TPOC 10th Anniversary Conference, DoubleTree Denver Hotel, Denver, CO. (303) 343-0342 or (866) 901-1259
June 15-17 TBEX '12 (Travel Blog Exchange) conference, Keystone, CO. www.- keystoneresort.com/tbex2012
June 19-21 Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aibtm.com
June 21-23 The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, Baltimore, MD. (800) 41- 8646 or AIBTM@reedexpo.com
June 29-July 4 Moose Annual Convention 2012, Tampa, FL. www.MooseIntl.org
December 14 Food and Diversity: Possibilities for the New Food Paradigm, New York, NY http://linkd.in/uWbOgu
July 21-24 National Organization of Black
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July 24-27 Council if Engineering & Scientific Society Executive (CESSE), Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013 steven@cems- .com.sg or lilyng@cems.com.sg
August 8-11 National Sales Network 16th Annual Conference & Diversity Career Fair, Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. www.- SalesNetwork.org
August 26-28 U.S. Travel Association's Educational Seminar for Tourism Organiza- tions (ESTO), Boston, MA. For more infor- mation about ESTO, contact U.S. Travel's National Councils Department at esto@- ustravel.org or call (202) 408-8422.
October 20-24 International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), San Juan, PR. (732) 851-6603
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TBD National FFA Convention, Louisville, KY. www.ffa.org
TBD National Society of Black Engineers, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN. (317) 684-2473 or visitIndy.com
TBD National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Cincinnati, OH. (615) 399-0900 or www.fop.net
March National Society of Black Engineers Convention, Milwaukee, WI. (800) 231-0903 or www.visitmilwaukee.org
March 3-7 Healthcare Information and management Systems Society (HIMSS), New Orleans, LA. For more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com.
April 20-23 American Association of Community Colleges, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. For more information contact Delinda Frazier atdfrazier@aacc.nche.edu.
May 26-31 NAFSA: Association of Inter- national Educators' 2013 Annual Confer-ence & International Education Expo, Louisville, KY. More information on the organization and conference at www.-nafsa.org.
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