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August 10-11 California Black Chambers of Commerce San Diego Summit, San Diego, CA. For more information contact the Regional Black Chamber of Commerce of San Fernando Valley at (818) 464 3484.
August 11-16
Convention, sponsored by The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Acc- ounting (ALPFA), Las Vegas, NV. http://convention.alpfa.org
2012 ALPFA Annual
August 14-15 2012 Women's Leadership Conference, sponsored by MGM Resorts Foundation, Las Vegas, NV. www.mgmre- sorts.com/womensleadershipconference
August 14-17 40th Anniversary Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Annual Convention, Killeen, TX. For further information or for registration materials, please log on to www.tacvb.org or contact Bridgette Snyder at (361) 749-0467.
August 15-17 Hispanic Retail: From Niche to Mainstream!, Los Angeles, CA. http://www.hispanicretail360.com/wel- come.html
August 19-23 International Research Forum - Immigration and Culture in the U.S. and Latin America - Part II, sponsored by National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates, Mexico City, Mexico. www.naaas.org
August 20-21 Washington Park Arts
Weekend, Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana. MichiganCityLaPorte.com or (800) 634- 2650
August 22-24 6th Annual International Financial & Leadership Summit, Intercon- tinental Hotel – Galleria, Houston, TX. (832) 434-5325 or www.TWEF.org
August 22-25 2012 Association of African American Museums (AAAM) conference, Baltimore, MD. (310) 202-1647
August 23-25 Annual NAAAP Leadership Convention and Diversity Career Fair, spon- sored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), New York, NY. www.naaapconvention.org/- 2012/Home.aspx
August 26 Festival Peachtree Latino, spon- sored by Hispanic Marketing Group, Atlanta, GA. www.festivalpeachtreelatino.com
August 26-28 U.S. Travel Association's Educational Seminar for Tourism Organiz- ations (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.
August 31-September 3 "O" Inter-nation- al's Inaugural White Sands Soul Festival, Cancun, Mexico. (404) 636-8362 / (800) 486- 9777
September 5-7 HR + Diversity Summit,
Omni Parker House, Boston, MA. (215) 321- 9662 or aboyle@mcneillgroup.com
September 6-7 3rd Annual Pan African Global Trade & Investment Conference, California State University Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, CA. (626) 321-7041 or alwashington@aol.com
September 12-14 CIBTM, China's leading meetings, incentives and business travel exhi- bition, Beijing, China. www.cibtm.com
September 13 Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) second annual industry outlook conference, Predict, 10 on the Park at Time Warner Center, New York City, NY. For more information about CEIR Predict visit www.ceir.org/predict or con- tact Executive Director Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP at cbreden@ceir.org or (972) 687- 9201.
September 13-15 4th Annual National Association of Asian MBAs (NAAMBA) Leadership Conference & Exposition, Santa Clara Hyatt Regency & Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. http://www.-asianmba.- org/4th-annual-naamba-registration- information-home
September 19-22 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 42nd Annual Legislative Conference, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington,
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