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February 27-March 6 National Brotherhood of Skiers Ski Summit 2010, Winter Park, CO. (908) 410-9777 or nbs.org
March National Petrochemical & Refiners Association’s 108th Annual Meeting, Phoenix AZ. For more infor- mation, please visit www.npra.org.
March Airport Minority Advisory Council Industry Day on Capitol Hill, Capital Hill, Washington, DC. (703) 417-2622
March 4 The United Negro College Fund 66th Anniversary Dinner, New York, NY. www.uncf.org
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March 4-6 2nd Health, Spa & Wellness, Thalasso and Thermal Tourism Exhibition, Antalya Center, Antalya, Turkey. For information call (877) FOR-TURKEY or contact the Turkish Culture and Tourist Offices in New York at (212) 687-2194 or in Washington, D.C., at (202) 612-6800, or in Los Angeles at (323) 937-8066 and visit their Web sites at www.goturkey.com or www.tourismturkey.org.
March 4-7 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Southern Region Convention, Jackson, MS. (410) 554-0040 or www.apa1906.net
March 4-8 Southern Christian Leadership Conference 45th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Selma, AL. (404) 522- 1420 or www.sclcnational.org
March 5-7 Harvard Business School’s African American Student Union 38th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference, Boston, MA. (708) 707-6939 or www.hbsaasu.com
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March 6 Charleston Wine & Food Festival’s Dining For Diversity, sponsored by the Black Culinary Alliance (BCA) student chapter at the Culinary Institute of Charleston, Charleston, SC. http://www.tridenttech.edu/culi- nary_institute_of_charleston.htm
March 8-10 Wisconsin Restaurant Expo 2010, Midwest airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI. (608) 270-9950 or www.wirestaurant.org
March 8-10 Event Solutions Conference & Trade Show, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. www.event-solutions.com (877) 932-3055
March 8-10 Publishing Business Conference & Expo, New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. (888) 627-2630
March 10 Dialogue on Diversity – Public Policy Forum,” Washington, D.C. www.dialogueondiversity.org
March 10-13 National Association of Hispanic Publications 25th Annual Convention & Expo, Albuquerque, NM. www.nahp.org
March 11 Marketing to the Hispanic Consumer, Irving, TX. http://- tiny.cc/CSLMworkshops
March 11 The Network Journal 12th Annual 25 Influential Women in Business Awards Luncheon, New York, NY. (212) 962-3791 or www.tnj.com
March 11The LatinVision Hispanic Business Networking Event, New York, NY. www.latinvision.com/lvp/upcomingevents.asp
March 12 Imani Corporation The New Maximize Networking/Fundraising Event, Los Angeles, CA. (866) 994-6264 or www.imani.org
March 13 21st Annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards, New York, NY. www.glaad.org
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