Black Meetings and Tourism

March/April 2010

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Black Meetings & tourisM The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel MarcH/aPril 2010 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. 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 (703) 205-3400 or 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 COMING IN MAY/JUNE COVER STORY AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH FEATURES • DIVERSITY REPORT: WHERE IT’S WORKING AND WHERE IT ISN’T • STRATEGIES FOR GREEN MEETINGS • TEXAS GOLD SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: BLACK CVB PRESIDENT/CEO? • WHO WILL BE THE NEXT • MEETING PLANNER – IS YOUR BUSINESS BEING TAKEN FOR GRANTED, AND IF SO, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ABOUT IT? • NEW INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM IN GREENSBORO AREA GUIDES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, DENVER, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL 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 Continued on page 7 Black Meetings & Tourism March/April 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 OF EVENTS Sponsored by Visit Florida CALENDAR

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