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•pg_3-13__BMT_pg3-58 2/27/13 6:28 AM Page 5 BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM C a l e n d a r O f E ve n t s Sponsored by Visit Florida The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Helen Broadus Solomon J. Herbert Victoria Head ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ Brienne Herbert EDITOR Roy Jay Gloria Herbert Cheray O'Neal JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 TBD National FFA Convention, Louisville, KY. www.ffa.org GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA David Saunders TBD National Fraternal Order of GROUP Chris J. Walker Police (FOP), Cincinnati, OH. (615) 399Robert Ingram SALES MANAGERS 0900 or www.fop.net GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Regina Buggs Solomon J. Hebert II January 4-5 150th Anniversary Dwight Render ASSOCIATION NEWS EDITOR MARKETING/EDITORIAL Celebration of the signing of the Penelope Blair CONSULTANT'S Emancipation Proclamation, presented by GAMING REPORT EDITOR Hank Harris the Black Economic Council (BEC), Ann Brown Andrew Ingraham Emancipation Hall, Washington, DC. For GREAT GROUPS EDITOR O.J. Webb more information: (866) 856-4570 or Sonya Stinson OFFICE MANAGER Info@blackeconomiccouncil.org FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Dorothy Canty January 20-22 Caribbean MarketMatthew Thomas ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES place, Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. MUSEUM NOTES EDITOR Tina Le Patricia Ann Jordan Victoria Head www.caribbeanhotelantourism.-com RELIGIOUS REVIEW EDITOR Paul Herbert January 26 National Sale Network Patrice Kelly Marvaughn Howard Annual Networking Event, DC/Baltimore. TECH NEWS EDITOR HUMAN RESOURCES nsndcbaltimore.org William G. Herbert Barbara Harper January 26 National Sale Network VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER For high quality article Annual Networking Event, Atlanta, GA. EDITOR reprints of 100 or more, nsnatlanta.org Michael Bennett CONTRIBUTING WRITERS please contact January 26 National Sale Network Rebecca Bernard Reprint Management Annual Networking Event, Houston, TX. Edith Billups Services at (717)399-1900. nsnhouston.org) January 26 National Sale Network Coming In March/April 2013 Annual Networking Event, Memphis, TN. nsnmemphis.org January 26 National Sale Network COVER STORY Annual Networking Event, Nashville, TN. AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, nsnnashville.org( INCENTIVES & TRAVELING N THE WEST January 26 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Phoenix, AZ. FEATURES nsnphoenix.org • TODAY'S CONVENTION CENTERS ARE February 2 National Sale Network IDEALFOR SMALL MEETINGS TOO Annual Networking Event, Chicago, IL. • FLORIDA SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION nsnchicago.org( • THE SECRET TO EFFECTIVE MARKETING February 2 National Sale Network THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Annual Networking Event, Jacksonville, FL. • WELLNESS TRAVEL: MEETING FACILITIES nsnjacksonville.org( THAT FEATURE FITNESS CENTERS February 9 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Dallas, TX. AREA GUIDES nsndallas.org WASHINGTON, DC, WEST VIRGINIA, MISSISSIPPI, KANSAS, February 9 National Sale Network GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, INDIANA, Annual Networking Event, Los Angeles, CA. MINNESOTA, ALBERTA, ANGUILLA nsnla.org February 9 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, New York/New Jersey. nsnnjny.org February 9 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Orlando, FL. nsnorlando.org February 9 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Philadelphia, PA. nsnlphiladelphia.org February 11-13 2013 Hospitality Law Conference, Omni Houston Hotel, Houston, TX. HospitalityLawyer.com February 16 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Detroit, MI. nsndetroit.org February 16 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, St. Louis, MO. nsnstlouist.org February 23 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Austin, TX. nsnaustin.org February 23 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Birmingham, AL. nsnbirmingham.org February 23 National Sale Network Annual Networking Event, Charlotte, NC. nsncharlotte.org March National Society of Black Engineers Convention, Milwaukee, WI. (800) 231-0903 or www.visitmilwaukee.org March 1-3 Mammoth Blackout Weekend, the West Coasts Premier Urban Ski/Snowboard Weekend, Mammoth Mountain, CA. (323) 929-7660 or Travel@BlackNLA.com March 3-7 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), New Orleans, LA. For more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com. March 13-16 American Choral Directors Association 2013 Annual Conference, Dallas, TX. (405) 232-8161 March 14-16 The African American International Business Forum 2013, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA. For further information on this event, please contact Titus Olowokere at (404) 227-3300 or Kingsley Okeke at (703) 682-7724. March 20-22 Hampton University Confer-ence on the Black Family, Hampton University, Hampton, VA. http://events.Continued on page 7 B M & T ••• January/February 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5