September 10-12 IMEX America,
Sands Expo Center, The Venetian
Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
www.imexamerica.com
September 11 MFHA Regional
Roundtable, hosed by Texas
Roadhouse, Louisville, KY. For more
information visit https://mfha.net-
/events.
September 11-13 National
Association of Black Women in
Construction (NABWIC) 2019 Mid-
Year Meeting, Embassy Suites DC
Convention Center, Washington, DC.
www.NABWIC.org
September 22-29 Discover
Durban, Durban ICC & Exhibition
Center, Durban, South Africa. For
information email EVENTS@CAL-
BCC.ORG.
September 26 MFHA Regional
Roundtable, hosed by Darden,
Orlando, FL. For more information
visit https://mfha.net/events.
October 3 MFHA Regional
Roundtable, hosed by Sysco, Houston,
TX. For more information visit
https://mfha.net/evente.
October 15-17 Annual Pan
African Global Trade & Investment
Conference, California State University
Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. Visit
www.panafricanglobaltradecongfer-
ence.com or call Al Washington at
(626) 243-3614.
November 3-5 20th Annual
LGBTQ Tourism Forum @ Vdara Las
Vegas, Community Marketing &
Insights, Las Vegas, NV. https://com-
munitymarkinginc.com/lgbtq-learn/
November 6-9 2019 ANA
Multicultural Marketing & Diversity
Conference, ANA, San Diego, CA.
https://www.ana.net/conference/sho
w/id/MCC-NOV19
November 7, 2019 Latinas in
Business Inc. 5th Annual Latina
SmallBiz Expo & Pitch your Business
Competition, Latinas in Business Inc.,
New York, NY. Visit https://latinasin-
business.us or email Susana@latinasin-
bussiness.us for more information.
November 7-18 African Diaspora
Tourism tour of South Africa. Visit
www.africandisporatouris.com, email
Kitty Pope at KPope@African-
DiasporaTourism.com or call (678)
499-6562.
November 13 MFHA Regional
Roundtable, hosed by Coca Cola,
Atlanta, GA. For more information
visit https://mfha.net/events.
November 13-15 CruiseWorld, a
Travel Weekly Event, Fort Lauderdale,
FL. For more information, email
emorales@travelweekly.com.
November 13-16 National
Coalition of Black Meeting
Professionals Annual Conference,
Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New
Orleans, LA. ncbmp.com or (571)
366-1779 for more information.
April 30-May 2 Travel
Professionals of Color (TPOC)
Preconference Activities, Four Points
by Sheraton Miami Airport, Miami, FL.
tpocassociation.com
May 2-10 Travel Professionals of
Color (TPOC) 2020 Conference
Cruise, sailing aboard Carnival Horizon,
Departing Miami, FL with ports of call
in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. tpocas-
sociation.com
May 12-14 Texprocess Americas,
Georgia World Conference Center,
Atlanta, GA. For more information
contact Amy Hord at (678) 732-2403
or amyhord@usamessefrankfurt.com.
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