August 31-October 2 Virtual
2020 Annual Legislative Conference,
sponsored by the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation. Go to https://s7-
goeshow.com/cbcf/annual/2020/reg
ister_now.cfmz to register.
September 14-18 24th Annual
International African American Hotel
Ownership & Investment Summit &
Trade Show sponsored by NAB-
HOOD – a Virtual Experience.
Register at summit@NABHOOD.co
Call (954) 797-7102 for more infor-
mation.
September 17 7th Annual State of
Black Tourism Virtual Event, 9:45am
EDT. Sponsored by the National
Coalition of Black Meeting Pro-fes-
sionals. Go to https://ncbmp.-com/-
events/EventDetailsaspx?id=1413729
to register.
September 17 National Blacks in
Travel & Tourism Collaborative
Dollars & Sense Webinar Series, 1-
2:15pm EST. For more information
and to register call (202) 991-9600 or
(954) 621-5434.
September 18-20 7th Annual
International Multicultural & Heritage
Tourism Summit & Trade Show –
2020 Virtual Experience. For more
information: (954) 792-2579 or
info@multiculturaltourism.net.
September 25 National Black
Political Convention "Post 2020"
Policies, Opportunities, Strategies ad
Timing, virtual from Washington, DC.
For more information contact the
National Policy Alliancwe at (202) 615-
9526 or (301) 335-
3524, or visit www.NPALinks.org-
/NPBC
October 9 MPI's World Educat-
ion Congress Live Webinar, "New
Paradigm in Learning. Go to
https://worldeducationcongress.com
/contacts.html to register.
October 10-11 Port of Go! -
Cruise, Destination & Travel Showcase,
Orange County Conven-tion Center,
Orlando, FL for more information visit
https://porto-fgo.com/.
May 10-14 U.S. Travel Associat-
ion's IPW, Las Vegas Convention
Center W$est Building, Las Vegas, NV.
For more information or to register visit
https://ncbmp.-com/events/Event-
Details.aspx?id=1413729.
May 13-15. To register for confer-
ence visit http://tpocassociation.com-
/images/2021/2021_TPOC_Cruise
_Conference-registration.pdf
May 15-23 Travel Professionals of
Color 202i Conference Cruise, depart-
ing from Miami Florida aboard the
Carnival Horizon, with ports of call in
Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican
Republic, and the beautiful private
island of Amber Cove. Pre-Confer-
ence activities take place.
September 2021 (date to be
announced) Florida Governor's
Conference, the Diplomat Beach
Resort, Hollywood, FL. For more inor-
mation call (850) 488-5607 or visit
meetings@VISITFLORIDA.org.
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