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Exhibit Hall, Sheraton Chicago Hotel &
Towers, Chicago, IL. www.salesnetwork.-org
August 8-11,
NAAAP (National
Association of Asian American Professionals)
International Convention, Toronto, Canada.
http://www.naaapconvention.org
August 14-16 Hispanic Retail 360
Summit, presented by Stagnito Media, Las
Vegas, NV. http://www.hispanicretail360.com
August 17-18 Fiesta In America 2013,
Secaucus, NJ. www.fiestainamerica.com
August 22-25 9th Annual LGBT Media
Summit, sponsored by National Lesbian &
Gay Journalists Association, Boston, MA.
http://www.nlgja.org/events/9th-annuallgbt-media-summit
August 24-26 Excellence in Journalism
2013 Information, presented by NAHJ, SPJ
and RTDNA , Anaheim, CA. http://excellenceinjournalism.org
August 24-31 Blacks in Government
Annual August National Training Conference,
Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles
CVB at (213) 236-2357.
September
PATA Travel Mart
(PTM2013), City of Chengdu, Sichua
Province, China. www.PATA.org
September 24-27 Ecotourism and
Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC),
organized by The International Ecotourism
Society, co-hosted by Kenya Tourist Board
and Ecotourism Kenya and in cooperation
with the World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO), Nairobi, Kenya. www.ecotourismconference.org
September 25-27 Statia 2nd Sustainable
Conference & Exhibition, Fort Oranje, St.
Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. (599) 318-2433
or maya.leon-pandt@statiatourism.com or
www.statiatourism.com
November 15-18 American Academy of
Ophthalmology (AAO), New Orleans, LA.
For more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com
December 10-12 Expo! Expo!, the
International Association of Exhibitions and
Events' (IAEE) Annual Meeting & Exhibition,
George R. Brown Convention Center, Hilton
of the Americas, Houston, TX. Visit
www.iaee.com/expo for more information.
April 5-8 American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC) Annual
Convention, Marriott Wardman Park,
Washington, DC. For more information:
(202) 416.4579 or registration@aacc.nche.edu
June 17-19 Americas Incentive, Business
Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM)
Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aibtm.com
September 24-26 National Black MBA
Association 2014 Annual Conference &
Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The
Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
2015
April 18-21 American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC) Annual
Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention
Center, San Antonio, TX. For more information: (202) 416.4579 or registration@aacc.nche.edu.
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