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BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM
Calendar Of Events
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
GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA
GROUP
David Saunders
Robert Ingram
SALES MANAGERS
Chris J. Walker
MAY/JUNE 2013
April 29-May 1 Home Based Travel
Agent Forum, Venetian Resort Hotel
Casino, Las Vegas, NV. www.LVTrael-
Show.com
April 29-May 1 AHAA Annual
Regina Buggs
Conference, Miami Beach, FL.
Dwight Render
ASSOCIATION NEWS EDITOR
MARKETING/EDITORIAL
www.ahaa.org
Penelope Blair
CONSULTANT'S
May 1-2 ACCESS: Africa, Middle
GAMING REPORT EDITOR
Hank Harris
East & South Asia, the U.S. Commercial
Ann Brown
Andrew Ingraham
Service Two-Day Business Forum on
GREAT GROUPS EDITOR
O.J. Webb
Africa, Middle East & South Asia, San
Sonya Stinson
OFFICE MANAGER
Diego, CA. http://www.regonFOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR
Dorothy Canty
line.com/access2013internationalMatthew Thomas
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
tradeforum
MUSEUM NOTES EDITOR
Tina Le
Patricia Ann Jordan
Victoria Head
May 3 2013 Reverse Trade Show
RELIGIOUS REVIEW EDITOR
Paul Herbert
and Golf Tournament, Margery
Patrice Kelly
Marvaughn Howard
McDonald Conference Center, North
TECH NEWS EDITOR
HUMAN RESOURCES
Miami Beach, FL. (305) 948-2906
William G. Herbert
Barbara Harper
May 7-8 Caribbean Hotel and
VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER
For high quality article
Tourism Investment Conference,
EDITOR
reprints of 100 or more, Hyatt Regency Trinidad, Trinidad &
Michael Bennett
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
please contact
Tobago. (305) 443-3040
Rebecca Bernard
Reprint Management
May 9 17th Annual U.S. Hispanic
Edith Billups
Services at (717)399-1900. Marketing Conference and Awards
Luncheon," St. Paul, MN. www.aguilComing In July/August 2013
arproductions.com/upcomingevents.htm
May 9
Latinas & Power
Symposium, presented by Ethnic
Marketing Solutions, Hartford, CT.
COVER STORY
www.emsbusiness.com/ems15
FAMILY FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS
May 9 Diversity Day, The One
Club, New York, NY, www.oneFEATURES
club.org
• TOP CITIES FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM MEETINGS
May 15-17 Hospitality Design
Exposition & Conference (HD Expo),
• MEETING AT THE BEACH
will take place at its new location at the
beautiful and well-appointed Mandalay
• THE 411 ON PROCUREMENT ESSENTIALS
Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas,
NV. (323) 943-6900
• CONFESSIONS OF A HOSPITALITY
May 16-19 TRAVAIL 2013, preROAD WARRIOR
sented by Women of Vision and Pastor
Saarah Morgan, Marriott Burbank
AREA GUIDES
Airport, Burbank, CA. (310) 672-1500
TORONTO, DETROIT, PORTLAND, BARBADOS or (310) 672-1300
May 21-23 2013 3AF Asian
Marketing Summit, presented by the
Asian
American
Advertising
Federation, Las Vegas, NV. www.GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER
Solomon J. Hebert II
3af.org
May 23-27 African Diaspora
Creative Industries International
Celebration & Expo, Downtown Los
Angeles, UCLA, Leimert Park,
Hollywood, CA. (323) 296-1100 or
events@AfricanDiasporaCreativeIndu
stries.org
May 26-31 NAFSA: Association
of International Educators' 2013
Annual Conference & International
Education Expo, Louisville, KY. More
information on the organization and
conference at www.nafsa.org.
May 29-June 2 38th Annual ATA
Congress,
Buea,
Cameroon.
www.africatravelassociation.org
June 1-8 Caribbean Week in New
York, presented by Caribbean Tourism
Organization, various venues. (212)
635-9530
June 4 NGLC Media, Marketing
& Entertainment Conference, presented by New Generation Latino
Consortium, Los Angeles, CA.
www.nglc.biz
June 4-5 Latam Advertising and
Media Summit, presented by Portada
Online, Miami, FL. www.portadaonline.com
June 12-15 U.S. Export-Import
Opportunities For African Consumable Products 2013 Trade Show,
Baltimore Convention Center,
Baltimore, MD. (866) 369 0520 or
info@useximafricaevents.com
June 14
North Carolina
Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
Scholarship Event, Sheraton Imperial
Hotel & Convention Center, Research
Triangle Park, NC. www.nclbcf.org
or (919) 628-0624
June 15-16 The 4th Annual
Juneteenth Heritage Festival, produced
by Black Arts Los Angeles, Inc.,
(BALA), Leimert Park Village, Los
Angeles, CA. Call (323) 291- 2024,
email moza@blackartslosangeles.org
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