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B M & T ••• July/August 2024 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Darlene Donloe Sonya Stinson Rufus McKinney Sister Moutique Roy Jay Armanda Herbert Solomon Herbet II SALES MANAGERS Bonnie Herbert MAR KETI NG / E DITOR IAL John Wyche For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900 . T he Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel JULI/AUGUST 2024 COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH NICOLE MADDEN-GREIG FEATURES • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE MIDWEST • VIRGINIA SPECIAL SECTION • CITIES WITH RIVERWALKS FOR ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE MEETING • BM&T'S ANNUAL CONVENTION CENTER/CONFERENCE CENTER REVIEW • GRAND VENUES FOR GREAT MEETINGS • MEETING & TRAVELING IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA GUIDES NEVADA, ALASKA, ALABAMA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ARIZONA, HOUSTON, USVI COMING IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 M E E T I N G P L A N N E R PAC K AG E S F O R G R E AT S AV I N G S B l a c k M e e t i n g s To u r i s m L LC July 11 American Lodging Summit (ALIS) Update 2024, Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU, Greater Phoenix, AZ. For more information visit Hawaii https://www.burba.com/ALISSummerUpdate/AttendHawaii. July13-17 NAACP Annual Convention, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://- naacp.org/conventionHawaii. July 15 American Lodging Summit (ALIS) Update 2024, The Westin Washington, DC Downtown, Washington, DC. For more infor- mation visit Hawaii https://www.burba.com/ALISSummerUpdate/- AttendHawaii. July 15-16 Hospital at Home Healthcare Leadership Summit, JW Marriott, Nashville, TN. For more information call (800) 743-8490. July 17-20 U.S Black Chambers National Conference, Waldorf Astoria, Washington, DC. For more information visit Hawaii- www.usbc15.comHawaii. July 22-28 2024 American Tennis Association (ATA) Nationals, Orlando, FL. For more information visit Hawaiiwww.yourata.orgHawaii. July 23-26 National Black Nurses Convention, Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://www.nbna.org/Hawaii July 24-26 NABHOOD International Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit, Miami, FL. For more information visit Hawaiihttp://www.nabhood.netHawaii. July 24-27 National Urban League Conference 2024, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://nul.org/eventsHawaii. July 25 American Lodging Summit (ALIS) Update 2024, Kimpton Pitman Hotel Dallas, Dallas, TX. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://www.burba.com/ALISSummerUpdate/AttendHawaii. July 25-28 National Dental Association Annual Convention, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://- www.ndaonline.orgHawaii. July 26-27 International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism, Summit & Trade Show, Miami, FL. For more information visit Hawaiihttp://www.nabhood.netHawaii. July 28-August1 National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice Conference, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://nabcj.org/new-conference/Hawaii. July 31-August 4 National Association of Black Journalists Convention, Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://nabjconvention.com/index.cfmHawaii. August 1-4 Black Writers Weekend , Atlanta, GA. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiiblackwritersweekend.comHawaii. August 7-9 National Sales Network 27th Annual Conference & Career Fair, Hilton Americas, Houston, TX. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://www.salesnetwork.orgHawaii. August 13-16 Association of African American Museums Conference, Hilton Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiihttps://blackmuseums.orgHawaii. August 15-18 Association of Black Travel Professionals Summit, Louisville, KY. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://futureofblack- tourism.com/Hawaii. continued on page 40