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B M & T ••• September/October 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 Zyan Avraham 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 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 COVER STORY • A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE GUNN FEATURES • AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE NORTHEAST • VIEW FROM THE TOP • CITIES WITH RIVERWALKS FOR ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE MEETING • BM&T'S ANNUAL CONVENTION CENTER/CONFERENCE CENTER REVIEW •FAMILY REUNIONS ROUNDUP • GRAND VENUES FOR GREAT MEETINGS • THE MAGIC OF WINTER MEETINGS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AREA GUIDES OHIO, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TENNESSEE, OKLAHOMA CITY, ARKANSAS, WISCONSIN, FORT WORTH, LOUISIANA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO COMING IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 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 September 4-6 5th Annual Blacks In Technology Conference, Marriott Marquis Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. For more information visit Hawaiibi- tcon.blacksintechnology.net(Hawaii). September 11 We See You Awards International, Bobby Vans Steakhouse & Grill, Washington, DC. To register visit HawaiiIBWPPI.ORG- (Hawaii). September 11-15 53rd Annual Legislative Conference, presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information visit Hawaiihttps:- //www.cbcfinc.org/(Hawaii). September 15 13th Annual Nat- ional Women Of Color Empowerment Conference, The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://www.nationalwom- enofcolor.com(Hawaii). September 17-21 National Black MBA Association 46th annual Conference and Exposition, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiihttps://nbmbaa.org/con- ference/(Hawaii). September 22-25 Nomadness Fest, Charlotte, NC. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiihttps://futureofblack- tourism.com/(Hawaii). October 3-6 61st Annual Omega Psi Phi Georgia State Meeting, Rainwater Conference Center, Valdosta, GA. For more information visit Hawaiihttp://www.opp-ga.org/- (Hawaii). October 6-7 Site Young Leaders Conference & Sitenite North America, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit HawaiiSITEevents@mcveigh.com- (Hawaii). October 7 NCBMP workshop The Truth About Negotiating Your Value, IMEX America, North Convent- ion Center Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. Register at HawaiiIMEXamerica.- com(Hawaii). October 8 Black Meetings & Tourism Meet Up for African- American planners at IMEX America, MGM property, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit Hawaii- SITEevents@mcveigh.com(Hawaii). October 8-10 IMEX America, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://- imexamerica.com(Hawaii). October 10-11 Future of Black Tourism Leadership Conclave, Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://futureofblacktour - ism.com/(Hawaii). October 20-23 Black Travel Summit & Wavelength for Creators, Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiihttps://futureofblack- tourism.com/(Hawaii). November 6-8 Black Men Xcel 2024, presented by Black Enterprise, JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, Miami, FL. For more informa- tion visit Hawaiihttps://www.blackenter- p r i s e . c o m / e v e n t / b l a c k - m e n - x c e l - 2024/(Hawaii). November 7-12 Black Naturists Association Mystery Trip. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://tri.ps/- b8ZXD(Hawaii) November 13, YD Leadership Institute & Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation 11th Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Rosemary Bernal Gomez, at HawaiiRosemary- @dryasmininstitute.com(Hawaii) or (562) 544-7097. November 13-16 National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals conference, Birmingham. AL. for more information visit Hawaii- https://fruition.swoogo.com/ncbmp2024/ home(Hawaii). 2025 May 24-31 Black & Naked Homecoming, Hedonism, Negril, Jamaica. For more information visit Hawaiihttps://tri.ps/SiD6r(Hawaii).