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July 20-21 2026 Pediatric Behavioral Health Summit
"Building Coordinated Systems of Care for Children and
Adolescents, Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. For
more information visit https://brinetwork.com/register-
your-team-today-2026-workplace-health-lifestyle-medi-
cine-summit/.
July 22-24 30th Annual International African American
Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show,
Hyatt Regency Miami, FL. For more information visit
https//nabhood.net.
July 24-26 13th Annual Multicultural & Heritage
Tourism Summit & Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Miami,
FL. For more information visit
MulticulturalTourismSummit.com.
August 12-14 Beyond Excellence National Sales
Network Conference & Career Fair, Marriott Marquis,
Washington, DC. For more information visit
https://conference.salesnetwork.org/registration/,
August 22-29 Black Naturalists Association presents
Bare Bon Voyage: The Return Split, Croatia. For more
information visit https://tri.ps?QZdAe.
October 13-15 IMEX America, Mandalay Bay, Las
Vegas, NV. For more imformation visit
https://america.imexevents.com/newfront.
October 26-27, 2026 Mental Health Summit, JW
Marriott Bonner Creek, Orlando, FL/ For more infor-
mation visit https://brinetwork.com/register-your-team-
today-2026-mental-health-summit/.
November 2-8 Black Naturalists Association Phuket,
Thailand. For more information visit www.blackand-
naked.com.
December 2-7 Black Naturalists Association Cape
Town, South Africa. For more information visit
www.blackandnaked.com.
December 9-12 National Coalition of Black Meeting
Professionals (NCBMP), Louisville, KY. For more infor-
mation visit https://ncbmp.com/?.
December 4-7 National Coalition of Black Meeting
Professionals (NCBMP), Baltimore MD. For more
information visit https://ncbmp.com
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