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September 17-18 African American Women’s Summit, Beverly Hills, CA. sherrieburrellconsulting.com
September 21-25 National Black MBA Association 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
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September 22 Pathways to Prosperity: Investing in the US Hispanic Market & Latin America Conference, presented by LatinVision, New York, NY. www.latinvisionfinance.com/conference
September 22 African Travel Association’s Fifth Annual Presidential Forum on Tourism, New York University, New York, NY. (212) 477-1357
September 22 Los Angeles National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Regional Networking Event, Los Angeles, CA. www.eventbrite.com/- event/812030806
September 22 National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) Regional Seminar, Dallas, TX. (202) 662-7250 or www.nahp.org
September 22-25 31st Annual United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention and Business Expo, Dallas, TX. (202) 842-1212 or www.ushcc.com
September 23 The LatPro.com & NSHP.org Job Fair, sponsored by LatPro.com and The National Society for Hispanic Professionals, Washington, D.C. www.4bilingual.com/salesteam/latpro-nshp-jobfair-schedule.pdf
September 23 The 9th Annual Diversity Solutions Best Practices Conference, Washington, D.C., (703) 359-5969 or www.diversitybestpracticesconfer- ence.com
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September 23 The Role of Diversity & Inclusion in Talent Management,” Washington, D.C. (202) 463-3782 or www.diversitybestpractices.com
September 23-25 2010 Facing Race Conference: Define Justice: Make Change, Chicago, IL. www.arc.org/facingrace
September 23-26 Black Education Events LLC 2010 Angel City Classic, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
September 24 2010 California Hospitality Education Conference, LA Marriott Downtown, Los Angeles, CA. www.hsmailax.org
September 24-25 Fourth Annual EuroFresh SalsaFest, Safford, AZ, (888) 837- 1841 or www.SalsaTrail.com
September 26-28 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, Orlando, FL. (850) 205-3831
September 27-29 2010 Annual Leadership Conference Women, Money & Opportunity,” Washington, D.C. (888) 488-WIPP or www.WIPP.org
September 28 Mosaic Vendor Fair, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, New York, NY. www.aaf.org/vendorfair
September 28 The Night of the AdEaters, New York, NY. www.adeater.com
September 28 Multicultural Super Council - The New Mainstream: Using Human Emotions to Foster Multicultural Business Growth, pre- sented by The Advertising Research Foundation, New York, NY.
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