Black Meetings & tourisM
The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel
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
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Darlene Donloe ASSOCIATION NEWS EDITOR Penelope Blair GAMING REPORT EDITOR Ann Brown GREAT GROUPS EDITOR Sonya Stinson FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Matthew Thomas MUSEUM NOTES EDITOR Patricia Ann Jordan RELIGIOUS REVIEW EDITOR Patrice Kelly TECH NEWS EDITOR William G. Herbert VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER EDITOR Michael Bennett CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Rebecca Bernard Edith Billups Helen Broadus Victoria Head Brienne Herbert Roy Jay Cheray O’Neal David Saunders Chris J. Walker SALES MANAGER Regina Buggs MARKETING/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT’S Deborah Edmondson Royal Hill, Jr. Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Tina Le Victoria Head Pamela Thomas HUMAN RESOURCES Barbara Harper
For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact
Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900. noVeMBer/DeceMBer 2010
October 31-November 2 HumaNext 2010: Diversity, Cross Cultural and Emotional Intelligence Plus Certificat- ion Options, Secaucus, NJ. www.hu- ma n e x t . c om/HumaNe x t - Events.html
November Rejuvenate Marketplace, Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013
November 1 Women in the Board- room, New York, NY. www.NewYork- WIB2010.eventb-rite.com
November 3-4 Createasphere Explore Entertainment Technology Exposition, Burbank Marriott, Burbank, CA. (818) 842-6611
November 5 Developing Diversity Communication and Messaging, presented by Cornell University, ILR School, New York, NY. www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmt- prog/dm/new
November 7 2010 ADCOLOR™ Awards, presented by AD CLUB NY, Association of National Advertisers (ANA), American Advertising Federation (AAF), American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), Arnold Worldwide and OmnicomGroup, Miami, FL. www.adcolor.org
November 7-9 2010Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference,” Miami, FL. http://ana.net/events/confer- encemtg/MCC-NOV10
November 7-11 Global Leadership Summit, presented by Myles Monroe International & The International Third World Leaders Association, Wyndham Nassau Resort, Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas. (242) 461-6442, 6445, 6471 or www.bfmmm.com
Coming In January/February 2011 COVER STORY
CVB HEADS ANNUAL REPORT FEATURES
• IS THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN STIFLING BUSINESS CREATIVITY?
• BEST PRACTICES FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DIVERSITY
• HERITAGE TOURISM STILL A STRONG DRAWDURING
CHALLENGING TIMES FOR INDUSTRY • BLACK HISTORY MONTH
FOCUS: HISTORIC SITES & VENUES • CONFESSIONS OF A
HOSPITALITY ROADWARRIOR AREA GUIDES
LOUISIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN, USVI
November 9 Leading Women Awards Breakfast 2010, Boston, MA. www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/aboutus/events.html?id=7462
November 9-10 Mainstreaming Disability in the Workplace, New York, NY. (212) 339-0345 or www.conference-board.org/diversityseminars
November 10Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (MCCA) 11th Annual Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference, New York, NY. http://mcca.com
November 10 Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund Gala, New York, NY. www.apiasf.org
November 10-13 2010 Diversity Leadership Conference,” Washington, D.C. http://nmci.org/leadership_institutes/index.html
November 11-13 Panorama of Opportunities Conference-Spanish Language Media 2010, Denton, TX. (940) 565-4077 or www.spanishmedia.unt.edu
November 11-14 Tradeshow Week Fastest 50, Louisville, KY. (502) 560-0013
November 12 Partnership Awards Gala 2010, sponsored by the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, New York, NY. (212) 502- 5663 or www.nynjmsdc.org
November 16 DiversityInc Webinar Series: Lessons Learned from the DiversityInc Top 50/Employee Engagement. www.diversityinc.com
November 16 2010 Advertising Hall of Achievement, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, New York, NY. www.aaf.org/ahoa
November 17-19 10th Annual Latino Economic Summit,” Washington, D.C. www.naaonline.org
November 17-19 7th Annual ALTA Airline Leaders Forum, Panama City, Panama. (786) 522-7824
Continued on page 7 Black Meetings & Tourism November/December 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5
OF EVENTS Sponsored by Visit Florida
CALENDAR
