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which will be located in Lauderhill, FL. This $50 million project will provide the gospel music industry with a home to preserve the rich history of this genre and will serve as a center for economic and educational empow- erment for all. The Gospel Complex is scheduled for completion in mid 2012. In addition to his public service, Tucker currently serves on the Executive Board of the Urban League of Broward County the 100 Black Men of Greater Fort Lauderdale and is intimately involved with the expan- sion of Jazz in the Gardens musical festival, which brings in more than 50,000 visitors to South Florida. CAROL WALLACE(, president & CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, is responsible for the overallman- agement, marketing and opera- tion of the San Diego Convention Center. She joined the corpora- tion in 1991 and oversees a full- time and part-time staff of 550 and an annual budget that exceeds $32 million. Her latest achievements include: being selected to serve on the board of directors for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA); receiving the Outstanding LeadershipAward fromthe Center on Policy Initiatives; and being named one of the Most Influential African Americans in the Meetings/Tourism Industry by Continued from page 35 (ECEF) and Welcome Reception, J.W. Marriott, Washington, DC. (703) 979-4904 April 10-12 Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) Global Educat- ional Conference, Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY. www.acte.org June 79th Conference of Mayors, Hilton Biltmore Hotel, Baltimore, MD. June 7-9 TS2 2011 Expo & Conference, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philade- lphia, PA. For Further Information, Contact: Shauna Peters, marketing manager, TS² at (703) 683-8500, ext. 215 or speters@ntp- show.com. June17-19 Beijing International Tourism Expo 2011, 8th International Exhibition for Business & Leisure Tourism, China National Convention Centre, Beijing, China. June 21-23 Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aib- tm.com July LULAC 2011 National Convention & Exposition, Cincinnati, OH. (800) 543-2613 July 7-14 National Association for the BlackMeetings &Tourism for the second year in a row. Wallace has 30 years of experience in the convention and facility management industry. AHMEENAH YOUNG is an accom- plished senior executive in the tourism and hospitality industry with outstanding credentials and a proven record of results. Across all of her professional posts she has consistently maintained dili- gent focus on growth in produc- tivity and made bottom-line prof- itability a priority. As president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Young recommends and implements all contractual and vendor services, directs all recruiting processes and partic- ipates in selection of PCCA employees. She oversees mar- keting, public relations and customer service programs as well as development of budgets, financial policies and fis- cal controls for the operation of the PCCA. Young currently sits on boards for Sunoco Welcome America!, Temple University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Art Sanctuary, MANNA, North Philadelphia Health Systems, Philadelphia Academies, National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Mount Airy USA, and the Philadelphia Airport. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Advancement of Colored People – NAACP Annual Convention 2011, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357. August 11-12 National Sales Network Diversity Career Fair, Hilton Americas- Houston, TX. www.SalesNetwork.org August 19-22 2011 TPOC Friends and Family Weekend, Detroit, MI. www.tp- oc.org November 17-20 National Alliance of Black School Educators National Confer- ence, Los Angeles, CA. For more informa- tion contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357. 2012 TBD National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Little Rock, AK. (501) 374-2220 TBD National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA. (202) 408-9300 or webmaster@nfbpa.org TBD Moose Annual Convention 2012, Tampa, FL. www.MooseIntl.org January 8-11 Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)’s Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. For more informa- tion about PCMA and the PCMA Annual Meeting, visit www.pcma.org. February 7-11 Pacific Asia Travel Associat- ion (PATA) presents PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2011, Fulbari Resort and Spa, Pokhara, Nepal. For registration and more information visit www.PATA.-org/adventure2011 February 16-18 National Association for Bilingual Education 2011 40th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. www.nabe.- org/conference2011.html February 23-24 4th Annual Social Media Marketing Conference, Toronto, Canada. www.opendialogueinc.com February 23-26 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, Orlando, FL. www.black- enterprise.com/wps May 6-9 Institute for Supply Management’s 97th Annual International Supply Manage- ment Conference and Education Exhibit, Baltimore, MD. (800) 888-6276 or www.ism.ws Black Meetings & Tourism November/December 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 65