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May 26-28 ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference &
Exhibition, Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea.
http://www.aci-
waga2014.com
May 28 Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum, JW Marriott, Washington, DC.
www.lippmanconn-ects.com
June 4 Invest Caribbean Now 2014 Summit, The Harvard Club, New York, NY. (718)
476-3616
June 5 The 2014 HBCU & Black Greek Diversity Career Expo, Atlanta Marriott
Marquis, Atlanta, GA. (614) 416-5520
June 12-14 International LGBT Business Expo, Casa Magna Marriott, Puerto Vallarta,
MX.
http://lgbtbusinessexpo.com/index.php
June 16-18 Home Based Travel Agent Forum, The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las
Vegas, NV.
www.LVTraveelShow.com
June 17-19 Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM)
Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD.
www.aibtm.com
September 16-19 Caribbean Tourism Organization in collaboration with The
Government of the US Virgin Islands, presents The State of the Industry Conference
(SOTIC), Marriott Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort, St. Thomas, USVI.
For more information contact CTO at (212) 635-9530,
CTOny@caribtourism.com,
or
www.OneCaribbean.org.
September 24-26 National Black MBA Association 2014 Annual Conference &
Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The
Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
October 1-4 First Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE), Mlimani City
Conference Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. For more information, visit
www.site.co.tz.
November 13-14 CHICOS 2014, HVS Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and
Operations Summit, presented by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
www.hvschicos.com
April 18-21 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual
Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX. For more infor-
mation: (202) 416.4579 or
registration@-aacc.nche.edu.
January 3-13 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA. (617) 954-2168
May 8-12 2017 Humane Society of the U.S. Animal Care Expo, Ocean Center and the
Hilton Daytona Beach Resort, Daytona Beach, FL.
www.DaytonaBeach-
Meetings.com
November 10-13 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), New Orleans, LA.
For more information, visit
www.neworleanscvb.com.
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