April 29-May 1
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of
America Big "I" Legislative Conference & Convention, Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. For more information e-
mail them at info@iiaba.org
or call?(800) 221-7917.
April 29-May 1
9th Annual National Multicultural Business
Conference, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL. (203)
255-2972
April 30
The Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs
28th Annual Awards Dinner, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los
Angeles, CA. (323) 343-3770 or www.patbrowninstitute.com
April 30
Atlanta Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
Financial Solutions: Black Poverty & Wealth Conference, Atlanta,
GA. (770) 374-6226
May
Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council's Business
Opportunity Fair, David L. Lawrence Convention Center,
Pittsburgh, PA. (412) 391-4423
May 3-5
The 9th Annual Resort Conference, Sponsored by
HSMAI, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
www.resortconference.com
May 3-6
Institute for Supply Management's 94th Annual
International Supply Management Conference and Education
Exhibit, Charlotte, NC. (800) 888-6276 or www.ism.ws
May 4-5
Virginia Minority Supplier Diversity Council Business
Opportunity Fair 2009, Greater Richmond Convention Center,
Richmond, VA. (804) 320-2100
May 4-6
Food Marketing Institute Future Connect, Dallas
Convention Center, Dallas, TX. (202) 220-0849
May 6-9
Food Marketing Institute Marketechnics, Dallas
Convention Center, Dallas, TX. (202) 220-0849
May 5-7
19th Annual Meet The Money: Debt & Equity Financing
For Hotels, Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel, Los Angeles,
CA. (310) 785-6707 or www.MeetTheMoney.com
May 10-12
92 CCMA 2009 Latin American & Caribbean Airlines
and Suppliers Annual Meeting, Hilton Cartagena, Cartagena,
Columbia. www.alta.aero/ccmameeting
May 12-13
Native American Business Network's Trading at the
River Conference, Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR. (503)
968-1500
May 13-14
LEADS at Spelman College Leadership and Women of
Color 5th Anniversary Conference, Atlanta, GA. (404) 270-6069
May 13-17
National Coalition of Black Meeting Planner's
(NCBMP) Spring Conference, Valley Forge, PA. (202) 628-3952
May 14-16
League of Black Women Leadership 2009: Strategic
Power Plays, Chicago, IL (707) 754-1676
May 14-17
Travel Professionals of Color (TPOC) 7th Annual
Conference and Trade Show, Buffalo, NY. (866) 901-1259 or
www.tpoc.org
May 15-16
Hampton Roads Ventures, LLC Intro to Public/Private
Partnerships as Community Revitalization Resources, Richmond,
VA. (757) 531-7161
May 15-17
African American Chamber of Commerce WestRock
African American Book Festival, Mt. Vernon, NY. (516) 742-5976
May 16-20
U.S. Travel Association's International Pow Wow,
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL.
www.PowWowOnline.com
Black Meetings & Tourism February/March 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com
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