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Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram Richard Lawson GRAPHIC ARTIST/ PRODUCTION MANAGER 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 Roy Jay Cheray O'Neal David Saunders Ronnie Sykes Chris J. Walker STAFF WRITER Norman Mayers SALES MANAGERS 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. March 31-April 2 TravelCom '09, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. (202) 4408-2183 March 31-April 2 Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM), ADNEC, Abu Dhabi. Find out more about GIBTM at : Email: gibtm@reedexpo.co.uk , Tel: +44 20 8910 7909, or Website: www.gibtm.travel. April 1-2 HSMAI's Affordable Meetings Mid-America, Chicago, IL. www.affordablemeetings.com April 1-3 Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) 19th Annual Rural Roundup, Fallon, NV. For more information, visit http://ruralroundup.com/agenda.aspx , and to register online, go to http://ruralroundup.com/registration.aspx. April 2 – MFHA Regional Council, Hyatt Rosemont, Chicago, IL. www.mfha.net April 4-8 Travel South USA, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL. (404) 231-2364 or www.travelsouthusa.com April 5-7 Association of Corporate Travel Executive (ACTE) Global Educational Conference, Washington DC Marriott Wardman Hotel, Washington, DC. Please contact ACTE at (262) 763-1902 or acte@aysinc.com for more information. April 6-8 Chicago Minority Business Development Council's Chicago Business Opportunity Fair (CBOF 42), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. (312) 755- 8880. April 13-16 Indian Gaming '09 Tradeshow & Convention, Phoenix, AZ. (202) 546-7711 April 14-15 Indiana Business Diversity Council's Indiana Business Opportunity Fair, Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN. (317) 921-2680 April 14-15 Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Procurement Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Ontario, Canada. (416) 941-0004 April 14-16 13th Annual Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference (CHIC), Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda. (305) 443-3040 April 15-16 National Association of African Americans in Human Resources Detroit Chapter Networking Event, Detroit, MI. (404) 346-1542 April 16-18 AH&LEI Lodging Management Program (LMP) National Competition, Marriott Orlando Airport Resort, Orlando, Florida. Visit AH&LA Industry Calendar online, or call (202) 289-3100. April 16-18 Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York Women's Conference 2009, Philadelphia, PA. (718) 206-4600 April 17 National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications West Coast Creative Summit & Vision Awards, Los Angeles, CA. (212) 594-5985 April 17-18 Pennsylvania's Quest For Freedom Live and Learn Weekend, Lancaster and Erie, PA. www.paquestforfreedom.com April 18-23 NABSHOW conference and trade show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. www.nabshow.com April 19-22 National Business Incubation Association's 23rd International Conference on Business Incubation, Westin Crowne Center, Kansas City, MO. (740) 593-4331 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sponsored by Visit Florida aPril/MaY 2009 Black Meetings & tourisM The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel COMING IN JUNE/JULY 2009 COVER STORY COST CONSCIOUS DESTINATIONS FEATURES • TRIMMING THE FAT FROM MEETING BUDGETS • PROSPERING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY • A BULLISH 2009: SEVEN WAYS TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS, BRING YOUR COMPANY OUT OF RECESSION MODE, AND START THRIVING AGAIN • STRATEGIC ALLIANCES….GOOD BUSINESS SENSE • BLACK-OWNED HOTELS A GROWING PHENOMENON AREA GUIDES OREGON, BALTIMORE, MICHIGAN, NEVADA, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL 5