Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/3108
Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 8 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 con- vention Center, Dallas, TX. (202) 220-0849 May 5-7 19th Annual Meet The Money 2009, Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. www.MeetTheMoney.com May 6-9 Food Marketing Institute Marketechnics, Dallas conven- tion 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 8-9 Pennsylvania's Quest For Freedom Live and Learn Weekend, Carlisle, PA. www.paquestforfreedom.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 13-14 2009 Spelman College Leadership and Woman of Color Conference, Atlanta, GA. www.spelmanwomenofcolor- conf.com May 13-14 The Conference Board Diversity & Inclusion Conference, Chicago, IL. (212) 339-0231 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 8th Annual HD / ISHP Town Hall Owners' Roundtable, Las Vegas, NV. www.hdexpo.com 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 The Inland Empire 2009 Spring Black Business Expo, Best Western Moreno Hotel & Suites, Moreno Valley, CA. (951) 571- 3258 May 16-20 U.S. Travel Association's International Pow Wow, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL. www.PowWowOnline.com May 17-20 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo, Detroit Marriot Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI. (800) 209-7229 May 19-20 4th Pharmaceutical Relationship Marketing & Sales Congress, DoubleTree Hotel Princeton, Princeton, NJ. (866) 207- 6528 or www.exlpharma.com May 19-20 The Supply Side, Jacob J. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. (914) 421-3200 or www.thesupplyside.com May 20-22 CelebrASIAN 2009, sponsored by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY. (800) 696-7818 May 21 Black Business Association Black Business Day Awards luncheon Honoring Outstanding Entrepreneurs, Los Angeles, CA. (323) 291-9334 May 22 17th Africa Achievement Awards & Africa Day 2009, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. CelebrateAfrica@- theafricantimes.com May 22-24 Tampa Bay Travel, Adventure & Culinary Experience, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. For more information con- tact Kelly Mullins at (314) 481-8100 ext. 105 or toll-free at (877) 785-TRAVEL (8728) ext. 105. May 23-24 Tampa Bay Travel, Adventure and Culinary Experience, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL.. For info call toll-free 1-877-785-8728 ext. 100 May 25-28 EEI Supplier Diversity Conference, Sheraton Wild Horse, Chandler, AZ. (202) 508-5549 May 27-30 Black Coaches and Administrators, Inc. 2009 BCA National Convention & Expo, Indianapolis, IN. (317) 829-5600 May 27-31 Destined for Branson 2009 Sales & Educational Conference, Branson, MO. (800) 993-3244 May 27-31 National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc. Commemorating 35 years of Black Mayors in America, Las Vegas, NV. (404) 765-6444 May 30 Teach Africa, Royce Hall, UCLLA Campus, Westwood, CA. (310) 837-8878 June 2-4 Entertainment Software Association's (ESA) Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit www.theESA.com . June 2-5 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Conference & Marketplace, DoubleTree Hotel, Cleveland, OH. For more information contact Helen at helen@natja.org or (626) 376-9754. June 3-5 National Urban League 40th BEEP Annual Leadership Conference, Atlanta, GA. (212) 558-5300 June 3-7 Urban Financial Services Coalition, Inc. 35th Annual National Conference, Dearborn, MI. (202) 289-8335 June 4-7 Alabama Dental Society Annual State Meeting, Destin, FL. (205) 939-4912 June 6 3rd Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA. (323) 7430-0628 or www.leimertparkbookfair.com. June 6-9 25th Annual AMAC/FAA Airports Business Diversity Conference, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD. (703) 414-2622 June 8-11, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Expo, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. http://www.nfpa.org/conference Continued on page 12