BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM
The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel
PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram
GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II
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 Brienne Herbert Roy Jay Cheray O’Neal David Saunders Chris J. Walker SALES MANAGER Regina Buggs MARKETING/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT’S Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb Royal Hill OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Tina Le Victoria Head HUMAN RESOURCES Barbara Harper
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May 2-4
MAY/JUNE 2011 Ethiopian Community
Development Council’s 17th National Conference on African Refugees and Immigrants & Annual Banquet, Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, Arlington, VA. (703) 685-0510 or www.ecdcus.org
May 2-4 Home Based Travel Agent Forum, Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las
Vegas, www.LVTravelShow.com
May 4-8 11th Annual IAAC Film Festival, New York, NY. www.iaac.us
May 6-7 Building Cultural Capabilities for an Inclusive Workplace, Washington, DC. www.nmci.org
May 10-12 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism’s Official 15th Business-to-Business Event, Montego Bay Convention Centre and Iberostar Rose Hall Suites, Montego Bay, Jamaica. (305) 443-3040.
May 11-12 Seventh Annual Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference, Atlanta, GA. http://spelmanwomenofcolorconf.com
May 12-15 TPOC 9th Annual Conference and Trade Show, The Galt House and Suites, Louisville, KY. (866) 901-1259
May 15-16 The Makeup Show NYC, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY. www.themakeupshow.com
May 15-18 Institute for Supply Management’s 96th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Orlando, FL. (800) 888-6276 or www.ism.ws
May 23-25 CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2011, Los Angeles, CA. http://celebrasianconference.com
May 24-29 35th ATA World Congress, Dakar, Senegal. www.AfricaTravelAssociation.org
May 31-June 1 10th Anniversary Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) and Welcome Reception, J.W. Marriott, Washington, DC. (703) 979-4904
April 10-12 Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) Global Educational Conference, Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY. www.acte.org
June 1-2 2011 Latin American Advertising and Media Summit, Miami, FL. www.portada-online.com/conference/main.aspx?cid=9
June 1-3 Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Conference, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados. www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com
June 1-4 IAEE’s Mid-Year Meetings, Washington, DC. http://www.iaee.- com/midyear
June 1-4 IAEE Krakoff Leadership Institute, Washington, D.C. www.iaee.com/leadershipinstitute
June 1-4 IAEE Krakoff Advanced Leadership Institute, Washington, DC. www.iaee.com/events/advancedinstitute
June 1-4 American Advertising Federation (AAF) National Conference, San Diego, CA.
June 2-3 IAEE Sales Academy, Washington, DC. http://www.iaee.com/- events/salesacademy
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