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August 21 2014 Scholarship Awards & Gala,
in partnership with the Regional Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce & Regional Hispanic
Institute, University of Southern California
Town and Gown Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA.
http://regionalhispaniccc.org
August 23 Celebrando Latinas, El Latino San
Diego, San Diego, CA. Visit http://celebran-
dolatinas.com/, or contact Natalie Richards, at
Natalie.richards@ellatino.net
or (619) 426-
1491.
August 24 Festival Peachtree Latino 2014,
The Southern Latino Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Visit www.festivalpeachtreelatino.com
of con-
tact: Rafael Ortega at (678) 966-0322.
September 7-10 Safe Harbor Retreat 2014,
The Marriott/Robert Trent Jones, Prattville, AL.
safeharbor2014.com
September 11-14 TPOC Heritage LLC 4th
International Heritage Summit, Miami, FL. For
more information please visit www.theheritage-
tourismsummit.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.One-
Caribbean.org.
September 19-20 APTA National Forum
2014, Carleton Oak Park Hotel, Oak Park, IL.
(303) 989-9900 or events@apta.biz
September 22 9th Annual Presidential
Forum on Tourism, presented by The Africa
Travel Association & NYU Africa House, New
York University – Kimmel Center, New York,
NY. www.africatravelassociation.org
September 24-26 National Black MBA
Association 2014 Annual Conference &
Exposition, Los Angeles, CA. For more informa-
tion contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los
Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
September 28-30 The Hotel Show Dubai,
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. www.thehotelshow.com
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.
October 11-13 31st Annual Ojai Studio
Artists Tour, Ojai, CA.. For more
information, visit _www.OjaiStudioArtists-
.org.
October 28-30 The Lodging Green &
Sustainability Conference, Aria Resort and
Casino, Las Vegas, NV. http://www.lodgin-
gevents.com/green/
November 11-16 ATA 39th Annual World
Congress, Kampala, Uganda. www.africatravelas-
sociation.org
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 information:
(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.DaytonaBeachMeetings.com
November 10-13 American Academy of
Ophthalmology (AAO), New Orleans, LA. For
more information, visit www.neworleanscvb.com.
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