May 1-2 U.S. Commercial Service
Discover Global Markets Business
Forum Series 2014, Embassy Suites San
Antonio Downtown Riverwalk, San
Antonio, TX. For more information
contact Michael Rosales at (210) 226-
9000 or michaelrosales@-trade.gov.
May 4 World Travel Awards
Middle East Gala Ceremony 2014, JW
Marriott Marquis Dubai, Dubai.
pr@worldtravelawards.com
May 6-10 2014 Humane Society of
the U.S. Animal Care Expo, Ocean
Center and the Hilton Daytona Beach
Resort, Daytona Beach, FL.
www.DaytonaBeachMeetings.com
May 12-15 Romance Travel Forum,
Paradiscus Cancun, Cancun, Mexico.
www.Rom,anceTravelForum.com
May 13 2nd Annual Conference:
Doing Business With The BRICS,
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center,
Washington, DC. For more informa-
tion contact Michael Cooper at The
Eurasia Center (202) 494-0773 or
email him at Director@eurasiacen-
ter.org.
May 13-15 Techtextil North
America, Texprocess Americas, Georgia
World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
For additional information about
Techtextil North America, please visit
www.TechtextilNA.com.
For additional
information about Texprocess
Americas, please visit www.texproces-
samericas.com.
May 14-17 Black Enterprise
Entrepreneur Conference & Expo,.
Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus,
OH. To register and find out more, visit
www.blackenterprise.com/ec/.
May 26-28 ACI Asia-Pacific/World
Annual General Assembly, Conference
& Exhibition, Coex Convention &
Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea.
http://www.aci-waga2014.com
May 28 Exhibition & Convention
Executives Forum, JW Marriott,
Washington, DC. www.lippmancon-
nects.com
June 1-8 Caribbean Week, present-
ed by the Caribbean Tourism
Organization (CTO), New York, NY.
For more information contact CTO's
New York office at (212) 635-9530.
June 3-4 U.S. Commercial Service
Discover Global Markets Business
Forum Series 2014, Hyatt Regency Los
Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles, CA.
For more information contact Rafael
Patino at (213) 894-8785 or Rafael.-
Patino@trade.gov.
June 3-5 2014 3AF Asian Marketing
Summit & Boot Camp, Venetian
Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. http://-
www.3af.org/evite/2014/AsianMarke
tingSummt/Conference2014.html
June 4 Invest Caribbean Now 2014
Summit, The Harvard Club, New York,
NY. (718) 476-3616
June 4-6 Thailand Travel Mart
2014, the Exhibition Centre Hall,
IMPACT Mueang Thong Thani,
Bangkok, Thailand. www.tatnews.org
June 5 The 2014 HBCU & Black
Greek Diversity Career Expo, Atlanta
Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA. If you
have an interest in learning more about
Sponsorship, Pricing, or Getting
Involved, please contact Daniel C.
Moss at (614) 416-5520 or dmoss@-
hbcuconnect.com.
June 10-12 AIBTM 2014, Orange
County Convention Center, Orlando,
FL. www.aibtm.com
June 12-14 International LGBT
Business Expo, Casa Magna Marriott,
Puerto Vallarta, MX. http://lgbtbusi-
nessexpo.com/index.php
June 16-18 Home Based Travel
Agent Forum, The Venetian Resort
Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
www.LVTraveelShow.com
June 16-19 2014 Roundtable in the
South, Westin Hilton Hear Resort &
Spa, Hilton Head Island, SC.
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COVER STORY
• BLACK MEETINGS & TOURISM'S 20TH
ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
FEATURES
• A CONVERSATION WITH
ERNIE WOODEN (PART 2)
• WHAT CAN ELECTED OFFICIALS DO TO LEVEL
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS
AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR IN
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF THE
INDUSTRY'S DIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND
WHY ARE THEY OUT OF VOGUE?
• SO WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION?
• BEHIND THE SCENES AT
HYATT REGENCY TRINIDAD
AREA GUIDES
MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, OREGON, HAWAII,
RHODE ISLAND, SAN ANTONIO, MARYLAND,
NEW HAMPSHIRE, BARBADOS
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