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Black Meetings & Tourism October/November 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 13 constraints segregation imposed upon them. A bus seat, circa 1950, signed by Rosa Parks A medical bag used by Dr. George Evans, the first African-American physician allowed to practice medicine in what had been an all-white Greensboro hospital To learn more about the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and its exhibits, call (336) 553-1805. PASADENA OFFICIAL MEETING PLANNER GUIDE HOT OFF THE PRESS Planning a meeting or event in Pasadena just got easi- er with the help of the new Pasadena Official Meeting Planner Guide. Published by the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), this full-color 28-page guide has been designed as a quick and easy reference for busy meeting and event planners. The guide provides comprehensive information on Pasadena's meeting facilities, hotels and unique venues. A special four-page spread highlighting the newly expanded Pasadena Convention Center features floor plans, capacity charts, photos and information on the environmentally friendly facility's services and technolog- ical capabilities. The client services section details the cadre of free services offered to meeting planners who enlist the help of the Pasadena CVB. An overview of the destination is provided with details on the city's services, transportation, shopping, dining, art and culture, and sightseeing opportunities. There's even a user-friendly map. The Pasadena Official Meeting Planner Guide, printed on recycled paper, is available by calling the Pasadena CVB at (800) 307-7977 or it can be downloaded from the Web site at PasadenaMeetings.com. TAMPA BAY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES SUCCESS In recent weeks, Tampa Bay & Company has received signed contracts from multiple organizations to bring meetings or conventions to Tampa Bay. Combined, these meetings and conventions will produce more than 8,400 hotel room nights for a total estimated delegate spending of $3.7 Million. Here is just one example of those suc- cesses: PenWell Corporation will bring its Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America to Tampa in March 2011. Approximately 4,000 delegates will attend the Annual Conference, which will produce nearly 2,800 hotel room nights and create $2.2 million in delegate spending. Nearly 4000 renewable energy power professionals attended the conference in 2009 for three full days of net- working, new business negotiation and the exchange of ideas pertaining to the renewable energy industry today. The conference will offer a worldwide audience the opportunity to hear papers, panel discussions and presen- tations during technical sessions related to technology, business strategies and policy covering the wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, ocean/tidal/wave, bio-power, bio-fuels hydrogen and energy sectors. Log on to www.renewableenergyworld-events.com for more infor- mation. The focus of the Convention Sales team of Tampa Bay & Company is to bring conventions and meetings to Tampa Bay to create positive economic impact for Hillsborough County.