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September 4-6 NAAAP Inter-
national Convention National Associa-
tion of Asian American Professionals
(NAAAP), Anaheim., CA. http://-
www.naaapconvention.org
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 Sum-
mit, Miami, FL. For more information
please visit www.theheritagetourism-
summit.com.
September 12-14 MPI Southern
California Chapter Weekend Educa-
tional Summit (WES), Omni Rancho
Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Rancho
Mirage, CA. www.mpiscc.org
September 16-17 28th Annual
NAMIC Conference, New York
Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, NY.
http://namic.site-ym.com/events/-
event_details.asp?id=379265
September 16-19 Caribbean Tour-
ism 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@carib-
tourism.com, or
www.OneCaribbean.org.
September 16-20 36th Annual Black
MBA Association Conference &
Exposition, Georgia World Conference
Center, Atlanta, GA. For a complete list-
ing of scheduled events, or to register
now for this year's conference, please visit
http://www.nbmbaaconference.org.
September 17 Hispanic Music and
Entertainment Marketing Forum,
Portada, New York, NY. https://www.-
portada-online.com/-events/hispanic-
forum/
September 17-18 Hot.E – Europe
Conference, London, England. www.-
Burba.com
September 17-20 ADCOLOR
Awards & Industry Conference," Los
Angeles, CA. http://adcolor.org/
September 18 8th Annual Hispanic
Advertising and Media Conference,"
Portada, New York, NY. https://www.-
portada-online.com/-events/hispanic-
conference/
September 18-20 Slave Dwelling
Project Conference, Savannah, GA.
www.slavedwellingproject.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 Presid-
ential 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 Conf-
erence & Exposition, Los Angeles, CA.
For more information contact Carol
Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CTB
at (213) 236-2357.
September 28-30 The Hotel Show
Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. www.the-
hotelshow.com
September 28-30 National Electrical
Contractors Association NECA 2014
Chicago, McCormick Place West,
Chicago, IL. http://www.necanet.org/
October 1-4 First Swahili Inter-
national Tourism Expo (SITE), Mli-
mani City Conference Centre, Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. For more informa-
tion, visit www.site.co.tz.
October 2 TWEF 8th Annual
Women & Money Leadership Lunch-
eon, JW Marriott Galleria, Houston, TX.
(832) 434-5325 or www.TWEF.org
October 2 12th Annual Hispanic
Television Summit, New York, NY.
jware@nbmedi.com
or (917) 281-4718
October 8 Small Business Expo,
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