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Phone: (202) 667-3280 Membership: 8,000 Next Convention: August 2012 Location: Detroit Meeting Planner: James Wilson, Office Staff Director Website: bignet.org —————————————— 6. THE POTTER'S HOUSE OF DALLAS, INC Bishop T.D. Jakes is founder and senior pastor of The Potters House of Dallas, which has over 30,000 members and over 50 outreach ministries. Bishop Jakes and his wife Serita Jakes have touched the lives of millions around the world through various humanitarian projects, relief efforts, community service initiatives and record breaking confer- ences that draw thousands. Two of the many conferences held throughout the year are listed below. Women Thou Art Loosed Attendance: 15,000 Last/Current Convention Location:: Houston Convention Dates: October 20–22, 2011 Venue: Lakewood Church Hotels: Renaissance Houston (Headquarters) Room Nights: 1,085 Economic Impact: $14.6 million Headquarters: 6777W.Kiest Blvd.,DallasTX 75236 Phone: (800) BISHOP2 Global Account Director: Henry Richards Pastor Retreat Attendance: 5,000 Last/Current Event Location: Orlando Convention Dates:March 31–April 2, 2011 Venue/Hotel: OrlandoWorld CenterMarriott Room Nights: 1,100 Delegate Spending: $3.3 million —————————————— 7. GOSPEL MUSICWORKSHOP OF AMERICA (GMWA) – ANNUALWORKSHOP Founded by the late Rev. James Cleveland in 1967,The GMWA is the largest International music convention of its kind. Each year thousands assemble in a teaching, learning and performance-oriented environment from over 185 chapters across the United States, United Kingdom, the Caribbean,Europe andAsia. According to GMWA, 75 percent of the recordings on Billboard Magazine's gospel charts are written, arranged, produced and/or performed by GMWA members. One highlight of the annual convention – theNationalMassChoirmade up of 2,000 to 3,000 vocalists fromchapters all over the world produce a new recording after just 16 hours of rehearsal. Attendance: 15,000 (Projected) Last/Current Convention Location: Tampa Convention Dates:August 13–19, 2011 Venue:Tampa Convention Center Hotels:TampaWestsideWaterHotel andMarina and oth- ers Room Nights: 13,192 (Projected) Economic Impact: $4.1 million (Projected) Headquarters: 3908 West Warren, Detroit MI, 48208 Chairman: Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr. Phone: (313) 898-7833 Membership: 75,000 Next Convention: Nashville Convention Dates: July 7-13, 2012 Venue:Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Convention Manager: Mark Smith Website: gmwanational.net —————————————— 8. NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION (NBMBAA) – 33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE The NBMBAA vision is to be an organization that leads in the creation of economic and intellectual wealth for Blacks. Their mission as a professional membership organization of Black graduates with MBAs, advanced degrees, and entrepreneurs, is to increase the number as well as the diversity of successful Blacks in the business community.Established in 1970, theNBMBAAis dedicat- ed to the development of partnerships that result in the creation of intellectual and economic wealth in the black community. Attendance: 12,000 Last/Current Convention Location: Atlanta Convention Dates: October 4-8, 2011 Venue: GeorgiaWorld Congress Center Hotels: Omni Hotel at CNN Center Room Nights: 15,450 Economic Impact: $13.3 million Headquarters: 180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 236-2622 Chairman:William (Bill)Wells, Jr. Membership: 8,000 (representing 95,000MBA's) Next Convention: Indianapolis Convention Dates: October 4–8, 2012 Website: nbmbaa.org —————————————— 9. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS ANNUAL CONVENTION NSBE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the aca- demic and professional success ofAfrican-American engi- neering and technical students and professionals. NSBEis the largest student-managed society with over 20,000 members in 400 chapters nationwide and overseas. NSBE offers its member's leadership training, professional and academic development,mentoring opportunities, commu- nity service outreach programs and scholarships. Attendance: 11,000 Last/Current Convention Location: St Louis Convention Dates: March 23–27, 2011 Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 31