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Thank you Robert Ingram (310) 704-7987 Convention Dates:August 1–5, 2011 Venue/Hotels: Hilton Orlando Room Nights: 8,100 Estimated Spending: $3.9 million Headquarters: 3939 N. Meadows Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46205 Phone: (317) 547-9541 Presiding Bishop: Charles H. Ellis, III Next Convention: New Orleans Convention Dates: August 4–11, 2012 Venue:Morial Convention Center Hotels: Hilton Riverside Hotel Meeting Planner: Joyce Tyson-Walker, Diversity Comm- unications Website: pawinc.org —————————————— 18. NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE – ANNUAL CONVENTION The National Urban League was established in 1910 and is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empoweringAfrican-Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the National Urban League spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its local affiliates.There are over 100 local affili- ates in 35 states and the District of Columbia providing direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research. Themission of the Urban League movement is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. Attendance: 5,000 Last/Current Convention Location: Boston Convention Dates: July 27 -31, 2011 Venue: Boston Convention and Exhibit Center Hotels: Not Reported Room Nights: Not Reported Estimated Economic Impact: Not Reported Headquarters: 120Wall Street,NewYork,NY 10005 President and CEO:MarcMorial Phone: (212) 558-5300 Membership: 2.5 million Next Convention: New Orleans Convention Dates: July 25–28, 2012 Venue:Morial Convention Center Hotel: Hyatt Regency Vice President Event Marketing:MichaelThompson Website: nul.org —————————————— 19. AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (AME) This church was unique in that it's the first major reli- gious denomination in theWesternWorld that had it ori- gins over sociological and theological beliefs and differ- ences. It rejected negative theological interpretations, which rendered persons of African descent second-class citizens. The church was born in protest against slavery. The AME church has multiple gatherings in any given year, some regional, others more national and internation- al in scope. Here are a couple held in 2011. Correctional Lay Organization Biennial Attendance: 4,000 Last/Current Convention Location: Detroit Convention Dates:August 12–18, 2011 Venue: Cobo Center Hotels:Marriott and Renaissance Center Room Nights: 3,612 Direct Spending: $2.1 million Headquarters: 500 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: (615) 254-0911 Next Convention:TBD Website: ame-church.com Quadrennial Women's Missionary Society Attendance: 2,500 Last/Current Convention Location: Orlando Convention Dates: July 23–30, 2011 Venue/Hotel: Orlando World Center Marriott —————————————— 20. NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA) Founded in 1895, the National Medical Association is the nation's oldest and largest medical association. The NMA promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent. NMA carries out their mission by serving as the collective voice of physicians of African descent and is a leading force for parity in medicine, elimination of health disparities and promo- tion of optimal health. NMA's membership is com- prised of physicians in primary care specialties, as well as other medical and surgical sub-specialties, academic medicine, military medicine and medical administra- tion. Attendance: 4,000 Last/Current Convention Location:Washington DC Convention Dates: July 23-27, 2011 Venue:Walter E. Washington Convention Center Host Hotel: Grand Hyatt Washington and several other properties Room Nights: 4,000 Economic Impact: $4.6 million Headquarters: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 920, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (202) 347-1895 President: Cedric M. Bright, M.D. Membership: 30,000 Next Convention: New Orleans Convention Dates: July 27–31, 2012 Venue:Morial Convention Center Hotel: Hilton Riverside Director of Convention Services: Patricia Norman, CMP Website: nmanet.org Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 35