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Thank you Robert Ingram (310) 704-7987 —————————————— 21. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY Alpha KappaAlpha Sorority isAmerica's first Greek- letter organization founded in 1908, for African-American college women. Headquartered in Chicago, it is one of the world's leading service organizations. There are over 975 chapters and 260,000 members in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, Germany, Korea, Japan and Africa. Alpha Kappa Alpha holds multiple regional conferences throughout the year. A few of them are listed below. Biennial International Conference Next Convention Location: San Francisco – 2012 Projected Attendance: 10,000 International Headquarters: 5656 S. Stony Island Avenue,Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: (773) 684-1282 International President: Carol House Stewart Email: conferenceplanning@aka1908.com Director of Meetings/Conferences: Janice Mardis Richards Website: aka1908.com North Atlantic Regional Conference Attendance: 3,800 Last/Current Convention Location: Atlantic City Convention Dates:April 6–10, 2011 Venue:Atlantic City Convention Center Hotels:TrumpTajMahal and Sheraton Room Nights: 3,281 Direct Spending/Economic Impact: $2.9 million Next Convention Location:TBD Global Leadership Conference Attendance: 2,700 Last/Current Convention Location: Atlanta Convention Dates: July 13–17, 2011 Venue/Hotel: Hyatt RegencyAtlanta Room Nights: 3,197 Economic Impact: $1.3 million South Eastern Regional Conference Attendance: 2,600 Last/Current Convention: Birmingham Convention Dates:March 10–13, 2011 Venue/Hotel: Sheraton Birmingham Room Nights: 1,486 Economic Impact: $1.6 million Planner: Juanita Doty —————————————— 22. AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH –WOMEN'S HOME AND OVERSEAS TheWomen's Home and Overseas gathering is one of many conventions and gatherings held by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church each and every year. The church servicesmore than 1millionmembers. This is 36 The National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners This is the preeminent organization for African- American meeting planners. They hold several confer- ences throughout they year. Their next event is the Fall Educational Conference to be held in Las Vegas, November 15 – 20, 2011. Over 500 people are expected to attend the premiere event for CVBs, hoteliers and oth- ers looking to network with African-American meeting planners. Black College Football Black College Football is a major draw for our Historically Black Colleges. These games are more than just a gridiron heavy weight bout. They are events in and of themselves that over several days that includes great food, dance, battles of the bands and so much more. One of the larger events is the Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic run by 100 Black Men of America's Atlanta Chapter featuring two HBCUs. Sixty-five thousand people head to the Georgia Dome for the game. The most recent game's economic impact on Atlanta was approximately $26 million and 2,349 total room nights. –––––––––––––––––––––––– OTHER PROMINENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN GATHERINGSWITH 1,000 ATTENDEES OR MORE • National Brotherhood of Skiers • The Links, Inc (multiple events) • National Organization of Black Law Enforcement • Executives • 100 Black Men of America Coalition of Black Trade Unionist • General Grand Masonic Congress • National Black Nurses Association – Annual Confer- ence •NationalOrganization of BlackChemists andChemical Engineers • Tuskegee Airman National Conference • Sigma Gamma Rho • National Association of Real Estate Brokers • National Association of Black Journalist • National Association of Black Accountants • Church of Christ National Crusade • National Bar Association • Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of theWorld (IBPOEW) • ASM Annual Biomedical Research Conference for • Minority Students • National Bowling Association • Black Enterprise Black Meetings & Tourism September/October 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com