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April 14-16 IT&CM China 2015,
Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center,
Shanghai, China. www.itcmchina.com
April 18 Africare CODA Corporate
Summit, U.S. Chambers of Commerce,
Washington, DC. Please contact Africare Chief
of Staff Kendra Davenport at kdavenport@-
africare.org or (202) 328-5375.
April 18-21 American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC) Annual
Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention
Center, San Antonio, TX. For more informa-
tion: (202) 416.4579 or registration@aacc.-
nche.edu.
April 26-29 22nd International Tourism
Safety Conference, Las Vegas Convention
Center, Las Vegas, NV. For more information or
to register for the conference, visit www.tourist-
safety.org.
April 27-28 CHRIS – Caribbean, Miami,
FL. www.Burba.com
April 28-30 HOLA – Latin American,
Miami, FL. www.Burba.com
May North American Travel Journalists
Association (NATJA) 2015 Conference &
Marketplace, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. www.vis-
itpuertovallarta.com
May 14-17 Travel Professionals of Color
(TPOC) National Association 13th Confer-
ence and Trade Show, Crowne Plaza Atlanta
Airport, East Point, GA. (866) 901-1259 or
www.tpocassociation.com.
May 30-June 3 U.S. Tr6avel Association's
IPW 2015, Orlando, FL. For information, U.S.
Suppliers, Domestic Buyers and U.S. Journalists:
ipwreg@ustravel.org.
June 11 Driving Innovation, Paris Las Vegas
Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. (877) 242-7724 or
diconference@verint.com
June 22-24 Home Based Travel Agent Las
Vegas 2015 Forum, Las Vegas, NV. www.LVT-
ravelShow.com
July 15-17 19th Annual International
African American Hotel Ownership &
Investment Summit & Trade Show, Miami
Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL. hori-
zons@gate.net or (954) 797-7102
July 15-17 Destination Marketing
Association International (DMAI) 2015
Annual Convention, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX.
Tel: (202) 296-7888. Fax: (202)296-7889.
Email: info@destinationmarketing.org.
July 17-19 2nd Annual International
Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit &
Trade Show, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay
Hotel, Miami, FL. www.MulticulturalTourism-
Summit.com
August 24-27 Blacks In Government
(B.I.G.) 37th Annual National Training
Institute, Hilton Orlando. Orlando, FL. (202)
667-3280 or www.bignet.org.
July 25-29 Global Business Travel
Association (GBTA) Convention 2015,
Orlando, FL. (800) 934-1957 or convention-
reg@gbta.org
September 17 Small Business Expo, Fort
Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. (212) 404-
2345
September 18-19 LGBT Business Expo,
Merida, Mexico. For more information about
the LGBT Confex please visit: http://www.lgbt-
confex.com/
October 8 Small Business Expo, Hynes
Convention Center, Boston, MA. (212) 404-
2345
December 10 Small Business Expo, Atlanta
Convention Center, Atlanta, GA. (212) 404-
2345
January 3-13 American Library
Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC),
Boston, MA. (617) 954-2168
May 8-12 2017 Humane Society of the U.S.
Animal Care Expo, Ocean Center and the
Hilton Daytona Beach Resort, Daytona Bea
ch,
FL. www.DaytonaBeachMeetings.com
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