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June 22-24
Home Based Travel
Agent Las Vegas 2015 Forum, Las
Vegas, NV. www.LVTravelShow.com
June 26-28 12th Beijing Inter-
national Tourism Expo (BITE) 2015,
China National Convention Centre,
Beijing, China. http://www.bitechi-
na.com.cn
July 1-2 Technology For Associat-
ions Congress, London, England.
www.associationsnet-work.org
July 15-17 19th Annual Inter-
national African American Hotel
Ownership & Investment Summit &
Trade Show, Miami Marriott Biscayne
Bay Hotel, Miami, FL. horizons-
@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 Inter-
national Multicultural & Heritage
Tourism Summit & Trade Show,
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel,
Miami, FL. www.MulticulturalTour-
ismSummit.com
August 5-8 National Sales Network
2015 Conference & Diversity Career
Fair, Houston, TX. www.salesnet-
work.org
August 24-27 Blacks In Govern-
ment (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
conventionreg@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 infor-
mation about the LGBT Confex please
visit: http://www.lgbtconfex.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
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MAKING
NEW STRIDES
While you already know Philadelphia for hosting some of the
nation's most important conventions, what you may not be
aware of are some of the more recent headlines that truly make
our city the smart choice for your next gathering.
New SMG management and progressive work
rules at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
are making what was already a great value
even more attractive. With upcoming meetings
in Philadelphia, the NAACP and National Black
MBA Association both agree.
Our already
vibrant and walkable downtown
is getting even better.
A series
of smart new
public space and development projects "has
transformed Philadelphia into a hive of urban
activity" and earned us the #3 spot on the
New York Times list of '52 Places to Go in 2015.'
The recent addition of so many unique and
fashion-forward retail stores have made
Philadelphia a shopper's paradise. Combine
that with tax-free clothing and shoe purchases
and it's easy to see why Condé Nast Traveler
just ranked us #2 on their list of 'Best Shopping
Cities in the World.'
meetPHL.com/PHLDiversity
To begin planning your next meeting
in Philadelphia, please contact:
Conchevia T. Collins, CDMP, CHSP
National Accounts Manager
Conchevia@discoverPHL.com
215-636-4405
