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Black Meetings & Tourism December 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/ PRODUCTION MANAGER Solomon J. Hebert II ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Darlene Donloe ASSOCIATION NEWS EDITOR Penelope Blair GAMING REPORT EDITOR Ann Brown GREAT GROUPS EDITOR Sonya Stinson FOCUS ON M.I.C.E. EDITOR Matthew Thomas MUSEUM NOTES EDITOR Patricia Ann Jordan RELIGIOUS REVIEW EDITOR Patrice Kelly TECH NEWS EDITOR William G. Herbert VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER EDITOR Michael Bennett CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rebecca Bernard Edith Billups Helen Broadus Victoria Head Roy Jay Cheray O'Neal David Saunders Ronnie Sykes Chris J. Walker SALES MANAGERS Regina Buggs Ena Frias MARKETING/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT'S Deborah Edmondson Royal Hill, Jr. Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Tina Le Victoria Head Pamela Thomas HUMAN RESOURCES Barbara Harper For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900. December 2-5 Third Annual Conference on Health Disparities, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA. Call Tonya B. Williams at (404) 438-5247 (cell) or (888) 839-6102. December 3-4 Meet USA – West 2009, Dolce Haayes Mansion, San Jose, CA. (800) 490-5976 December 3-6 Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE) 2009 International Conference, The Westin Aruba Resort and Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba. (800) TO- ARUBA or www.ARUBA.com December 3-6 33rd Annual TASH (The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) Conference: Social Justice in the 21st Century, Nashville, TN. (888) 221-9425 or www.tash.org/2008tash December 4-5 5th Annual Hispanic Marketing 2008, Miami, FL. For more information contact Marcus Evans at (246) 417-5391 or www.marcusevans.com. December 4-7 5th Annual Haiti Tourism Summit, onboard Carnival Imagination, sailing from Miami, FL and visiting Nassau, The Bahamas before returning to Miami. (866) 377-7774 or www.haititourismdevelopment.com December 4-9 National Black Caucus of State Legislators' 33rd Annual Conference, Marriott Beach Resort & Spa, Greater Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (202) 624.5457 or www.nbcsl.org December 6-11 Building a High Performing minority Business, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. (603) 646-3740 December 7-9 AAAE/AMAC (American Association of Airport Executives and Airport Minority Advisory Council ) Airports Economic Forum, Fairmont Turnberry Isle resort & Club, Miami, FL. (703) 824-0500,ext. 183. December 8 Women's Leadership Exchange West Coast Summit, IKEA, Costa Mesa, CA. (888) 937-5800 December 8-10 Expo! Expo! Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2009, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. For exhibitors interested in purchasing this opportunity, please contact Rick Jennings at rjennings@iaee.com or (972) 687-9211. If you are not an exhibitor, but are interested in additional information about exhibiting at Expo! Expo! 2009, please contact Julie Anderson at jander- son@iaee.com or call (972) 687-9206. December 9 New York Women's Agenda 2008 Star Breakfast," New York, NY. (212) 843-1706 or www.nywa.org December 10 Annual Peace & Prosperity Mixer hosted by Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC), Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. (323) 292-1297 or info@glaaacc.org December 10-14 100 Black Men of America Leadership Summit, Miami, FL. (404) 688-5100 December 12-24 Spanish Cinema Now, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY. (212) 875-5610 or www.filmlinc.com December 13 Holiday Fair 2008: A Season of Seasons - Your Gifts for Each and All, sponsored by Dialogue On Diversity, Inc., Washington, D.C. (703) 631-0650 or www.dialogueondiversity.org December 13-14 African American Business Exchange Kwanzaa and Christmas Gift Show, Oakland, CA. (510) 534-1594 December 14-15 International Forum on Tourism, New York, NY. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sponsored by Visit Florida December 2009 Black Meetings & tourisM The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel 5 COMING IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 COVER STORY MAJOR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS ASSESS THE HEALTH OF HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FEATURES • THE DOS AND DON'TS OF RECESSION MARKETING • 10 GREAT BEACHFRONT MEETING VENUES • BLACK HISTORY MONTH FOCUS: HISTORIC SITES & VENUES • PREPARING FOR POWER • ANNUAL CRUISE ROUNDUP • 12 TIPS FOR HEALTHY TRAVELING AREA GUIDES WILMINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, CARIBBEAN REGIONAL Continued on page 10