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March 29-April 3 National Policy Alliance Biennial Conference, Embassy Suites Hotel – Convention Center, Wash- ngton, DC. For more information contact Linda Haithcox, executive director at (301) 335-3524.
March 29-April 5 Phoenix Film Festival at Harkins Scottsdale/101 Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ. www.visitphoenix.com
April 9-12 International Research Forum - Immigration and Culture in the U.S. and Latin America - Part I, sponsored by National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates, Baltimore, MD. www.naaas.org
April 11-13 Hispanicize 2012, sponsored by Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), Hispanicize and Public Relations Society of America (PSRA), Miami, FL. www.hispanicizeevent.com
April 14 Exceptional Care for Children's Third Annual Spring Gala Benefiting the children of Exceptional Care, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE. For further infor- mation, contact Maureen Langston at mlangston@exceptionalcare.org or call (302) 849-1001.
April 14-15, Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival in Historic Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ. www.visitphoenix.com
April 21-24 National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, VA. (202) 408-9300 or webmaster@- nfbpa.org
April 21-24 American Association of Community Colleges, Marriott World Center, Orlando, FL. For more information contact Delinda Frazier at dfrazier@aacc.- nche.edu.
April 22 2012 Feria Latina, presented by Hispanic Marketing Group, Atlanta, GA. www.festivalpeachtreelatino.com
April 23 2012 Matrix Awards, sponsored by New York Women in Communications, New York, NY. www.nywici.org
April 24-26 Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference, Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information, visit http://- www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com.
April 25-27 Annual multicultural Bus- iness Conference, Mashantucket, CN.
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April 26-27 2nd UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media: Partnering with the Media in Challenging Times, Marsa Alam, Egypt. www.unwto.org
April 26-29 Mexico Showcase & Travel Expo 2012, Cancun, MX. http://mexi- coshowcase.com
April 27 5th Annual LGBT Marketing Conference, New York, NYC. www.com- munitymarketinginc.com
April 27-28 Ethnic Marketing: How to Target the Multicultural Consumer, New York, NY. www.scps.nyu.edu/course- detail/X50.9267/20111
April 30-May 2 International Acupunc- ture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Convention, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://- wfas2012malaysia.com/
May 1-3 2012 Association International Conference and the Springtime Expo, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.imnsolutions.com.
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