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Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Convention, Sarawak, Mala- ysia. http://wfas2012malaysia.com/
International
May 1-3 2012 Association Inter- national Conference and the Spring- time Expo, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.imn- solutions.com.
May 2-4 2012 Association Of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) Annual Conference, Miami, FL. www.ahaa- .org
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May 6-9 Institute for Supply Man- agement's 97th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Baltimore, MD. (800) 888-6276 or www.ism.ws
May 8-10 International CTIA Wireless 2012 Show, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. www.ctia.org.
May 17-20 TPOC 10th Anniversary Conference, DoubleTree Denver Hotel, Denver, CO. (303) 343-0342 or (866) 901-1259
May 11-12 2011 Power Awards Weekend, sponsored by American Heart Association's Power to End Stroke, New York, NY. powertoendstroke.org
May 16-17 2012 Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF) Conference, Las Vegas, NV. http://3af.org/index.htm
May 16-18 St. Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show (SMART), Radisson Blue Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin. More information about SMART 2012 can be found at http://www.shta.com/smart.
May 18-22 Africa Travel Association's 37th Annual World Congress, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. www.AfricaTravelAssociation.org
May 22 Regional Black Chamber of Commerce Business Summit & Expo, Beverly Garland Hotel, Universal City, CA. For more information e-mail info@regionalblackchambersfv.info.
May 23-25 Caribbean Tourism Organization's 6th Annual Human Resources Conference, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. For registration and other information, visit www.onecaribbean.org.
May 23-26 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo, Chicago, IL. www.blackenterprise.com/events/entrepreneurs-conference
May 23-27 12th Annual New York Indian Film Festival, New York, NY. www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012
June 10-13 PCMA Education Conference, San Antonio Marriott, San Antonio, TX. www.pcma.org/educon
June 15-16 Caribbean Tourism Summit, Ritz-Carlton Golf & pa Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica. For more information visit www.caribbeanhote- landtourism.com.
June 15-17 TBEX '12 (Travel Blog Exchange) conference, Keystone, CO. www.keystoneresort.com/tbex2012
June 19-21 Americas Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) Tradeshow, Baltimore, MD. www.aibtm.com
June 21-23 The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, Baltimore, MD. (800) 41-8646 or AIBTM@reedexpo.com
June 28 FraserNet Power Networking 2012, Dallas, TX. For more informa- tion call (215) 796-0206.
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