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PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solomon J. Herbert ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Gloria Herbert GRAPHIC DESIGN: POP MEDIA GROUP Robert Ingram GRAPHIC ARTIST/WEBMASTER Solomon J. Hebert II 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 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Rebecca Bernard Edith Billups Victoria Head Brienne Herbert Roy Jay Cheray O'Neal SALES MANAGERS Regina Buggs Willa Robinson MARKETING/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT'S Hank Harris Andrew Ingraham O.J. Webb OFFICE MANAGER Dorothy Canty HUMAN RESOURCES Barbara Harper For high quality article reprints of 100 or more, please contact Reprint Management Services at (717)399-1900. COVER STORY • AFRICAN AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES AND TRAVELING IN THE MIDWEST FEATURES • EMERGING MARKETS TO WATCH • AFRICAN AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES AND TRAVELING IN THE CARIBBEAN AREA GUIDES ALASKA, ALABAMA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, USVI 5 B M & T ••• July/August 2016 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com July 11-12 Multicultural Women's National Conference, Working Mother Media. http://bit.ly/1SC3Jwe July 16-17 Wonder Women Tech 20126, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. www.wonderwom- entech.com July 16-20 The National Organiza- tion of Black law Enforcement Executives 40th Anniversary Training conference & Exposition, Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. www.noblenat- ional.org July 19 ALIS (Investment Lodging Investment Summit) Summer Update conference, Seaport Boston Hotel, Boston, MA. www.alisconference.com July 20 ALIS (Investment Lodging Investment Summit) Summer Update conference, Google's Offices, San Francisco, CA. www.alisconference.com July 26 ALIS (Investment Lodging Investment Summit) Summer Update conference, Choice Hotels International HQ in Rockville, MD. www.alisconfer- ence.com July 27 ALIS (Investment Lodging Investment Summit) Summer Update conference, Omni Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. www.alisconference.com July 27-29 20th Annual Internat- ional African American Hotel Owne- rship & Investment Summit & Trade Show, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL. www.NABHOOD- .com July 29-31 3rd Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Summit & Trade Show, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL. www.Multi- culturalTourismSummit.com July 30 Southern California Black Business Expo, Ontario Radisson Hotel, Ontario, CA. http://www.scbbe.com- /expo-on-tour/ August 3-6 National Sales Network (NSN) 20th Anniversary Visionary Leadership Conference & Career Fair, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. http://www.salesnetwork.org/ August 3-7 NABJ and NAHJ Joint Convention & Career Fair, NABJ, NAHJ, Washington, DC. http://www.- nabj.org/?page=2016Convention August 9-11 Going on Faith Conference (GOF), DoubleTree by Hilton Ontartio Airport, Ontario, CA. )http://www.gofconference.com/con- ference-registration August 24-26 Multicultural Retail Summit, Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, CA. www.multiculturalretail-360.com/- summit/ August 25-27 Ron Brown Business & Economic Summit and Women's Symposium, Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. August 27 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo Hospitality Leadership & Profitability Workshop, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. www.westernfoodexpo.com/HLP September 16-17 Annual Pan African Global Trade & Investment Conference, Carson Community Center, Carson, CA. panafricanglobal- tradeconference.com September 18-21 10th Annual ADCOLOR Conference & Awards, ADCOLOR, Boca Raton, FL. http:/- /adcolor.org September 20-21 30th Annual NAMIC Conference, New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. For more info about registration and spon- sorship opportunities, contact Sandra Girado, Vice President, Events and Partner Relations, at sandra.girado@- namic.com or 212-594-5985. September 23-24 Association for the Promotion of Tourism to African (APTA), Lago Mar Resort & Beach Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL. www.apta.biz September 29-October 1 NSHMBA 2016 Houston Conference, NSHMBA, Houston, TX. http://- www.nshmba.org/members/group.asp x?code=Houston September 30-October 2 The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel JULY/AUGUST 2016 B L A C K M E E T I N G S & T O U R I S M Continued on page 7 COMING IN: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 Meeting and incentive planners can keep abreast of dis- count offers and package deals being offered by visiting Black Meetings & Tourism's website – blackmeetingsand- tourism.com – and clicking on the "Meeting Planner Packages" link. Here you will find many cost saving and often time sensitive deals that can help you bring your meeting in on time and under budget. MEETING PLANNER PACKAGES FOR GREAT SAVINGS