Black Meetings and Tourism

September / October 2017

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COVER STORY • ELLIOTT FERGUSON: A LEADER FOR OUR TIMES FEATURES • A VIEW FROM THE TOP: CVB HEADS REPORT ON STATE OF INDUSTRY •AFRICAN-AMERICAN GUIDE TO MEETINGS, INCENTIVES & TRAVELING IN THE NORTH EAST • EMERGING LEADERS IN MEETINGS/HOSPITALITY AREA GUIDES OHIO, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, LOUISIANA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGOI B M & T ••• September/October 2017 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 5 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 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. September 6-8 Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum, St. Kitts. www.onecaribbean.org September 15 Regional Black Contractor's Association Chairman's Award Gala, DoubleTree by Hilton Dallas Campbell Centre, Dallas, TX. info@blackcontractors.org September 17-19 ADCOLOR Conference and Awards, The Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. www.adcolor.org September 20 Champions Awards Luncheon, Marriott Marquis, Wash- ington,, DC. (303) 856-7018 or https://www.bmtchampions.com. September 26 Multicultural Retail 360 Summit, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. http://multicultur- al.com September 26-27 31th Annual NAMIC Conference, New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY. (212) 594-5985 or visit www.namic.- com. September 27 DiversityInc Fall Event: New Approaches to D&I Management, Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, Newark, NJ. http://www.cvent.com October 4 The Silk Road Summit – 2nd Annual Conference, Washington, DC (202) 494-0773 or Director@- eurasiacenter.org October 14 Black Business Expo on Tour, Ontario Convention Airport Hotel, Ontario, CA. (866) 493-3394 or www.scbbe.com October 19-20 2017 National Diversity Women's Business Leader- ship Conference, Gaylord Resort, National Harbor, MD. diversity- woman.com/conference November 5-7 2017 ANA Multicultural Marketing and Diversity Conference, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, FL. http://www.ana.net/con- ference/show November 10-13 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), New Orleans, LA. For more informa- tion, visit www.neworleanscvb.com. November 15-19 National Alliance of Black School Educators, New Orleans, LA. http://www.nabse.org- /conf_events.html November 17 An Evening With Frederick Douglas, National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, MD. For information call Lou Fields at (443) 983-7974. November 29-Decdember 2 Nat- ional Coalition of Black Meeting Planners, Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA. (571) 366-1779 https://ncbmp.com/ January 13 Black Business Expo on Tour, Ontario Convention Airport Hotel, Ontario, CA. (866) 493-3394 or www.scbbe.com January 21-22 ALIS (the Americas Lodging Investment Summit), Residence Inn and Courtyard, Los Angeles, CA. https://alisalaw18.regis- terat.com/Home.aspx January 22-24 ALIS the Americas Lodging Investment Summit), JW Marriott & Microsoft Theater, Los Angels, CA. https://alisalaw18.regis- terat.com/Home.aspx April 21 Black Business Expo on Tour, Ontario Convention Airport Hotel, Ontario, CA. (866) 493-3394 or www.scbbe.com July 22 Black Business Expo on Tour, Ontario Convention Airport Hotel, Ontario, CA. (866) 493-3394 or www.scbbe.com The Authority on African-American Conventions & Leisure Travel SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 2018 B L A C K M E E T I N G S T O U R I S M Meeting and incentive planners can keep abreast of discount 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 COMING IN: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017

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