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May 17 LGBTQ Marketing &
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May 17-18 South Coast EDCON,
Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa,
Carlsbad, CA. For more information
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International, Orange County & San
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May
21 TLF's 20th Anniversary
Scholarship & Donor Recognition
Reception, New York, NY. For more
information contact carmenhuerta@-
lagrant.com.
May
22 2018 Horowitz Cultural
Insights Virtual Forum, New Rochelle,
NY. http://www.culturalinsightsfo-
rum.com
June 2-3 Chicago Latina Expo, El
Poder De TI, Chicago, IL For more
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or
(773)
251-3329.
June 2-8 Caribbean Week, present-
ed by Caribbean Tourism Organization
(CTO), various venues, New York, NY.
https://www.caribbeanweek.com/
June 4 TLF's 20th Anniversary
Scholarship & Donor Recognition
Reception, San Francisco, CA. For more
information contact carmenhuerta@-
lagrant.com.
June
4-7 2018 ColorComm
Conference (C2) , Maui, Hawaii . C2
(short for ColorComm Conference) is
the ultimate business conference and
retreat for women of color in communi-
cations.. For more information email
ColorComm at colorcommconference-
@gmail.com.
June
6 3AF 2018 Asian Marketing
Summit, Los Angeles, CA. https://-
www.picatic.com/3AF2018Summit
June 6 The 2018 AAF's Mosaic
Awards, Chicago, IL Visit www.aaf.-
org/mosaicawards to learn more
June 9 3rd Annual Charm City
Tourism Awards, Luncheon &
Symposium, Holiday Inn Downtown,
Baltimore, MD. For more information
contact Lou Fields at loucfields@-
gmail.com.
June
14 Lead With The Inclusion
Edge, presented by Multicultural
Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance
(MFHA), Innovation Center, Eagan,
MN. http://mfha.net/inclusion/
June 20-21 Asia Society Corporate
Insights Summit, New York, NY.
Register at https://bity/2k4631P
July 10-13 Destinations Inter-
national Annual Convention, Anaheim
Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.
https://destinationsinternational-.org/
July 12-13 2018 Multicultural
Women's National Conference, New
York, NY. https://www.workingmoth-
er.com/mcw2018
July 22 Black Business Expo on
Tour, Ontario Convention Airport
Hotel, Ontario, CA. (866) 493-3394 or
www.scbbe.com
July 25-27 22nd Annual International
African American Hotel Ownership &
Investment Summit & Trade Show, pre-
sented by (NABHOOD), Miami
Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL.
www.NABHOOD-.com
July 26-28 USBC National
Conference, Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center, National Harbor,
MD. http://usblackchamber.org/
July 27-29 5th Annual International
Multicultural & Heritage Tourism
Summit & Trade Show, Miami Marriott
Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL.
www.MulticulturalTourismSummit.com
July 28-August 4 ATA National
Championships, USTA National
Campus, Orlando, FL. www.ameri-
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