EVENTS CALENDAR

Events for 2008-2016

2008

March  The 1209 Affair Exclusive Networking for Business Professionals, New York, NY.  (646) 322-0052 , (917) 755-7628 or www.the1209affair.com

March 1-5  26th Annual Travel South Showcase, Gulfport - Biloxi, MS.  www.TravelSouthUSA.org

March 3  The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards Dinner, New York, NY.  (212) 290-8600 or www.jackierobinson.org

March 3  20th Annual National Center Golf Classic Tournament, presented by the National Center for the American Indian Enterprise Development, Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort, Las Vegas, NV.  (800) 462-2433 or www.ncaied.org

March 3-4  The Medici Summit: Where Business and Innovation Intersect Medici, Scottsdale, AZ.  (703) 942-8094 or (u)www.themedicisummit.com(eu)

March 3-5  International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), InterContinental Berlin, Berlin, Germany.  (714) 540-9300

March 3-5  Business Acumen for Business Results seminar, sponsored by HSMAI, Lynn University School of Hospitality at Boca Raton, FL.  For more information, call HSMAI at (703) 245-8086 or visit (u)www.hsmaiuniversity.org(eu).

March 3-6  22nd Annual National Reservation Economic Summit Conference & American Indian Business Trade Fair, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV.  (800) 462-2433 or (u)www.ncaied.org(eu)

March 4  8th Annual Forum: Multicultural Media for Multicultural America, New York, NY.  (914) 834-5999 or (u)www.horowitzassociates.com/events.htm(eu)

March 4-5  20th Annual JPI High Tech Conference for Small Businesses, presented by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, CA. (818) 354-7531 or (818) 354-8689

March 4-6  National Facilities Management & Technology Conference/Expo, Maintenance Solutions Expo, GreenBuild Conference/Expo and Safe Buildings Expo, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. For event inquiries, send an email to (u)info@rocexhibitions.com(eu).

March 5-7  15th Annual AAAA Media Conference & Trade Show, sponsored by the American Association of Advertising Agencies Orlando, FL.  (212) 682-2500 or (u)www.aaaa.org(eu)

March 5-7  Trialways 72nd Annual Conference and Meeting, Los Angeles Hilton at Universal City, Los Angeles, CA.  (703) 691-3052

March 6  Mosaic Career Fair 2008, sponsored by American Advertising Federation (AAF), McLean, VA.  (800) 999-2231 or (u)www.aaf.org(eu)

March 6  Public Policy Forum: The Heat Comes Early - Civil Discourse in a Contentious Year, Washington, D.C.  (703) 631-0650 or (u)www.dialogueondiversity.org(eu)

March 7-9  The Kellogg School of Management MBA Conference, Evanston, IL.  (847) 491-3300 or (u)www.kellogg.northwestern.edu.BMA/Conference/(eu)

March 8  Third Annual A Woman's Worth 360 Degrees™ Conference & Expo," Orlando, FL.  (407) 245-7314 or (u)www.tmwoman.com(eu)

March 8  13th Annual Insurance Professional Association, presented by the African-American Insurance Professionals, Association, The New Otani Hotel and Garden, Los Angeles, CA.  (310) 535-3372 or (u)www.aaipa.org(eu)

March 8  Brand IT…And Make it So!, Philadelphia, PA.  (646) 246-5846 or (u)www.branditandmakeitso.com(eu)

March 8-9  Kentucky Crafted: The Market, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY. (u)www.kycraft.ky.gov(eu) or (888) 833-2787

March 9  Aspicomm Media Self-Publishing Symposium, New York, NY.  (516) 642-5976 or (u)www.aspicomm.com(eu)

March 10  Orientation and Business Assessment Workshop, Women’s Business Development Center, Chicago, IL.  (215) 790-9232 or (u)www.womensbdc.org(eu)

March 10-12  Wisconsin Restaurant Expo, Midwest Airlines center, Milwaukee, WI.  (608) 270-9950 or (u)www.wirestaurant.org(eu)

March 11 Alliance Mid-Atlantic, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ.  (509) 838-8755 or (u)www.allianceforbiz.com(eu)

March 11-12  MultiCultural Media Expo 2008, Los Angeles, CA.  (949) 474-2110 or (u)www.multiculturalmediaexpo.com(eu)

March 11-13  2008 Annual United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative conference, Marriott Washington, Washington, DC.  (202) 842-1212 or (u)www.ushcc.com(eu)

March 12-13  AMAC Industry Day on Capitol Hill, presented by the Airport Minority Advisory Council, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.  (703) 417-2622 or (u)www.amac-org.com(eu)

March 12-14  4th Annual Forum for the Future of Tourism - Multicultural Tourism Marketing: Assets and Challenges," sponsored by the Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, National Laboratory for Tourism and eCommerce, Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, Kimpton Hotel, Monaco, Washington, D.C.  (215) 204-4311 or (u)http://tourism.temple.edu(eu)

March 13  4th Annual African-American/Asian American Marketing Midwest Conference," St. Paul, MN.  (651) 665-0633 or (u)www.aguilarproductions.com(eu)

March 13  The Montell Williams MS Foundation Gala & Pro-Celebrity Poker Challenge, Cipriani 42nd Street, New York, NY.  For more information, please visit (u)www.montelms.org(eu).

March 13  The Network Journal 10th Annual 25 Influential Black Women in Business Awards Luncheon, New York, NY.  (212) 962-3791 or (u)www.tnj.com(eu)

March 13-14  Intercultural Management Institute's 9th Annual Conference, Washington DC,.  (202) 885-6439 or (u)www.imi.american.edu/conference.htm(eu)

March 14  22nd Annual Leadership and Legacy Awards Luncheon, presented by the National Association of Women Business Owners-Los Angeles, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA.  (213) 622-3200 or (u)www.nawbola.org(eu)

March 16-21  National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Philadelphia, PA.  (800) 776-1419 or (u)www.nobcche.org(eu)

March 17-19  Asian American Advertising Federation’s 2008 Annual Conference, JW Marriott, Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV.  Review the complete agenda and register at (u)www.3AF.org(eu).

March 19-23  The National Society of Black Engineers 34th Annual National Convention, Orlando, FL.  (703) 549-2207 or (u)www.nsbe.org(eu)

March 20  15th Annual Economic Awards Dinner, sponsored by Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC), Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.  For more information call (323) 292-1297 or visit our (u)www.glaaacc.org/events.php(eu).

March 20  Salute to Women’s Business Enterprise: The Enterprising Economy, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC.  (202) 872-5515 or (u)www.wbenc.org(eu)

March 20  Breaching the Federal Agency’s Procurement Maze Workshop, RGF Consulting Training Facility, Fort Washington, MD.  (888) 389-1230 or (u)www.rgfcc.org(eu)

March 20  Central & South Texas Minority Business Council Business Expo, Crowne Plaza Riverwalk San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.  (512) 386-8166 or (u)www.cstmbc.org(eu)

March 20-22 Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council Business Opportunity Fair, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO.  (303) 623-3036 or (u)www.rmmsdc.org(eu)

March 21-April 6  Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA.  For more information visit (u)www.SavannahMusicFestival.org(eu), call (912) 234-3378 ext 104, or| fax (912) 236-1989.

March 24  CTShowcase Food & Beverage Extravaganza, Hartford, CT.  98600 509-6121 or (u)www.ctshowcase.org(eu)

March 24-25  George Washington University’s Offline to Online Tourism Marketing Executive Development Course, GW School of Business, Washington, DC.  (202) 994-3937

March 24-28  Project Enterprise Entrepreneur Week 2008, New York, NY.  (212) 678-6734 or (u)www.projectenterprise.org(eu)

March 24-29  Clark Atlanta University School of Business Administration Development of Self conference, Atlanta, GA.  (404) 880-8454 or (u)www.cau.edu(eb)

March 25  15th Annual greater Los Angeles Vendor Fair, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.  (213) 217-7444 or (u)www.mwdh2o.com(eu)

March 25 "DiversityInc Webinar Series: Mentoring.  (973) 494-0542 or (u)www.diversityinc.com/products/item66.cfm(eu)

March 26-27  Chaslo Merchandise & Promotions, Inc./BWBOEE 3rd Annual Millionaire “Herstory” Brunch, Palm Harbor, FL.  (727) 865-8086 or (u)www.chaslo.com/showroom(eu)

March 27  Business Opportunity Day Spotlight “08”  The University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA.  (949) 824-5942 or (u)www,mrm.uci.edu(eu)

March 27  National Society of Hispanic Professionals 2008 Bilingual Professional Job Fair, Chicago, IL.  (954-) 78-1807 or (u)www.NSHP.org(eu)

March 28  Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association, Inc., Tuckahoe, NY.  (866) 772-4582 or (u)www.blackjewelsgolf.com(eu)

March 28-29  African American Leadership & Education Congress, sponsored by the California Black Chamber of Commerce/Chamber Foundation, DoubleTree Hotel, Bakersfield, CA.  (916) 463-0177

March 29  Black Business Association (BBA) Salute to Black Women Conference & Awards Luncheon Los Angeles, CA.  (323) 291-9334

March 30-April 4  Growing the Minority Business to Scale, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.  (603) 646-3740 or (u)www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/exec(eu)

March 31  Family Child Care Business Forum, Women’s Business Development Center, Philadelphia, PA.  (215) 790-9232 or (u)www.womenssbdc.org(eu)

March 31-April 4  High Performance Leadership, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.  (312) 464-8732 or (u)www.chicagoexec.net(eu)

April  CTShowcase, Hartford, CT.  (860) 509-6121 or (u)www.ctshowcase.org(eu)

April 1-3  Techtextil North America, Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA.  For the more information, visit (u)www.techtextilNA.com(eu).

April 1-3  Central America Tourism & Hotel Investment Exchange (CATHIE), the Westin Camino Real, Guatemala City, Guatemala.  (u)www.CATHIEconference.com(eu)

April 2-4  Nevada Commission on Tourism’s 18th Annual ‘Rural Roundup’ Tourism Conference, Elko Convention Center, Elko, NV. To register or for more information, visit (u)www.TravelNevada.com(eu) and click on the Rural Roundup icon on the home page, or call (800) 237-0774, menu option 2 or (775) 687-4322.

April 2-4  NTA Tour Operator Spring Meet, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT.  (859) 226-4418 or (800) 682-8886 (U.S. and Canada)

April 4-6  Society of American Travel Writers Editors Council Conference, New Orleans, LA.  (714) 885-2357

April 9-10  HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings Mid-American, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.  For more information, call HSMAI at (703) 610-9024 or visit (u)www.hsmai.org(eu).

April 9-10  Affordable Meetings Mid America, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. For more information, contact Beth Petersen, show manager, GLM, at (804)-261-3929; fax 804-918-1547; e-mail: (u)beth_petersen@glmshows.com(eu).

April 9-11  AH&LEI Lodging Management Program (LMP) National Competition, hosted by American Hotel & lodging Association’s Educational Institute, Walt Disney’s Shades of Green Resort, Orlando, FL. (202) 289-3100

April 11-13  International Franchise Expo, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.  (201) 226-1130 or (u)www.ifeinfo.com(eu)

April 13-15  AH&LA Legislation Action Summit (LAS), the Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC. (202) 289-3100

April 14-16  American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) 11th Annual Legislative Action Summit (LAS), Washington, DC. To register for this conference, contact AH&LA’s conventions and events department at (202) 289-3177 or (u)conventions@ahla.com(eu), or visit (u)www.ahla.com(eu).

April 14-16  CBOF 41, sponsored by the Chicago Minority Business Development Council, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.  (312) 755-8880 or (u)www.cmbdc.org(eu)

April 14-16  China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market, China World Trade Center, Beijing, China.  Contact Mr. Gaurav Minocha at (u)gaurav@ddppl.com(eu) or Ms. Shraddha Gupta at (u)shraddha@ddppl.com(eu).

April 15-16  Trading at the River Conference, presented by A Native American Business Network, Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR.  (503) 968-1500 or (u)www.onaben.org(eu)

April 16-18  8th Annual Resort Conference, Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA.  For more information call Melanie Penoyar at (703) 610-9024.

April 17-20  National Alliance of Market Developers, Inc., Atlanta, GA.  (908) 561-4062 or (u)www.namdntl.org(eu)

April 18-19  The aRi Group, LLC 1st Annual Wealth Building Conference, Ft. Washington, MD.  (301) 346-6765 or (u)www.thearigroupllc.com(eu)

April 19-23  National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Little Rock, AR.  (202) 408-9300 or (u)www.nfbpa.org(eu)

April 22-24  IMEX, Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.  (u)info@imex-frankfurt.com(eu) or (u)www.imex-frankfurt.com(eu)

April 23  A Better Chance Los Angeles Family & Friends Reception, Los Angeles, CA.  (646) 346-1310 or (u)www.abetterchance.org(eu)

April 24-26  2008 Women’s Presidents’ Organization Annual Conference, Boston, MA.  (212) 688-4114 or (u)www.womenpresidentsorg.com(eu)

April 24-26  25th Annual Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, Albuquerque, NM.  (u)www.gatheringofnations.com(eu)

April 24-26  Minority Franchise Summit, Marriott Downtown, Chicago, IL.  (u)www.minorityfranchising.com(eu)

April 25  A Better Chance San Francisco Family & Friends Reception, San Francisco, CA.  (646) 346-1310 or (u)www.abetterchance.org(eu)

April 27  APEX Awards for Distinguished Service Luncheon, sponsored by (i)Black Meetings & Tourism(ei), Marriott, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.  (818) 709-0646 or (u)www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com(eu)

April 27-30  ALTA’s 90th CCMA (Latin American and Caribbean Airline and Suppliers Annual Meeting), Puerto Vallarta, MX.  Contact ALTA Events Manager Valerie Garcia at (786) 522-7824 or (u)vgarcia@alta.aero(eu).

April 28-May 1  10th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference on Sustainable Tourism (STC-10), Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. Please log on to (u)www.onecaribbean.org(eu) for registration, sponsorship and additional information on STC-10.

April 28-May 3  Travel Professionals of Color (TPOC) 6th Annual Conference and Trade Show aboard Carnival Funship (i)Fantasy(ei), sailing out of New Orleans to the Western Caribbean ports of Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.  (866) 901-1259 or (u)www.tpoc.org(eu)

April 29-30  PATA CEO Challenge 2008, Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Bangkok.  (u)www.ceochallenge.PATA.org(eu)

May  Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC), Trinidad & Tobago.  (714) 540-9300

May 4-7  ISM’s 93rd Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit, St. Louis, MO.  (800) 888-6276 or (u)www.ism.ws(eu)

May 5-7  The 2008 Food Marketing Institute Show, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.  (202) 220-0849 or (u)www.fmi.org(eu)

May 6-9  League of Black Women 5th Annual Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL.  (708) 754-1676 or (u)www.leagueofblackwomen.org(eu)

May 12-15  Independent Feature Project Documentary Rough Cut Lab, New York, NY.  (212) 465-8200 or (u)www.ifp.org(eu)

May 14-17  Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference & Expo hosted by General Motors, Charlotte, NC.  (800) 209-7229 or (u)www.blackenterprise.com(eu)

May 16-18  Houston Black Expo, Houston, TX.  (832) 200-0540 or (u)www.houstonblackexpo.com(eu)

May 18-24  The Grand Official Launching of Africa Sister Cities Chapter and its First Ever General Conference, Ghana, Africa.  For more information contact Prince Kwame Kludjeson, president/chair, Africa Global Sister Cities Foundation
(u)pkwamek@yahoo.com(eu) or (u)info@africaglobal-sistercities.org(eu)

May 20-22  360 Degree Vision: Adding Value Through Supplier Diversity, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver, CO.  (202) 508-5549 or (u)www.eei.org/diversity(eu)

May 23-27  Chocolate Cancun GetAway, Cancun, Mexico.  (877) 238-6843

May 30  A Better Chance 45th Anniversary Awards Luncheon, New York, NY.  (646) 346-1310 or (u)www.abetterchance.org(eu)

May 30-June 8  Leon H. Sullivan Summit VIII, Naurdoto Mountain Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania.  (202) 736-2239 |or (u)info@thesullivanfoundation.org(eu)

May 31-June 2  24th Annual AMAC/FAA Airports Business Diversity Conference, presented by the Airport Minority Advisory Council, Marriott Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN.  (703) 417-2622 or (u)www.amac-org.com(eu)

May 31-June 4  International Pow Wow celebrating TIA’s 40th Anniversary, Las Vegas, NV.  Contact Sarah Dickson at (u)sdickson@tia.org(eu) or (202) 408-2134 for additional information about exhibiting at International Pow Wow.

June  14th Annual First American Leadership Awards banquet, presented by the National Center for the American Indian Enterprise Development, TBD.  (800) 462-2433 or (u)www.ncaied.org(eu)

June 4-6  National Urban League Black Executive Exchange Program 2008 Leadership Conference, Miami, FL.  (212) 558-5421 or (u)www.nul.org(eu)

June 5-8  National Technical Association 82nd Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA.  (202) 434-8709 or (u)www.NTAonline.org(eu)

June 5-9  National Professionals Network Continuing Education Cruise to the Western Caribbean on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas, from Ft. Lauderdale, stopping in ports of Key West and Cozumel.  (877) 416-3005, (301) 565-0070 or (u)npncruise@aol.com(eu)

June 6  Mountain Region Black Economic Summit, Denver, CO.  (303) 400-5928 or (u)www.mrbes.com(eu)

June 7-14  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Undergraduate Leadership Institute, Orlando, FL.  (215) 228-7184 or (u)www.KappaAlphPsi1911.com(eu)

June 8-13  Session of the National Baptist Congress, Adam’s Mark Hotel and Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX.  (615) 350-8000 or (u)www.rhboydpublishing.com/congress(eu)

June 9-12  AH&LA Summer Summit, the Skirvin Hilton, Oklahoma City, OK. (202) 289-3100

June 10-14  The National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) 37th Annual National Convention and Diversity Recruitment Expo, Atlanta, GA.  (301) 474-6222 or (u)www.nabainc.org(eu)

June 11-12  Affordable Meetings West, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. For more information, contact Beth Petersen, show manager, GLM, at (804)-261-3929; fax 804-918-1547; e-mail: (u)beth_petersen@glmshows.com(eu).

June 12-15  Independent Feature Project Narrative Rough Cut Lab, New York, NY.  (212) 465-8200 or (u)www.ifp.org(eu)

June 12-20  African-American Chamber of Commerce e of Westchester and Rockland Counties, Inc., White Plains, NY.  (914) 699-9050 or (u)www.aaccnys.org(eu)

June 14  Hands for Hope Hope Walk at North Hollywood Park, North Hollywood, CA.  (818) 763-4673 or (u)www.hands4hope.org(eu)

June 16-19  XTcomm/DiversityNXT, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.  (u)www.nxtcommshow.com(eu)

June 18-21  National Power Networking Conference, Atlanta, GA.  (216) 691-6686 or (u)www.frasernet.com(eu)

June 18-22  Urban Financial Services Coalition, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.   (800) 996-8335 or (u)www.ufscnet.org(eu)

June 19  Juneteenth Community Educational Fundraiser, sponsored by the California Black Chamber of Commerce/Chamber Foundation, Sheraton Grand, Sacramento, CA.  (916) 463-0177

June 19-21  Black Women’s Health Imperative 25th Anniversary, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC.  (202) 548-4000

June 19-22  “The Awakening” Weekend, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  (u)www.theAWAKENINGWeekend.com(eu)

June 19-22  National Alliance of Black Interpreters, Inc., Braintree, MA.  (330) 244-9327 or (u)www.naobi.org(eu)

June 21-25  First Annual Caribbean Tourism Summit (ACTS), International Trade Center, Washington, DC.  (212) 635.9530 or (u)http://www.CaribbeanTravel.com(eu)

June 25-28  Florida Minority Supplier Development Council Trade Fair Conference, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL.  (407) 245-6062 or (u)fsmdc.org(eu)

July  American Podiatric Medical Association, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI.  (800) 295-6603 or (808) 943-3500

July  Black Business Association (BBA) Trade Mission to Tanzania/Zambia.  (323) 291-9334

July 7-17  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 75th Grand Conclave, Birmingham, AL.  (404) 284-5533 or (u)www.oppf.org(eu)

July 10-14  The Chris Webber Foundation Charity Fundraiser, Las Vegas, NV.  (323) 216-6974 or (u)www.chriswebber.com(eu)

July 10-20  Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Summer Celebration & Black Business Conference, Indianapolis, IN.  (317) 925-2702 or (u)www.indianablackexpo.com(eu)

July 12-17  NAACP 99th Annual Convention, Cincinnati, OH.  (410) 580-5782 or (u)www.NAACP.org(eu)

July 14-16  Midwest Lodging Investors Summit 2008, Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL.  (817) 277-7187

July 16-19  12th Annual International Multicultural Tourism/African-American Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show, sponsored by the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD), Horizons Marketing International and (i)Black Meetings & Tourism(ei), Atlanta, GA.  (954) 797-7102

July 17-21  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Kansas City, MO.  (410) 554-0040 or (u)www.apa1906.net(eu)

July 18-20  Black Women’s Leadership Council 7th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.  (585) 265-7114 or (u)www.bwlc.com(eu)

July 18-20  Community NETwork-African American Telecommunication Professionals at AT&T 10th Annual Professional Development Conference, San Antonio, TX.  (312) 364-6425 or (u)www.natcommunitynetwork.org(eu)

July 18-24  Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. 52nd Bi-Annual Boule, Detroit, MI.  (919) 678-9720 or (u)www.sgrho1922.org(eu)

July 18-27  20th Anniversary  of the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA.  (404) 892-2831, ext. 242

June 20-22  4th Annual Haiti Tourism Summit for Economic Development, Caribe Hotel and Convention Center, Petion-Ville, Haiti.  For information email

(u)info@Haititourismdevelopment.com(eu) or call (877) 99-HAITI or (305) 249-6966.

July 22-27  National Optometric Association 40th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.  (877) 394-2020

July 23-28  Unity ’08 Convention, Media Showcase and Career Expo, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.  (703) 854-3585

July 25-30  National Dental Association 95th Annual Convention, Detroit, MI.  (202) 588-1697 or (u)www.ndaonline.org(eu)

July 25-29  National Pharmaceutical Association 61st Annual Convention, Fort Lauderdale, FL.  (800) 944-6742 or (u)www.npha.net(eu)

July 26-30  National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) 32nd Annual Conference and Exhibition, New York, NY.  (703) 658-1529 or (u)www.noblenational.org(eu)

July 26-August 2  National Bar Association 83rd Annual Convention and Exhibits, Houston, TX.  (202) 842-3900 or (u)www.nationalbar.org(eu)

July 27-30  Southern Christian Leadership Conference 50th Annual Convention, Kansas City, MO.  (404) 522-1420 or (u)www.sccnational.org(eu)

August  6th Annual Native American Procurement Fair, TBD.  (800) 462-2433 or (u)www.ncaied.org(eu)

August 1-3  National Book Club Conference 6th Annual Book Club Conference, Atlanta, GA.    (888) 712-4307 or (u)www.nationalbookclubconference.com(eu)

August 7-16  National Professionals Network Continuing Education Conference Cruise to Greek Isles on Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas, from Venice, Italy, stopping in ports at Mykonos, Athens, KataKolon and Corfu Greece, and Split, Croatia. (877) 416-3005, (301) 565-0070 or (u)npncruise@aol.com(eu)

August 13-16  National Sales Network, Inc., Dallas, TX.  (281) 992-1833 or (u)www.salesnetwork.org(eu)

August 15-18  Festival of Sail 2008, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, CA.  (800) 831-PORT

August 21  AH&LA HotelPac, Broadmoor Classic Golf Tournament, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO. (202) 289-3100

August 21-23  Ron Brown Commerce Summit & memorial Awards Scholarship Banquet, sponsored by the California Black Chamber of Commerce/Chamber Foundation, Southern California.  (916) 463-0177

August 27-28  2008 Marketplace of Opportunities, presented by the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN.  (615) 259-4699 or (u)www.tmsdc.net(eu)

August 28-September 1  Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge, Carlsbad, CA.  (800) 209-7229 or (u)www.blackenterprise.com/begt(eu)

September  The Jackie Robinson Foundation 3rd Annual Jazz on the Grass, Los Angeles, CA.  (212) 290-8600 or (u)www.jackierobinson.org(eu)

September 1st-November 20  Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association, Inc., Tuckahoe, NY.  (866) 722-4582 or (u)www.blackjewelsgolf.com(eu)

September 7-10  AH&LEF Golf Classic, sponsored by AH&LA’s Educational Foundation, La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, CA. (202) 289-3100

September 10-11  Affordable Meetings National, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more information, contact Beth Petersen, show manager, GLM, at (804)-261-3929; fax 804-918-1547; e-mail: (u)beth_petersen@glmshows.com(eu).

September 10-11  ALTA’s (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) Crisis Preparedness Conference, Miami, FL.  Contact ALTA Events Manager Valerie Garcia at 786-522-7824 or (u)vgarcia@alta.aero(eu).

September 10-12  ALTA’s (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) Aviation Law Americas Conference, Miami, FL.  Contact ALTA Events Manager Valerie Garcia at 786-522-7824 or (u)vgarcia@alta.aero(eu).

September 10-12  The National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing, Inc. 4th Annual Executive Leadership Summit, Charlotte, NC.  (919) 847-8733 or (u)www.minoritymarketshare.com(eu)

September 14-16  National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) 22nd Annual Conference, New York, NY.  (212) 594-5985 or (u)www.namic.com(eu)

September 14-19  Independent Feature Project Market and Filmmaker Conference, New York, NY.  (212) 465-8200 or (u)www.ifp.org(eu)

September 16-21  National Black MBA Association 30th Annual Conference, Washington, DC.  (312) 236-2622 or (u)www.nbmbaa.org(eu)

September 20 Black College Expo, Chicago, IL.  (909) 396-0151 or (u)www.blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

September 20  Speaking Essentials, Inc., Charlotte NC & New York, NY.  (310) 527-2511 or (u)www.speakingessentials.com(eu)

September 24  Awards Show, Inc., New York, NY.  (646) 338-3811 or (u)www.literaryawardshow.com(eu)

September 25-26  Business Acumen for Business Results seminar, sponsored by HSMAI, Lynn University School of Hospitality at Boca Raton, FL.  For more information, call HSMAI at (703) 245-8086 or visit (u)www.hsmaiuniversity.org(eu).

September 26-28  International Black Women’s Congress 25th Anniversary, Newark, NJ.  (757) 625-0500 or (u)www.ibwc.info(eu)

September 27  Salem Baptist Church of Chicago A.R.I.S.E. Entrepreneur Program, Chicago, IL.  (773) 371-2300 or (u)www.sbcoc.org(eu)

October  CTShowcase, Hartford, CT.  (860) 509-6121 or (u)www.ctshowcase.org(eu)

October 1-5  Association for the Study of African American Life & History, Birmingham, AL.  (202) 865-0053 or (u)www.asalh.org(eu)

October 2-4  National Organization of Minority Architects, Washington, DC.  (202) 686-2780 or (u)www.noma.net(eu)

October 2-5  Art Off The Main: The African, Caribbean and Latin American Art Fair, New York, NY.  (212) 473-8649 or (u)www.artoffthemain.com(eu)

October 4  Black College Expo, Houston, TX.  (909) 396-01151 or (u)www.blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

October 6-8  International Public Transportation Expo, San Diego Convention Center, San Dego, CA.  (800) 687-7469, ext. 208

October 10-12  Los Angeles Black Business Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.  (323) 290-4743 or (u)www.blackbusinessexpo.com(eu)

October 12-14  Construction Management Association of America National Conference and Trade Show, Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Hotel, San Francisco, CA.  (703) 356-2622 or (u)www.cmaanet.org(eu)

October 18  Black College Expo, Washington, DC.  (909) 396-0151 or (u)blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

October 18 Speaking Essentials, Inc., Los Angeles, CA.  (310) 527-2511 or (u)speakingessentials.com(eu)

October 23-26  African American Empowerment Weekend, Inc., Washington, DC.  (301) 262-3472 or (u)www.aaew.org(eu)

October 25  Black College Expo, New York, NY.  (909) 396-0151 or (u)blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

October 26-29  National Minority Supplier Diversity Council Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.  (212) 944-2430 or (u)www.nmsdc.org(eu)

October 30-November 2  National Organization of Concerned Black Men, Inc. National Mentoring Conference, Baltimore, MD.  (888) 395-7816 or (u)www.cbmnational.org(eu)

November 7-9  African American Success Foundation, Fort Lauderdale, FL.  (954) 792-1117 or (u)www.blacksuccessfoundation.org(eu)

November 7-11  AH&LA Fall Conference, held in conjunction with the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IHM&RS), Jacob J. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. (202) 289-3100

November 9-11  October Gallery 22nd African American Art Expo, Philadelphia, ,PA.  (215) 248-5133 or (u)www.octobergallery.com(eu)

November 14  The Black Recruiters Network Association, Santa Clara, CA.  (408) 945-1109 or (u)www.blackrecruitersnetwork.com(eu)

November 18-23  National Alliance of Black School Educators, Atlanta, GA.  (202) 608-6310 or (u)www.nabse.org(eu)

November 19-21  ALTA’s (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) Airline Leaders Forum, Cancun, MX.  Contact ALTA Events Manager Valerie Garcia at 786-522-7824 or (u)vgarcia@alta.aero(eu).

November 28  Independent Feature Project Gotham Awards, New York, NY.  (212) 465-8200 or (u)www.ifp.org(eu)

December  Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and HSMAI team up for the 4th Annual Caribbean Sales & Marketing Strategy Conference.  For more information, contact CHA at (787) 725-9139 or visit (u)www.caribbeanstrategyconference.com(eu).

December 5-7  Whitney M. Young Memorial Conference, Philadelphia, PA.  (215) 898-6810 or (u)www.wmyconference.com(eu)

December 6  Black College Expo, Oakland, CA.  (090) 396-0151 or (u)www.blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

December 6  Educated Sistas’ Association, New York, NY.  (215) 222-0417 or (u)www.educatedsista.org(eu)

December 8-10  Nevada’s 2008 Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno, NV.  (u)www.TravelNevada.com(eu)

December 12  Black College Expo, Los Angeles, CA.  (909) 396-0151 r (u)blackcollegeexpo.com(eu)

2009

January 17-Februuary 2  16-Night Cruise to South and East Africa, visiting Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Richard’s Bay, Zanzibar City and Mombasa. .  Contact Blue World Travel at (800) 466-2719 or visit (u)www.FestivalAtSea.com(eu) for more information.

February 20-28  National Professionals Network Continuing Education Conference cruise to Carnival in Brazil on Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas, from Sao Paulo, stopping in ports at Parati, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador De Bahia and Ilhabela, Brazil. (877) 416-3005, (301) 565-0070 or (u)npncruise@aol.com(eu)

May 3-6  Institute for Supply Management’s 94th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Charlotte, NC.  (800) 888-6276 or (u)www.ism.ws(eu)

August 26-27  Marketplace of Opportunities, presented by the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN.  (615) 259-4699 or (u)www.tmsdc.net(eu)

October 25-28  National Minority Supplier Diversity Council Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. .  (212) 944-2430 or (u)www.nmsdc.org(eu)

2010

January 10-13  PCMA Annual Meeting, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX. For more information about PCMA and the PCMA Annual Meeting, visit (u)www.PCMA.org(eu).

January 11-20  American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA.  (617) 954-2168

March  National Petrochemical & Refiners Association’s 108th Annual Meeting, Phoenix AZ.  For more information, please visit (u)www.npra.org(eu).

April 25-28  Institute for Supply Management’s 95th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, San Diego, CA.  (800) 888-6276 or (u)www.ism.ws(eu)

June 21-July 2  American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 39th International Convention, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA.  (617) 954-2168

August 25-26  Marketplace of Opportunities, presented by the Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN.  (615) 259-4699 or (u)www.tmsdc.net(eu)

October 24-27  National minority Supplier Development Council Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ.  (212) 944-2430 or (u)www.nmsdc.org(eu)

2011

Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ.  (602) 452-6243

Religious Conference Management Association’s (RCMA) World Conference and Exposition. For more information about RCMA, log on to (u)www.rcmaweb.org(eu).

May 15-18  Institute for Supply Management’s 96th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Orlando, FL.  (800) 888-6276 or (u)www.ism.ws(eu)

2012 

May 6-9  Institute for Supply Management’s 97th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Baltimore, MD.  (800) 888-6276 or (u)www.ism.ws(eu)

2016

January 3-13  American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), Boston, MA.  (617) 954-2168