Multicultural Conferences and Seminars of interest to marketers to U.S. Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans and other target groups.

Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc. (MMR) has compiled and published an updated, comprehensive calendar of seminars and conferences. The events are especially of interest to marketing professionals who target Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans, women, the gay & lesbian market, and other cultural groups. The calendar (see below), which includes upcoming galas, fundraisers, and expos, is also posted at www.multicultural.com/calendar, where it is continually updated throughout the year as more events are scheduled. This calendar is available at no charge to professionals in the marketing and public relations industries.

For information on how to be featured in the Showcase, contact Melanie Eisenberg at 212 242-3351 or Melanie@multicultural.com

For registrations, call organizations directly.
Please check with individual event organizers to confirm dates and locations.

July

Jul 28-30 "4thAnnual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit: Cutting Edge Tactics to Win the Latino Consumer," Miami, Nielsen Business Media, 516-868-9563, www.hispanicretail360.com

August

Aug 5-6 “Interactive Marketing for the US Hispanic and Latin American Markets: Conference and Expo,” Chicago, ad:tech, 970-419-8206, www.ad-tech.com/chicago

Aug 6-9 “Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival,” Vineyard Haven, MA, Run & Shoot Filmworks, www.runandshootfilmworks.com

Aug 6-10 “The Leadership for Diversity Institute,” Hunt Valley, MD, National Coalition Building Institute International,  202-785-9400 ext. 10, www.ncbi.org

Aug 7 “Northeast Regional Convention of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce,” NYC, New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, 212-222-8300, home.earthlink.net/~nysfhcc/id4.html  

Aug 7-8 “2nd Annual Hispanic Executive Supply Management Summit,” Washington, D.C., Institute for Supply Management™, 480-752-6276, www.ism.ws

Aug 10-12 “2008 MFHA National Conference - Multicultural Talent Summit,” Chicago, Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), 401-461-6342, www.mfha.net

Aug 10-14 “ALPFA Convention 2008,” Phoenix, The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, 213-243-0004, www.alpfa.org

Aug 12 “Women’s Leadership Exchange West Coast Summit,” Long Beach, CA, Women’s Leadership Exchange, 888-937-5800, www.womensleadershipexchange.com

Aug 12 “Networking on the Green,” Jamesburg, NJ, New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., 212-502-5663, www.nynjmsdc.org

Aug 13 “Women To Watch: Awards Luncheon,” NYC, Advertising Age and Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), 212-210-0155, http://adage.com/events/article?article_id=122791

Aug 14 “Hispanic Business Expo 2008,” Chicago, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 312-425-9500, www.ihccbusiness.net/expo/index.html

Aug 15 “Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week 2008,” San Francisco, The Minority Business Development Agency, 415-744-3001, www.medweek.biz

Aug 17-20 “The Hispanic, International & Ethnic Foods Efficient Program Planning Session,” Chandler, AZ, Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM), 508-533-3725, www.ecrm-online.com/shows2004/show.asp?SecID=01&Show_id=1123 

Aug 21 “NSHP Washington DC Bilingual Professional Job Fair,” Washington, D.C., LatPro and National Society of Hispanic Professionals, 954-678-1807, www.nshp.org/jobfair/event/3801

Aug 21 “The LatinVision Hispanic Business Networking Event,” NYC, LatinVision Media Inc., 646-519-2452, www.latinvision.com/events

Aug 21-24 “NLGJA’s 2008 National Convention & 5th Annual LGBT Media Summit,” Washington, D.C., National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, 202-588-9888 ext. 11, www.nlgja.org/news/primaryparty.htm

Aug 21-24 “22nd Annual NAAAP National Convention – Leadership: Rising and Shining Stars,” Los Angeles, National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), 650-333-9533, www.naaapconvention.org 

Aug 24 “Festival Peachtree Latino,” Atlanta, Hispanic Marketing Group, 404-321-0663, www.festivalpeachtreelatino.com

Aug 29-31 “6th Annual Kansas City Irish Fest,” Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Irish Fest, 816-997-0837, www.kcirishfest.com

September

Sep 4 “NSHP New York Fall Bilingual Professional Job Fair,” NYC, LatPro and National Society of Hispanic Professionals, 954-678-1807, www.nshp.org/jobfair/event/3762

Sep 5 “5th Annual National LATINA Symposium,” Washington, D.C., LATINA Style, 703-312-0904, www.nls.latinastyle.com

Sep 5-21 “Latinbeat 2008,” NYC, Film Society of Lincoln Center, 212-875-5610, www.filmlinc.com

Sep 10-12 “4th Annual Executive Leadership Summit,” Charlotte, NC, The National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing, Inc.™ (NODSM), 888-689-8896, www.minoritymarketshare.com/els/els08.htm

Sep 10-12 “2008 Creative & Planning Conference,” Beverly Hills, Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), 703-610-9014, www.ahaa.org/meetings/meetings.htm

Sep 10-12 “NAAIA 10th Anniversary Conference and Empowerment Summit,” Philadelphia, National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA), 866-566-2242, www.naaia.org/events.asp

Sep 10-13 “2008 Out & Equal Workplace Summit - Creating Connections - Building Progress Together,” Austin, Out & Equal, 415-694-6500, www.outandequal.org/summit/2008/default.asp

Sep 11-13 “2008 Hispana Leadership Summit,” Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, Hispanic Enterprise Magazine, 305-871-6400 ext. 317, www.hispanicenterprisemagazine.net/hls

Sep 11-14 “AHAA's 15th Semi-Annual Conference: La Siguiente Fase,” Los Angeles, Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), 703-610-9014, www.ahaa.org/meetings/Los%20Angeles03/Information.htm

Sep 12 “Train Ride to Success,” New Brunswick, NJ, New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., 212-502-5663, www.nynjmsdc.org

Sep 12-14 “Festival de La Villita,” Chicago, Little Village Chamber of Commerce, 773-521-5387, www.chicagoevents.com

Sep 12-19 “12th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival,” Los Angeles, Latino International Film Institute, 323-469-9066, www.latinofilm.org

Sep 13 “2008 Black Latino Expo,” Philadelphia, Black Latino Expo, 888-897-7022, www.blacklatinoexpo.com

Sep 13-14 “Fiestas Patrias Santa Ana,” Santa Ana, CA, All Access Entertainment, 310-914-8308, www.fiestaspatriassantaana.com

Sep 14-16 “22nd Annual NAMIC Conference: Diversity: Pipeline to Innovation,” NYC, The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, 212-594-5985 ext. 23, www.namic.com

Sep 17-20 “30th Annual Conference & Exposition,” Washington, D.C., National Black MBA Association, Inc., 866-546-4304, www.nbmbaa.org

Sep 18-25 “New York International Independent Film and Video Festival,” NYC, New York Film and Video Festival, 702-361-1430, www.nyfilmvideo.com

Sep 19 “4th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Gala,” St. Paul, MN, Aguilar Productions, 651-665-0633, www.aguilarproductions.com

Sep 20-21 “6th Annual Houston Latino Book & Family Festival,” Houston, Latino Literacy Now and The Latino Book & Family Festival, 713-867-8943, www.lbff.us/houston-september 

Sep 22-25 “13th Annual U.S. Hispanic Marketing 2008,” Los Angeles, International Quality & Productivity Center, 800-882-8684, www.iqpc.com/us/USHM

Sep 23 “DiversityInc Webinar Series: Global Diversity,” Webinar, DiversityInc, 973-494-0542, www.diversityinc.com/products/item66.cfm

Sep 24 “Diversity Achievement and Mosaic Awards 2008,” NYC, American Advertising Federation, 212-644-0790, www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=198

Sep 24-25 “2nd Annual Multicultural Marketing Conference,” Toronto, Ontario, OpenDialogue Inc., 416-526-4578, www.opendialogueinc.com

Sep 24-27 “29th Annual National Convention and Business Expo,” Sacramento, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 202-842-1212, www.ushcc.com/convention      

Sep 24-28 “NALIP’s 2008 Latino Writers Lab™,” Santa Monica, CA, The National Association of Latino Independent Producers, 310-395-8880, www.nalip.org

Sep 25 “4th Annual African American Literary Awards Show,” NYC, African American Literary Awards Show, 646-338-3811, www.literaryawardshow.com