2003 black enterprise convention calendar
JANUARY
International Association
of Blacks in Dance
4903 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
202-726-3779
www.howard.edu/20031ABDConference
January 16-19, 2003
Washington, D.C.
National African American
Student Leadership Conference
150 Rust Ave.
Holly Springs, MS 38635
662-252-8000
www.naaslc.org
January 17-18, 2003
Holly Springs, MS
African American Student Union
at the Harvard Business School
2405 HBS Student Mail Center
Boston, MA 02163
617-495-6858
http://sa.hbs.edu/aasu
January 31-February 2, 2003
Boston, MA
FEBRUARY
Research Association
of Minority Professors
Drawer 67
Prairie View, TX 77446
936-857-3425
February 6-8, 2003
Washington, D.C.
Black Enterprise/AXA Advisors
Ski Challenge
130 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
800-209-7229
www.blackenterprise.com
February 12-17, 2003
Vail, CO
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Inc.
Mid-Winter Board Meeting
and Conference
2657 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208-1203
323-751-9821
www.gammaphideltasorority.com
February 14-15, 2003
Detroit, MI
National Association
of African American Studies
P.O. Box 325
Biddeford, ME 04005
207-282-1925
www.naaas.org
February 17-22, 2003
Houston, TX
National Minority Business Council Inc.
25 W. 45th St., Suite 301
New York, NY 10036
212-997-4753
www.nmbc.org
February 25, 2003
New York, NY
MARCH
National Black Law Students Association
1225 11th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
323-974-2398
www.nblsa.org
March 12-16, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
Proud Lady Beauty Show
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60611
312-321-6824
www.proudlady.org
March 15-17, 2003
Chicago, IL
National Society
of Black Engineers (NSBE)
1454 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-2207
www.nsbe.org
March 19-23, 2003
Anaheim, CA
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Inc.
Far Western Regional Conference
2657 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
323-751-9821
www.gammaphideltasorority.com
March 28-30, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
APRIL
Marketing Opportunities
in Business & Entertainment (MOBE)
7425 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
773-651-8008
www.mobe.com
April 4-9, 2003
Miami, FL
The International Organization
of Black Security Executives
P.O. Box 3575
Livermore, CA 94551
888-884-6273
www.iobse.com
April 9-11, 2003
Atlanta, GA
Kellogg School of Management/Black
Management Association
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
847-491-4504
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/student/club/bma/conference2003
April 11-13, 2003
Chicago, IL
National Association of
Black Social Workers Inc.
1220 11th St. N.W., Suite 2
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-589-1850
www.nabsw.org
April 20-26, 2003
Jacksonville, FL
National Conference of Black Mayors Inc.
1151 Cleveland Ave., Building D
East Point, GA 30344
404-765-6444
www.blackmayors.org
April 23-26, 2003
Houston, TX
National Alliance
of Market Developers Inc. (NAMD)
620 Sheridan Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-561-4062
www.namdntl.org
April 24-27, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
National Black Association
for Speech-Language and Hearing
P.O. Box 959
Athens, OH 45701
740-594-4989
www.nbaslh.org
April 24-27, 2003
Atlanta, GA
National Forum for Black
Public Administrators (NFBPA)
777 North Capitol St. N.E., Suite 807
Washington, D.C. 20002
202-408-9300
www.nfbpa.org
April 26-30, 2003
Fort Lauderdale, FL
MAY
International Business
Development Consortium Inc.
1025 Connecticut Ave. N.W.,
Suite 1012
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-857-9723
www.ibds-ltd.com
May 12-16, 2003
Nassau, Bahamas
Black Enterprise/Microsoft
Entrepreneurs Conference
130 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
800-543-6786
www.blackenterprise.com
May 14-18, 2003
Nashville, TN
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Inc.
Quad States Regional Conference
2657 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
323-751-9821
www.gammaphideltasorority.com
May 16-18, 2003
New Orleans, LA
Odyssey Network 2003 Business Retreat
60 Park Place, 20th Fl.
Newark, NJ 07102
973-286-2300
www.idamar.com
May 21-25, 2003
Naples, FL
Urban Financial Services Coalition
2121 K St. N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-289-8335
www.ufscnet.org
May 27-31, 2003
Washington, D.C.
JUNE
American Black Film Festival (ABFF)
100 Sixth Ave., 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10013
212-219-7267
www.thefilmlife.com
June 2003
Miami, FL
100 Black Men of America Inc.
141 Auburn Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-688-5100
www.100blackmen.org
June 4-8, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
Black Coaches Association
201 South Capitol Ave., Suite 495
Indianapolis, IN 46225
317-829-5600
www.bcasports.org
June 5-8, 2003
Indianapolis, IN
Airport Minority Advisory Council
FAAAMAC Airport Business Diversity
Conference
2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 940
Arlington, VA 22206
703-379-5701
www.amac-org.com
June 14-17, 2003
Memphis, TN
National Juneteenth Observance
Foundation
1100 15th St. N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-331-8864
www.19thofjune.com
June 15-22, 2003
Washington, D.C.
Bethune-Cookman College
National Alumni Association
Office of Alumni Affairs
640 Doctor Mary McLeod Bethune
Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-481-2957
www.cookman.edu
June 18-22, 2003
Miami, FL
Power Networking 2003 FreserNet’s 2nd
Annual Power Networking Conference
2940 Noble Road, Suite 1
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
216-691-6686
www.frasernet.com
June 19-22, 2003
Cleveland, OH
National Coalition of Blacks
for Reparations in America (N’COBRA)
P.O. Box 90604
Washington, D.C. 20090
202-291-8400
www.ncobra.org
June 20-22, 2003
Dallas, TX
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Inc.
930 East 50th St.
Chicago, IL 60615
773-373-3366
www.rainbowpush.org
June 22-25, 2003
Chicago, IL
National Black Women’s Health Project
(NBWHP)
600 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E., Suite 310
Washington, D.C. 20003
202-548-4000
www.blackwomenshealth.org
June 27-28, 2003
New Orleans, LA
JULY
Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc.
3029 13th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202-232-3858
www.chietaphi.com
July 7-12, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
National Association
of Black Accountants Inc.
7249 A Hanover Parkway
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301-474-6222
www.nabainc.org
July 8-12, 2003
Boston, MA
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
145 Kennedy St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20011
202-726-5424
www.pbs1914.org
July 8-13, 2003
Memphis, TN
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
5656 South Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
773-684-1282
www.aka1908.com
July 9-13, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
3951 Snapfinger Parkway
Decatur, GA 30035
404-284-5533
www.oppf.org
July 9-12, 2003
Mobile, AL
Southern University Alumni Federation
124 Roosevelt Steptoe Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
888-669-7249
www.sualumni.org
July 9-13, 2003
Houston, TX
National Organization for Black
Law Enforcement Executives
4609 Pinecrest Office Park Drive,
Suite F
Alexandria, VA 22312
703-658-1529
www.noblenational.org
July 11-17, 2003
Tulsa, OK
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
4805 Mount Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-8900
www.naacp.org
July 12-17, 2003
Miami, FL
The Leon H. Sullivan Summit
1900 K St. N.W., Suite 10060
Washington, D.C. 20006-0011
202-736-2239
www.thesummit.org
July 12-19, 2003
Abuja, Nigeria
National Optometric Association
3723 Main St., P.O. Box F
East Chicago, IN 46312
877-394-2020
www.natoptassoc.org
July 15-20, 2003
Atlanta, GA
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority Inc.
7302 Georgia Ave. N.W., Suite 2
Washington, D.C. 20012
202-829-2368
www.lkmsorority.org
July 20-27, 2003
Carnival Cruise Line-Ship Inspiration
National Association
of Blacks in Criminal Justice
North Carolina Central University
P.O. Box 19788
Durham, NC 27707
919-683-1801
www.nabcj.org
July 20-24, 2003
St. Louis, MO
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
2322 North Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19132
215-228-7184
www.kappaalphapsi.com
July 22-27, 2003
Charlotte, NC
Community NETwork Fifth Annual
Board of Directors Meeting
and National Conference
7337 Trade St., #5694
San Diego, CA 92101
858-886-3251
July 24-27, 2003
Chicago, IL
National Pharmaceutical Association
107 Kilmayne Drive, Suite C
Cary, NC 27511
800-944-6742
www.NPHA.net
July 25-29, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
National Professionals Network
6001 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
877-416-3005
www.npncruise.com
July 25-August 2, 2003
Western Caribbean Cruise
Dallas Black Expo
123 Executive Way, Suite 205
Desoto, TX 75115
972-780-0570
www.dallasblackexpo.com
July 26-27, 2003
Dallas, TX
National Urban League
120 Wall St., 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10005
212-558-5385
www.nul.org
July 26-30, 2003
Pittsburgh, PA
National Black Nurses Association Inc.
8630 Fenton St., Suite 330
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-3200
www.nbna.org
July 30-August 3, 2003
New Orleans, LA
AUGUST
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
2313 Saint Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-554-0040
www.alphaphialpha.net
July 31-August 5, 2003
Detroit, MI
National Dental Association
3517 16th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
202-588-1697
www.ndaonline.org
August 1-6, 2003
New Orleans, LA
National Bar Association
1225 11th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-842-3900
www.nationalbar.org
August 2-9, 2003
New Orleans, LA
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
591-A Edgewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-522-1420
www.sclcnational.org
August 2-6, 2003
Memphis, TN
National Black Police Association
3251 Mount Pleasant St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20010
202-986-2070
www.blackpolice.org
August 4-10, 2003
Atlanta, GA
Juneteenth of America Inc.
Sixth Annual National Juneteenth
Convention/Expo
P.O. Box 1356
Ontario, CA 91762
909-988-5810
www.juneteenthconvention.com
August 9, 2003
Ontario, CA
Professional Women in Business
of America Inc.
P.O. Box 225
Fontana, CA 92334
310-599-0459
August 15-17, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
National Primitive Baptist Convention
P.O. Box 7463
Tallahassee, FL 32314
850-576-5101
www.natlprimbaptconv.org
August 16-23, 2003
Orlando, FL
Blacks In Government (BIG)
3005 Georgia Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-667-3280
www.bignet.org
August 25-29, 2003
Denver, CO
Black Enterprise/Pepsi
Golf & Tennis Challenge
130 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
800-209-7229
www.blackenterprise.com
August 28-September 1, 2003
Miami, FL
SEPTEMBER
Sickle Cell Disease Association
of America Inc.
200 Corporate Pointe, Suite 495
Culver City, CA 90230
800-421-8453
www.sicklecelldisease.org
September 2003
Los Angeles, CA
National Baptist Convention
of America Inc.
1320 Pierre Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71103
318-221-3701
www.nbcamerica.net
September 1-5, 2003
Chicago, IL
National African American
Speakers Association (NAASA)
P.O. Box 22
Park Forest, IL 60466
708-747-2219
www.4naasa.org
September 5-7, 2003
Indianapolis, IN
Urbanworld Film Festival
375 Greenwich St.
NewYork, NY 10013
212-941-3845
September 2003
www.urbanworld.com
New York, NY
African American Women on Tour
P.O. Box 152107
San Diego, CA 92195
800-560-2298
www.aawot.com
September 18-21, 2003
Hilton Head Island, SC
National Association
of Juneteenth Lineage Inc.
1104 Janes Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48607
989-752-0576
www.najl.org
September 18-21, 2003
Saginaw, MI
National Black MBA Association
180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60601
312-236-2622
www.nbmbaa.org
September 23-28, 2003
Philadelphia, PA
Association for the Study
of African American Life and History Inc.
7961 Eastern Ave., Suite 301
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-5900
www.asalh.com
September 23-28, 2003
Milwaukee, WI
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
1720 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-675-6730
www.cbcfinc.org
September 24-27, 2003
Washington, D.C.
Mobile Merchandising Association (MMA)
P.O. Box 54472
Los Angeles, CA 90054
310-967-4416
www.fromdogstoriches.com
September 26-27, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
Black Flight Attendants of America Inc.
1060 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 202
Los Angeles, CA 90019
888-682-2322
www.blackflightattendants.org
September 29-30, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
OCTOBER
Spelman-Morehouse Gala
899 South Plymouth Court, Suite 1005
Chicago, IL 60605
312-663-1386
October 2003
Chicago, IL
National Bankers Association
1513 P St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-588-5432
www.nationalbankers.org
October 7-10, 2003
Houston, TX
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
18 W. 32nd St., Suite 1610
New York, NY 10001
212-947-2196
www.ncbw.org
October 9-12, 2003
Palm Beach, FL
National Black Child
Development Institute
1101 15th St. N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-833-2220
www.nbcdi.org
October 19-21, 2003
New Orleans, LA
Afro-American Historical
& Genealogical Society Inc.
P.O. Box 73086
Washington, D.C. 20056
202-829-8970
www.rootsweb.com/~mdaahgs
October 23-26, 2003
Washington, D.C.
National Association
of Investment Companies
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite
700
Washington, D.C. 20004
202-289-4336
www.naicvc.com
October 26-30, 2003
Santa Barbara, CA
National Association
of Investment Companies
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite
700
Washington, D.C. 20004
202-289-4336
www.naicvc.com
October 26-30, 2003
Santa Barbara, CA
National Minority Supplier
Development Council
1040 Ave. of the Americas, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10018
212-944-2430
www.nmsdc.org
October 26-29, 2003
Chicago, IL
NOVEMBER
National Association of Black
Sceha Divers (NABS)
1605 Crittenden St. N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20017
800-521-6227
www.nabsdivers.org
November 12-15, 2003
Location TBA
National Alliance of Black
School Educators (NABSE)
310 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
202-608-6310
www.nabse.org
November 17-22, 2003
Reno, NV
DECEMBER
National Black Caucus of Stale Legislators
444 North Capitol St. N.W., Suite 622
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-624-5457
www.nbcsl.com
December 1-6, 2003
Houston, TX
30th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr.
Memorial Conference
3730 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-6180
http//wmy.wharton.upenn.edu
December 5-7, 2003
Philadelphia, PA
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