National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
February 24-25
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Supplier Development Council
"2nd Opportunity Fair"
Wyndham Condado Plaza
999 Ashford Avenue
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907
Contact: Ms. Jacqueline Matos
(787) 759-9445 Ext. 212
sdc@sdcpr.org
February 26
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Southern California Regional
Purchasing Council
"MBOD 2004"
Pacific Palms Conference Resort
One Industry Hills Parkway
Industry Hills, California 91744
Contact: Ms. Shawn Smith
(213) 689-6940
ssmith@scmbdc.org
March 11-12
MIAMI, FLORIDA
Florida Regional Minority
Business Council
"Gateway to Opportunities"
Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Contact : Mr. Audric Dodds
(305) 260-9901
audric@frmbc.org
March 23
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Central & South Texas Minority
Business Council
"Expo Face Time 2004"
San Antonio Convention Center
200 East Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Contact: Ms. Eva Leos
(512) 386-8766
eva@cstmbc.org
April 6-8
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Chicago Minority Business
Development Council
"Supplier Diversity: Winning the Campaign for Economic Growth"
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Ms. Cynthia Jordan
(312) 755-8880
cjordan@cmbdc.org
April 19-20
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Indiana Regional Minority Supplier
Development Council
"Indiana Business Opportunity Fair"
Indiana Convention Center
100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
Contact: Ms. Terrie Gray
(317) 923-2110
tcgray@indy.net
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May 3-4
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Regional Minority
Purchasing Council
"Growing the Economy and Community
Through Business Diversity"
Heinz Field (Steelers Stadium)
900 Art Rooney Boulevard
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
Contact: Mr. Alexander Nichols
(412) 391-4423
nichols@prmpc.org
May 3-5
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Virginia Minority Supplier
Development Council
"Supplier Diversity, The
Strategic Advantage"
TBD
Contact: Ms. L. Rita Johnson
(804) 780-2322
events@vmsdc.org
May 4
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
St. Louis Minority Business Council
2004 Business Opportunity Fair
TBD
Contact: Ms. Barbara Gibson
(314) 241-1143
May 4-5
MADISON, WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
"Partners for Profit"
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
2040 Airport Drive
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313
Contact: Mr. Floyd Rose
(608) 241-5858
wsdcrose@aol.com
May 4-6
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Michigan Minority Business
Development Council
TBD
Cobo Convention Center
1 Washington Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Contact : Ms. Tracy Taylor
(313) 873-3200 Ext. 107
tetaylor@mmbdc.com
May 19
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
Minority Supplier Council
"8th Business Investment Exposition"
Business & Technology College
6899 Executive Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64120
Contact: Ms. Chris Kelly
(913) 534-2042
ckelly@m-s-c.org
May 24-26
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Georgia Minority Supplier
Development Council
"Business Opportunity Expo 2004:
The Spirit of Alliance"
Omni Hotel
Downtown Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Ms. Mignon Lott
(404) 589-4929
mignonl@gmsdc.org
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June 2-3
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
New York/New Jersey Minority
Purchasing Council
"Marketing & Business Expo 2004"
Crowne Plaza Meadowland Hotel/The
Meadowlands Exposition Center
355 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Contact: Ms. Rosa Rhoden
(212) 502-5663
events@nynjmpc.org
June 3
WASHINGTON, DC
Maryland/DC Minority Supplier
Development Council
"22nd Annual Business Procurement Conference"
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Contact: LaToya Foye
(202) 544-5700
June 7-9
COLUMBUS, OHIO
South Central Ohio Minority Business
Council & Northern Ohio Minority
Business Council
"All Ohio Trade Fair"
John S. Knight Center
77 East Mill Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Thornton
(614) 225-6959
jenniferthornton@columbus.org
June 10-11
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
South Regions Minority Business Council
TBD
TBD
Contact: Mr. Ben Cooley
(205) 957-1883
bcooley@srmbc.org
June 14-15
DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business
Development Council
"Access Expo 2004"
Arlington Convention Center
1200 Ballpark Way
Arlington, Texas 76011
Contact: Ms. Margo J. Posey
(214) 630-0747
June 15
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
New England Minority Supplier
Development Council
Business Opportunity Fair and
Golf Classic
TBD
Contact: Ms. Tina Andrews
(617) 578-8900
tandrews@nemsdc.org
June 16-17
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
Northwest Minority Business Council
"Showcase 2004 Minority Business
Conference & Opportunity Fair"
Meydenbauer Center
11100 N.E. 6th Street
Bellevue, Washington 98004
Contact: Ms. Magda Palmer
(206) 575-7748
info@nmbc.biz
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June 22-24
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Kentuckiana Minority Supplier
Development Council
"Business Opportunity Fair & Conference"
Kentucky International Convention Center
221 South 4th Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Contact: Ms. Toni L. Dunbar
(502) 625-0147
tdunbar@kmsdc.org
June 23
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Upstate New York Regional Minority
Purchasing Council
"Business Expo"
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Rochester, New York
Contact: Ms. Darlene Graves
(716) 871-4120
expo@unyrmpci.org
June 29-30
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier
Development Council
"TBD"
Statehouse Convention Center
#3 Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Contact: Mr. Charles King
(501) 374-7026
info@armsdc.org
July 14-17
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Florida Minority Supplier
Development Council
"21st Annual Conference
and Trade Fair"
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
1675 Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
Contact: Ms. Susan Matuzewski
(407) 245-6062
susan@nmsdcfl.com
August 4-5
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Minority Supplier
Development Council
"26th Annual OMSDC Business Conference
and Opportunity Fair"
TBD
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Contact: Debra Ponder-Nelson
(405) 767-9900
August 4-6
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Louisiana Minority Business Council
"Louisiana Economic Opportunity
Conference & Expo 2004"
Sheraton New Orleans
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Contact: Ms. Phala K. Mire
(504) 523-7110
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August 16-18
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Carolinas Minority Supplier Development
Councils
"27th Annual Business Opportunity
Conference"
Charlotte Convention Center
501 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Contact: Ms. Terry Fullard
(704) 536-2884
tfullard@bellsouth.net
August 18-19
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Tennessee Minority Supplier
Development Council
"2004 Marketplace of Opportunity"
Nashville Convention Center
601 Commerce Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Contact : Ms. Cheri Henderson
(615) 259-4699
info@tmsdc.net
August 19-20
DENVER, COLORADO
Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier
Development Council
"TBD"
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Contact: Ms. Kelli Cheshire
(303) 623-3037
kelli@rmmsdc.org
September 7-8
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
(Iowa Chapter)
"Minority Business Exchange"
Clarion Hotel
525 33rd Avenue, S.W.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
Contact: Mr. Floyd Rose
(608) 241-5858
wsdcrose@aol.com
September 9
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Houston Minority Business Council
TBD
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Convention Center Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77010
Contact: Mr. Richard A. Huebner
(713) 271-7805
richard@hmbc.org
September 14
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Great Plains Minority Supplier
Development Council
"TBD"
Location TBD
Contact: Mr. Rudyard E. Cooper
(402) 346-5000
September 15-16
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Northern California Supplier
Development Council
"Contacts to Contracts"
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street
San Francisco, California
Contact: Mr. Eric Gottesman
(510) 587-0636
egottesman@ncsdc.org
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September 20-21
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
The Minority Supplier Development
Council of PA-NJ-DE
"EXPOpportunity 2004"
Tropicana Casino & Resort Hotel
Brighton Avenue and Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401-6390
Contact: Ms. Carol P. Ray
(215) 569-1005
carol.ray3@verizon.net
September 22-23
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Minnesota Minority Supplier
Development Council
TBD
St. Paul/River Center
175 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota
Contact: Ms. Molly Alvarez
(612) 259-6561
malvarez@meda.net
September 23-24
HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Minority Supplier
Development Council
"Overcoming Challenges"
Foxwoods Casino & Conference Center
2 Math’s Path
Mashantucket, Connecticut 06339
Contact: Ms. Delores Holley
(203) 288-9744
dholley@cmsdc.org
October 5-6
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
(Central Illinois Capter)
"Heart of Illinois"
Interstate Center
2301 West Market Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61704
Contact: Mr. Floyd Rose
(608) 241-5858
wsdcrose@aol.com
October 17-20
WASHINGTON, D.C.
National Minority Supplier
Development Council
"NMSDC Conference and
Business Opportunity Fair"
Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Contact: Ms. Suzette Eaddy
(212) 944-2430
nmsdc1@aol.com
Future NMSDC Conferences:
October 23-26, 2005
Dallas Convention Center
Dallas, Texas
October 29-November 1, 2006
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California