MULTICULTURAL TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF WORK 2018/2019 Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau The Official Destination Sales & Marketing Organization for Greater Miami and the Beaches. CS02811
MULTICULTURAL TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF WORK 2018/2019 Monthly activities: On a monthly basis we implement marketing strategies to incorporate Multicultural Miami into our Temptations themed program. The department also creates and distributes a monthly newsletter. OCTOBER 2018 10/3: Art Talk curated by the GMCVB Creative Conversations 10/4 11/8: History Miami In class with Dr. Paul George: The History of Florida 10/7: Miami Carnival 10/13: Hispanic Heritage Community Tour Foundation Fall Program NOVEMBER 2018 11/8: Art of Black Miami Kick Off Event 11/15: Lunch & Learn Convention and MTDD Collaboration 11/28 12/1: National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP) New Orleans DECEMBER 2018 12/1 15: Art of Black Miami/Art Basel season 12/4 6: Travel Industry Sales Mission (Bahamas) and MTDD Collaboration JANUARY 2019 1/21: Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast TBD: Professional Tourism Business Development Workshop Series TBD: Lunch & Learn Convention Sales and MTDD Collaboration FEBRUARY 2019 2/16 18: Coconut Grove Art Festival
2/17: Annual Chinese New Year Festival MDC Kendall Campus TBD: Lyric Live Allstars TBD: Black History Month Heritage Community Tour TBD: Professional Tourism/Business Development Workshop Series MARCH 2019 3/2 3: Asian Cultural Festival Fruit and Spice Park 3/11: Annual Calle Ocho Latin Music Festival 3/8 11: Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival 3/8 11: Multicultural FAM in Collaboration with Convention Sales Foundation Spring Program TBD: Art Talk curated by the GMCVB Creative Conversations APRIL 2019 4/7 14: Reach Media Marketing partnership Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage TBD: Cafecito & Conversation Speaker TBD: Hispanicize Convention & Show MAY 2019 5/7 10: Travel Industry Sales Mission (Caribbean) and MTDD Collaboration 5/10: H.O.T. Challenge Golf Tournament Fundraiser 5/21 24: Travel Industry Sales Mission (Jamaica) and MTDD Collaboration TBD: Haitian Compas Festival (Haitian Flag Day festival) TBD: Best of the Best Concert TBD: National Academy Foundations/Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Student Conference TBD: Taste of Haiti TBD: Sounds of Little Haiti/Haitian Heritage Month Celebration JUNE 2019
6/12 16: American Black Film Festival (ABFF) 6/14 16: American for the Arts Annual Convention Minneapolis TBD: Pillars Award Scholarship Luncheon, Office of the Chair Miami Dade Black Affairs Advisory Board TBD: Taste of the Caribbean/Caribbean 305 coordinated by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Assn TBD: Lunch & Learn Convention Sales and MTDD Collaboration JULY 2019 7/23 26: Destination International Convention St. Louis 7/24 26: National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators & Developers (NABHOOD) 7/26 28: International Multicultural Summit TBD: Historic Overtown Music Festival Foundation Summer Program AUGUST 2019 8/7 11: National Association of Black Journalists Convention TBD: Things are Cooking in Overtown TBD: Lunch & Learn Convention and MTDD Collaboration TBD: Art Talk curated by the GMCVB Creative Conversations SEPTEMBER 2019 TBD: Congressional Black Caucus TBD: Arts Launch TBD: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida celebrates American Indian Day TBD: Africando Trade and Investment Conference NOTE: Program of Work reflects major scheduled activities based on planning process. Additional opportunistic activities are considered throughout the year and others may be subject to change.
MULTICULTURAL TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS Connie W. Kinnard Vice President 305/539 3123 Connie@GMCVB.com Petra Brennan Director, Tourism Business Enhancement 305/539 3126 Petra@GMCVB.com Pam Payano Senior Manager, Program Development 305/539 3097 Pam@GMCVB.com Herlinda Lombardi Coordinator 305/539 3128 Herlinda@GMCVB.com 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700 Miami, FL 33131 USA MiamiandBeaches.com