{"id":2152,"date":"2015-08-28T05:44:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T10:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2015-08-23T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T14:39:22","slug":"sept-26-4th-annual-african-american-tourism-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/sept-26-4th-annual-african-american-tourism-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept 26 &#8211; 4th Annual African American Tourism Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cc-block3\" class=\"cc-block\">\n<h1 id=\"evm-event-title\"><span class=\"cc-var\" title=\"\">2015 African American Tourism Conference<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cc-block4\" class=\"cc-block\">\n<p><strong>September 26, 2015<br \/>\nRegistration opens at 9am<br \/>\nTate Center for Entrenuership<br \/>\nCollege of Charleston<br \/>\n125 Bull Street Charleston, SC 29403<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are proud to announce our\u00a0fourth annual conference focusing on the growth of the African- American niche of the Tourism Industry in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening Session: Economic Impact Study- SmartState\/JC &amp; Associates<\/li>\n<li>Resources for Cultural Arts Organizations<\/li>\n<li>Resources for Tourism Related Businesses<\/li>\n<li>Think Tank for formulating plans for strategic growth<\/li>\n<li>Message from the State of South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Marketing Strategies and Partnership Opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The new civil rights battlefront is economic development, and the essential question facing our community is \u2018How can we build wealth in our community?\u2019 The community cannot develop the economy of African- Americans in a vacuum, therefore, it is important to tap into the five economic engines driving Charleston\u2019s local economy, and the annual African- American Tourism Conferences are focused on showing how we can to tap into one of the most visible and accessible engines: The Tourism Industry.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scblackeconomics.com\/tourism\/african-american-tourism-conference-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kwadjo Campbell<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cc-block7\" class=\"cc-block\"><strong><span title=\"\">MORE INFO:\u00a0<a id=\"lnkRegister\" class=\"cc-register\" title=\"Register Now!\" href=\"http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/regform?llr=6zolr7qab&amp;oeidk=a07eba4fz36dd3c529c\">Register Now!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/regform?llr=6zolr7qab&amp;oeidk=a07eba4fz36dd3c529c\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2153 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/register.jpg\" alt=\"register\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/register.jpg 300w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/register-150x300.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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