All hotel reservations must be made separately. You may reserve your room by calling the Royal Sonesta at 504-586-0300 before Sunday, October 16 to ensure the discounted rate of $169/night ($30 for each additional person per room).

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November 17, 2011

4:00 – 7:00PM Registration

1:00 – 3:30PM Private Meetings with Chair and President

4:00 – 5:30PM NBCC Board Meeting

7:00 – 9:00PM Networking Reception

November 18, 2011

8:00 – 9:00AM Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30AM Chairman Arnold Baker: Reflections

9:30 – 11:00AM Rev. Walter August: Church Black Chamber Program

11:00 – 11:30AM President/CEO Harry Alford: Assault on Federal Title 6 (Civil Rights Act) Procurement Programs; Litigation on Noncompliance with Section 3 of the HUD Act, Rise of the PanAfrican Entrepreneurs Conference, Inc.

11:30 – 11:45AM Update on Educational Matters: Bruce Leftwich, Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities

11:45 – Noon Anthony Robinson: Update on Arthur Fletcher/Parren Mitchell Testimonies

12:15 – 1:30PM Lunch with remarks by special guests

1:45 – 2:45PM Chapter Affinity Programs: Charles DeBow, Carletta Waddler, Maurice Stone, John Harmon

2:45 – 3:00PM Executive Vice President Kay DeBow: Forecast for 20^th Annual NBCC Convention, July 19 – 21, 2012, Four Seasons Atlanta

3:00 – 4:00PM “What is Happening with our Chapter”: Pre-registered chapter executives

4:00 – 5:00PM Q & A, Issues discussion and wrap – up.

6:00PM Until Night in Lovely New Orleans – On Your Own