ABOUT IAHMP:

The International Associational of Hispanic Meeting Professionals invites you to the 14th Annual International Conference & Trade Show Expo on December 6-9, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, Colorado. The annual conference has earned an impressive reputation for delivering a high quality content driven program. The event is also recognized as the largest convening of Hispanic meeting professionals from throughout the USA, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central/South America, Spain and Portugal. Rich in history and tradition, the IAHMP Annual Conference is rated as a 'must attend' by industry representatives to network with Hispanic meeting professionals. The annual conference is also the place to be to gain your CDMP Certification as a Certified Diversity Meeting Professional. And you can gather timely information on issues important to the Hispanic community to help you increase your bottom line within this multi billion dollar market. The annual conference is also an opportunity to increase corporate presence and CVB presence and participate through strategic partnerships.

IAHMP's First Annual Conference was held on August 18-20, 1996 at the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida with the support of Hilton Hotels and American Airlines. In 1997 the conference was held at the Airport Hilton Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Since that time, IAHMP has held conferences at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Melia Cancun Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico; The Disney World Contemporary Resort, Orlando, Florida; Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada; Hartford Hilton Hotel, Hartford, Connecticut; Ritz Carlton, Phoenix, Arizona; Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC; Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia; Hotel Albuquerque, A Heritage Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California.

For the past fourteen years, the conference has attracted an increasing number of participants who are involved in conducting or pursuing industry business within the growing Hispanic market. Past attendees have included meeting planners, suppliers, corporate representatives, business leaders, exhibitors, job recruiters, and students.

Some of the groups who will attend this year include: The Cardiovascular Research Foundation; National Association Hispanic MBA's ; American Chemical Society; National School Board Association; International Events, Poliforum Leon, Mexico; American Academy of Neurology; United States Tennis Association; National Association of Hispanic Journalists; SYNAXIS Meeting & Events Planning; American GI Forum; National Association of Hispanic Publishers; Hispanic Hotel Owners Association; The Navajo Nation Meetings & Events; CPL EVENTS, Lisbon, Portugal; Grupo Once; Corporativo Enl aces de Negocios; Mujeres Empresarias México; Es sencia Eventos (Costa Rica); ANDOC, A.C.; and Strategy & Events.

To attend the annual conference visit www.IAHMP.org. You may also call GVR Public Relations Agency at 281-333-1881 or the IAHMP office at 281-333-1552.

A few facts on the Hispanic Consumer Market in the United States:

Hispanics have an estimated consumer purchasing power projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2010.

The official U.S. Hispanic population is 46.5M making the U.S. home to the world's second-largest Latino population, surpassing Spain and Colombia and trailing only Mexico whose population is 108.7M. And the Hispanic population is larger than the entire population of Canada (33.4M).

People of Hispanic or Latino heritage have lived continuously in the territory of the present-day United States since the 1565 founding of St. Augustine, Florida by the Spanish . Hispanics have also lived continuously in the Southwest since near the end of the 16th century, with settlements in New Mexico that began in 1598.

According to the US Census 40% of all Hispanics in the United States are foreign-born and 60% of Hispanics are native born US citizens.

In 2000, the five states with the largest Hispanic populations, including both native and foreign born, were California (11 million), Texas, (6.7 million), New York (2.9 million), Florida (2.7 million), and Illinois (1.5 million). These same five states also had the largest Hispanic populations in 1990.

Nationality and cultural ancestry of Hispanics in the U.S. is approximately:

• 66% Mexican

• 16 % Puerto Rican

• 09% Central & South American

• 05% Cuban

• 04% Others

Hispanic associations in the USA hold each year thousands of meetings and events with an economic value of over 50 billion.