About this Event
JOIN THE FUN AND ACTIVITIES AT THE 7TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLF EXPO AND FORUM. YOU WILL LEARN AND GROW. YOU WILL BE MOTIVATED TO DO MORE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THE EXPO WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. SIGN UP NOW FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
JAN. 27- DAY 1 EXPO OPENING CEREMONIES
Info: THIS WILL BE A ROUSING OPENING TO SET THE TONE FOR THE EXPO, ROUNDTABLE AND EXHIBITIONS. THERE WILL BE MUSIC , GREETINGS FROM COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL LEADERS. TIME WELL SPENT
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EXPO HISTORY CHALLENGE
Info: CONTESTANTS WILL TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEOPLE ,PLACES AND EVENTS IN GOLF. THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS HIGHLIGHTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE SPORT AND INDUSTRY OF GOLF
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
COACHING AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Host: BLACK COLLEGE GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION
Info: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES COACHES FACE AT HBCU'S? RESOURCES, RECRUITING, TRAVEL, COMPETITION. IS PROGRESS BEING MADE?
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
CLUB MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Host: BRIAN WATKINS - CMAA
Info: THIS DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CLUB MANAGERS WILL SHARE WHAT IT TOOK TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR PROFESSION
🕑: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
THE DIVERSITY ROUNDTABLE
Host: DR. MICHAEL COOPER
🕑: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
THE DAY 1 EXPO RECEPTION
Host: JIM BEATTY
🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
THE EXPO EXHIBITS
Info: COME OUT AND MEET THESE ENTREPRENEURS AND COMPANIES WHO WANT TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS. APPAREL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM,COLLECTIBLES ALL WILL BE ON DISPLAY
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
JAN. 28 - DAY 2 OPENING EVENT THE TRIANGLE BLIND GOLFERS ASSOCIATION
Info: COME AND LISTEN TO JAMES DAVIS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY HE FOUNDED THE TRIANGLE BLIND GOLFERS ASSOCIATION. MR. DAVIS IS VISUALLY IMPAIRED BUT PLAYS GOLF DAILY.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
SPECIAL PANEL ON THE BLACK GOLF ALLIANCE SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP
Host: AL QUARLES,DESI WALKER, RO THOMPSON, ODIS GRIFFIN
Info: LISTEN ,LEARN ON WHY AND HOW THIS GROUP OF 12.1 THOUSAND FACEBOOK MEMBERS HAS EVOLVED. THEYE WILL SHARE THEIR IMPACT,PLANS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELD SHAPE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
🕑: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
THE JERRY TARDE COURAGE AND LEGACY AWARDS
Host: JERRY TARDE
Info: MEET THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN FIGHTING AND ADVOCATING FOR THE INCLUSION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SPORT AND INDUSTRY OF GOLF
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SHOW AND TELL
Info: LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THESE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO WILL SHARE THEIR SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR SELECTING BOARD MEMBERS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
VOLUNTEERING AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS
Info: WANT TO GET A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT HOW GOF TOURNAMENTS ARE RUN? THEN VOLUNTEER AND FIND OUT. THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEERING LIKE MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS, AND LEARNING HOW TO MANAGE YOUR OWN EVENT
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK GOLF MERCHANDISERS
Info: LEARN ABOUT HOW THIS ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTING BLACK ENTREPRENEURS TO BREAK INTO THE $102 BILLION GOLF INDUSTRY. DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THE GOLF INDUSTRY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEN COME AND LEARN HOW TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE
🕑: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
EXPO RECEPTION AND NETWORKING SESSION
Host: JIM BEATTY
Info: END THE DAY WITH FOOD,BEVERAGE AND NETWORKING. MAKE NEW CONTACTS ,RENEW OLD ONES. YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THIS SESSION COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE
🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
EXPO EXHIBITS
Info: MEET AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS AND COMPANIES WHO WANT TO ATTRACT AFRICAN AMERICAN CUSTOMERS. COME SEE AND PURCHASE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 268.61





