September 13

Event:

El Grito & Independence
188th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico

Location:

Department of the Interior, Auditorium
Washington, D.C.

Time: 2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.

Contact: (202) 736-1015

September 14

Event:

Hispanic Link Journalism Foundation Annual Awards

Location:

National Press Club Ballroom
Washington, D.C.

Time: 6:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Contact:

Hector Erickson-Mendoza
(202) 238-0705

September 16-18

Event:

Hispanic Business Magazine's 1998 CEO Roundtable

Location:

Washington Marriot Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Time: Registration begins at 2:00p.m., September 16

Contact:

Corey R. Wick
(805) 682-5843, Ext. 706

September 17

Event:

Hispanic Designers, Inc.
14th Annual Gala Fashion Show & Benefit

Location:

Washington Marriot Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Time: 6:00p.m.

Contact:

Shakyra Adorno
(202) 337-9636

September 17-18

Event:

National Association of Hispanic Publications' Conference
"Decision '98, A Hispanic Perspective"

Location:

Washington, D.C.

Time: Begins at 9:30a.m.

Contact:

Andres Tobar
(202) 662-7250

September 20

Event:

American GI Forum's Third Annual "Salute to Hispanic Veterans"

Location:

Fort McNair Officer's Club, Crystal Ballroom
Washington, D.C.

Time: 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Contact:

Jesse Quintero
(301) 449-7967

September 21-23

Event:

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Conference and Gala

Location:

Conference on Capitol Hill, September 21st-22nd.
Gala, September 23rd at The Washington Hilton Hotel, International Ballroom
Washington, D.C.

Time: Registration for conference begins at 7:30a.m. Gala begins at 6:00p.m.

Contact:

Fatima Cuevas
(202) 543-1771

September 21

Event:

Hispanic Heritage Awards Dinner

Location:

Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater
Washington, D.C.

Time: 9:00p.m.-11:30p.m.

Contact:

Elaine DagenBela
(202) 861-9797

September 22

Event:

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Public Discussion on “The Benefits of a Multilingual Workforce”

Location:

Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Hemisphere A
Washington, D.C.

Time: 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

Contact: (202) 401-8551

September 22

Event:

Hispanas Organized for Political Equality's Latina Empowerment Days
Congressional Reception

Location:

Capitol Hill, Rayburn Bldg, Rm 2105
Washington, D.C.

Time: 4:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

Contact:

(703) 807-0500

September 22-23

Event:

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Location:

White House Conference Center
Washington, D.C.

Time: 2:00p.m.

Contact:

(202) 408-8551

September 23-26

Event:

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 19th Annual Conference

Location:

Kansas City, MO.

Time: 4:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

Contact:

Carmen Ortiz-McGhee
(202)842-1212, Ext. 313

September 24

Event:

National Puerto Rican Coalition's Tenth Biennial Conference
Life Achievement Awards Dinner

Location:

Organization of American States Building
Washington, D.C.

Time: Conference begins at 10:00a.m. Awards Dinner at 8:00 p.m.

Contact:

Jennie Torres-Lewis
(202)223-3915, Ext. 304

September 24

Event:

MANA's Las Primeras Luncheon Awards

Location:

Capitol Hilton, Presidential Ballroom
Washington, D.C.

Time: 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.

Contact:

Ana Ruiz Salazar
(202) 833-0060, Ext. 11

September 27-30

Event:

HACU's 12th Annual Conference

Location:

Hyatt Regency on San Diego Bay
San Diego, CA.

Time: Registration begins at 12:00p.m.

Contact:

(210) 693-3805

October 1-4

Event:

United States Hispanic Leadership Institute's 15th Annual Conference

Location:

Sheraton Hotel and Towers
Chicago, IL.

Time: Begins at 9:00a.m.

Contact:

(312) 427-8683

October 6-7

Event:

White House Initiative on Educational excellence for Hispanic Americans Conference on "The Role of Parents in the Education of Their Children"

Location:

San Antonio, TX.

Contact:

(202) 401-8551

October 7

Event:

Dialogue on Diversity's 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Awards and Conference

Location:

Washington, D.C.

Contact:

(202) 463-0662

October 8-11

Event:

Society for the Advancement of Chicano and Native American in Science
25th Anniversary National Conference

Location:

Hyatt Regency Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Contact:

(408) 459-0170

October 8

Event:

National Puerto Rican Forum's "Si Se Puede" Luncheon

Location:

New York Hilton & Towers
New York, N.Y.

Contact:

Frank Ordonez
(212) 685-2311

October 15-17

Event:

National Federation of Hispanic Owned Newspapers'
6th International Hispanic Media Conference "Tribute to Hispanic Organizations"

Location:

Washington, D.C.

Contact:

(212) 420-0009