THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY

Diversity is increasingly in the spotlight: The face of the United States is changing, and associations — and their meetings — need to change along with it. Not surprisingly, one association in the vanguard is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which took its proactive approach to boosting minority business to heart at its 93rd Annual NAACP Convention in Houston, held July 6 to 11. While it is required to use the main city-contracted companies for much of its