January 13-15 , 2009	Meeting of the Delta Leadership Institute Memphis, TN
April 14 - 16 , 2009	Meeting of the Delta Leadership Institute St. Louis, MO
April 19 - 22 , 2009	National Business Incubation Association 23rd International Conference on Business Incubation Kansas City, MO
June 7 - 9, 2009	Southern Growth's 37th Annual Conference The Business of Southern Energy: Profiting from the Green Economy Biloxi, MS
June 8 - 11, 2009	Annual International Economic Forum of the Americas Adapting to a New World Order: Realities and Challenges Montreal, Canada