Convention Calendar - January 2016

Convention Calendar January, 2017 Update January 2017 – December 2020

Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau 123 Park Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73102 www.visitokc.com

*This Convention Calendar contains events booked by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau and organizations requesting their events be published in the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Convention Calendar

Convention Calendar Meeting Dates

Attendance

January 2017 1/2/2017 Student Mobilization

/ / Rooms Peak

3,000

675

2,085

25

14

28

6,000

800

1,800

6,500

600

1,600

3,850 1,000

3,050

01/05/2017 2017 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

1/6/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional 01/07/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session I HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

1/6/2017 Central Oklahoma Wrestling Association 01/07/2017 2017 United States Junior Open Championships (USJOC) HQ: Various Hotels

1/6/2017 Oklahoma Wind Volleyball 01/08/2017 Redland Rendezvous Tournament 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

1/11/2017 International Pro Rodeo Association 01/15/2017 International Finals Rodeo 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

1/15/2017 Express Employment Professionals

12

10

130

6,500

500

1,000

25

10

10

350

150

285

200

100

250

100

95

190

01/28/2017 Express New Franchise Training January 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

1/26/2017 Oklahoma Kids Wrestling Association 01/28/2017 2017 Oklahoma Kids State Novice Wrestling Tournament HQ: Various Hotels

February 2017 2/3/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional 02/03/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session II HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

2/3/2017 The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs 02/05/2017 Mid Winter Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

2/7/2017 Oklahoma State Firefighters Association 02/11/2017 Oklahoma Professional Firefighters HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

2/8/2017 Phillips 66

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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2/8/2017 Phillips 66

100

95

190

2,170

250

1,000

3,500

350

925

7,500 1,000

4,000

02/10/2017 CFR Conference- Oklahoma City HQ: Embassy Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport

2/8/2017 Kansas Quarter Horse Association 02/12/2017 Prairie Classic 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

2/8/2017 Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy 02/12/2017 2017 Nadia Comaneci International Invitational/Bart & Nadia Sports Experience HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown

2/9/2017 Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association 02/11/2017 2017 National Championships HQ: Various Hotels

2/16/2017 Oklahoma YMCA Youth and Government Program

450

200

400

550

215

835

200

86

172

7,500

500

1,200

1,200

725

2,710

300

125

250

2,300

450

1,350

25

10

10

02/18/2017 State Conference 2017 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

2/20/2017 Eberl Claim Services 02/22/2017 23rd Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

2/22/2017 American Fisheries Society - Southern Division 02/24/2017 Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society-OKlahoma Natural Resources Conference 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

2/24/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 02/25/2017 2017 State High School Wrestling Championships HQ: Various Hotels

2/24/2017 National Association for Developmental Education 03/05/2017 National Association for Developmental Education Annual Conference 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

2/26/2017 National Association of Conservation Districts 02/28/2017 Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Annual State Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

March 2017 3/2/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 03/04/2017 2017 Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships - Class A & B HQ: Various Hotels

3/3/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional 03/03/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session III HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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3/3/2017 Big 12 Conference

4,500 1,000

3,420

03/06/2017 Women's Big 12 Basketball Championship 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/5/2017 Express Employment Professionals

12

10

120

150

85

267

12,000 3,600

13,830

5,000 2,306

23,000

03/17/2017 Express New Franchise Training March 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/6/2017 Council of Chief State School Officers 03/10/2017 Network for Transforming Educator Preparation Spring 2017 HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

3/6/2017 LegalShield 03/13/2017 International Convention HQ: Various Hotels

3/8/2017 Oklahoma Youth Expo 03/17/2017 2017 Oklahoma Youth Expo HQ: Various Hotels

3/9/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA)

3,400

550

1,600

3,000

400

850

4,000 1,000

3,500

6,000 1,569

6,399

03/11/2017 2017 Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships - Class 2A, 3A, 4A HQ: Various Hotels

3/21/2017 FIRST 03/25/2017 2017 First Robotics - Oklahoma Regional Competition HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown

3/22/2017 USA Wrestling 03/26/2017 2017 Girls Folkstyle Nationals/College Women National Championships HQ: Various Hotels

3/22/2017 NCAA 03/27/2017 2017 Division I Women's Regional Basketball Tournament HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown

3/23/2017 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association

1,155

100

400

1,000

25

65

200

114

243

600

500

1,500

03/27/2017 OQHA Spring Show 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

3/27/2017 Society of Petroleum Engineers 03/29/2017 2017 Oil and GAs Symposium HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

3/29/2017 General Board of Discipleship for the United Methodist Church 03/31/2017 Multi-Ethnic Church Planting Event 2017 HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City

3/30/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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3/30/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software

600

500

1,500

25

10

10

4,000 2,000

4,769

04/02/2017 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/31/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional 03/31/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session IV HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

April 2017 4/2/2017 National Street Rod Association 04/09/2017 2017 Southwest Nationals Streetrods HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City

4/5/2017 International Fire Service Accreditation Congress

100

100

450

1,000 1,650

4,950

2,200

400

1,235

5,000

23

1,886

900

150

700

200

104

336

3,500 1,600

9,100

04/08/2017 2017 IFSAC Annual Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

4/6/2017 Casady Schools 04/08/2017 ISAS Fine Arts Festival 2017 HQ: Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel

4/6/2017 Xyngular 04/08/2017 xyngular Xyngfling 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

4/6/2017 Oklahoma City Dodgers 09/17/2017 2017 DODGERS Baseball Visitors block HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown

4/11/2017 Centennial Horse Show 04/17/2017 OK Centennial - Annual Show 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

4/17/2017 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 04/21/2017 ASCE - AEI Conference HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

4/19/2017 American Quarter Horse Association 04/24/2017 2017 AQHA Level 1 Championship HQ: Various Hotels

4/23/2017 Express Employment Professionals

25

25

59

100

75

185

16,667 8,500

13,100

04/25/2017 Express Excelerate Training HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

4/26/2017 American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers 04/30/2017 Region XII CRC Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

4/27/2017 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Print Date: 01/09/2017

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4/27/2017 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon

16,667 8,500

13,100

9,600 2,500

9,500

04/30/2017 Marathon 2017 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

4/27/2017 Better Barrel Races 05/01/2017 Better Barrel Racing World Finals 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

May 2017 5/1/2017 Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association

125

55

75

2,500

200

450

2,800

300

600

25

10

10

1,400

325

525

6,000

350

1,025

1,500

450

950

1,400

325

525

800

225

1,000

2,000

146

818

125

25

65

05/03/2017 OGFA 119th Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel

5/2/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 05/03/2017 2017 State Slow Pitch Championships - A-6A HQ: Various Hotels

5/4/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 05/06/2017 2017 State Baseball Championships - Class A & B HQ: Various Hotels

5/5/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional 05/05/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session V HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

5/5/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 05/06/2017 2017 Girls State High School Tennis Championships HQ: Various Hotels

5/10/2017 Big 12 Conference 05/14/2017 Big 12 Softball Championship 2017 HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

5/11/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 05/13/2017 2017 State Baseball Championships - 2A-6A HQ: Various Hotels

5/12/2017 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 05/13/2017 2017 Boys State High School Tennis Championships HQ: Various Hotels

5/17/2017 173rd Airborne Brigade Association 05/22/2017 2017 Annual Reunion HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

5/23/2017 NCAA 05/30/2017 Division III Softball Championships 2017 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

5/24/2017 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma Print Date: 01/09/2017

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5/24/2017 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma

125

25

65

2,500

318

1,809

9,500 2,800

13,278

05/26/2017 May 2017 CIC Class HQ: Home2 Suites by Hilton Quail Springs

5/24/2017 Big 12 Conference 05/28/2017 Big 12 Baseball Championship 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

5/30/2017 NCAA 06/07/2017 Women's College World Series 2017 HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown

5/31/2017 Triple Crown Sports

4,500

600

3,000

1,866 1,110

8,880

06/06/2017 Girls' Fastpitch Event 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

June 2017 6/1/2017 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 06/11/2017 OQHA Redbud Spectacular 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

6/2/2017 The University of Oklahoma Outreach - Center for Early Childhood Prefessional

25

10

10

30

35

70

300

50

150

5,000

650

2,025

400

25

75

3,220

700

5,042

600

320

1,455

150

85

255

06/02/2017 Development CECPD Leadership Academy I, Class XXXII - Session VI HQ: Holiday Inn Airport

6/2/2017 American College of Prosthodontists 06/04/2017 American College of Prosthodontists Board of Directors Meeting HQ: Colcord Hotel

6/7/2017 Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. 06/09/2017 Oklahoma's 29th Annaul Statewide Preservation Conference HQ: 21c Museum Hotel

6/7/2017 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/12/2017 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

6/10/2017 The Bedford Agency 06/12/2017 Jay Bilas Basketball Skills Camp 2017 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

6/13/2017 Non Pro Cutting Association 06/20/2017 Non Pro Cutting Championship 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

6/16/2017 Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts 06/21/2017 Annual Symposium HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

6/19/2017 National Association of Agricultural Educators Print Date: 01/09/2017

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6/19/2017 National Association of Agricultural Educators

150

85

255

300

55

225

75

55

172

150

75

300

7,140 1,050

10,500

06/22/2017 NAAE Region 2 Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

6/20/2017 Jack and Jill of America 06/25/2017 2017 Annual Teen Regional Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

6/21/2017 THe American Academy of Ophthalmology 06/25/2017 Board of Trustees Meeting HQ: Colcord Hotel

6/21/2017 TACAMO Community Veterans Association 06/26/2017 TACAMO Community Veterans Association Reunion 2017 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

6/22/2017 National Reining Horse Association 07/01/2017 2017 National Reining Horse Derby HQ: Various Hotels

6/23/2017 CompSource Mutual Insurance Company

375

180

800

3,500

550

2,020

13,741

230

2,970

14,000

650

7,400

75

50

150

3,700

531

1,304

50,176

900

12,042

160

130

400

06/29/2017 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

6/27/2017 OKC Kennel Club Mid Del Kennel Club 07/02/2017 2017 OKC Summer Classic HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

July 2017 7/6/2017 Greater Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association 07/18/2017 GO Hunter Jumper Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels

7/22/2017 Arabian Horse Association 07/29/2017 Arabian Youth Nationals 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

7/27/2017 Bringing Rotated Americans Together The Reunion Brat (Bat Cats) 07/30/2017 Military Reunion 2017 HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

7/31/2017 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education 08/02/2017 2017 Annual Summer Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

August 2017 8/1/2017 American Quarter Horse Youth Association 08/15/2017 2017 AQHA Youth World Championship Show HQ: Various Hotels

8/15/2017 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Print Date: 01/09/2017

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8/15/2017 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials

160

130

400

30

30

90

11,872

665

2,564

225

115

275

125

25

65

100

90

335

300

125

655

150

50

250

9,500 1,500

3,905

08/17/2017 2017 ASTSWMO Joint Hazardous Waste & Materials Management Training Conference HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

8/17/2017 The First Tee Coach Program 08/19/2017 Coach Training OKC 2017 HQ: Fairfield Inn Oklahoma City South

8/18/2017 Shootout Productions, Inc. 08/21/2017 Oklahoma Barrel Racing Summer Shootout HQ: Various Hotels

September 2017 9/7/2017 ConvergX 09/13/2017 Annual Conference HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

9/20/2017 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma 09/22/2017 September 2017 CIC Class HQ: Home2 Suites by Hilton Quail Springs

9/24/2017 National Association of State EMS Officials 09/28/2017 2017 Fall Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

October 2017 10/4/2017 25th Infantry Division Association 10/07/2017 2017 Annual Reunion HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

10/4/2017 National Association of the Deaf (NAD) 10/09/2017 6th Biennial National Leadership Training Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

10/5/2017 Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation (OKCBF) 10/08/2017 Head of the Oklahoma Regatta 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

10/6/2017 American Morgan Horse Association

6,805

800

11,759

800

200

655

300

75

187

10/21/2017 Grand National Morgan Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels

10/10/2017 National Association for Campus Activities 10/15/2017 Annual Central Regional Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/14/2017 American Water Works Association

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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10/14/2017 American Water Works Association

300

75

187

1,000

635

1,939

200

140

446

23,333 4,776

45,360

10/18/2017 Southwest Section Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/18/2017 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 10/23/2017 2017 Southwest Lieutenancy Annual Business Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/18/2017 Federation of Fire Chaplains 10/25/2017 39th Annual Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

10/20/2017 U.S. Team Roping Championship 10/30/2017 US Team Roping Championships HQ: Various Hotels

November 2017 11/2/2017 Women's Barbershop Chorus

150

75

150

500

100

200

11,000 2,500

28,107

11/05/2017 Region 25 Fall Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

11/3/2017 Oklahoma Square Dance Federation (OSDF) 11/05/2017 Annual Festival and Meeting HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City

11/3/2017 American Quarter Horse Association 11/19/2017 AQHA World Championship Quarter Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels

11/7/2017 International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO)

350

125

435

700

235

693

175

59

125

6,000 1,600

18,152

11/13/2017 2017 Mid-Year Convention & Tournament HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City

11/10/2017 Athletic Dealers of America 11/12/2017 Retail Dealers Trade Show HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

11/16/2017 NAPA Auto Parts 11/18/2017 Genuine Auto-NAPA Auto Parts OK 2017 HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

11/21/2017 National Reining Horse Association 12/03/2017 National Reining Futurity 2017 HQ: Various Hotels

11/30/2017 Model A Ford Club of America

125

60

170

12/03/2017 National Membership Meeting 2017 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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December 2017 12/5/2017 Barrel Futurities of America

6,125 1,100

6,350

12/10/2017 World Championship Barrel Racing Futurity HQ: Various Hotels

March 2018 3/6/2018 American Choral Directors Association

300

550

1,880

1,800

400

1,513

5,000

700

3,000

600

500

1,500

50

65

200

250

205

712

350

185

750

5,000

650

2,025

150

130

580

1,200

500

1,890

03/11/2018 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/15/2018 Organization of American Kodaly Educators 03/25/2018 OAKE National Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

April 2018 4/4/2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research 04/07/2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research HQ: Various Hotels

4/5/2018 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software 04/08/2018 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

4/18/2018 American Youth Horse Council 04/24/2018 Symposium HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

4/22/2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 04/28/2018 Annual IEEE Radar Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

June 2018 6/4/2018 Environmental Design Research Association 06/11/2018 EDRA Annual Conference 2018 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

6/6/2018 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/11/2018 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

July 2018 7/20/2018 National Association of State Budget Officers 07/26/2018 2018 Annual Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

October 2018 10/1/2018 American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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10/1/2018 American Indian Science and Engineering Society

1,200

500

1,890

500

350

1,467

5,000

650

2,025

8,000 1,800

9,951

10/07/2018 Annual National Conference and Career Fair 2018 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

November 2018 11/4/2018 National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds 11/10/2018 Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

June 2019 6/5/2019 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/10/2019 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

6/14/2019 National Beta Club 06/22/2019 2019 National Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

Print Date: 01/09/2017

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