Convention Calendar March 2015 Update March 2015 – December 2018
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/ Peak/ Rooms
March 2015 3/3/2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
1,000
175
725
28
15
75
1,500
225
225
2,300
450
1,350
1,000
300
1,550
25
20
40
5,000 2,306
23,000
03/08/2015 Annual National Swimming & Diving Championships HQ: Various Hotels 3/4/2015 VEE Corporation 03/09/2015 Sesame Street Live - Let's Dance! - Oklahoma City HQ: Wingate by Wyndham Oklahoma City 3/5/2015 Andrew Wommack Ministries 03/06/2015 2015 Gospel Truth Rally HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 3/5/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 03/07/2015 2015 Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships - Class A & B HQ: Various Hotels 3/9/2015 Collie Club of America 03/14/2015 Collie Club of America HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 3/11/2015 National Association of State Workforce Agencies 03/12/2015 EO Committee Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 3/11/2015 Oklahoma Youth Expo 03/20/2015 2015 Oklahoma Youth Expo HQ: Hyatt Place Oklahoma City Airport 3/12/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
3,400
540
1,580
125
25
65
1,200
500
750
3,000
232
690
50
25
90
03/14/2015 2015 Girls and Boys State Basketball Championships - Class 2A, 3A, 4A HQ: Various Hotels 3/18/2015 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma 03/20/2015 2015 CIC Class HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 3/21/2015 Friends of Multisport, Inc. 03/22/2015 2015 Go Girl Run HQ: Various Hotels 3/25/2015 FIRST 03/28/2015 2015 First Robotics - Oklahoma Regional Competition HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 3/25/2015 American Agri-Woman
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3/25/2015 American Agri-Woman
50
25
90
6,000 1,509
6,399
03/29/2015 Midyear Convention HQ: Best Western Saddleback Inn and Conference Center 3/25/2015 NCAA 03/30/2015 2015 Division I Women's Regional Basketball Tournament HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 3/26/2015 University of Central Oklahoma
300
10
10
400
155
445
2,000
600
1,800
1,155
100
400
800
160
370
10,000 3,865
4,500
03/27/2015 2015 Transformative Learning Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 3/26/2015 Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. 03/29/2015 Southwestern Regional HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 3/26/2015 USA Wrestling 03/29/2015 2015 Girls Folkstyle Nationals/College Women National Championships HQ: Various Hotels 3/26/2015 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 03/30/2015 OQHA Spring Show 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 3/30/2015 Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 04/02/2015 2015 Annual Children's Behavioral Health Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
April 2015 4/2/2015 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. 04/02/2015 2015 Annual State Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 4/5/2015 National Street Rod Association (NSRA)
4,000
991
4,627
35
35
143
600
300
850
250
70
150
900
150
700
04/12/2015 2015 Southwest Nationals Streetrods HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 4/7/2015 National Black Police Association 04/12/2015 NBPA Southern Region Education and Training HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 4/9/2015 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software 04/12/2015 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 4/9/2015 American Music Therapy Association 04/12/2015 Southwestern Region HQ: Aloft Hotel 4/9/2015 Centennial Horse Show
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4/9/2015 Centennial Horse Show
900
150
700
16
25
2,050
1,000
400
1,125
80
80
375
35
20
85
400
100
250
3,500 1,600
9,100
04/12/2015 OK Centennial - Annual Show 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 4/9/2015 Oklahoma City Dodgers 09/19/2015 2015 Redhawks/DODGERS Baseball Game HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 4/10/2015 USA Gymnastics 04/12/2015 Junior Men's Regional 3 Championship 2015 HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 4/11/2015 Community Resilience Institute 04/16/2015 OU International Resilience Institute HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 4/12/2015 National Association of State Human Services Finance Officers 04/14/2015 2015 Biannual Planning Meeting HQ: Residence Inn Downtown|Bricktown 4/14/2015 Oklahoma State Council for Human Resources 04/17/2015 Annual Oklahoma State Council for Human Resources HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 4/15/2015 American Quarter Horse Association 04/18/2015 2015 AQHA Novice Show HQ: Various Hotels 4/16/2015 Entrepreneurs' Organization
200
140
420
1,000
300
600
70
75
350
45
15
60
9,600 2,500
9,500
04/19/2015 Global Leadership Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 4/17/2015 South Lakes Soccer Club 04/18/2015 5th Annual Spring Twister Soccer Tournament HQ: Various Hotels 4/19/2015 Air Force Scientific Advisory Board 04/24/2015 2015 Spring Board Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 4/20/2015 Federal Aviation Administration 04/24/2015 2015 FASMAT Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 4/23/2015 Better Barrel Races 04/26/2015 Better Barrel Racing World Finals 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 4/23/2015 USA Football
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250
58
104
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4/23/2015 USA Football
250
58
104
15
13
31
16,667 8,500
12,500
04/26/2015 USA Football OK Development Camp HQ: SpringHill Suites Oklahoma City Quail Springs 4/23/2015 United States Olympic Committee 04/26/2015 USOPA - US Olympic & Paralympic Alumni HQ: Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City - Bricktown 4/24/2015 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon 04/26/2015 Marathon 2015 - 15th year of running HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 4/24/2015 USA Canoe/Kayak
1,250
200
525
10,000 2,445
6,288
04/26/2015 USACK Team Trials for Sprint Canoe/Kayak 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 4/28/2015 Oklahoma FFA 04/29/2015 2015 Oklahoma State FFA Convention HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown
May 2015 5/1/2015 Oklahoma City University Athletic Department
1,200
300
900
2,000
275
610
35
35
310
2,800
300
600
65
40
85
1,400
325
525
1,500
450
950
1,500
20
80
05/03/2015 USA STUNT National Championship 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 5/1/2015 US Rowing 05/03/2015 Central Youth Rowing Championship 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 5/3/2015 U.S. Customs and Border Protection 05/16/2015 2015 Safety Training Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 5/7/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 05/09/2015 State Baseball Championships 2015 - Class A & B HQ: Various Hotels 5/7/2015 United States Olympic Committee 05/10/2015 Athletes Advisory Council Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 5/8/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 05/09/2015 2015 Boys State High School Tennis Championships HQ: Various Hotels 5/14/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 05/16/2015 2015 State Baseball Championships - 2A-6A HQ: Various Hotels 5/14/2015 Tough Mudder
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5/14/2015 Tough Mudder
1,500
20
80
1,400
325
525
2,500
136
822
1,200
100
300
100
75
235
4,500
622
3,022
9,500 2,500
12,500
4,500 1,800
7,200
1,866 1,110
9,990
05/18/2015 Tough Mudder OKC Event 2015 HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 5/15/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 05/16/2015 2015 Girls State High School Tennis Championships HQ: Various Hotels 5/18/2015 NCAA 05/26/2015 Division II Softball Championships 2015 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 5/20/2015 Oklahoma GOP 05/23/2015 Southern Leadership Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 5/24/2015 Oklahoma Methodist Hall/Methodist Church 05/28/2015 2015 Oklahoma Annual Conference HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 5/27/2015 Triple Crown Sports 06/01/2015 Girls' Fastpitch Event 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 5/27/2015 NCAA 06/02/2015 Women's College World Series 2015 HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 5/28/2015 Midwest Sports Productions 06/01/2015 OKC Challenge USSSA Softball Tournament HQ: Various Hotels 5/28/2015 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 06/07/2015 OQHA Redbud Spectacular 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 5/31/2015 International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association
200
110
296
300
180
645
5,000
650
2,025
275
250
907
06/02/2015 2015 IBTTA Maintenance & Road Operations HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
June 2015 6/1/2015 Oklahoma State Firefighters Association 06/07/2015 Annual State Convention HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 6/3/2015 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/08/2015 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 6/5/2015 Travel Alliance Partners, LLC
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6/5/2015 Travel Alliance Partners, LLC
275
250
907
45
40
280
3,220
700
5,500
780
360
1,080
650
160
460
780
360
1,080
115
50
125
200
270
271
780
360
1,080
2,000
600
2,000
7,140 1,400
8,400
3,500
500
1,820
2,500
250
500
06/12/2015 2015 Annual TAP Dance HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 6/8/2015 Amateur Softball Association 06/15/2015 2015 Team USA Camp HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport 6/9/2015 Non Pro Cutting Association 06/17/2015 Non-Pro Cutting Championships 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 6/12/2015 Amateur Softball Association 06/14/2015 Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 14-Under Fast Pitch 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 6/12/2015 USA Volleyball 06/14/2015 JBT OKC Open - Beach Volleyball 2015 HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 6/18/2015 Amateur Softball Association 06/20/2015 Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 16-Under Fast Pitch 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 6/18/2015 International Comanche Society 06/21/2015 Summer Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 6/20/2015 The Great Race 06/21/2015 Great Race - Route 66 2015 HQ: Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City - Bricktown 6/20/2015 Amateur Softball Association 06/22/2015 Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 18-Under Fast Pitch 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 6/22/2015 Church of God Ministries, Inc. 06/26/2015 International Convention for Church of God HQ: Various Hotels 6/22/2015 National Reining Horse Association 06/28/2015 2015 National Reining Horse Derby HQ: Various Hotels 6/23/2015 OKC Kennel Club Mid Del Kennel Club 06/28/2015 2015 OKC Summer Classic HQ: Best Western PLUS 6/26/2015 Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation
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6/26/2015 Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation
2,500
250
500
1,200
450
1,350
1,000
360
1,080
780
360
1,080
500
350
1,597
300
135
293
125
25
65
3,500 1,200
4,350
9,200
577
6,923
140
20
60
20,000 1,500
4,932
20,000 1,500
4,500
06/28/2015 PaddleFest 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 6/26/2015 Amateur Softball Association 06/29/2015 Girls' Gold 18-Under Fast Pitch Qualifier 2015 HQ: Various Hotels
July 2015 7/2/2015 Amateur Softball Association 07/04/2015 Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 10-Under Fast Pitch 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 7/4/2015 Amateur Softball Association 07/06/2015 Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 12-Under Fast Pitch 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 7/13/2015 Talent on Parade 07/19/2015 Nationals Competition HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 7/21/2015 Administrative Office of the Courts 07/24/2015 2015 Oklahoma Judicial Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 7/22/2015 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma 07/24/2015 2015 CIC Class HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 7/29/2015 Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) 08/03/2015 2015 Girls National Tournament HQ: Doubletree by Hilton - OKC Airport 7/29/2015 American Quarter Horse Youth Association 08/10/2015 AQHA Youth World Championship Show HQ: Various Hotels 7/30/2015 Hutton Family Reunion 08/02/2015 2015 Biennial Reunion HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City
August 2015 8/5/2015 United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) 08/08/2015 Youth Congress Annual Convention 2015 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 8/5/2015 United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) 08/08/2015 Youth Congress Annual Convention 2015 OVERFLOW HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 8/9/2015 US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association Print Date: 03/09/2015
150
75
300 7 of 12
8/9/2015 US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association
150
75
300
6,090
668
2,004
1,500
330
990
4,000
852
2,180
600
200
1,250
550
250
650
1,500
640
1,920
175
101
586
22
18
52
50
20
60
400
400
1,300
81
86
174
250
45
80
08/13/2015 2015 Annual Convention HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 8/14/2015 Shootout Productions, Inc. 08/17/2015 Oklahoma Barrel Racing Summer Shootout HQ: Various Hotels 8/20/2015 Amateur Softball Association 08/23/2015 2015 ASA Men's B Slow Pitch National Championship HQ: Various Hotels 8/27/2015 Oklahoma State School Boards Association 08/30/2015 2015 Annual Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 8/28/2015 Antique Automobile Club of America 09/04/2015 70th AAA Glidden Tour HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City
September 2015 9/4/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley 09/07/2015 USTA Missouri Valley Supers 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 9/4/2015 Amateur Softball Association 09/07/2015 ASA Men's Class C National Championship 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 9/4/2015 Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemist Association 09/13/2015 Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemist Association HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 9/14/2015 Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc. 09/17/2015 2015 Training Task Force HQ: Colcord Hotel 9/17/2015 B Battery 09/19/2015 2015 Biennial Reunion HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 9/20/2015 Aerospace Maintenance Competition 09/24/2015 Aerospace Maintenance Competition HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 9/22/2015 Boy Scouts of America 09/25/2015 Southern Region Fall Board Mtg HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 9/23/2015 Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association Print Date: 03/09/2015
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9/23/2015 Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association
250
45
80
1,500 1,222
4,757
2,500
800
2,400
800
75
775
130
71
286
9,500 1,500
3,905
09/25/2015 2015 Conference & Tradeshow HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 9/23/2015 National Rural Water Association 10/02/2015 Annual National Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 9/24/2015 USA Triathlon 09/27/2015 2015 Long Course Triathlon National Championships HQ: Various Hotels 9/25/2015 Philadelphia Church of God 10/05/2015 2015 Philadelphia Church of God Fall Feast of Tabernacles HQ: Days Inn Oklahoma City North 9/30/2015 American Journalism Historians Association 10/04/2015 American Journalism Historian Association 2015 National Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 9/30/2015 Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation 10/04/2015 Head of the Oklahoma Regatta 2015 HQ: Various Hotels
October 2015 10/4/2015 American Morgan Horse Association
3,500
534
8,000
400
100
300
350
225
1,054
75
55
165
50
47
175
200
60
180
15,500 2,389
19,112
10/17/2015 Grand National Morgan Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels 10/9/2015 United States Tennis Association 10/11/2015 Boy/Girl 18U National Tournament 2015 HQ: Various Hotels 10/17/2015 National Weather Association 10/22/2015 2015 Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 10/19/2015 Southern Gas Association 10/22/2015 GMRC Engine Emissions Stack Testing & Analyzer Workshop HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 10/19/2015 Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 10/23/2015 SWAFS Annual HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 10/23/2015 24 The Hard Way 10/25/2015 24 The Hard Way - Oklahoma Championship 2015 HQ: Country Inn & Suites Oklahoma City North Quail Springs 10/24/2015 U.S. Team Roping Championship
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10/24/2015 U.S. Team Roping Championship
15,500 2,389
19,112
11/01/2015 US Team Roping Championships HQ: Various Hotels 10/25/2015 State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI)
300
180
415
100
78
249
225
89
155
350
292
1,278
6,125 1,800
9,000
10/29/2015 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 10/28/2015 School Science and Mathematics Association 11/01/2015 School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Convention HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
November 2015 11/5/2015 Genuine Parts Company 11/06/2015 Napa Auto Parts HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City 11/15/2015 American Association for Adult & Continuing Education 11/21/2015 American Association for Adult & Continuning Education HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
December 2015 12/8/2015 Barrel Futurities of America 12/12/2015 World Championship Barrel Racing Futurity HQ: Various Hotels
January 2016 1/2/2016 Student Mobilization
3,000
675
2,085
350
375
1,350
220
125
465
4,500 1,049
4,402
01/05/2016 2016 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
February 2016 2/6/2016 Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers 02/10/2016 SACRAO Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 2/9/2016 Association of Destination Management Executives International 02/14/2016 2016 Annual Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
March 2016 3/4/2016 Big 12 Conference 03/07/2016 Women's Big 12 Basketball Championship 2016 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 3/8/2016 Federation of Business Disciplines
800
250
820
15,000
862
4,309
03/12/2016 Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 3/15/2016 NCAA Print Date: 03/09/2015
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3/15/2016 NCAA
15,000
862
4,309
600
500
1,500
600
591
1,873
200
125
408
450
201
412
50
40
120
5,000
650
2,025
3,700
502
1,449
500
244
718
3,000
675
2,085
600
500
1,500
03/20/2016 2016 Division I Men's Basketball - 2nd/3rd Round (previously First/Second Rounds) HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 3/31/2016 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software 04/03/2016 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
April 2016 4/3/2016 Cornerstone Credit Union League 04/07/2016 Annual Meeting and Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel 4/4/2016 Oklahoma State Firefighters Association 04/09/2016 Oklahoma Fire Chief Association HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 4/14/2016 United Methodist Church 04/17/2016 United Methodist South Central Jurisdictional Womens Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
May 2016 5/11/2016 Western Association of University Publications Managers 05/14/2016 National Conference HQ: Colcord Hotel
June 2016 6/8/2016 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/13/2016 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City
July 2016 7/30/2016 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education 08/03/2016 Annual Summer Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
November 2016 11/3/2016 Southern Association of College & University Business Officers 11/09/2016 Fall Workshop HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
January 2017 1/2/2017 Student Mobilization 01/05/2017 2017 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
March 2017 3/30/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software Print Date: 03/09/2015
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3/30/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software
600
500
1,500
5,000
650
2,025
600
320
1,455
800
200
655
600
500
1,500
5,000
650
2,025
04/02/2017 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
June 2017 6/7/2017 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/12/2017 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 6/16/2017 Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts 06/21/2017 Annual Symposium HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
October 2017 10/10/2017 National Association for Campus Activities 10/15/2017 Annual Central Regional Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
April 2018 4/5/2018 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software 04/08/2018 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel
June 2018 6/6/2018 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/11/2018 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City
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