Convention Calendar - August 2015

Convention Calendar August 2015 Update August 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

August 2015 8/5/2015 United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI)

20,000 1,500

4,932

20,000 1,500

4,500

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

8/6/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley

800

400

1,000

150

75

300

5,000

720

8,480

50

20

47

6,090

668

2,004

15

99

205

800

400

1,000

1,500

330

990

4,000

852

2,180

600

200

1,250

08/09/2015 Adult Section League Championship I Session A 2015 HQ: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport

8/9/2015 US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association 08/13/2015 2015 Annual Convention HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

8/9/2015 International Softball Federation (ISF) 08/18/2015 Junior Women's World Championship 2015 HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport

8/12/2015 National Livestock Producers Association 08/15/2015 2015 Graduate Institute of Management NLPA HQ: Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City - Bricktown

8/14/2015 Shootout Productions, Inc. 08/17/2015 Oklahoma Barrel Racing Summer Shootout HQ: Various Hotels

8/16/2015 Express Employment Professionals 08/29/2015 Express New Franchise Training August HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

8/20/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley 08/22/2015 Adult Section League Championship I Session B 2015 HQ: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport

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

Print Date: 08/04/2015

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8/28/2015 Antique Automobile Club of America

600

200

1,250

6,800

65

117

550

250

650

1,500

640

1,920

175

101

586

120

10

20

14

12

60

22

18

52

50

20

60

125

60

140

150

47

100

81

86

174

250

45

80

09/04/2015 70th AAA Glidden Tour HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

8/31/2015 Oklahoma Restaurant Association 09/04/2015 2015 Annual Tradeshow HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

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

9/11/2015 Red Cross Constantine of Oklahoma 09/12/2015 2015 Annual Meeting HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City

9/13/2015 The University of Oklahoma - National Resource Center for Youth Service 09/18/2015 2015 Managing Aggressive Behavior Trainer Certification Course HQ: Residence Inn Downtown|Bricktown

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

9/17/2015 York Rite of Freemasonry 09/19/2015 Southwest Regional Conference HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City

9/17/2015 Association for Glycogen Storage Disease 09/20/2015 Annual AGSD Patient/ Family/ Medical Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

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: 08/04/2015

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9/23/2015 Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association

250

45

80

2,600 1,222

4,757

2,500

800

2,400

2,500

650

1,850

800

75

775

130

71

286

80

51

204

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

9/24/2015 Redman Triathlon OKC 09/27/2015 Redman Triathlon 2015 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 Berlin Airlift Veterans Association 10/04/2015 2015 Annual Reunion HQ: The Tower Hotel 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

1,800

295

594

2,800

300

600

2,500

400

800

400

100

300

10/17/2015 Grand National Morgan Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels

10/6/2015 Oklahoma Technology Association 10/07/2015 OTA Encyclo-Media Conference 2015 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/8/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 10/10/2015 State Fall Baseball Championships - Class A & B 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

10/8/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 10/10/2015 Class B - 3A Fast Pitch Softball State Championships 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

10/9/2015 United States Tennis Association

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10/9/2015 United States Tennis Association

400

100

300

150

70

378

12

12

50

15

10

124

3,000

200

500

350

225

1,054

80

80

375

75

55

165

50

47

175

40

40

120

500

80

232

1,300

500

1,500

200

60

180

10/11/2015 Boy/Girl 18U Regional Tournament 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

10/10/2015 International Softball Federation (ISF) 10/17/2015 International Softball Federation - 2015 Congress HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/11/2015 Express Employment Professionals 10/16/2015 CEO Roundtable Meeting 2015 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/11/2015 Express Employment Professionals 10/17/2015 Express New Franchise Training October HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/15/2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 10/17/2015 OSSAA 4A-6A Fast Pitch Softball State Championships 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

10/17/2015 National Weather Association 10/22/2015 2015 Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/17/2015 Community Resilience Institute 10/22/2015 OU International Resilience Institute HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

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

10/20/2015 Express Employment Professionals 10/23/2015 Leadership Training OCT HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/20/2015 Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance 10/25/2015 Longhorn World Championship 2015 HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

10/22/2015 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program 10/24/2015 OCU Women's Duals 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

10/23/2015 24 The Hard Way

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10/23/2015 24 The Hard Way

200

60

180

15,500 2,389

19,112

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 11/01/2015 US Team Roping Championships HQ: Various Hotels

10/25/2015 Collegiate Resource Marketing

65

50

100

300

180

415

100

78

249

950

250

350

125

129

260

225

89

155

150

75

150

11,000 2,500

25,000

10/27/2015 The Business of Small College Athletics 2015 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

10/25/2015 State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) 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

10/31/2015 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program 11/01/2015 OCU College Open Tournament 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

November 2015 11/4/2015 Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 11/06/2015 2015 Inner City Visit HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

11/5/2015 Genuine Parts Company 11/06/2015 Napa Auto Parts HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

11/6/2015 Women's Barbershop Chorus 11/08/2015 Region 25 Fall Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

11/7/2015 American Quarter Horse Association 11/21/2015 AQHA World Championship Quarter Horse Show HQ: Various Hotels

11/11/2015 Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers

150

35

37

350

292

1,278

6,000 1,000

10,000

11/12/2015 2015 Annual Board & Owners' Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

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

11/26/2015 National Reining Horse Association

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11/26/2015 National Reining Horse Association

6,000 1,000

10,000

12/05/2015 National Reining Futurity 2015 HQ: Various Hotels

December 2015 12/8/2015 Barrel Futurities of America

6,125 1,800

9,000

12/12/2015 World Championship Barrel Racing Futurity HQ: Various Hotels

January 2016 1/2/2016 Student Mobilization

3,000

675

2,085

3,850 1,000

3,250

01/05/2016 2016 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

1/13/2016 International Pro Rodeo Association 01/17/2016 International Finals Rodeo 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

1/14/2016 The League of Agricultre & Equine Centers

60

50

180

7,500 1,000

2,015

01/20/2016 The League Footing Academy & League Symposium HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport

1/28/2016 American Spirit Championships 01/31/2016 Central National Finals-World Bids 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

February 2016 2/4/2016 Amateur Softball Association

120

95

290

350

375

1,350

220

125

465

2,170

250

1,000

1,500

215

600

100

60

210

02/07/2016 2016 JO (Junior Olympic) Workshop HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

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

2/10/2016 Kansas Quarter Horse Association 02/14/2016 Prairie Classic 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

2/21/2016 Hart Energy Publishing, LLP 02/27/2016 Hart Energy DUG Attendees and Prodution rooms HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

2/24/2016 University of Central Oklahoma

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2/24/2016 University of Central Oklahoma

100

60

210

400

133

273

4,500 1,049

4,402

02/27/2016 South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

2/25/2016 National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc 02/28/2016 Southwest Regional HQ: The Tower Hotel 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

5,000 2,371

23,000

03/12/2016 Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/9/2016 Oklahoma Youth Expo 03/19/2016 2016 Oklahoma Youth Expo HQ: Hyatt Place Oklahoma City Airport

3/15/2016 NCAA

15,000

862

4,309

1,155

100

400

600

500

1,500

600

591

1,873

200

125

408

900

150

700

8,000

345

830

03/20/2016 2016 Division I Men's Basketball - 2nd/3rd Round (previously First/Second Rounds) HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

3/24/2016 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 03/28/2016 OQHA Spring Show 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

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

4/7/2016 Centennial Horse Show 04/10/2016 OK Centennial - Annual Show 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

4/12/2016 Joyce Meyer Ministries

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4/12/2016 Joyce Meyer Ministries

8,000

345

830

3,500 1,600

9,100

04/17/2016 2016 JMM Oklahoma City Staff and Attendee HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown

4/13/2016 American Quarter Horse Association 04/16/2016 2016 AQHA Level 1 Championship HQ: Various Hotels

4/14/2016 United Methodist Church

450

201

412

9,600 2,500

9,500

04/17/2016 United Methodist South Central Jurisdictional Womens Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

4/21/2016 Better Barrel Races 04/25/2016 Better Barrel Racing World Finals 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

May 2016 5/1/2016 International Registration Plan, Inc.

170

154

491

500

320

1,379

50

40

120

160

85

230

2,500

285

1,633

1,500

75

220

1,866 1,110

9,990

5,000

650

2,025

3,220

700

5,500

05/06/2016 2016 IRP Annual Meeting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

5/1/2016 Ex Libris Users of North America 05/07/2016 Ex Libris Technical Seminar and ELUNA Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

5/11/2016 Western Association of University Publications Managers 05/14/2016 National Conference HQ: Colcord Hotel

5/17/2016 Cornerstone Credit Union League 05/21/2016 Southwest Lending Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

5/25/2016 Big 12 Conference 05/29/2016 Big 12 Baseball Championship 2016 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

5/31/2016 Solution Tree 06/03/2016 2016 PLC Institute HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City

June 2016 6/2/2016 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 06/12/2016 OQHA Redbud Spectacular 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

6/8/2016 Red Earth Native American Festival 06/13/2016 Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City

6/14/2016 Non Pro Cutting Association Print Date: 08/04/2015

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6/14/2016 Non Pro Cutting Association

3,220

700

5,500

7,140 1,050

8,400

06/21/2016 Non Pro Cutting Championship 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

6/23/2016 National Reining Horse Association 07/02/2016 2016 National Reining Horse Derby HQ: Various Hotels

July 2016 7/5/2016 Wild West History Association

180

100

420

12,000 3,600

13,830

07/10/2016 Annual Roundup 2016 HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

7/11/2016 LegalShield 07/18/2016 International Convention HQ: Various Hotels

7/23/2016 Arabian Horse Association

14,000

650

7,400

100

44

92

3,700

502

1,449

700

245

800

5,000 2,500

7,000

07/30/2016 Arabian Youth Nationals 2016 HQ: Various Hotels

7/27/2016 Kappa Alpha Order 07/31/2016 2016 Advisory Council Meting HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

7/30/2016 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education 08/03/2016 Annual Summer Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

August 2016 8/2/2016 Beta Theta Pi Fraternity 08/07/2016 Beta Theta Pi 180th General Convention HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

September 2016 9/21/2016 Friends of Multisport, Inc. 09/25/2016 ITU Long Distance World Triathlon HQ: Various Hotels

9/25/2016 Association of University Research Parks

35

110

324

500

244

718

150

75

150

10/02/2016 2016 Intl Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

November 2016 11/3/2016 Southern Association of College & University Business Officers 11/09/2016 Fall Workshop HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

11/10/2016 Women's Barbershop Chorus Print Date: 08/04/2015

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11/10/2016 Women's Barbershop Chorus

150

75

150

3,000

675

2,085

350

150

285

1,200

725

2,710

600

500

1,500

100

75

185

5,000

650

2,025

600

320

1,455

800

200

655

1,000

635

1,939

150

75

150

11/13/2016 Region 25 Fall Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center

January 2017 1/2/2017 Student Mobilization 01/05/2017 2017 Annual Conference HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

February 2017 2/16/2017 The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs 02/19/2017 Mid Winter Conference HQ: Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

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

March 2017 3/30/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software 04/02/2017 Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange HQ: Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

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

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

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

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

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11/2/2017 Women's Barbershop Chorus

150

75

150

5,000

700

3,000

600

500

1,500

5,000

650

2,025

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

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

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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