Convention Calendar October 1, 2016 Update October 2016 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 / / Rooms Peak October 2016 10/1/2016 10/01/2016 University of Tulsa - Athletics Individual Rowing Teams- University of Tulsa Rowing HQ: SpringHill Suites Oklahoma City Airport 25 17 19 10/2/2016 10/05/2016 Watereuse Association Watereuse Potable Reuse Summitt 300 106 243 10/2/2016 10/07/2016 Paycom Monthly Training 10 10 50 10/2/2016 10/13/2016 Express Employment Professionals Express New Franchise Training October 2016 12 12 144 10/4/2016 10/05/2016 Oklahoma Technology Association OTA Encyclo-Media Conference 2016 1,000 220 430 10/4/2016 10/07/2016 Missouri Valley Section- Institute of Transporation Engineers (MOTIVE) 2016 MOVITE Fall Meeting 200 100 215 10/5/2016 10/09/2016 Elephant Managers Association Elephant Managers Annual Conference 125 90 395 10/6/2016 10/08/2016 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) State Fall Baseball Championships - Class A & B 2016 2,800 300 600 10/6/2016 10/08/2016 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) Class B - 3A Fast Pitch Softball State Championships 2016 2,500 400 800 10/6/2016 10/09/2016 USS Epping Forest LSD-4/MCS-7 2016 Biennial Reunion HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport 35 10 30 10/6/2016 10/09/2016 Oklahoma City Youth Hockey Association Oktoberfest Youth Hockey Tournament 2016 1,000 200 420 Print Date: 10/04/2016 1 of 11
10/7/2016 10/21/2016 American Morgan Horse Association Grand National Morgan Horse Show 3,500 534 8,000 10/8/2016 10/10/2016 United States Tennis Association Boy/Girl 18U Regional Tournament 2016 400 125 375 10/10/2016 10/13/2016 Carlisle FoodService Carlisle U Training Session 100 80 205 10/11/2016 10/16/2016 Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance Longhorn World Championship 2016 500 95 267 10/12/2016 10/15/2016 University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies 2016 AGLSP-Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Program 2016 120 60 180 10/12/2016 10/16/2016 Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Southwest Association of Criminal Justice 2016 Conference 185 50 122 10/13/2016 10/14/2016 Association of YMCA Professionals Fall Regional Conference HQ: 21c Museum Hotel 200 65 85 10/13/2016 10/15/2016 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) OSSAA 4A-6A Fast Pitch Softball State Championships 2016 3,000 200 500 10/13/2016 10/16/2016 Sooner Model A Sooner Model A Club Regional Fall Foliage Meeting HQ: Comfort Inn & Suites Quail Springs 70 30 75 10/14/2016 10/24/2016 Philadelphia Church of God 2016 Philadelphia Church of God Fall Feast of Tabernacles HQ: Days Inn Oklahoma City North 800 75 745 10/16/2016 10/18/2016 Collegiate Resource Marketing The Business of Small College Athletics 2016 HQ: Aloft Oklahoma City Downtown-Bricktown 80 80 200 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 Lincoln Financial Group PPSS October/ LFN Staff Symposium 200 198 621 Print Date: 10/04/2016 2 of 11
10/18/2016 10/20/2016 Southern Gas Association SGA 2016 Engine Emissions Stack Testing & Analyzer Workshop 75 40 120 10/21/2016 10/23/2016 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program OCU Women's Duals 2016 1,300 500 1,500 10/22/2016 10/23/2016 24 The Hard Way 24 The Hard Way - Oklahoma Championship 2016 HQ: Country Inn & Suites Oklahoma City North Quail Springs 200 60 180 10/22/2016 10/27/2016 Mountain Plains Museums Association Annual Conference HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 400 167 616 10/22/2016 10/30/2016 U.S. Team Roping Championship US Team Roping Championships 15,500 2,389 19,112 10/23/2016 10/26/2016 Express Employment Professionals Express Pofessional Staffing October 2016 10 25 75 10/23/2016 10/27/2016 American Trucking Associations 2016 ATA Safety, Human Resources & Supply Chain Security National Conference & Exhibition 300 230 660 10/23/2016 10/28/2016 Hart Energy Publishing, LLP Hart Energy DUG Attendees and Prodution rooms 1,500 215 585 10/24/2016 10/27/2016 Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc. Metering & Distribution Service Devices Committee Meeting 25 20 60 10/27/2016 10/28/2016 American Bar Association The Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice Fall Meeting 40 40 40 10/30/2016 11/10/2016 Express Employment Professionals Express New Franchise Training November 2016 12 12 144 November 2016 11/1/2016 11/03/2016 General Board of Discipleship for the United Methodist Church Multi-Ethnic Church Planting Event 2016 HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 200 114 243 Print Date: 10/04/2016 3 of 11
11/3/2016 11/06/2016 Farmhouse Foundation Board Meeting 2016 50 20 60 11/3/2016 11/06/2016 American Marketing Association Regional Retreat 2016 HQ: 21c Museum Hotel 60 25 60 11/3/2016 11/09/2016 Southern Association of College & University Business Officers Fall Workshop 500 244 718 11/4/2016 11/05/2016 Edmond Soccer Club Turkey Shootout 2016 600 200 400 11/4/2016 11/06/2016 Oklahoma Square Dance Federation (OSDF) Annual Festival and Meeting HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 500 80 160 11/5/2016 11/06/2016 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program OCU College Open Tournament 2016 950 250 350 11/5/2016 11/19/2016 American Quarter Horse Association AQHA World Championship Quarter Horse Show 11,000 2,500 25,000 11/6/2016 11/08/2016 Oklahoma Recreation and Park Society 2016 Annual Conference & Tradeshow 200 48 106 11/9/2016 11/11/2016 OU Health Sciences Center National Meeting on Precision Medicine and Cancer in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities 150 75 90 11/9/2016 11/13/2016 AFC Travel Soultions for non-profits Youth America Conference 2016 HQ: Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City - Bricktown 1,500 27 87 11/10/2016 11/13/2016 Women's Barbershop Chorus Region 25 Fall Meeting 150 75 150 11/10/2016 11/13/2016 Fellowship of Catholic University Students Recruitment Event 150 62 127 Print Date: 10/04/2016 4 of 11
11/15/2016 11/18/2016 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma November 2016 CIC Class 125 20 55 11/17/2016 11/19/2016 NAPA Auto Parts NAPA Auto Parts OK Nov 2016 175 89 155 11/24/2016 12/03/2016 National Reining Horse Association National Reining Futurity 2016 6,000 1,000 10,000 11/25/2016 11/27/2016 Oklahoma USA Wrestling Battle for the Belt 2016 2,500 400 1,100 December 2016 12/3/2016 12/09/2016 All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Association 2016 AHIMTA Training and Education Symposium 600 250 1,122 12/5/2016 12/09/2016 Federal Aviation Administration FASMAT 2016 50 15 60 12/6/2016 12/10/2016 Barrel Futurities of America World Championship Barrel Racing Futurity 6,125 1,800 9,000 January 2017 1/2/2017 01/05/2017 Student Mobilization 2017 Annual Conference 3,000 675 2,085 1/11/2017 01/15/2017 International Pro Rodeo Association International Finals Rodeo 2017 3,850 1,000 3,050 1/24/2017 05/26/2017 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma May 2017 CIC Class HQ: Home2 Suites by Hilton Quail Springs 125 25 65 February 2017 2/7/2017 02/11/2017 Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Oklahoma Professional Firefighters 200 100 250 Print Date: 10/04/2016 5 of 11
2/8/2017 02/12/2017 Kansas Quarter Horse Association Prairie Classic 2017 2,170 250 1,000 2/8/2017 02/12/2017 Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy 2017 Nadia Comaneci International Invitational/Bart & Nadia Sports Experience HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 3,500 350 925 2/16/2017 02/18/2017 Oklahoma YMCA Youth and Government Program State Conference 2017 450 200 400 2/16/2017 02/19/2017 The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs Mid Winter Conference 350 150 285 2/20/2017 02/22/2017 Eberl Claim Services 23rd Annual Conference 550 215 835 2/22/2017 02/24/2017 American Fisheries Society - Southern Division Oklahoma Chapter of the American Fisheries Society-OKlahoma Natural Resources Conference 2017 200 86 172 2/24/2017 02/26/2017 Brave and Free Movement Brave and Free National Conference 400 150 300 2/24/2017 03/05/2017 National Association for Developmental Education National Association for Developmental Education Annual Conference 2017 1,200 725 2,710 2/26/2017 02/28/2017 National Association of Conservation Districts Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Annual State Meeting 300 125 250 March 2017 3/6/2017 03/13/2017 LegalShield International Convention 12,000 3,600 13,830 3/8/2017 03/17/2017 Oklahoma Youth Expo 2017 Oklahoma Youth Expo 5,000 2,306 23,000 3/21/2017 03/25/2017 FIRST 2017 First Robotics - Oklahoma Regional Competition HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 3,000 400 850 Print Date: 10/04/2016 6 of 11
3/22/2017 03/27/2017 NCAA 2017 Division I Women's Regional Basketball Tournament HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Downtown 6,000 1,569 6,399 3/23/2017 03/27/2017 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association OQHA Spring Show 2017 1,155 100 400 3/27/2017 03/29/2017 Society of Petroleum Engineers 2017 Oil and GAs Symposium 1,000 25 65 3/30/2017 04/02/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange 600 500 1,500 April 2017 4/2/2017 04/09/2017 National Street Rod Association 2017 Southwest Nationals Streetrods HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 4,000 2,000 4,769 4/6/2017 04/08/2017 Casady Schools ISAS Fine Arts Festival 2017 HQ: Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel 1,000 1,650 4,950 4/11/2017 04/17/2017 Centennial Horse Show OK Centennial - Annual Show 2017 900 150 700 4/17/2017 04/21/2017 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) ASCE - AEI Conference 200 104 336 4/18/2017 04/23/2017 Xyngular xyngular Xyngfling 2017 2,200 400 1,235 4/19/2017 04/24/2017 American Quarter Horse Association 2017 AQHA Level 1 Championship 3,500 1,600 9,100 4/26/2017 04/30/2017 American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers Region XII CRC Conference 100 75 185 4/27/2017 04/30/2017 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Marathon 2017 16,667 8,500 13,100 Print Date: 10/04/2016 7 of 11
4/27/2017 05/01/2017 Better Barrel Races Better Barrel Racing World Finals 2017 9,600 2,500 9,500 May 2017 5/1/2017 05/03/2017 Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association OGFA 119th Annual Meeting HQ: Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City Hotel 125 55 75 5/17/2017 05/22/2017 173rd Airborne Brigade Association 2017 Annual Reunion 800 225 1,000 5/24/2017 05/28/2017 Big 12 Conference Big 12 Baseball Championship 2017 2,500 318 1,809 June 2017 6/1/2017 06/11/2017 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association OQHA Redbud Spectacular 2017 1,866 1,110 8,880 6/2/2017 06/04/2017 American College of Prosthodontists American College of Prosthodontists Board of Directors Meeting HQ: Colcord Hotel 30 35 70 6/7/2017 06/12/2017 Red Earth Native American Festival Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 5,000 650 2,025 6/13/2017 06/20/2017 Non Pro Cutting Association Non Pro Cutting Championship 2017 3,220 700 5,042 6/16/2017 06/21/2017 Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Annual Symposium 600 320 1,455 6/19/2017 06/22/2017 National Association of Agricultural Educators NAAE Region 2 Conference 150 85 255 6/20/2017 06/25/2017 Jack and Jill of America 2017 Annual Teen Regional Conference 300 55 225 6/21/2017 06/25/2017 THe American Academy of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees Meeting HQ: Colcord Hotel 75 55 172 Print Date: 10/04/2016 8 of 11
6/22/2017 07/01/2017 National Reining Horse Association 2017 National Reining Horse Derby 7,140 1,050 10,500 6/23/2017 06/29/2017 CompSource Mutual Insurance Company Annual Conference 375 180 800 July 2017 7/6/2017 07/18/2017 Greater Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association GO Hunter Jumper Horse Show 13,741 230 2,970 7/22/2017 07/29/2017 Arabian Horse Association Arabian Youth Nationals 2017 14,000 650 7,400 7/27/2017 07/30/2017 Bringing Rotated Americans Together The Reunion Brat (Bat Cats) Military Reunion 2017 HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 75 50 150 7/31/2017 08/02/2017 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education 2017 Annual Summer Conference 3,700 531 1,304 August 2017 8/1/2017 08/15/2017 American Quarter Horse Youth Association 2017 AQHA Youth World Championship Show 50,176 900 12,042 8/18/2017 08/21/2017 Shootout Productions, Inc. Oklahoma Barrel Racing Summer Shootout 11,872 665 2,564 September 2017 9/20/2017 09/22/2017 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma September 2017 CIC Class HQ: Home2 Suites by Hilton Quail Springs 125 25 65 October 2017 10/4/2017 10/07/2017 25th Infantry Division Association 2017 Annual Reunion HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 300 125 655 10/10/2017 10/15/2017 National Association for Campus Activities Annual Central Regional Conference 800 200 655 Print Date: 10/04/2016 9 of 11
10/18/2017 10/23/2017 Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 2017 Southwest Lieutenancy Annual Business Meeting 1,000 635 1,939 November 2017 11/2/2017 11/05/2017 Women's Barbershop Chorus Region 25 Fall Meeting 150 75 150 11/3/2017 11/05/2017 Oklahoma Square Dance Federation (OSDF) Annual Festival and Meeting HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 500 100 200 11/7/2017 11/13/2017 International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO) 2017 Mid-Year Convention & Tournament HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 350 125 435 11/10/2017 11/12/2017 Athletic Dealers of America Retail Dealers Trade Show 700 235 693 March 2018 3/6/2018 03/11/2018 American Choral Directors Association ACDA Southwestern Division Conference 300 550 1,880 3/15/2018 03/25/2018 Organization of American Kodaly Educators OAKE National Conference 1,800 400 1,513 April 2018 4/4/2018 04/07/2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research National Conference on Undergraduate Research 5,000 700 3,000 4/5/2018 04/08/2018 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange 600 500 1,500 4/18/2018 04/24/2018 American Youth Horse Council Symposium 50 65 200 4/22/2018 04/28/2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Annual IEEE Radar Conference 250 205 712 June 2018 Print Date: 10/04/2016 10 of 11
6/4/2018 06/11/2018 Environmental Design Research Association EDRA Annual Conference 2018 350 185 750 6/6/2018 06/11/2018 Red Earth Native American Festival Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 5,000 650 2,025 July 2018 7/20/2018 07/26/2018 National Association of State Budget Officers 2018 Annual Meeting 150 130 580 November 2018 11/4/2018 11/10/2018 National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo 500 350 1,467 June 2019 6/5/2019 06/10/2019 Red Earth Native American Festival Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 5,000 650 2,025 6/14/2019 06/22/2019 National Beta Club 2019 National Convention 8,000 1,800 9,951 Print Date: 10/04/2016 11 of 11