Convention Calendar July 2015 Update July 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 July 2015 7/2/2015 07/04/2015 Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 10-Under Fast Pitch 2015 1,000 360 1,080 7/4/2015 07/06/2015 Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame Tournament - Girls' Class A 12-Under Fast Pitch 2015 780 360 1,080 7/12/2015 07/15/2015 Asoociation for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology EPI Intensive Course (APIC) 50 12 60 7/12/2015 07/25/2015 Express Employment Professionals Express New Franchise Training July 15 10 124 7/13/2015 07/19/2015 Talent on Parade Nationals Competition HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 500 350 1,597 7/14/2015 07/15/2015 Governor's Economic Development Marketing Team Governor's Economic Development Marketing Team 2015 HQ: Aloft Oklahoma City Downtown-Bricktown 40 25 25 7/15/2015 07/19/2015 Oklahoma Native American Sports Association 2015 All Indian State Fastpitch Tournament HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 1,500 350 1,250 7/15/2015 07/26/2015 Greater Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association GO Hunter Jumper Horse Show 3,000 667 7,333 7/21/2015 07/24/2015 Administrative Office of the Courts 2015 Oklahoma Judicial Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 300 135 293 7/22/2015 07/24/2015 Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma 2015 CIC Class HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 125 25 65 7/22/2015 07/26/2015 Women of Faith Loved Tour 10,000 590 955 Print Date: 07/01/2015 1 of 11
7/23/2015 07/26/2015 3v3 Live National Soccer Tour 3v3 Live Heartland Regional Tournament 2015 HQ: Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City Midtown 450 100 215 7/27/2015 07/29/2015 Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association 2015 Annual Conference 2,300 418 1,036 7/29/2015 08/03/2015 Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) 2015 Girls National Tournament HQ: Doubletree by Hilton - OKC Airport 3,500 1,200 4,350 7/29/2015 08/10/2015 American Quarter Horse Youth Association AQHA Youth World Championship Show 9,200 577 6,923 7/30/2015 08/02/2015 Hutton Family Reunion 2015 Biennial Reunion HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 140 20 60 August 2015 8/5/2015 08/08/2015 United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) Youth Congress Annual Convention 2015 20,000 1,500 4,932 8/5/2015 08/08/2015 United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) Youth Congress Annual Convention 2015 OVERFLOW 20,000 1,500 4,500 8/6/2015 08/09/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley Adult Section League Championship I Session A 2015 HQ: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport 800 400 1,000 8/9/2015 08/13/2015 US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association 2015 Annual Convention 150 75 300 8/9/2015 08/18/2015 International Softball Federation (ISF) Junior Women's World Championship 2015 HQ: Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport 5,000 720 8,480 8/14/2015 08/17/2015 Shootout Productions, Inc. Oklahoma Barrel Racing Summer Shootout 6,090 668 2,004 8/16/2015 08/29/2015 Express Employment Professionals Express New Franchise Training August 15 99 205 Print Date: 07/01/2015 2 of 11
8/20/2015 08/22/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley Adult Section League Championship I Session B 2015 HQ: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport 800 400 1,000 8/20/2015 08/23/2015 Amateur Softball Association 2015 ASA Men's B Slow Pitch National Championship 1,500 330 990 8/27/2015 08/30/2015 Oklahoma State School Boards Association 2015 Annual Convention 4,000 852 2,180 8/28/2015 09/04/2015 Antique Automobile Club of America 70th AAA Glidden Tour HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 600 200 1,250 8/31/2015 09/04/2015 Oklahoma Restaurant Association 2015 Annual Tradeshow HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 6,800 65 117 September 2015 9/4/2015 09/07/2015 United States Tennis Association - Missouri Valley USTA Missouri Valley Supers 2015 550 250 650 9/4/2015 09/07/2015 Amateur Softball Association ASA Men's Class C National Championship 2015 1,500 640 1,920 9/4/2015 09/13/2015 Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemist Association Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemist Association 175 101 586 9/13/2015 09/18/2015 The University of Oklahoma - National Resource Center for Youth Service 2015 Managing Aggressive Behavior Trainer Certification Course HQ: Residence Inn Downtown Bricktown 14 12 60 9/14/2015 09/17/2015 Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc. 2015 Training Task Force HQ: Colcord Hotel 22 18 52 9/17/2015 09/19/2015 B Battery 2015 Biennial Reunion HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 50 20 60 9/17/2015 09/19/2015 York Rite of Freemasonry Southwest Regional Conference HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 125 60 140 Print Date: 07/01/2015 3 of 11
9/17/2015 09/20/2015 Association for Glycogen Storage Disease Annual AGSD Patient/ Family/ Medical Conference HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 150 47 100 9/20/2015 09/24/2015 Aerospace Maintenance Competition Aerospace Maintenance Competition HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 400 400 1,300 9/22/2015 09/25/2015 Boy Scouts of America Southern Region Fall Board Mtg 81 86 174 9/23/2015 09/25/2015 Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association 2015 Conference & Tradeshow 250 45 80 9/23/2015 10/02/2015 National Rural Water Association Annual National Convention 2,600 1,222 4,757 9/24/2015 09/27/2015 USA Triathlon 2015 Long Course Triathlon National Championships 2,500 800 2,400 9/24/2015 09/27/2015 Redman Triathlon OKC Redman Triathlon 2015 2,500 650 1,850 9/25/2015 10/05/2015 Philadelphia Church of God 2015 Philadelphia Church of God Fall Feast of Tabernacles HQ: Days Inn Oklahoma City North 800 75 775 9/30/2015 10/04/2015 American Journalism Historians Association American Journalism Historian Association 2015 National Conference 130 71 286 9/30/2015 10/04/2015 Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation Head of the Oklahoma Regatta 2015 9,500 1,500 3,905 October 2015 10/4/2015 10/17/2015 American Morgan Horse Association Grand National Morgan Horse Show 3,500 534 8,000 10/6/2015 10/07/2015 Oklahoma Technology Association OTA Encyclo-Media Conference 2015 1,800 295 594 Print Date: 07/01/2015 4 of 11
10/9/2015 10/11/2015 United States Tennis Association Boy/Girl 18U Regional Tournament 2015 400 100 300 10/11/2015 10/17/2015 Express Employment Professionals Express New Franchise Training October 15 10 124 10/17/2015 10/22/2015 National Weather Association 2015 Annual Meeting 350 225 1,054 10/17/2015 10/22/2015 Community Resilience Institute OU International Resilience Institute HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 80 80 375 10/19/2015 10/22/2015 Southern Gas Association GMRC Engine Emissions Stack Testing & Analyzer Workshop 75 55 165 10/19/2015 10/23/2015 Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists SWAFS Annual 50 47 175 10/22/2015 10/24/2015 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program OCU Women's Duals 2015 1,300 500 1,500 10/23/2015 10/25/2015 24 The Hard Way 24 The Hard Way - Oklahoma Championship 2015 HQ: Country Inn & Suites Oklahoma City North Quail Springs 200 60 180 10/24/2015 11/01/2015 U.S. Team Roping Championship US Team Roping Championships 15,500 2,389 19,112 10/25/2015 10/27/2015 Collegiate Resource Marketing The Business of Small College Athletics 2015 65 50 100 10/25/2015 10/29/2015 State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) Annual Conference 300 180 415 10/28/2015 11/01/2015 School Science and Mathematics Association School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Convention 100 78 249 Print Date: 07/01/2015 5 of 11
10/31/2015 11/01/2015 Oklahoma City University Wrestling Program OCU College Open Tournament 2015 950 250 350 November 2015 11/4/2015 11/06/2015 Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce 2015 Inner City Visit 125 129 260 11/5/2015 11/06/2015 Genuine Parts Company Napa Auto Parts 225 89 155 11/6/2015 11/08/2015 Women's Barbershop Chorus Region 25 Fall Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 150 75 150 11/7/2015 11/21/2015 American Quarter Horse Association AQHA World Championship Quarter Horse Show 11,000 2,500 25,000 11/11/2015 11/12/2015 Oklahoma Association of Health Care Providers 2015 Annual Board & Owners' Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 150 35 37 11/15/2015 11/21/2015 American Association for Adult & Continuing Education American Association for Adult & Continuning Education 350 292 1,278 11/26/2015 12/05/2015 National Reining Horse Association National Reining Futurity 2015 6,000 1,000 10,000 December 2015 12/8/2015 12/12/2015 Barrel Futurities of America World Championship Barrel Racing Futurity 6,125 1,800 9,000 January 2016 1/2/2016 01/05/2016 Student Mobilization 2016 Annual Conference 3,000 675 2,085 1/13/2016 01/17/2016 International Pro Rodeo Association International Finals Rodeo 2016 3,850 1,000 3,250 Print Date: 07/01/2015 6 of 11
1/14/2016 01/20/2016 The League of Agricultre & Equine Centers The League Footing Academy & League Symposium HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport 60 50 180 1/28/2016 01/31/2016 American Spirit Championships Central National Finals-World Bids 2016 7,500 1,000 2,015 February 2016 2/6/2016 02/10/2016 Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers SACRAO Annual Meeting 350 375 1,350 2/9/2016 02/14/2016 Association of Destination Management Executives International 2016 Annual Conference 220 125 465 2/10/2016 02/14/2016 Kansas Quarter Horse Association Prairie Classic 2016 2,170 250 1,000 2/21/2016 02/27/2016 Hart Energy Publishing, LLP Hart Energy DUG Attendees and Prodution rooms 1,500 215 600 2/25/2016 02/28/2016 National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc Southwest Regional HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 400 133 273 March 2016 3/4/2016 03/07/2016 Big 12 Conference Women's Big 12 Basketball Championship 2016 4,500 1,049 4,402 3/8/2016 03/12/2016 Federation of Business Disciplines Annual Meeting 800 250 820 3/9/2016 03/19/2016 Oklahoma Youth Expo 2016 Oklahoma Youth Expo HQ: Hyatt Place Oklahoma City Airport 5,000 2,371 23,000 3/15/2016 03/20/2016 NCAA 2016 Division I Men's Basketball - 2nd/3rd Round (previously First/Second Rounds) 15,000 862 4,309 Print Date: 07/01/2015 7 of 11
3/24/2016 03/28/2016 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association OQHA Spring Show 2016 1,155 100 400 3/31/2016 04/03/2016 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange 600 500 1,500 April 2016 4/3/2016 04/07/2016 Cornerstone Credit Union League Annual Meeting and Convention 600 591 1,873 4/4/2016 04/09/2016 Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Oklahoma Fire Chief Association HQ: The Tower Hotel Oklahoma City 200 125 408 4/7/2016 04/10/2016 Centennial Horse Show OK Centennial - Annual Show 2016 900 150 700 4/12/2016 04/17/2016 Joyce Meyer Ministries 2016 JMM Oklahoma City Staff and Attendee HQ: Sheraton Hotel Oklahoma City Downtown 8,000 345 830 4/13/2016 04/16/2016 American Quarter Horse Association 2016 AQHA Level 1 Championship 3,500 1,600 9,100 4/14/2016 04/17/2016 United Methodist Church United Methodist South Central Jurisdictional Womens Conference 450 201 412 4/21/2016 04/25/2016 Better Barrel Races Better Barrel Racing World Finals 2016 9,600 2,500 9,500 May 2016 5/1/2016 05/07/2016 Ex Libris Users of North America Ex Libris Technical Seminar and ELUNA Annual Meeting 500 320 1,379 5/11/2016 05/14/2016 Western Association of University Publications Managers National Conference HQ: Colcord Hotel 50 40 120 5/17/2016 05/21/2016 Cornerstone Credit Union League Southwest Lending Conference 160 85 230 Print Date: 07/01/2015 8 of 11
5/31/2016 06/03/2016 Solution Tree 2016 PLC Institute HQ: Crowne Plaza Oklahoma City 1,500 75 220 June 2016 6/2/2016 06/12/2016 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association OQHA Redbud Spectacular 2016 1,866 1,110 9,990 6/8/2016 06/13/2016 Red Earth Native American Festival Red Earth Festival HQ: Wyndham Garden Hotel Oklahoma City 5,000 650 2,025 6/14/2016 06/21/2016 Non Pro Cutting Association Non Pro Cutting Championship 2016 3,220 700 5,500 6/23/2016 07/02/2016 National Reining Horse Association 2016 National Reining Horse Derby 7,140 1,050 8,400 July 2016 7/5/2016 07/10/2016 Wild West History Association Annual Roundup 2016 180 100 420 7/11/2016 07/18/2016 LegalShield International Convention 12,000 3,600 13,830 7/23/2016 07/30/2016 Arabian Horse Association Arabian Youth Nationals 2016 14,000 650 7,400 7/27/2016 07/31/2016 Kappa Alpha Order 2016 Advisory Council Meting 100 44 92 7/30/2016 08/03/2016 Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Annual Summer Conference 3,700 502 1,449 August 2016 8/2/2016 08/07/2016 Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Beta Theta Pi 180th General Convention 700 245 800 September 2016 Print Date: 07/01/2015 9 of 11
9/25/2016 10/02/2016 Association of University Research Parks 2016 Intl Conference 35 110 324 November 2016 11/3/2016 11/09/2016 Southern Association of College & University Business Officers Fall Workshop 500 244 718 11/10/2016 11/13/2016 Women's Barbershop Chorus Region 25 Fall Meeting HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 150 75 150 January 2017 1/2/2017 01/05/2017 Student Mobilization 2017 Annual Conference 3,000 675 2,085 February 2017 2/16/2017 02/19/2017 The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs Mid Winter Conference 350 150 285 2/24/2017 03/05/2017 National Association for Developmental Education National Association for Developmental Education Annual Conference 2017 1,200 725 2,710 March 2017 3/30/2017 04/02/2017 Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software Annual Computer Rx Idea Exchange 600 500 1,500 April 2017 4/26/2017 04/30/2017 American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers Region XII CRC Conference 100 75 185 June 2017 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 6/16/2017 06/21/2017 Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Annual Symposium 600 320 1,455 October 2017 Print Date: 07/01/2015 10 of 11
10/10/2017 10/15/2017 National Association for Campus Activities Annual Central Regional Conference 800 200 655 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 HQ: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center 150 75 150 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 June 2018 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 Print Date: 07/01/2015 11 of 11