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Las Vegas Conventions, Aug. 19-25

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

August 19, 2012 - 1:02 am

Conventions scheduled for the Las Vegas area in coming weeks:

Location Dates Attendance

World Massage Festival and Therapy Hall of Fame Tuscany Suites Aug. 19-23 500

Arthritis Foundation Development Conference Bally's Las Vegas Aug. 19-26 220

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Assoc. Monte Carlo Aug. 20-24 1,000

PGA Fall Expo Sands Expo Aug. 20-22 6,500

APA Courses/Seminars: Payroll 101 Meet Las Vegas Aug. 20-24 50

Associated Volume Buyers Brandsource Convention Caesars Palace Aug. 23-Sept. 2 1,900

Association for Glycogen Storage Disease Conference Alexis Park Resort Aug. 24-25 200

OffPrice Specialist Show Fall Sands Expo Aug. 24-27 10,500

American Academy of Pediatrics Practical Pediatrics Bellagio Aug. 30-Sept. 4 425

Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals Meeting Rio Sept. 3-6 500

BedBug University North American Summit Red Rock Resort Sept. 5-7 500

For a complete list of conventions, go to vegasmeansbusiness.com

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