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Las Vegas Conventions, Nov. 18-24

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 18, 2012 - 2:03 am

Conventions scheduled for the Las Vegas area this week:

Location Dates Attendance

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Educators Conference Red Rock Resort Nov. 20-23 1,200

Natl. Assn. of RV Parks & Campgrounds Convention Rio Nov. 23-Dec. 3 650

American Ambulance Association Conference Caesars Palace Nov. 23-30 500

Amer. Fed. of State, County, Municipal Employees Hampton Inn & Suites Nov. 25-28 35

Lending Solutions University of Lending Embassy Suites Nov. 25-Dec. 1 50

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

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