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CALENDAR OF OF EVENTS EVENTS CALENDAR APRIL 16-18 16-18 APRIL NAMAWestern WesternConvention, Convention,Long LongBeach BeachConvention Convention NAMA Center, Long Beach, Calif. Call (3 12)346-0370; fax Center, Long Beach, Calif. Call (312)346-0370; fax (312)704-4140. (312)704-4140. APRIL 27-MAY22 APRIL 27-MAY TeamDart DartXIII, XIII,AMOA-NDA AMOA-NDAChampionship, Championship,Riviera Riviera Team Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. Call (800)808-9884; Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. Call (800)808-9884; fax(317) (317)387-0999. 387-0999. fax APRIL30-MAY 30-MAY22 APRIL National BulkVendors VendorsAssociation AssociationAnnual AnnualConvention Convention National Bulk and Trade Show. Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, Calif. and Trade Show. Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, Calif. Call (312)621 -1400. Call (312)621-1400. MAY 15-16 15-16 MAY ICMOATrade TradeShow Showand andAnnual AnnualMeeting, Meeting,Renaissance Renaissance ICMOA Springfield Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Call Terry Stevenson, Springfield Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Call Terry Stevenson, (630)369-2406; fax (630)369-2488. (630)369-2406; fax (630)369-2488. MAY21-30 21-30 MAY 18th VNEA International Championships, Riviera Ho18th VNEA International Championships, Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. Call (800)544-1346. AD INDEX tel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. Call (800)544-1346. MAY 29-30 BullShooter XIII World Challenge of Champions, Hyatt BullShooter XIII World Challenge of Champions, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, Ill. Contact Arachnid, Regency O'Hare, (800)435-83 19.Chicago, Ill. Contact Arachnid, (800)435-8319. JUNE18-20 18-20 JUNE WAMOConvention Conventionand andTrade TradeShow, Show,Fox FoxHills HillsResort Resort WAMO and Conference Center, Mishicot, Wis. Contact Maxine and Conference Center, Mishicot, Wis. Contact Maxine O'Brien, (6 08)836-6090; fax (6 08)836-3890. O'Brien, (608)836-6090; fax (608)836-3890. JULY 17-19 JULY 17-19 8thVNEA VNEAInternational InternationalJunior JuniorChampionships, Championships,Sioux Sioux 8th City, Iowa. Call (800)544-1346. City, Iowa. Call (800)544-1346. SEPTEMBER 17-19 SEPTEMBER 17-19 AMOA International Expo '98, Opryland Hotel, AMOA International Expo '98, Opryland Hotel, Nashville,Tenn. Tenn.Call Call(312)245-1021; (312)245-1021;fax fax(312)245(312)245Nashville, 1085. 1085. OCTOBER8-10 8-10 OCTOBER 18thAnnual AnnualWaterpark WaterparkSymposium Symposiumand andTrade TradeShow, Show, 18th Orlando, Fla. Call Patty Miller, (9 13)599-0300; fax Orlando, Fla. Call Patty Miller, (913)599-0300; fax (913)599-0520. MAY 29-30 (913)599-0520. Foroverseas overseasevents eventssee see"International "InternationalScene" Scene"(pp. (pp. 72). 72). 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