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JULY17-19 17-19 JULY 8thVNEA VNEAInternational InternationalJunior JuniorChampionships, Championships,Sioux Sioux 8th City, Iowa. Call (800)544-1346. City, Iowa. Call (800)544-1346. FEBRUARY19-21 19-21 FEBRUARY SEPTEMBER17-19 17-19 SEPTEMBER 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. MARCH26-28 26-28 MARCH OCTOBER14-17 14-17 OCTOBER 8th Fun Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Or8th Fun Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Fla.Call Call(888)FUN-EXPO (888)FUN-EXPO or or(203)840-5606; (203)840-5606; lando, fax (203)840-5593. fax (203)840-5593. SCCOAConvention Conventionand and Trade TradeShow, Show,Sheraton SheratonHotel Hotel SCCOA and Convention Center, Columbia, S.C. Call Helen Sikes, and Convention Center, Columbia, S.C. Call Helen Sikes, (803)345-2048; fax (803)345-105 1. (803)345-2048; fax (803)345-1051. ASI,Sands SandsExpo ExpoCenter, Center,Las LasVegas, Vegas,Nev. Nev. Call Call(708)333(708)333ASI, 9292;fax fax(708)333-4086. (708)333-4086. 9292; APRIL16-18 16-18 APRIL NAMAWestern Western Convention, Convention, Long Long Beach Beach Convention Convention NAMA Center, Long Beach, Calif. Call (312)346-0370; fax Center, Long Beach, Calif. Call (312)346-0370; fax (312)704-4140. (312)704-4140. APRIL27-MAY 27-MAY22 APRIL 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 NationalBulk BulkVendors VendorsAssociation AssociationAnnual AnnualConvention Convention National and Trade Show. Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, Calif. and Trade Show. Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, Calif. (312)621 -1400. Call Call (312)621-1400. AD INDEX MAY15-16 15-16 MAY ICMOA TradeShow Showand andAnnual AnnualMeeting, Meeting, Renaissance Renaissance ICMOA Trade III. Call Terry Stevenson, Springfield Hotel, Springfield, Springfield Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Call Terry Stevenson, OCTOBER15-17 15-17 OCTOBER NAMANational NationalConvention Conventionand andTrade TradeShow, Show,McMcNAMA Cormick Place, Chicago, III. Call (312)346-0370; fax Cormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Call (312)346-0370; fax (312)704-4140. (312)704-4140. OCTOBER27-29 27-29 OCTOBER Amusement IndustryExpo, Expo, I-X I-X Center, Center, Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio. Amusement Industry Call (800)870-3976 or (216)265-2619; fax (216)265Call (800)870-3976 or (216)265-2619; fax (216)2652621. 2621. NOVEMBER17-21 17-21 NOVEMBER 80thIAAPA IAAPAConvention Conventionand andTrade TradeShow, Show,Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Texas. 80th Call (703)836-4800; fax (703)836-4801. Call (703)836-4800; fax (703)836-4801. 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