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Many Washington DC convention visitors attend conferences, conventions and trade shows in Washington DC. The Washington convention information below includes dates and locations for many of the upcoming trade shows, conventions and conferences held in the Washington DC area.

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TRADE SHOWS-CONVENTIONS-CONFERENCES

List of Walter E. Washington Convention Center Events

For more show info, visit the show website or call (202) 249-3400. DC convention data updated 12/22/11.

December 2011
Event Title Dates Attendance
Washington Craft Show
www.CraftsAmericaShows.com 		12/02/2011 - 12/04/2011 Public
National Council for the Social Studies
www.ncss.org 		12/02/2011 - 12/04/2011 4500
Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour
www.kelbytraininglive.com 		12/02/2011 - 12/02/2011 500
SEU/Distributive Generation
www.opc-dc.gov 		12/02/2011 - 12/02/2011 100 - 150
TCI Technology Luncheon
www.teachtci.com 		12/03/2011 - 12/03/2011 80
Customer Focus Meeting
www.mcgraw-hill.com 		12/03/2011 - 12/03/2011 15
Ecobuild America
www.aecEcobuild.com 		12/05/2011 - 12/09/2011 5000
Association Technology Conference and Expo
www.asaenet.org 		12/07/2011 - 12/08/2011 700
IT Roadmap 2011
www.networkworld.com 		12/07/2011 - 12/07/2011 1000
Government Cyber Security
www.FOSE.com 		12/08/2011 - 12/09/2011 650
Army-Navy Football Game Gala
www.gwsportsalliance.com 		12/09/2011 - 12/09/2011 2500
ISACA Exam
www.proexam.org 		12/10/2011 - 12/10/2011 450
NeighborWorks Training Institute
www.nw.org 		12/12/2011 - 12/16/2011 1800
PHRMA Staff Holiday Party
www.phrma.org 		12/16/2011 - 12/16/2011 150
Winter Wonderland Toy Distribution
www.dcconvention.com 		12/17/2011 - 12/17/2011 300
New Year's Eve Gala
 		 12/31/2011 - 01/01/2012 4500
January 2012
Event Title Dates Attendance
12 Hours of Power Millionaire Success Training
www.favourevents.com 		01/07/2012 - 01/07/2012 1500
LIVE! - Washington D.C
www.jamlive.com 		01/07/2012 - 01/08/2012 3000
DC Public Charter School Recruitment Expo
www.dcpubliccharter.com 		01/07/2012 - 01/07/2012 2000
2012 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research Conference
 		 01/10/2012 - 01/12/2012 500
2012 Financial System Summit
www.agacgfm.org 		01/10/2012 - 01/10/2012 400
Advanstar - International Motorcycle Show
www.advanstar.com 		01/13/2012 - 01/15/2012 Public
NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
www.networkevents.tv 		01/14/2012 - 01/15/2012  
Washington Bridal Showcase
www.bridalshowcase.com 		01/15/2012 - 01/15/2012 1000
National University Startups Conference
www.ncet2.org 		01/18/2012 - 01/20/2012 300
Star City Games
www.starcitygames.com 		01/21/2012 - 01/22/2012 500
February 2012
Event Title Dates Attendance
Taking Control of Your Diabetes Expo and Conference
www.tcoyd.org 		02/11/2012 - 02/11/2012 1000
AIAA: FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference
www.aiaa.org 		02/14/2012 - 02/16/2012 500
HBCU Cheer and Dance Championship
www.highsteppingnationals.com 		02/18/2012 - 02/19/2012 2000
The Capitol Hill Classic Volleyball Tourney
www.metroamericanvbc.org 		02/18/2012 - 02/20/2012 Public
ESRI 2012 Federal User Conference
www.esri.com/feduc 		02/22/2012 - 02/23/2012 3000
March 2012
Event Title Dates Attendance
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
www.aipac.org		 03/04/2012 - 03/06/2012 4000
The Washington Home and Garden Show
washingtonhomeandgardenshow.com		 03/09/2012 - 03/11/2012 Public
37th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference
www.airportnet.org		 03/09/2012 - 03/09/2012 500
Paradigm Secure Communications
www.paradigmsecure.com 		03/12/2012 - 03/15/2012 15
Satellite 2012
www.pbimedia.com		 03/12/2012 - 03/14/2012 7800
HAWDC Luncheon
www.hawdc.org		 03/12/2012 - 03/12/2012 75 - 85
Astrium Services - Secure Satcom Systesms
 		 03/12/2012 - 03/14/2012 8 - 10
SSPI Dinner
 		 03/13/2012 - 03/13/2012 1,200 - 1,500
Spoiled Rotten Kids Spa Kiddie Kat Walk
www.spoiledrottenboutiqueandspa.com		 03/17/2012 - 03/17/2012 300-400
Credit Union National Association
www.cuna.org		 03/18/2012 - 03/21/2012 9000
The Office of Foreign Assets Control Financial Sector Symposium
www.barbaricum.com		 03/20/2012 - 03/20/2012 495
Giving Voice to Our Values
www.jstreet.org		 03/24/2012 - 03/26/2012 1500
Photoshop World Conference and Expo 2012
www.kelbytraininglive.com		 03/24/2012 - 03/26/2012 2000
Cherry Blossom Centennial Kick-Off
www.cherryblossom.org		 03/25/2012 - 03/25/2012  
Cherry Blossom Centennial Kick-Off
www.cherryblossom.org		 03/25/2012 - 03/25/2012 4,000 - 6,000
EcoMod Modeling School
www.ecomod.net		 03/26/2012 - 03/30/2012 50
SEU/Distributive Generation
www.opc-dc.gov		 03/28/2012 - 03/28/2012 250
Nation's Capital Dental Meeting
www.dcdental.org		 03/29/2012 - 03/31/2012 3000
FIRST Robotics Competition
www.usfirst.org		 03/30/2012 - 03/31/2012 3000
2012 Washington Metro Chapter of CAI
www.caidc.org		 03/31/2012 - 03/31/2012 1200
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society/Leukemia Ball
www.leukemiaball.org		 03/31/2012 - 03/31/2012 2000
April 2012
Event Title Dates Attendance
OWASP AppSec US 2012
www.owasp.org		 04/02/2012 - 04/05/2012 1000
FOSE/GovSec 2012
www.FOSE.com 		04/03/2012 - 04/05/2012 20000
DC Fire Department Promotional Exam
www.dc.gov		 04/07/2012 - 04/07/2012 800
WhereCon 2012
www.usgi.org		 04/10/2012 - 04/12/2012  
Geek Day
www.macmeetings.com		 04/11/2012 - 04/13/2012 1200
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Nortons Small Business Fair: Access to Capital
www.norton.house.gov		 04/13/2012 - 04/13/2012  
Food Safety Summit
www.foodsafetysummit.com		 04/18/2012 - 04/19/2012 1500
22nd Annual/OSDBU Procurement Conference
www.fbcinc.com		 04/19/2012 - 04/19/2012 3000
District of Columbia Young Emerging Leaders Conference
http://anc.dc.gov		 04/21/2012 - 04/21/2012 100-150
2012 Federal Performance Conference (FPC)
www.agacgfm.org		 04/24/2012 - 04/25/2012 200
Military Officers Association of America Career Fair
www.moaa.org		 04/24/2012 - 04/24/2012 1000
EDGE Summit 2012
www.symantec.com/publicsector_us		 04/24/2012 - 04/24/2012 200
Latinos For Hire Career Expo
www.americasbest.com		 04/25/2012 - 04/25/2012 500
USA Science and Engineering Festial
 		 04/27/2012 - 04/29/2012 15,000
May 2012
Event Title Dates Attendance
Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting
www.teleworkexchange.com		 05/01/2012 - 05/02/2012  
Knowledge Management Conference/Cloud/OGI
www.1105media.com		 05/01/2012 - 05/02/2012 800
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership -Springtime
www.asaecenter.org/springtime		 05/03/2012 - 05/03/2012 3000
International Trademark Association
www.inta.org		 05/05/2012 - 05/09/2012 7000
Mission to Washington
www.norpac.net		 05/09/2012 - 05/09/2012 3000
National Wine Experience
 		 05/12/2012 - 05/13/2012 5000
University of the District of Columbia Spring 2012 Commencement Exercise
 		 05/12/2012 - 05/12/2012  
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org		 05/17/2012 - 05/19/2012 22000
Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference 2012
www.asaenet.org		 05/23/2012 - 05/24/2012 500
Business Exchange 2012
www.divcom.com		 05/30/2012 - 05/31/2012  

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