Conventions and Trade Shows

Convention and trade shows are scheduled in Dane County for the rest of 2007. The list includes the dates, organization or event, location and expected attendance. The list does not include single-day events or happenings that draw a primarily local audience. The list also does not include major sporting or other events that annually attract thousands of people, such as UW-Madison sports, WIAA tournaments, bowling tournaments, Taste of Madison and Art Fair on the Square.

March

• 2-4, MABA Home Products Show, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 12,000
• 5-7, Midwest Select Draft Horse Sale, Arena - Alliant Energy Center, 500
• 9-11, Canoecopia, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 20,000
• 13-14, Professional Dairy Producers Trade Show and Convention, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,000
• 17-18, Kids Expo, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 15,000
• 19-20, Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies Convention, Marriott Madison West, 700
• 20-22, Wisconsin Homecare Organization, Sheraton, 100
• 22-24, Mary Kay Career Conference, Monona Terrace, 2,000
• 25-27, Wisconsin Educational Media Association, Monona Terrace, 800
• 26-27, U.S. Beauties Midwest States Pageant, Hilton Garden Inn Middleton, 100
• 27-29, Wisconsin Assisted Living Association Conference, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 600 Attendees
• 30-April 1, Wisconsin Deer and Turkey Expo, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 30,000 Attendees

April

• 2-4, Petroleum Marketers Association of Wisconsin, Marriott Madison West, 2,000
• 11-14, Midwest Spring Holstein Show, Arena ? Alliant Energy Center, 500
• 14-15, Art Glass and Bead Show, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,000
• 18-21, Wisconsin Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, Marriott Madison West, 400
• 19-23, HelmsBriscoe Market America Region 6, Marriott Madison West, 2,000
• 20-22, WIS-CVPR Annual Meeting, Marriott Madison West, 250
• 20-22, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Monona Terrace, 1,100
• 20-22, Midwest Horse Fair, Full Facility - Alliant Energy Center, 45,000
• 21-24, Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care, Concourse, 350
• 24-25, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Monona Terrace, 250
• 24-25, Skills USA/HOSA Conference, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 800
• 26-27, Health Emotions Research Institute, Monona Terrace, 350
• 26-29, Wisconsin Medical Society, Monona Terrace, 350
• 27-29, Great Midwest Alpaca Festival, Coliseum ? Alliant Energy Center, 500
• 30-May 2, Smoke Free Wisconsin, Monona Terrace, 350

May

• 2-7, National Conference of State Legislators, Monona Terrace, 150
• 3-5, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers, Monona Terrace, 300
• 4-6, Toastmasters International, Crowne Plaza, 130
• 4-9, Midwest College & University Professionals Regional Conference, Concourse, 350
• 6-9, Wisconsin Alzheimer?s Association Annual Conference, Marriott Madison West, 650
• 14-16, WAAODA (Wisconsin Assn. on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse) Spring Conference, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 1,500 Attendees
• 15-18, AIA - Wisconsin, Monona Terrace, 2,000
• 16-20, WREA Spring Horse Show, Arena ? Alliant Energy Center, 1,500 Attendees
• 18-20, Southern Wisconsin Area Assembly of Alcoholics Anonymous, Marriott Madison West, 800
• 20-23, Wood Fiber Plastics Composites International Conference, Monona Terrace, 350
• 22-25, Central States Water Environment Association, Monona Terrace, 400
• 24-27, Madison Classic Horse Show, Coliseum ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,800
• 31-June 4, Douglas Stewart Company, Monona Terrace, 500
• 31-June 3, Prairie States Classic Horse Show, Arena - Alliant Energy Center, 800

June

• 1-3, Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Wisconsin, Concourse, 750
• 7-9, Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, Monona Terrace, 300
• 8-10, Landmark Education Forum, Exhibition Hall - Alliant Energy Center, 300
• 10-14, International Congress Biotech Pulp & Paper Industry, Monona Terrace, 500
• 11-14, Wisconsin FFA Convention, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 10,000
• 17-21, Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance, Monona Terrace, 300
• 18-20, QRM Conference, Monona Terrace, 180
• 20-23, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Monona Terrace, 400
• 24-26, Market Square, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 6,000
• 27-29, Wisconsin School Leadership Academy, Monona Terrace, 300
• 29-July 1, Pat Parelli Natural Horsemanship Tour, Veterans Memorial Coliseum ? Alliant Energy Center, 5,000

July

• 12-13, Games, Learning & Society Conference, Monona Terrace, 325
• 16-21, Mailorder Gardening Association Summer Convention, Concourse, 100
• 22-27, Turfgrass Producers International Summer Conference & Field Days, Marriott Madison West, 400
• 29-Aug 1, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, Monona Terrace, 340
• 29-Aug 5, Precancel Stamp Society, Marriott Madison West, 150

August

• 7-11, Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, Monona Terrace, 1,200
• 10-12, Addis Equine Auction, Arena - Alliant Energy Center, 2,000
• 11-21, Trek Bicycle Corporation, Monona Terrace, 1,800
• 14-15, SuperValu Midwest Region Produce Show, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,000
• 15-19, Midwest Shrine Association, Zor Temple, 2,000
• 17-19, Madison Morgan Classic Horse Show, Arena ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,200
• 17-19, Great Lakes Nationals Car Show, Willow Island ? Alliant Energy Center, 15,000
• 21-23, Outdoor Reps Association, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 3,000
• 21-26, LeMans Corporation, Monona Terrace, 500
• 24-26, Paint Horse Futurity Show, Arena ? Alliant Energy Center, 1,500
• 25-29, Federation of Tax Administrators Tobacco Tax Section Conference, Concourse, 175
• 26-29, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, Monona Terrace, 250

September

• 8-9, Arabian Horse Futurity Show, Arena ? Alliant Energy Center, 500
• 8-11, Wisconsin Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Convention Marriott Madison West, 550
• 8-13, American Academy of Certified Public Managers, Concourse, 350
• 11-14, Greening the Heartland Conference, Monona Terrace, 700
• 13-15, Quilt Expo, Exhibition Hall ? Alliant Energy Center, 10,000
• 16-20, Epic Systems Corporation Users Group Meeting, Monona Terrace & Alliant Energy Center, 3,000
• 19-23, Wisconsin Saddlebred Futurity Horse Show, Arena and Veterans Memorial Coliseum ? Alliant Energy Center, 2,500
• 23-27, National States Geographic Information Council, Concourse, 225
• 25-29, The International Ecotourism Society, Monona Terrace, 500
• 25-30, Center for Problem Oriented Policing, Monona Terrace, 500

October

• 2-3, Wisconsin Grocers Association Annual Convention, Monona Terrace, 500
• 2-6, World Dairy Expo, Full Facility ? Alliant Energy Center, 70,000
• 3-9, Piano Technicians Guild, Edgewater, 75
• 6-9, Outreach Scholarship Conference, Monona Terrace, 500
• 8-14, American Forest Foundation National Tree Farm Convention, Monona Terrace, 500