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Industry calendar

Be sure to add these important dates to your 2008 calendar:

June  |  July

August  |  September  |  October  |  November  |  December  |  January 2009


If you are looking for a comprehensive listing of events for travelers to South Dakota, take a look at the Calendar of Events on www.TravelSD.com.
 

If you wish to submit an event to be listed on the Calendar of Events, please go to the online submission form or the downloadable submission form.
 

JUNE 2008
2-8 2 Nation Tours FAM Tour, eastern South Dakota
3 Capital for a Day, Freeman
5-10 Walter Kreuzer hosting (Germany), statewide
7-14 Japanese FAM Tour, location(s) TBD
9-12 Travel Alliance Partners Show (TAPS), Anchorage, Alaska
15-23 Mottotourismo hosting (Italy), Black Hills/Badlands
19-21 Czech Days (Great Event), Tabor
20-22 Oahe Days Arts Festival (Great Event), Pierre
27-28 Festival of Presidents (Great Event), Rapid City
JULY 2008
3-4 Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration/satellite feed of Fireworks on July 3, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
4 deadline to pre-register for the 2008 South Dakota Agritourism Conference, Mitchell
14 Ask South Dakota Tourism, Freeman
15 2008 South Dakota Agritourism Conference, Mitchell
17 Ask South Dakota Tourism, Hot Springs
24 Ask South Dakota Tourism, Gettysburg
24 Ask South Dakota Tourism, Huron
30-Aug. 2 Professional Outdoor Media Association Annual Business Conference, Sioux Falls
TBD Capital for a Day, city TBD
AUGUST 2008
23-26 Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO), Bonita Springs, Fla.
28-Sept. 1 South Dakota State Fair, Huron
30-Sept. 5 Scandinavian Mission, Norway and Sweden
TBD Capital for a Day, city TBD
SEPTEMBER 2008
1-2 David Arnold hosting (United Kingdom), Sioux Falls and Deadwood
2-5 Travel Media Showcase, Kansas City, Mo.
7-9 American Society of Travel Agents, location ?
13-16 Peter Nefkens hosting (The Netherlands), Black Hills
19-21 Mickelson Trail Trek (Great Event), Black Hills region
19-21 South Dakota Film Festival, Aberdeen
20-21 Western Heritage Festival (Great Event), Hill City
23-29 Domestic and International journalists Buffalo Roundup hosting, Black Hills
29 Buffalo Roundup Satellite Feed, Custer State Park
TBD Capital for a Day, city TBD
OCTOBER 2008
1-6 Rocky Mountain International (RMI) Megafam for International Tour Operators, South Dakota and Montana
26-27 Governor's Invitational Pheasant Hunt and First Lady's Prairie Arts Showcase, Pierre
NOVEMBER 2008
10-13 World Travel Market Tradeshow, London
15-19 National Tour Association (NTA) Annual Convention, Pittsburgh, Penn.
TBD American Film Institute (AFI) Film Festival, Hollywood, Calif.
TBD Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Cineposium, Wellington, New Zealand
DECEMBER 2008
(nothing at this time)
JANUARY 2009
7-12 American Bus Association (ABA) Marketplace, Charlotte, N.C.
21-22 2009 Governor's Conference on Tourism, Pierre