Largest conventions coming to the metro area, week of April 2
Orgnaization Name Event Name Arrival Departure Attendees Mtg Venue City
National Basketball Association Developmental League (NBADL) Iowa Energy Games 4/3/2012 4/7/2012 3500 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines
Golden Gloves of America, Inc. All Iowa Golden Gloves Boxing – Annual Tournament 4/6/2012 4/7/2012 3500 All Play Des Moines
United States Hockey League (USHL) Des Moines Buccaneers Regular Season Games 4/6/2012 4/13/2012 3100 Buccaneer Arena Urbandale
The American Legion Junior Olympic State Championships 4/7/2012 4/7/2012 1500 North High School Des Moines
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage Spring ThawOut Easter Special 4/6/2012 4/7/2012 1200 Prairie Ridge Sports Complex Ankeny
USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage Spring ThawOut Easter Special 4/6/2012 4/7/2012 1200 Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex Altoona
USSSA – Central Iowa Sports SPRING FEVER NIT 4/7/2012 4/7/2012 1000 James Cownie Baseball Park Des Moines
Governor’s Conference on Substance Abuse State Conference 4/3/2012 4/4/2012 450 Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Des Moines
| Orgnaization | Event Name | Arrival | Departure | Attendees | Mtg Venue | City |
| National Basketball Association Developmental League (NBADL) | Iowa Energy Games | 4/3/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 3500 | Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines |
| Golden Gloves of America, Inc. | All Iowa Golden Gloves Boxing – Annual Tournament | 4/6/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 3500 | All Play | Des Moines |
| United States Hockey League (USHL) | Des Moines Buccaneers Regular Season Games | 4/6/2012 | 4/13/2012 | 3100 | Buccaneer Arena | Urbandale |
| The American Legion | Junior Olympic State Championships | 4/7/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 1500 | North High School | Des Moines |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | Spring ThawOut Easter Special | 4/6/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 1200 | Prairie Ridge Sports Complex | Ankeny |
| USSSA (Girls Fastpitch) – Bryan Sage | Spring ThawOut Easter Special | 4/6/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 1200 | Sam Wise Youth Sports Complex | Altoona |
| USSSA – Central Iowa Sports | SPRING FEVER NIT | 4/7/2012 | 4/7/2012 | 1000 | James Cownie Baseball Park | Des Moines |
| Governor’s Conference on Substance Abuse | State Conference | 4/3/2012 | 4/4/2012 | 450 | Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center | Des Moines |
Source: Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
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