Reno’s latest conventions commit for multiple years

Reno Gazette-Journal

Tourism officials have landed three new conventions for veterans, hunters and volleyball players that will bring more than 100,000 visitors to Reno from 2012 to 2017.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars will come to Reno in July 2012, said Ellen Oppenheim, president of the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority.

The Wild Sheep Foundation has committed to three consecutive Februarys, from 2013 to 2015, and the Northern California Volleyball Association committed to six Aprils from 2012 to 2017.

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