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NACAS 39th Annual Conference

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Dates: October 28 - 31, 2007
Venue: MGM Grand Hotel
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
URL: 2007 Las Vegas Annual Conference
Contact: pat@nacas.org

Description: Take advantage of funds you may have remaining in this year’s budget - registration is now open for the NACAS 39th Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Register on-line now! A full brochure of material with complete session descriptions will be available in mid-June.

Extensive planning by the Conference Program and Host Committees has resulted in a powerful line-up of speakers, educational sessions, exhibitors and networking opportunities that will make this conference notable from the day you register through the final general session. Put this lineup of conference events in amid the bright lights, dazzle, sparkle and pizzazz that is Las Vegas, and you have a conference you can’t afford to miss!


Some of the highlights that await you:

  • General Sessions featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Jim Ellis.
  • Educational Sessions will offer a variety of topics to consider related to Leadership, Management, Technology, Legal Issues and Student Development and should be greatly enhanced by the spacious conference center rooms.
  • Relax on Tuesday night during the Gala Event at Kà , the latest creation from Cirque du Soleil, a combination of acrobatic performances, martial arts and pyrotechnics. This event is included in your delegate, guest or retiree registration.
  • Join us for the Education Foundation Golf Tournament or the campus tour of University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV).
  • Plan on spending several hours strolling through the exhibit hall talking with business partners, seeing new products and gathering new ideas for next year’s budget. More then 120 companies are represented in the hall.
  • And, of course, there is Las Vegas itself – casino after casino make “The Strip” one of the world’s most famous streets, star-studded shows, food beyond compare, shopping, sightseeing, tremendous golf and tennis packages, Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon tours – there is something for everybody!
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