San Francisco, CA - November 1998 - One of the reasons San
Francisco is among the top conven-tion and meeting destinations in the
world is its reputation for drawing attendees in record numbers. Here is
a list of the major groups San Francisco has hosted in the last two months
that have broken their all-time attendance records:
| Group |
Date |
Record Attendance |
| American Academy of Family Physicians |
9/98 |
20,646 |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology |
10/97 |
26,000 |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology |
9/97 |
6,600 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians |
10/97 |
7,125 |
| American Institute of Architects |
5/98 |
17,000 |
| The American Society for Training & Development |
5/98 |
15,000 |
| Government Finance Officers Association |
6/98 |
8,055 |
| IBM, Business Partners International |
2/98 |
5,300 |
| JAVA One |
3/98 |
17,000 |
| Oncology Nursing Society |
5/98 |
7,247 |
| Pacific Coast Builders (Western Building Show) |
6/98 |
16,000 |
| Charles Schwab |
11/97 |
2,500 |
| Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology |
3/98 |
4,300 |
| Treasury Management Association |
11/97 |
6,500 |
Source: San Francisco Covention and Visitors Bureau
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