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Delegates line up to register for TIA's 40th Annual International Pow Wow in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TIA President and CEO, Roger Dow welcomes the media to TIA's 40th Annual International Pow Wow during the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Press Brunch on Sunday, June 1.  Photo courtesy of the Las Vegas News Bureau/LVCVA.
An Elvis impersonator entertains 400 domestic and international media during the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Press Brunch on Sunday, June 1.  Photo courtesy of the Las Vegas News Bureau/LVCVA.
Delegates enjoy Surf, Sand and Stars at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Sunday night, June 1.
One of the performers at Surf, Sand and Stars at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Sunday night, June 1.
Delegates cooled off in the pool while enjoying the music at Surf, Sand and Stars at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino June 1.
TIA President and CEO, Roger Dow, officially opens International Pow Wow 2008 assisted by: (left to right) Rossi Ralenkotter, President and CEO of the LVCVA; Kara Kelly, President of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Donna Flora, Vice President, Travel Industry Relations, American Express, and Chair of the International Pow Wow Planning Committee; Carolina Beteta, Executive Director, California Travel and Tourism Commission, and TIA's National Chair; and Bruce Bommarito, TIA's Senior Vice President/COO and General Manager of International Pow Wow.
Hualapai River Runners and Lodge showcasing their tours to a potential buyer.
The Beverly Center's Hunky Santa created a stir at Media Marketplace Monday morning, June 2. 
Knotts Berry Farm met with an international journalist from South Africa during Media Marketplace on June 2.
Patricia McNally, America's Byways, meets with an international journalist during Media Marketplace on June 2.
Andrew Winston, corporate environmental strategist, Winston Eco-Strategies, the featured speaker at lunch on Monday, June 2, visits TIA's Partner in Travel, American Express in their booth.
Neil Murray, Neil Murray Features, winner of the Best U.S. Destination Article for the Discover America Travel Writer Award for his 2007 article on Philadelphia, PA, "March of the Murals," which appeared in Essentially America.

William Talbert, President and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, discusses plans for International Pow Wow 2009 during their press conference Tuesday morning, June 2.
The Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau booth at International Pow Wow 2008. 

A Hualapai musician performed during Tuesday's luncheon sponsored by Destination Grand Canyon West on Tuesday, June 3.
Tuesday evening's event at The Venetian, The Palazzo, and Las Vegas' Premier Shopping Places featured two performances by The Blue Man Group.
Alicia Welsman, Kuoni Travel UK, dances with Darryl McDaniels (D.M.C.) at the Wednesday, June 4, luncheon sponsored by Hard Rock International.
Delegates enjoy 2U at the Wednesday evening event at the Fremont Street Experience.  The evening was sponsored by the Fremont Street Experience, the Nevada Commission on Tourism, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.