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Published: October 13, 2008
Conference begins today
The 2008 Governor’s Conference on Tourism , focusing on tourism efforts across Oklahoma , is set from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Convention Center , 1 Myriad Gardens. Travel and tourism has grown into the state’s third-largest industry, just behind energy and agriculture.

The conference theme is “Welcome to the Big Leagues,” which examines the issues and trends that will...

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