Washington Convention

BaltimoreOct. 25-30World Fantasy Convention, Baltimore Marriott. Contact: Michael Walsch, Box 19951, Baltimore, Md. 21211. Expected attendance: Nov. 1-5American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy convention and exhibition, Convention Center. Contact: Stacey Green, Suite 1100 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Expected attendance: 4,000Nov. 10-12American Towman trade show and exposition, Convention Center. Contact: Steven Calitri, 75 N. Maple Ave., Ridgewood, N.J. 07451. Expected attendance: 10,000WashingtonOct.

BALTIMOREFor more Baltimore convention information, call the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association at (410) 659-7300 within Maryland or (800) 343-3468 outside Maryland.* Sept. 14-19 Natural Products Expo and national convention, Convention Center. Contact: Pam Breen, 1301 Spruce St., Boulder, Colo. 80302. Expected attendance: 6,000* Sept. 15-20 Wallcoverings Association, Hyatt Regency. Contact: Amy Kiernan, 401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611. Expected attendance: 250WASHINGTONFor more Washington area convention information, call the Washington, D.C. Convention and Visitors Association at (202)

WASHINGTON -- They came from all over America to show off their towns in all their splendor -- ballparks and steamboats, aquariums and casinos, golf courses and gourmet restaurants, beaches and mountains, cattle ranches and battlefields.All just a short walk or cab ride from convention centers.Cities and towns courted in earnest at a three-day trade show targeting enormously influential customers: meeting planners who decide where to book in the high-stakes, $50-billion-a-year convention business.