MEETING NAME LENGTH ATTENDEES ROOM NIGHTS Jehovah's Witness Summer Convention 6 days 17,000 7,600 Miss South Carolina Pageant 9 days 2,000 1,436 Way of the Cross Church of Christ 7 days 1,400 1,187 United Sporting Companies 7 days 1,500 1,122 Institute of Transportation Engineers (hosted at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center) 4 days 400 563
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