Conference on Kansas tourism slated for later this month

? A three-day conference on Kansas tourism is scheduled to begin Oct. 18 in Overland Park.

The event is sponsored by the Travel Industry Association of Kansans and the Travel and Tourism Division in the state Department of Commerce. It will be at the Sheraton hotel at the Overland Park Convention Center.

The department says the agenda includes sessions on agriculture and nature-based tourism, marketing strategies and social networking.

The Travel and Tourism Division also plans to give an assessment of tourism in Kansas and discuss its plans for 2010.