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HISTORY OF AMERICAN SINGLES

American Singles Education, Inc. (ASEI), incorporated in 1978, is the world's largest non-profit singles organization.  ASEI sponsors over 100 educational and social events per year throughout the world, often in conjunction with 61 universities & colleges, as well as major publications and organizations.
 
1. NATIONAL SINGLES EXPO, 1st national singles event held in the U.S.,
     Labor Day Weekend, 1979, Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, attracted over
    3,000 singles
2. SINGLES MONTH, 9/21-10/22/89, featuring dozens of conventions, seminars 
     and social events throughout Southern California.
3. NEW RELATIONSHIPS MONTH, February, 1990, featuring dozens of
    seminars and social events throughout Northern California.
4. NORTH BAY CA SINGLES EXPOS, numerous hotels since 1991: Red Lion, 
     DoubleTree, Hilton, Los Robles Lodge, Flamingo, Hyatt Vineyard Creek.
5. LAS VEGAS SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/5/91, Showboat Hotel; 3/30/02,
     Arizona Charlie’s Hotel.
6. SINGLE PROFESSIONALS CONVENTIONS: 3/21/92, Marriott at Fisherman's 
     Wharf, San Francisco; 4/5/92, Red Lion, Costa Mesa CA; 4/28/95, Red  
     Lion, Glendale.
7. CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 4/4/92, Ramada 
     Renaissance, Long Beach; 10/3/92, PresbyterianChurch, Granada Hills;
     5/15/93 & 4/16/94, Ramada Hotel, Beverly Hills.
8. SOLANO SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 9/20/92, 10/9/93, 3/4/95, 10/18/98,
     9/17/99, Holiday Inn, Vallejo CA, 5/20/05, Holiday Inn Fairfield CA.
9. VENTURA SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 9/27/92, Holiday Inn; 9/26/93, Double-
     tree; 9/25/94, Hilton; 9/24/95, 9/20/96, 9/25/97, 10/2/98, & 10/1/99, Sheraton.
10. SAN DIEGO SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 10/4/92, Embassy Suites, La Jolla;
       4/18/93, Hanalei Hotel; 8/94, Marriott, San Diego.
11. NATIONAL SINGLES CONVENTION, 10/24/92, Hale Koa Hotel, Honolulu.
12. EAST BAY CA SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 11/15/92 & 6/17/94, Holiday Inn,
      Pleasanton; 1/23/94, Hilton Newark, 10/8/99 & 2/25/00, Holiday Inn Bay
      Bridge; 10/12/01, Piedmont Community Center; 11/27/02, Berkeley CA
      Yacht Club, 7/29/05, Spengers, Berkeley CA.
13. SEATTLE SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 11/22/92, Hyatt Regency Hotel,
      Bellevue; 7/14/95, Red Lion at Seatac.
14. MARIN CA SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/30/93, 1/8/94, 2/18/95, Holiday Inn,
       4/13/96, Alvarado Inn, 3/26/99, Wyndham; 3/2/01, Sheraton.
15. CENTRAL VALLEY CA SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/5/93, Holiday Inn, Fresno
16. SEATTLE SINGLES EXPOS: 2/14/93, Radisson Seatac; 2/26/94, Hyatt
      Bellevue, 1/28/95, Bellevue Inn, Bellevue; 1/14/96, Red Lion Seatac.
17. SO. CALIF. SINGLES CONVENTION, 4/17/93, Ramada/Beverly Hills.
18. RENO CONVENTIONS: 5/8/93, 5/24/96, 5/23/97, Holiday Inn; 1/5/01, Sands.
19. SINGLES CRUISES TO MEXICO: 5/16/93, 12/7/97, 3/16/01, & 1/6/02
      (Carnival), 12/2/94 & 12/6/99 (Royal Caribbean.
20. ST LOUIS SINGLES CONVENTION, 8/6/93, Adam's Mark Hotel.
21. KANSAS CITY SINGLES CONVENTION, 8/14/93, Hyatt Regency.
22. INLAND EMPIRE CONVENTIONS: 9/25/93, 9/23/95, 9/21/96, 2/14/98, Good
      Nite Inn, Ontario CA; 9/23/94, Hilton, San Bernardino.
23. NATIONAL BLACK SINGLES CONVENTION, 10/2/93, Holiday Inn/Oakland.
24. SINGLES CRUISES TO THE CARIBBEAN: 12/11/93 (Carnival), 12/7/96
      (Commodore); 12/6/98 (Carnival), 4/25/99 (Carnival); 12/9/00 (Carnival).
25. JEWISH SINGLES CONVENTION, 4/17/94, Ramada, Beverly Hills CA.
26. SINGLES CRUISES TO ALASKA: 9/16/94 (Regency); 8/21/02 (Carnival).
27. BLACK & WHITE BALLS: 9/30/94, 9/29/95, 9/27/96, 9/30/97, 9/29/00, Falkirk
      Mansion, San Rafael CA; 4/7/95, Dunfey San Mateo CA; 4/15/95, Hyatt
      Regency, Bellevue WA; 7/26/96, Hilton, Seatac WA, 5/9/97; Red Lion, Seatac
      WA; 8/13/99 & 3/10/00, Doubletree Burlingame CA ; 4/14/01, Hyatt Palo Alto/ 8/12/05, David’s Restaurant, Santa Clara CA.
28. FLIRTING CONVENTIONS - USA: 10/21/94, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco;
      12/28/94, Red Lion Glendale; 5/19/95, Holiday Inn, Reno; 8/25/95, Adams
      Mark Hotel, Kansas City; 8/26/95, Holiday Inn, Clayton MO; 9/26/97, Inn at
      Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz CA, 4/4/98; Sheraton San Diego, 7/17/98; Holiday
      Inn, Chicago; 10/15/99,  Wyndham San Jose; 6/23/00, Doubletree Rohnert
      Pk CA; 1/26/01, Sheraton, Fresno CA; 11/2/01, Sheraton San Rafael CA.;
            9/10/04, Radisson Milwaukee Airport; 8/5/05, Embassy Suites Napa CA.
29. HOUSTON SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/4/94, Hilton Southwest.
30. COMMITTED SINGLES CONVENTION, 3/24/95, Cathedral Hill Hotel, SF .
31. CHICAGO SINGLES CONVENTION, 5/5/95, Radisson Lincolnwood, &
       5/6/95, Bismarck Hotel, Chicago.
32. I'D RATHER BE MARRIED CONVENTIONS: 7/14/95, Red Lion/Seattle;
      2/9/96, Warner Center Hilton, Woodland Hills, 2/23/96.
33. TACOMA SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 11/17/95, Landmark Center; 7/12/97,
      La Quinta Inn.
34. PORTLAND SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/13-14/96, Red Lion/Jantzen Bch.
35. DALLAS SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/16/96, Sheraton Park Central.
36. NEW YORK SINGLES CONVENTION, 6/20/96, Le Bar Bat, NYC & 6/22/96,
      Performing Arts Center, Purchase NY.
37. INTERNATIONAL SINGLES EXPO, 8/23-24/96, Cathedral Hill Hotel/SF.
38. SCHOOLS OF FLIRTING: 10/22/96, 4/1/97, & 9/16/97, Le Bar Bat, New York;
      2/2/97, Adam's Mark, Kansas City; 8/8/97, Portland; 8/15/97, Holiday
      Inn Santa Barbara; 8/22/97, Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco.
39. NEW AGE SINGLES FAIRS: 11/15/96, Cathedral Hill Hotel/San Francisco;
      6/13/97, Bellevue Inn, WA; 7/25/97, Rohnert Park CA; 5/5/00, Hyatt Palo Alto.
40. LONG BEACH SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/24/96, Hilton.
41. SYDNEY SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/22/04, Rydges Jamison; 1/10-1/12/97, Ritz-Carlton Double Bay
      & Sebel of Sydney; 1/5/01, Landmark Park Royal;1/9/99 & 1/4/02, Gazebo.
42. MELBOURNE SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/28/04, Novotel; 1/4/97 Novotel; 1/2/99, Hilton;
      1/12/01, Le Meridien at Rialto.
43. BRISBANE SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/6/97, Novotel Hotel.
44. NATIONAL CHRISTIAN SINGLES EXPO-2/8/97, Cathedral Hill Hotel/SF.
45. MEET YOUR VALENTINE PARTIES, 2/14/97, simultaneous parties in New
      York (Metropolitan Pavillion), Chicago (Ave Restaurant), Seattle (Crowne
      Plaza), Portland (Sheraton Airport Hotel), Rohnert Park (Mt. Shadows
      Resort), & San Mateo (Dunfey Hotel).
46. SANTA BARBARA SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/22/97, Holiday Inn/Goleta.
47. PALM SPRINGS SINGLES CONVENTION, 3/29/97, Hilton Hotel.
48. PHILADELPHIA SINGLES CONVENTION, 4/5/97, Penn Tower Hotel.
49. BUFFALO SINGLES CONVENTION, 4/19/97, Hyatt-Regency Hotel.
50. WELCOME TO AMERICA EXPO, 5/30/97, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.
51. MINNESOTA SINGLES CONVENTION, 8/9/97, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
52. CONNECTICUT SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/15/97, Radisson Cromwell.
53. SYRACUSE  NY SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/16/97, Marriott.
54. PERTH SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/3/98 & 1/12/02, Perth Parmelia Hilton.
55. ADELAIDE SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/5/98, Stamford Plaza; 1/11/02,
      Lakes Resort Hotel.
56. AUCKLAND SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 1/3/04, Spencer on Byron,
            Takapuna; 1/10/98, Hyatt Regency.
57. WELLINGTON SINGLES CONVENTIONS, 1/12/98, James Cook Centra,
58. CHRISTCHURCH SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/17/98, Riccarton Park.
59. MONTREAL SINGLES CONVENTION, 5/23/98, Airport Hilton.
60. OTTAWA SINGLES CONVENTION, 7/11/98, Radisson.
61. CALGARY SINGLES CONVENTION, 8/7/98, Palliser.
62. SAN FRANCISCO SINGLES CONVENTIONS, 8/14/98, Mark Hopkins Hotel;
      6/23/01, Cathedral Hill Hotel, San Francisco.
63. NATIONAL SINGLES CONVENTION, 9/11-9/12/98, Sheraton Anchorage.
64. VICTORIA SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/6/98 & 7/27/01,Ocean Pointe Resort
65. INTERNATIONAL MEET YOUR VALENTINE PARTY, 2/14/99, 19 simultane-
      ous parties in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America & South
      America.
66. NEW JERSEY SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 7/31/99, Holiday Inn Cherry Hill;
      8/6/99, Westin Morristown; 8/7/99, Sheraton Atlantic City.
67. JEWISH SINGLES PARTIES, 8/4/99, Le Bar Bat, New York City; 10/3/99,
      Olympic Collection, West Los Angeles; 2/20/00, Marriott Biscayne Bay, FL.
68. NATIONAL SINGLES CONVENTION, Nov. 12-13/99, Hyatt Rickeys, Palo Alto
69. FLIRTING CONVENTIONS IN AUSTRALIA: 1/7/00, Stanford Plaza Adelaide;
      1/8/00 Perth Parmelia Hilton.
70. FLIRTING CONVENTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND: 1/15/04, Spencer on Byron, Auckland; 1/14/00, Park Royal,
      Wellington; 1/22/00, Riccarton Park, Christchurch.
71. DUNEDIN NZ SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/15/00, Southern Cross Hotel.
72. MEET YOUR VALENTINE PARTY, 2/5/00, Westin St. Francis, San Francisco.
73. IDAHO SINGLES CONVENTION, 7/7/00, Doubletree Riverfront Boise.
74. SINGLES TOUR OF RUSSIA, 7/14-7/30/00.
75. TEXAS SINGLES CONVENTION, 9/15/00, Omni Austin South Park.
76. BAKERSFIELD SINGLES CONVENTION, 10/14/00, DoubleTree.
77. SAVANNAH SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/13/01, Hyatt.
78. ATLANTA SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/14/01, Sheraton Colony Square.
79. TUCSON SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/2/01, DoubleTree.
80. NATIONAL SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/8-2/10/01, New York City.
81. NEW HAMPSHIRE CONVENTION, 7/14/01, Holiday Inn, Manchester.
82. BEST OF THE MEN PARTY, 8/31/01, WestCoast Santa Cruz Hotel.
83. ASIAN/AMERICAN SINGLES CONVENTIONS: 7/16/04, Biltmore Hotel, Santa
 Clara CA; 11/3/01, Hyatt Palo Alto CA.
84. NEW MEXICO CONVENTION, 11/17/01, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.
85. TASMANIA SINGLES CONVENTION, 12/28/01, Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart.
86. NEWCASTLE SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/5/02, ClubNova Newcastle,
       Australia
87. MICHIGAN SINGLES CONVENTION, 6/7/02, Troy Marriott.
88. MARYLAND SINGLES CONVENTION, 6/26/04, Radisson Cross Keys;
8/2/02, Hyatt Regency Baltimore.
89. VIRGINIA SINGLES CONVENTION, 6/25/04, Renaissance Conference
Center;  8/3/02, Radisson Hotel Richmond.
90. A TASTE OF SUMMER PARTY, 8/13/02, Embarcadero South, San Francisco
91. VEGAS MAGIC PARTY, 10/4/02, Decathlon Club, Santa Clara CA
92. MARIN SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/4/03, Servino’s, Tiburon CA.
93. WINTER NIGHT DELIGHT & LUAU, 1/18/03, Golden Gate Yacht Club, SF.
94. EVERY SUNDAY PARTY, since 6/30/02, Embassy Suites, Burlingame CA.
95. EVERY SATURDAY PARTY, since 3/29/03, Embassy Suites Hotel, San
      Rafael CA.
96. DC SINGLES CONVENTION, 4/26/03, Renaissance Hotel Washington DC.
97. SINGLES CRUISE ON THE POTOMAC, 6/13/03, Spirit Cruises
98. BAY AREA SINGLES EXPO, 7/26/03, Clarion Hotel, Millbrae CA; 8/16/02,
       Crowne Plaza Hotel, Burlingame CA
99. SINGLESFEST, 9/19-9/21/04, Petersen Auto Museum, Los Angeles. Over
3,000 singles attended.
100. NEW ORLEANS SINGLES CONVENTION, 10/10/03, Wyndham Metairie.
101. IOWA SINGLES CONVENTION, 10/17/03, Clarion Cedar Rapids.
102. PITTSBURGH SINGLES CONVENTIONS, 11/15/03, Radisson Greentree;
         7/26/97, Marriott City Center.
103. MID-LIFE SINGLES CONVENTION, 2/20/04, Holiday Inn San Francisco.
103. SILICON VALLEY SINGLES CONVENTION, 5/21/04 & 6/3/05, Biltmore Hotel, Santa
Clara CA
104. INTERNATIONAL INTERNET DATING CONVENTION, 5/28-29/04, Holiday
Inn San Francisco.
105. HAMPTON ROADS SINGLES CONVENTION, 6/24/04, Sheraton Norfolk VA.
106. SINGLES EXTRAVAGANZA, 7/23/04 & 7/1/05, San Mateo CA Marriott.
107. WISCONSIN FLIRTING CONVENTION, 9/10/04, Radisson Milwaukee Airport
108. CANBERRA SINGLES CONVENTION, 1/29/05, Canberra Rex Hotel, Australia
109. SINGLE TRAVELER’S EVENTS: many times in multiple locations, including Hyatt Rickeys Hotel (Palo Alto CA), The Cantina (Mill Valley CA), Fanny & Alexander’s (Palo Alto CA).
110. HALLOWEEN PARTIES: many times, including Hilton Hotel (Santa Rosa CA), Embassy Suites (San Rafael CA), Sheraton Hotel (Milpitas CA), Hyatt Regency (Baltimore MD), Antler’s DoubleTree (Colorado Springs CO)
111. SCHOOL OF FLIRTING: many times, including Le Bar Bat (New York NY), Spenger’s (Berkeley CA), Cathedral Hill Hotel (San Francisco CA), Philadelphia PA, Portland OR, Sydney & Melbourne, Australia.
112. CONTRA COSTA SINGLES CONVENTION, 11/11/05, Embassy Suites, Walnut Creek CA.
113. WINE TASTING PARTIES: 4/15/05, 7/22/05, 11/5/05, California Modern Art Museum, San Francisco; 5/27/05, Groove Night Club, Walnut Creek CA;
6/17/05, The Vault, San Jose CA;  7/8/05, SL Cellars, Kenwood CA;  Steppin’ Out, Sunnyvale CA; 9/3/05, Consignment Plus, Walnut Creek CA;
9/17/05, Zare’s Restaurant, Napa CA; 10/1/05, Consignment Plus, Pleasanton CA; 10/15/05, Roshambo Winery, Healdsburg CA
114. SINGLES-ONLY NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN, 6/24/05, Napa CA.
115. MONTEREY BAY SINGLES CONVENTION, many times, Hilton Hotel, Monterey.
116. SANTA CRUZ SINGLES CONVENTION, many times, most recently 11/4/05, Seacliff Inn, Aptos CA.
 




 



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