Convention Center News and Views
November 2021
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Greetings,
On behalf of the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your ongoing support as we continue to do Business Better than Usual. We remain committed to working with our clients and partners to ensure the safety of all guests and attendees.
In September, we wrapped up our 20-21 fiscal year by successfully hosting 117 events with approximately 712,000 attendees, creating an estimated $1 billion in economic impact for the community. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the year, the OCCC continued to aggressively sell the center while upholding all sanitary and infection prevention protocols of our GBAC STAR Accreditation, as well as our Recovery and Resiliency Guidelines and pioneering collaboration with Orlando Health. We have brought back live events safely to Orlando and continue to be a model in the conventions industry on how to safely host conventions, trade shows and sporting events.
As we kick-off our new fiscal year, I am excited for what the next few months will bring. The Center is scheduled to welcome 132 events, with approximately 1.4 million attendees and an estimated $2.6 billion in economic impact this fiscal year. We have already started strong by welcoming back some of our biggest conventions of the year!
From Oct. 27-29, we hosted Infocomm 2021, the world’s leading audiovisual trade show and conference, with 7,335 estimated attendees, and an economic impact of $18.8 million. Just a few weeks ago, the OCCC welcomed back our neighbors with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo. From Nov. 16-19, the OCCC hosted more than 28,000 international amusement park and attractions industry professionals, creating an estimated economic impact of $79.6 million.
I am optimistic and eager to see what the future holds at the OCCC. The last two years have taught us the importance of Mayor Jerry L. Demings core values for our region – innovation, collaboration and inclusion. The OCCC led the industry by releasing innovative guidelines and strategies to safely host events through regional collaboration that included best practices that have evolved into standard practices across the hospitality, tourism and convention industry.
Together, the OCCC will continue to uphold the standards of excellence and service that the Center of Hospitality is recognized for in our industry. I am both grateful and thankful to have the confidence and trust of our clients and cannot wait to welcome back our long-time legacy shows and our new customers that have chosen the OCCC as their home.
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Mark Tester
Executive Director
Orange County Convention Center
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Exhibitor Magazine's Center of Excellence award honors the best large and small trade show venues in the nation. |
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OCCC Recognized As Center of Excellence by Exhibitor Magazine for Third Year
Exhibitor Magazine has recognized the Orange County Convention Center as a Center of Excellence in its 2022 list of the nation’s best convention centers for trade shows and events
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The OCCC is doing Business Better than Usual for its clients, guests and attendees. |
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OCCC Launches Business Better Than Usual Campaign With Inspiring Employee-Focused Video
As North America’s premier location for safe in-person events, tradeshows and conventions, the OCCC is harnessing the momentum of past successes by launching its new campaign, Business Better than Usual with an inspiring video featuring OCCC employees and its safe and expansive 400-acre campus.
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GSX was hosted at the OCCC from Sept. 27-29, 2021 with more than 7,200 registrants in attendance for the in-person event. |
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Hybrid GSX Demonstrates Strength of the Security Community, Attracting 8,600 Global Registrants
Presented by ASIS International, the world's largest association for security management professionals, the Global Security Exchange (GSX), offered discussion and idea exchange for the global security community. Attendance exceeded projections, with 8,600 registrants from more than 80 countries and 300 exhibitors demonstrating the latest security solutions.
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Taking place at the OCCC from Oct. 17-18, 2021, Premiere Orlando came together IN PERSON with 36,000 visits from beauty professionals from across the U.S. and globe. |
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Premiere Orlando 2021 Impresses with Packed Show Floor and Over 400 Classes
Premiere Orlando 2021 did NOT skip a beat! Coming back from a one-year hiatus felt like a dream come true! Tradeshows looked a little different this year, but the amount of inspiring educational classes, top brand name exhibitors, and creative Main Stage & Color Stage presentations were not lacking.
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The OCCC hosted STAFDA in its North-South Building from Oct. 24-26, 2021. |
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OCCC Hosts Relocated Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association Convention
The Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) hosted its 2021 Annual Convention and Trade Show at the Orange County Convention Center from Oct. 24-26, 2021. Relocated from another destination, STAFDA welcomed nearly 2,400 industry leaders generating an estimated economic impact of $6.1 million for the Orange County community.
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The OCCC hosted APTA in its West Building from Nov. 7-10, 2021. |
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APTA’S TRANSForm & Expo Highlights the Latest Thought-Leadership and Industry Innovations
From Nov. 7-10, 2021, leaders from all areas of the public transportation industry converged at the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) TRANSform & EXPO Conference to explore the technologies and trends that will shape the future of the industry.
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The OCCC Marketing and Communications team was recently recognized by the PRSA. |
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OCCC Marketing and Communications Team Honored by the Public Relations Society of America
The Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Sunshine District and Orlando Regional Chapter have recently recognized the OCCC's Marketing and Communications team for their excellence in executive communications, video campaigns and overall contributions to the profession and their organization.
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OCCC is Doing Business Better Than Usual |
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As North America’s premier location for safe in-person events, tradeshows and conventions, the OCCC has successfully welcomed more than 130 conventions, trade shows, meetings, consumer and sporting events since July 2020. While convention centers and facilities are just beginning to return to back to business, the OCCC is doing Business Better Than Usual, through their expert knowledge of hosting clean and safe events. This is a new era for tradeshows and conventions and the OCCC continues to lead the way.
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OCCC Trade Media Mentions |
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Set the stage with Meetings & Events at Universal Orlando Resort™
With three amazing theme parks and the Universal CityWalk™ dining and entertainment complex, Universal Orlando Resort has everything you need to set the stage for an incredible event.
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Saving the Seas… one group at a time!
We provide Events That Matter. Along with unmatched thrills, culinary excellence,
and flexibility to do events your way, support for our parks contributes to animal
rescue efforts around the world, with over 36,000 rescues and counting.
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