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Orange County Convention Center hosts record-breaking volleyball championships

7/19/2021 10:47:00 AM|

Marking the largest event to date hosted at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU’s) 48th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships welcomed more than 135,000 attendees across two weeks, from June 18-29, 2021, creating an estimated economic impact of $173.3 million for the region, according to OCCC officials.

With 56,000-Plus AAU Athletes in Orlando, Sports Tourism Roars Back

7/7/2021 9:49:00 AM|

With more than 3,400 teams and 56,000 athletes rolling into town for one tournament, Orlando has officially kicked 2020 to the curb. The world’s largest volleyball tournament is in town, bringing with it a welcome influx of tourism and a boom in hotel usage – not to mention plenty of economic impact.

Conventional Wisdom: Why MegaCon means megabucks for Orlando

7/1/2021 10:08:00 AM|

Masks are off. Restaurants are filling up. Theme parks are packed. But how about the Orange County Convention Center? How did the pandemic change how it operated, besides giving out COVID tests and vaccines? Orange County Convention Center Executive Director Mark Tester shares the unique ways the center handled the pandemic and explains why conventions and events help the local economy.

Convention center exec: Meetings biz ready to take off in second half of 2021

6/23/2021 4:17:00 PM|

The Orange County Convention Center is seeing an uptick in trade shows slated for the rest of this year — a major sign that the tourism and travel industry is loosening the Covid-19 pandemic's grip on the economy.

The Summer Event Season is Heating Up at OCCC

6/10/2021 10:53:00 AM|

The weather isn’t the only thing that is heating up in Orlando, as the Orange County Convention Center is hosting a full roster in June. The month kicked off with the Vision Expo East from June 2-5, with more than 200 exhibiting companies. It was the first large-scale, in-person trade show for the vision care community since 2019 and brought together thousands of industry members. For 35 years, Vision Expo East has been the premier event for ophthalmic professionals, where eye care meets eyewea...

Calendar filling up at Orange County Convention Center

6/10/2021 9:49:00 AM|

For months, parts of the Orange County Convention Center were transformed into mass coronavirus testing and vaccination sites to help serve the community during the pandemic, treating thousands of people on a daily basis. Those sites are now closed as Florida returns to normalcy, and major events return.

Thousands expected at first big event at Orange County Convention Center

6/4/2021 12:14:00 PM|

On Wednesday, thousands of people will start arriving in Central Florida for the first big event at the Orange County Convention Center. Nearby restaurants and businesses say they’re already seeing a boost in business.

The Future of Shows

6/4/2021 12:14:00 PM|

As the percentage of the population getting vaccinated against Covid-19 continues to increase in the United States and around the world, Soundings Trade Only reached out to stateside and international show directors and administrators to discuss plans for 2021 and 2022.

Orange County Convention Center gears up for comeback after canceled conventions last year

6/4/2021 12:11:00 PM|

Officials at the Orange County Convention Center say, starting in June, their normal stream of conventions will be coming back to Central Florida. That's good news for local business owners.

OCCC’s Janice Reindl Receives Award

5/28/2021 9:03:00 AM|

Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings, along with Florida Department of Health in Orange County Director Dr. Raul Pino recognized Orange County Convention Center Event Manager Janice Reindl with Orange County’s Public Health Hero Award at the Orlando International Airport.

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