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Global Pet Expo: 'The Show Must Go on' Despite COVID-19

2/20/2020 8:14:00 AM|

This week, Feb 26-28, Global Pet Expo - produced by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) - will take place at Orlando's Orange County Convention Center, despite travel bans that are responsible for nearly 150 exhibitors from China unable to enter the U.S., impacting more than 25,000 square feet of booth space.

Mark Tester Heads up the Orange County Convention Center

2/17/2020 7:17:00 AM|

On Feb. 10, the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) welcomed Mark Tester as its new executive director.

See Inside Convention Center's $605M Expansion (video)

1/31/2020 10:24:00 AM|

The new $605 million Orange County Convention Center expansion is set to open up more business opportunities for the region.

8 questions with the convention center’s new head honcho

1/10/2020 7:26:00 AM|

Mark Tester is a person many Central Floridian businesspeople may want to know, as he's on the verge of taking over one of the largest economic engines in the region.

Orange County Convention Center Names New Executive Director

1/9/2020 10:20:00 AM|

Mark Tester, previously director of the Austin Convention Center, has been named the new executive director of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

As Business Conferences Change, Their Hosts Are Changing, Too

10/2/2019 3:26:00 PM|

Business conferences and events are changing, and traditional meeting destinations are changing along with them.

Orlando's Orange County Convention Moves Forward With Major Expansion

10/2/2019 2:23:00 PM|

The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando is expanding its 7 million-square-foot campus with a $605 million project. Among the additions will be new meeting and exhibit space for the North and South concourses.

Fresh Choices - Orange County Convention Center's Chef K Digs into Healthy Trends

9/6/2019 2:05:00 PM|

Orange County Convention Center's Chef K on this month's cover of The Association Conventions & Facilities Meeting Magazine. The special feature focuses on Fresh Choices and how Chef K's team stays ahead of Healthy Trends.

Cvent's Top Meeting Destinations of Last Year

7/31/2019 4:14:00 PM|

Orlando remains in the lead for the Top Meeting Destinations that garnered the most booking activity on CVENT in 2018

How Three Certified Convention Centers Are Enjoying Their Green Status

7/31/2019 4:10:00 PM|

The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando first earned LEED Gold certification in October 2013, and was recertified in August 2018. With 2.9 million gross square feet, it is the largest convention center in North America to do this, according to OCCC officials. It was also the first convention center in the U.S. to have its environmental management system ISO certified, and the third to receive the APEX/ASTM certification.

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