Press Releases | Orange County Convention Center

Orange County Convention Center Welcomes the Industrial Fabrics Association International Expo for the Fifth Time and Lauds $11.3 million Economic Impact

11/4/2019 3:58:00 PM|

Orlando, FL – (Oct. 29, 2019) The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) hosted the 2019 Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo for the fifth time, from Oct. 1-4, 2019.

Orange County Convention Center Announces Appointment of Yulita Osuba to ConventionCalendar.com Advisory Board

11/1/2019 4:39:00 PM|

ORLANDO, Fla. – (Oct. 25, 2019) The Orange County Convention Center announces the appointment of Yulita Osuba, CMP, Deputy Director at the Orange County Convention Center, to the Advisory Board of ConventionCalendar.com and Swift RFP℠.

Orange County Convention Center Partners with ConventionCalendar.com and Swift RFP℠

11/1/2019 4:38:00 PM|

ORLANDO, Fla. – (Oct. 22, 2019) The Orange County Convention Center has partnered with ConventionCalendar.com and Swift RFP℠ to assist nationwide planners in finding convention center availability in Orlando.

Orange County Convention Center Announces Marketing and Communications Assistant Manager

11/1/2019 4:31:00 PM|

(Oct. 10, 2019) – The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) welcomes Katarina Dos Santos as its new Marketing and Communications Assistant Manager.

Orange County Convention Center and etech Announced New Digital Signage Partnership

10/14/2019 3:32:00 PM|

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) announces etech, a provider of digital signage solutions for the events industry, as the Center’s new digital signage partner.

Orange County Convention Center Announces Marketing and Communications Manager

10/14/2019 3:23:00 PM|

(Sept. 27, 2019) – The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) continues the strategic growth of its organizational structure by announcing Nadia Vanderhoof as its Marketing and Communications Manager.

David Ingram Appointed Acting Executive Director of Orange County Convention Center

8/7/2019 11:05:00 AM|

ORLANDO, Fla. – (August 6, 2019) Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings has announced the appointment of David Ingram as the Acting Executive Director of the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). Mr. Ingram previously served as the OCCC’s acting general manager and prior to that role, assistant director. In the interim, Mr. Ingram will maintain day-to-day operations for the OCCC until the recruitment for a permanent executive director is complete.

Orange County Board of County Commissioners selects architectural and engineering design firm for the Orange County Convention Center’s North-South Building Expansion

8/6/2019 4:35:00 PM|

ORLANDO, Fla. – (August 6, 2019) The Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) has authorized its staff to begin contract negotiations with Populous + C.T. Hsu, a Joint Venture to provide architectural and engineering design services for the Orange County Convention Center’s (OCCC) North-South Building Expansion. The selection was made at the Aug. 6 BCC meeting.

Universal Orlando Resort Announces New Theme Park

8/2/2019 3:42:00 PM|

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug 1, 2019) – The Orange County Convention Center joined its Gold Key partner, Universal Orlando Resort, to announce its new, fourth, theme park to be called Universal’s Epic Universe. The vision: create an entirely new level of experience that forever changes theme park entertainment.

Orange County Convention Center Welcomes National Leaders during the 120th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention

8/2/2019 3:39:00 PM|

ORLANDO, Fla. – (July 26, 2019) Congresswoman Val Demings, who represents Florida's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, provided remarks at the joint opening ceremony of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States and its Auxiliary 120th VFW National Convention, which convened at the Orange County Convention Center on July 21 through July 24. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie also spoke to more than 10,000 membe...