Orlando Lands 528 Meetings between 2010 and 17

The Orange County Convention Center and area hotels expect to host 528 meeting and conventions with economic impact of more than $820 million in attendee spending between 2010 and 2017.

The events, all confirmed over the past six-month period, also are estimated to draw in 834,755 attendees and result in more than 1 million hotel room nights.

“Our convention and meetings sales team, along with the Orange County Convention Center, has been working tirelessly to bring more opportunities to the destination during the past six months and it has really paid off — especially in one of the toughest economies our conventions and meetings industry has seen,” said Gary Sain, president and CEO of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Among the upcoming conventions and meetings:
• U.S. Volleyball Association (April/May 2010)
• Star Wars Celebration V (August 2010)
• CVS Caremark (January 2011)
• SPI International Plastics Showcase (April 2012, March 2015)
• American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (December 2017)
Source: Orlando Business Journal