Events at the Orange County Convention Center

WQA Aquatech USA, (an international exhibition & conference on water technology,) attracts multiple water industry groups including process, drinking water, and ultrapure for residential, commercial, and industrial users.

 

The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo is North America's largest indoor-outdoor living show featuring more than 450 exhibitors who display and demonstrate hearth products, pools & spas, casual furniture, barbecues, and accessory products. Each year the show attracts more than 11,000 participants including specialty retailers, installing distributors, HVAC contractors, and LP and hardware dealers.

 

Experience four of the most empowering, educational and entertaining days of your life. Learn how Unleash the Power Within will teach you to not only achieve your ultimate goals but create an extraordinary quality of life. This event is open to the public.

 

 

The American Open - At every American Championships Event, we combine the elements of light, sound and non-stop action to create a fantastic competition atmosphere. Our computer-integrated digital sound fills the arena while our exciting light show keeps the action moving between teams. Event staff members throw out thousands of sets of Mardi Gras beads while streamer cannons explode during our Awards Ceremonies. We roll out the red carpet - literally - when your teams come forward to accept what are considered by most to be the largest and nicest trophies in the industry. At the American Championships we produce only high energy, exciting events!

 

Home Buyer Publications, a division of Active Interest Media, is the corporate parent for Log Home Living, Timber Home Living, Log Home Design and Building Systems Magazine. The company has also produces The Log & Timber Home Shows and Seminars that attract thousands of consumers from around the country.

 

MegaCon is the southeast's largest comic book, science fiction/fantasy, anime, gaming, toys multi-media event!!! The show room has over 110,000 square feet of exhibitor space. Meet your favorite comic book artist, get autographs from your favorite celebrities, enter a costume contest, visit continuous anime viewing rooms, view the Indy Film festival and so much more. Don't miss it!!!

 

CAMEX has a long history of being the collegiate retailing industry's meeting place. For more than 80 years, volunteers and staff of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) have worked together to create and grow this premier industry event. Today CAMEX is the industry's largest trade show and educational event attracting attendees from more than 1,100 college stores and more than 700 exhibiting companies.

 

From apparel to pencils, candy to temporary tattoos, the CAMEX trade show features items in more than 90 product categories targeted to the college student consumer. A lot of business is conducted during the three-day show—more than 92% of CAMEX 2008 attendees took advantage of vendors' trade show specials.

 

Save the time and expense of traveling to prospective suppliers or national trade shows. AmCon regional expos are the cost-effective way to find suppliers of contract manufacturing and job shop services. Find suppliers of hundreds of services under one roof. 

 

Meet face-to-face with top management and technical personnel from some of the finest job shops and contract manufacturers in North America. This is a serious working show. Bring your prints, sample parts, and design and production problems for review.

 

Ed Expo is the largest back-to-school ordering show, specifically geared toward the educational products retailer and full-line distributor. Ed Expo provides the opportunity to see thousands of products, network with fellow dealers, and increase business know-how through workshops.

 

 

This show offers a unique and broad selection of gardening- and home improvement-related exhibits showcasing ideas to inspire you for Spring and beyond!

 

Get ideas and investigate new products, gather information and meet the professionals to help you make your next remodeling, renovation, landscaping or decorating project a breeze!

 

Building a new residence? Learn about the latest building techniques, materials and services that can make the process smoother and less stressful. We’ll give you the tools to make your house a home and your garden or yard the retreat you have always dreamed of.

 

 

Sponsored by the American Foundry Society (AFS) and the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA), CastExpo represents the single largest trade show and exposition in North America for metal casters. CastExpo’10 in Orlando, Florida will continue to be that, but also so much more. In addition to featuring more than 450 companies from across the globe displaying the latest advancements in equipment, technology and services for metalcasting, CastExpo’10 also will unveil a Cast in North America Exhibition in which metalcasters (foundries and diecasters) can exhibit their casting capabilities for their customers—casting buyers and designers. To accompany these exhibitions, CastExpo will unveil a show-floor Metalcasting Technology Theater for practical, shop-floor presentations for casting buyers and metalcasters.

 

To complement the show floor, CastExpo is held in conjunction with the annual Metalcasting Congress, where the latest advancements in metalcasting research and practice is presented every year. At CastExpo’10, the Metalcasting Congress also will take on a new look with new additions to the presentation tracks. For metalcasters, some of the world’s most renowned experts will be invited to give Keynote Presentations covering all facets of metalcasting. In addition, a new track of practical, shop-floor metalcasting presentations will provide attendees with take-home initiatives to improve their operations. For casting buyers and designers, seminars will be held specifically geared toward their needs, focusing on cost-effective casting design, sourcing concerns and the basics of metalcasting.

 

CastExpo’10 will allow all participants to Experience the World of Metalcasting!

 

 

Build and Strengthen Your Connections at the Pet Industry's Largest Annual Trade Show!

 

Global Pet Expo is presented by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA). The 2009 Show featured 779 exhibitors, 2,306 booths and more than 3,000 new product launches. 4,100 pet product buyers from around the world attended.

 

In 2010, Global Pet Expo will take place March 25-27 in Orlando, FL. Global Pet Expo is open to independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers, and other qualified professionals. The show is not open to the public.

 

Now in our 11th year, Electronic House Expo is again proud to bring custom electronics integrators what you need most.

 

There's no question that you've had to change the way you've done business over the last couple years, so why wouldn't we do the same? We dug down to the core of EHX and took its best parts and added so much more: more information, more flexibility, more on the Expo Floor, more growth.

 

 

This event is open to the public.

 

StarCityGames.com is pleased to announce our 2010 StarCityGames.com Open Series, the largest independent tournament series in Magic's history! With fifteen stops and over $200,000 in cash prizes up for grabs, players will have more chances to play and win than ever before.

 

Each StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend is a two-day event featuring a StarCityGames.com Standard Open on Saturday, followed by a StarCityGames.com Legacy Open on Sunday. Each event offers a total prize pool of $5,000 in cash!

 

 

The State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) of Florida is a three-day display of science project exhibits prepared by aspiring scientists and engineers in grades 6-12. Approximately 900 students display projects illustrating their research in competition for awards.

 

There will be plenty to catch your eye and boost your bottom line at the sign industry's signature event. Join us for solutions-driven educational and networking events beginning on April 7, along with awe-inspiring exhibits and product displays on a packed trade show floor open April 8–10, 2010.

 

Companies in every industry are cutting costs, boosting efficiencies and enhancing customer service with radio frequency identification. RFID Journal LIVE! 2010 is the only event where you can learn how to use this technology to improve your operations.

 

* Meet more than 175 companies with solutions designed to solve your business problems

* Hear objective case studies from end users benefiting from RFID, in 8 conference tracks, 9 preconference seminars and 4 co-located events

* Learn from the winners of this year's RFID Journal Awards

* Get your staff up to speed with CompTIA RFID+ training and certification

* Come away with new ideas for using RFID to deliver value to your company and its customers

 

This event is open to the public.

 

The U.S. Finals has grown into the single most successful multi-brand event in the entire U.S. attracting over 1050 teams this past season in just its 4th year. The U.S. Finals is an end-of-the-year event aimed at crowning TRUE CHAMPIONS in all divisions and levels of cheer and dance and giving teams a chance to see where they rank against other teams in their respective divisions. Every team must qualify to attend.

 

This event is open to the public.

 

 

Coverings, the Ultimate Tile + Stone Experience, returns to Orlando with all the tools you need to be the strongest and smartest competitor in your market. Whether you are a specifier, builder/remodeler, distributor, manufacturer, fabricator, installer, contractor or retailer, you’ll find everything you need for your business at Coverings.

 

At Coverings 2010 you can take a trip around the world of tile + stone with over 1,000 global exhibitors on the show floor. More than 70 FREE education sessions will be offered featuring masters in the field and providing you with knowledge and inspiration. Discover the latest trends, techniques, forms, finishes and colors found only at Coverings.

 

You will be in a beautiful setting renowned for imagination, hospitality, and sunny blue skies. You will be in the year’s largest gathering of occupational therapy professionals, all of whom are passionate about their calling, their clients, and their colleagues. You will be in educational sessions resonating with new knowledge, innovations, and bright ideas. You will be in the right place at the right time to be equipped, rejuvenated, and fulfilled.

 

Whether you’re a seasoned occupational therapy practitioner, researcher, educator, or a student on the threshold of practice, you all work hard for the same reason: to help others live life to its fullest.

 

Now…this is your opportunity to live your profession to the fullest.

 

Florida School Nutrition Association, FSNA, promotes the optimal health, nutrition, and education of all children by supporting nutritionally adequate and educationally sound, financially accountable, nonprofit child nutrition and school community nutrition programs.

 

 

To further the objectives of the national organization by being a public policy advocate for the infrastructure in South Florida and the primary gateway resource for public works education, knowledge exchange and services.

 

To unify public works organizations and practitioners throughout Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties by providing leadership, developing educational programs and offering direction and support on public works issues to members, elected officials and the public.

 

As GSA's signature training conference and exposition, this event is specially designed to benefit federal, state and local government employees and military members who make or influence procurement decisions. An invaluable experience for acquisition or program managers, the GSA Training Conference and Expo provides you with opportunities to:

Experience the service, innovation and value that GSA has to offer. Plan now to attend the GSA Training Conference and Expo in 2010!

 

This event is open to the public.

 

This event is open to the public.

 

This event is open to the public.

 

At SAPPHIRE, you'll discover how to apply the power and flexibility of the cutting-edge solutions that SAP has implemented for businesses of all sizes, in virtually every industry. And, you'll learn how you can benefit from the flexibility of our latest business and technology innovations – innovations that help you create airtight supply chains, deepen customer relationships, empower your workforce, and sustain growth and profitability.

 

Senior executives, business managers, and decision makers all come together at SAPPHIRE to explore how innovative business solutions can foster long-term, profitable growth.

 

Experts in NATURAL MEDICINE & YOGA ARE RAVING about this event. Over 15,000 people have attended and taken all 3-Levels of our Qigong. With live music & the most powerful techniques you can’t go wrong.

 

Qigong makes your body strong and builds energy using breath & movement. We teach breathing exercises that deliver a full body vibration in 45 seconds. We teach qigong exercises that create a highly-tangible healing energy. And we teach a proven Food-Healing system entitled Conquering Any Disease.

 

This event is about NATURAL HEALING and positive HI-ENERGY living. For $99 it’s the deal of a lifetime and more FUN than you can imagine. Thousands of testimonials describe a profound Life-Changing Experience.