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What's Happening on I-Drive! 
Nov. 15 – 18 – American Heart Association 2009 (22,000 attendees)
Scientific Sessions is structured around seven cardiovascular cores that reflect the evolution of scientific investigation and practice; include and integrate basic, clinical, population and translational science; and will increase interaction among attendees. Our goals in organizing this year's Scientific Sessions are listed below. With your participation, we will accomplish them.
Nov. 20 - 22 – Live Design International (8,500 attendees)
Do you need TOOLS that will help you BREAK through the economy, give you a competitive edge and allow you to work more efficiently? This year we’re all being challenged to deliver more at our jobs…more productivity, more expertise, more creativity. In today’s economy, it has become more critical than ever for live design professionals to update their technical knowledge and sharpen their skills. In 2009, you either contribute or become extinct. LDI has all the tools and resources you’ll need to help you work smarter.
Nov. 26 – 29 – Central Florida International Auto Show (30,000 attendees)
Don’t miss the latest automobiles and vehicle trends at the 2010-Model Central Florida International Auto Show where the newest cars, crossovers, sport-utility vehicles, trucks, hybrids and more roll into the Orange County Convention Center. Check out the specialty displays and see the newest technology and automotive trends.
Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 – I/ITSEC the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (16,000 attendees)
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, Industry, Academia and various Government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multiservice programs. Initiated in 1966 as the Naval Training Device Center/Industry Conference, the conference has evolved and expanded through increased participation by the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Industry. In 1979 it became known as the Interservice/Industry Training Equipment Conference.
Dec. 3 – 5 – Athletic Business Conference (3,500 attendees)
The Athletic Business Conference & Expo is a premier educational event for athletic, fitness and recreation professionals. Through thought-provoking seminars, outstanding keynotes, a diverse trade show and great networking, you'll get the latest information on building, managing, operating and marketing sports, recreation and fitness facilities and programs.
Whether you're an experienced athletic, recreation or fitness administrator, or new to the profession, you will benefit from the educational and networking opportunities available at this top-notch event.
Dec. 5 – Live! Orlando (2,500 attendees)
Dec. 5 – 2009 Gujarati Cultural Talent Dance (2,000 attendees)
Dec. 10 – 12 – Performance Racing Industry (45,000 attendees)
Don’t miss the three biggest business days in motorsports when the worldwide racing industry gathers in Orlando, December 10-12, 2009, for the 22nd Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show.
Taking up 1,000,000 square feet, 1200+ companies will display the latest advances in racing products and race engineering. Engine parts, suspension components, data acquisition, safety gear, new metal alloys and coatings, machining equipment, race electronics...it’s all part of the world’s largest racing trade show.
Arriving from 60+ countries, 40,000 buyers will scour the displays to source the new technology that will be winning races next year. It’s all hardcore racing. No fuzzy dice. No neon windshield wipers. The PRI Trade Show is so big, they can’t afford to miss a single day.
Attendees are pre-qualified. Admission is complimentary, but they must all prove they own, manage or are employed by a racing business. Buyers for tens of thousands of racing retail stores, warehouse distribution centers, professional race engine builders, race car production companies, are making 2010 inventory decisions in each exhibit. They represent the all-important distribution pipeline for racing products. In the US alone, there are more than 400,000 racers, the vast majority of whom are at the grassroots level, purchasing products from their local race store or race engine builder. Thousands of professional race teams, from NASCAR Cup teams to NHRA Top Fuel, ALMS to Grand Am, Japan to the UK, send buyers to ensure they are current with today’s race technology.
Estimated total value of the US racing market is valued at $13.5 billion, according to a survey conducted by the British racing trade organization, Motorsport Industry Association. This figure does not include OEM motorsport engineering investment. The PRI Trade Show is ranked as the 48th largest trade show in the US by Tradeshow Week magazine.
If you are a supplier of components, equipment or engineering services active in the growing racing industry, capture your share of this powerful market by exhibiting. Conduct business face to face, and get your products into the all-important racing distribution pipeline!
If you are a racing industry buyer, we guarantee you’ll see more new racing products and technology than anywhere on Earth!
Dec. 11 – King of Glory (2,000 attendees)
This event if open to the public.
Dec. 11 – 13 – Benny Hinn Ministries – Orlando Fire Conference and Miracle Service (10,000 attendees)
These life-changing conferences feature a powerful move of the Holy Spirit, in-depth teaching from the Word of God and a personal touch for each person in attendance.
Dec. 12 – 13 – Cities of America (2,600 attendees)
Jan. 4 – 5 – ASI Show (7,000 attendees)
Year after year, The ASI Show Orlando is the place where thousands of distributors go to find the newest products, catalogs and pricing for the start of the sales season. As the largest event on the East Coast, ASI Orlando features 800 cutting-edge suppliers, timely free education, insightful Keynotes and around-the-clock networking. Plus, located in a top trade show city, Orlando is a popular destination during the cold winter season. There is no better way to launch 2010 than by participating in ASI Orlando!
Jan. 7 – 10 – Florida United Numismatists 2010 (15,000 attendees)
The Florida United Numismatists is host of the nation's largest coin Convention, held annually at the beginning of January. Over 15,000 collectors and dealers from around the U.S. and the world converge in the sunny climate for the first bellwether gathering of the year.
Jan. 9 – 11 – Association of Fund Raising Distributors and Suppliers ’10 (600 attendees)
Jan. 12 – 15 – AG Connect Expo (20,000 attendees)
AG CONNECT Expo will provide industry professionals with insights into U.S. and international ag policies as well as management best practices that producers are using around the world. "Our goal is for AG CONNECT Expo to become the forum for sharing global agricultural ideas and management trends," O'Brien noted.
Education is a key focus of the show. In addition to showcasing a wide variety of new equipment, technology and services, AG CONNECT Expo will offer information on some of agriculture's most important business management issues. Internationally recognized speakers will address topics such as high-tech farming, safe equipment operation, alternative fuels, alternative energy sources, general management issues for efficiency and issues pertinent to family-run businesses.
Leading agricultural companies support AG CONNECT Expo 2010, including AGCO, Case IH, John Deere, Krause, Krone, MacDon, McCormick and New Holland. These, along with other equipment, crop protection, seed, fertilizer and allied industry firms, will gather at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando January 12-15, 2010 for what's planned to be a biennial event. AG CONNECT Expo will also be held in 2011, but then will switch to the every-other-year format to better align with other global ag events. Show organizers estimate that the inaugural 2010 AG CONNECT Expo will have 700 exhibitors using more than 250,000 net square feet of exhibit space, and an attendance of approximately 20,000 industry professionals.
Jan. 13 – 15 – FETC (14,000 attendees)
FETC, a division of 1105 Media Inc., is one of the largest, most successful conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. The conference program is designed so educators and administrators have an opportunity to learn how to integrate different technologies across the curriculum – from kindergarten to college – while being exposed to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies on student technology use. FETC is designed for teachers, principals and deans, district administrators, curriculum designers, media specialists, technology directors and various other educators.
FETC 2010 will feature:
Jan. 14 – 16 – Surf Expo (18,000 attendees)
Welcome to Surf Expo, where since 1976, manufacturers and retailers in the surf, skate, water sports, swim and resort industries have come together in a business-first buying and selling environment.
Surf Expo is produced twice annually by dmg world media for manufacturers and retailers in the Board, Beach and Fashion industries. Held in January and September in Orlando, Florida, Surf Expo draws buyers from specialty stores across the U.S., the Caribbean, Central and South America and around the world.
Surf Expo features more than 2,000 booths of apparel and hardgoods and a full line-up of special events, including fashion shows, annual awards ceremonies, and skate and other boardsport demos.
Average buyer and exhibitor turnout exceeds 15,000 attendees including retailers, exhibitors and media per show.
Surf Expo is endorsed by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA); the Board Retailers Association (BRA), and the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA).
All shows are open to trade only.
Jan. 15 – 17 – Orlando Gift Show (6,500 attendees)
There is only one gift event in Florida, and it has been the one Florida retailers have counted on for more than 20 years. The Orlando Gift Show returns to the Orange County Convention Center (North Concourse - North Hall A2) for the winter edition with a new date pattern offering convenient travel and scheduling benefits: Friday, January 15-Sunday, January 17, 2010.
Perfectly timed to help Florida retailers restock after the busy holiday season and tourist seasons, the January show runs concurrently with the Orlando Cash & Carry Show, providing one comprehensive product resource with tremendous cross market buying opportunities.
Managed by Urban Expositions and George Little Management, LLC (GLM), a dmg world media business; January's Orlando Gift Show will present hundreds of exhibiting companies, including leading Southeastern sales representatives and top manufacturers, showcasing items in virtually every product category, including general giftware, home and garden accents, gourmet gifts, party and paper goods, tabletop, holiday/seasonal, collectibles, souvenir/resort merchandise, stationary, bed, bath, and linen and more.
In addition to product the Orlando GIft Show features an unrivaled selection of buyer services including Free Business Building Seminars, Free Freight Friday, and Super Sunday Specials.
Jan. 15 – 17 – Spring Home & Garden Show (20,000 attendees)
Welcome to the Orlando Spring Home & Garden Show, the show that offers consumers everything for in and around the home, from landscaping to window draping.
This show will again feature Central Florida’s elite contractors from all categories including irrigation, garden displays, tree experts, pools & spas, interior design specialists along with outdoor design consultants. Other feature exhibits include custom cabinets, kitchens & baths, sunrooms, awnings & decks, HVAC services, windows, doors & siding, water treatment, home theatre, home security, insulation, solar energy management and so much more.
The Orlando Spring Home & Garden Show is geared for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. You’ll see hundreds of new products, thousands of new ideas. Our center stage will feature celebrities from the home improvement industry as well as informative seminars.
With a combination of new products and expert advice from the pros, the Orlando Spring Home & Garden Show inspires homeowners with countless ideas on enhancing their home’s comfort and functionality, as well as its aesthetic appeal and overall value. Speak to the experts and find just the right designs at just the right price for your home improvement budget!
This show is three days only - DON'T MISS IT!!!
Jan. 18 – 21 – Billion Souls, Inc. (2,000 attendees)
We look forward to welcoming you to the Synergize Pastors Conference on January 19-21, 2010, in Orlando, Florida, where more than 40 world leaders and renowned pastors from every continent will converge to teach synergistic strategies for networking in your city and region, multiplying your ministry effectiveness, and winning the lost in your area.
Over the last three years, the Global Church has grown by more than 500,000 new churches with nearly 200 million new believers. We are witnessing the Church moving from one billion to two billion Christians in this generation. In order to win the next billion, we must have strategies to reap a greater harvest, and do it together.
Representing virtually 115 million congregation members in their local churches and organizations, the Synergize 2 Pastor Conference presenters will teach us how to: Mobilize our leaders, Multiply our disciples, Maximize our ministries.
We encourage you to register immediately. We are thrilled to have the Synergize 2 Pastors Conference at The Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida. If you wait, you could miss what some leaders are saying is "the best pastors conference in this decade."
Jan. 25 – 27 – International A/C, Heating & Refrigerating Exposition (45,000 attendees)
We're talking big. Not just in size, but in importance to the HVAC&R industry and your business. That's why, year after year, HVAC&R industry professionals make it their business to attend - to buy, sell, network and learn.
Returning to Orlando, Florida for the first time in five years, AHR Expo 2010 will bring together more than 1,800 exhibiting companies, dozens of industry organizations and over 25,000 visitors from all 50 states and over 120 countries.
Plan now to be part of the world's largest HVAC&R marketplace - with thousands of products and new technology on display, it's all here at AHR Expo.
Jan. 28 – 30 – PGA Merchandise Show (37,000 attendees)
Earn, Learn, and Grow the Game! Unprecedented value was packed into the industry’s biggest week of golf business at the 56th PGA Merchandise Show with some 10 miles of Show aisles, 1,100 interactive exhibits by leading golf companies and more than 41,000 of the most important people in golf.
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