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Grab Your Lanyard. Trade Shows Are Plotting a Comeback.

3/15/2021 9:24:00 AM|

The $11 billion industry is slowly coming back to life after a lost year. Are potential attendees ready to crowd into expo halls and hotel bars with strangers again?

Orange County Move Kept 200 Convention Center Workers Employed

3/12/2021 8:14:00 AM|

Gholar was just a month into her new job as an administrative assistant at the Orange County Convention Center when the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country. Both her son and daughter lost their jobs. But her job was saved — along with about 200 other Convention Center employees — when they were temporarily transferred to other county divisions in a move made by Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.

U.S. Trade Shows: Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta Lead the Way

3/10/2021 11:15:00 AM|

Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) looks to be one of 2021’s success stories, kicking off the year January 6-8 with Surf Expo. Then February Fashion Week saw the co-location of three fashion industry shows at OCCC: Tarsus Group’s OFFPRICE Orlando Market exhibition, Informa’s MAGIC Pop Up Orlando and Clarion’s WWIN Orlando Showcase—the first live event for buyers and vendors in the US fashion industry in 10 months.

Orlando Trade Show Demonstrates Ability for Live Events to Return Safely

3/10/2021 11:13:00 AM|

Following nearly a year of canceled trade shows, Go LIVE Together is working closely with major convention and exhibitions-oriented cities around the United States to help promote safe reopening plans and accelerate recovery for the business events industry’s nearly 7 million employees, as well as the markets they support. Recently, three heavy-hitters in trade show production and leaders behind a trio of fashion events teamed up to hold a groundbreaking co-located expo, which serves as a case ...

Safety First at Informa’s First In-Person Fashion Event Since the Pandemic

3/10/2021 10:12:00 AM|

Informa Markets jumpstarted the return of in-person trade events with a successful fashion event last month at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Safety, business and fashion were front and center at the organizer’s first Magic Pop-Up event, a smaller-scale regional version of its keystone fashion event which typically takes place twice yearly in Las Vegas.

Orange County Convention Center Looks to Vaccine for a Shot at Fall Rebound

3/10/2021 10:04:00 AM|

The thaw of the pandemic freeze is bringing hope for several reasons. Not just a return to "normal," but the more on the Convention Center schedule means more opportunities for those laid off to return to work, not just at the center itself, but throughout the area.

The Shows Must Go On: Trio of Fashion Shows Prove to Be Stronger Together

2/25/2021 8:54:00 AM|

Three was certainly company at the Orange County Convention Center when a trio of fashion shows resumed in-person events in Orlando recently. MAGIC Pop-Up Orlando, OFFPRICE Orlando Market and WWIN Orlando Showcase, held Feb. 9-11, relied on three titans of the trade show industry — Informa Markets, Clarion Events and Tarsus Group — to present a unified front to ensure safety measures were upheld while important business was conducted.

Trade show tips: Experts share how 2021 Surf Expo succeeded during a pandemic

2/23/2021 3:55:00 PM|

The secret to hosting a successful in-person event during a global pandemic consists of something Orlando already is good at — partnerships and teamwork.

How the First Major B2B Trade Show So Far in 2021 Pulled It Off

2/19/2021 8:19:00 AM|

When Surf Expo — the first major B2B trade show in the U.S. in 2021 — opened at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in early January, it was more of a deep dive than a dip into in-person events during the pandemic. The show floor was 100,000 net square feet.

Momentum Builds on Trade Show Industry Restart

2/19/2021 8:18:00 AM|

Held last week at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center – a trio of fashion shows typically held in Las Vegas every winter, collaborated to offer onsite COVID-19 testing to ensure a safe experience at the shows for thousands of attendees and exhibitors. The shows were Tarsus Group’s Offprice Orlando Market, Informa Markets’ MAGIC Pop-up Orlando and Clarion Events’ WWIN Orlando Showcase.

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