Conferences and Conventions – Orlando News Room

Hosting Rooftop Events in Downtown Orlando—Literally Everything You Need to Know!

By Paula Wyatt 09/15/2021Arts and Culture, Conferences and Conventions, Event Planning, Festivals and Events, Fundraising Events & Galas, Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Events, Sports Entertainment

Rooftops—every building has one. As an event planner, I’ve had the exciting pleasure to host events on almost every rooftop in downtown Orlando. And man, do we have some striking ones! Rooftops offer glamorous, cosmopolitan, magical backdrops for events of all types. Before you begin your sky-high search for the ideal rooftop for your next event, here are some make it or break it points…

Student Social Justice Activists – Take Action Institute Conference in Orlando

By Paula Wyatt 08/23/2021Conferences and Conventions, Diversty and Inclusion, Empowerment, Event Planning, Philanthropy

Calling all high school and college students who have self-selected as anti-prejudice and social justice activists. The Take Action Institute is a program of the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida - who has as its mission to use the history and lessons of the Holocaust to build a just and caring community free of antisemitism and all forms of prejudice and bigotry.The Holocaust…

Four leading travel basketball organizations have formed Summer Elite Grassroots Basketball, will collaborate to host girls’ and boys’ events in Orlando.

By Paula Wyatt 03/03/2021Conferences and Conventions, Event Planning, Sports Entertainment

Summer Elite Grassroots Basketball will be taking over Orlando in July, with boys and girls teams converging from across the United States to play high level basketball this summer. The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) will be transformed into the mecca of grassroots basketball with three events taking place from July 20 – August 1, 2021. The Orlando Splash (formerly the Peach Splash) and…

The New Event Planning – Variables, Contingencies, and COVID

By Paula Wyatt 02/12/2021Conferences and Conventions, Event Planning, Festivals and Events, Fundraising Events & Galas, Healthcare Events and Marketing, Medical Conferences, Shows and Performances

The world is spinning and it doesn't appear to be slowing anytime soon. As each industry is buzzing to find its unique new (COVID) default setting, we are learning that our biggest value is likely in responding creatively in the face of uncertainty.Of all the industries that have been turned upside down - the event industry (trade shows, meetings, conventions, fundraising, social events) is near…