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In 1944, the NAHB held its first annual convention and exposition, later becoming the International Builders' Show in 1998. From its early start, the show has grown to attract more than 100,000 attendees, making it one of the largest conventions in the country.
The Martinez Convention Center Commission, named after then-Orange County chairman Mel Martinez, was created to oversee planning and construction of Phase V. Ground was broken on Phase V in August 2000 after a large convention organizer, Reed Exhibitions, agreed to move 42 conventions to Orlando into the new phase. It opened one month ahead of ...
The first comic book convention held in the Orlando area was OrlandoCon, held annually from 1974 to c. 1994. Regular guests included C. C. Beck , Floyd Gottfredson , and Hal Foster . [ 2 ] MegaCon was founded by James Breitbiel and first held in 1993 at the Orlando Expo Center (Now the UCF Center for Emerging Media ). [ 3 ]
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is an annual conference in Orlando, Florida organized by the National Training and Simulation Association, [1] an affiliate organization of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) held at the Orange County Convention Center, a large conference and exhibition centre located on Exhibition Drive on the ...
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI July 18, 2017-July 23, 2017: Theme: A Family Reunion [76] 74th: Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV July 9, 2019-July 14, 2019: Theme: The Pride and The Power: Celebrating African-American Men [77] 75th: Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC August 3, 2021-August 8 ...
The first Holiday Matsuri convention was held at a DoubleTree Hotel managed by Hilton Worldwide in Orlando, Florida, from December 16–18, 2011. [5] The convention also served as a charity event, donating a portion of its profits to Toys for Tots, and hosting a Toys for Tots Benefit Ball wherein attendees could receive admission by donating toys.
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The first conference, then known as TechEd, happened in 1993 in Orlando, Florida, United States. After the TechEd conference held in Barcelona, 2014, Microsoft changed its conference schedule and introduced the name Microsoft Ignite starting in 2015. Thus marking the transition from the TechEd name to the current one.