Florida Official Meeting Professionals Guide 2008

SPECIAL PROGRAMS ﬂorida encounter® Florida’s premier event for meeting professionals This annual “Can’t Be Missed Event” brings the best of all that Florida has to offer together with meeting professionals from around the country and the world for an exclusive appointment tradeshow. Over a three-day period, meeting professionals meet individually with Florida’s leading meeting suppliers through an exclusive “match” capability. The evening networking events are a fun, laid-back way to end the day. Take a break from planning other attendees’ lives and enjoy a little pampering and productivity for yourself. Getting tired of traveling, making contacts and making a meeting happen? Come to Florida Encounter and see how easy it is to do business in Florida. After these three days, endless site visits will be a thing of the past. You’ll get a lot accomplished and have some fun too. Now in its 27th year, this program is one of the longest running, award-winning events in the meetings industry. Florida Encounter is designed and produced by VISIT FLORIDA, the ofﬁcial tourism marketing corporation for the State of Florida. Meeting professionals: If you plan meetings in Florida or are considering it, you can’t afford to miss Florida Encounter! For more information, go to meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com and click on the Florida Encounter link. ® For more information on special programs go to meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com cover your event insurance Florida welcomes visitors year ‘round, but the summer and early fall months bring less leisure travel to the Sunshine State – and the perfect opportunity for your group to visit. You’ll enjoy reasonably priced group rates, and your attendees will enjoy vacationing with their families during your meeting. With this in mind, VISIT FLORIDA® has adopted complimentary Cover Your Event (CYE) Insurance. This supplemental insurance is intended to cover any costs directly related to re-booking a meeting should it be displaced due to a named hurricane. CYE ensures that you can plan your meeting with conﬁdence and take full advantage of those outstanding summer and fall values. CYE applications for August, September and October 2007, 2008 and 2009 are now being accepted. To apply, just go to meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com and click on the Cover Your Event Insurance link. 10 me e ting s . V IS IT FLO R I DA .c o m http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com

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Florida Official Meeting Professionals Guide 2008 Contents How to Use this Guide VISIT FLORIDA® Welcome Florida Encounter® Cover Your Event Insurance Introduction Destinations Settings Accommodations Golf Spas Events Teambuilding Value Culture Small Meetings Focus Regional Overview North Regional Introduction St. Augustine Jacksonville Amelia Island Central Regional Introduction Kissimmee South Regional Introduction Naples Fort Myers & Sanibel Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Miami Meetings Resources Advertiser Index

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