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MPI’S MEETING GUIDE TO FLORIDA Ocean Center oceancenter.com levelers; drive-in door 20' x 16' • Arena: 42,000 square feet; 9,600 seats; 45-foot ceiling; drive in door 13.5' x 14'; two loading docks; portable staging; two 400-amp power services • Meeting rooms: 32,000 square feet; 36 breakout rooms; executive boardroom; VIP suite; easy sound and lighting controls • Banquet hall: 12,000 square feet; banquet seating for 850 • The most attentive staff in the business The Ocean Center has a full spectrum Located in the heart of the Daytona Beach resort area and only 400 feet from the Atlantic Ocean, the Ocean Center is the Daytona Beach area’s state-of-the-art convention, entertainment and sports complex. It’s a multi-use facility that hosts conventions, trade shows, concerts, banquets, family entertainment shows and sporting events. The Ocean Center boasts 205,000 square feet of interior meeting space and is a partner in the Ocean Walk Village, with resorts, shopping, restaurants and movies within walking distance. The Ocean Center can accommodate a variety of events, from national conventions and their breakout sessions to gala ballroom events and trade shows. The facility doubled in size after a $76 million expansion was completed in 2009. Below are some specifications of the Ocean Center’s state-of-the-art space. • Exhibit space: 164,000 square feet - interior; 100,000 square feet - exterior; utilities every 30 feet, ceiling heights from 22' to 45'; six loading docks with self-adjusting of services to make meeting planners’ jobs easier too, enhanced by excellent customer service and attention to detail. Ovations, the Ocean Center’s exclusive in-house caterer, offers everything from fine dining to box lunches. Decorator and electrical needs are provided through our approved contractors. The parking lots adjacent to the Ocean Center can accommodate more than 2,500 cars. The Daytona Beach resort area offers more than 12,000 guest rooms in price ranges to satisfy every taste. And, excellent recreation activities, attractions and the World’s Most Famous Beach are only steps away from the Ocean Center. The Ocean Center is just a few miles from the crossroads of Central Florida at Interstate 4 and Interstate 95. The area is served by Daytona Beach International Airport, which offers daily nonstop flights from Atlanta and Charlotte and connecting flights from everywhere else. Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airways serve Daytona Beach International Airport. For more information, contact Lori Hunter, director of sales, at (800) 858-6444, lhunter@oceancenter.com or OceanCenter. com. 2011 34 one+ 05.11 SUPPLEMENT http://www.oceancenter.com http://www.oceancenter.com http://www.oceancenter.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + May 2011

One + May 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
Meeting Design Goes Mobile
Picking Brains
Agenda
Ask the Experts
Thoughts+Leaders
Overheard
Art of Travel
Web Watch
Radical Co-creation
Engagement + Innovation = Wunderbar
Top Spots
Connections
Irrelevant
The Business of Being Social
Safety in Numbers
Ads, Sponsors and Patrons
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s Getting Better All the Time
Blame It on Rio
Ride Free
Learning How the Brain Learns
Just Face It
Becoming Mindful with Your Meetings
Group Think
The Mesh Meeting
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again

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