Business View Magazine - October 2016 149
• A 200-seat Lecture Hall
• The 62,000 square-foot, multi-purpose Valencia
Room
• The 48,000 square-foot, multi-purpose Tangerine
Room
• Three full-service restaurants and eight food courts
• Three business centers
• In-house electric, plumbing, rigging, and technical
services, plus wireless mobility throughout the com-
plex
• On-site parking for 6,227 vehicles
• Three covered loading docks with 173 truck bays
Recently, Business View Magazine interviewed Kathie
Canning, the OCCC’s Executive Director. The following
is an edited transcript of that conversation:
BVM: Can you recount some the history of the OCCC?
Canning:
“The Orange County Convention Center
first opened its doors in 1983. Orlando, at the time,
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
The Orange County Convention Center
WHAT:
The primary, public convention center for
the Central Florida region
WHERE:
Orange County, Florida
WEBSITE
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