SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The GC23 Schedule of Events is currently tentative.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Registration and Information Desk Open
For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Registration and Information Desk Open
For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Florida Tourism Industry Golf Tournament
Back by popular demand! The new Florida Tourism Industry Golf tournament will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Club. You can register yourself or your foursome as an add-on to the conference registration or register just for the tournament itself. To learn more, please visit the Golf Tournament page.
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Media Room Open
For invited local or industry media representatives only
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Florida Marketplace Exhibitors Move-In
All exhibitors should be set up by 4:00 pm. The tradeshow floor will close for cleaning and to prepare for the Chairman’s Reception.
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Chairman’s Reception in the Florida Marketplace
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Chairman’s Dinner
Featuring the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame Award and the Flagler Awards
Thursday, September 7, 2023
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration and Information Desk Open
For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Media Room Open
For invited local or industry media representatives only
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Breakfast and Opening Keynote Session
10:00 am- 10:45 am
Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace
Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (10:10 am – 10:30 am)
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (four)
12:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Lunch and Keynote Session
Featuring the Iris D. Larson Awards
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace
Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (3:00 pm – 3:20 pm)
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Breakout Sessions (four)
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Networking Evening Event
Friday, September 8, 2023
7:30 am – 1:00 pm
Registration and Information Desk Open
Your friendly GC23 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast in the Florida Marketplace
Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (8:30 am – 8:50 am)
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Media Room Open
For invited local or industry media representatives only
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Breakout Sessions (four)
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace
Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (10:30 am – 10:50 am)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Closing General Session
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Breakfast & Opening Keynote Session
Grand Ballroom Salon E – J
Sponsored By:
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Breakout Session Four
Estate II, III
Wheel the World: Empowering Travelers Through Accessibility
Travelers with mobility disabilities spend $58.2 billion per year on travel and go on leisure trips with nearly the same frequency as those without mobility issues, and yet this audience is frequently overlooked by travel providers. Wheel the World is a travel booking site with the mission of making the world more accessible. Discover the needs of this market and how your travel organization can be a part of the solution through the company’s innovative Accessibility Mapping System and Wheel the World Academy, a program for travel professionals to learn more about accessible tourism, disabilities, and universal design.
Speakers: Shatia Mason, Communications Manager, Wheel the World
Sponsored By:
