Graph Expo Moving to Orlando for First Time Ever
March 26, 2015
Visit Orlando President and CEO George Aguel (left) and Graphic Arts Show Company President Ralph Nappi.
Visit Orlando and the Orange County Convention Center announced March 23 that Graph Expo, slated for September 25–28, 2016, will take place in Orlando for the first time.
Graph Expo is recognized as the year’s most innovative and comprehensive exhibition of technologies, equipment, products,and services for the commercial, package printing and converting, display, in-plant, transactional, publishing, mailing, photo-imaging, marketing and industrial printing industries. This is the first time in the show’s 40-year history that it will take place in Orlando.
“We are delighted to be bringing Graph Expo to Orlando in 2016,” said Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) President Ralph Nappi. “Not only did Visit Orlando and the Orange County Convention Center superbly represent just how ideal a destination Orlando would be for our show’s date and size requirements, they also convinced us with the momentum behind Orlando’s booming tourism community that it represents an exceptional overall show visitor and exhibitor experience.”
The four-day Graph Expo 16 print technology manufacturing show is expected to draw nearly 25,000 attendees to Orlando in September, and promises to generate approximately $40 million of economic impact across Orlando.
“Orlando is recognized among the top three convention markets in the United States, based on its modern convention center and dynamic tourism community that is best known for its hospitality and guest service,” said Visit Orlando President and CEO George Aguel. “We are excited to welcome Graph Expo visitors and exhibitors to Orlando for the first time. They will see that our wide variety of resort hotels, the increased investment in our convention center and airport, and the great reputation we now have for award-winning dining and exciting nightlife make Orlando more competitive than ever as a host city for major exhibitions, conventions and conferences.”
“The capital improvements we’ve been making at the convention center will deliver a truly exceptional experience for Graph Expo exhibitors and attendees,” said Kathie Canning, executive director, Orange County Convention Center. “We look forward to welcoming Graph Expo 16 to the ‘Center of Hospitality’ next September.”