Florida Encounter - Suppliers

Supplier Registration for the 29th Annual Florida Encounter is now closed.

Florida Encounter: the ONE-STOP-SHOP for everything Florida meetings related. We are promoting that ALL meetings destinations, services and properties will be there, which will increase the number of meeting planners in attendance.

The new outdoor lounge area - Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club

Improvements for this year

In our never-ending quest to plan the perfect networking and sales program for you, we have made the following changes, based on the feedback provided by you and the meeting professionals after last year’s Encounter.

Shorter Program
No more Saturday reception and the Sunday morning activities. The program will start on Sunday afternoon and will run through Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon departure is now optional, but we highly recommend you stay around for the Tuesday Late Departure Reception in downtown Dunedin!

More Networking Opportunities with More Planners
This year, we will feature special tables for each of your destinations during the food functions. The planners can learn more about your property, service or destination by simply choosing a table. Of course, each destination is invited to decorate their table(s) but that is optional. The Tuesday lunch will be held in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Area Chapter of MPI, so you will have the opportunity to network with even more planners. After the lunch, we will have a short non-appointment tradeshow, for all attending planners to (re-)connect and walk around.

No Wait List and Low Registration Fee
Contingent on the number of booths we are able to fit into the Innisbrook exhibit hall. We realize this MIGHT result in some of your appointment slots not being filled, which is why we are keeping the low registration fee of only $2,050 for one set of appointments and $3,250 for two sets.

Appointments with Media
Based on the positive feedback the last two years, we will continue to offer appointments with representatives from the meetings media. This opportunity is purely optional. Just a reminder you will be meeting with a reporter from the meetings media industry, not the people trying to sell you advertising!

Different Meeting Professionals
VISIT FLORIDA always strives to have at least 50% of the planner attendees to be "first-timers". This year, due to the economic climate and the changes we see in the industry, we will also focus more of our marketing efforts on the Florida and Southeast US markets.

If you have any questions regarding Florida Encounter, check out the FAQ Section on this web site or contact any of your Florida Encounter Team.

Proceed for more information on the registration process.