GASC’s Onsite Event Gives Sweet Taste of Orlando for GRAPH EXPO 2016

I attended GASC’s GRAPH EXPO 2016 Onsite Orlando event. It was created to bring some key show players to Orlando to gather facts and get a feel for what the show will be like in 2016 at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). Ralph Nappi and Kelly Kilga kicked it off with a transparent discussion on, why after 20 years, GRAPH EXPO was going to mix it up and test out Orlando in 2016.

Main reasons included: Show dates in Chicago falling on, or within Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—which are seven days apart, escalating costs for travel and hotels in Chicago, overall exhibitor costs versus other cities, and of course after 20 years in one spot, it was just time to shake things up a bit.