Expansion Brings More Groups to Daytona Beach Venue
MORE AND MORE ASSOCIATIONS ARE HOLDING REGIONAL andnational conferences atOceanCenter in Daytona Beach, and it’s no wonder. After all, this top-tier facility is located in one of Florida’s most desirable destinations. In the heart of theDaytona Beach resort area, andjust400
feet from the Atlantic Ocean, the multiuse Ocean Center is an ideal venue for conventions and trade shows, as well as concerts, banquets, and entertainment and sporting events. Arecently completed renovation has nearly doubled the size of the facility, which now has state-of- the-art features and user-friendly tech- nology, earning it high marks from meeting planners and attendees alike. In addition to an ideal oceanfront
FOR MORE INFORMATION
location that’s also just minutes from New Smyrna Beach and DeLand — and an easy drive toWalt DisneyWorld, St. Augustine, and the Kennedy Space Center — Ocean Center has some impressive stats. Here, groups will find 205,000 square feet of interior meeting and event space, including a total of 164,000 square feet of exhibit space and 32,000 square feet of meeting-room space. Interior exhibit space features ceiling heights of up to 45 feet, while meeting space encompasses 36 breakout rooms, an executive boardroom, and a VIP suite, all with easy-to-handle sound and lighting controls. Six loading docks have self-adjusting levelers, and a 20'X16' drive-in door facilitates move-in and move-out.
Lori Hunter, Director of Sales, Ocean Center; phone: (386) 254- 4500; e-mail: lhunter@ocean center.com; website: www.ocean center.com
76 pcma convene February 2011 Planners also can book the Ocean Center Arena, which has
42,000 square feet of space and accommodates groups in9,600 seats.TheArena offers 45-foot ceilings, a drive-in door that mea- sures 13.5'X14', twoloadingdocks, portable staging, andtwo 400-amp power services. Nomatter which portions of the facility groups utilize, hold-
ingmeal functions is a snap.The 12,000-square-foot banquet hall provides banquet-style seating for 850 people. Ovations, Ocean Center’s award-winning, in-house caterer, offers every- thing from fine dining to box lunches.Decorator and electrical needs are provided by approved contractors. And more than 2,500 spaces in lots adjacent to the center offerample parking. Convening at Ocean Center also means enjoying a varied
menu of accommodations and leisure-time activities.The area hasmore than 12,000 guest rooms in all price ranges; proper- ties range from quaint, upscale inns to larger, business-class meet- ing resorts.The HiltonDaytonaBeachOceanfrontResort,The Shores Resort&Spa, The Plaza Resort&Spa, and Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center have undergone multi- million-dollar refurbishment projects—so accommodations in the area have never looked better. As for post-meeting recreation activities and attractions—
apart from theworld’s most famous beach—great theatersand galleries, championship golf courses, unique shopping, colorful restaurants, andmuchmore lie steps away from Ocean Center. The area also is the home of NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway,andthe Ladies Professional Golf Association(LPGA). LPGA International offers challenging golf on two champi- onship courses. The USTAFlorida Tennis Center, with 24clay hydro-courts and20lighted courts, alsoispopular with visitors.