Orlando offers many family friendly choices so plan to come early and stay late! Due to the multitude and variety of things to do, and ease and accessibility for planning, CESSE will not be offering any pre-planned and scheduled tours during the 2009 annual meeting. Attendees are encouraged to explore the many options available and schedule your own itinerary around the CESSE meeting. The Orlando CVB has resources to help you make the most of your visit - check out how to purchase your discount tickets to Disney, Sea World, Universal and many other attractions, just click this link:
Discount Attraction Tickets
For more information on what Orlando has to offer CESSE attendees, click this link: cesse.orlandomeetinginfo.com
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
First Timer’s Reception
Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando
Event Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Location: Pacific Ballroom 1-2
Sponsored by HelmsBriscoe
New to CESSE? Feel overwhelmed by the number of people and the few familiar faces? Then join us for the First Timer’s Reception. You’ll have the chance to meet the Board, Track Chairs and other First-Timer’s. Start your first CESSE meeting off on the right foot! See you there!
CESSE 2009 Opening Reception
Where Creative Minds Meet
Orange County Convention Center
Event Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30PM
Location: Orange County Convention Center
Buses depart from the Loews Royal Pacific Resort beginning at 6:00 PM.
Sponsored by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Orange County Convention Center, and the Peabody Orlando Hotel
Please join your hosts for an exciting evening in the award winning and second-largest convention center in the United States! Throughout the surrounding convention center community and as well as throughout the Orlando area, you will find a destination where sophisticated pursuits await! Here you will experience an influx of new hotels, dining, shopping, entertainment, and recreational options. Your stay in Orlando will leave you refreshed, focused, and eager to return!
Come see why Orlando is “where creative minds meet” and experience the magic that our destination can bring to your meeting.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Fun Run/Walk
Event Time: 5:45 AM Meet in the lobby
6:15 AM Fun Run/Walk begins
Sponsored by Travel Portland, Triumph Expo and Design and the Oregon Convention Center
RUN (OR WALK!) FOR FUN, AND FUND A CHARITABLE PROJECT
It will be a beautiful morning in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, July 22! Usher in the day with your CESSE colleagues and friends, shake out the cobwebs and get invigorated with our annual 5K Run/2K Walk. Meet your hosts from Travel Portland, Oregon Convention Center and Triumph Expo and Design for coffee and juice at the central lobby no later than 5:45 A.M.! We'll guide any "sleepwalkers" to the starting line - just steps from the hotel.
Besides burned calories, you will be rewarded with a special Northwest gift and the knowledge you have given 100% of your $35.00 donation to the results oriented, Engineers Without Borders.
Stop by the registration booth Monday or Tuesday morning to pick up your instructions and souvenir. Competitively run or lazily stroll, just don't miss being a part of this CESSE tradition!
Evening Reception
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Event time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Sponsored by Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Texas Tourism
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is a Mecca for “Parrot Heads” or anyone else who wants to have a good time in the ultimate tropical setting. There’s something for everyone at Margaritaville – from the giant volcano that erupts with margarita mix to The Porch of Indecision, where you can sing along to your favorite Buffett tunes.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Texas Tourism invite you to be our guest on Wednesday July 22nd at Margaritaville Orlando for an evening overflowing with island fun, great margaritas, and classic Jimmy Buffett songs. Dress casually for the atmosphere and the warm summer weather!
Evening Afterglow
Emerils Tchoup Chop
Event Time:9:30PM – 11:30 PM
Sponsored by Hilton Family of Hotels
After dining out in Orlando, cap the night off with friends and colleagues. Hilton Hotels invites you to join them for desserts, coffees and cordials at Emeril's Tchoup Chop which offers a unique and exotic feel of a journey through the Pacific Seas
Located in the Universal Orlando Resort, the same location as the CESSE 09 headquarter hotel, Emeril’s presents a nice relaxing atmosphere with your room only a few steps or elevator ride away. Stop by for camaraderie and a night cap with your CESSE friends prior to calling it a night!
Thursday, July 23
Evening Reception and Gala Banquet
Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando®
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Reception: Pre-Function West
7:30 PM
Midnight Gala Banquet: Pacifica Ballroom
Sponsored by Universal Orlando Meetings & Events
This year’s conference has been held in an exotic tropical paradise set amidst a world-renowned theme park destination. You have experienced the excitement and creativity of one of the world’s most electrifying meetings and events destinations. Loews Royal Pacific Resort invites you to experience for one last time the enchanted isles of the South Seas. We will transform our ballroom into an island themed oasis and savor the tastes and sounds of the South Pacific. This will be an evening inspired to entertain and relax you.
It has been our pleasure to host this year’s annual conference and as we say in the islands “Nikmati” (enjoy)!