Join Us at the 2013 NCBVA Convention
February 23 - 25, 2013 Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, FL

21 February 2013 (Optional)
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. OSHA Certified Crane Operator Training Class, Written Exam (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

22 February 2013 (Optional)
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. OSHA Certified Crane Operator Practical Exam (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

23 February 2013
7:30 a.m. - Noon  NCBVA Board of Directors Meeting (Hemingway Board Room)

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. NCBVA Golf Tournament (Celebration Golf Course)
A course that believes there is a difference between “playing” a golf course and “experiencing” the game of golf on a course that was inspired by its Old World legacy. Your opportunity to play the final course co-designed by the renowned masters of golf course architecture, Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior. In designing Celebration Golf Club, their combined talents created a course unlike any other in the nation. It’s lush, almost like a natural park with undulating swells and topography, a course reflective of the very best of every course they have created around the world. This design delivers a golfing experience that can challenge the pros and yet offer a rewarding time for juniors and those just learning the game. Celebration Golf Club is an official golf course partner of Gaylord Palms Resort.  It is located in the town of Celebration, located a few miles around the corner from Gaylord Palms Resort.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Setup (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Welcome Back to Florida Opening Reception
Florida says welcome back, come-in and join the party at the opening NCBVA reception.  A full three hours of open bar, Florida foods and outstanding sing-a-long, tap your feet music provided by noted Disney Entertainer Jamie Gurcay.  Come join your fellow members aboard the in-house sailing vessel S.S. Gaylord for an evening you wouldn't forget.

24 February 2013
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.  NCBVA Full Florida Breakfast(Orange Blossom Ballroom)
9:00 a.m. - Noon Spouse Shopping Excursion to the Mall at Millenia
By every measure, it is an  experience; A showcase of style covering 1.1 million square feet of retail space; A must-see destination that, each year,
welcomes  10 million guests arriving from across America and around the world; A runway of pure fashion for now people. At one of the nation’s Top Ten producing malls, visitors are celebrities among celebrated retailers, cast as the stars of a personal retail event as they shop in a spectacular world of elegance. Through attention to detail and dedication to design, The Mall at Millenia continues to elevate elegance. Long before the mall’s debut, each storefront was reserved exclusively for retailers of distinction, ultimately creating Orlando’s grand entrance into a special world of upscale style and fashion. A world defined by a single word: Luxury. 

9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. NCBVA Annual Meeting (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

10:00 a.m. - Noon Member Program to be Announced (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

25 February 2013
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. NCBVA Full Florida Breakfast (Orange Blossom Ballroom)

8:30 a.m. - Noon  Is Bio-Cremation a Market for Your Company?
Buses leave at 8:30 a.m. for the Apopka offices of Mathews Cremation for a tour of the facilities and presentation on Bio Cremation, the newest technology in the cremation industry.  Matthews has long been a leader in new cremation technology and will have on had the latest equipment for your pursual. 

7:00 p.m.  - 8:00 p.m. Reception (Castillo Fort)

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Closing Dinner (Castillo Fort)

9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. An Evening with John Charles (Castillo Fort)
John Charles has been performing all around the United States, Canada and Europe for most of his professional career and has established himself as one of the most sought after entertainers in the corporate and convention market. He has written, produced and hosted the openings of almost every Walt Disnry Resort in the United States and Europe.  NCBVA members first fell in love with the entertainment of John Charles in 2001 at their convention in the Poconos.  Since that time, conflicts with companies like AT&T, IBM, Kodak, Time Warner and Coca-Cola prevented him from appearing with us again.  Sit back and enjoy the stylistic renderings of John Charles.  Who knows, if you miss this performance it could be another dozen years before you get another chance.