Our Immerse Global Summit 2023 (IGS 2023) will happen in Orlando, Oct 17-19.

Why we picked Orlando and why you NEED to be there:

VRARA Orlando Chapter is our top Chapter globally
Leading region in the U.S. for building the foundation of the Metaverse with its MetaCenter
Existing huge simulation & training industry ($6 Billion!) with U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Lockheed Martin, Siemens, CAE, many others
Largest concentration of VR/AR faculty and researchers from all U.S. universities (and UCF's Game Design Program Ranked No. 1 in the World and EA Sports Orlando office)
No. 1 Fastest-growing City for Entrepreneurs
Rising Star” City of Tech Employment and Job Growth
Talent rich, with 550,000+ higher education students within 100 miles
Other top industries include:
- (1) Healthcare: CVS, AdventHealth;
- (2) Tourism, Entertainment, Hospitality: Disney, Universal, Sea World). Orlando is leading the U.S. in tourism (60M visitors every year with a $31B economic contribution);
- (3) Aviation and Aerospace: US Air Force, JetBlue, United Airlines
- (4) Insurance industry: Liberty Mutual, AAA, etc
- (5) IT and photonics
- And, Florida is home to the second-largest medical device manufacturing industry in the U.S., second-largest pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry and the fifth-largest biotech R&D industry.
The climate and weather, and so much to do! We will have so much fun!