Expand Your Professional Network
In addition to a full agenda of educational, hands-on and peer discussion sessions, Exchange 2012 offers you a wide array of networking opportunities to connect and socialize with your peers.
Exclusive Evening Event – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™
Monday, October 22
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
We have reserved exclusively for you a special area within Universal's Islands of Adventure®. It's an entire evening of magic and entertainment. Click here for additional information. This event is 21 years and older to participate.
Make Connections Throughout the Event
Sit and Discuss Sessions: We are expanding the number of peer discussion sessions based on your feedback. Sign up to attend these facilitator-led sessions and discuss the latest trends affecting corporate taxation with your peers.
Meal Time: Every meal is an opportunity to find like-minded colleagues in corporate tax. Tables are divided by geography, tax type or operating environment.
Get Connected, Stay Connected
Vertex Exchange 2012 is more than just three days in Orlando. This year, you can continue to engage on ExchangeExtra to learn, share innovative ideas and network.
ExchangeExtra is an online community designed to keep you connected with your peers, Vertex professionals and the industry’s leading tax and technology experts… before, during and after the Vertex Exchange Customer Conference.
You'll be able to:
• Connect with other attendees with similar interests
• Access conference materials and document sharing capabilities
• Join conversations about topics that are critical to our industry
• Get the latest information on Exchange 2013
Get the conversation started at vertexinc.com/ExchangeExtra.
Enjoy a Taste of Orlando on Tuesday
This year we are also offering three unique options for you to choose from on Tuesday, October 23 beginning at 3:30pm. You will have an opportunity to attend a networking activity (fees do apply) or you can have the afternoon and evening to explore Orlando on your own.
Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Tuesday, October 23
3:30 p.m.
Length: Approximately 6.5 hours
Cost: $78.00
It's that time of year again when Walt Disney World guests can sip great wines, savor new tastes and enjoy live entertainment all day long. This 45-day outdoor festival at Disney's Epcot theme park serves up authentic cuisine; wine, beer and inventive new cocktails; entertainment; and cultural exhibits of more than 25 international regions. Exotic marketplaces from Hawaii to Portugal offer exciting taste treats. The festival is believed to be the largest food and wine event of its kind in the world, beginning at the Festival Welcome Center in Future World and fanning around the promenade encircling World Showcase Lagoon.
From tasty tapas and refreshing beverages to celebrity chef demonstrations and rock star performances, there's something to satisfy most every taste and interest. With your Marketplace Discovery Passport, plan your evening and dine your way around the world, attend a cooking demonstration, savor satisfying wines and tap your toes at an exciting outdoor concert.
Motorcoach transportation and a $25.00 wrist band for food and beverage is included.
iFly
Tuesday, October 23
3:30 p.m.
Length: Approximately 3 hours
Cost: $55.00
iFLY Orlando is a one-of-a-kind indoor skydiving facility where you will enjoy the sensation of free falling during skydiving without needing a parachute, a plane, or any previous skydiving experience!
iFLY is a vertical wind tunnel with 5 fans on the top that draws the air through the flight chamber at 120 mph, which replicates the skydiving experience without the fear of the jump. The iFLY experience is so similar to real skydiving that professional skydivers use the wind tunnel for training.
Before your flight experience, you will learn the correct body flight position from professional instructors who offer a 15-minute instructional course prior to your team's flight (the hands-on training is continued throughout your team's entire experience).
You will then suit up in iFLY skydiving gear, which is loaned to you as part of the experience. Finally, you will soar like a bird inside iFLY vertical wind tunnel.
Wine Pairing Event – featuring a Wine Specialist from Tasters Guild
Tuesday, October 23
3:30 p.m.
Length: Approximately 3 hours
Cost: $85.00
Located in the prestigious Sanctuary Building in the charming Thornton Park neighborhood in Downtown Orlando, Nick's Italian Kitchen brings to you classic Italian cuisine made from scratch. Dishes range from simple penne with vodka sauce to an inspired espresso-crusted strip steak with caramelized onion marmalade. The restaurant is beautifully decorated in deep reds and sparkly tile posh with unpretentious service in a sophisticated yet approachable setting.
In addition to experiencing the Italian cuisine prepared especially for the group, you will learn from a wine specialist from the Tasters Guild Orlando as each course is introduced.
