Relevant Conferences in Florida:

• The Biology of Aging: Advances in Therapeutic Approaches to Extend Healthspan, 22–25,  January 2017
• Heart Failure Management for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, 23–25, March 2018
• Family Medicine and Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Problems, 19–23 June 2018, Location: Sarasota, United States
• 12th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy March 2017
• Genomic Approaches to Understanding and Treating Scoliosis Conference, 16–18 March 2018
• 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
• 102th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• 17th International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON)
• 18th North American Regional Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
• 19th Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering (ICMSE)
• 101st General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology
• 101st Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association
• FASEB Meeting of Experimental Biology 2001
• Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition
• Florida Bars Maritime Law Update Seminar 2008
• 10th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
• Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology
• Florida Joint Cancer Centers Conference 2006
• Miami BioTechnology Winter Symposium Advances in Gene Technology: Protein Engineering and Structural Biology
• Orlando MULTIMEDIA conference
• Florida State Symposium on Attribution Theory
• Florida Symposium on Dinosaur Bird Evolution
• Florida Valve Symposium
• NPACE Orlando National Primary Care Conference
• Florida Workshops in Nonlinear Astronomy and Physics
• 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• Florida Association for Behavior Analysis Meeting
• 107th Annual Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society
• Florida Philosophical Association Meeting

Florida Highlights:

The Miami Civic Center has the second largest concentration of Medical and research facilities in the USA. The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) established a major science center in Palm Beach. There are about 3,000 different types of wildflowers in Florida. This is the third most diverse state in the union, behind California and Texas, both larger states. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the state. Due to its large number of immigrants and American citizens who move to Florida from all over the US (especially from the Northeast and New England), there are a wide variety of different regional accents of English spoken in Florida. The most common American English accents spoken, besides General American English, can be divided by the east and west coasts of Florida. Cocoa Beach, Florida has been called the perfect beach town, located an hour's drive east of Orlando on Florida's beautiful Space Coast, offers boundless ways to enjoy recreation and leisure.

Miami International Airport is the world's 10th busiest cargo airport and second busiest airport for international passengers in the U.S. Florida is a low per capita energy user. It is estimated that approximately 4% of energy in the state is generated through renewable resources. In the twentieth century, tourism, industry, construction, international banking, biomedical and life sciences, healthcare research, simulation training, aerospace and defense, and commercial space travel have contributed to the state's economic development. The economy is driven almost entirely by its nineteen metropolitan areas. In 2014, they had a combined total of 95.7% of the state's domestic product.

Popular Events in Florida:

• St. Patty's Day: Paint The Village of Baytowne Green, March  17, 2018, Miramar Beach, FL 32550, (URL: http://www.sandestin.com/events)
• Annual Sandestin Wine Festival, APRIL 19, 2018 - April  22, 2018, The Village of Baytowne Wharf, Destin, FL 32500, (URL: http://www.sandestinwinefestival.com)
• Rolex 24 At DAYTONA, last weekend of January or first weekend of February,Jan 28-29,2017, Daytona Beach, Florida.
• Pensacola Opera Presents Aida, January 22, 2018, Pensacola, FL, (URL: http://www.pensacolasaenger.com/index/events/796)
• Bradenton Blues Festival, December 03, 2016, (first Friday in December annually), Bradenton, FL (URL: http://www.bradentonbluesfestival.org)

List of Universities in Florida:

• Florida A&M University
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Florida International University
• Florida Polytechnic University
• Florida State University
• New College of Florida
• University of Central Florida
• University of Florida
• University of North Florida
• University of South Florida
• University of West Florida

The State University System of Florida was founded in 1905, and is governed by the Florida Board of Governors. During the 2010 academic year, 312,216 students attended one of these member institutions. Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, University of West Florida are the major universities in Florida state. Florida's first private university, Stetson University, was founded in 1883. The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida is an association of 28 private, educational institutions in the state.

List of Societies in Florida:

• Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society
• Florida Vascular Society
• South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
• Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
• Florida Association of Behavior Analysis
• Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida
• Florida Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
• American-Oil Chemists Society
• American Thoracic Society
• American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society
• American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• American Roentgen Ray Society
• American Society for Horticultural Science
• The Florida State Horticultural Society
• Triological Society
• American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Society of Personality and Social Psychology
• American Society of Reconstuctive Microsurgery
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Veterinary Endoscopy Society
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons
• International Society of Animal Clinical Biochemistry
• American Society for Apheresis
• The International Society for Bipolar Disorders
• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
• Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
• Florida Psychiatric Society

List of Companies in Florida:

• Raymond James Financial, Inc.
• Walt Disney World
• Darden
• Kforce Inc.
• Tupperware Brands
• Universal Orlando Resort
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership
• AirTran Airways
• University of South Florida
• Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated
• Outback Steakhouse
• HSN
• (ISC)²

List of  Associations in Florida:

• Florida Philosophical Association
• Florida Skin Cancer Foundation
• Florida Physical Therapy Association
• Florida Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association

Famous associations in Florida include Artists Guild of Northwest Florida, Arts and Cultural Alliance of Central Florida, Arts For Learning/Miami, Center for the Arts in Public Policy and the Florida Higher Education Arts Network, Florida Alliance For Arts Education (FAAE), Florida Art Education Association, Florida Association for Theatre Education (FATE), Florida Association of Local Arts Agencies (FALAA), Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Florida Association of Public Art Administrators, Florida Cultural Alliance, Florida Dance Association, Florida Division of Historical Resources [Department of State, Florida Festivals and Events Association, Florida Governor's Office of Film & Entertainment, Florida Motion Picture & Television Association, Inc., Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Professional Theatres Association, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Florida Writers Association, Young Performing Artists, Youth Arts Corps.

Attractions in Florida:

• SeaWorld
• Kennedy Space Center 
• BCC Planetarium and Observatory
• Brevard Zoo

List of Hotels in Florida:

• West Palm Beach Marriot
• Embassy Suites
• Hampton Inn
• Hilton Garden Inn
• SpringHill Suites West Palm Beach
• Homewood Suites Hilton
• Stay Inn West Palm Beach Airport