NORTH AMERICA TELUGU SOCIETY (NATS)
American Telegu Sambaralu Convention
July 2025
Recipient: Srinivas Guthikonda, Convenor
8000 Attendees
EEI: $2,532,366
CONFRERIE DES CHEVALIERS DU TASTEVIN
American National Officers Meeting
October 2024
Recipient: Greg Yadley, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
50 Attendees
EEI: $46,885
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
2025 South Atlantic Regional Conference
April 2025
Recipient: Gwen Myers, Hillsborough County Commissioner District 3
8000 Attendees
EEI: $9,265,160
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN GASTROINTESTINAL & ENDOSCOPIC SURGEONS
2026 SAGES Postgraduate Course & Scientific Session
March 2026
Recipient: Dr. Christopher Garnet DuCoin
1300 Attendees
EEI: $2,918,198
ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
2025 Annual Conference
September 2025
Recipient: Roger Germann, CEO – The Florida Aquarium
2500 Attendees
EEI: $3,141,068
NATIONAL MINORITY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COOPERATIVE
2023 National Black & Latino Economic Summit
August 2023
Recipient: James Ransom, VTB Multicultural Committee
500 Attendees
EEI: $395,898
INTERNATIONAL PROPELLER CLUB
2024 Annual Convention & Conference
Fall 2024
Recipient: Darren Richards, President, The Propeller Club – Port of Tampa
Guest: Dana Mininson, Club Administrator, The Propeller Club – Port of Tampa
500 Attendees
EEI: $363,229
(KL) PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION
Local Contact: Troy Manthey
Organization: Yacht Starship, Pirate Water Taxi
Event Name: Annual Convention at MariTrends 2020
Event Dates: February 2 – 5, 2020
EEI: $622,829
Room Nights: 1,380
Definite Date: 1/29/19
Brief Summary of Support: Troy was instrumental through the bid process, having the association site Tampa and assisted in negotiations and feedback from the association. We would not have this meeting in Tampa without Troy’s membership evolvement with PVA, he is truly a hometown hero.
(HCL) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VENUE MANAGERS
Local Contact: Eric Hart
Organization: Tampa Sports Authority
Event Name: Venue Management School
Event Dates: June 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
EEI: $ 3,703,538 (combined)
Room Nights: 10,900 (combined)
Definite Date: 10/29/2018
Brief Summary of Support: Eric was a true hometown hero in ensuring Tampa received the opportunity to bid on the IAVM Venue Management School. His membership with the organization is one main factor that gave us the initial opportunity. While he stayed impartial on the final decision, we were able to win the five year meeting, as he helped us fulfill the client’s full spectrum of convention criteria.