2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 4-6, 2024 | Rosen Plaza HotelOrlando, Florida!
Become a Member
Membership is required to attend an Annual Networking Conference unless a request to attend as a Guest is pre-approved by the Board of Directors or the Administrator.
Be a Guest
Occasionally, guests are permitted to attend. If you wish to attend as a Guest, please submit your request to the IACOA Administrator, John Margaritis, by phone at (281) 292-8208, or by email at jm@iacoa.com.
What You’ll Learn
The annual IACOA Conference brings together armored carriers, ATM service providers, coin processors, depository institutions, government regulators, and leading product and service providers. At IACOA, we work on industry issues with our partners and enable you to be part of the conversation and part of the solution.
Trends
Learn from your peers and outside experts about the latest developments and trends in the armored car industry.
Best Practices
Connect with your peers and outside experts to exchange best practices and find out what tactics are working best today.
Growth Strategies
See the latest product and service offerings that can help you better meet your customers’ needs and grow your business.
Conference Passes
Membership is required.
Optional Events & Spouse Options
Optional Tuesday Morning Event
June 4, 2024
Guided Tour of the Kennedy Space Center & Private Lunch Overlooking the Rocket Garden
Most of us have been to Disney or Universal, but while in Orlando, here is an opportunity to take a Guided Tour of the Kennedy Space Center. This is an extra cost optional event before the conference begins to witness the history of the United States’ space program. The ticket price covers motor coach transportation, the guided tour, and a private luncheon overlooking the Rocket Garden. Attendance is limited to the first 25 people who sign up for the Tour.
Thursday Evening Event Included with Registration
June 6, 2024
Reception, Dinner and In-door Go-Kart Racing Competition up to 35MPH—Valuable Prizes for 1st through 5th Place Awarded
The Andretti Racing Facility is a few blocks from the hotel, so no need to worry if you want to return to your room early as we will have regular shuttle service. The Thursday night event is included with your registration fee and IACOA name badges are required. The Reception & Dinner Buffett are located alongside the race track so you can drink, eat, and follow our racers negotiate the circuit twelve at a time. The track covers multiple levels and is wide enough to permit passing. This is a great way to wind down with fellow members on the closing night of the 2024 Annual Conference whether you race or not. See you there!
Spouse Pass Options
Spouse Access to Cocktail Receptions, Luncheons, and the Sunday Night Dinner
A spouse who is involved in the member’s company, or may attend any session, or may be present at the member’s exhibit booth, must register as a full paying attendee, not at the spouse rate.
A spouse who is not involved in the member’s company, does not attend any session, and is not present at the member’s exhibit booth but is the spouse of a full paying attendee, may register at the reduced spouse rate.
The reduced spouse rate includes attending any or all Cocktail Receptions, Luncheons, and the Sunday night event.
NOTE:
If you want to register someone at the reduced spouse rate of $295 and that person qualifies as described above, please contact the Administrator and he manually will enter that registration.
Conference Agenda
Exhibit Hall Floorplan
2023 Platinum Sponsors may select a Platinum Booth for 2024 before other Exhibitors. If you wish to confirm a Platinum Booth, contact John Margaritis by email: jm@iacoa.com or call 281-292-8208.
Hotel Information
The Rosen Plaza Hotel
9700 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
Check in: 3:00 PM | Check out: 11:00 AM
Discounted Self-Parking is $15.00 per day
Getting to the Hotel
The Rosen Plaza Hotel is located at 9700 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819. Mr. Rosen owns seven (7) hotels in Orlando and the name of each starts with his last name. Please be certain you travel to the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
The hotel is 14-miles from the Orlando International Airport (MCO) and the drive by car takes approximately 20-minutes.
There is no hotel airport shuttle service available, so Uber/Lyft/Taxi or rental car is your best option.
Discounted IACOA Room Rates
The IACOA room block expires on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, or whenever our blocked rooms are sold out on any given day, whichever comes first. You can always cancel your reservation (subject to the 5-day cancellation policy), so please book your room now and be certain you get the rooms you want.
Standard King: $195 (limited availability)
Standard Double/Double: $195
Reserve by Phone
Call the Rosen Plaza Hotel directly at (800) 627-8258 or (407) 996-9700 and ask for reservations and the Group Rate for: “IACOA 2024”. You can also book your reservation online using the “Book Now” link above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Conference Registration Deadlines
Registration opens on Monday, December 18, 2023. Exhibit Hall booths are limited this year and are first paid first served. If you have questions regarding the conference, feel free to contact John Margaritis at jm@iacoa.com.
Early Registration: ends on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Regular Registration: starts on Saturday, March 9, 2024, and ends on Friday, May 10, 2024.
Late Registration: starts on Saturday, May 11, 2024, and ends on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Conference Desk Registration: starts on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, and is open 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
*All registration deadline times are 5:00 P.M. (GMT-06:00) Central Time.
Refund Policy
Refund requests will be handled as follows: If your request is received by John Margaritis no later than April 26, 2024, then 75% of your registration fee will be refunded; if received by May 13, 2024, then 50% of your registration fee will be refunded; thereafter, no refund will be made.
The reason for the no refund policy is that three weeks prior to the Conference, IACOA must guarantee and pay for all Food & Beverage, Meeting Space, Audio-Visual, and Exhibit Booths whether or not these goods and services are utilized.
Guest Registration
Non-members may not attend the Annual Conference without first requesting and receiving prior approval. If you are a non-member and would like to attend this year’s Annual Conference, you need to contact John Margaritis, IACOA’s Administrator at jm@iacoa.com or (281) 292-8208. Do not send a Registration Form or payment until your attendance has been pre-approved.
Representations & Releases
It is understood and agreed by any and all Attendees to this year’s IACOA Annual Conference, that no representations and/or endorsements are being made or will be made by IACOA with respect to any information, equipment, systems, hardware/software, programs, and/or industry related material that may be presented, exhibited, shown, discussed, etc., at any of the IACOA functions or meetings.
Furthermore, by executing a Registration Form, anyone participating in such functions and/or meetings acknowledges and fully releases, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges IACOA and its Officers, Directors, Agents, employees or representatives from any and all matters of actions, course of actions, suits, claims and demands whatsoever at law or in equity against IACOA and its Officers, Directors, Agents, employees or representatives.
We will be filming and photographing at the IACOA conference. Your image may be captured and used at a later time to promote future conferences. IACOA, Inc. retains the rights to those images.
Covid-19 Precautions
Your Health & Safety Are Important To Us! Please rest assured that IACOA will be taking appropriate measures to facilitate the health and safety of all meeting participants. IACOA encourages our attendees and vendors at the IACOA Annual Conference to follow current and applicable public health and safety guidelines and precautions relative to large group gatherings at the time of the event.
IACOA Conference Attendee: COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAIVER & RELEASE:
Despite everyone’s very best efforts, some degree of risk may still exist in the context of a large indoor gathering such as the IACOA Annual Conference to the extent COVID-19 pandemic conditions persist at the time of the Event. By attending the IACOA Annual Conference, each Attendee and Vendor acknowledges and agrees on his/her own behalf and on behalf of Attendee’s and Vendor’s personnel, contractor(s), and family member(s) at the Event, to accept and assume all health and safety related risks or consequences associated with a potential or actual exposure to COVID-19, including its variants, while in attendance at the IACOA Annual Conference. Such acknowledgment and agreement by Attendee and Vendor also constitutes an express waiver and release of IACOA, its officers, directors, and contracted staff from any and all COVID-19 related liability or damages.
