FLIBS. Insight

Chamber of Commerce for Fort Lauderdale: We have no crappy weather days. Only some slightly less perfect than others.

Seriously though as nearly perfect weather for FLIBS this year, only spotty showers one day and spotty showers are normal, here briefly and quickly all memory of them gone.

Checking the latest forecast, best to be outside tomorrow and inside on Thursday. Friday should be cool and dry. The show will have a smaller signature this year due to reduced inventory. Categories may be shuffled to different locations because of this.

I was going suggest looking at the FLIBS website for vendor location but instead, it’s now on my blacklist. The blatant collection of personal data, requiring you to accept their terms to proceed is wrong on every level. They have no regard for user or attendee privacy. I stopped registering for media credentials because you are soon bombarded with spam.

Couple years ago I took a picture of a billboard outside the entrance to FLIBS that required attendees to scan their drivers licenses. Is that information really any of their business???

The Convention Center is typically trailer boats, mostly center consoles flanked by outboard motor manufacturers. They may have a couple halls open upstairs for smaller vendors of marine products.

You can pull up many useful maps on FLIBS website and if you select "Convention Center" get a good idea of who is showing. Similarly, lots of information on who is exhibiting and on boats being shown. Website greatly enhanced from prior years. They also have mobile applications for both iPhones and Android.

A lot easier on the web site where you can go around convention center and see who each exhibitor is. I'd have to imagine on the app it's a bit small if there at all.