This week

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Tuesday-Saturday, Orange County Convention Center, 30,000. Not open to the public.

Orlando Home and Garden Show, Friday-Sunday, Orange County Convention Center, 30,000. Open to the public.

Upcoming

AmCon Design and Contract Manufacturing Expo, March 8-9, Orange County Convention Center, 1,000. Not open to the public.

Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation 2016 Annual Meeting, March 9-11, Orange County Convention Center, 1,900. Not open to the public.

International Sleep Products Association Expo 2016, Orange County Convention Center, 4,000. Not open to the public.

Prime Time Buying Show, March 14-15, Orange County Convention Center, 7,000. Not open to the public.

Global Pet Expo, March 16-18, Orange County Convention Center, 15,500. Not open to the public.

Mary Kay Career Conference, March 18-19, Orange County Convention Center, 2,000. Not open to the public.

International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, Annual International Convention and Trade Show, March 22-23, Orange County Convention Center, 13,000. Not open to the public.

TecHomeX, March 22-23, Orange County Convention Center, 3,000. Not open to the public.

Note: Attendance figures are projections. E-mail announcements of conventions to businessevents @orlandosentinel.com. Please include projected attendance and whether the event is open to the public.

Thursday that it expects to record about $33 million of accelerated depreciation, primarily in the first quarter of 2016, as a result of removing the platforms.

And when an analyst asked how much SeaWorld could expect to save as a result of no longer maintaining the floors, Chief Financial Officer Peter Crage responded that “there is savings there, but it’s not significant. It’s fairly insignificant to the future.”

The company announced earlier this year that it would remove the floors because they are not needed anymore. Trainers no longer perform in the water with killer whales. Employees get into the water with orcas only in more shallow medical pools, where lifting floors will remain.