ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday night in one of the last meetings of the year, as the city of Orlando moves forward with plans to have a permanent memorial by 2026.

The committee has been meeting since July when it was originally formed, gathering feedback and ideas from the community. During Wednesday night’s meeting, they will discuss visualization with assistance from a designer to start looking at what the memorial will look like.

What You Need To Know

  • The Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday evening for one of four meetings left this year

  • Committee members will engage in a visualization workshop with assistance from a designer. The goal is to have a design concept recommendation for the city by the end of 2024

  • The city of Orlando is hoping to have a permanent site completed by June 2026

  • The meetings Wednesday and Thursday are from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Orlando City Hall. The meeting can be attended in person or virtually

The committee is made up of 18 people, including some survivors, loved ones of victims and three stakeholders. Those members were chosen because they all share a common goal: To honor the 49 people who were killed during a terror attack at the popular gay nightclub in 2016.

Many say the memorial should have been completed years ago.

In previous meetings, some committee members shared their concerns when it comes to getting community support and donations, after previous talks of a memorial and museum fell through.

Those plans were originally spearheaded by the now dissolved onePulse Foundation, which discontinued its plans late last year. The city of Orlando took over those plans in December.

Wednesday night’s meeting will start the conversation at the top of many peoples' minds, which is what the memorial will look like. The deadline to provide a design concept to the city is by the end of the year, with three other meetings scheduled. Another meeting is scheduled for Thursday night. Both of this week's meetings are from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The final meeting is set for Dec. 12 at 4 p.m., and if all goes as planned, the goal would be to have a completed memorial by June 2026, marking 10 years since that tragic day.

Wednesday night’s meeting will be held at Orlando City Hall, and if you cannot attend in person, you can join virtually. Click here to view the agenda.