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Truly Chicago Offer your guests the unparalleled experience of an intimate dinner or cocktail reception at the five-story McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum. They will talk about their evening inside Chicago's most iconic bridge tower for years!

Truly Unforgettable Nestled inside the southwest tower of the Michigan Avenue Bridge, the Bridgehouse Museum tells the story of the Chicago River and offers your guests a rare chance to view the inner workings of one of Chicago's famous moveable bridges. The top floor of this Chicago landmark reveals stunning views of Michigan Avenue and the river.

Truly Exclusive With a capacity of 30 people, the Bridgehouse Museum is ideal for small weddings, executive and board events, cocktail parties, and luxurious, unique dinners for two or more people.

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The Bridgehouse Museum is located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. For more information, visit www.bridgehousemuseum.org, or contact Ozana Balan at (312) 939-0490, ext. 23, or at [email protected].

A project of FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB1 10 ways to recycle content

BY JANE ADLER based manager of audio content. Presentation slides were synched OK, so the meeting was a success. The months of hard work to to the audio, uploaded to the association’s Web site, and emailed fine tune the content was worth the effort. Sessions archived on to attendees. Those who couldn’t attend the meeting received the CDs are ready for distribution. email, too. “We’ve cut out producing CDs and audio tapes of ses- All done? Maybe not. Planners, and their bosses, want to con- sions,” says Trish Uhl, ASTD board member and president of tinue the conversation with attendees. And new tools are available Owl’s Ledge LLC, a consulting firm in Wheaton. “This new way of to extend the meeting and recycle content. distributing content is much more cost effective.” Web-based technologies (of course) make it all happen. Here’s Web-archived audio sessions should be easy to access, notes how: Tammy Christensen, senior director at ASAE & the Center for 1. Podcasts Association Leadership, Washington, D.C. “No plug-ins or fire- Inexpensive and easy to produce, podcasts are rapidly growing walls.” in popularity with planners. Short programs posted on Web sites, 4. Videocasts podcasts can be used to promote meetings and redistribute con- “There’s a huge explosion of video usage,” says meetings con- tent. sultant Corbin Ball, of Bellingham, Wash.“We’re just seeing the tip In advance of last year’s meeting, the Chicago-based Word of the iceberg.” High-quality videos streamed live on the Web are of Mouth Marketing on the horizon, he adds. Cisco Association (WMMA) con- Systems Inc., for example, is ducted brief phone inter- rolling out Telepresence, a high- views with session speakers. definition videoconferencing The interviews (no longer system with lifesize plasma TV than 10 minutes) were edited screens. and then uploaded to the Videotaped sessions can be meeting Web page. “These posted online, though a lot of were pre-conversations, not server capacity is required. the speaker’s entire presenta- Another approach is to upload key tion,” says Greg Fine, an portions of meetings, giving access executive at the Association to those who couldn’t attend or Forum of Chicagoland who weren’t invited. previously worked at A.T. Kearney Inc. holds an WMMA. “The podcasts were annual worldwide meeting for the nothing fancy.” But, Mr. Fine top 250 highest ranking partners. adds, “It was a good way to Photo courtesy of StoryQuest The exclusive nature of the event start the conversation with attendees.” has given it a sense of mystery, according to Pam Bronkema, who Long podcasts should be indexed, advises Rick Olson, president handles global meetings for the Chicago-based company. At the and CEO at KRM Information Services Inc., Eau Claire, Wisc. A start of last year’s conference in Caan, France, the CEO taped a presentation by a top executive, for instance, should include book- video about what the meeting would cover. The video was imme- marks or a directory of key points. “Otherwise,” he says, “it’s like diately posted on the Web site for employees. “People were able to listening to an album with no tracks.” feel they were part of the action,” says Ms. Bronkema. 2. Mobile devices At the end of the meeting, the CEO and other leaders made Planners are piggybacking content on personal mobile tech- short videos that summarized key points. The videos were posted nologies such as iPods, MP3 and MP4 players. on the company Web site. “Before the partners were headed back At the Midwest meeting of Grant Thornton LLP, attendees to the U.S., the employees already knew what was happening,”says received iPod Shuffles. After the conference, presentations were Ms. Bronkema. boiled down to three minute podcasts and emailed to attendees. 5. YouTube “The beauty was that they could pull up the content on their desk- High-quality video is expensive to produce. But video recycled top computer or download it to their iPod,” says David Heinke, for YouTube doesn’t have to be professional looking, says Mr. Fine sales director at the Chicago-based accounting firm. at the Association Forum of Chicagoland. Most people expect 3. Mixing audio and PowerPoint YouTube videos to look homemade. “That’s the style,” he says, Video content can be expensive to capture and produce. adding that meeting planners can easily capture and recycle meet- Audio alone doesn’t have much punch. A recycling technique ing content for the popular video portal. gaining favor with planners is to link the audio portion of a pres- 6. Blogs entation with PowerPoint slides. A meeting blog distributes content and creates a feedback loop At a technology conference sponsored by the Chicagoland with attendees. At a client summit, bloggers were assigned to cover Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, the sessions and write recaps posted on the Web. The blog was the presentations were recorded by StoryQuest Inc., a Chicago- + 10 ways ON PAGE BB20 BB2 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008 resources for meeting planners The following pages Arlington Park Race Course Chicago, IL 60604 2200 W. Euclid Avenue Phone: (312) 922-3432 ext. 224 AND SPECIAL SITES include information on Arlington Heights, IL 60006 Web site: architecture.org CONFERENCE CENTERS Phone: (847) 385-7500 E-mail: [email protected] resources in the Chicago Web site: arlingtonpark.com Number of meeting rooms: 3 E-mail: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 3,000 square feet area for planning meetings Number of meeting rooms: 5 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 The Chicago Bar Association and special events. These Maximum capacity (entire venue): 35,000 321 S. Plymouth Court Chicago, IL 60604 listings also appear online Art Institute of Chicago Phone: (312) 554-2124 at ChicagoBusiness.com. 111 S. Michigan Avenue Web site: chicagobar.org Chicago, IL 60603 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 443-3530 Number of meeting rooms: 16 Web site: artic.edu Largest meeting room: 1,800 square feet CONFERENCE CENTERS Contact: Bryan J. Bruin E-mail: [email protected] Chicago Botanic Garden AND SPECIAL SITES Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 1000 Lake Cook Road Maximum capacity (entire venue): 2,500 Glencoe, IL 60022 Phone: (847) 835-8370 Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum Bobak’s Signature Events Web site: chicagobotanic.org/events 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive 6440 Double Eagle Drive Contact: Ann Babich Chicago, IL 60605 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: Woodridge, IL 60517 (312) 542-2428 Phone: Number of meeting rooms: 6 Web site: (630) 968-7778 adlerplanetarium.org Web site: Largest meeting room: 3,360 square feet Contact: signatureevent.com Jodi Daily and Karen Van Lente Contact: Maximum capacity (entire venue): 400 E-mail: Angie Hibben [email protected] E-mail: Number of meeting rooms: 4 [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 5 Chicago Children’s Museum 700 E. Grand Avenue Advanced Center for Training Largest meeting room: 13,500 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,850 Chicago, IL 60611 4072 E. Main Street Phone: (312) 527-1000 St. Charles, IL 60174 Web site: chichildrensmuseum.org Phone: (877) 99-TRAIN E-mail: [email protected] Web site: trainatact.com Number of meeting rooms: 3 E-mail: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 6,500 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 13 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 40 Largest meeting room: 25,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 600 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,000 Brookfield Zoo Chicago Club 3300 Golf Road 81 E. Van Buren Street Brookfield, IL 60513 Chicago, IL 60605 Phone: (708) 688-8350 Phone: (312) 427-1825 Web site: czs.org Web site: chicagoclub.org AMA Chicago Executive Conference Center Contact: Diane Wehrmeister 8655 W. Higgins Road E-mail: [email protected] Chicago Cultural Center Number of meeting rooms: 11 78 E. Washington Street Chicago, IL 60631 Largest meeting room: Phone: 5,700 square feet Chicago, IL 60602 (773) 693-5511 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): Web site: 400 Phone: (312) 744-2080 amanet.org/meetings Maximum capacity (entire venue): Contact: Lee Colbourne 10,000 Web site: chicagoculturalcenter.org E-mail: [email protected] Just 14 miles west of Chicago on 216 acres of Contact: Lara Ziemba Number of meeting rooms: 19 beautifully landscaped grounds, Brookfield Zoo Number of meeting rooms: 8 Largest meeting room: 3,000 square feet offers a unique setting for any corporate event. Largest meeting room: 7,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 220 Guests can explore world-class exhibits depicting Meeting rates up to 40% less than comparable exotic locales, see a Dolphin Show, or relax on a Chicago History Museum facilities. High-speed internet access with Wifi. Motor Safari tram tour. Visit Brookfieldzoo.org. 1601 N. Clark Street Executive chairs. Spacious lounges. Near I-90 Chicago, IL 60614 and I-294. Free parking. Complimentary contin- Phone: (312) 799-2254 uous beverage service. Optional catering. No Web site: chicagohistory.org service charges or minimums. No sleeping room E-mail: [email protected] commitment. Number of meeting rooms: 15 Largest meeting room: 16,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 440 Catalyst Ranch Maximum capacity (entire venue): 800 656 W. Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60661 Phone: (312) 207-1710 American Dental Association Web site: catalystranch.com 211 E. Chicago Avenue Contact: Rachel Holland Chicago, IL 60611 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 440-2382 Number of meeting rooms: 6 Chicago Indoor Racing Web site: ada.org Largest meeting room: 3,250 square feet 301 Hastings Drive Contact: Fabian Perez Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 110 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (entire venue): 200 Phone: (847) 941-9400 Number of meeting rooms: 8 Chicago’s first & only creative space incorporat- Web site: chicagoindoorracing.com Largest meeting room: 3,870 square feet ing a unique blend of comfortable vintage, Contact: Alisa Peters Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 220 ethnic, Americana furnishings, art, toys & E-mail: [email protected] In the heart of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the music. An unusual, thought provoking atmos- Number of meeting rooms: 6 ADA building is 1/2 block from the world’s phere with ample technical support & profes- Largest meeting room: 86,000 square feet finest shopping on Michigan Ave. Services sionalism. Voted “Best Unique Venue” by Illinois Housed in our 86,000 s/f facility are State-of- include catering and state-of-the-art technology. Meetings and Events. the-Art meeting rooms, award winning culinary The ADA is accessible by all forms of trans- delights, alternative Gaming, a Billiards Room, portation including trains that connect to Chicago Architecture Foundation and of course, two professionally designed O’Hare & Midway airports. 224 S. Michigan Avenue Indoor European Kart Racing Tracks. FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB3

Chicago Public Library/ Harold Washington Library Center 400 S. State Street

Chicago, IL 60605 AND SPECIAL SITES Phone: (312) 747-4130 CONFERENCE CENTERS Web site: chicagopubliclibrary.org Contact: Corporate and Private Events E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 6 Largest meeting room: 9,000 square feet Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center is perfect for your event— Conference Rooms, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Video Theater, Grand Lobby, Reception Hall, South Hall and the Winter Garden. An ideal setting for a meeting, reception/dinner or a pri- vate event. Check us out! Chicago Union Station 210 S. Canal Street Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 655-2524 Web site: chicagounionstation.com Number of meeting rooms: 2 Largest meeting room: 20,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 3,000 The Conference Center at UBS Tower 1 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 327-2368 Web site: conferencecenteratubstower.com E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (entire venue): 300 Conference and Learning Center at U.S. Cellular Field 333 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: (312) 674-5900 Web site: whitesox.com Contact: Courtney Cawley E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 1 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 130 Dave and Buster’s Chicago 1030 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 821-8606 Web site: daveandbusters.com Number of meeting rooms: 3 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 2,000 DePaul University—Egan Urban Center 1 E. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: (312) 362-6000 Web site: ctcp.edn.depaul.edu Contact: Charlotte Phillips E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 3 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N. River Road Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 821-8606 Web site: rosemont.com E-mail: [email protected] DuPage Expo Center 4050 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: (866) 239-EXPO Web site: dupageexpo.com Contact: George Sparks E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 1 Largest meeting room: 24,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,500 BB4 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

DuSable Museum of African-American History Gallery 1028 740 E. 56th Place 1028 Hooker Street Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60622 Phone: (773) 947-0600 ext.250 Phone: (312) 296-1584 Web site: dusablemuseum.org Web site: gallery-1028.com Contact: Tracey Williams Contact: Pam Swisher Hawthorne Race Course E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 3501 S. Laramie Avenue Stickney, IL 60804 AND SPECIAL SITES Number of meeting rooms: 4 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Phone: CONFERENCE CENTERS Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 450 Largest meeting room: 8,000 square feet (708) 780-3700 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Web site: hawthorneracecourse.com East Bank Club Maximum capacity (entire venue): 500 Contact: Pamela Dorr 500 N. Kingsbury Street E-mail: [email protected] Gene Siskel Film Center Number of meeting rooms: 12 Chicago, IL 60610 Largest meeting room: Phone: 164 N. State Street 65,000 square feet (312) 527-5800 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): Web site: 2,000 eastbankclub.com Chicago, IL 60601 Maximum capacity (entire venue): Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Phone: (312) 846-2076 20,000 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 175 Web site: siskelfilmcenter.org Push It To The Limits—Chicago’s City Limits. Contact: Jean de St. Aubin Located just 7 miles to the Mag Mile, 2 miles to E-mail: [email protected] Midway Airport, l/2 mile from I-55 and 2 miles Number of meeting rooms: 3 to I-290, Complete with Elegant Meeting and Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 197 Dining Rooms, Grand Ball Room with dance Maximum capacity (entire venue): 458 floor, and beautiful indoor/outdoor Expo space... Hawthorne has it all! ESPN Zone 43 E. Ohio Street Germania Place House of Blues 108 W. Germania Place Chicago, IL 60611 329 N. Dearborn Street Phone: (312) 644-3776 Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: Chicago, IL 60610 Web site: espnzone.com (312) 573-1968 Phone: Web site: (312) 923-2015 Contact: Randy Hajduk germaniaplace.com Web site: E-mail: hob.com/specialevents/hobchicago E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,300 [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 5 Number of meeting rooms: 5 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 205 Grand Ballroom Largest meeting room: 55,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,200 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,800 Great Food. Hi-Def TVs. Over 100 interactive 6351 S. Cottage Grove Avenue House of Blues® is the place to host corporate games. Located just off the Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL 60637 events, lunches, dinners and much more. Located ESPN Zone takes sports entertainment to a Phone: (773) 324-0000 in the Marina City Complex, the House of Blues whole new level and delivers an experience you Web site: thegrandballroom.net can hold events from 25-1,800 guests within won’t find anywhere else. So get into the Zone, Number of meeting rooms: 1 private and semi-private space. where every event is a home run! Largest meeting room: 9,000 square feet James L. Allen Center Northwestern University Excalibur Entertainment Complex Grand Piazza @ the National Italian 2169 N. Campus Drive 632 N. Dearborn Parkway American Sports Hall of Fame Evanston, IL 60208 Chicago, IL 60610 1431 W. Taylor Street Phone: (847) 864-9270 Phone: (312) 337-3836 Chicago, IL 60607 Web site: kellogg.nwu.edu Web site: excaliburchicago.com/catering Phone: (312) 226-5566 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: niashf.org Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 344 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 859 E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (entire venue): 3,000 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Kaleidoscope 800 W. Superior Street Great Hall of Cafe Brauer Chicago, IL 60622 2021 N. Stockton Drive Phone: (312) 850-0800 Chicago, IL 60614 Web site: kaleidoscopeevents.net Phone: (312) 742-2400 Contact: Steven Waxman Field Museum Web site: cafebrauer.com E-mail: [email protected] 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Contact: Bambi Caicedo Rogers Number of meeting rooms: 3 Chicago, IL 60605 E-mail: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 18,000 square feet Phone: (312) 665-7600 Number of meeting rooms: 1 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Web site: fieldmuseum.org Largest meeting room: 4,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,000 Contact: Megan Beckert Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (entire venue): 500 Kendall College Number of meeting rooms: 6 900 N. North Branch Street Largest meeting room: 21,000 square feet Chicago, IL 60614 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 15,000 Phone: (312) 752-2000 Let us DAZZLE you with World Class Meetings Web site: kendall.edu & Special Events in affordable unique venues for Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 25-10,000. Spectacular rental space includes James Simpson Theater, Stanley Field Hall, East Atrium, & Rice Hall. Call 312.665.7600 or Lincoln Park Zoo E-mail: [email protected] for more Cannon Drive and Fullerton Parkway information. Green at Grant Park Chicago, IL 60614 Monroe and Lake Shore Drive Phone: (312) 742-2300 Galleria Marchetti Chicago, IL 60603 Web site: lpzoo.org 825 W. Erie Street Phone: (312) 987-1818 E-mail: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60622 Web site: thegreenonline.com Number of meeting rooms: 8 Phone: (312) 563-0495 Contact: Madonna Wallace Web site: galleriamarchetti.com E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Tina Diaz A Fine Dining Experience, of Classic American E-mail: [email protected] Fare, Al Fresco Style. Framed within Botanic Number of meeting rooms: 3 Garden Pathways is The Green’s Challenging 18- Largest meeting room: 12,000 square feet hole Professional Putting Course. Relax and Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Enjoy Dining, Beverages and a Round on our Maximum capacity (entire venue): 750 Course set in a Venue offering Panoramas of the Chicago Skyline. 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Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 397-3855 Web site: mcachicago.org E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Morton Arboretum Maximum capacity (entire venue): 900 McCormick Place 4100 Illinois Route 53 AND SPECIAL SITES 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Lisle, IL 60532 Museum of Science and Industry CONFERENCE CENTERS Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: (630) 725-2089 57th Street & Lake Shore Drive Phone: (312) 791-6216 Web site: mortonarb.org Chicago, IL 60637 Web site: mccormickplace.com E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (773) 753-2579 Contact: Robyn Mills Number of meeting rooms: 10 Web site: msichicago.org/specialevents E-mail: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 5,375 square feet E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 112 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 275 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 850 Largest meeting room: 1,350,000 square feet Morton Arboretum’s beautiful nature setting is Maximum capacity (entire venue): 5,000 The McCormick Place West Building is designed an inspiring business meeting venue easily acces- to maximize your efficiency, flexibility and cre- sible off I-88. Large and small historic and mod- ativity when holding corporate meetings. More ern meeting rooms, moderate prices. Restaurant, Meeting Rooms. More Amenities. More store, free parking and other amenities. Visit Productivity. Call Robyn Mills, Convention Sales www.mortonarb.org, Plan Visit, Host An Event. & Marketing at 312-791-6216. Extraordinary Events Metropolitan Club Sears Tower, 67th Floor Start with Impeccable Planning Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 876-3200 Web site: metclubchicago.com Contact: Stephanie Cox E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 16 Largest meeting room: 3,225 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Offering unparalleled lake and skyline views, our culinary team and experienced catering staff cre- ate outstanding business events, social functions and charity galas. Our newly renovated facility accommodates groups between 2 and 400 with the latest in audiovisual technology. Mid America Club 200 E. Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Every event falls into place with Lettuce Planet Phone: (312) 861-1100 Web site: midamclub.com E-mail: [email protected] As a planner, you constantly strive for perfection. With over 25 Lettuce Number of meeting rooms: 10 ® Largest meeting room: 8,325 square feet Entertain You restaurants and the complimentary services of an event Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,000 professional, Lettuce Planet is your universal source for Private Dining, Mid-Day Club Meetings and Special Events that are absolutely extraordinary. 21 S. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (312) 236-3100 Web site: middayclub.org Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,000 Midwest Conference Center 401 W. Lake Street Northlake, IL 60164 Phone: (708) 409-2828 A DIVISION OF LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU® RESTAURANTS Web site: midwestconf.com Contact: Zoila Matricardi E-mail: [email protected] 312-527-9222 www.leye.com/lettuceplanet Number of meeting rooms: 11 Largest meeting room: 35,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,500 Your Universal Source for Private Dining, Meetings and Special Events.

Millennium Park Antico Posto® Everest™ Maggiano's Little Italy® Scoozi!® 205 E. Randolph Street Ben Pao® foodlife® Mity Nice Grill® Shaw's Crab House® Chicago, IL 60601 Big Bowl® Frankie’s Scaloppine™ Mon Ami Gabi® Tru ® Phone: (312) 744-6050 Brasserie Jo® Hub 51™ Nacional 27® Tucci Benucch® Web site: millenniumpark.org Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!® Joe's Seafood, Prime Osteria Via Stato® Twin City Grill™ Contact: David Ortega Di Pescara® Steak & Stone Crab® Petterino's® Vong's Thai Kitchen™ E-mail: [email protected] ® ® Number of meeting rooms: Don & Charlie's L.2O™ Reel Club™ Wildfire 1 ® ® ® ® Largest meeting room: 16,000 square feet Eiffel Tower L. Woods Tap & Pine Lodge R.J. Grunts Wow Bao Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,200 ©2008 Lettuce Entertain You® Enterprises, Inc. Maximum capacity (entire venue): 11,000 BB6 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Navy Pier Pritzker Military Library Studio 501 600 E. Grand Avenue 610 N. Fairbanks Court 501 W. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 595-5300 Phone: (312) 587-0234 Phone: (312) 649-0777 Web site: navypier.com Web site: pritzkermilitarylibrary.org Web site: ronsley.com E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 5 E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 36 Largest meeting room: 1,400 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 3

AND SPECIAL SITES Largest meeting room: 170,100 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Largest meeting room: 13,000 square feet

CONFERENCE CENTERS Maximum capacity (entire venue): 150 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Norris University Center, Maximum capacity (entire venue): 450 Northwestern University Q Center 1405 N. Fifth Avenue Summit Executive Centre 1999 Campus Drive St. Charles, IL 60174 205 N. Michigan Avenue Evanston, IL 60208 Phone: (877) 774-THEQ 10th Floor Phone: (847) 491-2330 Web site: qcenter.com Chicago, IL 60601 Web site: norris.northwestern.edu Contact: Liza Johnsen Phone: (312) 938-2000 Contact: Associate Director of Event Management E-mail: [email protected] Web site: summitchicago.com E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 118 Contact: Louise Silberman Number of meeting rooms: 20 Largest meeting room: 19,000 square feet E-mail: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 6,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,000 Number of meeting rooms: 15 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 500 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 2,000 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 225 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,630 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 350 North Beach Club Chicago UIC Pavilion 1551 N. Sheffield Avenue 525 S. Racine Avenue Chicago, IL 60622 Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: (312) 266-7842 Phone: (312) 413-5700 Web site: northbeachclub.com River East Art Center Web site: uicpavilion.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 3 435 E. Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 9,500 Largest meeting room: 23,000 square feet Maximum capacity (entire venue): 10,000 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 500 Phone: (312) 321-1001 Web site: rivereastartcenter.com The Notebaert Nature Museum Contact: Jasmine M. Caban Union League Club of Chicago E-mail: [email protected] 65 W. Jackson Boulevard 2430 N. Cannon Drive Chicago, IL 60604 Chicago, IL 60614 Number of meeting rooms: 5 Largest meeting room: 6,500 square feet Phone: (312) 427-7800 Phone: (773) 755-5155 Web site: ulcc.org Web site: naturemuseum.org Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,200 Stunning indoor spaces with 25-foot tall timber- United Center Number of meeting rooms: 3 1901 W. Madison Street Largest meeting room: 2,800 square feet beamed ceilings and two-story windows. From Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): soaring atrium to intimate fine art galleries. Chicago, IL 60612 400 Phone: Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,500 Expansive outdoor spaces with splendid city and (312) 455-4119 water views to delight Chicagoans and visitors Web site: unitedcenter.com Now We’re Cookin’ Culinary Service Center alike. Located between Michigan Ave. and Lake Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 4,595 1601 Payne Street, Unit C Shore Dr. Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 570-4140 Web site: nwcookin.com Contact: Nell Funk E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 2 University Center Conference Chicago Largest meeting room: 1,300 square feet 525 S. State Street Maximum capacity (entire venue): 70 Chicago, IL 60605 Shedd Aquarium Phone: (312) 924-8000 Odeum Sports and Expo Center 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive Web site: universitycenter.com 1033 N. Villa Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 E-mail: [email protected] Villa Park, IL 60181 Phone: (312) 692-3276 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Phone: (630) 941-9292 Web site: sheddaquarium.org Largest meeting room: 2,378 square feet Web site: odeumexpo.com E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 175 Contact: Brad Walsh and Phil Greco Number of meeting rooms: 1 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 560 E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 255 University Center Conference Chicago, an ideal Number of meeting rooms: 10 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,500 setting for large to small conferences, offers on- Largest meeting room: 85,000 square feet Combine stunning views of Lake Michigan and premise catering, state-of-the-art presentation Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 5,200 the Chicago skyline with world-class cuisine and technology, professional staff, exceptional Maximum capacity (entire venue): 6,500 service, and your guests will be talking about amenities and competitive rates. Guest suites and Just 5 miles from O’Hare Aiport in DuPage your event long after the evening ends. Our summer housing options are also available. County, the Odeum is accessible to all major catering and events department will work closely expressways. This 130,000 sq. ft. facility has on- with you to develop an affair that far exceeds University Club of Chicago site parking for 2,000 cars and in-house catering. your imagination. 76 E. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Stonegate Conference & Banquet Centre Phone: (312) 726-2840 2401 W. Higgins Road Web site: ucco.com Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Phone: (847) 884-7000 University of Chicago Gleacher Center Petterino’s Parties Web site: thestonegate.com 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive 50 W. Randolph Street Contact: Les Nesciszewski Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60601 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 464-8787 Phone: (312) 422-0150 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Web site: gleachercenter.com Web site: petterinos.com Largest meeting room: 8,200 square feet Contact: Jeffrey Russell E-mail: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 3 Maximum capacity (entire venue): 1,000 Number of meeting rooms: 41 Petterino’s, located in Chicago’s historic theatre Located in close proximity to I-90 at the Largest meeting room: 3,000 square feet district, accommodates groups of 10-300 for a Barrington Road Exit, the Stonegate is the NW Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 variety of private events and meetings. Guests suburbs’ premier conference and banquet facility Maximum capacity (entire venue): 350 arrive in style via a private entrance and descend featuring an in-house A/V company with onsite the grand staircase to richly-appointed space fea- technician. turing classic American cuisine, cocktails and an extensive wine list. FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB7

Windy City Fieldhouse The Allerton Hotel 2367 W. Logan Boulevard 701 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (773) 486-7403 Phone: (312) 440-1500 Web site: windycityfieldhouse.com Web site: allertonchi.crowneplaza.com Contact: Murrel Karsh Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 12 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Largest meeting room: 3,450 square feet Largest meeting room: 50,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Windy City Fieldhouse, voted Chicago’s #1 Sleeping rooms: 443 Team Building & Entertainment Company, offers fun and interactive programs throughout Amalfi Hotel the citys and suburbs. 20 W. Kinzie Street Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 395-9099 HOTELS/CHICAGO Web site: amalfihotelchicago.com Number of meeting rooms: 5 Largest meeting room: 850 square feet HOTELS/ Affinia Chicago Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 40 CHICAGO 166 E. Superior Street Sleeping rooms: 214 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 787-6000 Ambassador East Hotel Web site: affinia.com 1301 N. State Parkway Number of meeting rooms: 5 Chicago, IL 60610 Largest meeting room: 900 square feet Phone: (312) 787-7200 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 130 Web site: theambassadoreasthotel.com Sleeping rooms: 143 Contact: Carol Schroder Email: [email protected] Allegro Chicago, A Kimpton Hotel Number of meeting rooms: 8 171 W. Randolph Street Largest meeting room: 1,800 square feet Chicago, IL 60601 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 225 Phone: (312) 325-7180 Sleeping rooms: 277 Web site: allegrochicago.com Email: [email protected] Best Western Inn of Chicago Number of meeting rooms: 14 162 E. Ohio Street, at North Michigan Avenue Largest meeting room: 13,500 square feet Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Phone: (312) 573-3140 Sleeping rooms: 483 Web site: innofchicago.com Single room rate range: $169-$409 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 4 Largest meeting room: 1,927 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Sleeping rooms: 357 BB8 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

The Blackstone Hotel, A Renaissance Hotel Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 836-5900 636 S. Michigan Avenue Number of meeting rooms: 22 Web site: chicagoembassy.com Chicago, IL 60605 Largest meeting room: 8,300 square feet Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 447-0955 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,000 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Web site: blackstonerenaissance.com Sleeping rooms: 853 Largest meeting room: 3,072 square feet Contact: Peter Psihas Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 210 Email: [email protected] Conrad Chicago Sleeping rooms: 367 Number of meeting rooms: 10 521 N. Rush Street, at Michigan Avenue Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown Largest meeting room: 3,488 square feet Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Phone: (312) 645-1500 600 N. State Street Sleeping rooms: 332 Web site: conradchicago.com Chicago, IL 60610 Single room rate range: $199-$509 Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 943-3800 The Blackstone is a bona-fide Chicago land- Number of meeting rooms: 13 Web site: embassysuiteschicago.com mark. This historic beaux-arts hotel features 332 Largest meeting room: 12,000 square feet Contact: Peter Capell guest rooms, including 2 historic suites and 2 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 200 Email: [email protected] stunning suites located on the 23rd floor. Sleeping rooms: 311 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Largest meeting room: 3,000 square feet Chicago City Centre Hotel & Sports Club Courtyard by Marriot Chicago Downtown Sleeping rooms: 367 HOTELS/ CHICAGO 300 E. Ohio Street 30 E. Hubbard Street Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 787-6100 Phone: (312) 329-2500 Web site: chicc.com Web site: courtyard.com/chiwb Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 6 Number of meeting rooms: 13 Largest meeting room: 2,418 square feet The Fairmont Chicago Largest meeting room: 6,700 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 170 200 N. Columbus Drive Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 500 Sleeping rooms: 337 Chicago, IL 60601 Sleeping rooms: 495 Phone: (312) 565-7400 Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile Web site: fairmont.com/chicago Chicago Marriott at the Medical District/UIC 165 E. Ontario Street Contact: Michael Pharea 625 S. Ashland Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Email: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: (312) 573-0800 Number of meeting rooms: 14 Phone: (312) 491-1234 Web site: courtyardchicago.com Largest meeting room: 16,100 square feet Web site: marriottchicagomd.com Contact: Brad Johnson Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,250 Number of meeting rooms: 12 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 687 Largest meeting room: 3,500 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 6 Just steps from Millenium Park, the Fairmont Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Largest meeting room: 2,618 square feet Chicago’s newly renovated facilities are perfect Sleeping rooms: 113 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 210 for intimate board meetings or large-scale Sleeping rooms: 306 conventions. The Fairmont Chicago features Chicago Marriott Downtown Mag Mile spacious guestrooms, wireless Internet access, 540 N. Michigan Avenue Crowne Plaza Chicago—The Silversmith superior amenities, the acclaimed Aria Chicago, IL 60611 10 S. Wabash Avenue Restaurant and Bar, Fairmont Gold Guestrooms Phone: (312) 836-0100 Chicago, IL 60603 and introducing mySpa. Web site: chicagomarriottdowntown.com Phone: (312) 372-7696 Email: [email protected] Web site: crownplaza.com/silversmith Four Points Sheraton-Chicago Number of meeting rooms: 54 Email: [email protected] Downtown Mag Mile Largest meeting room: 19,193 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 5 630 N. Rush Street Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,824 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 80 Chicago, IL 60611 Sleeping rooms: 1,192 Sleeping rooms: 143 Phone: (312) 981-6600 Web site: fourpointschicago.com Chicago Marriott Midway Airport Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Email: [email protected] 6520 S. Cicero Avenue 733 W. Madison Street Number of meeting rooms: 6 Chicago, IL 60638 Chicago, IL 60661 Largest meeting room: 1,241 square feet Phone: (708) 594-5500 Phone: (312) 829-5000 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 55 Web site: marriott.com/chima Web site: crowneplaza.com/chicagometro Sleeping rooms: 226 Contact: Edward Svitak Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 9 Number of meeting rooms: 7 Largest meeting room: 4,620 square feet Largest meeting room: 3,403 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 275 Sleeping rooms: 398 Sleeping rooms: 200 Single room rate range: $159-$429 Elegance. Contemporary. Luxury. Featuring Chicago Marriott O’Hare 8,000 sq. ft. of sophisticated function space and Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Meeting Rewards, the Metro is The Place To 8535 W. Higgins Road 120 E. Delaware Place Meet for the discerning planner and traveler. Chicago, IL 60631 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (773) 714-4205 Doubletree Guest Suites Chicago Downtown Phone: (312) 280-8800 Web site: marriottohare.com Web site: fourseasons.com Email: [email protected] 198 E. Delaware Place Contact: Sharon Hall Number of meeting rooms: 39 Chicago, IL 60611 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 9,633 square feet Phone: (312) 664-1100 Number of meeting rooms: 11 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 720 Web site: chicagodowntownsuites.doubletree.com Largest meeting room: 12,500 square feet Sleeping rooms: 681 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 500 Largest meeting room: 2,910 square feet Sleeping rooms: 343 Chicago’s Essex Inn Sleeping rooms: 345 Like a residential palace with sweeping views of 800 S. Michigan Avenue Lake Michigan and the city, Four Seasons offers Chicago, IL 60605 Drake Hotel refined comfort. Ideally close to Chicago’s busi- Phone: (312) 939-2800 140 E. Walton Place ness and financial centers – the hotel boasts con- Web site: essexinn.com Chicago, IL 60611 venient indoor access to the shops at 900 North Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 787-2200 Michigan Avenue. Number of meeting rooms: 5 Web site: thedrakehotel.com Largest meeting room: 1,607 square feet Email: [email protected] Hampton Inn and Suites Chicago-River North Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 100 Number of meeting rooms: 14 33 W. Illinois Street Sleeping rooms: 254 Largest meeting room: 6,648 square feet Chicago, IL 60610 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Phone: (312) 832-0330 Congress Plaza Hotel & Conference Center Sleeping rooms: 535 Web site: hamptoninnchicago.com 520 S. Michigan Avenue Number of meeting rooms: 6 Chicago, IL 60605 Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown Lakefront Largest meeting room: 1,500 square feet Phone: (312) 427-3800 511 N. Columbus Drive Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 100 Web site: congressplazahotel.com Chicago, IL 60611 Sleeping rooms: 230 FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB9

Hard Rock Hotel Chicago Email: [email protected] Hotel Sax Chicago 230 N. Michigan Avenue Number of meeting rooms: 7 333 N. Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60601 Largest meeting room: 2,112 square feet Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 345-1000 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Phone: (312) 245-0333 Web site: hardrockhotelchicago.com Sleeping rooms: 454 Web site: hotelsaxchicago.com Number of meeting rooms: 15 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 3,112 square feet Hotel Monaco Number of meeting rooms: 12 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 225 N. Wabash Avenue Largest meeting room: 3,670 square feet Sleeping rooms: 381 Chicago, IL 60601 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 Phone: (312) 960-8500 Sleeping rooms: 353 Hilton Chicago Web site: monaco-chicago.com 720 S. Michigan Avenue Email: [email protected] Hyatt Regency Chicago Chicago, IL 60605 Number of meeting rooms: 3 151 E. Wacker Drive Phone: (312) 922-4400 Largest meeting room: 2,700 square feet Chicago, IL 60601 Web site: chicago.hilton.com Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 280 Phone: (312) 565-1234 Number of meeting rooms: 65 Sleeping rooms: 192 Web site: chicagohyatt.com Largest meeting room: 30,000 square feet Single room rate range: $199-$509 Contact: Sales Department Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,000 Email: [email protected] HOTELS/ Sleeping rooms: 1,544 Number of meeting rooms: 37 CHICAGO Largest meeting room: 70,000 square feet Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,400 O’Hare International Airport Sleeping rooms: 2,019 Chicago, IL 60666 Phone: (773) 686-8000 Web site: ohare.hilton.com Number of meeting rooms: 63 Largest meeting room: 3,600 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 280 Sleeping rooms: 858 Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile 10 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 595-0000 Web site: chicagomagmile.stayhgi.com Contact: Will Renken Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 7 Largest meeting room: 2,745 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 185 Sleeping rooms: 357 Hilton Suites Chicago Magnificent Mile 198 E. Delaware Place Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 664-1100 Number of meeting rooms: 9 Largest meeting room: 2,910 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 200 Sleeping rooms: 345 Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza 350 N. Orleans Street Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: (312) 836-5000 Web site: martplaza.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 17 Largest meeting room: 7,605 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 700 Sleeping rooms: 521 Holiday Inn Chicago O’Hare/Kennedy 8201 W. Higgins Road Chicago, IL 60631 For the perfect balance of business time and family time, there’s no Phone: (773) 693-2323 Web site: holiday-inn.com/chicago-ohare better place to meet than in Wisconsin Dells, “The Waterpark Capital of Number of meeting rooms: 4 the World!®” We have more than 8,000 hotel rooms and top-notch Largest meeting room: 1,200 square feet Sleeping rooms: 122 meeting and convention facilities. Once the business day is done, our Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Downtown many activities will keep the entire team inspired and entertained. 506 W. Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60607 Contact us for more information, including personalized planning and a Phone: (312) 957-9100 complimentary Meeting & Convention Planning Guide. Web site: hidowntown.com Contact: Jeanette O’Toole Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 3 Helen Wick Largest meeting room: 1,850 square feet Group Marketing Manager Sleeping rooms: 145 Wisconsin Dells VCB P.O. Box 390 Hotel 71 Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 71 E. Wacker Drive 888-339-3822, ext. 342 Chicago, IL 60601 [email protected] MeetInTheDells.com Phone: (312) 346-7100 Web site: hotel71.com BB10 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 770 2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive Sleeping rooms: 553 Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: (312) 567-1234 Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Web site: mccormickplace.hyatt.com Peninsula Chicago 8500 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue Email: [email protected] 108 E. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60631 Number of meeting rooms: 25 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (773) 380-9600 Largest meeting room: 12,000 square feet Phone: (312) 337-2888 Web site: renaissanceohare.com/chibr Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,000 Web site: peninsula.com Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 800 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 26 Number of meeting rooms: 6 Largest meeting room: 5,000 square feet Intercontinental Chicago Largest meeting room: 4,100 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 470 505 N. Michigan Avenue Sleeping rooms: 339 Sleeping rooms: 362 Chicago, IL 60611 Plan your event with the city’s most luxurious Phone: (312) 944-4100 hotel, The Peninsula Chicago. Located in the Ritz Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) Web site: chicago.intercontinental.com heart of the Magnificent Mile, the hotel offers 160 E. Pearson Street Number of meeting rooms: 31 9,500 square feet of versatile meeting space and Chicago, IL 60611 Largest meeting room: 5,800 square feet two elegant private dining rooms, providing the Phone: (312) 266-1000 HOTELS/ CHICAGO Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 flexibility for every type of event. To reserve Web site: fourseasons.com/chicagorc Sleeping rooms: 792 your next meeting or event at Chicago’s most Email: [email protected] exclusive hotel, please call Pamela Miller, Number of meeting rooms: 9 James Hotel Director of Sales at 1-312-573-6602. Largest meeting room: 9,000 square feet 55 E. Ontario Street Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 6,000 Chicago, IL 60611 Radisson Hotel & Suites Chicago Sleeping rooms: 435 Phone: (312) 337-1000 160 E. Huron Street Web site: jameshotel.com/chicago Chicago, IL 60611 Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Number of meeting rooms: 9 Phone: (312) 440-3770 301 E. North Water Street Largest meeting room: 2,500 square feet Web site: chicagohotelandsuites.com Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 180 Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 464-1000 Sleeping rooms: 297 Number of meeting rooms: 18 Web site: sheratonchicago.com Largest meeting room: 3,000 square feet Email: [email protected] Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 175 Number of meeting rooms: 37 163 E. Walton Place, at N. Michigan Avenue Sleeping rooms: 350 Largest meeting room: 35,000 square feet Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 3,160 Phone: (312) 751-8100 Sleeping rooms: 1,209 Web site: millenniumhotels.com/knickerbocker Email: [email protected] Sofitel Chicago Water Tower Number of meeting rooms: 15 20 E. Chestnut Street Largest meeting room: 5,000 square feet Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 750 Phone: (312) 324-4000 Sleeping rooms: 305 Raffaello Hotel Web site: sofitelchicagowatertower.com Single room rate range: $209-$289 201 E. Delaware Place Contact: Marianne Moss Chicago, IL 60611 Email: [email protected] Omni Chicago Hotel Phone: (312) 943-5000 Number of meeting rooms: 9 676 N. Michigan Avenue Web site: chicagoraffaello.com Largest meeting room: 4,592 square feet Chicago, IL 60611 Contact: Jared Galbut Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Phone: (312) 944-6664 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 415 Web site: omnichicago.com Number of meeting rooms: 7 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 750 square feet The Sutton Place Hotel Number of meeting rooms: 9 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 60 21 E. Bellevue Place Largest meeting room: 2,223 square feet Sleeping rooms: 170 Chicago, IL 60611 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 200 Single room rate range: $169-$599 Phone: (312) 266-2100 Sleeping rooms: 347 Located one block off of Michigan Web site: suttonplace.com Ave./Magnificent Mile in the heart of the Gold Email: [email protected] Palmer House Hilton Coast. All rooms have 32 inch HDTVs, wireless Number of meeting rooms: 8 17 E. Monroe Street and wired internet. 6 Break-out Rooms and 1 Largest meeting room: 4,300 square feet Chicago, IL 60603 Great Room. 2 Outdoor Patio Decks on the Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 180 Phone: (312) 726-7500 rooftop. Exclusive PH Meeting Center is a must Sleeping rooms: 246 Web site: palmerhouse.hilton.com see! Completely renovated. Single room rate range: $209-$549 Number of meeting rooms: 35 Largest meeting room: 14,383 square feet Ramada Lake Shore Chicago Swissotel Chicago Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,300 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive 323 E. Wacker Drive Sleeping rooms: 1,639 Chicago, IL 60615 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (773) 288-5800 Phone: (312) 565-0565 Park Hyatt Chicago Web site: ramada-chicago.com Web site: swissotel-chicago.com 800 N. Michigan Avenue Contact: Earl Adams Email: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60611 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 25 Phone: (312) 335-1234 Number of meeting rooms: 12 Largest meeting room: 6,016 square feet Web site: parkchicago.hyatt.com Largest meeting room: 3,510 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 500 Contact: Whitney Sapp Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 425 Sleeping rooms: 632 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 184 Number of meeting rooms: 9 Single room rate range: $99-$159 Talbott Hotel Largest meeting room: 2,800 square feet 20 E. Delaware Place Sleeping rooms: 198 Ramada Plaza Hotel Chicago O’Hare Chicago, IL 60611 Single room rate range: $350-$525 5615 N. Cumberland Avenue Phone: (312) 944-4970 Chicago, IL 60631 Web site: talbotthotel.com Phone: (773) 693-5800 Contact: Heidi Edinger Web site: ramada.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 7 Number of meeting rooms: 3 Largest meeting room: 6,000 square feet Largest meeting room: 913 square feet Sleeping rooms: 244 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 80 Sleeping rooms: 149 Renaissance Chicago Hotel One W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 372-7200 Web site: renaissancechicagodowntown.com Number of meeting rooms: 20 Largest meeting room: 10,640 square feet FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB11

The Tremont Hotel W Chicago-Lakeshore 100 E. Chestnut Avenue 644 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 751-1900 Phone: (312) 943-9200 Web site: tremontchicago.com Web site: whotels.com/lakeshore Number of meeting rooms: 5 Number of meeting rooms: 14 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 100 Largest meeting room: 3,800 square feet Sleeping rooms: 130 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Sleeping rooms: 520 Westin Chicago River North 320 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 744-1900 Web site: westinchicago.com Trump International Hotel & Tower Email: [email protected] 401 N. Wabash Avenue Number of meeting rooms: 22 Chicago, IL 60611 Largest meeting room: 8,400 square feet HOTELS/ Phone: (312) 588-8000 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 900 Give Them the CHICAGO Web site: trumpchicagohotel.com Sleeping rooms: 424 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 9 Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago Best Meeting Ever Largest meeting room: 4,480 square feet 909 N. Michigan Avenue PHOTO BY JAMES PORTO Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 299 Chicago, IL 60611 Sleeping rooms: 339 Phone: (312) 943-7200 Single room rate range: $525-$2,000 Web site: westinmichiganave.com Be one of the first to take your event to a higher Email: [email protected] level with more than 20,000 sq. ft. of contempo- Number of meeting rooms: 21 rary event and meeting space located on the 16th Largest meeting room: 7,750 square feet and 17th floors. Giving luxury a new definition Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 650 by combining innovated technology and unsur- Sleeping rooms: 751 passed comforts, each venue provides spectacu- Group Sales 773.348.3300 lar lake, river and city views. The Whitehall Hotel Box Offi ce 773.348.4000 105 E. Delaware Place W Chicago-City Center Chicago, IL 60611 312.902.1500 172 W. Adams Street Phone: (312) 944-6300 Chicago, IL 60603 Web site: thewhitehallhotel.com ticketmaster.com Phone: (312) 332-1200 Email: [email protected] Web site: whotels.com Number of meeting rooms: 5 3133 North Halsted Chicago Number of meeting rooms: 12 Largest meeting room: 1,166 square feet Largest meeting room: 4,200 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 90 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 380 Sleeping rooms: 221 1.800.BLUEMAN blueman.com Sleeping rooms: 520 ©BMP BB12 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Wyndham Chicago Web site: dpihotel.com Eaglewood Resort & Spa 633 N. St. Clair Street Email: [email protected] 1401 Nordic Road Chicago, IL 60611 Number of meeting rooms: 8 Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: (312) 573-0300 Largest meeting room: 4,800 square feet Phone: (630) 773-1400 Web site: wyndhamchicago.com Sleeping rooms: 54 Web site: eaglewoodresort.com Email: [email protected] Contact: Julie Berry Number of meeting rooms: 14 Doubletree Guest Suites & Executive Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 4,638 square feet Conference Center Downers Grove Number of meeting rooms: 37 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 2111 Butterfield Road Largest meeting room: 7,031 square feet Sleeping rooms: 417 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Phone: (630) 971-2000 Sleeping rooms: 295 Web site: doubletreedownersgrove.com Single room rate range: $179-$309 HOTELS/SUBURBAN Number of meeting rooms: 23 Largest meeting room: 9,500 square feet Embassy Suites Chicago Carleton of Oak Park Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Schaumburg/Woodfield 1110 Pleasant Street Sleeping rooms: 247 1939 N. Meachum Road Oak Park, IL 60302 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: (708) 848-5000 Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center Phone: (847) 397-1313 Web site: carletonhotel.com Chicago North Shore Web site: chicagoschaumburg-embassysuites.com Contact: Stuart Abel 9599 Skokie Boulevard Email: reservations@ess_il.com Email: [email protected] Skokie, IL 60077 Number of meeting rooms: 9 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Phone: (847) 679-7000 Largest meeting room: 5,040 square feet Largest meeting room: 2,500 square feet Web site: skokieillinoishotel.com Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 209 Sleeping rooms: 153 Number of meeting rooms: 15 Single room rate range: $100-$205 Largest meeting room: 4,500 square feet Embassy Suites Chicago Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 450 Lombard/Oak Brook Chicago Marriott Oak Brook Sleeping rooms: 369 707 E. Butterfield Road 1401 W. 22nd Street Lombard, IL 60148 Oak Brook, IL 60103 Doubletree Hotel Chicago—Arlington Heights Phone: (630) 969-9821 Phone: (630) 573-8555 HOTELS/ 75 W. Algonquin Road Web site: chicagolombard.embsuites.com SUBURBAN Web site: marriottoakbrook.com Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 19 Phone: (847) 364-7600 Number of meeting rooms: 6 Largest meeting room: 20,000 square feet Web site: chicagoarlingtonheights.doubletree.com Largest meeting room: 2,016 square feet Sleeping rooms: 347 Contact: John Rohrbach Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 150 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 262 Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge Number of meeting rooms: 11 1200 Burr Ridge Parkway Largest meeting room: 4,900 square feet Embassy Suites O’Hare—Rosemont Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 500 5500 N. River Road Phone: (630) 986-4100 Sleeping rooms: 241 Rosemont, IL 60018 Web site: chicagomarriottburrridge.com Phone: (847) 678-4000 Number of meeting rooms: 10 Doubletree Hotel Chicago—Oak Brook Web site: embassyohare.com Largest meeting room: 8,024 square feet 1909 Spring Road Contact: Dawn Trandel Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 184 Phone: (630) 472-6000 Number of meeting rooms: 29 Web site: doubletree.com Largest meeting room: 5,100 square feet Chicago Marriott Suites Deerfield Email: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 Two Parkway North Number of meeting rooms: 31 Sleeping rooms: 293 Deerfield, IL 60015 Largest meeting room: 7,500 square feet Single room rate range: $129-$289 Phone: (847) 405-9666 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 750 Web site: marriottsuitesdeerfield.com Sleeping rooms: 427 Number of meeting rooms: 7 Georgios Comfort Inn-Conference Centre Largest meeting room: 1,750 square feet Doubletree Hotel Chicago—O’Hare Airport 8800 W. 159th Street Sleeping rooms: 248 5460 N. River Road Orland Park, IL 60462 Chicago Marriott Suites Downers Grove Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (708) 403-1100 Phone: (847) 292-9100 Web site: georgios.com 1500 Opus Place Web site: doubletreeohareairport.com Email: [email protected] Downers Grove, IL 60515 Contact: Chris Miller Number of meeting rooms: 13 Phone: (630) 852-1500 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 22,000 square feet Web site: marriott.com Number of meeting rooms: 13 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,200 Number of meeting rooms: 9 Largest meeting room: 3,920 square feet Sleeping rooms: 160 Largest meeting room: 1,848 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 270 Sleeping rooms: 254 Sleeping rooms: 369 Hickory Ridge Marriott 1195 Summerhill Drive Chicago Marriott Suites O’Hare Lisle, IL 60532 6155 N. River Road Phone: (630) 971-6953 Rosemont, IL 60018 Web site: hickoryridgemarriott.com Phone: (847) 696-4400 Contact: Farhonda Cullum Web site: marriott.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 5 Doubletree Hotel Chicago—Alsip Number of meeting rooms: 80 Largest meeting room: 1,575 square feet Largest meeting room: 80,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 720 5000 W. 127th Street Sleeping rooms: 383 Sleeping rooms: 256 Alsip, IL 60803 Phone: (708) 371-7300 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Web site: chicagoalsip.doubletree.com 5440 N. River Road Email: [email protected] Rosemont, IL 60018 Number of meeting rooms: 15 Phone: (847) 671-6350 Largest meeting room: 6,000 square feet Web site: crowneplazaohare.com Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Number of meeting rooms: 23 Sleeping rooms: 193 Largest meeting room: 23,000 square feet Single room rate range: $139-$189 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Featuring beautifully appointed hotel rooms and Sleeping rooms: 503 ballrooms with world class cuisine and catering for your event or celebration. We are only 20 Deer Path Inn minutes south of Midway, and our complimenta- 255 E. Illinois Road ry shuttle is available to and from this airport. Lake Forest, IL 60045 We are only 30 minutes to downtown Chicago Phone: (847) 234-2280 and 45 minutes from O'Hare. FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB13

Hilton Chicago Northbrook 2855 N. Milwaukee Avenue Northbrook, IL 60062 Phone: (847) 480-7500 Web site: northbrookallgauers.com Contact: Vincent Ziga Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 20 Largest meeting room: 10,000 square feet Sleeping rooms: 248 Located just north of Chicago, convenient to downtown and O’Hare Airport, the Hilton Chicago Northbrook is the premier venue for groups and catered events. Our professional event planners have a reputation for managing sensational events and every detail is handled with care. Hilton Garden Inn Evanston 1818 Maple Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 475-6400 Web site: hgievanston.com Number of meeting rooms: 6 Largest meeting room: 2,829 square feet HOTELS/

Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 225 SUBURBAN Sleeping rooms: 178 Hilton Garden Inn Oakbrook Terrace 1000 Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Phone: (630) 941-1177 Web site: oakbrookterrace.gardeninn.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 4 Largest meeting room: 1,617 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 120 Sleeping rooms: 128 Hilton Garden Inn St. Charles 4072 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: (630) 584-0700 Web site: stcharles.gardeninn.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 18 Largest meeting room: 4,740 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 360 Sleeping rooms: 120

Hilton Lisle/Naperville 3003 Corporate West Drive Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: (630) 505-0900 Web site: lislenaperville.hilton.com Contact: Barbara Anaman Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 23 Largest meeting room: 5,280 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 700 Sleeping rooms: 309 The Hilton is a luxurious, full-service, conference hotel featuring 18,000 square feet of flexible meeting space to accommodate groups up to 700 and located only 27 miles west of down- town Chicago and 19 miles to O’Hare Airport. Our CMP certified and professional staff will ensure a perfect event! BB14 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Hilton Oak Lawn Hyatt Deerfield Pheasant Run Resort & Spa 9333 S. Cicero Avenue 1750 Lake Cook Road 4051 E. Main Street Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Deerfield, IL 60015 St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: (708) 425-7800 Phone: (847) 945-3400 Phone: (630) 584-6300 Web site: oaklawn.hilton.com Web site: deerfield.hyatt.com Web site: pheasantrun.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 14 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 17 Largest meeting room: 4,140 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 45 Largest meeting room: 5,992 square feet Sleeping rooms: 301 Largest meeting room: 38,250 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 450 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,250 Sleeping rooms: 184 Hyatt Lisle Sleeping rooms: 473 1400 Corporetum Drive Holiday Inn Chicago Rolling Meadows Lisle, IL 60532 Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza 3405 Algonquin Road Phone: (630) 442-6004 800 E. 81st Avenue Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Web site: lisle.hyatt.com Merrillville, IN 46410 Phone: (847) 259-5000 Contact: John D’Astice Phone: (219) 769-6311 Web site: holiday-inn.com/chi-rolling Email: [email protected] Web site: radisson.com/merrillvillein Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 18 Contact: David Cox Number of meeting rooms: 12 Largest meeting room: 4,140 square feet Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 6,824 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 450 Number of meeting rooms: 14 Sleeping rooms: 280 Sleeping rooms: 312 Largest meeting room: 12,225 square feet Single room rate range: $89-$289 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 Holiday Inn Countryside LaGrange Sleeping rooms: 347 Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus 6201 Joliet Road Radisson Hotel Northbrook Countryside, IL 60525 2815 Jorie Boulevard Phone: (708) 354-4200 Oak Brook, IL 60523 2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue Web site: williamtellbanquets.com Phone: (630) 990-5800 Northbrook, IL 60062 Email: [email protected] Web site: thelodge.hyatt.com Phone: (847) 298-2525 Number of meeting rooms: 16 Email: [email protected] Web site: radisson.com/northbrookil Largest meeting room: Number of meeting rooms: 16 Number of meeting rooms: 20 6,400 square feet Largest meeting room: Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Largest meeting room: 5,000 square feet 3,332 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 300 Sleeping rooms: 297 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 HOTELS/ Sleeping rooms: Sleeping rooms: 318

SUBURBAN 217 Holiday Inn North Shore Skokie Hyatt Regency O’Hare Radisson Hotel O’Hare 5300 W. Touhy Avenue 1450 E. Touhy Avenue Skokie, IL 60077 9300 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, IL 60018 Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 679-8900 Phone: (847) 296-8866 Web site: skokieconference.com Phone: (847) 696-1234 Web site: ohare.hyatt.com Web site: radisson.com/desplainesil Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 12 Contact: Sales Department Number of meeting rooms: Number of meeting rooms: 6 Largest meeting room: 12,000 square feet 56 Largest meeting room: Largest meeting room: 2,000 square feet Sleeping rooms: 245 30,000 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,500 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 92 Holiday Inn Select Tinley Park Sleeping rooms: 1,099 Sleeping rooms: 245 18501 S. Harlem Avenue Hyatt Regency Woodfield Renaissance Chicago North Shore Tinley Park, IL 60477 1800 E. Golf Road 933 Skokie Boulevard Phone: (708) 444-1100 Northbrook, IL 60062 Web site: Schaumburg, IL 60173 hiselect.com/chitinleypark Phone: (847) 605-1234 Phone: (847) 498-6500 Email: [email protected] Web site: hyattregencywoodfield.com Web site: marriott.com/chinb Number of meeting rooms: 15 Number of meeting rooms: 22 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 40,000 square feet Largest meeting room: 8,884 square feet Number of meeting rooms: 17 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 2,900 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 600 Largest meeting room: 4,100 square feet Sleeping rooms: 202 Sleeping rooms: 470 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 380 Sleeping rooms: 385 Holiday Inn Select Naperville Marriott’s Lincolnshire Resort 1801 Naper Boulevard 10 Marriott Drive Renaissance Schaumburg Naperville, IL 60563 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Hotel and Convention Center Phone: (630) 505-4900 Phone: (847) 634-0100 1551 N. Thoreau Drive Web site: naperselect.com Web site: marriott.com/chiln Schaumburg, IL 60173 Contact: Dennis Igoe, General Manager Email: [email protected] Phone: (847) 303-4115 Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 22 Web site: meet-schaumburg.com Number of meeting rooms: 17 Largest meeting room: 18,000 square feet Contact: Sales Assistant/Lead Catcher Largest meeting room: 6,400 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,000 Email: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 Sleeping rooms: 389 Number of meeting rooms: 31 Sleeping rooms: 426 Largest meeting room: 100,000 square feet Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 6,300 Hotel Baker 3500 Midwest Road Sleeping rooms: 500 100 W. Main Street Oak Brook, IL 60523 St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: (630) 850-5555 Sheraton Chicago Northwest Phone: (800) 584-2100 Web site: oakbrookhillsmarriottresort.com 3400 W. Euclid Avenue Web site: hotelbaker.com Number of meeting rooms: 31 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Email: [email protected] Largest meeting room: 41,000 square feet Phone: (847) 394-2000 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Sleeping rooms: 384 Web site: sheraton.com/chicagonorthwest Largest meeting room: 1,700 square feet Contact: John Leinen Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 200 Oaks Hotel & Conference Center Email: [email protected] Sleeping rooms: 53 300 S. Frontage Road Number of meeting rooms: 16 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Largest meeting room: 32,000 square feet Hotel Orrington Phone: (630) 325-2900 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 1,200 1710 Orrington Avenue Web site: theoaksburrridge.com Sleeping rooms: 426 Evanston, IL 60201 Email: [email protected] Phone: (847) 866-8700 Number of meeting rooms: 5 Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O’Hare Web site: hotelorrington.com Largest meeting room: 4,600 square feet 6501 Mannheim Road Number of meeting rooms: 13 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 250 Rosemont, IL 60018 Largest meeting room: 5,848 square feet Sleeping rooms: 121 Phone: (847) 699-6300 Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 Web site: sheraton.com/gatewaychicago Sleeping rooms: 269 Email: [email protected] Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 400 Sleeping rooms: 297 FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB15

Sheraton Suites Elk Grove 121 Northwest Point Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Phone: (847) 290-1600 Web site: sheraton.com/suiteselkgrove Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 7 Largest meeting room: 2,664 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 200 ‘‘THE SOLUTION Sleeping rooms: 253 IS SIMPLE–MEET AT MY PLACE.’’ -DA COACH Sofitel Chicago O’Hare 5550 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 678-4488 Web site: sofitelchicagoohare.com Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 24 Largest meeting room: 7,000 square feet Sleeping rooms: 300 The Sofitel Chicago O’Hare is one of Chicago’s finest conference facilities. Connected to the D.E. Stephens Convention Center by skywalk, the hotel offers access to downtown Chicago by metro or car. It boasts 22,000 sq. ft. of meeting space with 23 meeting rooms, a Ballroom and

Conference Center. HOTELS/ SUBURBAN Westin Chicago Northwest 400 Park Boulevard Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: (630) 773-4000 Web site: westin.com/chicagonorthwest C’MON. ® Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 31 IT’S DITKA’S. PRIVATE-DINING Largest meeting room: 9,600 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 DOWNTOWN 312.587.8989 OAKBROOK TERRACE 630.572.2200 Sleeping rooms: 408 MIKEDITKASRESTAURANTS.COM Westin Hotel O’Hare 6100 N. River Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: (847) 698-5493 Web site: G SUI westinohare.com R BATHIN T. WHATEV Number of meeting rooms: 42 UIT O ER SU ER S ITS Largest meeting room: 12,100 square feet W YOU Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 960 PO . Sleeping rooms: 525 Blue Harbor Resort is Wyndham Drake Hotel 2301 York Road the perfect place for Oak Brook, IL 60523 your next business event. Phone: (630) 574-5700 Located on the beautiful Web site: wyndhamdrake.com Contact: Robin Friday shores of Lake Michigan in Email: [email protected] Sheboygan, WI, our Number of meeting rooms: 14 luxurious accommodations Largest meeting room: 4,180 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 350 offer 10,000 square feet Sleeping rooms: 160 of meeting space, large Single room rate range: $99-$239 comfortable suites, exquisite Wyndham Glenview Suites food from our talented chefs, 1400 Milwaukee Avenue and a friendly staff to help Glenview, IL 60025 Phone: (847) 803-9800 you coordinate all of Web site: wyndhamglenview.com your meeting details. Email: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 18 Largest meeting room: 5,200 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 320 Sleeping rooms: 252 Wyndham O’Hare Hotel 6810 N. Mannheim Road Rosemont, IL 60018 It’s fun. It’s Relaxing. It’s gotta be Blue. Phone: (847) 297-1234 Web site: wyndhamohare.com group rates start at Just $94 per night. call 866.709.1941 or Number of meeting rooms: 23 enter promo code CRAINS on BLUEHARBORRESORT.COM. Largest meeting room: 8,712 square feet Maximum capacity (largest mtg. room): 800 Quantities limited and restrictions apply. See website for details. Sleeping rooms: 467 BB16 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Park West ENTERTAINMENT/ 220 S. Michigan Avenue 322 W. Armitage Avenue Chicago, IL 60601 Chicago, IL 60614 Web site: cso.org Web site: MUSIC/THEATER E-mail: [email protected] parkwestchicago.com/parkwest/rental/rental.asp Ticket sales: (800) 223-7114 E-mail: [email protected] American Theater Company The Chicago Theatre Ticket sales: (773) 929-5959 1909 W. Byron Street 175 N. State Street Royal George Theatre Center Chicago, IL 60613 Chicago, IL 60601 1641 N. Halsted Street Web site: atcweb.org Web site: thechicagotheatre.com Ticket sales: (773) 929-1031 Chicago, IL 60614 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: theroyalgeorgetheatre.com Ticket sales: (312) 462-6300 Apollo Theater Ticket sales: (312) 988-9105 2540 N. Lincoln Avenue ComedySportz Theatre The Second City 929 W. Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 1616 N. Wells Street Web site: Chicago, IL 60657 apollochicago.com Chicago, IL 60614 E-mail: Web site: comedysportzchicago.com [email protected] Web site: secondcity.com Ticket sales: (773) 935-6100 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (773) 549-8080 E-mail: [email protected] Arie Crown Theater Ticket sales: (312) 337-3992 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Court Theatre 5535 S. Ellis Avenue Shear Madness Chicago, IL 60616 The Chicago Theatre Downstairs Web site: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60637 Web site: courttheatre.org 175 N. State Street Ticket sales: (312) 791-6196 E-mail: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60601 Ticket sales: (773) 753-4472 Web site: shearmadnesschicago.com Black Ensemble Theater E-mail: [email protected] 4520 N. Beacon Street Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place Ticket sales: (312) 462-6350 Chicago, IL 60640 175 E. Chestnut Street Web site: blackensembletheater.org Chicago, IL 60611 Stage Left Theatre E-mail: [email protected] Web site: drurylanewatertower.com 3408 N. Sheffield Avenue Ticket sales: (773) 769-4451 Ticket sales: (312) 642-2000 Chicago, IL 60657 Web site: stagelefttheatre.com Blue Man Group Goodman Theatre E-mail: [email protected] 3133 N. Halsted Street 170 N. Dearborn Street Ticket sales: (773) 883-8830 Chicago, IL 60657 Chicago, IL 60601 Web site: blueman.com Web site: goodman-theatre.org Steppenwolf Theatre Company E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (312) 443-3811 1650 N. Halsted Street Ticket sales: (773) 348-3300 Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, IL 60614 Web site: Millenium Park steppenwolf.org E-mail: [email protected] 205 E. Randolph Drive Ticket sales: (312) 335-1650 Chicago, IL 60601 Web site: harristheaterchicago.org Theatre Building Chicago E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: 1225 W. Belmont Avenue MUSIC/THEATER (312) 629-8696 ENTERTAINMENT Broadway in Chicago Chicago, IL 60657 17 N. State Street LaSalle Bank Theatre Web site: theatrebuildingchicago.org E-mail: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60602 18 W. Monroe Avenue Ticket sales: (773) 327-5252 Web site: broadwayinchicago.com Chicago, IL 60603 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: lasalle-bank-theater.com Tommy Gun's Garage Ticket sales: E-mail: [email protected] (312) 977-1701 2114 S. Wabash Avenue See a breathtaking performance, host an amaz- Ticket sales: (312) 977-1700 Chicago, IL 60616 ing event or thrill your guests with both! Lookingglass Theatre Company Web site: tommygunsgarage.com Broadway In Chicago can help you design a 821 N. Michigan Avenue E-mail: [email protected] cocktail reception for 1,100, plan a meeting for Ticket sales: SPORTS Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 225-0273 2,244, entertain 350 dinner guests on the stage Web site: lookingglasstheatre.org or virtually any other experience imaginable. E-mail: [email protected] Victory Gardens Theater @ the Biograph ENTERTAINMENT Ticket sales: (312) 337-0665 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue Buddy Guy's Legends Chicago, IL 60614 754 S. Wabash Avenue Lyric Opera of Chicago Web site: victorygardens.org Chicago, IL 60605 20 N. Wacker Drive E-mail: [email protected] Web site: buddyguys.com Chicago, IL 60606 Ticket sales: (773) 871-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: civicoperahouse.com Ticket sales: (312) 427-1190 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (312) 419-0033 Chicago Center for the Performing Arts ENTERTAINMENT/ 929 W. Belmont Avenue Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre Chicago, IL 60657 10 Marriott Drive SPORTS Web site: theaterland.com Lincolnshire, IL 60069 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: marriotttheatre.com Ticket sales: (312) 733-6714 Ticket sales: (847) 634-0200 Chicago Bears Football Team Chicago Opera Theater Next Theatre Company Soldier Field—Gate 14 Noyes Cultural Center 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive Performs at the Harris Theater Chicago, IL 60605 205 E. Randolph Street 927 Noyes Street Evanston, IL 60201 Web site: chicagobears.com Chicago, IL 60601 Web site: nexttheatre.org E-mail: [email protected] Web site: chicagooperatheater.org E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (312) 559-1212 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (847) 475-1875 ext. 2 Ticket sales: (312) 704-8414 Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Team Old Town School of Folk Music United Center Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue 1901 W. Madison Street 800 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 Chicago, IL 60612 Chicago, IL 60611 Web site: oldtownschool.org Web site: chicagoblackhawks.com Web site: chicagoshakes.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (312) 595-5600 Ticket sales: (773) 728-6000 Ticket sales: (312) 455-7000 FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB17

Chicago Bulls Basketball Team United Center 1901 W. Madison Street Planning your next event shouldn’t be this painful. Chicago, IL 60612 E-mail: bulls.com Ticket sales: (312) 455-4000 Chicago Cubs Baseball Team 1060 W. Addison Street Chicago, IL 60613 Web site: chicagocubs.com Ticket sales: (773) 404-4100 Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 7000 S. Harlem Avenue Bridgeview, IL 60455 Web site: chicago-fire.com E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (888) MLS-FIRE Chicago Rush Allstate Arena 6920 N. Mannheim Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Web site: chicagorush.com E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (877) RUSH-TIX Chicago Sky 20 W. Kinzie Street Suite 1010 Chicago, IL 60610 Web site: chicagosky.net E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (877) 329-9622 Chicago White Sox Baseball Team Hire Production Plus. 333 W. 35th Street Inspired design, custom scenic, A/V equipment, experienced technicians Chicago, IL 60616 and painless project management for over 30 years. Web site: whitesox.com E-mail: [email protected] Call John Dalton at 630.325.9666. Visit www.productionplus.com. Ticket sales: (312) 674-1000 Chicago Wolves Hockey Team Allstate Arena 6920 N. Mannheim Road Rosemont, IL 60018 Web site: chicagowolves.com Ticket sales: (800) THE-WOLVES Kane County Cougars Baseball 34W002 Cherry Lane Geneva, IL 60134 Web site: kccougars.com E-mail: [email protected] Ticket sales: (630) 232-8811 SPORTS

ON THE LAKE ENTERTAINMENT Adventure Sea Tours—Valara Yacht Charters Phone: (773) 788-9494 Web site: valara.com Contact Email: [email protected] Anita Dee Yacht Charters Phone: (312) 379-3191 Get down Departs at: South side of Navy Pier Web site: anitadee.com Contact: Sarah Morrey to business ON THE LAKE Contact Email: [email protected] Chicago from the Lake at Shaw’s. Phone: (312) 527-2002 Departs at: 465 N. McClurg Ct. We plan the menu and set the scene. Web site: chicagoline.com You invite the players and seal the deal. Contact Email: [email protected] Quality Crab, Premium Seafood and Prime Steaks Chicago Sailing, Inc. Phone: (773) 871-SAIL Chicago Schaumburg Departs at: Belmont Harbor Web site: chicagosailing.com 21 E. Hubbard 1900 E. Higgins Road Contact: Jeremy Poe 312-527-2722 847-517-2722 Contact Email: [email protected] www.ShawsCrabHouse.com © 2008 Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, Inc. BB18 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Chicago Watercraft, Inc. Tall Ship Windy Phone: (773) 791-7311 Phone: (312) 595-5555 Web site: chicagowatercraft.com Departs at: Navy Pier Contact: Vernon Patrick Web site: tallshipwindy.com Contact Email: [email protected] Mystic Blue Cruises Contact Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 396-2220 Departs at: Navy Pier Web site: mysticbluecruises.com Contact: Hadley Eblen Contact Email: [email protected] Dine. Dance. Drink. Let your hair down. The setting is laid-back yet contemporary. The service Wendella Sightseeing Boats is great. The view is amazing. Imagine the beau- Phone: (312) 337-1446 Chicago’s First Lady Cruises tiful Chicago skyline as it reaches for miles Departs at: 400 North Michigan Phone: (847) 358-1330 North and South with the lake resting at its feet. Web site: wendellaboats.com Departs at: Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, Contact: Craig Wenokur Riverside Gardens Contact Email: [email protected] Web site: cruisechicago.com A Chicago tradition since 1935, Wendella is Contact: Any one of our Private Charter Cruise Chicago’s Original Boat Tour Company. In addi- Coordinators Odyssey Cruises tion to our signature Combined Lake and River Contact Email: [email protected] Phone: (312) 321-7620 Tour, Wendella offers the Chicago River Corporate events are what we do best. Privacy, Departs at: Navy Pier Architecture Tour, the RiverBus Passenger Ferry service, and a fabulous view. Cruising each Web site: odyssey.com and full service, Special Event Charters. More evening May 3- Nov 23 & departing from the Contact: Hadley Eblen information is available at wendellaboats.com. Chicago River, steps from downtown offices and Contact Email: [email protected] hotels. Climate controlled & open-air decks, 4 Step aboard Odyssey and enjoy a two-or three- vessels to choose, all include food & beverage hour escape to the signature elegance and total TRANSPORTATION options. Certified as a WBE. entertainment experience only a true luxury cruising vessel can provide. Creative appetizers, Cruise Chicago entrees and desserts prepared fresh onboard 1-800-Book-A-Limo International Phone: (866) 213-5568 daily. Award-winning wines. Dancing to live Chauffeured Service Web site: chicagocruises.com music. And unmatched skyline views drifting Phone: (800) 266-5254 Contact Email: [email protected] past your table. Perfect for groups of 2 to 600 Web site: bookalimo.com guests. E-mail: [email protected] El Presidente Yacht Charters Vehicles and capacity: Limousine service. Phone: (312) 595-0059 Seadog Ventures Departs at: Ogden Slip Phone: (312) 822-7200 Adventure Charters Web site: el-presidente.com Departs at: Navy Pier Phone: (847) 662-8802 Contact: Captain John Web site: seadogcruises.com Web site: chicagolimousineservices.com Contact Email: [email protected] Contact: Hadley Eblen E-mail: Contact Email: [email protected] [email protected] Free Spirit Cruises, Inc. Enjoy the thrill of a 30-Minute Lakefront Vehicles and capacity: 4 passenger sedans, 6-8-10 pas- Phone: (708) 361-2220 Speedboat Ride as twin 2,000 horsepower senger limousines, 21-33-55 passenger luxury Departs at: Burnham Harbor engines rumble below. Or experience 75-Minute coaches. Web site: freespiritcruises.com Architectural River, featuring amusing and light- hearted narrators. Also, featuring 60-Minute All American Limousine Kanan Cruises Fireworks cruises every Wednesday and Saturday Phone: (773) 992-0902 Phone: (312) 222-0088 (Memorial Day-Labor). Web site: allamericanlimo.com Departs at: Navy Pier E-mail: [email protected] Web site: kanancruises.com Vehicles and capacity: Sedan, limos, buses, vans, Contact: Paul Helfen SUVs, Hummers. Contact Email: [email protected] All-Pro Limousine and Bus Phone: (800) 462-8098 Web site: allpro-miragelimo.com Shoreline Charters and Events E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 373-7255 Vehicles and capacity: Limousines with seating from Web site: shorelinechartersandevents.com 2-16 passengers. Buses up to 55 passengers. Contact: Kathe Elwell Including 24 passenger mini-coaches and a 26 Contact Email: [email protected] passenger limo bus. Chicago’s favorite source for private charters and events! Choice of four custom vessels, including American Sightseeing Chicago Phone: (312) 251-3100 Mercury, Chicago’s Skyline Cruiseline the 4-season Celebration. Ideal for corporate or social events for 50-250. Lake or river routes. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (312) 332-1353 Vehicles and capacity: 25 Buses, trolleys, upper deck- Departs at: Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, Professional event planning staff will handle every detail. ers, 47 & 55 passenger motor coaches. Riverside Gardens Prices: $395 and up, 4 hours or less plus city tax. Web site: mercuryskylinecruiseline.com Contact Email: [email protected] Amm’s Limousine Service Mercury’s Urban Adventure Cruise is the best Phone: (773) 792-1126 way to see Chicago’s River and Lakefront. This Web site: ammslimo.com 90 minute tour is fun for all ages and economi- E-mail: [email protected] ON THE LAKE cally priced. Our narrators love what they do, Vehicles and capacity: Fleet of 60 luxury sedans and and you will surely learn something you did not Spirit of Chicago limousines. know. Don’t forget your favorite dog for our Phone: (312) 836-7899 Sunday Canine Cruise. Fireworks Wed. & Sat. Departs at: Navy Pier Aries Charter Transportation nights. Web site: spiritofchicago.com Phone: (888) 305-8700 Contact: Hadley Eblen Web site: ariescharter.com Contact Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Step aboard the Spirit of Chicago cruise at Navy Vehicles and capacity: 25 to 57 passengers. Pier for an afternoon or evening of unparalleled In business to move business with a fleet of 25, cruising fun on the lakefront in Chicago. Enjoy 28, 36, 47, 55 and 57 passenger mini-buses and this luxurious Chicago cruise ship while you motorcoaches. Shuttles, charters, etc. dine, dance, enjoy star-quality entertainers and breathtaking skyline views. For two-600 guests. Bostoncoach Corporation Phone: (800) 672-7676

TRANSPORTATION Web site: bostoncoach.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Executive sedans. FEBRUARY 18, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BB19

Carey Worldwide Chauffeured Services Phone: (847) 376-6172 Web site: carey.com E-mail: [email protected] For a memorable event, Vehicles and capacity: Luxury and executive options for individual, small, and large groups. Chicago Double Decker Co. Phone: (773) 648-5000 Web site: chicagodoubledecker.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Largest double decker fleet in the Midwest. 70 passenger capacity. Chicago Exotic Car Rentals Phone: (866) 661-1054 Web site: chicagoexoticrentals.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Exotic and luxury car rental. Chicago Gray Line Phone: (312) 251-3107 Web site: grayline.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: 25 Buses, trolleys, upper deck- ers, 47 & 55 passenger motor coaches. change course. Prices: $395 and up, 4 hours or less.

• CORPORATE EVENTS • PRIVATE PARTIES & CEREMONIES • CELEBRATIONS Chicago Mini Bus Travel, Inc. 847-358-1330 Phone: (847) 671-9080 Web site: chicagominibus.net WWW.CRUISECHICAGO.COM E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Mini buses & mini coaches 21- 25 & 29-40 pass. Buses. DEPARTING FROM NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE AND WACKER DRIVE Prices: Prices start at $85 per hour and applicable AT RIVERSIDE GARDENS, JUST THREE BLOCKS NORTH OF MILLENNIUM PARK. fees or taxes (3 hour minimum charter). With over 20 years experience; you can depend on our professional, uniformed drivers, 24-hour dispatch and a knowledgeable sales team. We can accommodate any group size from ten to thousands. Book with us and you'll receive one- on-one attention for a successful, hassle-free event at a great low rate! Ur anNature /\ ASbbW\U Chicago Trolley Company Phone: (773) 648-5000 Web site: chicagotrolley.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Largest trolley fleet in the Midwest. Seats 32 passengers. Chicagoland Transportation Solutions Phone: (877) 781-8810 Web site: chicagotransportsolutions.com E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Sedans, limousines, vans, mini- coaches, motorcoaches. We offer the finest in ground transportation for you and your clients. Our drivers and staff are professional, personable, and experienced. Our vehicles are all late model and well maintained. BVS>SUUg<]bSPOS`bO`YbVS;caSc[Wa\SabZSRPSbeSS\:OYS;WQVWUO\O\R Colonial Coach Lines b`O\_cWZ<]`bV>]\R=c`eW\R]ee`O^^SRSdS\ba^OQSa[cZbW^ZS Phone: (847) 593-7600 Web site: colonialcoach.com bS``OQSaU`SS\`]]TO\RbVS8cRg7ab]QY0cbbS`TZg6OdS\]TTS`[O\g E-mail: [email protected] c\W_cSTSObc`SaT]`g]c`[SSbW\Ub`OW\W\U]``SQS^bW]\ Vehicles and capacity: 56 PAX, 47 PAX, executive coach. Prices: $500-$800. 4]`[]`SW\T]`[ObW]\ Concierge Car Service QOZZ%%!%### ##]` Phone: (312) 408-0800 Web site: conciergecarservice.com dWaWb\Obc`S[caSc[]`U E-mail: [email protected]

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Phone: (800) 863-1124 Pioneer Coach Lines Web site: exclusivecoach.com Phone: (773) 693-9000 The BusBank E-mail: [email protected] Web site: pioneercoachchicago.com Phone: (866) 428-7226 Vehicles and capacity: Limos 1-22 passenger super E-mail: [email protected] Web site: busbank.com stretch limo’s, Lincoln 120, Krystal 120. Vehicles and capacity: 24 pass mini coach; 45, 47, 55, E-mail: [email protected] 56 pass coach. Vehicles and capacity: 60,000 vehicles nationwide. First Impressions Transportation Phone: (888) 316-2555 Pontarelli Companies The Trolley Car Company E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (800) 322-5466 Phone: (630) 617-9898 Vehicles and capacity: Travel in any one of our Web site: pontarelliischicago.com Web site: trolleycar.net Lincoln stretches, and sedans, vans, buses, and E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] more. Vehicles and capacity: Chauffeured sedans, limou- Vehicles and capacity: Mini coaches up to 37. Trolley sines, vans, mini buses and coaches. cars up to 35. Greyhound Lines Charter Services Phone: (800) 454-2487 Web site: greyhound.com + 10 ways FROM PAGE BB1 E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: 47 passenger buses. Prices: $365 and up. archived and made available to employees, available, too. “We want to provide some- clients and prospects, too. thing new and edgy that attendees won’t Laidlaw Transit Inc. Phone: (866) 514-TRIP At the Association Forum of stick in a drawer,” says ASAE’s Ms. Web site: laidlawcharters.com Chicagoland, speakers are made available Christensen. E-mail: [email protected] Vehicles and capacity: Buses. before and after their sessions on blogs cre- 9. Virtual meetings ated just for the meeting. “The blogs keep Lamers Bus Line Online meetings are increasingly popu- Phone: (800) 822-3550 the conversation going,” says Mr. Fine. lar, and content is often recycled during an Web site: golamers.com E-mail: [email protected] 7. Meetings in a box on-demand period. We offer a myriad of services along with a large, Meeting content may be available on a Unisfair Inc., of Menlo Park, Calif., cre- diverse fleet of vehicles. Web site, but employees and clients need to ates virtual events, such as trade shows. A Metropolitan Limousine, Inc. be encouraged to use it. special Web site is designed that features Phone: (312) 808-8000 Web site: metropolitanlimo.com At A.T. Kearney, content from the meeting sessions, display booths, and a E-mail: [email protected] worldwide partners meeting is repackaged conference hall. Visitors can attend the Vehicles and capacity: Lincoln Town Cars, Mercedes S-body sedans, 6 & 8 passenger Lincoln limou- and sent to all 35 offices. The package fea- show in real time, or visit after the fact, sines, SUV’s, vans, mini buses and coaches. tures tightly edited versions of the meeting during the on-demand period. sessions on DVDs. Music and graphics add “About 20% to 50% more people attend interest to the program. “It’s not all dry the event at a later date,” says Don Best, presentations,” says Ms. Bronkema at A.T. Unisfair director of marketing. The on- Mid America Charter Lines Kearney. demand period usually runs for 90 days. Phone: (800) 323-0312 Web site: bus-charter.com Each office holds a session where the 10. Social networking sites E-mail: [email protected] DVD version of the partners’ meeting is Vehicles and capacity: 24, 36, 46, 56 & 70. The next big content revolution will take Prices: $464 to $1,007. presented. Local sessions also include time place at social networking sites, such as We have over 20 years experience in charter bus for Q&A and networking. Ms. Bronkema transportation. You can depend on our profes- Facebook and MySpace, experts say. sional, uniformed drivers, 24-hour dispatch and emphasizes the importance of timing. Meeting planners can get a taste of the pos- a knowledgeable sales team. Book with us and Ideally, tape editing is done on-site at the you’ll receive one-on-one attention for a success- sibilities at the MeCo Mansion, a new vir- ful, hassle-free event at a great low rate. We can partners’ meeting. The material is repack- tual world for meeting planners at the pop- accommodate any group size from ten to thou- aged within a week. “The content should sands; who will all receive our red-carpet treat- ular Second Life Web site. ment. Call today and see why we are the number be fresh,” says Ms. Bronkema. In conjunction with a recent seminar, one mini bus company in the Chicago land area! 8. Flash drives the Association Forum of Chicagoland cre- Midwest Transit System ASAE meetings are (almost) paperless. ated a Facebook community so members Phone: (708) 448-7822 Web site: midwesttransitsystem.com Content is loaded on to small flash drives, could network and discuss the sessions. 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ned jovanovich vice president Leading Authorities, Inc.

The skinny on speakers

A great speaker can kick-off a meeting and set the right tone. But snagging a celebrity or high-profile athlete takes advance planning, not to mention big money. For a first-hand glimpse into the world of speakers, we talked with Ned Jovanovich at Leading Authorities Inc., a Washington D.C.-based firm that opened a Chicago office last fall.

Q-Which speakers are hot right now? an expert on globalization rather than a household name. If you A-With the election coming up, political analysts are very really need to drive attendance, go with the celebrity name. sought after. Some of our most popular speakers now are dem- ocratic consultant Donna Brazile, former White House advisor Q-How far in advance are speakers booked? Dan Bartlett, and NBC reporter David Gregory. A-A year in advance isn’t unusual for a marquee name. We’re already booking annual meetings for 2009. Lower-profile Q-What business topics are popular? speakers can be added to a program with about a month’s A-Green and environmental topics are very big. There’s also a notice. lot of interest in social responsibility. For example, we’ve had successful bookings with Blake Mycoskic, the founder of Tom’s Q-Are famous people hard to work with? Shoes. For every pair of shoes he sells he gives a pair to a child A-Generally not. Well-known speakers treat this as a business. If in a third world country. we have a difficult time with a speaker, we shy away from book- ing them again and they know that. Q-What about celebrities? A-Hollywood types are generally not hired much for business Q-What’s the key to a successful event? meetings. Bill Cosby has spoken for some of our customers. A-The speaker and client should have a complete understanding Celebrity athletes and sports figures are more popular for cor- of expectations. The speaker should know the length of the time porate events. We represent Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker, that has been allotted. Generally, speeches are 45 minutes to one though Dusty isn’t in demand here right now. Nascar driver hour including questions and answers. If a speaker has prepared Rusty Wallace is a crowd-pleaser. They can be a big draw. an hour presentation, don’t tell him at the last minute that he only has 30 minutes. Don’t expect him to fill 90 minutes either. Q-What do speakers charge? A-Fees range from about $10,000 up to $200,000. For $10,000 Q-What about photo opportunities and VIP receptions? you won’t get a household name, but an expert in a particular A-Some speakers like mingling and others don’t. Speakers who field. For $200,000, you can get someone like Bill Clinton, Al are selling a book usually don’t mind doing a book signing, of Gore or Bono. They charge so much not only because they’re course. If it’s imperative that a speaker stick around for a recep- famous, but also because they rarely give speeches. Generally, tion with top executives, spell it out in the contract. the less often a prominent person speaks, the more he or she can charge. But price is not always indicative of how good the Q-Who’s the best speaker you’ve ever heard? speaker is. A-Erik Weihenmayer, the blind man who climbed Mount Everest. His speech is really inspirational. He tells an amazing Q- What’s the best way to pick a speaker? life story about how anyone can go beyond their limits and do A-A lot of people start with names they’d like to hear. But that’s truly extraordinary things. not always wise. You have to remember the objective. Say you’re holding a manufacturing conference. It’s probably better to get —Jane Adler

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