Media Partner

HeresChicago.com

Hereschicago.com is Chicago’s online resource directory for meeting and event planners seeking Chicago’s top meeting and event venues, restaurants with private dining, corporate activities, ground transportation, conference and convention activities and meeting service solutions for their meetings and events in Chicago.

Contact: Jim Grillo, CMP, President
Address: 344 S. Lodge, Lombard, Il
Phone: 630.916.8000 ext. 3
Fax: 630.916.9967
Email: jim@hereschicago.com
Web: www.hereschicago.com

Official Host Venue

River East Art Center

Experience the premier destination for Chicago’s “culturally curious. tm” Featuring tours of renowned art galleries and private art classes and boat and bike tours, River East Art Center is the perfect event destination. An award winning venue, REAC can also help you plan an event in our dramatic space for groups up to 3,000. Contact us today at 312-321-1001 to begin creating your most intriguing event!

Phone: 312.321.1001
Email: info@rivereastartcenter.com
Web: www.rivereastartcenter.com

Official Audio-Visual Provider

Absolute Productions

Absolute Production Services is a full service event, meeting, seminar and exhibit production company. Since our inception over 14 years ago, APS has established itself as a leader in the production industry. Our services range from a straightforward corporate meeting, to a remote concert in the Blue Ridge Mountains with an attendance of 30,000 people, and include the single largest simulcast in promotional marketing history, managing over 200 industry professionals simultaneously in 45 markets.

Our success has been possible due to our relentless focus on the three cornerstones that define our company: Our People, Our Process and Our Relationships.

Contact: Scott Hichew
Phone: 1.877.228.4782×222, or, 773.951.9953
Fax: 773.992.9801
Email: shichew@absolutepros.com
Web: www.absolutepros.com

Official Furniture Provider

Cort Event Furnishings

CORT Event Furnishings is a nationwide provider of furnishings for the meeting and events industry. Our high quality, contemporary furnishings provide flexibility that will bring your design to life. CORT will help assure that your event is unique, memorable and stress free.

Visit our website at www.CORTevents.com for inspiration, and explore our easy space planning tool to create accurate floor plans in minutes. CORT solution experts are available 24/7 at 630-972-0146. Choose CORT and gain a fresh perspective!

Contact: Jack Scafide, Account Executive
Address: 2725 Davey Road, Suite 200, Woodridge, IL 60517
Phone: 630.972.0146, or, 312.656.1738
Fax: 630.972.0269

Official Catering Provider

Stefani Signature Events

Stefani Signature Events has been creating successful events for over 25 years. We are committed to providing a great product, unparalleled service and a dynamic experience to exceed the client’s expectations every time.

With over 100 venues in the Chicagoland area, we will find the perfect space to make your event impressive and seamless. We work with local farmers and purveyors from the Midwest to help ensure we make less of an impact on the environment and more of an impact on your guests.

Contact: Jennifer Monti, Director of Catering Sales
Address: 1300 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 312.226.7611
Fax: 312.226.7671
Web: www.stefanicatering.com

Technology Partner

IML

Educate and engage your audience with iml's all-in-one audience response system. Use iml's keypads to send live text messages to the speaker, vote during presentations and simplify Q&A with a built-in microphone. NONPROFIT? iml's Pledge & Silent Auction technology was recently featured in The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Nonprofit Times. Gala attendees bid from their seats and your organization raises more money!

Contact: Kristina Gooding Lodin, Director, Business Development
Address: 1300 West Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 612.851.2026
Web: www.imlaudienceresponse.com

Broadway In Chicago

Broadway In Chicago invites you to take advantage of a show-stopping opportunity in Chicago. Entertain your employees, clients and guests by hosting a glamorous dinner or reception with an exquisite theatrical flair. The Bank of America Theatre, Cadillac Palace, or Oriental Theatre are the most spectacular event spaces in Chicago

Contact: Amy Distel, Special Events Coordinator
Address: 17 N. State Street, Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312.977.1701
Fax: 312.977.1740
Email: adistel@broadwayinchicago.com
Web: www.broadwayinchicago.com

Celebration Authority

Celebration Authority is a one stop shop for all entertainment needs specializing in carnival games, inflatable rides, food, music, specialty performers, green screen technology, novelties/keepsakes and more! Our professional planners will help select the right entertainment for your company picnic, grand opening, safety meeting, holiday party or other special event.

Contact: Mitch Dicker, President
Address: 220 S. Shaddle Avenue, Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: 847.566.3006
Email: mitch@celebrationauthority.com
Web: www.celebrationauthority.com

Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo

Just 14 miles west of Chicago, Brookfield Zoo is the perfect place to Experience exotic cuisines, Explore amazing animal exhibits from around the world and Encourage conservation of this beautiful earth …And Enjoy!

Contact: Susan Schoen, Sales Manager, Catered Events
Address: 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513
Phone: 708.688.8357
Fax: 708.688.7357
Email: susan.schoen@czs.org
Web: www.brookfieldzoo.org

eSkape

eSkape to our 60,000 square feet of fun! Host your corporate event with us. Enjoy Bowling, Laser Tag, and our Video Arcade. Our newest addition is our High End Bowling, with lounge type seating! Take pleasure in our upscale food and private rooms!

Contact: Bill Feldgreber, Managing Partner
Address: 350 McHenry Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847.821.9000
Fax: 847.325.9090
Email: billf@eskape.us
Web: www.eskape.us

ESPN Zone

ESPN Zone is Chicago’s premiere sports-entertainment complex. Featuring over 80- HD television screens, a 10,000 square foot interactive gaming arena and a great American Grill menu – we are the perfect venue for team building, happy hours, corporate meetings and client entertainment for groups from 8 – 1,200.

Contact: Randy Hajduk, Sales Manager
Address: 43 East Ohio, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.670.5065
Fax: 312.661.0399
Email: randy.hajduk@disney.com
Web: www.espnzone.com

Gibsons Restaurant Group

Chicagoland & Suburban areas. With Gibsons, Hugo’s, LUXBAR or Quartino we are sure to find the perfect fit for your perfect event. Our seasoned sales team looks forward to working with you to make your party the talk of the town.

Contact: Lynette Velez, Director of Sales
Phone: 312.587.0508 or, 847.312.6779
Fax: 312.587.0577
Web: www.gibsonssteakhouse.com

International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)

Organized in 1928 as the National Association of Exposition Managers to represent the interests of tradeshow and exposition managers, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events™ is today the leading association for the global exhibition industry. Today IAEE™ represents over 8,500 individuals who conduct and support exhibitions around the world.

Contact: Susan Brower, CMM, CCP, Director, Marketing & Communications
Address: 12700 Park Central Drive, Ste. 308, Dallas, TX 75251
Phone: 972.687.9207
Fax: 972.458.8119
Web: www.iaee.com

ISES

The International Special Events Society (ISES) was founded to foster enlightened performance through education while promoting ethical conduct. ISES membership is made up of professionals from a variety of special events disciplines. Our mission is to educate, advance and promote the special events industry and its network of professionals along with related industries.

Contact: Ali Phillips, VP of Membership
Address: 3862 North Milwaukee Court, Chicago, IL 60641
Phone: 773.777.2299
Fax: 773.442.0886

LHI Events

LHI Events is short for Ladies of the Hospitality Industry (Gentlemen Welcome!). Each month we get together to chat (ok…gossip!), check out a great venue and maybe even sneak in a little networking. No membership dues and only a $15 RSVP fee, includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Affordable networking at its best! Did I mention the bedazzled nametags?!

Contact: Jennifer Monti, Founder
Address: 4011 N. Francisco Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: 312.863.1532
Email: jmonti@lhievents.com
Web: www.lhievents.com

MaiChef Cuisine

Here at MaiChef Cuisine, the staff will cover all the details with both style and exquisite taste. We can assist you in making arrangements with flowers, wedding cakes, photographers, entertainment, rentals and ceremony. It is our belief that exceptional food, stunning presentation, and courteous professional service make MaiChef Cuisine the caterer of choice for weddings, corporate events, and private parties.
Discover the difference!

Contact: Joshua Rigor, Director of Sales and Events
Address: 2419 W. 14th Street, Chicago IL 60608
Phone: 312.860.3481
Fax: 312.997.2188
Email: jrigor1@maichefcuisine.com
Web: www.maichefcuisine.com

Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the world’s largest association for the meetings and events industry, is committed to positioning meetings and events as a key strategic component of an organization’s success. The 1,300 member Chicago Area Chapter of MPI, established in 1976, empowers its members to increase their strategic value with education, professional development and business growth opportunities.

Contact: Beth Whitman Chitnis, Executive Director, Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter
Address: 917 W. Washington, Suite 228, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 888.721.8908
Fax: 404.240.0998
Email: info@mpicac.org
Web: www.mpicac.org

Prosecco

Located in the River North gallery district, PROSECCO offers upscale comfort food from all 20 regions of Italy plus Chicago’s largest selection of Italian sparkling wine in a dreamy, art-filled environment inspired by the faded splendor of Venice. Dining room and sidewalk cafe open for lunch and dinner, reservations are warmly welcomed, or just stop in!

Contact: Kathryn Sullivan Alvera
Address: 710 N. Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654
Phone: 312.951.9500
Email: kathryn@ristoranteprosecco.com
Web: www.ristoranteprosecco.com

Shedd Aquarium

The Shedd Aquarium knows how to host spectacular events – from cocktails and hors d’oeuvres amid leaping dolphins to an elegant dinner around the Caribbean Reef or among the fishes of the Waters of the World and fantastic views of the Chicago skyline from our terraces.

Contact: Denis Frankenfield, Events Catering Department
Phone: 312.692.3273
Fax: 312.939.3793
Email: dfrankenfield@sheddaquarium.org
Web: www.sheddaquarium.org/plan_private_event.html

Texas de Brazil

At Texas de Brazil your Brazilian-style dining experience starts with our seventy item seasonal salad area. Then our troop of gauchos serve cuts of beef, lamb, pork, chicken and sausage. Enjoy a bottle of fine wine retrieved by Chicago’s only aerial wine artists who perform gracefully in the two-story wine room.

Contact: Isabel Correa, Events Manager
Address: 51 E. Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.670.1006, or, 847.387.0095
Fax: 312.670.1060
Email: isabelcorrea@texasdebrazil.com