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		<title>theWit Hotel, Chicago&#8217;s Unique Meeting Space</title>
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theWit Hotel
201 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Lose yourself in the vibrant epicenter of the Windy City at theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, the newest downtown Chicago boutique hotel. Located on historic State Street &#8212; in the heart of the revitalized theater and Loop business districts &#8211;, this all-new destination pulls the chair from underneath pomposity and [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>theWit Hotel</strong><br />
201 N. State Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60611</p>
<p>Lose yourself in the vibrant epicenter of the Windy City at theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, the newest downtown Chicago boutique hotel. Located on historic State Street &#8212; in the heart of the revitalized theater and Loop business districts &#8211;, this all-new destination pulls the chair from underneath pomposity and seriousness … igniting the neighborhood with a new energy and spirit of fun. Relax in plush accommodations with breathtaking views of the Chicago River, the skyline, and Millennium Park. Take a short stroll and marvel at the city&#8217;s premier museums, cultural landmarks, and entertainment. Experience the allure and style of the Chicago Loop. Make theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, your shining star among downtown Chicago hotels.</p>
<p>Blending the amenities of a resort with the flair of a boutique hotel, theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, has brought a new energy and vitality to the downtown Chicago Loop. Striking design, unparalleled comfort, and remarkable services create a dramatic sensory experience.</p>
<p><strong>Total Capacity of Venue:</strong><br />
300</p>
<p><strong>Private or Semi Private Space Available:</strong><br />
Yes</p>
<p><strong>Room Set at Capacity:</strong><br />
350 Theater Style</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/thewit_hotel_chicago.html" target="_blank">Contact theWit Hotel Chicago for your next meeting or event</a></strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lose yourself in the vibrant epicenter of the Windy City at theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, the newest downtown Chicago boutique hotel. Located on historic State Street &#8212; in the heart of the revitalized theater and Loop 
Inspired location, on historic State Street, 200 feet from the Chicago River, in the heart of the Loop and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lose yourself in the vibrant epicenter of the Windy City at theWit, a Doubletree Hotel, the newest downtown Chicago boutique hotel. Located on historic State Street &#8212; in the heart of the revitalized theater and Loop <br />
Inspired location, on historic State Street, 200 feet from the Chicago River, in the heart of the Loop and the theater and business districts</p>
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<p>Fascinating design, soaring 27 stories up, with panoramic views of the City, lake, Chicago River and Millennium Park</p>
<p>Exceptional comfort, showcased in our 298 chic guest rooms and stunning suites</p>
<p>Business savvy, with 7,000 square feet of flexible meeting, banquet, and entertainment space<br />
In tune with your tastes, with three dazzling restaurants and two unique bars ROOF, our 27th floor indoor/outdoor lounge, featuring soaring panoramic views, roaring fire pits, live music, telescopes, and unparalleled ambiance The Library, enjoy an area of colorful relaxation with interestingly humorous pieces of &#8220;Witerature&#8221; from our available collection.</p>
<p>SCREEN, our luxurious multimedia theater, ideal for a film screening or media presentations, major broadcasts of athletic events or a product launch.</p>
<p>Eco-conscious, employing responsible green practices. Technologically and service driven, providing the highest level of support and service for sophisticated, discerning, and tech-savvy guests</p>
<p>Profoundly different, offering a warm welcome and premier spa and technology services, a playful, boutique-inspired oasis surrounded by downtown attractions, businesses, and theaters<br />
Experience the difference of our Chicago boutique hotel</p>
<p><strong>For a comlete guide to <a href=" http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/guide/chicago_meeting_venues_space_sites_locations_space_facilities/" target="_blank">Chicago meeting space</a>, visit <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/guide/chicago_meeting_venues_space_sites_locations_space_facilities/" target="_blank">Hereschicago.com</a>, Chicago&#8217;s meeting planner resource.</strong></p>
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		<title>Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Meetings Space</title>
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Certainly any hotel claiming a Magnificent Mile address should live up to its name. And after a $36 million total renovation, the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile achieves exactly that. Drawing from the context of the city itself – hustle and bustle balanced by the calming effects of natural elements – this newly transformed hotel [...]]]></description>
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<p>Certainly any hotel claiming a Magnificent Mile address should live up to its name. And after a $36 million total renovation, the <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicagomarriottdowntown.html">Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile </a>achieves exactly that. Drawing from the context of the city itself – hustle and bustle balanced by the calming effects of natural elements – this newly transformed hotel offers a stunningly stylish, energetic and contemporary vibe. Here, business and entertainment intersect in a multidimensional setting that inspires guests to engage, relax, retreat, work and play.</p>
<p>Recently transformed public space introduces a spectacular multifunctional lobby that reinvents the way guests socialize, work and relax. All of our meeting space, located on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors has been masterfully redefined to accommodate 21st century meeting needs. Additional multifunctional meeting space has also been added to the 4th floor, giving this premier Chicago meeting site a total of 65,000 square feet of event space. New dining concepts include a signature restaurant offering a contemporary décor and menu and a new lobby bar that surrounds a torch-like illuminated sculpture – the new iconic symbol of the <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicagomarriottdowntown.html">Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. </a></p>
<p><strong>The </strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicagomarriottdowntown.html"><strong>Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile </strong></a><strong>is a Planner Preferred Meeting Space on Hereschicago.com, </strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com"><strong>Chicago&#8217;s Meetings and Events Resource Guide</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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		<title>Planner Preferred Chicago Event Production Services on Hereschicago.com</title>
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Chicago Event Production Services
To round out your event, Chicago Event Production Suppliers offers complete production services to keep your audience engaged and to make your event memorable. As part of Chicago&#8217;s Planner Preferred production services, they offer the following production services in Chicago:
Develop concepts and ideas
Write scripts and speeches
Handle staging and room decor
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<p><strong>Chicago Event Production Services</strong></p>
<p>To round out your event, <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/guide/chicago_event_design_production_decor_props_companies/">Chicago Event Production </a>Suppliers offers complete production services to keep your audience engaged and to make your event memorable. As part of Chicago&#8217;s Planner Preferred production services, they offer the following production services in Chicago:</p>
<p>Develop concepts and ideas<br />
Write scripts and speeches<br />
Handle staging and room decor<br />
Coordinate lighting, sound, video projection, and technical support<br />
Design and execute speaker support slides, multi-image productions, film, and videotape<br />
Coordinate live business theater incorporating performers, music, original lyrics, choreography, and special staging and effects<br />
Speech coaching, media training, and progressive learning programs<br />
Provide access to effective and economical teleconferencing and distribution systems</p>
<p><strong>Visit Hereschicago.com, Chicago&#8217;s Directory of all </strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/guide/chicago_event_design_production_decor_props_companies/"><strong>Chicago Event Production Companies</strong></a></p>
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		<title>HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings 2009 Event Series Announced</title>
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HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings® 2009 Event Series Announced
Mid-America and West Shows Add Event Technology Expo™
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) announces the dates of its 2009 Affordable Meetings® Conference &#38; Expositions, a trio of highly-acclaimed events that attracts more than 3,500 motivated planners from all sectors who attend looking for quality resources and education [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings® 2009 Event Series Announced<br />
Mid-America and West Shows Add Event Technology Expo™</strong></p>
<p>The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) announces the dates of its 2009 Affordable Meetings® Conference &amp; Expositions, a trio of highly-acclaimed events that attracts more than 3,500 motivated planners from all sectors who attend looking for quality resources and education to enhance their meetings and events.</p>
<p>Due to the overwhelming response from attendees and exhibitors at the debut Event Technology Expo™ (ETE) at the 2008 Affordable Meetings National, ETE will return in 2009, and will be expanded to include an ETE component on the show floor and educational sessions at all three shows. HSMAI&#8217;s Event Technology Expo addresses all aspects of technology as it relates to tradeshows, meetings, and special events. Also, HSMAI&#8217;s Hotel Sales Strategy conference is being held March 31, 2009, in conjunction with Affordable Meetings Mid-America.</p>
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<p><strong>The 2009 HSMAI Affordable Meetings series schedule is as follows:</strong></p>
<p>Affordable Meetings® Mid-America<br />
April 1 &#8212; 2, 2009<br />
Navy Pier<br />
Chicago, Ill.</p>
<p>Affordable Meetings® West<br />
June 10 &#8212; 11, 2009<br />
San Jose McEnery Convention Center<br />
San Jose, Calif.</p>
<p>Affordable Meetings® National and Event Technology Expo (ETE)<br />
September 9 &#8212; 10, 2009<br />
Walter E. Washington Convention Center<br />
Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>&#8220;In today&#8217;s economic climate, planners are seeking affordable options that still offer great value for their meetings,&#8221; said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI. &#8220;The 2009 series will offer a diverse selection of vendors and a strong educational component to help planners stay in tune with the changes in the industry while meeting their goals and staying within tightened budget guidelines.&#8221;</p>
<p>For exhibitors, HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings offers the opportunity to connect with an exclusive group of planners. More than 56% of Affordable Meetings planners do not attend any other trade show.</p>
<p>Margarita G. Muselli of InterContinental Hotels Group, Latin America, a new division created exclusively for Latin America, attended Affordable Meetings Mid-America with a blank database in 2008. &#8220;My mission was to find new clients with potential for Latin America. At the show, we were able to zero in on prospective clients, leaving with a solid list of contacts for immediate follow-up after the show.&#8221;</p>
<p>Planners note that in addition to finding quality resources to enhance their meetings and events, value comes out of the broad range of educational sessions offered at each conference. 2008 sessions focused on green options and new techniques to incorporate technology into meetings.</p>
<p>Attendees represent meeting and event planners from a variety of organizations, with a majority representing corporate, association and independent sectors, and the balance from government, non-profit, education, religious and medical/healthcare organizations, trade show management and the military. Attendance at HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings is free-of-charge for qualified meeting planners.</p>
<p>Attendee information for HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings is available by calling 1-866-470-6605, emailing <a href="mailto:affordablemeetings@jspargo.com">affordablemeetings@jspargo.com</a>, or visiting <a href="http://www.affordablemeetings.com">www.affordablemeetings.com</a>.</p>
<p>For exhibitors interested in booth space, please contact Craig Baker, account manager, exhibition sales, J. Spargo &amp; Associates, (703)679-3942 e-mail: <a href="mailto:amexhibits@jspargo.com">amexhibits@jspargo.com</a>, or visit <a href="http://www.affordablemeetings.com">www.affordablemeetings.com</a>.</p>
<p>For more information on the HSMAI Hotel Sales Strategy Conference, visit <a href="http://www.hdosm.org">www.hdosm.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings® |<br />
</strong>HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings offers attendees the opportunity to meet and do business with exhibiting companies during a unique exposition that showcases venues, products and services to help produce various types of meetings and events. Year-after-year, the highly-acclaimed trade exposition is a main attraction for attendees looking to meet and network with knowledgeable suppliers who are determined to help produce valuable meetings and assist with purchasing decisions. Exhibitors represent hotels and resorts, university conference centers, unique meeting sites, convention and visitor bureaus, transportation companies, trade publications, software and audio/visual businesses, and other meeting and convention suppliers. HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings is owned and presented by the Hospitality Sales &amp; Marketing Association International Americas region and managed by J. Spargo &amp; Associates. Visit <a href="http://www.affordablemeetings.com">www.affordablemeetings.com</a> or email <a href="mailto:affordablemeetings@jspargo.com">affordablemeetings@jspargo.com</a> for more information.</p>
<p><strong>About HSMAI |</strong><br />
HSMAI is the hospitality industry source for knowledge, community, and recognition for leaders committed to professional development, sales growth, revenue optimization, marketing, and branding. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry, and bringing together customers and members at annual events, including HSMAI&#8217;s Affordable Meetings®. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprising more than 7,000 members worldwide, with 40 chapters in the Americas Region. For more information on HSMAI, contact the Hospitality Sales &amp; Marketing Association International, 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, Va. 22102; (703)506-3280; fax (703) 506-3266, or visit the website at <a href="http://www.hsmai.org">www.hsmai.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Hereschicago.com, <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com">Chicago&#8217;s meetings and events resource directory for meeting and event planners</a> is a marketing partner of HSMAI Affordable Meetings Chicago.</strong></p>
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Contact Chicago Indoor Racing if you are seeking great suburban meeting space, fun Chicago Corporate Activities, Buffalo Grove Meeting Venues, North West suburban conference space or a West suburban meeting venue for your next conference or Chicago suburban sales meeting, fun things to do in Chicagoland, or Chicago team building.
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<p>Contact <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_buffalo_grove.html" target="_blank">Chicago Indoor Racing </a>if you are seeking great suburban meeting space, fun Chicago Corporate Activities, Buffalo Grove Meeting Venues, North West suburban conference space or a West suburban meeting venue for your next conference or Chicago suburban sales meeting, fun things to do in Chicagoland, or Chicago team building.</p>
<p>Each event at <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_buffalo_grove.html" target="_blank">Chicago Indoor Racing </a>is customized by one of their group coordinators. They will assist you in all the finer details of your event and can help you achieve all of your goals, no matter how simple or complicated. <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_buffalo_grove.html" target="_blank">Chicago Indoor Racing Buffalo Grove </a>or <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_addison.html" target="_blank">Chicago Indoor Racing Addison </a>can work with groups of six to groups of 600 or more. Chicago Indoor Racing&#8217;s group event space features the latest in Audio Visual capabilities, including complimentary LCD projectors with pull down screens, as well as flip charts.</p>
<p><strong>Chicago Indoor Racing in Addison | NOW OPENED!</strong></p>
<p>Our new 105,000 square foot location in Addison features two new tracks and a variety of state of the art meeting spaces &amp; entertainment concepts, including CyberSport. Groups events can be booked by calling <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_buffalo_grove.html" target="_blank">Alisa Peters at Chicago Indoor Racing</a>; individual walk-ins and same day reservations are happily accepted. Corporate and Group Events.</p>
<p><strong>Five Meeting Rooms featuring the latest in Audio Visual Technology and wireless Internet access.</strong></p>
<p>(The entire facility is a &#8220;hot-spot&#8221;)</p>
<p>Stewart&#8217;s Bar and Grille, a full service Restaurant and Bar, features a large array of cuisine sure to delight any palate! After the Race each location features a full service restaurant with a variety of dining options for individuals and groups of all sizes. They also feature a multitude of alternative entertainment that can be enjoyed before and after racing or dining.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicago_indoor_racing_buffalo_grove.html" target="_blank">Click here to email or call Alisa Peters at Chicago Indoor Racing </a>for either location (Buffalo Grove or Addison) and tell her Hereschicago.com sent you!</strong></p>
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		<title>MEETINGS, EVENTS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL: CRITICAL TO AMERICAN JOBS, COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEETINGS, EVENTS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL: CRITICAL TO AMERICAN JOBS, COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES

Threats of federal regulation and sensational coverage are creating a paralyzing environment where companies across the country are canceling meetings and events for legitimate business purposes.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MEETINGS, EVENTS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL: CRITICAL TO AMERICAN JOBS, COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.ustravel.org/resources/images/topnav/header_brand2.gif" alt="USTOA" width="356" height="65" /></p>
<p>Threats of federal regulation and sensational coverage are creating a paralyzing environment where companies across the country are canceling meetings and events for legitimate business purposes.</p>
<p>After three strong years, Chicago’s downtown hotels are facing tougher times as businesses cut travel budgets and tourists stay home. Because more businesses and groups are canceling meetings at hotels or spending less on food and drink, hotel owners are looking for ways to cut costs.</p>
<p>Business-related travel – including meetings, events and incentives – is a vital part of our national economy and essential to sustaining well-paying American jobs, the health of large and small businesses and the solvency of public services supported by federal, state and local tax-revenue. Broadly, business travel creates 2.4 million jobs, injects more than $240 billion into the national economy annually and generates $39 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue.</p>
<p><strong>Specifically, meetings and events:</strong></p>
<p>Create 1 million jobs to the American workforce in local communities – from big cities to small towns – across the United States.</p>
<p>Many of these jobs support working families in the hospitality and food service industries.</p>
<p>Generate $27 billion in wages for hardworking Americans that are critical to local economies across<br />
the United States, and can play a critical role in our nation’s economic recovery.</p>
<p>Provide $16 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state and local level.</p>
<p>Contribute $101 billion in spending to the U.S. economy.</p>
<p>Support over 200 local convention centers around the county</p>
<p>Are responsible for nearly 15 percent of all travel in the United States.</p>
<p>When businesses cancel productive meetings and events, the American worker and local communities from coast-to-coast are the unintended victims.</p>
<p>Without the jobs generated by meetings, events and incentive travel, the current unemployment rate of 7.6 percent would rise to 8.2 percent and cost the average American household an additional $136 in annual taxes.</p>
<p>Critics have mislabeled many meetings and events as unnecessary and frivolous – causing companies that have received federal government support and many that have not – to cancel planned and future activities.<br />
Whether a company has received emergency government lending or not, its inclination is to avoid the prospect of being ridiculed like AIG, Wells Fargo and others.</p>
<p>No region of the country is immune to the economic impact of canceled meetings, events and incentive programs. American workers and local communities pay the price as meetings, events and incentives decline.</p>
<p>The U.S. Labor Department reported a loss of nearly 200,000 travel related jobs in 2008 and Department of Commerce data predicts a loss of an additional 247,000 travel-generated jobs in 2009.</p>
<p>The meetings and events component of business travel is responsible for nearly 15 percent of all travel in the United States, drives $101 billion in spending, generates one million jobs and creates $16 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state and local levels.</p>
<p>Without the one million jobs generated by meeting and event travel, the unemployment rate in the United States would jump from 7.6 percent to 8.2 percent.</p>
<p>As meetings and events decline, local communities – nearly all of whom are dependent on visitor taxes – struggle to pay for essential services such as education, public safety and social services.</p>
<p>Business travel and events are a smart and cost effective way to retain and develop employee talent, generate ideas and share knowledge that drives future business growth.</p>
<p>Meetings, events and incentives are essential tools for companies to strengthen business relationships; align and educate employees and customers; and reward business performance. Members of Congress share this practice when convening their annual retreats at resorts outside Washington, DC</p>
<p>Incentive programs are two to three times more effective than cash at motivating employee performance. Companies can spend less on incentive travel than on cash compensation to achieve exceptional productivity from employees.</p>
<p>The recipients of incentive travel programs are typically hardworking middle class Americans who have earned trips for their exceptional performance.</p>
<p>According to a recent survey of Fortune 1000 Chief Marketing Officers, meetings and events provide the highest return on investment of any marketing channel.</p>
<p>Companies using taxpayer dollars must abide by best practices for meetings, events and incentives.</p>
<p>Companies that have received emergency government lending have an obligation to operate in a transparent and accountable fashion.</p>
<p>The travel community has addressed an urgent public need by developing clear, workable guidelines designed to ensure responsible business travel practices within companies that have received emergency government lending.</p>
<p>Additional punitive policies to limit meetings, events and incentive travel will unite business, labor and local government leaders in opposition.</p>
<p>The demand for face to face meetings is strong and the importance of having them is greater than ever in our history.  For example, within one week of sending the invitation for our Here&#8217;s Chicago Meetings and Hospitality St. Pat&#8217;s BASH event taking place on March 2, 2009 we are at capacity with the most meeting and event professionals registered in the history of this event with over <a href="http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Attendees.aspx?e=b6d73484-10fd-467e-9b53-aa8b0749230e">400 registered attendees </a>and another 100 on the waiting list. </p>
<p>“Business, Meetings and Incentive Programs are what built this economy” and “Our industry is being punished for the mistakes of a few”</p>
<p>“In Obama’s defense, I don’t believe he knows that the meetings industry contributes to “mainstreet”, the exact market he is trying to help. Bus boys, waiters, bellman, sedan drivers, etc.&#8221; says Jim Grillo, CMP of Hereschicago.com. </p>
<p>Meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and incentive travel generated $122.3 billion in direct spending in the United States last year, according to the Convention Industry Council&#8217;s Economic Impact Study, released in September. Corporate meetings and events comprised one-third of that, or $40.3 billion; association events accounted for the rest.”</p>
<p>The industry employs 1.7 million people on a full-time basis, and is the 29th-largest contributor to the country&#8217;s gross national product.</p>
<p>Looking at types of meetings, conventions and exhibitions account for $67.9 billion, or 55.5 percent, of the total direct spending pie. Corporate and association meetings generated $48.1 billion in spending, or 39.4 percent of the total, while incentive travel made up the remaining 5.1 percent, generating $6.2 billion in spending. (Conventions and exhibitions are defined as events where exhibitions make up the largest component of the meeting, while meetings have a larger meetings component.)</p>
<p>The largest share of the convention and exhibition dollar, 35 percent, is spent in hotels. The rest is widely distributed throughout local economies, with 24 percent spent on air transportation, 14 percent in restaurants, and 12 percent on business services.<br />
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It is our responsibility today to communicate the positive messages from our industry and how we all directly contribute to the future growth of our economy.<br />
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Let&#8217;s make history together,<br />
 <br />
Jim Grillo, CMP<br />
President<br />
<a href="http://www.hereschicago.com">Hereschicago.com</a><br />
Chicago&#8217;s Meetings and Events Resource Directory<br />
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Emmy Award Winner, Alternate Media/News 2008<br />
Hall of Fame Supplier, Illinois Meetings &amp; Events 2008<br />
President, Meeting Professionals Internatio, nal Chicago 2003-2004<br />
President, Hospitality, Sales &amp; Marketing Assn of Ill. 2001-2004<br />
Committee, Meeting Professionals International 2004-2008<br />
Mentor/Ambassador, Chicago Convention &amp; Tourism Bureau, 2000-2002<br />
Member, MPI International Student Advisory Council 2008-2009<br />
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<em><strong>For a P.R. Toolkit, visit the </strong><a href="http://www.tia.org/resources/Public_Affairs/MEI/2-20-09.htm" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Travel Association (USTOA)</strong></a></em></p>
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		<title>Illinois Meetings + Events magazine announces Best of 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards &#038; Hall of Fame Inductees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago, Illinois, February 13, 2009— The best of the meetings and events industry was on display last night as 300 meeting and event professionals applauded the industry’s finest at the fourth annual Illinois Meetings + Events Best of 2008 Readers’ Choice awards celebration at The Underground in Chicago.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chicago, Illinois, February 13, 2009— The best of the meetings and events industry was on display last night as 300 meeting and event professionals applauded the industry’s finest at the fourth annual Illinois Meetings + Events Best of 2008 Readers’ Choice awards celebration at The Underground in Chicago.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.hereschicago.com/upload/image_files/photo_2749.gif" alt="chicago's top meeting professionals" width="399" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>The awards honor the dedication and creativity of event professionals who have earned the respect and admiration of their clients and peers. The award winners were selected through an online reader poll. The winner are:</strong></p>
<p>Best Attraction – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/navy_pier_chicago_private_corporate_event_space.html">Navy Pier </a><br />
Best Audio-Visual – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/the_meetinghouse_companies_inc_chicago_event_design_decor_props.html">The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc.</a><br />
Best Banquet/Reception Venue – Tie between Galleria Marchetti and River East Art Center<br />
Best Boats/Cruises/Charters - <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/kanan_cruises_chicago_charter_boats_yachts_corporate_event_venues_sites.html">Kanan Cruises<br />
</a>Best Caterer – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/blue_plate_catering_corporate_weddings_caterers.html">Blue Plate Catering</a><br />
Best Conference Venue – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/gleacher_center_university_of_chicago_conference_center_downtown_chicago.html">Gleacher Center</a><br />
Best Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau – Chicago Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<br />
Best Destination Management Company – On the Scene<br />
Best Eco-Friendly Supplier – Greg Christian Catering and Events<br />
Best Entertainment – Just for Fun Entertainment and Events, Inc.<br />
Best Décor – Kehoe Designs<br />
Best Florist – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/the_meetinghouse_companies_inc_chicago_event_design_decor_props.html">The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc.</a><br />
Best Golf Resort – Lincolnshire Marriott Resort<br />
Best Historic Venue – Chicago History Museum<br />
Best Hotel with Meeting Space (less than 440 rooms) – The Blackstone Hotel<br />
Best Hotel with Meeting Space (more than 440 rooms) – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/chicagomarriottdowntown.html">Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile<br />
</a>Best Photography/Videography – Tie between Promax Productions and Studio T Photography<br />
Best Rental Service – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/classic_party_rental_chicago_tent_rental_corporate_events_sites_locations.html">Classic Party Rentals </a><br />
Best Teambuilding Facility/Organizer – Corporate Event Interactive<br />
Best Transportation – Windy City Limousine<br />
Best Unique Venue – Chicago Illuminating Company<br />
Best Venue Outside Chicagoland – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/pheasant_run_resort_spa.html">Pheasant Run Resort</a><br />
Editor’s Pick Best Event Décor – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/ivan_carlson_associates.html">Ivan Carlson &amp; Associates</a><br />
Editor’s Pick Best New Intimate Event Space – Vertigo Sky Lounge<br />
Editor’s Pick Best Casino – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com">Horseshoe Casino Hotel</a><br />
Editor’s Pick Best Experimental Event Expert – Minding Your Business</p>
<p><strong>New this year, Illinois Meetings + Events magazine recognized its first-ever Hall of Fame, chosen by the magazine’s editorial advisory board.</strong></p>
<p>Lifetime Achievement – Bill Pry, Partner – BBJ Linen<br />
Best Special Events Planner – Andrew Schorr, President and Principal – In the Loop<br />
Best Meeting Professional – Kimberly LaBounty, President – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/guide/chicago_meeting_and_event_services/chicago_meeting_planners_guide_planning/">Apex Management &amp; Special Events Inc.</a><br />
Best Up-and-Coming Meeting Professional – Justin Rhodes, Associate – Corporate Events for Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago<br />
Best Supplier – Jim Grillo, President – <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com">hereschicago.com</a><br />
Best Up-and-Coming Supplier – Renee Barricklow, Event Producer – Kehoe Designs, Chicago</p>
<p>“We are pleased to recognize the outstanding contributions of these organizations and individuals to the meetings and events industry, which plays an important role in Illinois’s vitality and economy,” says Lauren Hurley, editor of Illinois Meetings + Events magazine.</p>
<p>Thank you to our event partners; Underground, The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc. and Classic Party Rentals.</p>
<p>Illinois Meetings + Events magazine is one of eight regional meetings and events magazines published by Tiger Oak Publications, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn.  The idea-driven magazine focuses on the issues facing today’s meeting and event professionals in Illinois and beyond and looks to address all aspects of the industry through in-depth feature stories, insightful departments and helpful news and updates on tips and trends. For more information and to view photos from the event, visit <a href="http://www.ilmeetingsmag.com">www.ilmeetingsmag.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="http://www.hereschicago.com"><strong>Hereschicago.com</strong></a><strong>, Chicago&#8217;s event planner resource guide featuring Chicago&#8217;s top Planner Preferred vendors for Chicago meetings and events.</strong></p>
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<p>Dance All Night! offers a wide range of well-maintained equipment for rental – everything from <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/dance_all_night_chicago_corporate_entertainment_dj_weddings_disc_jockey.html">wireless microphones </a>to <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/dance_all_night_chicago_corporate_entertainment_dj_weddings_disc_jockey.html">theatrical lighting </a>to <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/dance_all_night_chicago_corporate_entertainment_dj_weddings_disc_jockey.html">Chicago party rentals</a>.  Dance All Night has over 25 years of experience providing audio visual rentals, projection, lighting and corporate entertainment for corporate events, small and large meetings in most Chicagoland conference centers, convention centers and meeting spaces.  Moreover, with Dance All Night! you&#8217;ll pay the same rate for up to a weekly rental that other companies charge for JUST ONE DAY! You won&#8217;t find a better deal anywhere on equipment rentals to include microphones, speakers, lighting, projection systems and more.</p>
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Dance All Night! offers excellent wireless microphone systems from names such as Countryman and Yamaha. We can service your rental needs in the Chicago area and beyond – we rent from coast to coast!</p>
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Sound systems from Dance All Night! will keep your event hopping! We stock power amplifiers, CD decks, source mixers, power mixers and speakers from first-rate manufacturers.</p>
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Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove Announces Sweeping Renovations
The newly multi-million dollar remodeled Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove, conveniently located just off of I-90 in the picturesque Northwest Point Office Park, welcomes guests with a completely renovated hotel - an exciting transformation in comfort and warmth. The 255 soothing, earth-toned two-room suites offer travelers a restful [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove Announces Sweeping Renovations</strong></p>
<p>The newly multi-million dollar remodeled <a href="http://www.hereschicago.com/listing/sheraton_suites_chicago_elk_grove.html" target="_blank">Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove</a>, conveniently located just off of I-90 in the picturesque Northwest Point Office Park, welcomes guests with a completely renovated hotel - an exciting transformation in comfort and warmth. The 255 soothing, earth-toned two-room suites offer travelers a restful night’s sleep on the renowned Sheraton Sweet Sleeper(SM) Bed. Sheraton Suites also will pamper canine companions with the Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Dog Bed.</p>
<p>All rooms are spacious suites with separate bedrooms and living rooms with sofa sleepers. Ergonomic desk chairs provide the business traveler with a stress-free workspace and two plasma televisions help keep the guest entertained from any spot in the suite. Located on preferred floors, Sheraton Club guest rooms offer upgraded amenities; complimentary bottled water and a copier/fax/printer with complimentary office supplies.</p>
<p>The Link at Sheraton experience with Microsoft in the lobby features a Starbucks Coffee® shop and free internet connection - a great place to connect with friends and loved ones during downtime. After a long day, guests can unwind in the Fitness Center, with a dip in the indoor or outdoor pool, or with a massage at and Martha’s Vineyards Spa.  Guests can retreat to the relaxing atmosphere of the Lobby Lounge Bar that offers a full service bar, daily Happy Hour, and large screen TV. Junipers Restaurant offers a wide selection of delicious fare, from steak to seafood to pasta. Plus, it offers a daily special lunch menu and salad bar buffet.</p>
<p>Meeting planners will be interested in the well-appointed meeting rooms. With over 5500 square feet of very flexible function space, divisible into 8 separate rooms, meeting visions will become reality. All space is equipped with T1 HSIA plus, in-house conference service/audio visual specialists will see to every detail of meetings.</p>
<p>The hotel offers complimentary parking and a great location in Elk Grove Village, a major suburb in the northwest corridor of Chicago and only minutes away from the famous Woodfield Shopping Mall and Arlington Park Race Course. In addition, the hotel is easily accessible from all major expressways situated just 8 miles from O’Hare International Airport. Shuttle service is available to local attractions and businesses within a five-mile radius, with commuter rail service to downtown Chicago.</p>
<p>“Congratulations to General Manager Mirza Baig and his staff.” Commented Fran Bolson, President of the WCNCB. “Clearly, 2009 is a critical year for the hospitality industry and the Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove understands the competitive benefits of showcasing outstanding properties in the Chicago Northwest area to business and leisure travelers alike. We value our cooperative sales and marketing relationship,” added Bolson. </p>
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