Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Blogs tagged for Event Recaps

Feb 19 2010

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What better place to hold a conference in February than sunny south Florida!  We recently were charged with such a daunting task of leaving the bitterly cold and snowy Midwest to host a conference at a beautiful 5-star hotel along the Atlantic Ocean. Our client was interested in not only providing their guests with a beautiful destination to hold their customer-focused conference, but also wanted to be able to engage them in the environment with activities and meals that were representative of the area while delivering a content heavy program. This three-day conference started with what was going to be a beautiful ocean side welcome reception with delicious orange mojitos upon arrival...

Feb 03 2010

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For the third year in a row, United Airlines selected Event Architects to manage the details of their annual Worldwide Planning Forum—an elaborate Sales Strategy Meeting.  This year, well over 600 international United employees attended the conference that was themed, “It’s Our Time Now.”


With the objective of hosting an optimistic, fun and high-energy annual meeting, the 3-day event kicked off in the ballroom at the Renaissance Schaumburg with a tremendous video and an in-person Welcome Speech from CEO and Chairman, Glenn Tilton.  After some introductory remarks by Mr. Tilton and several executives, guests headed to the Welcome Reception... 


Dec 15 2009

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Event Architects has come full circle with Children’s Memorial Hospital as we executed the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Topping Off Celebration.  After producing both the new hospital’s Groundbreaking event in April 2008 and the Campaign Kick Off in September 2008 (in addition to many other event partnerships in the past), Event Architects helped celebrate the official unveiling of the new hospital last week.
 
The celebration, paying tribute to the more than 1300 construction workers who have been involved in the project, was held on the Museum of Contemporary Art Plaza, located right across the street from the new Lurie Children’s Hospital.  Close to 1000 guests gathered to experience this winter street fair-themed event, complete with whimsical tented food stations offering roasted chestnuts, chocolate-dipped marshmallows and hot pretzels and sausages with Düsseldorf mustard.  Guests were entertained by a central ice rink with two figure skaters and One Accord Jubilee singers, featuring the voices of 50 young children from the Metro-Chicago area performing wintertime classics.  The evening’s speaking program spot-lighted philanthropist Ann Lurie and Chicago dignitaries such as Governor Quinn, Mayor Daley and Maggie Daley. 

Nov 13 2009

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Leveraging a shrinking budget with donor demands and event expectations is a daunting task and scary reality for the majority of non-profit organizations planning fundraising events in this economic climate.

Some of our favorite clients have been facing intimidating facts while planning this year’s major fundraising events and galas. But due to their existing relationships with Event Architects, our team has helped them cut budgets (almost in half!) and attract more donors and thus donations than ever before!

Over the past few weeks, Event Architects executed the Chicago Children’s Museum “Be A Kid Again” Gala and the annual Red Hot Gala benefiting the Primo Center for Women and Children.

Read about how we tightened our belts and provided some savvy event solutions that didn’t challenge the integrity of the cause or the event.