Trade Show News by Tradetec Skyline Chicago

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is now neighbors with a entertainment mega-plex venue.  Within walking distance of the Convention Center is a 18 screen, luxury, themed movie and entertainment complex.

“Our convention center is perhaps the only municipally-owned facility of its kind in the nation to return revenues without any subsidies,” said Rosemont Mayor Bradley A. Stephens. “In order to keep this center profitable, we want to offer as much added value as possible to tradeshow managers, meeting planners, exhibitors and delegates alike.Another great reason to continue exhibiting in the Chicago Suburbs, at the end of the day, when you are finished walking the exhibit hall, and the convention center doors close.  There are several choices of entertainment at the new state of the art complex and with the variety of restaurants, you don’t have to rely on that “trade show food” any longer.  Entertaining your trade show clients, just got a step closer to the convention center.

The theme of Muvico’s Rosemont Megaplex is the “Golden Age of Movie-Making.” The facility features:

• Luxury and roomy stadium seating with phenomenal sightlines – the chairs are 24” wide with reclining seatbacks and 46″ of legroom, leaving plenty of space for people to walk through the rows;
• the Children’s Playroom – an on-site interactive room where movie-going parents may leave children for ages 3 – 11 in a safe, secure area with a computer zone;
• a game room;
• a full service restaurant and bar;
• the Gallery – reserved for those 21 years of age and older, this is a second level, VIP, premier seating space (featuring plush, overstuffed love seats), a separate VIP entrance with valet parking and all-you-can-eat popcorn;
• Dolby sound and state-of-the-science motion picture technology;
• Muvico Theaters’ expanded concession menu with its signature Hot Spot Grill, featuring items such as chicken fingers, quesadillas, popcorn shrimp, pizza and more.

Donald E. Stephens Convention center adds a service for trade show exhibitors and attendess with up to the minute flight information.

How many times have you raced through a hotel lobby, rental car facility or other travel venue, wishing you could just check the real time of your flight quickly on a digital display board?

It’s no longer a wish for busy attendees at the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center, but a real convenience, located right in the front lobby. Officials of the Stephens Center have had a TouchQuest FlyteBoard installed. It was developed by Flyte Systems, in partnership with digital signage software provider, Digital Minds Inc.

Trade Show attendees and exhibitors no longer have to scramble to figure out if a flight is delayed or canceled.  The Donald E. Stephens Convention center is bringing convenience and technology to their trade show and convention center audiences.

Hosting over 100 trade shows a year, bringing this technology into the convention center will help  exhibitors and attendees alike manage their time on the trade show floor.

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois -  will be hosting the Assembly Tech Expo - ATExpo 2008 this September.  America’s only event that is dedicated to the entire Assembly Process.  Located in the heart of the Chicago Metro area, the 840,000 square foot convention center will give you access to leading suppliers in the industry.

Your exhibit badge for the ATExpo 2008 will give you access to six other co-located industry shows:

National Manufacturing Week
Electronics Assembly Show
Plastics USA & Plastec
MD&M Midwest
Green Manufacturing Expo

This would be a great venue to get your products and services in front of many industry leaders & decision makers.  Registration is still open for the events, and there is still plenty of time to  get your exhibit design underway.

If you are planning to exhibit at one or all six of the co-located shows, there are many exhibit solutions and choices for your particular exhibit space.

Island Exhibits, Table Top Exhibits or Pop-Up Displays with a large variety of portable exhibits you can achieve more exposure on the trade show floor, creating more leads and more contacts in the Assembly Tech Industry.