TIM LESMEISTER - Trade Show Executive
TIM LESMEISTER - Trade Show Executive
TIM LESMEISTER - Trade Show Executive
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<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong>’s<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
Rosemont Convention<br />
& Tourism Bureau<br />
9301 W. Bryn Mawr<br />
Rosemont, IL 60018<br />
(847) 823-2100<br />
www.rosemont.com<br />
William Anderson<br />
General Manager<br />
Rosemont Convention<br />
& Tourism Bureau<br />
(847) 993.4622<br />
banderson@rosemont.com<br />
Christopher R. Stephens<br />
General Manager<br />
Donald E. Stephens Convention<br />
and Conference Center<br />
(847) 993.4606<br />
cstephens@rosemont.com<br />
Grant Bailey<br />
Assistant General Manager<br />
Donald E. Stephens Convention<br />
and Conference Center<br />
(847) 993.4608<br />
gbailey@rosemont.com<br />
Highlights of Rosemont<br />
Meetings, trade shows and<br />
conventions are Rosemont’s<br />
No.1 industry. Located directly<br />
east of Chicago’s O’Hare<br />
International Airport, Rosemont, Illinois<br />
offers premier facilities and services.<br />
Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens<br />
Convention and Conference Center,<br />
along with the 17,000-seat Allstate Arena<br />
and the 4,300-seat Rosemont Theatre,<br />
host an average 50,000 visitors daily.<br />
The Stephen’s Center enjoys one of the<br />
highest rates of return in the industry – an<br />
impressive 88%.<br />
Rosemont’s location, just five minutes<br />
from O’Hare, is easy and convenient.<br />
Exhibit Facilities<br />
The Stephens Center, with 840,000 square<br />
feet of flexible space and an additional<br />
92,000 square feet of conference center<br />
space, hosts more than 100 major meetings<br />
and events annually. An 8,000-car parking<br />
facility, covered walkway and interior entry<br />
make the center attractive and convenient<br />
year-round.<br />
Continuous 250,000 square feet<br />
of exhibition space can accommodate<br />
1,255 booths, or a multiple hall layout can<br />
accommodate as many as 3,566 booths.<br />
The largest ballroom accommodates 4,000<br />
theater-style or 3,000 for a banquet. The<br />
newest space offers rooms from 345 square<br />
feet to more than 17,000 square feet.<br />
Hotel Inventory<br />
3 4,300 rooms within a city block of the<br />
convention center with 2,055 rooms<br />
connected to the center<br />
3 10,000 rooms in Rosemont within a two<br />
mile radius<br />
Responsibility for Bookings<br />
Contact Grant Bailey at (847)993-4608,<br />
gbailey@rosemont.com.<br />
Support Services<br />
Rosemont Exposition Services (RES) offers<br />
premier service at the Center. Contact<br />
Dave Houston at (847) 993-4654 or write<br />
dhouston@rosemontexpo.com.<br />
Bill Anderson at the Rosemont<br />
Convention & Tourism Bureau offers<br />
logistical and promotional support for<br />
event planners. Call (847) 993-4622 or<br />
write banderson@rosemont.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Recent Additions<br />
Exciting things are already happening in<br />
Rosemont: Allstate Arena presents the<br />
world’s top musical performers, exhilarating<br />
sports, and family entertainment with events<br />
and shows weekly for those with even the<br />
most unique tastes. Rosemont Theatre is<br />
your ticket to lavish Broadway musicals,<br />
full-scale productions and world-class<br />
entertainers. The Theatre, Allstate Arena and<br />
each of our entertainment venues present<br />
unforgettable show-going experiences, as<br />
does Rosemont.<br />
32 March 2009 <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> www.<strong>Trade</strong><strong>Show</strong><strong>Executive</strong>.com
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