Transcript (DRAFT) NGAUS 2014 Agenda - National Guard Association of

(Last NGAUS Conference in IL 1933)
(DRAFT) NGAUS 2014 Agenda
Date
Event
21 Aug 14, Thursday
Sponsor Golf Outing
22 Aug 14, Friday
Member Golf Outing
Company Grade Mixer
IL TAG Event
23 Aug 14, Saturday
Fun Run
Opening Session
First Business Session
Governor’s Reception
24 Aug 14, Sunday
Second business Session
Company Grade Luncheon
Spouse Luncheon
Hospitality Night
25 Aug 14, Monday
Final Business Session
TAG Spouses Luncheon
States Dinner
C – O’Hare Airport
Transportation
A – Union Station
B – Midway Airport
Hotels
G – Marriott Hotel
E – InterContinental
D – Sheraton Hotel
F – Hyatt Regency
B - McCormick Place
Dave & Busters
Major Event
Venues
John Hancock 95th Floor
Pritzker Military Library
Field Museum
Shedd Aquarium
McCormick Place
Harborside Golf Center
1) Golf Outings
2) TAG Reception
3) Company Grade
Warrant Officer
Reception
4) Business Session
5) AGAUS Meeting
6) TAG Spouses
Luncheon
7) NGAUS Spouses
Luncheon
8) Fun Run
9) Governor’s Reception
10) All State’s Dinner
Travel Times
• Union Station to Hotel Area – 8 minutes in
good traffic
• Midway to Hotel Area – 30 minutes average
• O’Hare to Hotel Area – 45-90 minute average
– Recommend CTA Blue line to Loop versus taxi-bus
• Hotel Area to McCormick Place West Bldg – 7
minutes in good traffic
Chicago’s Lakefront Playground
•15 Story Tall Ferris
Wheel
•IMAX Theater
•Chicago Children’s Museum
•Cruise Boat Rides
•Navy Pier Beer Garden
50 acres of Parks, Promenades, Gardens, Shops, Eateries and Attractions
McCormick Place Venue
•1.3 million square feet all on one
level
•2.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit halls
• 170 meeting rooms
• 600,000 square feet of meeting
room space
•Easy access to 5,800 parking
spaces
Chicago Field Museum of
Natural History Venue
Established in 1893 with the
purpose of “accumulation and
dissemination of knowledge, and the
preservation and exhibition of objects
illustrating art, archaeology,
science and history.”
Chicago….
• Parking – very expensive $35 - $51 per night
• Rush hour traffic times of M-F 0630-0900 and
1600-1800. Traffic is lighter on weekends.
• Robust and inexpensive public transit system
• Taxis are readily available
• Typical Summer late August in Illinois
• JAN 2014 NGEDA Conference – Marriott
Downtown on the Magnificent Mile
Chicago….
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Air & Water Show 16 & 17 Aug
Chicago Cubs @ Home 19 – 24 Aug
Chicago White Sox @ Home 19 & 20 Aug
Chicago – A Big City with Big Events almost
every weekend
NGAUS 2014 Venues
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Hotels
McCormick Place
Golf Venues – Harbor Bay
Dave & Buster’s – Fri, 22 Aug, Comp Grade &
CWO
• IL TAG & Sponsors Reception – Fri, 22 Aug,
Shedd Aquarium
• Field Museum – Sat, 23 Aug, Gov’s Reception
NGAUS 2014 Venues
• NGAUS Spouse Luncheon – Hyatt Hotel, Sun,
23 Aug
• TAG Spouse Luncheon – Sig Room, Hancock
Bldg., Mon 24 Aug
• Pritzker Military Library – Potential Venue
• AGAUS Lunch Meeting, Sunday/Monday?
• States Dinner, McCormick Place, Mon, 24 Aug
Useful Chicago Links
• Official Chicago Tourism Site www.choosechicago.com
• Chicago Transit Authority www.transitchicago.com
• Navy Pier – www.navypier.com
• McCormick Place – www.mccormickplace.com
• Field Museum – http://fieldmuseum.org/