7th Annual MBACSWP Alliance Conference (REGISTER HERE)

 

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

 

Gleacher Center

 

April 19-21, 2010

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming conference! Below you will find information to help you plan your travel and logistics in Chicago. Please use the links to make your hotel reservations and to submit payment both for the conference fee and your school’s annual Alliance membership dues.


Throughout the conference, we will be showcasing many of Chicago’s most interesting attractions including the Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, Navy Pier and the John Hancock Building.  We are excited to have the opportunity to share the best of Chicago with you!  Check the conference agenda for restaurant website links to learn more.  See the Explore Chicago section at the bottom of this page for additional tourist information.

 

If you have any questions about the site location or hotel, please contact Kim Jarvis at Kim.Jarvis@chicagobooth.edu 

 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Check back here in the coming weeks for updates to the 2010 conference agenda. Please note that this information is subject to change. The conference site will be at Chicago Booth's Gleacher Center.

The conference will include panel discussions, speakers and interactive sessions focused on Alliance Members’ professional development.

 

We have an impressive line-up of speakers* for the 2010 conference including:

-Ronald S. Burt, Hobart W. Williams Professor of Sociology and Strategy, Chicago Booth

-Nick Corcodilos, Host of Ask the Headhunter and Author of Ask The Headhunter: Reinventing The Interview to Win The Job

-Mercy I. Eyadiel, Director of Alumni and Sloan Career Services, Career Management Center, Stanford Graduate School of Business

-Clyde Lowstuter, Founder of Robertson Lowstuter Executive Development Firm

-Ruth Reiner, Director of Effective Leadership, Chicago Booth

The panel topics include two industry panels and two interest area panels:

 

Industry Panels:

-Consumer Packaged Goods

- Nonprofit

Interest Area Panels:

-International/Expatriate

-Utilization of Hiring Assessments

 *Click here for a full list of speaker bios

 

MBACSWP ALLIANCE FEES

 

Conference Fees (per individual):

   -Register before March 22, 2010: $360

   -Register after March 22, 2010: $410

   -Annual Membership Dues: $175 (per school)

 

REGISTER by paying conference fees and membership dues HERE

 

ACCOMMODATIONS

 

Marriott Magnificent Mile

540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 836-0100

 

Deadline for hotel special group rate is Friday, March 26, 2010!

 

We have a special group rate of $175 with the Chicago Downtown Marriott Magnificent Mile in the heart of the Windy City. To secure this special rate, please make your reservation by March 22nd via the Marriott Magnificent Mile website or calling the hotel directly at (312) 836-0100 and requesting the “MBACSWP room block”.

 

TRAVEL

 

O’Hare International Airport

 

Midway International Airport

 

EXPLORING CHICAGO

 

Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

 

Chicago Weather

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