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January 2017 CBTA Newsletter

President's Report

Dear Chicago Business Travel Association Members:

Welcome to 2017! We’re already in full gear thanks to our new Executive Board, Allied Council, and committee members working hard to make this year’s CBTA events are better than ever.

CBTA is excited to continue educating and engaging our community through events with meaningful and relevant content, guest speaker panels, and networking opportunities to strengthen our ever-changing industry.

At our Q1 chapter meeting a panel of Chicago Alderman will discuss the impact of travel, transportation, tourism, and hotel tax, among other important topics. Panel security experts will talk about counter-espionage, cyber-security & security for the business traveler. Join us at that meeting on February 27^th by registering here.

Engagement and networking are so important to our industry, and CBTA thrives on the efforts of our members, sponsors, and volunteers. If you want to become more involved, it’s not too late. Contact any of the board members listed here, and learn about the many committee and sponsorship opportunities available.

I look forward to another great year with you all!

Sincerely,
Wayne Urbanek
CBTA President

Elections

MEET YOUR NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE BOARD AND ALLIED COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Wayne Urbanek, CCTE Lighthouse Consulting, Inc. PMB 5742 Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Phone: 847.549.8548 e-mail: [email protected]	Chairperson Trish Rothman, CCTE, GLP, GTP William Blair & Company LLC 222 West Adams Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-364-8043 Fax: 312-236-9660 e-mail: [email protected]
1st Vice President Bonnie Brabb Telephone and Data Systems, Inc 8410 E Bryn Mawr Chicago, IL 60559 Phone: 773-399-7019 e-mail: [email protected]	2nd Vice President Rafael Grullon American Bar Association 321 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: 312-988-5890 e-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer Amber Mallon Hertz Corporation 2170 S Mannheim Rd Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: 630-284-9176 Fax: 866-344-7084 e-mail: [email protected]	Secretary Beth Andrew Renaissance Blackstone 636 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 Phone: 312-542-3435 e-mail: [email protected]

ALLIED COUNCIL


Allied – Agency Rick Casavechia Adelman Travel Group 6980 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee , WI 53217 414-410-8312 e-mail: [email protected]	Allied – Airline Barbara Read Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM, Alitalia 600 Thames Parkway Park Ridge , IL 60068 312-607-2998 e-mail: [email protected]
Allied – Ground Transportation Susan Koulianos Enterprise Holdings 1050 N. Lombard Rd Lombard , IL 60148-1232 219-712-0004 e-mail: [email protected]	Allied – Hotel Esther M Robson The Westin Chicago River North & Sheraton Grand Chicago 320 N Dearborn St Chicago , IL 60654 312-321-7176 312-321-7108 e-mail: [email protected]

Welcome New Members

Dennis Centorbi

Andrew Dzurovcik

Hotel Indigo Chicago Gold Coast

Randall Jackson

Protravel International

Kevin Jagow

Hotel EMC2

Samantha Mataragas

HEI Hotels and Resorts

Mailene Ogalino Cline

StayPineapple Hotel

Ted Perlstein

AmTrav

Garrett Skelly

Travel Leaders Corporate

Tim Speicher

Oasis

Spotlight a Member

We're thrilled to introduce our Intern for 2017, Gabbi Serpico!

Gabbi Serpico
2017 Chicago BTA Intern
Hospitality Student, DePaul University

“I look forward to working with and getting to know everyone at Chicago BTA!”

Gabbi has a passion for planning and helping people. With expected graduation in 2018, Gabbi is enrolled in DePaul School of Hospitality majoring in Hospitality Leadership with concentration in Event Management. In addition, Gabbi works in the Office of Admissions, DePaul University, and is Social Media Chair – DePaul HFTP Organization.

Gabbi is from Orland Park and has a never ending love for dogs and the Chicago Cubs.

Welcome Gabbi!

Calendar of Events

Q1 Meeting

February 27, 2017
7:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST

LondonHouse
85 East Wacker Drive At North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
https://londonhousechicago.com/

A panel of Chicago Alderman discuss impact of travel, transportation, tourism, hotel tax, other topical issues affecting business travel. Second session panel security experts discuss Counter-Espionage, Cyber-security & Security for the Business Traveler.

May 02, 2017
7:30 AM CDT to 12:00 PM CDT

The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago
521 N Rush St
Chicago, IL 60611
http://www.thegwenchicago.com/

Join us for a topical session on the impact of travel technology. More detail to come!

September 25, 2017
7:30 AM CDT to 8:00 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center
3500 Midwest Rd
Oak Brook, IL 60523
http://www.oakbrookhillsresortchicago.com/

Join us for our Q3 Meeting and the Golf/Croquet event!

December 07, 2017
3:30 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST

Conrad Chicago Hotel
101 E Erie St
Chicago, IL 60611
http://www.conradchicagohotel.com/

Join us for the Holiday Event!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Chicago BTA Sponsorship Opportunities

We invite you to participate as a sponsor to maximize your membership and your company’s return on investment.

Sponsorship opportunities are designed to increase your marketing exposure to a highly targeted group of corporate travel buyers while at the same time funding our chapter growth and education. This financial support provides the resources needed for Chicago BTA to continue to provide exceptional educational speakers, philanthropy, networking and scholarship opportunities.

This is a great opportunity for both new and existing travel related businesses to increase their exposure to key travel decision makers in Illinois and its surrounding areas.

To purchase Sponsorship Packages Packages please visit our Annual/Meeting Sponsorship Catalog or our Golf Sponsorship Catalog to make your selection(s) OR complete the attached Sponsorship Form and send to the sponsorship committee.

For questions or more information, please contact [email protected]

Annual Sponsorship Levels

DIAMOND SPONSOR LEVEL ($10K)

Company Logo on CBTA website year round
Verbal recognition and company signage at all quarterly meetings
Recognition on meeting email reminders and newsletters
On agenda at one meeting in a calendar year (max 20 min of podium time) and ability to distribute marketing materials at that meeting
Three CBTA Memberships for 1 calendar year ($330 value) and complimentary meeting registration for all quarterly meetings for all 3 members ($900 value)

PLATINUM SPONSOR LEVEL (7.5K)

Company Logo on CBTA website year round
Verbal recognition and company signage at all quarterly meetings
Recognition on meeting email reminders and monthly newsletters
On agenda at one meeting in a calendar year (max 15 min of podium time) and ability to distribute marketing materials at that meeting
Two CBTA Memberships for 1 calendar year ($220 value) and complimentary meeting registration for all quarterly meetings for both members ($600 value)

GOLD SPONSOR LEVEL ($5K)

Company Logo on CBTA website year round
Verbal recognition and company signage at all quarterly meetings
Recognition on meeting email reminders and monthly newsletters
On agenda at one meeting in a calendar year (max 10 min of podium time) and ability to distribute marketing materials at that meeting
One CBTA Membership for 1 calendar year ($110 value) and complimentary meeting registration for all quarterly meetings ($300 value)

Meeting Sponsorship Levels

SILVER SPONSOR LEVEL ($2.5K)

Company Logo on CBTA website for meeting
Verbal recognition and company signage at chosen meeting
Recognition on meeting email reminders and newsletter surrounding that meeting
On agenda at one meeting in a calendar year (max 5 min of podium time)
One CBTA Membership for 1 calendar year ($110 value) and one complimentary meeting registration ($75 value)

BRONZE SPONSOR LEVEL ($1.5K)

Company Logo on CBTA website for meeting
Verbal recognition and company signage at chosen meeting
Recognition on meeting email reminders and newsletter surrounding that meeting
One CBTA Membership for 1 calendar year ($110 value) and one complimentary meeting registration ($75 value)

NICKEL SPONSOR LEVEL ($1K)

Verbal recognition and company signage at chosen meeting
Recognition on meeting email reminders and newsletter surrounding that meeting
One Complimentary meeting registration ($75-130 value depending on membership)

COPPER SPONSOR LEVEL ($750)

Verbal recognition and company signage at chosen meeting
One Complimentary meeting registration ($75-130 value depending on membership)

For more sponsorship opportunities, visit the Sponsorship page.

Charity Update

Keep an eye out for our Charity Partner Survey coming next week.

The Charity & Sponsorship Committee is conducting this survey to determine interest from the CBTA membership about possible charity partnerships for 2017 and beyond. We look forward to hearing your suggestions.

Thank you for your participation in advance!