Event Details
Hotel
The hotel (Country Inn and Suites) and the conference center (Belvedere Banquets and Events) are located in the same building in Elk Grove Village, IL, just a short shuttle ride from O’Hare Airport. If you need to use the shuttle from the O'Hare to Country Inn, they require you to call in advance directly to the hotel at 847-534-0600 with your flight number and times. The hours that the shuttle is available is from 9 am to 9 pm. But you do have to make a reservation. Try to fly in to O’Hare if you can. Midway and Milwaukee are quite a distance away and the shuttle will not pick up from any locations other than O'Hare.
Room Block
We have a block of rooms reserved at a discounted rate of $96.00 for 2 queen beds and $ 106.00 for King bed. These rates are available until September 20, 2017. Inside the ecomChicago website, at the bottom of the page, you can find the information to book a room. You can also call the hotel’s local phone number (847) 534-0600 and mention eCom Chicago to get your discounted rate. Blocked off rooms & discounted rates are only available from Wed, October 18th to Sunday, October 21. If you plan to come in before the 18th or stay after the 21st, you will need to call the hotel at the number above to extend the discounted rate. Please do not call the toll free number. They are not privy to the rates we negotiated. In the past we have filled up the hotel, so please don't wait to make your reservation.
Event Information
Everything you need is in the same parking lot. Once you’re at the facilities you won’t need a car.
Pre-show Vendor Day
The Pre-Show Vendor Day is on the premises on Thursday, October 19. Vendors will have a time block of 1 hour to give live-focused demos of their product or service. The price is included in the normal price of registration. Click here to register to view a demo
Conference Schedule
The actual conference takes place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday, Oct 20 and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, Oct 21.
Badge pickup is from 8:00 am to 9:00 am on both Friday and Saturday.
All presentations, sponsors and attendees will be in the same room. There will not be any break-out sessions.
Meet and Greet
Thursday night we will have our informal Meet and Greet at the Real Time Sports bar next door. We have a room set aside starting at 6pm, but come by any time you can. Ask for the room for the ecomChicago Meet & Greet.
Breakfast & Lunches
Free Continental breakfasts will be served Friday morning and Saturday morning in the conference room.
Freshly made deli sandwiches, homemade chips and cookies will be served on both Friday and Saturday for lunch at no charge. There will be different sandwiches each day including a vegetarian choice.
Jimmy’s Char House is located next door for a good meal at dinner time. Dinner is not included in the registration fee.
Karaoke Party Friday Night
eCom Chicago and The Scanner Society (formerly the Scanner Monkeys) will be co-hosting the always popular Karaoke Party Friday night from 7 to 9pm at the Belvedere, Suite 4. Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar. (If you buy Rich Siok enough beers you might be able to get him to perform his now famous rendition of “Just a Gigolo”