Bringing Life to Meetings & Events
Conference Planning Resources
2020 Calamos Court
Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 799-1584
Partner Alliance
Destination Management Companies (DMCs)
Following are a couple of our DMC partners; Hello! Destination Management, ACCESS, Host Global Alliance, & RMC DMC.
Event Planning
Audio-Visual
We can show you how to save up to 30%, and in some cases, up
to 50% on your Audio Visual costs. Regardless
of the discount, we will ensure your a/V costs are minimal.
Cruises
If you would like to have an event at sea or on a river, we can help with that too.
Few experiences can compare to those that happen at sea. Be it an incentive trip, corporate gathering or product launch, what better value than to host your event on the waters? You are sure to find a captive audience on board and can provide your attendees with the opportunity to explore multiple destinations in just one trip. That is why Conference Planning Resources is in touch with this rapidly expanding segment of the meeting and incentive travel industry—and is here to help you maximize this opportunity. From exotic island locations to big city waters, we are pleased to help you navigate a plethora of choices.
We can show you how a cruise option can often save you 30% or more versus hosting your program at a land-based hotel or resort while accomplishing the same objectives. As well, due to their all-inclusive nature, cruises offer one-stop shopping. There are no menus to plan, no airfare to arrange, no transfers to coordinate, no special activities to plan and no entertainment to locate. It's all included.
Your organization can also enjoy the exclusive use of its own vessel with a private charter. Choose your own itinerary. Fly your company flag. Rename the decks. Customize the ports of call, the length of your program, the onboard entertainment and more.
Few experiences can compare to those that happen at sea. Be it an incentive trip, corporate gathering or product launch, what better value than to host your event on the waters? You are sure to find a captive audience on board and can provide your attendees with the opportunity to explore multiple destinations in just one trip. That is why Conference Planning Resources is in touch with this rapidly expanding segment of the meeting and incentive travel industry—and is here to help you maximize this opportunity. From exotic island locations to big city waters, we are pleased to help you navigate a plethora of choices.
We can show you how a cruise option can often save you 30% or more versus hosting your program at a land-based hotel or resort while accomplishing the same objectives. As well, due to their all-inclusive nature, cruises offer one-stop shopping. There are no menus to plan, no airfare to arrange, no transfers to coordinate, no special activities to plan and no entertainment to locate. It's all included.
Your organization can also enjoy the exclusive use of its own vessel with a private charter. Choose your own itinerary. Fly your company flag. Rename the decks. Customize the ports of call, the length of your program, the onboard entertainment and more.
Audio Visual Services Destination Management Companies (DMC’s) Event Planning Services
For more information about any of our Lifeline Alliance Partners and pricing, please contact Conference Planning Resources at
Audio Visual Services
For meeting planners who want to worry less about AV, REEL IMPACT provides dependable audiovisual support. We partner with you in a way that puts you at ease and makes you feel like we are an extension of your team.
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Core Services
Audio Visual Services
Ask our partners at Conference Planning Resources how we are saving their clients 30%, 40%, 50% or more, versus utilizing the hotel’s in-house audio visual provider.
Our experience in over 1,500 venues throughout North America gives us a unique perspective and understanding of the needs and challenges in executing a flawless event regardless of the venue or atmosphere. We bring innovative and practical strategies towards putting together social events, conferences, corporate meetings, concerts,
sporting events, festivals, and more.
Show Technology, Inc. has the technical expertise to deliver your presentations with precision and creative style, all while employing unparalleled service and responsiveness. On site, our team becomes an extension of your team,
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Core Services
Destination Management Company (DMC’S)
Based on our core values of Integrity, Enthusiasm, and an Intense Desire to Succeed, Hello! Destination Management consults with corporations and associations to provide impactful meeting and event solutions to attendees through thoughtfully designed themed events, tours, teambuilding activities, brand activations, and transportation solutions. As a multi-award-winning, full-service destination management company, Hello! services meeting planners in some of the country’s most popular meeting destinations. From its origins in 1986 as Hello! Florida, Hello! Destination Management has grown to over 10 offices and 200 full-time employees serving clients from coast to coast.
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Destinations We Serve
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Core Services
At ACCESS, we don’t just focus on what your event should be, but why your event should be at all. We collaborate with you to transform your events into shared experiences – because shared experiences create the opportunity to both inspire and be inspired, and inspired people drive organizational change. For 50 years ACCESS has been leading the industry as your single source for all your experiential event and destination management needs. With our impressive and ever-growing national, award winning presence, we’re able to offer local expertise everywhere and innovative solutions anywhere. What puts us apart from anyone else is our approach to start with the end in mind. We come together to understand why your event is happening in the first place and what the purpose of your program is before talking about the number of participants, décor and activities. Our values are who we are. We imagine first, demand integrity, embody excellence, always collaborate, and service obsession. We are shared experiences, inspired people. We are ACCESS Destination Services.
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Destinations We Serve
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Core Services
Hosts Global is a strategic partner for meeting
and event planners worldwide. We offer full-service destination management in
300+ locations through our global alliance of select DMCs. Our clients receive
streamlined global planning, dedicated account management and superior
execution of group programs including meetings, conventions, incentive programs
and special events. Hosts can support you to create the right atmosphere for
receptions, dinners, unique themed events, entertainment, décor, corporate
social responsibility and more.
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Destinations We Serve
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Core Services
Originating in the Rocky Mountains, RMC is a woman-owned and founder-led company, who specializes in full-service, high-end, luxury destination management services in the United States. At RMC, we create innovative and inspirational events that guests will rave about for years to come. We believe in the power of experiences.
From the peaks of Aspen to the infamous vineyards of Napa, RMC has masterfully crafted thousands of unforgettable experiences for over 32 years. RMC proudly works with a distinguished clientele of corporate & incentive groups, and travel & meeting planners corporations to produce completely tailored destination services.
RMC is exceedingly proud to be the preferred provider for select luxury properties including Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Montage Hotels and Resorts, Auberge Resorts Collection, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, St. Regis Hotels and Resorts, along with other Marriott Luxury Brands.
RMC’s acclaimed services include creating, planning, and executing signature events; designing unique activities to engage and promote collaboration; organizing ground transportation and local logistics; custom-designed unique VIP experiences; and more. From a fortune 500 board retreat to a 20,000-guest celebration, RMC’s skilled staff and top-level connections will ensure that your event will exceed expectations.
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Destinations We Serve
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Core Services
Event Planning Services
We have a passion for attending to every detail. Each MOC&CO team member goes above and beyond to ensure our clients achieve their meeting and event goals.
- 23
years as a successful event and conference agency
- Industry
certifications and 100+ years’ experience in event management and the
hotel/hospitality industry
- Events
from 16 to 5,000+ delegates
- Produce/manage
60-80 events annually
- Committed
to nonprofit support through donations, volunteerism and custom community
events
- Certified Women’s Business Enterprise since 2007 (WBENC #253582)
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Full-service
capabilities:
Mary O’Connor
Mary has led MOC&CO to be consistently certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise since 2007. She was a founding member of the Multi-Cultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) and first Executive Director of the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF). Her leadership in these organizations, which promote diversity and advancement for women and minorities in the foodservice and hospitality industries, demonstrates her commitment to diversity and inclusion in business practices.
Mary’s passion is not only for excellence in business but also for caring for those in need. She is known for encouraging others to engage in random acts of kindness, to collaborate to bring the community together, and to support the people around us. Acknowledging her priority of doing good for others while excelling in business, Mary was most recently recognized as a 2018 Woman of Distinction by Shaw Media.
“I have had the great pleasure in working Conference Planning Resources. In my capacity as Senior Event Manager of a global pharmaceutical company, my department was responsible for thousands of events each year. Jeff's service, expertise, and reliability are invaluable. In addition, he always works with the client's best interest in mind and always with a speedy turnaround time. Jeff has an innate ability to think outside the box on every event (and there have been many events since 2003). Jeff's industry knowledge is instrumental in bringing our meetings to the highest possible level. He makes certain that we look good.
I would highly recommend Jeff and his team to any conference/meeting planner!”
Susan Bartlett
Bronze Level CTSM
I would highly recommend Jeff and his team to any conference/meeting planner!”