Let’s Get Back to Business Together – SAFELY!

Checking in nearby?

Staying within walking distance to the convention center automatically cuts out extra touch points by eliminating the need for additional transportation. The two nearby campus hotels, which are both hosting ASI Show Chicago attendees, will be continuing the following procedures and policies:

• Check-in and check-out procedures: There are updated check-in and check-out procedures at each hotel to minimize unnecessary contact, such as touchless payment and installation of clear panels at the front desks.
• Hotel fitness centers: The hotel fitness centers have new cleaning and disinfecting procedures.
• Restaurants: Along with waiter service for tables, pre-packaged meals or service items for on-the-go opportunities will be available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Other hotel safety efforts: Each hotel has invested in new equipment, such as air purifiers and UV lighting, as well as ensuring that all employees have undergone training.
• Please visit the Marriott (Marriott International) and Hyatt (Hyatt Corporation) websites for up-to-date information on their ongoing efforts as we get closer to the event!

Staying elsewhere? Search for your Chicago area hotel to become familiar with its additional procedures prior to your arrival.

Haven’t booked yet in the official ASI Show hotel block? Reserve your room here.

As soon as you step foot onsite, you’ll notice these added and enhanced protocols that will remain in place, offering you instant peace of mind during your time at McCormick Place:

• Increase in the number of touchless automatic doors, and non-automatic doors will be propped open for easy access.
• Ensuring the highest possible air quality by utilizing our team of building engineers who will regularly verify compliance within McCormick Place with ASHRAE standards, including increased frequency of filter replacement and increased outside air intake/air change rate during event hours.
• Increase in cleaning and in the size of cleaning staff: Additional staff will be employed for the sole purpose of continuous cleaning of public spaces and “high touch” areas, such as:
  
  - Restrooms
  - Handrails
  - All info desks
  - All entrance revolving door handles, main door handles, and push bars
  - Public furniture
  - Water fountains
  - High-touch points in meeting rooms (door handles, podiums, etc.)
  
• Increase in hand sanitizing stations: More hand-washing stations will be added at high traffic locations. These stations are mobile, so they can be deployed based on the event schedules and traffic.
• Adding staff and staff training: All McCormick Place staff, including security, fire safety, EMTs, first-aid staff and paramedic personnel have guidelines from our medical advisor on how to recognize possible symptoms of COVID-19.

Learn more

Simple changes to the event and schedule have been made to promote safety, but it won’t limit your ability to get down to business!

Registration:

Touchless options:

• Online pre-registration with mailed badge: We encourage everyone to register early with the option to receive their badge by mail. Print it out and you are good to go! Lanyards will also be available onsite at the shows.
• Onsite self-registration: Bring your registration confirmation and scan the QR code to have your badge printed onsite.

Education Day & Exhibit Day Setup:

• Education Day: Classes will be cleaned in between each session.
• Exhibit Hall Setup: With the city of Chicago's re-opening, McCormick Place has lifted its mask and social distancing mandates previously in place. It's business as usual during booth set up!

On the Show Floor:

• Attendee/Exhibitor Booth Protocol: Again, due to the city's re-opening, the previous mask and social distancing mandates in the hall have been lifted. As a reminder, in support of the most recent CDC guidance, fully vaccinated attendees are no longer required to wear face coverings or social distance inside the exhibit hall. We suggest that unvaccinated attendees continue to wear face coverings and practice social distancing for their own personal safety.
  
  We will also be working with vendor partners to ensure common areas are disinfected/cleaned regularly and sanitation stations are provided.
• Concessions: Pre-packaged and served meals with individually wrapped, single-serve utensils and condiments will be available for purchase at locations on the show floor and within McCormick Place.

Updates to Specific Events on the Show Schedule:

• The traditional keynotes, education sessions and networking receptions will be formatted without any safety restrictions. Again, we remind all attendees, in support of the most recent CDC guidance, that fully vaccinated attendees are no longer required to wear face coverings or social distance inside the exhibit hall. We suggest that unvaccinated guests continue to wear face coverings and practice social distancing for their own personal safety. Please check back for additional details as the event approaches.

Chicago has reopened and many of its world-renowned restaurants and top attractions are safely welcoming their customers back.

ASI Show Chicago’s summer dates allow you to take advantage of the many open-air opportunities the city offers. Use these links to help you identify and locate local businesses and attractions:

Restaurants and Attractions

Special Offers

Return home safe, sound and ready to do business!

If you’re airport-bound, check out with the touchless system at your hotel and head to the airport for your return trip home! Have your hand sanitizer and mask ready (as airports and airplanes still require them), and don’t forget to review those airport protocols to refresh your memory.

If you drove, skip the valet and take those extra steps to get the fresh air and exercise back to your car. The drive home with a co-worker is a great chance to review all the great ideas and potential opportunities you discovered at the show. Traveling alone? Let those notes wait until you get home! Road safety is just as important as the remaining COVID-19 safety measures still in place.

Please check back often for up-to-date information on our Chicago event and ASI Show’s preparation!