2024 SUMMER CONFERENCES
Thank you for considering the University of Chicago for your summer conference needs. Located in beautiful Hyde Park, just eight miles south of downtown Chicago, the University is home to multiple summer conference programs every year. The Summer Conference Program provides a variety of campus services to educational conferences.
CONFERENCE COORDINATION
Whether internal or external to the University of Chicago, you can rely on Summer Conferences for all of your conference needs. As a conference organizer, you will be provided with one main contact for all of the conference arrangements including: lodging, dining, catering, classroom and event space, recreation center rental, and library use. The contract entails all the lodging and dining arrangements, and any other reservations on campus. After your conference concludes, you will be provided with one bill that details all of your conference expenditures.
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Guests Supported
Groups Hosted
SUMMER CONFERENCES WILL ASSIST WITH:
PLANNING
- Provide consultation on registration deadlines
- Lead pre-conference campus site tours for conference staff
- Offer resources on attractions and services for conference guests
ON-SITE COORDINATION
- Provide a coordinator for your conference that serves as your main contact for all of the campus services and facilities
- Make all reservations for campus lodging on campus
- Arrange for participants to have meals at UChicago Dining facilities
- Work with UChicago Catering for refreshment breaks, boxed meals, and catering banquets, as well as assist with customized menu selections
- Create a photo ID for each participant allowing them to have access to the Residence Hall, dining facility, recreation center, and library
- Reserve function spaces and classroom spaces across campus
- Make reservations for campus recreational facilities and library use
- Coordinate parking reservations
ACCOMMODATIONS
The University of Chicago provides options to fit the various housing needs of our Summer Conference guests. Each conference group will be assigned a Residence Hall based on availability and the needs of that group. Please click the links below to find out more information about each Residence Hall, as they all provide different styles of accommodation. Housing accommodations are available for Summer Conference Guests June 5th – August 31st, 2024.
MEAL PLANS/CATERED MEALS
Meal Plan
All-you-care-to-eat dining for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a dining facility.
Catered Meals
Please click here for more information on the University of Chicago’s partnership with Chartwells to provide catered meals!