Convene - August 2015

CONDESSA COMMONS (THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS)

cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/meet

Amid the glittering spread of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Condessa Commons — the 9,860-square-foot prefunction area in the center of the casino resort’s second-floor conference space — is a quietly self-contained blank canvas. And that’s exactly how the 200-to-300-attendee Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference, organized by University Conference Services (UCS), regularly uses it. “The layout of the classrooms allows for easy access to individual workshops, while the common area — where our sponsors are — promotes an engaging atmosphere that Vegas can often steal away from conferences,” said Laura Kenny, conference coordinator for UCS. “Our sponsors appreciate being front and center during networking breaks and receptions, and consistently rank Condessa Commons — as well as the hotel itself — their favorite space throughout our national circuit.”

CHARI TYWORKS 2014 DREAM BALL

charityworksdc.org/events/ 2014_dreamball.php

Soaring 75 feet high and buttressed
by gigantic Corinthian columns, the
Great Hall at the National Building
Museum in Washington, D.C., cries out
for a bold vision. The Charity Works
2014 Dream Ball, held at the museum
last September, obliged with a fantasti-
cal room set that turned the cavernous
space into an emerald dreamscape.
Working around the theme “absinthe
dream,” and drawing inspiration from
the stage musical “Into the Woods”
and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream,” event producer
Hargrove Inc. even incorporated fairy-
themed ribbon dancers and aerialists
into its design. “Guests were able to
live an evening in a breathtakingly
beautiful absinthe dream world,” said
Chris Fulghum, senior director of
events strategy and development for
Hargrove, “while allowing others to
realize their own dreams by greatly
benefiting those in need.”