2010
This year's C. Woody Thompson Lecture will be given by Douglas W. Diamond, the Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Professor Diamond will speak on the current financial crisis
The 2010 conference will be a the
North Side of Chicago
Across from Northwestern University
The Hotel Orrington features a great location in the heart of downtown Evanston, just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport. Room rates for the conference are very reasonable for the Chicago area: $139.00 per night. Parking is $15 per night.
Click here for Hotel Orrington directions.
How to get to Evanston from O'Hare Airport
Here you'll find boutique shops, a wide variety of restaurants and pubs (189 restaurants in the vicinity!), a multiplex movie theater, Lake Michigan, and a Chicago subway train station all within walking distance.
Take the Purple Line on the "L" (the Metra) to the City. Click here for map.
Places to eat in Evanston:
http://www.cnscvb.com/visitors_dining.cfm
http://restaurant.asg.northwestern.edu/
Things to Do in Evanston:
Arts: http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/arts.shtml
Calendar: http://www.cityofevanston.org/Calendar/Calendars?Op=ShowIt&CalendarName=Special_Events
Lakefront: http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/lakefront.shtml
Museums: http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/museums.shtml
Shopping: http://www.cnscvb.com/visitors_shopping.cfm
Sports: http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/sports.shtml
Theater: http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/theatre.shtml
Getting to Chicago:
Purple Line: the "L"
Alternative (Bus, Taxi, Printable maps for driving.)
Sunrise on Lake Michigan