Tuesday Evening June 23, 2009
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception on the Pyle Center Rooftop Terrace
Please join us on the rooftop for our casual welcome reception-- stop by for a drink, a bite to eat, fabulous lake views, and a chance to meet and greet our colleagues.
Wednesday Evening June 24, 2009
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Walk to Concert on the Square and Picnic Dinner
Rachmaninov Rapsody with Guest Artist, Christina Naughton, piano
A picnic dinner at one of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra's Concerts on the Square is a quintessentially Madison event. Held on the beautiful grounds of the State Capitol each summer for six consecutive Wednesdays, Concerts on the Square is a much loved local tradition. Symposium concert-goers will pick up a picnic dinner and a walking map on their way out of The Pyle Center and then head up to the Capitol Lawn where our volunteers have staked out our group seating area (marked on walking map). We'll listen to the concert, take in the gorgeous setting, and enjoy our picnic dinners. Walking time from They Pyle Center and/or symposium hotels to The Capitol Square is approximately 15 minutes.
For more information and schedules for the complete season, please visit the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra's website.
Thursday Evening June 25, 2009
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Cookout on the Memorial Union Tripp Commons Deck
The historic Memorial Union Terrace is the crown jewel of the UW-Madison campus and offers a stunning lakeshore setting and lively people watching-- this event is a symposium favorite. The cookout includes a traditional Wisconsin picnic, non-alcoholic beverages, and dessert. A cash bar will be open during the cookout. Memorial Union is two doors down from the Pyle Center, an easy walk from the symposium and back to your hotel following.
Friday Evening June 26, 2009
6:45-9:15pm (approx ending time)
Banquet at The Monona Terrace
Join us for a gala evening of great food and conversation at Monona Terrace. The Banquet includes dinner, non-alchoholic beverages, and a short awards ceremony. A cash bar will be open during the banquet.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center is located in the heart of Madison's vibrant downtown on the shore of Lake Monona, just off The Capitol Square. This spectacular multilevel structure features public promenades, meeting, and banquet rooms with strking lake views. Gracing the rooftop are 68,000 square feet of gardens.
After the meeting day concludes, attendees will have time to return to their hotels for a short time before walking or riding on The Badger Trolley Bus to Monona Terrace. Attendees may also walk back to their hotels at the end of the evening, or ride on the Trolley. The Trolley will stop on Langdon St. at the corner of Francis St. to pick up/drop off attendees staying at The Campus Inn and The Lowell Center Inn. The Trolley will stop at the corner of Langdon St. and Wisconsin Ave. for attendees staying at The Edgewater.
Note: The Trolley is not wheelchair accessible, so if attendees in wheelchairs do not want to roll to/from Monona Terrace, an accessible taxi will be available for transportation. Please let the staff at the Symposium Registration/Information desk know where you are staying and what time you would like the van to pick you up.
Friday Evening Banquet Schedule
6:45 Bar Opens
7:30 Dinner Served
8:30 Awards Ceremony
9:45 Cash Bar and Monona Terrace Close
Trolley Schedule for Friday Evening Banquet
To Monona Terrace from Symposium Hotels
6:30 pick up at Lowell and Campus Inn
6:35 pick up at Edgewater
6:45 drop at Monona Terrace
7:00 2nd pick up at Lowell and Campus Inn
7:05 2nd pick up at Edgewater
7:15 2nd drop at Monona Terrace
From Monona Terrace to Symposium Hotels
8:45 (approx time) 1st return departure to hotels will leave immediatly after the award ceremony concludes
8:50 drop at Edgewater
8:55 drop at Lowell and Campus Inn
9:15 2nd return departure from Monona Terrace
9:25 2nd drop at Edgewater
9:30 2nd drop at Lowell and Campus Inn