Industry Awards

For many years, McCormick Place has been recognized for it's excellence in the convention business. We are proud to have been honored both locally and nationally by the following organizations.

Year	Award Presented To	Award Given By	Type of Award
2011	McCormick Place	TSEA Windy City Chapter	Certificate of Appreciation
2010	McCormick Place	PCMA	Strategic Partnership
2010	McCormick Place	MeetingsNet 2010	Association Meetings Inner Circle Award
2009	McCormick Place	Trade Show Exhibitors Association	Favorite Convention Center
2008	McCormick Place West Hall Building	American Council of Engineering Companies	Illinois Chapter Engineering Excellence Awards: Honor Award for Structural Systems and the Eminent Conceptor Award
2007	MPEA	Publicity Club of Chicago	Golden Trumpet (Excellence in Community Relations)
2006	McCormick Place	Illinois Meetings and Events Magazine	Best Convention Center and Exhibition Space
2005	McCormick Place	Association Meetings Magazine	Inner Circle Award
2004	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Planners Choice Award
2004	Mc3D & McCormick Place	Illinois Engineering Council	McCormick Place Expansion
2003	McCormick Place	Expo Magazine	Supplier of the Year - Best Convention Center
2003	McCormick Place	Successful Meetings Magazine	Convention Service Manager Award - Donna Caputo
2003	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Excellence in Convention Facilities
2002	Arie Crown Theater	Association of Licensed Architects	Superior Achievement and Professional Design Excellence
2001	McCormick Place	Association Meetings	Inner Circle Award
2001	MPEA	American Institute of Architects	Award for Architecture - South Building
2001	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Excellence in Convention Facilities
2000	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	One of the top 10 convention centers for association meetings.
2000	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Planners Choice Award
1999	Arie Crown Theater	American Institute of Architects	Award for the renovation of the interior of the theatre.
1999	McCormick Place	Association Meetings Magazine	Inner Circle Award
1999	McCormick Place	Facilities & Destination Magazine	Prime Site Award
1999	McCormick Place	National Black Expo	The Decade Award
1998	MPEA	Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois	Special Achievement Award - McCormick Place Expansion
1998	McCormick Place	Professional Convention Managers Association	Function Space Verification
1998	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Excellence in Convention Facilities
1998	MPEA	Arthur Anderson	Best Practices Award
1997	MPEA	American Institute of Architects - Georgia	South Building Expansion
1997	MPEA	American Institute of Architects - Chicago	Interior Architecture Award
1997	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Excellence in Convention Facilities
1997	MPEA	Structural Engineers Association of Illinois	McCormick Place Expansion
1997	McCormick Place	Friends of Downtown	Best New Development - McCormick Place South
1997	McCormick Place	American Society of Association Executives	Benefactor
1997	MPEA	Chicago Building Congress	Merit Award - New Construction
1996-97	McCormick Place	Center for Exhibition Industry Research	Industry Leader Patron Level
1996-97	McCormick Place	Professional Convention Managers Association	Function Space Verification
1996	Mc3D & McCormick Place	Chicago Sun Times	Design to Build To Suit Team of Year - South Building.
1994	McCormick Place	Meeting News Magazine	Excellence in Convention Facilities

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