Improving Conference Services ACUI National Conference Presentation
1. The View From the Outside In
Joint Perspectives in Improving Your
Conference and Event Services
2014 ACUI Annual Conference
April 8, 2014
Presented By Carlos Costa and Chuck Salem
9. CaseWestern
ReserveUniversity
• Merger of Case Institute of
Technology and Western
Reserve University in 1967
• Top 50 National University
(ranked 38th) according to
US News and World Report
• 500 acre campus that is the
centerpiece of Cleveland’s
cultural district
• Total FTE = 9,636
Institution Profile
10. • Primary Meeting Venues
– Tinkham Veale University
Center (Opening August
2014)
• Ballroom seating 700
• 12 meeting rooms seating 6-
90
– Thwing Center
• Excelsior Ballroom and 10
additional rentable meeting
rooms and lounges
Product ProfileCaseWestern
ReserveUniversity
14. UniversityofNevada
LasVegas
• Founded in 1957 as a
branch college of the
University of Nevada
• Fast-growing urban,
primarily commuter
student public university
• Approximately 10 minutes
from both LAS and the
Vegas Strip
• Total FTE = 27,389
Institution Profile
26. For More Information
Chuck Salem
President
Unique Venues
814-254-1310
chuck@uniquevenues.com
Kelsey Finn
Executive Director, ASUC Auxiliary
University of California Berkeley
510-642-5420
kelsey.finn@berkeley.edu
