Mayor Mark Mallory and the Mayor's Young Professionals Kitchen Cabinet along with their Cincinnati YPO partners , sponsors , and Next Generation Consulting hosted Summit attendees in style in Cincinnati for the 2009 Next Leaders Summit, September 17-19, 2009 at The Westin Cincinnati . The Summit "street team" worked hard to make the Cincinnati city experience memorable and fun and planned evening activities that delivered just that! Attendees left the Summit saying "I love Cincinnati!"
Here's how the experience unfolded...
Interested in taking a look at what Cincinnati has to offer you! Check out the videos offered at CincinnatiUSA.com and DowntownCincinnati.com
Connect with local media and organizations from Soapbox to Cincinnati.com to Metromix to CincyUpdate to learn more about Cincinnati in the days ahead. Downtown Cincinnati is where much of the Summit will take place and you'll want to cross the river via the Purple People Bridge and check out the Northern KY experience too!
We know, SOOO much you can do! But don't worry the Summit "street team" has great experiences picked out for you already, just keep reading. And be sure to download ALL seven podcast below before you come so you get the most out of your Cincinnati Experience!
The Young Architects and interns Forum (YAiF-Cincinnati) is a committee of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Cincinnati chapter open to architectural students, interns, and architects registered for less than 10 years. In an attempt to introduce Cincinnati to the folks attending the Next Leader's Summit, YAiF Cincinnati's members have recorded and produced 7 short discussions on locations in downtown and Over-the-Rhine which are culturally, historically, and architecturally significant. They hope you enjoy listening to them as much as they did making them!
DOWNTOWN (Thursday/Friday)
Heritage Tip: While walking to The McAlpin, note the name of the building with the Starbucks on the first floor – “German National Bank.”
7:00pm-10:00pm, Bacchanalian Society’s Gathering on Fountain Square - Fountain Square is the heart of Cincinnati. Join hundreds of other young professionals and enjoy the flowing water of Cincinnati’s Lady Genius and the flowing wine at the Bacchanalian Society’s September gathering on Fountain Square. A night of wine, conversation, and charity under the stars in the heart of the city – a uniquely Cincinnati experience. $10 for Summit attendees, pay at door, proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Look Up Moment: While on Fountain Square look up and admire Cincinnati’s current tallest building, the orange glowing 1930’s Art Deco Carew Tower. This building won’t be the city’s tallest for long however, because the new taller Queen City Square is rising a few blocks away!
Historical Fact: Getting across the Ohio River to Ohio meant freedom for many African-American slaves on the Underground Railroad. Today it is one of the busiest commercial waterways in the United States.
8:00pm-Midnight, After dinner take a stroll back downtown for a night on the town at a local hotspot to see why Cincinnati’s urban center rocks OR join us for Paint and Party - a renouned mural artist, will be on hand to help the group create its own mural. Free for Summit registrants, cash bar is available - more details coming.
7:00pm-11:00pm, Stay and celebrate! Cincinnati transforms into Zinzinnati USA as it hosts America's Oktoberfest, the nation's largest Oktoberfest celebration. Spanning six city blocks, more than half-a-million people converge to eat, sing, mingle, sport lederhosen, take in live German music on 5 stages and enjoy more than 40 food and drink vendors. Summit attendees are invited to the VIP Oktoberfest experience at the HYPE Haus Party! Attendees will enjoy beer sampling, beer tickets, light German fare, a special cash bar, access to private restrooms and reserved seating under the biggest fest tent in Oktoberfest, the Party Zelt, located at the corner of 5th and Race streets. Admission to HYPE Haus is free to Summit registrants.MUST DO: Join thousands of revelers in the chicken dance on Fountain Square.
Are you a baseball fan? If the answer is yes you'll want to check out the special Cincinnati Reds ticket offerings exclusively for Summit attendees Thursday-Sunday!
Sports History: The Cincinnati Reds was the first professional baseball team beginning play in 1869.
Your Cincinnati Summit Experience is brought to you by:
Mayor Mallory’s Young Professional Kitchen Cabinet and their Summit partners - Emissary Sponsors: Procter and Gamble; Towne Properties. Diplomat Sponsors: CincyUpdate.com; Cincinnati Sports Leagues; KMK-Keating Muething Klekamp; Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC); University of Cincinnati; Greenbaum Doll McDonald; Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau; Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber & HYPE; African American Chamber; Uptown Consortium; PNC Bank. Ambassador Sponsors: The Model Group; LEGACY; Friends for Chris Walker; Duke Energy; D.A.G. Construction Co., Inc.; Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA; Alliance for Regional Transit; United Way of Greater Cincinnati; United Way Emerging Leaders’ Society; Downtown Cincinnati, Inc.; Club Red of the American Red Cross; Metro; CincyPAC; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). InKind/Marketing Partners: Soapbox Media; Jack Rouse Associates;
Midpoint Music Festival; Cincinnati.com; Cincinnati USA Regional
Tourism Network; Metromix.
