ONLINE MEDIA CENTER

The Online Media Center consists of the following areas:

• General Information
• Credential Registration/Tracking (closed)
• Online Newsroom

General Information
The 2008 Chicago Auto Show will feature two days of media preview, with events starting the evening of February 5 and ending the afternoon of February 7.

After each media preview news conference, we will post releases and photography related to that event. Releases and photography will be posted in the Online Newsroom.

Media Center
The media center is located in Room N426 of McCormick Place--the same as in 2007. When you enter McCormick Place from Gate 3 (where the hotel shuttles will drop you), proceed up the escalator and follow the signs through the Grand Concourse. You will go up two more escalators and then cross over to the Grand Concourse to get to N426.

The Chicago Auto Show Media Center is again sponsored by XM Satellite Radio, for which we are all grateful. Please stop by their display on the show floor for the latest news from XM.

Parking
We highly encourage use of the shuttles from our headquarter hotels, but media who choose to drive to the show will find the 31st St. Lot their best bet. You may also park on the West side of McCormick Place in the Martin Luther King Drive Lot. Consult the map in the Online Newsroom for assistance.

Parking is NOT complimentary, as the lots are not operated by the auto show management.

Media Shuttles
The show will operate a shuttle service on February 6 and 7 that will take you from either the Swissôtel Chicago or the Fairmont Hotel Chicago to Gate 26, almost directly below the XM Satellite Radio Media Center in Room N426. Check with the hotels for shuttle pickup locations and times.

Coat Check
At the top of the escalators across from the media center, you will find a complimentary coat check. You will need a media credential to use this room for your belongings. Please use it rather than jam up the working areas. Thanks for your cooperation!

Official Hotels
Currently, the official hotels of the 2008 Chicago Auto Show are The Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Swissôtel Chicago, and Four Seasons Chicago. All hotels are offering discounted rates to accredited media and manufacturer personnel. Please be sure to mention the special Chicago Auto Show Rate Package when calling for reservations.

The rates are subject to availability and are as follows:

Rates are based on availability and guaranteed until January 20, 2008. Both hotels are conveniently located for easy access to McCormick Place and the busy Michigan Avenue "Magnificent Mile" area. Shuttles will operate from Swissôtel and the Fairmont to McCormick Place on the media days.

The Fairmont Hotel Chicago 200 N. Columbus Drive Chicago, IL  60601 800-526-2008 312-565-8000 312-856-1032 Fax

Swissôtel Chicago 323 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL  60601 312-565-0565 312-565-0540 Fax

Four Seasons Chicago 120 East Delaware Place Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-8800 312-280-1748 Fax