Fun
Convention Welcome Reception
Reconnect with the gang and make new friends during ACCE’s Welcome Reception. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Peer Networking Dinners
Start networking on the first night of the convention as you enjoy dinner with your peers in Pittsburgh’s hot restaurants. Check upcoming emails for sign-up details.
Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game
Catch the Pittsburgh Pirates as they take on the 2007 National League Champions, the Colorado Rockies. ACCE has reserved a block of seats down the 3rd base line. Tickets are $17, and include a Pittsburgh Pirates hat plus the chance to catch a foul ball! (Please note that ACCE is not responsible for any injuries caused by the foul ball and does not guarantee a foul ball will hit.) Check upcoming emails for sign-up details.
Awards Show & Dinner at the Omni Hotel
We’re changing it up this year! We’ll begin the evening with an awards show at the Omni William Penn Hotel’s theatre where we’ll recognize achievement in the chamber profession as well as be treated to performances that will complete the evening’s entertainment. Afterwards, we’ll move into the Omni’s breathtaking ballrooms for dinner.
Convention Fun Run and Walk
Want to have some fun in the morning sun? This "race" is a "favorite" of convention attendees. The course is 3 miles for runners, and 1.5 miles for walkers. Awards are given to the first, second, and third place male and female runners. Check upcoming emails for sign-up details.
Fallingwater Tour
Make the short trek outside of the city to the mountainous countryside to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece. Get a taste of the tranquility, the union with nature, the crisp lines and tumbling waterfalls that make Fallingwater an architectural feat. Named one of the “50 places of a lifetime” by National Geographic Traveler magazine, Fallingwater is the only major Wright work to come into the public domain with its site, furnishings and art collection intact. Lunch is included. $80; no refunds. Pre-registration required.