Tuesday, February 23, 2010

McPier's Fate Discussed In Closed-Door Meeting - cbs2chicago.com

McPier's Fate Discussed In Closed-Door Meeting - cbs2chicago.com: "What we need is transparency."

"That's been the rallying cry for those seeking to reverse the trend of trade shows fleeing Chicago.

But when Chicago's convention chief closes the door to a meeting with the key players, organized by a tax-payer-funded agency, it sends a very different message.

'I'm not answering any questions, this is a private meeting,' a woman who apparently works for the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau told CBS 2.

Among her duties, it seemed, was making sure doors were quickly closed, so we couldn't see who was inside. A list of participants was treated like a state secret.

We know who wasn't there: representatives of exhibitors who are leaving or left."
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