Description: For this trip, I was the meeting planner for our association's annual meeting. Our event was a relatively small affair for an association, with just 150-175 attendees. That mattered not, however, as the staff of Lambeau Field and Levy Foods (their food/beverage company) were exceptional.
As I documented back in 2008, Lambeau Field underwent a vast expansion which included creating the social and meeting space known as "The Atrium". Located on the fourth level of the actual stadium, it is a very lovely space for meetings, receptions and other gatherings of people.
The "Legends Room" is actually a collection of four breakout rooms that can be used together to form one large function space. For our main meeting, we used three of the four rooms and set the room in a very comfy arrangement for our 150 delegates. Later that evening the Wisc. Soccer Coaches Assoc. held their Hall of Fame Banquet in this area using all four sections . . . serving nearly 300 for a nice plated dinner.
The Atrium itself is a very expansive and wide open pre-function space, with two bars for those wishing to serve adult beverages during their event. For our meeting, we used this area for our registration, 15 table style exhibit areas, our continental breakfast, beverage service (coffee and sodas) and our lunch buffet with seating for 150. It really was a lovely area . . . wide open, spacious and bright!
As I mentioned, the staff was extraordinarily helpful and attentive to every detail on the preplanning and execution side of things. I could not have asked for, or needed, more.
I found the pricing to be very fair on the food/beverage side of things, and their policies reasonable in terms of preparing the "BEO's" and providing final counts, etc. The meal choices we made were no more expensive that what we've experienced at other meeting facilities in hotels around the state.
There is a facilities rental fee that some may balk at, as it seemed to be a bit steep at first glance. If you consider, however, just how much space you have access to and the functionality of the space, I think meeting planners can easily get past the fee. Also, for non/not-for-profit organizations (such as ours) there is the possibility of obtaining a grant to help offset or eliminate the rental fee. We were fortunate to have received one such grant taking care of the entire $1,700 fee.
I cannot say enough positive things about the contributions to the success of our event, thanks in large measure to the facility and its staff. It was truly a championship effort.
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