TBI Model Systems Leadership Forum

Hosted by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab  355 E. Erie St. Chicago, IL April 9-11th, 2025

See below for Event details, Registration, Hotel and more information
Important Dates: 2/26/25- Call for Presentation Topics 3/09/25- Hotel Deadline 3/12/25- Registration Deadline 3/19/25- Final Presentation Submission

TBI Model Systems Leadership Forum

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Program Schedule 
Cost per attendee is $375 per person. As a reminder, only 5 attendees are permitted per Model System.

UPDATED 4/10/25
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Presentations Sign up and Upload

Presentation Topics
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Please submit by 2/26/25.
Select above button to download your presentation, this is linked to the TBI Model System Dropbox folder. If you have difficulty, please email your presentation to ksymanski@sralab.org; tpipolo@sralab.org; gsturt@sralab.org by 3/19/2025. Note: Please make sure you label your presentation with the title/facility/your name before uploading it.
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Accomodations and Travel

Fly into: O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 16 miles from SRALab and hotel Easy Uber/Lyft or Taxi Also accessible via CTA
Aloft Chicago Mag Mile 243 E Ontario St Chicago, IL 60611 (312)-429-6600 Room Rate $169 is based on single or double occupancy. Each additional person is $20 per room per night Last Day to Book: Sunday March 9th, 2025 to guarantee group room rate based on availability Questions or difficulty with hotel reservation please contact Ashley Sola ​​Ashley.Sola@aloftchicagomagmile.comNOTE: Off-site parking is $65 per day. Hotel does not provide airport shuttle.

Hotel

Transportation

Getting Around: ​Uber, Lyft, Taxi
Automobiles: We don't recommend renting a vehicle. The area around the SRALab and the hotel is walkable. The use of public transportation, taxis, or rideshares are recommended for exploring other areas of the city

Things to do Nearby: Explore Chicago

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is located in the Streeterville neighborhood. Here are some neighborhood recommendations. Restaurants: Robert’s Pizza & Dough Company D4 Irish Pub Cindy’s Rooftop Purple Pig Quartino Volare The Evie Hampton Social Gemini Breweries/Bars: Crushed by Giants Berkshire Room Chicago Winery Deep Dish Pizza: Lou Malnati’s Giordano’s Gino’s East Labriola
Here are some of our favorite neighborhoods in the city and a few recommendations if you’re looking to explore outside of the immediate area Logan Square – Hopewell, Daisies, Lula Café, Gretel, Middlebrow Bungalow & Brewery, Andros Taverna Fulton Market – Duck Duck Goat, Publican, Alla Vita, Cabra, Trivoli Tavern, Green Street Smoked Meats, Midwest Coast Brewing Andersonville – Hopleaf, Big Jones, Little Bad Wolf, Lonesome Rose ​ Lincoln Park – Blue Sushi, Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder, Sappori Trattoria, Galit, Summer House Santa Monica, Café Ba-Ba-Reeba, Athenian Room River North – Little Ba-Ba-Reeba, Taco Maya, PLANTA Queen, Sunda, Gilt Bar
Activity Suggestions: Chicago Riverwalk Chicago Architecture Center architecture boat tour 360 Chicago Observation Deck and “Tilt Over The Edge” in the Hancock Building Lakefront Trail Museum of Science and Industry Art Institute of Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo Wrigley Field Tour Sears Tower – SkyDeck Chicago Kingston Mines (World Famous Blues Bar)
Hotel Link
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) https://www.transitchicago.com/bus and train "L" options
Midway International Airport (MDW) 12 miles from SRALab and hotel Easy Uber/Lyft or Taxi Also accessible via CTA

Additional Information

Documents
Contact
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2025 Agenda
These contacts will be utilized for the conference organizing and all communication related to the conference. For anything related to the conference please use the below email addresses. Kyra Symanski: ksymanski@sralab.orgGwen Sturt: gsturt@sralab.orgTonya Pipolo: tpipolo@sralab.org