Illinois Council of Orchestras Conference

2025 ICO Statewide Conference
Hosted by The Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Friday, February 21, 2025, 9-5pm
Holiday Inn Chicago Northwest-Elgin Conference Center, 495 Airport Road, Elgin IL 60123

Register for 2025 Conference

Join your peers in Chicago for a day of networking, creative discussion, and informational sessions led by your colleagues throughout the Illinois Orchestral world! Any musician, staff, board member and/volunteer are encouraged to attend.  

Schedule 

Thursday, February 20 50th Anniversary Dinner (separate ticket required)

Friday, February 21 Conference Day 
8:15 Check-in Opens
9:00 Welcome
9:15am A Coffee Conversation with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra
10:00 Networking Time
10:45 Adapting to the Needs of Our Young Musicians
12:00 Buffet Lunch provided by the conference Buffet will include chicken picatta, pasta primavera, garden salad, a vegetable and dessert
1:00 Celebrating Milestones: Reflecting, Projecting, and Leveraging Achievements for Growth
2:00 Navigating the Fundraising Landscape: Strategies for Planned Giving, Foundations, and Major Gifts
3:00 Afternoon Round Tables
4:00 Orchestrating Community Engagement: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Audience Development and Inclusion led by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra
5:00pm Brief closing remarks

Conference fee

A conference ticket gets you access to all sessions and speaker events for the day and includes lunch.  If you or your organization is a member of the ICO, you qualify for member pricing. See below for special pricing for those organizations with multiple attendees.

Register for the 2025 Conference

Hotel Accommodations

A special room rate has been secured for the ICO for February 20 and 21, 2025 at the Holiday Inn Chicago Northwest.  Room rates are $119/night. Book by click on link below or use the group code to book by phone.

Illinois Council of Orchestras
Group Code: ESO

Make reservations by calling 847.488.9000, and say you are part of “Illinois Council of Orchestras” to receive the discounted rate.

All reservations must be made no later than February 6^th, 2025.

Learn more about Elgin and surrounding communities and all it has to offer conference attendees. Visit ExploreElginarea.com and plan today!

ICO Anniversary Dinner: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:30pm

*New* The ICO is pleased to host a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ICO and honor colleagues who have made the work of the Illinois Council of Orchestras possible. Join us!

 2025 ICO Dinner RSVP

This project is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

The ICO strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully.  To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the ICO at [email protected].