Event Recap: NGLA's 2024 Hartford Conference
The NEC team had the pleasure of producing NGLA's 2024 conference in Hartford!
Delve into the exciting week with our exclusive production deep dive!
We're excited and grateful to have produced the 2024 annual conference for the Northeast Greek Leadership Association. This year's conference was held at the Connecticut Convention Center and the attached Hilton Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. Over 700 attendees came from across the Northeast to network, learn, and enjoy the various amenities of the convention.
Our team participated in the start of the festivities in the Ballroom Pre-Function with the NEC Booth & Lounge featuring a Greek Life themed sticker wall including stickers for all registered organizations at the conference! NEC was also happy to provide all of the tables, chairs, and pipe & drape for the NGLA Village!
The village was active with attendees interacting with sponsors and NGLA volunteers. The sticker wall was also a hit and was completely covered by the end of the event. We're excited to see what next year's conference has in store!
The grand ballroom was a site to behold, with our LED Video Walls ensuring every guest had a clear view from anywhere in the room. The giant screens paired with top-notch audio and lighting gear, enabled the keynote speakers to deliver their presentations with unparalleled quality. A fan favorite of the week was our light-up Marquee Letters centered on the stage which spelled out NGLA.
Additionally, the conference included various breakout rooms across the convention center and connected Hilton which our team supplied screens and microphones for.
NGLA was set on having an activation in the form of a photo up they called #NGLAMoments. This night program consisted of three photo stations outside the main ballroom including our Green Screen Photo Booth, which included backdrop options for every organization registered with the event, our A.I. Photo Booth, where attendees could transform themselves in photographs via A.I. prompts, and lastly the main photo activation; An ancient greek themed space which captured the essence of creativity and fun that surrounded the week!
The conference was capped off with the closing carnival. Our team had a blast designing and preparing all of the customized games for NGLA. From our custom wrapped Whack-A-Mole machine, to our competitive Balloon Blast and Skee-Ball, there was excitement all around; the perfect finale to an amazing week!
We sat down with NGLA's Deputy Chairperson, Nicole Buckley, for a full interview on site in Hartford. When discussing the closing carnival, Nicole stated, "It was so easy to plan the games—and the custom wrapping is beyond what my team imagined. It's like we walked into our dream carnival."
Check out our full video testimonial and event recap video featuring the interview here!
Overall the week was filled with excitement and work to be proud of for the team. We couldn't be happier to be working with NGLA team on their annual conference and look forward to working with the team more in the future.
For more details on the event, see our recap and testimonial video featuring NGLA's Deputy Chairperson, Nicole!
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