Take your holiday party to new heights! 👇 Host your holiday party at Baird Center and get these festive extras: ⭐ *Free rental with purchase of food and beverage. ⭐ Hot chocolate bar. ⭐ Stage and dance floor. ⭐ Podium and mic. *Minimums will apply. These festive extras apply to holiday parties booked September 2024 through February 2025. Contact Lisa Vincent, CWEP for more information (details are in the comments).
Baird Center
Events Services
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1,389 followers
Newly expanded convention center located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee.
About us
Baird Center is an iconic venue located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. The newly expanded event, meeting and convention center is recognized for its state-of-the-art event spaces and outstanding client service. With 1.3 million total square feet of building space, it is large enough to host almost any event, but has the built-in flexibility for even the most intimate gatherings. Baird Center is a Wisconsin Center District venue. Wisconsin Center District owns and operates Baird Center, Miller High Life Theatre and UWM Panther Arena.
- Website
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bairdcenter.com
External link for Baird Center
- Industry
- Events Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Type
- Government Agency
Locations
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Primary
400 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, US
Employees at Baird Center
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Congrats to the Baird Center, Wisconsin Center District and Visit Milwaukee for continuing to bring new events to Milwaukee, including USA Wrestling.
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Over 7,600 pieces of colored stainless steel make up "eekualim," a newly installed art piece located inside Baird Center. Artist Jay Yan created custom algorithmic software, which utilizes similar principles of AI, to help him create this giant-sized piece outside the Grand Ballroom. "eekuawlim" is part of the We Energies Foundation Art Collection located at Baird Center. Jay Yan is one of the 33 artists, most from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, or with special ties to the area, who have works featured in the collection. See the link in the comments to learn more about Jay Yan and "eekualim." #BairdCenter #Art #ArtCollection #Milwaukee
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"I wanted the piece to crash into the ceiling." "eekualim" is a newly installed art piece inside Baird Center. Part of the We Energies Foundation Art Collection, Jay Yan created custom algorithmic software, which utilizes similar principles of AI, to help him create this giant-sized piece outside of our Grand Ballroom. Made out of over 7,600 colored pieces of stainless steel, Jay Yan's piece is a prime example of the convergence of art and technology. See the link in the comments to view Jay Yan's artist profile and to view more videos about this custom piece! #BairdCenter #EventSpace #ArtCollection We Energies | Public Art Services
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Exciting news for wrestling fans! USA Wrestling has awarded its popular National Duels to Milwaukee from 2025-2028 at Baird Center. Expect intense competition as top talent from across the country compete in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles in the heart of the city! #SportsMilwaukee #USAWrestling #Milwaukee
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Well, we did it! The most significant esports tournament in Wisconsin history, was by all accounts – a smashing success. With the dust settling, a few data points rolling in worth sharing: - Over a 1,000 attendees (Doubling YOY Attendance) - 30 States and 7 Countries Represented - Significant Economic Impact (Hotels/Restaurants, Transit, etc) - Over 1.4M Total Views from across the globe I would of course be remiss not to throw out a multitude of heartfelt thank you’s to the incredible community that helped bring this to life: - Visit Milwaukee/Marissa Werner, STS & Megan Seppmann, MBA, CVP (Baird Center/Wisconsin Center District) who’s steadfast support and excitement about Esports opportunity for our region has lead to incredible results. - Capcom/Macauley Garrett and their team, for working with us to execute a $1M Offline qualifier. We are in elite company and grateful for the opportunity. - Our core team of Magik4 Gaming (Joshua/Josh/Rae/Diane), Bucks Gaming (Patrick/Miguel) and Jacob – who continue to strive to elevate our community as never before seen. - And of course to the 50+ volunteers who helped day-of, the event simply would not have happened with out you all. As the sun sets on 2024, we are incredibly excited to be bringing it back and better than ever in 2025! Please enjoy the official after-movie and also, the event’s official photo gallery: https://lnkd.in/gqhJipuv As always, more to come!!! 🚀 🎮
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I just attended an event with 3,000 event planners. 12 ideas and trends: I was at Connect Marketplace. This event mixes the legacy Connect audience with the Bizbash crowd, now under the Informa umbrella. I met many Informa employees, and I can tell the event is stepping up its game. IMEX and IBTM should watch out. Here is what I loved: The Regception This is the first time I have seen a registration area become a party. Food, drinks, local suppliers from a sponsor. I want that at every event I attend. High Business This event is about connection (the name says it); they have an exciting twist on the hosted buyer model. The buyer has a table, and the suppliers switch to visit them. Meetings last 9 minutes for blocks of a few hours, and on average, there are 30/35 meetings connected via the app. Light Content When the meetings ended, the content started to give every attendee a chance not to miss out. This also helped to pack the sessions. I had one of the best audiences I’ve ever presented to. Microevents If you read my content in the newsletter (link on top of my profile), you know how excited I am about microevents. CMPs had a dedicated breakfast with bingo and networking. First-timers had their orientation session, which included games and facilitated networking. This session was overflowing (cater for first-timers!). Wellness to connect Events are not gyms. But wellness is critical to connecting attendees. The 5K, the pickleball courts, and the booths with wellness lounges created a sense of camaraderie, tough to get when only your brain is involved. Keep an eye on Connect. Everybody I talked to was happy about the value they got out of the event. It is a must-attend/must-exhibit if you are in the industry. I hope you enjoy the video below with 12 ideas to steal. These videos require an incredible effort, and I hope you can support us in doing more by sharing it with your network.
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Last week at Connect Marketplace, we got to see creativity in action as LEGO Masters Nealita Nelson and Randall Wilson II brought Baird Center to life—brick by brick! It was exciting and inspiring to see Nealita and Randall build a custom LEGO masterpiece at the Visit Milwaukee booth and was one of many highlights of Connect Marketplace. #CreativityInAction #Milwaukee #LEGOMasters #ConventionCenter #ConnectMP
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We saved the best for last on #Day3! Appointments ✅ Block party ✅ Live performance of “Work Hard, Play Hard” ✅ #ConnectMP has been the highlight of the summer! What was your favorite part of Connect Marketplace 2024? Share in the comments below! Visit Milwaukee Baird Center Shawna Nicols #liljon
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Turn down for what! That's a wrap on Connect Marketplace 2024! Our special guests Randall Wilson and Nealita Nelson from Seasons 2 and 4 of LEGO Masters completed their build of Baird Center, which looks amazing. We closed the night with a block party at Deer District with music and food trucks, then headed to Baird Center for an epic closing reception with DJ Shawna and Lil Jon. Thank you to all of our partners who helped make this week shine for all of the attendees, we couldn't have done it without you! And thank you to #ConnectMarketplace for an amazing week and we hope to see you all back in Milwaukee soon! If you're looking to host an epic event like this in Milwaukee, check out our Meetings & Conventions page: https://lnkd.in/ggwUMr3Q #ConnectMP #ConnectMarketplace2024 #Milwaukee #VisitMilwaukee #MeetingPlanners #MeetingsandConventions