Kansas City Site Visit: June 4-6, 2014
Sprint Center. Photo: Wheat Photography

AGENDA

JUNE 4TH
2:10 p.m.

Arrival: Wheeler Downtown Airport


3:20 p.m. Check-In: Westin Crown Center Hotel
  • Open: Concierge & Hospitality Suite; State Suite, Westin Hotel


3:30 p.m. ‘Orientation Tour’ of KC


5:30 p.m.


Transit
Meet: Welcome Greeting & Bid Overview at Hotel
  • Benton’s Westin Crown Center Hotel




6:30 p.m. Cocktails, Dinner, & Cordials: Three Points Rooftop Venue
  • Views & Tastes of KC
  • Program
Entertainment


8:30 p.m.
 Shuttle services begins to Westin
  • Open: Concierge & Hospitality Suite; State Suite, Westin Hotel


JUNE 5TH
5:00 a.m. Open: Hospitality Suite Coffee & More; State Suite, Westin Hotel


7:30 a.m.
 Meet: Finance Breakfast Buffet Open Washington Park Room- Lobby Level


8:00 a.m.


Transit
 Meet: Westin Crown Center Hotel: Washington Park Room- Lobby Level
  • Breakfast & Finance Update


9:30 a.m.





Transit
 Meet: Sprint Center: Arena Facility Tour

Sprint Center Area Highlights:
  • College Basketball Experience
  • Power & Light District


12:15 p.m.



Transit
Meet: Convention Center Facility Tour
  • Media Workspace Overview
  • Office Workspace Overview


1:30 p.m.

Transit
 Lunch: Gram & Dun, Country Club Plaza District


3:00 p.m.



Transit
 Afternoon Meetings: Intercontinental Hotel: Rooftop Ballroom & Rooftop Plaza Room
  • Hotels, Venues, Security & Transportation
  • Tech Team


4:30 p.m.

Transit
 Meet: Break-out for Venue and Hotel Tours

Departure from Lobby of Westin Crown Center Hotel


7:15 p.m.



Transit
 Dinner: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
  • Taste of KC
  • Entertainment


9:45 p.m.
 Arrival: KC Live! Power & Light District
  • Special Event


9:45 p.m.


Transit
 Alt. Arrival: Westin Crown Center Hotel
  • Concierge & Hospitality Suite

Cars available for departure from Power & Light District at leisure


JUNE 6TH
5:00 a.m. Open: Hospitality Suite Coffee & More: State Suite, Westin Hotel


8:00 a.m. Bag Call: Drop off in Westin Hospitality Suite


8:00 a.m. Meet: Departure Breakfast


9:00 a.m. Meet: Final Review


9:30 p.m. Departures: Wheeler Downtown Airport FBOs


10:00 p.m.
 Departures

June 5 - Tour of Sprint Center

Photo: KC2016
After members of the Site Selection Committee arrived, a group of children from Lucy's Kids for Peace, "a local chapter of a global organization whose goal is uplifting our world through Love and Action," led the Pledge of Allegiance.  At the conclusion of the tour there was a 10,000 balloon drop and Olivia Sabates (age 12) sang Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA."
Photos: Sprint Center
Photo: KC2016

June 5 - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Photos: Wheat Photography
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond were among those who addressed members of the Site Selection Committee and other guests.


Fireworks to round off the evening. Photo: KC2016


And Some Small Gifts
Photo: KC2016
The card states, "The elephants at the Kansas City Zoo 'herd' the RNC was in town ... so they created this trunk-painted masterpiece just for you.  These pachyderm Picassos are just one example of Kansas City's long creative legacy, which also includes the local founding of Hallmark Cards and Walt Disney's first animation studio." (related video)  Kansas City-based Sock 101 contributed fashionable socks.

RNC advisory

RNC and Kansas City Hold 2016 Site Selection Visit Press Conference

KANSAS CITY / WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, June 5, the Republican National Committee and Kansas City will hold a joint press conference, followed by a brief Q/A to discuss the RNC’s 2016 site selection visit.
 
Details of the event are as follows:
 
WHO:
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
RNC Site Selection Committee Chairwoman Enid Mickelsen
Kansas City Mayor Sly James
Kansas City 2016 Bid Task Force Co-Chair Troy Stremming

WHEN:
Thursday, June 5, at 11:30 AM CDT

WHERE:
Sprint Center, Grammy Museum Experience
1407 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64106                               

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