Latest News and Information - October 2010

Indiana U.S. Senate Candidates Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad Ellsworth and Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris squared off at a debate on the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis campus Monday night.  The debate took place within the Auditorium of the University Place Conference Center & Hotel.  Read more.  

The first of three U.S. Senate debates will be held tonight in Indianapolis.  Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad Ellsworth and Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris are running for the seat being vacated by retiring, two-term Democrat Evan Bayh. Tonight's debate will start at 8 p.m. and will take place in the Auditorium of the University Place Conference Center & Hotel on the campus of IUPUI.  Find out more

The University Place Conference Center & Hotel is pleased to announce that Kathy Risacher has joined the sales team!  Kathy has a strong background working with IUPUI faculty and staff as she most recently served as the Executive Director of the Indianapolis Tennis Center.  She has joined us, working through the Auxiliary Services Dept. of IUPUI, to serve as a liaison promoting campus facilities and services, including University Place Conference Center and Hotel.  Kathy will focus on networking throughout the University to identify associations and societies affiliated with faculty and staff and providing support to bring related conferences to IUPUI and the City.   Kathy is also a resource to the city's local convention and visitors association as they target University affiliated associations and conferences.  Please feel free to contact her to help identify University affiliations which may help to position Indy more favorably in hosting future  events.