Chicago Auto Show provides head-spinning first impression

From Sheri McGill ‘09…

Bradley University strives to create and maintain relationships with professionals all over the country for the benefit of the students. No better example of this is the relationship Dr. Koperski has established with the Chicago Auto Show (CAS). We are all fortunate to be able to include this internship as part of our “Bradley Experience,” and we will not disappoint the Bradley community.  This is the eighth year the Slane College of Communications has provided public relations students with the opportunity to interview and intern for the 2009 CAS, and this will be the best year yet.

This experience will provide all of us with unique hands-on, fast-paced, real-world experiences, which we will greatly benefit from. As an added bonus, it has given us a chance to develop and deepen our relationships with one another, adding to the true meaning of the Bradley family.

So, here is my first impression of the 2009 CAS: There is a saying that goes “you only get one chance to make a first impression,” and even though the exhibit is still being constructed, the 101st Chicago Auto Show never fails to impress. The sheer size of the exhibit hall at McCormick Place is head-spinning.  Imagine a floor plan that can house 1,000 cars, grand stages, a double-decker car display and a test track. Add in neon signage, booming sound systems, a spectrum of colored lights, and 12-foot video screens, and we’ve got a show!

Strewn among the hundreds of shiny, sleek lines of these cars, you’ll also find a variety of family-friendly sights such as Power Wheels for kids, Lego sculptures, and restaurants.  Don’t forget to take a ride at the Jeep test track where you can get a bird’s eye view of the entire show. The anticipation is building, and everything is falling into place. You can almost hear the soothing hum of the engine of this finely tuned machine.  This show - the largest and longest running auto show in North America - has more to offer attendees than any other show in the country.

Come down to the Chicago Auto Show with the entire family to kick some tires, caress some curves and smell that new car smell…it never hurts to look!