What is McCormick Place?
[[File:20070110 McCormick Place (4).JPG|thumb|right|210px|The McCormick Place]] '''McCormick Place''' is the largest [[convention center]] in [[North America]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cvent.com/en/destination-guide/us-convention-centers-3m.shtml |title=U.S. Convention Center Directory |access-date=2013-06-04 |archive-date=2012-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108084737/http://www.cvent.com/en/destination-guide/us-convention-centers-3m.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> It consists of four interconnected buildings on and near the shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. It is about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of downtown [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], USA. McCormick Place hosts many trade shows and meetings. The [[2012 NATO Summit in Chicago]] was held at McCormick Place. President [[Barack Obama]] made his 2012 election victory speech speech there. It was named after [[Cyrus McCormick]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} *[http://www.mccormickplace.com/ Official website] *[http://www.mpea.com/ Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority] * [http://rsna2009.rsna.org/floorplan/default.html McCormick Place floor plan for RSNA 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309072507/http://rsna2009.rsna.org/floorplan/default.html |date=2010-03-09 }} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Chicago]] [[Category:Convention and exhibition centers in the United States]]