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[Team Synerion](https://blog.synerion.com/author/team-synerion) Jun 25, 2008 10:49:00 AM Chicago was definitely a great place for the 2008 SHRM conference. Mark Patte, Paolo Gilfillan, James Edwards and I definitely had a great time seeing the Chicago sites.A few great sites we saw: - **Ambassador East Hotel** – The hotel that we stayed at during the trip. This hotel was used in a 1959 Alfred Hitchcock movie called North by Northwest. - **The Pump Room** – A beautiful 5 star restaurant and lounge located inside the Ambassador East Hotel. Great live music and atmosphere. - **Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap** - Home of the world’s hottest chicken wings. (I managed to eat 7 before I had to ring the bell and give up. Not even a pint of milk and bowl of ice cream could help!) Mark tried one wing and looked like the temperature went up 150 Degrees in a split second! - **McCormick and Schmitz** - The best seafood in Chicago. - **Gibsons Steakhouse** - A highly recommended steakhouse. Was by far the best steak we have ever eaten in our entire life! Thanks Kevin for your hospitality. - **Edwardos** – The best pizza ever! (Classic Chicago deep dish pizza) The SHRM Conference was definitely a great success! [TimeTECH](http://www.timetech.ca/) listened to all of the SHRM delegate’s needs and concerns relating to [time and attendance / workforce management](http://www.timetech.ca/). There are many opportunities for [TimeTECH](http://www.timetech.ca/) to help these organizations ease their HR / Payroll headaches by automating their current practices.We really enjoyed ourselves in Chicago and can’t wait for 2009’s SHRM conference in New Orleans. See you in New Orleans in 09! [Blog](https://blog.synerion.com/topic/blog) ## Read On ### [TimeTECH Welcomes Erika Moore to the Sales Team That's right! Even more expansion! 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