UNLEASH the power of your professional network! It’s no secret that some of the best ideas are born outside the classroom, so we’ve built-in plenty of opportunities for Mediasite users to let their creative juices flow.

Monday, May 12
Join your Mediasite peers and the Sonic Foundry team for a pre-event social at The Bar located on the first floor of the Madison Concourse Hotel. It’s the perfect way to cap your travel day and mingle with other conference attendees in an informal setting. (The Bar offers a light menu, extensive wine list, micro-brew beers, single malt scotches, small batch bourbons, and more.) Sonic Foundry is also sponsoring a 5:45 reception for the Madison Young Playwrights Festival at in the Rotunda Stage area of the Overture Center, 201 State Street. The playwriting program, now in its second year, introduces dramatic writing as a creative outlet for high school students. Come for the reception and stay for the plays!

Tuesday, May 13
Groove on the art scene and network with your contemporaries while enjoying your favorite cocktails at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art rooftop garden. We’re sure you’ll enjoy this unique setting, with drinks and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Sonic Foundry from 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Food provided by Fresco, the museum’s rooftop restaurant.

Wednesday, May 14
UNLEASH the star power! You are cordially invited to Sonic Foundry’s Fourth Annual Rich Media Impact Awards and Party from 6:30pm to 11:00pm at the Madison Orpheum Theatre. Rub elbows with Mediasite celebrities and rising stars in the glamorous setting of the Orpheum, Madison’s early twentieth-century movie/vaudeville theatre. Dinner included.

Madison is a beautiful capital city surrounded by two lakes (Monona & Mendota) with many shopping, dining and entertainment options only steps from your hotel.

Henry Vilas Zoo – The Henry Vilas Zoo is ready to make your visit fun and educational. We are free, so come visit us as often as you'd like, whenever you'd like!

Bogey's Family Fun Park - Madison and Middleton's Outdoor Family Fun Park.

Vitense Golfland - #1 rated miniature golf courses, top 100 golf range in America, batting cages, water wars, HiBall, rock climbing wall.

Wisconsin State Capitol - Free guided tours daily (one block from the hotel).

Wisconsin Historical Museum - Experience Wisconsin’s distinctive heritage (one block from the hotel).

Madison Children’s Museum - Stimulating exhibits for children ages birth to eight (one block from the hotel).

Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Olbrich features 16 acres of outdoor gardens, and the Bolz Conservatory, a glass pyramid filled with exotic plants, a waterfall, orchids and birds.

Allen Centennial Gardens - Located on a 2.5 acre site the magnificent gardens are maintained by UW-Madison faculty, staff and students.

University of Wisconsin Arboretum - This 1,260 acre arboretum features restored prairies, forests and wetlands from pre-settlement Wisconsin.

Chazen Museum of Art - This museum is one of the nation’s leading university art museums with 11 galleries and more than 17,000 works of art.

Geology Museum - Reconstructed dinosaurs, mineral samples and a walk-through model of a Wisconsin limestone cave. A favorite for kids and adults.

UNO Chicago Grill (Downtown at State & Gorham) – Featuring Uno’s world famous pizza, great salads, appetizers, steaks, ribs, chicken, seafood, burgers and sandwiches.

Gino’s (540 State St.) – Featuring stuffed pizza, lasagna, spaghetti & other Italian favorites.

Chautara Restaurant (334 State St.) – Creative cuisine from the Himalayan region: Nepal, Tibet & India.

Brocach Irish Pub (7 W. Main St.) – Irish specialties, live music, Irish and Scotch whiskies.

Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co. (123 E. Doty St.) – Garden dining, kid’s menu, 14 styles of the best beer around.

Nadia’ Restaurant and Grapevine Lounge (508 State St.) – Southern French cuisine, open every day at 5pm.

Ocean Grill (117 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) – Extensive wine selection and wine tasting. Essen Haus German Restaurant (514 E. Wilson St.) – Authentic German and American food. 250 imported beers, 18 German beers on tap.

Cocoliquot (225 King St.) – House-made chocolates and desserts, more than 50 wines by the glass, French Bistro cuisine.

Café Continental (108 King St.) – European cuisine, Parisian décor. Madison’s only zinc bar.

Tornado Club Steak House (116 S. Hamilton St.) – Classic steak house offering and extensive wine list.

Restaurant Magnus (120 E. Wilson St.) – European cuisine blend with South American flavors.