Surreal Events

When adversity challenges us to adapt, necessity inspires us to create Regardless of where you live and what you do, 2020 was a challenging year for everyone around the world. Endeavoring to convert this challenge into an opportunity, SURREAL was conceived and created by Chicago-based Echelon Design, an event marketing and production company with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland. Early in March of 2020, as Covid-19 took root in the United Statesit decimated the event and trade show industry. As veterans of live event production, in order to survive and thrive, Echelon knew it had to pivot from physical experiences to virtual ones. The change was always coming, fate just demanded it happen sooner. The result is this best-of-breed virtual Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Our mission is to provide unparalleled live experiences across any industryespecially when cost, carbon footprint or other factors make on-premise events impractical or impossible.