Frequently Asked Questions

Please refer to the guide below to help answer some questions you may have about the event.

Can't find the answer to your question below? Contact us at LenovoNAkickoff@gmail.com.

Kickoff activities are scheduled for Monday, April 17th through Wednesday, April 19th.  Additional manager only activities are scheduled for the night of April 19th and morning of April 20th.

This year Kickoff will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, with events taking place at the Charlotte Convention Center, JW Marriott, and NASCAR Hall of Fame

Those who have been approved to attend Kickoff in-person will have received a specific invitation to register.

If you did not receive a specific invitation to attend Kickoff in-person, you are invited to attend virtually.

If you have any questions about your attendance or are unsure if you are able to attend in-person, please reach out to your manager and/or contact us at LenovoNAkickoff@gmail.com.

If you have not been invited to register for in-person Kickoff in Charlotte, NC, you should register for the Virtual option.  For the virtual experience, pre-registration is required to ensure you are able to view the live stream on April 18th.

Yes, registration is required to participate in any portion of Kickoff’23 in-person or virtually. 

If you believe you should be attending Kickoff in-person, please email lenovonakickoff@gmail.com and the events team will reach out to leadership to confirm if you are permitted to attend in-person. 

Please be sure to double check that you are using your Lenovo email address when registering. Registrations are tied to Lenovo email addresses, and you will receive an error message if using an email address other than that.

If you are a Motorola employee, please use your Motorola email address to register.

Once you register your attendance, you will receive a confirmation email confirming your registration.  Additional emails with event details will be sent closer to the event date. 

If you need to change your registration to attend virtually, you may select “Modify Registration” in the confirmation email you received upon registering.

If assistance is needed, please reach out to lenovonakickoff@gmail.com and a member of our events team will help.

If you are feeling ill or displaying Covid-like symptoms, please switch your registration to attend virtually.  

You may do this by selecting “Modify Registration” in the confirmation you received upon registering.  

If assistance is needed, please reach out to lenovonakickoff@gmail.com and a member of our events team will help.

Yes, all event venues and host hotels are handicap accessible.

Go to Amex Travel as you would normally book a flight. At the end where you have to select “Trip Purpose” in the “Additional Information” section, you must select “Kickoff Meeting”. 

Please refer to the event's agenda to help determine your arrival/departure times.

Sales managers are required to attend sales manager training on the morning of April 20th. 

As a reminder, only those invited to attend Kickoff in-person may travel to Charlotte, NC for Kickoff.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is an international airport in Charlotte, North Carolina and is approximately 7 miles and 15-minute ride to the Charlotte Convention Center and adjacent Kickoff venues.

We ask that you make every effort to book a compliant flight on Monday, April 17th (including booking an early flight).  

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world and flight options are plentiful. 

If there are no compliant flights, please email lenovonakickoff@gmail.com with written approval from your manager and we will request an exception from the leadership team for you to arrive on April 16th.

Ground transportation will not be provided to/from the airport to Kickoff hotels or the Convention Center.  Attendees flying into Charlotte should book their own taxi/Uber to event hotels and the Convention Center. Fees for taxis/Ubers should be submitted as part of your expense report and will be reimbursed.

Transportation will be provided for all local Morrisville employees from the Development Drive office. All local employees are required to use the group transportation. If you are unable to ride the bus, including due to a work conflict, exceptions should be submitted by your manager via email to Holly King (hking@lenovo.com). Your department will be responsible for any travel reimbursement.

If you are located within driving distance of Charlotte, but not local to the Morrisville office, please email Holly King (hking@lenovo.com) with your manager’s approval for review.

Just 7 miles from the airport, there are multiple cost-effective ways to get to Uptown Charlotte.  

For a one-way trip to or from Uptown, taxis cost a flat rate of $25 and a hybrid-electric Sprinter Bus Service costs $3.00.  

Ride-share services from Uber and Lyft are also available, with designated meeting locations at baggage claim.

If you are attending Kickoff in-person, hotel arrangements will be made on your behalf and will be based on the dates you provided in your registration.  

All hotel rooms are single occupancy.  Attendees will randomly be assigned to a hotel.  

Hotel assignment, including check-in and out dates, and hotel address will be shared the week before Kickoff.

Hotel rooms will be assigned randomly and unfortunately, we cannot accommodate specific requests.

If you need a handicap accessible room or a feather-free room, please note these requests on your registration and we will pass along to the hotel.  

Requests for a high-floor room, away from elevator, room preference, etc. cannot be accommodated.

Hotel confirmation details will be shared the week prior to Kickoff and will be included with additional event details in the “One Week Until Kickoff” email.

Please be sure to double check that your check-in and out dates are correct. 

Kickoff hotels will share out hotel confirmations once all rooming lists are in.  In addition, hotel assignments and confirmation numbers will be shared the week prior to Kickoff in the One Week until Kickoff email. 

To ensure that there are no billing errors, we recommend that you reach out to one of the event hotels and book a separate reservation.  

Once hotel assignments have been shared, you may reach out to your assigned hotel and book another reservation.  

Please note that you will be responsible for all room, tax and incidentals for dates outside of Kickoff dates.  

Additional hotel fees may not be expensed to the Kickoff cost center.

A tentative agenda is listed on the Agenda tab of the Kickoff website.  

Please check back often as details will be updated and posted soon.

The link will be shared a few days before the livestream – please keep an eye on your inbox!

Yes, there will be a mobile app for Kickoff this year – with launch expected closer to the event date.  You’ll be able to build out your agenda on the platform.  Additional details will be shared soon. 

Kickoff attire is business casual.

Parking is available at prevailing rates in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Parking deck adjacent to the Charlotte Convention Center. Parking for guests with disabilities is also available here, but they must display proper state identification.