With the possible recession looming it may be that some organisations will start looking around for budget rates when holding their next conference meeting.
With this in mind, Morris Conferencing have re-structured their venues database and now provide an option where it is possible to sort by delegate rates.
Morris have also comprised a list of budget venues which are lower priced but still high quality.
The whole point of a meeting is to communicate, to share ideas and to bring people together. Technology makes this easier and more interesting.
Many venues have WIFI (wireless internet) so delegates can communicate with each other, and also keep in touch with business outside of the conference.
A good phone is essential for the business traveller - Most phones are equipped with internet such as Blackberries and Iphones
VoIP is handing for communicating whilst on the road. This simply means voice over the internet. A good provider to use is Skype - allowing you to call in the UK and abroad.
Social networking sites such as facebook have dominated the internet over the past year. They are not only useful for keeping in touch with friends but also for business. for example Microsoft recently used facebook to bring together delegates for an event! This is where delegates registered but was also used to motivate the delegates and make them communicate before the event took place!
Blogs are also great for reciving feedback on an event - delegates can chat and post their experiences which is great for organisers - they can measure the success of the event. A great Business network site is BT trade space - It is like a ‘My space’. you can uplaod pictures, put your contact details and really connect with potential clients and other businesses.
Conference and events are only going to get more technological! It is a great way of inspiring delegates and keeping them interested - Its time to move on from ‘Death by Powerpoint’ and use other aids to get those delegates going.
The Lift Awards held last week at the Hilton Park Lane in London was a great success. Over 600 people attended this well thought out and sophisticated event, organised by Morris Conferencing.
Michael Morris, Md of Morris Conferencing said, ‘ It was a brilliant event. We have had fantastic feedback and look forward to working with Primary Plus and the Hilton park lane for next years ceromony.
The audio, visual and stage requirements were built and produced by MCL, a professional AV company that work closely with Morris Conferencing.
Morris Conferencing also sponsored one of the prizes in the charity raffle - a nights accommodation at the luxurious Hotel and Country Club - The Grove, located in Hertfordshire.
Morris are not new to these large events, last year they organised one of the largest events in London for 1200 delegates, spanning for two weeks! They offer a professional and personalised service which shows at their events.
When you use Morris Conferencing to book your venues we guarantee you will NOT be charged for hidden extras like WiFi and dial up internet access while you are at the venue. With large conferences this will save you lots of money and be appreciated by your delegates. Most venues will charge these extras if you don’t spot it at the beginning. Morris will save you these annoying extra charges and keep your conference on budget.
Morris Conferencing have released a preview of their new database of Conference Venues in London by listing the top 30.
With the new Morris Conferencing venues database set up and working better than we could hope for the sheer amount of London Conference Venues registering has made us consider setting up a secondary database purely concentrating on Conference Venues in London
Morris Conferencing already know about the major London Venues and provide a database on their main website UK Conference Venues the new database will be instantly editable and always kept up to date.
It will provide access to the Events and Conference managers of all London venues, ensuring we always know which venue is availabe on which specific dates. This saves you endless hours of searching for a venue and then finding it can’t meet your dates or delegate numbers.
Not all conference venues are the same, which is why Morris Conferencing have specific sections of their website set up accordingly.
Christmas Cheer at Ettington Chase
Ettington Chase are offering 25% off published 24 hour rates for meetings and events in December!
This offer is subject to availability and valid until the 31st December
Call 0870 162 4909 to avoid disappointment!
A sporting venue probably would not be the first place people would think of to hold a conference, meeting or event. They are a little different to your bog standard hotel or conference centre. Imagine having your conference at Old Trafford, Twickenham or Ascot? Not only, would the sporting fans in the company, feel a little chuffed, but many of these venues have great locations and competitive prices.
Here are a couple of favourites….
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse is located in the centre of the M4 corridor and is easily accessible by all major roads and rail links in the area. The racecourse has a large range of rooms that can cater for events up to 1,000 delegates and also has space for dinner dances for up to 600 guests. (See blog about Christmas parties)
The Berkshire and Hampshire Stand also both offer excellent conference facilities. The Berkshire Stand has over 40 rooms available which can hold between 10 to 120 delegates, whilst the Hennessy Restaurant in the Hampshire Stand is a superb new facility for conferences and dinners for up to 250 guests.
For smaller events The Royal Box is available and is ideal for high profile meetings and dinners for up to 60 guests the area.
The racecourse is very accessible and has over 3,000 free car parking spaces as well as its own railway station which operates Monday - Sunday.
The Emirates Stadium
Arsenal is one of the World’s finest football clubs, doing really well both in the Premier league and Europe, I think they are arguably the best team in the world. They now has an impressive start of the art stadium to match this reputation
Emirates Stadium opened in July 2006 and plays host to 60,000 fans at each home game. The arena has an array of bright, modern and versatile conference and banqueting suites, all with brilliant views of the pitch.
The Stadium has four large flexible spaces that cater for up to 600 delegates. The network bar areas and 150 executive boxes are great for syndiacte rooms or smaller private dinners.
These are just two venues, but if you think of a football team, a racecourse or a rugby ground in the UK they generally have conference facilities. They are often to a very high standard with lots of different sized meeting rooms, often holding 400 plus delegates. One downside, is that they often cannot hold meetings and conferenes on match days or on major sporting events, so don’t set your heart on a venue and leave it to the last minute…as you could be disappointed.