Wales ? It ’ s still in its relative infancy in terms of actual open time , but the venue itself is looking to the future , in both its infrastructure and the way it hosts events .
Being a new venue has its advantages for ICC Wales , it was able to survey members of the industry to influence its design , Bounds said : “ The feedback we got was things like a pillarless base , to create a flexible space , so clients don ’ t have to contract additional space unnecessarily , the room and that concept is much more cost effective for them . Of course , given that now there ’ s hybrid in the mix , we had to have a really secure kind of internet connection and Wi-Fi capability .”
Bounds closed out by talking about what ’ s next for events in general , she said : “ I think it ’ s inclusivity . That goes across so many levels , it ’ s not just diversity and inclusion , it ’ s making people included in an event , whether they want to attend in person , hybrid , only attend certain sessions and how you can make things relevant for them . It ’ s how you can basically cater for every single person at an event and make sure that they ’ re engaged at the time .
“ I think if you do get people here , you have to be really conscious of their wellbeing while they ’ re here . It ’ s things like allowing them some space to go and get some fresh air to have a mindfulness session , if they wanted to have a quiet room give them a space where they don ’ t have to sit on the floor and plug in . Make it work for them so that they ’ re not stressed , that they ’ re balanced .” CN
l ICC Wales and Celtic Manor Resort will launch a new report exploring the key findings of Protect Duty , which will be launched on 10 March 2022 . It is supported by industry research and contributions from security experts and will also look at how venues can work collaboratively with organisers to fulfil their obligations . www . conference-news . co . uk