Conference News Supplements CN Manchester Supplement, June 2018 | Page 12

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Manchester
“All venues are
completmented
with excellent
transport links”
Endless venue choices at
Manchester’s universities
Academic Venue Solutions’ general manager Natalie Williamson
lays bear the smart choices on the Manchester venue scene
The universities in Manchester
have lots in common with the
other conference venues in the
city. However, no other city venues
can offer neo-Gothic, Victoriana,
purpose-built, star-rated,
multi-million pound developments,
access to MediaCityUK - and all
complemented by excellent
transport links and superfast free
Wi-Fi.
Both the University of Salford
and The University of Manchester
offer all of the above, and a little
bit more, and are proud to be part
of Academic Venue Solutions.
Let’s start with The University of
Above: Whitworth Hall, The
University of Manchester
Manchester Conferences and
Venues in central Manchester;
offering a mix of modern and
traditional AIM accredited venues.
There’s University Place, which
houses the largest purpose-built
lecture theatre in the city seating
1,000 delegates; Manchester
Meeting Place, just 250 metres
from Piccadilly station, which can
seat up to 90 delegates; and the
three-star hotel, Chancellors, with
72 bedrooms and nine meeting
rooms. And finally, for something
with a wow-factor, try their
stunning neo-Gothic Grade 2
Whitworth Hall.
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Jane James is the sales and
marketing executive for The
University of Manchester: “To
support events we have developed
ConferCare. A tailor made
delegate registration service,
which helps take the stress out of
organising an event providing
assistance with online registration,
website development, and
accommodation bookings for
delegates. Our aim is to ensure
that event organisers are
reassured of hosting a successful
event every time they book with
us.”
Head further North West,
through the city centre and
Spinningfields, and you reach the
University of Salford with a hint of
the historic but with a firm eye on
the future. It is an ideal location
next to MediaCityUK you’ll find
your event at the heart of the UK’s
media and digital industries with
the BBC and ITV as your
neighbours.
Clare Forster is the conference
office manager at Salford: “We’ve
so many unique selling points, for
example, we could film interviews
with your speaker and delegates
or broadcast your event live. We
pride ourselves on offering
facilities that house broadcast
standard video and audio
facilities, creative studio spaces,
green screen and radio studios.”
The Peel Park area of their
campus is home to the iconic
Maxwell Hall that played host to
cult bands such as The Smiths
and seats up to 1,000. The £81m
luxury residential development is
ideal for residential conferences,
sporting events and summer
schools.