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

12 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. www.conference-news.co.uk 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.