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Venues of Excellence and Academic Venue Solutions announce business collaboration for members

UK Consortia Venues of Excellence (VoE) and Academic Venue Solutions (AVS) have announced a new business collaboration for members, as venues in both memberships continue to reopen their businesses after the COVID-19 lockdown.

Conference Aston guide to safely reopening.

Following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement, we’re delighted to have a reopening date for our meeting and training venue here in Birmingham City Centre.

Our venue will reopen on 1st September 2020 for events up to 30 people and we’ll continue the preparations to reopen fully for larger events from 1st October.

If you’re planning meetings, training courses or smaller events for up to 30 people from September, contact our team to discuss how our flexible meeting spaces and spacious venue can assist.

Conference with Confidence at Conference Aston. 

College Court makes national finalist at VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2020

College Court were delighted to win in the category of ‘Business Events Venue of the Year’ at the Leicestershire Tourism Awards in November 2019. 

TEAM BUILDING EVENTS DURING COVID-19

As we navigate life alongside COVID-19, ACF have re-launching their private team building events with some brand new safety measures designed to adhere to government guidelines and keep both our staff and guests safe.

"WE'RE GOOD TO GO"

Academic Venue Solutions members venues are working with Visit Britain "WE'RE GOOD TO GO" scheme acquiring the Industry Standard mark, this means that it's business's have followed government and industry COVID-19 guidelines, have a Risk Assessment in place and a process to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing.

L&D evaluation more important than ever, says new report

L&D evaluation more important than ever, says new report

• New report by Warwick Conferences reveals inconsistencies with industry surrounding evaluation process of training programmes
• One in five admit running the same programme annually, regardless of feedback or business impact
• 44% L&D directors concerned that calculating ROI could reveal problems with programme, forcing a change of structure
• 20% senior leaders do not have training programmes in place

Unique Venues Birmingham Launch New Virtual Tour

UVB are excited to launch our brand new VIRTUAL TOUR! 

College Court - Meetings and events post CoronaVirus

What will they look like? The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. The industry and our clients are left wondering what events will look like when restrictions are lifted.

Keele University Events and Conferencing Team Assist in the creation of a clinical trials unit

As part of the major programme to develop antibody tests to track the level of COVID-19 infection in the community, Emma Woodcock, Head of Event and Business Development assisted in the delivery of what is normally sports event space to be transformed into a Clinical Trial Unit.

Staff Engagement & Well-Being - Time is of the Essence

A barrel of laughs is what can be expected when companies book activities. With the need to social distance a multi-faceted challenges that can take place over different parts of country limiting travel and keeping staff safe.