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Carnegie Village secures its position in the conference and event market

Carnegie Village secures its position in the conference and event market | December 2009

Carnegie Village, the pioneering Well Met Conferencing facility, is already proving to be a popular choice for buyers with bookings already secured well into 2010. July 2010 is already fully booked with three key associations - the Leisure Studies Association; Rugby Football Union and the Language Study Centre. Taking full advantage of a number of Well Met's facilities, the Language Study...

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2010 will be challenging, but we're ready for it says imago

2010 will be challenging, but we're ready for it says imago | December 2009

Kay England, chief executive of imago, has declared that despite the conference and events industry having just experienced its most considerable downturn in business over the past 18 months, imago ended the year on a high, retaining its strong occupancy levels. Here, Kay reviews 2009 and explores imago's strategy moving into 2010 to ensure imago remains at the top of its game: "2009 was a...

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Putting Keele on the Map

Putting Keele on the Map | December 2009

Keele Conferences has launched an innovative new marketing initiative to ensure people know exactly where to find them, after finding that despite people knowing the venue is in Staffordshire, they are not sure exactly where Keele is! The conferences and events team, based at Keele University in Staffordshire, regularly find that many people are unaware that the university's range of...

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imago Appoints Emma Lawrence as new Agency Sales Manager

imago Appoints Emma Lawrence as new Agency Sales Manager | December 2009

imago, the award-winning conferencing brand at Loughborough University, has announced the appointment of Emma Lawrence as its new agency sales manager. Emma has been in the hospitality industry since leaving university in 2002, working for a variety of companies in and around the Midlands before finishing at her previous position as sales executive at Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon. In...

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Well Met Conferencing: Supporting Leeds 2018 bid

Well Met Conferencing: Supporting Leeds 2018 bid | December 2009

Following a site visit by the Football Association earlier this year Well Met Conferencing are waiting in anticipation to find out if the Carnegie Village and Sports Centre will be one of the chosen venues as part of the Leeds bid to host the 2018 World Cup. The Carnegie Village, situated on Well Met's Headingley Campus, is the the new state of the art halls of residence which offers...

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