Academic Venue Show could go with a bang for Conference Aston

Birmingham’s leading academic venue is preparing for a dynamite time at the Academic Venue Show, as two of their buildings have been knocked down to make way for a new accommodation development.

Two student accommodation towers, just minutes from Conference Aston, were demolished on May 8, just before the show on May 11 at the Emirates Stadium. (http://youtu.be/QdnsBSDk12o)

The blocks, part of Aston University’s student accommodation will be replaced by a state of the art student residences which will also be used by Conference Aston for summer campus conferencing.

The new accommodation buildings, scheduled to be completed in 2012, form part of a four year development plan which will increase the campus accommodation available during the summer months to 1000 ensuite bedrooms.

Head of sales and marketing Christine Page believes the new development will help make the show a busy one for Conference Aston.

“Campus conferencing and summer schools have become a significant growth market for us, with more than 33,000 bed nights booked for July and August,” she said.

“Our attraction for organisers is the combination of a fantastic central location, just minutes walk from the centre of Birmingham with routes to other Midland attractions, and accessible through public transport links and a friendly, small campus environment with onsite facilities for accommodation, eating and teaching activities.

“It is ideal for summer schools covering anything from school pupils sampling university life to international summer schools for those a little older learning about British culture.”

The programme of refurbishment will see not just an increase in room numbers but in the quality of accommodation, something which opens up new markets for Conference Aston.

“We are seeing more and more enquiries from organisations with tight budgets looking at cost effective ways to host conferences,” said Christine.

“They make use of the fantastic conference facilities we have at Conference Aston, while staff stay in the campus accommodation, which reduces costs considerably while still offering a quality service.”

To celebrate the fact that phase one of the Aston Student Village is already available for campus conferencing and work on phase two has started, Conference Aston is offering an explosive rate for residential delegates.
The 24 hour Residential Conference Rate of 75 includes:

Accommodation in the Lakeside bedrooms and new residences in single occupancy, ensuite rooms, Continental Breakfast
Two Tea and Coffee Breaks
Main Meeting Room Hire
3 Course Buffet Lunch (or barbecue)
3 Course Dinner (or barbecue)
Registration Desk
Conference stationery.

To speak to the Conference Aston team stop off at Stand 4 in the Heart of England region.

Conference Aston welcomes more than 54,000 people a year to Birmingham for training, residential conferences, for weddings and to stay in its high quality hotel facilities and on site campus accommodation.
It sits at the heart of Aston University, which is a long established research-led university known for its world-class teaching quality and strong links to industry, government and commerce.

For more details about Conference Aston visit www.cceonline.co.uk or call 0845 230 1414