What Makes a Great Training or Conference Event
Successful meetings and events contribute to the progress and development of people, a company or organisation in a positive way. They help create a good impact within the organisation and organised properly, the event can also have an important influence on positioning your company or organisation in the eyes of your staff, customers and partners.
With over 14 years of experience in the training, meeting and events business, Cliftons outlines some of the most important elements to consider when evaluating a venue in order to make your event a great success:
Experience
Dealing with a single point of contact for all your venue, IT and catering needs helps ensure efficient organisation and successful delivery of an event.
The Cliftons team has invaluable, specialist experience to assist, develop and run your successful training, conference, seminars or meeting event. We ensure that we understand your objectives and that every element of planning is considered to deliver success.
This will include such detail as delivering lunch within the allocated time frame of your agenda, resetting a room layout between breaks, setting the individual room climate conditions according to the number of delegates, managing the noise levels to ensure there are no distractions and even arranging team building activities during or outside the program schedule. The Cliftons team is trained and equipped to provide you with specialist technical and administration service you require.
No Hidden Costs
A big differentiator between hotels and dedicated training, conference & seminar venues such as Cliftons is the list of hidden extras you can wind up paying for.
Day or delegate rates can be misleading so it is important when comparing quotes to understand what is included and what you have to pay extra for.
Cliftons provide all the necessary items free of charge including;
- Continuous tea, coffee and snacks
- Generous breakout areas with newspapers, magazines, internet kiosks and free guest wifi
- Flip charts, white boards and digital projectors in the rooms
- High speed internet connection including free wifi in the breakout areas
- Presenter or instructor laptops connected and ready to go
- Dedicated technical and administration staff on site to assist
Purpose-built facilities
Hotels are often set up as ballrooms or function rooms for all sorts of social events. Chandeliers may look glamorous but they don’t make for a good environment when you have your team together for a full day training session.
Unlike hotels, Cliftons venues have been designed specifically to facilitate training, conferences and meetings with supplementary air conditioning, high quality lighting, specialised sound-proofing between rooms and comfortable breakout areas.
A Great experience for organiser and guests
At Cliftons we understand that if your delegates have a good time and are well looked after they will maximise their ‘take away’ from your event. The first thing your delegates will enjoy when they arrive at a Cliftons venue is warm, friendly and knowledgeable staff who are on hand to provide information and assistance Breakout areas are bright and comfortable with fresh coffee and tea at all times, all the daily papers available, easy access to high speed internet connection for emails and lots of areas conducive to networking. Amenities are always spotlessly clean and readily accessible.
The way to a happy delegate is through their stomach
Training and Conference events can often involve extended periods of time sitting and listening to others with limited physical activity for the delegates. Cliftons catering solutions ensures your delegates are kept happy, alert and engaged. Our menus have been developed in conjunction with Nutrition specialists with fresh, healthy & nutritious ‘brain food’ provided in attractive, comfortable environments.
Convenience
Good transport links and nearby parking facilities are essential for the success of a training or conference event - you don’t want ‘no shows’ or late comers. Every Cliftons venue is located within the CBD and close to rail, bus, public parking and ferries where applicable.