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17 Getting the brands involved Academic Venues De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre, De Vere Orchard Hotel and De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre are all in on the academic venue scene e Vere has three flexible conference and accommodation venues situated within the University of Nottingham’s campus, just two miles from Nottingham city centre and close to the M1 motorway; De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre, De Vere Orchard Hotel and De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre. Together they offer over 30 conference and event spaces and 297 bedrooms. The conference centres boast lecture theatres, training rooms and versatile event spaces, including the 500-seated auditorium at De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre, which was awarded ‘Best Auditorium’ in the CHS 2018 Awards. All spaces are equipped with state-of-the-art modern facilities for meetings and events which, when combined with the University of Nottingham’s continual investment into its buildings and facilities, place the campus at the forefront of Midlands’ conference venues. The three properties all operate De Vere’s innovative Smart Space meetings concept, which comprises of nine service elements, including inspirational meeting rooms, a personal conference host and tech-savvy support. In addition, they all serve nutritious seasonal menus created by De Vere’s Group Nutritionist, Wendy Martinson OBE. De Vere Orchard Hotel is home to the recently refurbished Bramley’s Brasserie which serves a range of locally sourced and seasonal dishes. De Vere Jubilee Conference Delegates have access to free Wi-Fi with a maximum bandwidth of 1GB. www.conference-news.co.uk Centre has recently opened Spokes restaurant, located on the site of the original Raleigh manufacturing site. The restaurant serves coffee from 200 Degrees Coffee, a local Nottingham Barista school, fresh cakes, pastries, salads, flatbreads and pizzas. Delegates have access to free, superfast Wi-Fi with a maximum bandwidth of 1GB and complimentary access to the state-of-the-art gym and 25m swimming pool at the University of Nottingham’s £40m David Ross Sports Village. Offering extensive, cutting-edge sports facilities, the sports village provides motivating breakout spaces and team building options for delegates as well as a variety of flexible event spaces.