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Scotland
Academic
venues gain
traction
association, corporate,
governmental at local,
national and international
levels, and can
accommodate up to 2,000
delegates.
A new AECC is currently
under construction and will
attract large and popular
events when it opens in
2019.
The venue is an essential
part of the city’s
infrastructure and brings
£50m into the local
economy each year.
The development is taking
shape at the new site, and
once complete will offer
48,000sqm of internal
exhibition space comprising
33,000sqm of subterranean
space, as well as a
9,000sqm arena, 6,000sqm
hall which divides into three
2,000sqm spaces, and an
extra 10,000sqm outdoor
space. All making way for
larger conference halls and
suites, a superior arena,
hospitality boxes and club
lounge.
www.conference-news.co.uk
By Gordon Hodge, head of
conferencing and events,
Strathclyde TIC
We’re delighted that
Strathclyde’s Technology
and Innovation Centre (TIC)
was the only Scottish
contender in the inaugural
Academic Venue Awards.
Shortlisted in three
categories – Conference
Venue, Customer Service
and Catering Service – as
well as Non-Residential
Venue of the Year, we’re
rubbing shoulders with
some of the market’s big
hitters.
We’ve had an amazing 12
months. In the year to 31
July, we hosted over 600
events and welcomed more
than 41,000 delegates.
We were shortlisted for
Best Scottish Venue at
EventIt’s E Awards in
March, and for Customer
Service Champion at
Glasgow’s Inspiring City
Awards in September.
We’re only in our third year
of operation, but our
performance and peer
recognition demonstrate
how TIC is changing the
industry’s perception.
Our autumn conference
season is in full swing, with
meetings for the Royal
Statistical Society, the
International Society for
Dermatopathology and
Cycling Scotland under our
belt. In November, we all
welcome the European
Commission, Scotland’s
National Event Conference,
and Host City.