Outside
the box
Evolution in action
Ash Austin, director of
Evolution Dome, on creating
unique and visually appealing
meeting spaces for delegates
Why was it made?
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For the last 19 years, AirFinance had used
shell scheme to create the 40 meeting spaces.
This issues with these had always been their
visual appeal, the fact that they were limited
in their soundproofing ability, and the time it
took to set up and take down.
Kelly Morgan, event operations manager
at AirFinance Journal , said: “The 20th
annual AirFinance Conference, which is
held in Dublin, connects market participants
with c-suite executives from airlines, leasing
companies, financial institutions and
investment houses to facilitate deals and
build business relationships.
“Meetings are a very important, if not the
most important, element of our conference.
The pods created a great atmosphere for
these meetings and also gave the wow factor
to our clients. The previously used shell
schemes did not offer the privacy required
for the meetings which take place at our
conference”.
“The feedback received from our clients
was even better than expected and offered a
great alternative to the previously used shell
scheme. Thank you to the staff who assisted
on-site for the duration of the conference and
the staff back in the office who were always
available when required.” We created branding options for each pod,
this enabled delegates to navigate their way
around the pods and to the correct meeting
while offering the company some brand
awareness at the event.
Tell us about the process of creating it Why do you consider it special?
Evolution Dome developed a new silent
fan system, which would offer an almost
silent meeting space but with enough
background white noise that you couldn’t
hear conversations inside the pods from
the outside and the sound wouldn’t travel
between meeting pods. This solution was a huge success, from our
side and for the client. Forty branded meeting
spaces, with internal lighting, were installed
in just six hours and taken down in just four.
This meant that the client saved on tenancy
costs in addition to improving delegate and
exhibitor satisfaction.
February 2019 | exhibitionnews.co.uk