Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Conferences and live events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts The UK’s No.1 venue Events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Contacts Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Welcome to the UK’s No.1 venue for conferences and live events, where your vision and plans come to exciting, vibrant life. Think the NEC is all about exhibitions and big Everything you could possibly need is right here and ready for you at the NEC. events? Think again! Every year clients ranging Our 34 specially designed meeting and conference suites host over 400 meetings for 2 to from small and medium sized companies to giants 500 delegates throughout the year, and the NEC’s spacious halls present you with a ‘blank like Land Rover, Toyota, Royal Mail and Severn Trent Water choose the NEC. canvas’ for bespoke events for up to 5,000. Our expert team and fantastic support facilities can help you fill that blank canvas however you like. Let your imagination flow freely! Why? Because we’re quite simply the most flexible, convenient and enjoyable location in the UK - for We’ve got lots of outdoor space available too, including car parking for 16,500, open areas, anything from a major conference or product launch lakeside walks and woodlands. We’re perfectly located with convenient links by road, rail to a small seminar or last minute meeting. and air bringing you and your people right to our doors. It’s easy to travel here and back Whatever you want to do, we’re here to make it in comfort in a day - but you might choose to stay, because there’s so much to enjoy at the happen. Smoothly and successfully, with support UK’s No.1 venue. Anything and everything is possible when you choose the NEC. We love and service from an experienced, specialist team. a challenge too, so just tell us what you want, and we’ll help you achieve it! Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Best DUBLIN connected 106 mins MANCHESTER NOTTINGHAM 70 mins BIRMINGHAM 10 mins BRISTOL 90 mins READING 70 mins LONDON 90 mins Events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Contacts Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts DUBLIN Thanks to our central location and unrivalled connectivity by road, rail and air, delegates can travel to us and back all in the same day – from almost anywhere in the UK. The UK's best Easy access for connected venue your delegates 75% of the UK population Railway and airport At the heart of the within three hours drive on our doorstep UK motorway network (M42, M40, M6) 70 minutes by train to London Euston 16,500 parking spaces 10 minutes by train 143 direct destinations to Birmingham City Centre from Birmingham Airport Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Home Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Destination NEC “Our event was a really great success. The shape and layout of the hall allowed us to easily Purpose-built split the conference – one space being the registration area where we had different stands and refreshment stations. The other space was spaces, ready solely for our conference. The space was brilliant and worked well for what we wanted to achieve. We also to use required a large space for our main stage. Our staging was very large and we really wanted a space that would give our people a wow factor – the NEC did just that. The staff at the NEC were also once again very helpful and accommodating – another reason why we returned this year.” Bryan Shallow, BskyB Events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Contacts Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts With 34 specialist meeting and conference suites the NEC provides you with the ideal space for any meeting – and for any number of delegates. Interconnecting suites are available, so we can make your Suites to fit your needs space as large or small as you want – and any shape or style too. 201-400 delegates All of our meeting and conference spaces are comfortably <100 The Gallery: a choice of rooms, and the flexibility air conditioned, and most offer natural daylight. They’re delegates fully furnished – that’s included in our great-value prices – to create the event you want. Piazza Suites and Centre Suite: a flexible with free WiFi for delegates and a full range of business services available. choice of space located in the heart of the modern Piazza. 400> delegates The Gallery: a choice of rooms with the flexibility Concourse Suite 1 & 2: ideal for conferences or to create the event you want. banquets, with a dedicated bar area. Concourse Hospitality Suites: a collection of individual suites situated along the light and spacious Atrium. 101-200 delegates Toute Suite: a modern, open-plan room. Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts “The conference was a significant challenge for all concerned with Events are what we’re all the requirement to deliver three distinctly different conferences to three diverse audiences, however the ‘blank canvas’ of the about. The best team in the NEC allowed us, together with our production company, LGA, to deliver a solution that received hugely positive feedback from business are here to work those who attended.” with you and make your Lance Bates, Toyota events a success, every time. Imagine the potential... Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Award-winning teamwork is in our DNA. From expert From the intimate Pavilion Hall between the LG Arena and the NEC Piazza front entrance, event planners and innovative, inspirational caterers to the vast Hall 5 with its 19m high ceiling. A mix of 34 conference rooms and expansive to safety and security personnel, all of our people are outdoor areas, with hard standing, a lake and woodlands. specialist trained, highly professional and brim full of enthusiasm. We love to work with you and for you. Add to that an outstanding team of live event experts and those magical ingredients, ideas and We have spaces to suit every need, to make every imagination, and the possibilities are endless. We provide you with a blank canvas to spark your vision become reality. creativity. If you need a little help to shape your thinking, all you have to do is ask. Imagine the potential... Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Resorts World Award-winning catering Over 2,195 hotel rooms on site The LG Arena Events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Contacts Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts World-class destination At the NEC, your event is surrounded by opportunities to make it even more of an occasion – for you, your team and your delegates. In and around our award-winning venue, there’s star-spangled line up of big name concerts and shows on site too, at our so much to see and do… and with our fabulous sister venue, the LG Arena. So come, stay and play. Our events team will be new Resorts World development now well under happy to help you make the most of the NEC! way, the NEC is about to become the UK’s leading world-class 24/7 destination for events. Coming soon… Resorts World With our outstanding facilities and entertainment there’s every reason to stay and play at the Our exciting new seven-floor Resorts World leisure and entertainment NEC, with over 2,195 hotel rooms on site. Once complex will be opening in spring 2015 – with a four-star hotel including you’re here, you’ll find an amazing array of five star suites and spa, entertainment at its multi-screen cinema and food and drink to enjoy – with award-winning casino, ‘retail therapy’ at its outlet centre and a mouth-watering mix catering from our partner, Amadeus, to treat of restaurants and cafes. Resorts World will be right here at the NEC, your delegates at lunchtime or for evening overlooking the Pendigo Lake. We’ll be one of the country’s largest parties, dinners and celebrations. And there’s a integrated destination venues – even more reason to choose the NEC. Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Home Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Destination NEC Visit Stratford-upon-Avon On our doorstep Experience Pampered luxury Warwick Castle Dining at Brindleyplace Selfridges at the popular Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham Events Home Welcome Transport Conferences Events Contacts Destination NEC Heart of the UK Our services Specifications Contacts Get out and about – and explore! On our The NEC is the UK’s best connected events venue. Not just because of our doorstep superb road, rail and air links, but also because there’s so much on offer just minutes away. It’s just 10 minutes by train into Birmingham, Relax with some golf – or a little a city buzzing with life and fun, a fantastic blend Easy access to outstanding of places to eat and drink and more Michelin well-earned pampering golf courses starred restaurants than any other English city You, your delegates and guests can enjoy excellent sporting facilities too. outside London. Fabulous theatres, galleries, Like golf at The Belfry, spiritual home of the Ryder Cup. It’s set in endless acres of glorious countryside, a mere 15 minutes from the NEC.