Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre & Nearby Hotels
U.K.’s TopMeetingVenueAccommodates Meetings in Style
AHISTORICAL CITYDATINGBACKTOTHESIXTHCENTURY andlarger thananyother city in Britain outside London,Glas- gowis Scotland’s cultural capitalandserves asheadquarters for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet. But just as impor-
tant, the city ishometo the ScottishExhibition+ConferenceCen- tre (SECC), a premier U.K. meetings venue. Celebrating its25thanniversary as one of Europe’s most suc-
CONVENTION CENTER HIGHLIGHTS The VisitScotland Business Tourism Unit (BTU) works with Scotland’s venues, including the SECC, to help coordinate all conference, meeting, incentive, and event-management requirements. The combined efforts of the venues, the cities, and BTU keep Scotland consistent as a top meetings/conference destination.
BTU’s support and promotion of the SECC as a destination venue has garnered repeat business for the facility.
HOTEL HIGHLIGHTS A covered walkway connects the SECC to the 283-room, four-star Crowne Plaza hotel.
The Blythswood Square hotel, situated 1.6 miles fromthe SECC, was featured on Conde Nast Traveler magazine’s “2010 Hot List.” It offers 106 guest rooms, plus a spa, restaurants, a bar, and a private screening room.
The Hotel Du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens is a luxury boutique hotel with 49 guest rooms and suites. Its restaurant was recently awarded three AA rosettes. Its wine cellar showcases an extensive selection of 600 bins, and a whisky snug has more than 300 whiskies on display.
The Radisson Blu Hotel, in the heart of Glasgow, has 250 stylish guest rooms, two diverse restaurants, three bars, 17 meeting rooms, and a large leisure club.
96 pcma convene February 2011
cessful meetingandevent spaces, theSECCprovidesawide range of flexible meeting and convention facili- ties, plus a four-star hotel and two other hotels, under a single roof. Five halls, ranging in size from8,432 square feet to 108,349 square feet, provide a total of 200,786square feet of exhibit space, all at ground level. Retractable partition walls allow halls to be shaped to meet specific requirements. Halls 2, 3, 4,and5haveceil- ing heights of nearly 30 feet, enabling themto accommodate the largest exhibits. TheSECC’s 3,000-seat Clyde Audito-
Other on-site hotels at the SECC include the 164-room, four-star City Inn and the 106-room Campanile.
rium is not only a superbly equipped, purpose-built conference center; it has becomeanicon ofGlasgowandasymbol of the regeneration of the River Clyde. Groupsalsocanconvene intwoadditional purpose-builtauditoriumsandafurther31 meeting rooms, equipped with technical facilities of the highest standard. The SECC’s experienced professional
staff possess in-depth knowledge of all types of events, ensuring that planners