Pictured above: Best Academic Venue - Julie Wright,
Marketing Executive at Venuemasters, and Alan Robinson, Director of
Training and Conference Centres for Warwick Conferences
Coventry's Warwick Conferences has added to its already heaving
awards cabinet after once again sweeping up at this year's
prestigious Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Awards.
The University of Warwick-based training and conference venue
bought home three golds and a silver at the awards, dubbed the
'Oscars' of the meetings and conference industry.
For the second year running, Warwick Conferences secured a top
award in every category in which it was nominated and this is the
16th time in the awards' 20 year history the venue has taken home
the gold award for Best Academic Venue.
Warwick Conferences also won gold in the Best Conference and
Banqueting Staff and Best Value for Money Conference Venue
categories, and was presented silver in the Best UK Management
Training Centre category.
The M&IT Awards are voted for by conference organisers and
the readers of M&IT, the conference industry's leading
publication.
These latest accolades are a tremendous boost for Warwick
Conferences and cement its reputation as truly world-class
facility, drawing the attention of delegates from around the
globe.
Alan Robinson, director of training and conference centres,
said: "We're absolutely thrilled to have once again come away from
this year's ceremony with an award in every category for which we
qualified. This is a fabulous result and credit is due to everyone
who has worked so hard to make Warwick Conferences the world-class
venue it is.
"To bring home gold for Best Academic Venue for the 16th time in
20 years is absolutely delightful and a huge compliment about the
service and facilities we provide. That the awards are the result
of votes cast by event organisers, the very people who use
facilities like ours, is all the more gratifying. It's the most
credible endorsement a business could wish for.
"The industry as a whole has faced a lean couple of years, but
the fact that we have thrived is a testament to our staff's hard
work, professionalism and passion for making Warwick Conferences a
genuine leader in our industry.
More than 700 guests attended this year's prestigious black tie
event, which took place on Monday 28th February at the Park Plaza
Westminster Bridge in London, and was hosted by popular BBC news
presenter Kate Silverton.