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Brighton has been hosting national and international meetings for over a century, and now offers organisers an enviable range of meeting facilities and services. Our own research reveals two key facts: conference organisers enjoy working in Brighton, and conference delegates enjoy meeting here! Here are some of the reasons why.

Lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere of the south coast's 'London by the Sea', Shops, restaurants, royal palace, Regency heritage, museums, galleries, theatres and many more leisure activities in and around the town. Easy access by road, rail, air and sea. Extensive range of meeting facilities from the purpose-built Brighton Centre and excellent choice of hotels to non-residential venues and two universities, Wealth of hotel accommodation from luxury 5 star to individual, family-run guesthouses.

Walkability - all meeting venues, accommodation, shops, restaurants and tourist attractions are within easy walking distance of each other. Brighton hosts around 40 'town-wide' events each year in its major venues, with numerous other meetings taking place in the smaller venues around the town.

Brighton hosts around 40 'town-wide' events each year in its major venues, with numerous other meetings taking place in the smaller venues around the town. The town regularly welcomes the UK's major party political conferences of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat Parties, as well as hosting eminent national and international medical and scientific meetings such as the British Nuclear Medicine Society's Annual Conference, the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, the European Congress for Molecular Cell Biology and the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection meeting.

We welcome religious organisations like New Frontiers International and the New Testament Church of God, and regular visitors like the Rotary Meetings and British Association of Barbershop Singers. The TUC and Unison conferences, Telecommunication Managers Association, British Crop Protection Council, Civil and Public Services Association, the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery International Conference are all past and present clients who have decided to choose Brighton.

Opened in 1977, the 4500-seater Brighton Centre is one of the UK's largest and most high-profile conference centres. Frequently chosen by party political conferences and national and international association conventions, the Centre's main strengths are its flexibility, size, central location, and its ability to offer significantly reduced rates to non-profit organisations whose conferences attract at least 500 delegates staying a minimum of 2 nights in Brighton.

Smaller events can be accommodated in the East Wing extension, but typically the size of conference using the Centre tends to be between 500 and 5000 delegates. A good range of smaller meeting rooms, suites and exhibition areas is available, and up to a dozen sessions for 200 delegates can be run in parallel.

The Brighton Centre Main Hall comprises a flat floor arena overlooked on three sides by 2000 fixed balcony seats. De-mountable tiered seating can also be set up to provide a wide choice of conference layouts. The Hall has an excellent PA system, an induction loop for the hard of hearing and eight booths suitable for simultaneous interpretation. It is flanked by spacious bar/catering areas and is connected to the Hewison Hall by double soundproof doors and a small linking room.

The Hewison Hall is ideal for the mid-sized conference, concurrent exhibition, pre-dinner reception or banquet. With panoramic views across Brighton's seafront, the fully carpeted Hewison Hall is joined to the Main Hall by a Linking Room with double sound-proof doors, if needed.

The East Wing comprises two fully carpeted halls (Lower=HallA, Upper=HallB) which can be linked into Brighton Centre events, or used separately. Each Hall can be further divided into two sections. With full facilities for disabled delegates, and area suitable for use as a crèche, the East Wing is ideal for small meetings and exhibitions.

The Brighton Centre's Foyer is a spacious marbled entrance with carpeted circulation areas. These include an open-plan area capable of handling the most demanding registration, merchandising and cloakroom requirements. The Rainbow Room is sited on the Ground Floor and is suitable for use either as an extension of the Foyer facilities, or as a room space in its own right.

The Brighton Centre offers a range of other, smaller suites and rooms available for VIP receptions, boardroom-style meetings or dressing rooms. An L-shaped space, only hired in conjunction with the rest of the building, seating maximum 120 theatre style. Two further rooms are available, seating 80 and 10, with 4 small office type rooms also included in the suite.

Built in the late 18th Century as the stables & riding school for King George IV, and located adjacent to the Royal Pavilion, the complex now comprises the Dome Theatre, Corn Exchange and Pavilion Theatre, plus a small number of rooms suitable for offices. The Complex is often used for "social" conferences eg Rotary groups, Barbershop Singers conventions, opening and closing ceremonies and one-off plenary sessions with smaller, parallel sessions taking place in nearby hotels. As with the Brighton Centre, non-profit organisations can apply for the reduced rate package.

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