Wednesday 07 January 2009

Hull & East Yorkshire Conferences Launch Ambassador Scheme

Hull & East Yorkshire (HEY) Conferences have launched a new scheme to attract more conference and events to the area. Hull & East Yorkshire is the perfect backdrop for any event:

• Great accessible location with city, coastal and countryside settings
• Wide choice of venues and accommodation throughout the region
• Superb range of activities available for visiting delegates

The aim of the Ambassador scheme is to encourage local representatives of national and international associations, societies and institutes to put Hull & East Yorkshire forward as the destination for their association or society's next conference.

If you are an active member of a professional organisation that holds its annual conference in the UK or overseas, have you ever considered bringing that conference to Hull & East Yorkshire?  If so then HEY Conferences would like to welcome you as a Conference Ambassador.

HEY Conferences aim to make it as easy as possible to bring a conference to the area by offering a full range of free impartial support services, from locating the perfect venue, negotiating hotel rates, providing online booking for delegates to helping to arrange social activities and partner packages.

The conference team are proud to be promoting Hull & East Yorkshire, and we will offer you every assistance in ensuring the process of hosting your association's next conference is completely stress free.

Benefits of being an Ambassador - Bringing a conference to Hull & East Yorkshire will enable you to:

• Raise the profile of your specialist subject area
• Raise your personal profile amongst your peers
• Raise the profile of your company, university or organisation
• Influence conference programme content
• Stimulate funding and investment opportunities
• Establish potential world-wide links and research partnerships
• Enhance the profile of Hull & East Yorkshire as a key UK destination
• Help to increase economic benefit to the area

Ambassadors will play a key role in bringing conferences to Hull & East Yorkshire, HEY Conferences will work with you to ensure that we help you to create an experience not just an event as we believe that Hull & East Yorkshire is the perfect location to bring your colleagues.

For more details on how to join the Ambassador Programme please contact the team at Hull & East Yorkshire Conferences on Tel. 01482 486500