Convention capital

Press, 15 April 1980, Page 15

Convention capital

Continued from previous page ber, December, January and February. Accommodation is provided in residential halls and flats in single or double bedrooms and is neat, comfortable and modem. The charge of $lOO per person a week includes accommodation, all meals, waitress service, room ser? vice, the use of all convention facilities and campus sports facilities. (This includes heated swimming pool, gymnasium, badminton, squash, tennis and basketball courts, billiard room and sports fields). A daily charge is an alternative possibility: $17.25 per day per person, without room service and waitress service, or $22 if both services are included. Union facilities are capable of catering for over 1500 people daily. Special dinners, for up to 800 or barbecues for up to 400 may be arranged. Liquor is also provided. Lincoln College is set in very attractive grounds, with the campus, lending dignity and an air of learning to conference proceedings. The campus is self contained with ample parking facilities; two banks and a post office.

The union manager (Mr Vince Vaney) is convinced the facilities at Lincoln College, which has . been operating as a major convention venue for six years, are superior to those available at Australian universities.

The Ilam University Students’ Union Building is also established in relaxing, but suitable stud i o u s surroundigns, and is located only 3.5 km from Cathedral Square. Its total con? vention capacity is 1859, with accommodation available for 800. Once again, availability is generally limited to vacation periods and week-ends. Twelve rooms of varying capacities, ranging from 25 to 700, are available as venues. The Ngaio Marsh Theatre is fully equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment and has a seating capacof 435.

Special concessions are avaialble to conference groups that use the facilities on a regular basis (every three years or less). The charge for hiring the venues is negotiable, with . minimum of $1.20 per person per day, and five basic conference

rooms are available for hire, as well as seven syndicate rooms. Convention equipment is excellent and covers a full range of audio-visual aids, secretarial services, interpreting equipment, childcare services, a bank, hairdressing salon, full P.A. and paging system, telex, photocopying and sound movie projectors. Conference members can also use all campus facilities including the sports centre and library. The house manager (Mr Nigel Wyse) believes Ham offers the widest possible range of conference facilities in New Zealand and is of major benefit to professional groups in particular because of its access university expertise. The university complex also includes the Hall of Residence, with accommodation for 800 available during holidays. The range of tariffs is available from the university and is as low as $l5 per person per day (including three meals). The mage of facilities for conferences and other groups is available at a nominal charge, mainly during the vacation periods. The White Heron Travel Lodge, located in Memorial Avenue,'- r. :ar the airport, ranks' second only to the Chateau Regency for convention capacity. Its three convention ■ rooms create a total capacity of 360, while. ".ccommodation is available for. 313. The Art gallery and “890” are let at $5O a day. Telex, photocopying, a tour desk, and souvenir shop are available. The Travel Lodge has a swimming pool and is handy to hairdressing salons, squash courts, sauna bath and golf course. The Russley Hotel, Roydvale Avenue, also situated close to the airport, has two convention rooms giving a total capacity of 300. The accommodation capacity is 89. Tariffs are available on application. A similar capacity is shared by the. Avon Motor Lodge, Oxford Terrace, which caters for conferences of up to 250. Shirley Lodge Motor Hotel, Marshland Road, 6km from city centre, has a venue capacity of 200; the Avon Park Motor Hotel, Park Terrace, 180; the Autolodge Motor Inn, Papanui Road, 70; and the Admiral Lodge, Pages Road, 3km from the city centre. 50. Conference equipment is made available by arrangement.