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If you're organising a conference outside your area, how can you access reliable information on that region? Simple! Try one of the many conference bureaux dotted around the country, from Aberdeen to Brighton, from Merseyside to Cardiff, and from Derry to Wiltshire

You work in Cardiff, and you need to organise a conference in Edinburgh. Could be tricky! You clearly can't pop out at lunch-time to check out a couple of venues, and you have no idea what the facilities are in the city. One way to access up-to-date local information on business tourism in the UK, is to contact one of the British Association of Conference Destinations' conference bureaux up and down the country. Not only can they help you with booking your event, but they can offer advice and support on organising everything from event publicity to group travel passes, and from conference catering to trips for delegates' spouses.

Use this handy checklist to find out what's available across the UK:


Northern Ireland


Area Telephone Website
Belfast 028 9023 9026 belfastconventionbureau.com
Causeway / Down / Fermanagh 028 9023 1221 discovernorthernireland.com
Craigavon 028 3831 2400 craigavonbusiness.com
Derry 028 7137 7577 derryvisitor.com


Scotland


Area Telephone Website
Aberdeen 01224 288815 agcb.org
Ayrshire & Arran 01292 673754 aacb.co.uk
Edinburgh 0131 473 3666 edinburgh.org/conference
Glasgow & Clyde Valley 0141 566 4030 seeglasgow.com
Highlands 01997 423033 highlandconference.com
Perthshire 01738 449292 perthshire.co.uk/conference


North West England


Area Telephone Website
Blackpool 01253 478227 visitblackpool.com
Chester & Cheshire 01244 853030 destinationcheshire.com
Isle of Man 01624 686888 visitisleofman.com
Lancashire 01706 829356 lancashiretourism.com/conferences
Liverpool & Merseyside 0845 601 1125 visitliverpool.com
Manchester 0161 238 4513 manchesterconferences.com
Southport 0151 934 2402 southportconferences.com
Warrington 01925 715102 destinationwarrington.com


North East England


Area Telephone Website
Bradford 01274 434302 visitbradford.com
Bridlington & East Riding 01482 391668 eastriding.gov.uk
Doncaster 01302 737937 doncster.gov.uk/visitdoncaster
Durham 0191 301 5830 destinationdurham.co.uk
Harrogate 01432 500500 harrogateinternationalcentre.co.uk
Hull 01482 615725 hullcc.gov.uk/hcb
Kirklees 01484 221766 kirklees.gov.uk/conferences
Leeds 0113 247 7048 leeds.gov.uk/conference
Newcastle-Gateshead 0191 243 8819 visitnewcastlegateshead.com/conference
Rotherham 01709 372099 rido.org.uk
Scarborough 01723 357876 conferencesatscarborough.co.uk
Sheffield 0114 281 4048 sheffieldcity.co.uk
South Tyneside 0191 424 7981 visitsouthtyneside.co.uk
Tees Valley 01642 264935 destinationteesvalley.co.uk
Wakefield 01924 305842 wakefield.gov.uk
York 01904 554454 conferenceyork.com


Wales


Area Telephone Website
Cardiff 029 2034 7800 visitcardiff.info
Mid Wales 01938 551335 midwalesconferences.co.uk
Newport - South East Wales 01633 233292 southeastwales.org.uk
North Wales 01492 575942 northwales-conferences.co.uk
South West Wales 01646 682818 e-mail Karen Williams: knwilliams@fsmail.net


Midlands


Area Telephone Website
Birmingham 0121 202 5100 birminghamconventionbureau.com
Black Country 0121 569 2368 blackcountryconferences.co.uk
Cheltenham 01242 226033 visitcheltenham.info
Coventry & Warwickshire 024 7660 7013 visitcoventry.co.uk/conference
Derbyshire 01332 548100 conference-derbyshire.co.uk
Leicestershire 0116 299 6666 goleicestershire.com
Lincolnshire 01522 526450 venuelincolnshire.com
Northamptonshire 01604 490439 meetinthemiddle.co.uk
Nottinghamshire 0115 686567 experiencenottinghamshire.com
South Warwickshire 01926 621789 shakespeare-country.co.uk/conference
Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent 01782 232076 conferencestaffordshire.co.uk
Telford & Shropshire 01952 203020 telford-shropshire.com
Worcestershire 01905 766895 conference-worcestershire.org


Eastern Counties


Area Telephone Website
Bedfordshire 01525 842153 midbeds.gov.uk/tourism
Cambridge 01223 457577 destinationcambridge.org
Newmarket 01638 667200 forest-heath.gov.uk
Norwich and Norfolk 01603 662551 conferencenorwicharea.co.uk
Peterborough 01733 452336 peterborough.gov.uk


South West England


Area Telephone Website
Bath 01225 477228 bathconference.co.uk
Bournemouth 01202 456545 bicb.co.uk
Bristol 0117 946 2200 conference-bristol.co.uk
Guernsey 01481 726611 conferenceguernsey.gg
Jersey 01534 733449 jerseyconferences.com
Swindon 01793 420832 www.visitswindon.co.uk
Torquay 01803 206324 conferencetorquay.co.uk

Wiltshire

01722 434359 visitsalisbury.com


Home Counties


Area Telephone Website
Brighton and Hove 01273 292629 visitbrighton.com
Eastbourne 01323 415437 visiteastbourne.org/conferences
Guildford 01483 444338 visitguildford.com
Hampshire 0845 330 1660 conferencehampshire.com
Kent 01622 602485 conferencekent.co.uk
London 020 7234 5833 visitlondon.com/business
Milton Keynes 0870 728 6565 destination-mk.co.uk
Portsmouth 023 9283 4091 portsmouthand.co.uk
Reading & Thames Valley 0118 939 9873 conferencethamesvalley.co.uk
Surrey 020 8541 9081 visitsurrey.com


Visit the British Association of Conference Destinations website for more info on venue booking across the country (bacd.org.uk). To get yourself a free copy of the BACD 2005 Directory, which is packed with information on facilities available in the UK, visit their stand at Confex (see Diary Dates for show details).

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