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Here’s where you can find out about our exceptional venues, innovations and initiatives in the world of conferencing in Leeds. There’s always something happening and there’s always something on the horizon for our city too. Keep up to date with all the updates and developments here. The exceptional venues, unique events, innovations and initiatives that keep Leeds amongst the top UK conference destinations.

Leeds chosen as the Northern Pilot for U3A’s new programme of workshops

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating Leeds being selected as the Northern pilot destination for a new range of workshops from the national charity U3A (University of the Third Age). The initial event will take place on the 12th and 13th February 2018 at

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26 Jan 2018

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Cloth Hall Court to host sell-out cyber security conference

The newly AIM Gold awarded Cloth Hall Court by Well Met will welcome around 300 delegates tomorrow, Friday 26 January, for the very first dedicated conference designed for cyber security experts. The BSides conference has been organised by student

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25 Jan 2018

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Well Met triumphant in third consecutive AIM Gold Accreditation

Well Met is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious Gold Accredited in Meetings (AIM) certification for the third consecutive time. The conferencing department’s newest venue, the Grade II listed Cloth

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16 Jan 2018

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Leeds climbs the rankings to be named fourth most popular conferencing destination in the UK

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating the city’s continued success, as Leeds climbs to become the fourth most popular conferencing city in the UK, according to this year’s British Meetings and Events Industry survey (BMEIS). The annual national surve

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5 Jan 2018

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ConferenceLeeds industry predictions for 2018

After another successful year for Leeds, with the city welcoming 27.29 million tourism visits in 2016, (STEAM 2017) and hosting a record number of international association meetings in 2016 (ICCA), ConferenceLeeds looks towards 2018 and the trends

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3 Jan 2018

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10th Birthday year is a landmark for Well Met Conferencing

2017 has been an impressive year for Well Met. As well as opening the £4.5m newly restored Cloth Hall Court venue in the heart of Leeds, the conference department for Leeds Beckett University also celebrated its 10th Birthday in October. H

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20 Dec 2017

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The StudioLeeds Expands its Home Sweet Home

thestudioleeds has recently completed the expansion of its Riverside West home, adding 4 new state of the art event spaces and doubling its capacity. Works began in July and now thestudioleeds is excited to show off its new additions: Succeed, Min

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7 Dec 2017

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HSRIL Announce Leeds will Host 2018 Conference

HIGH SPEED RAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS WELCOME HS2 REPORT ON UNLOCKING BRITAIN’S POTENTIAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ANNOUNCE LEEDS WILL HOST 2018 HSRIL CONFERENCE AS CONSTRUCTION ON HS2 PROGRESSES, IT IS BUILDING CONFI

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1 Dec 2017

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Well Met’s Cloth Hall Court chosen as northern venue for important environmental conference

Well Met, Leeds Beckett University’s conference department, are excited to announce they have been chosen as the northern host for the conference that will launch the Environment Agency’s ‘Working with Natural Processes Evidence Base’, a s

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29 Nov 2017

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RRfW Annual Conference underlines Well Met’s commitment to sustainability

Well Met, Leeds Beckett University’s conference department, are delighted to host the second annual Resource Recovery from Waste (RRfW) Conference at Cloth Hall Court today, Wednesday 22nd November. Previously bringing together more than

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22 Nov 2017

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