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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 leads the way in survey of UKs most improved cities

Leeds has been named the UK’s top performer in a new report highlighting the country’s most improved places to live and work. PwCs newly-released annual Good Growth for Cities report saw Leeds come joint number one thanks to an unpreced

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8 Nov 2017

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Well Met sweep the nominations for the very first Academic Venue Awards

This year will see the very first edition of the Academic Venue Awards take place and Well Met, the conference department for Leeds Beckett University, are finalists for four awards including Best Conference Venue. Well Met are also nominat

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17 Oct 2017

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Young talent backs #4Sparks in Leeds City Region

Today (Tuesday 17th October) Leeds City Region launches an exciting campaign called #4Sparks to attract the relocation of Channel Four. The next generation of young and diverse content makers have come together to give their support to the campaig

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17 Oct 2017

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Summer School Success At Well Met

Well Met are delighting in the success that the summer months brought the Leeds Beckett University conferencing team, which saw them rack up over 30,000 bed nights across July and August, along with 95% of delegates requiring full catering service

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4 Oct 2017

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Work + Play at Malmaison Leeds

The iconic Malmaison Leeds today launches its new meetings and events space, Work + Play, following a significant investment. Designed to meet the needs of today’s dynamic businesses and entrepreneurs, Work + Play seamlessly blends inspir

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1 Oct 2017

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Hampton by Hilton development gets underway in Leeds

The first phase of a new regeneration scheme at Bridge Street in Leeds began yesterday 5th  September 2017. Eric Teng, the CEO of Heeton Holdings Ltd – the Singapore-based property developer leading the consortium behind this landmark pro

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6 Sep 2017

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Conference Leeds celebrates second healthcare win in two months as the British Society for Rheumatology’s Autumn Conference comes to the city

The healthcare sector in Leeds continues to shine as ConferenceLeeds celebrates the British Society for Rheumatology’s (BSR) Autumn Conference coming to the city for the first time. The conference will be taking place from 11th – 12th October

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22 Aug 2017

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Well Met take pride in hosting Leeds BiCon 2017

Well Met Conferencing, the conference office at Leeds Beckett University are delighted to welcome the 2017 BiCon from 10 – 13 August at the historic James Graham and Caedmon venues in Headingley. With around 400 expected attendees, 25% of which

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10 Aug 2017

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ National Trainees Conference comes to Leeds for the first time

ConferenceLeeds is celebrating Leeds’ continuously flourishing healthcare sector as the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has chosen the city to host its National Trainees Conference for the first time. The annual conferen

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9 Aug 2017

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Leeds College of Music to revamp The Venue

Leeds College of Music is set to revamp its main performance space with a striking rooftop extension, right in the heart of Leeds’ Cultural Quarter. Started in May 2017, the impressive extension will transform the conservatoire’s main pe

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3 Aug 2017

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