EX AMINATION OXFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY S LARGEST CONFERENCE VENUE

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2 o Oxford Universiy s larges ciy cenre conference venue Buil beween 1876 and 1881 by Sir Thomas Jackson, his hisorical Grade II lised building was creaed o house he Universiy of Oxford s examinaions. While sill used for his purpose oday, our flexible venue also works perfecly for large conferences, business meeings and a whole range of evens all year round. Le our building s grandeur impress, our locaion in he hear of he ciy of dreaming spires embolden and our caering simulae ase buds. You can feel safe in he knowledge ha our excellen eam, wih our high sandards of cusomer service, will be working wih you every sep of he way. Turn he page o discover more abou our venue, caering, cusomer service and green credenials. 1

3 l debae and bring everyone ogeher Wih grand rooms capable of holding up o 440 people for keynoe sessions and a range of beauiful, ligh and spacious breakou rooms, le us be he locaion you choose for your nex conference. Se over wo floors, The Examinaion Schools has he abiliy o hold over 1000 delegaes across 16 flexible rooms allowing space for exhibiions, poser displays and numerous breakou spaces. The larges room, he Souh Wriing Schools, hoss up o 440 people. Through our dedicaed caerers, we offer a range of caering opions from a ligh breakfas for hose early rising aendees, o a hree course seaed dinner and end of conference drinks recepions. Top his off wih AV faciliies in every room, Wi-Fi access and he fac you re in he hear of he ciy of dreaming spires and you ve go he perfec conference venue. Wach he reacions of your delegaes as hey ener and regiser in he Grea Hall. Afer a change of scene or wan o hold a session elsewhere? Then large plenary sessions can be held a our siser venue, The Sheldonian Theare. 2 3

4 discuss and promoe Our numerous flexible rooms mean he Examinaion Schools is suiable for a range of alks and lecures as well as business meeings, produc launches, presenaions and seminars. Room sizes vary from 12 o 440 so whaever size you require, we are sure o be able o accommodae your reques. Our rooms reain heir original fireplaces and wood panelling, and he high ceilings and large windows flood hem wih naural ligh. Add AV faciliies, Wi-Fi and a range of caering opions, and you ll find you won wan o hold your even anywhere else. Our venue also lends iself perfecly o phooshoos and filming. 4 5

5 drink and enjoy Wha beer way o celebrae han o hold your nex drinks recepion or gala dinner in he exquisie Examinaion Schools? Surround your guess wih he grandeur of Vicorian archiecure and have our dedicaed caerers provide excellen food and drink every sep of he way. We offer caering opions for every occasion from hree course seaed dinners and buffe lunches, o canapés and breakfas... opions. Our caerers pride hemselves on excellen food as well as heir environmenal and healh credenials. Here are a few key highlighs Our caerers srive o source local and susainably produced food and comply wih he Briish Red Tracor Scheme where possible. Environmenal impac is minimised hrough local green iniiaives and hey use and recycle UK-produced rapeseed oil. They have successfully reduced heir CO2 emissions and coninue o do so. They promoe healhy eaing hrough a range of producs nuriionally balanced producs for delicious ase, healh and wellbeing. 6 7

6 Our beauiful venue and faciliies have already drawn you in, now le our service, green credenials and accessibiliy emp you oo. Cusomer Service Here a he Examinaion Schools, we pride ourselves on excellen cusomer service. Every even maers wheher i is a five day conference for 900 people or a half day business meeing for 10. We are par of he Cusomer Service Excellence accrediaions and are a member of he Meeings Indusry Associaion (MIA) I s all abou being green You may hink for a hisorical venue is hard being green. However, our Faciliies eam are commied o making our building as susainable as possible. We have achieved a Bronze Green Impac Award and work closely wih he Universiy s Environmenal Susainabiliy Deparmen o make sure none of our wase goes o landfill; i is eiher recycled or used for fuel. Accessing our Venue We may be in he hear of he busling ciy of Oxford, bu here s no shorage of ways o ge o he Examinaion Schools. Buses o and from London sop ouside our venue, as do many of he ciy s frequen Park and Ride services. Boh he Bus Saion and Train Saion are under a 20 minue walk away and have axi ranks if required. We do no have any parking on sie, bu wih good public ranspor connecions, delegaes and gues are spoiled for opions. You can also feel safe in he knowledge ha our venue is fully wheelchair accessible and hearing suppor sysems are available. For full accessibiliy informaion, please see he access area of our websie. 8 9

7 j To ha we say, why no? Wih is excellen museums, quain cobbled srees and world renowned landmarks, Oxford has somehing o offer everyone. Here are a few of our highlighs o inspire leisure ime aciviies; Tour of he Sheldonian Theare Ever wondered how he Universiy was formed, how long i s been in exisence and he secres of is pas? Discover all his, ogeher wih he hisory behind he Sheldonian Theare - he Universiy s Ceremonial Hall, on a one-hour guided walking our. Explore Universiy Church, he Clarendon and Bodleian Quadrangles, Radcliffe Square and he Sheldonian Theare. Following he our, enjoy he memorable panoramic views of Oxford s famous skyline from he Theare s Cupola a your leisure. Drinks recepions packages are also available afer ours. For more informaion speak o us or visi he Theare a Puning During he summer monhs, who could come o Oxford and no venure ou on o he waer? Our venue is only a 3 minue walk from Magdalen Bridge where puns and rowing boas are available o hire. Parks and Colleges Oxford Universiy is known for is beauiful colleges wih many of hem wihin walking disance and open o visiors. We are also lucky o be only a shor walk from he sunning Oxford Universiy Boanic Gardens; he mos compac ye diverse collecion of plans in he world

8 FLOOR PLAN SOUTH NORTH UPPER FLOOR 2 EAST GROUND FLOOR a Ouside Marquee Area 15 MERTON STREET 12 HIGH STREET 11 GREAT HALL EXAMINATION