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We have some great tips for conference accessibility planning whether you are organising a small or large conference, these tips will help you flawlessly make your event accessible. Communication and Information Provide clear and concise information about the event, including schedules, agendas, and session descriptions, in accessible formats such as plain text, HTML, or accessible PDFs. Offer alternative formats for printed materials, such as large print, braille, or electronic formats. Include captioning or transcripts for videos and recordings.

Cavendish Venues were delighted to be chosen to host the European Green Party event on Saturday 18th January. Our Cavendish Venue was chosen after a detailed search. Evidence of just how far we have gone in delivering London’s leading sustainable meeting and conference venues. For details of our green credentials see www.cavendishconferencevenues.co.uk/green-venues-london/ In addition we have a long standing CSR (corporate social responsibility strategy) see www.cavendishconferencevenues.co.uk/documents

The City of London has been synonymous with business success and achievement for hundreds of years. As a world famous hub of commerce that is home to thousands for international corporations it's also the perfect venue for business meetings and events. Every year we host hundreds of meetings at our London venues so we've put together a simple guide to help you plan the perfect meeting in the City.

18 Argyll Street, W1. Built between 1740-42 but entirely remodelled in 1897, this Grade II-listed building stands as a monument to the opulence and quality of late Victorian pub design. It was made to pull in the punters and, more than a century later, is still worth going inside to gasp at the etched mirrors, woodwork and brown-ridged ceilings. The main bar curves out, naturally leading you deeper into the pub; wandering between the Victorian etched glass and wood partitions that divide the bars (there used to be more, but in 1900 magistrates insisted they went because prostitutes were using them for business) can become pleasantly confusing.

As a chain of sustainable London conference venues, the question of food at events is a subject very close to our hearts. So we ask ourselves – is vegan and vegetarian food at events is the way forward?

Cavendish Venues, one leading conference venues in London, has long specialised in this sector. They recently reported a 86% increase in medical events (year on year) We try to examine why. “The medical community did not work from home during Covid-19,” says Megan Finnell, CMP, director of meetings and conferences with Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). “Their experience during Covid was not like an office worker’s experience.”

Cavendish Venues win Best Conference Venue Customer Service at the conference and venue supplier on the 7th of June in front of nearly 700 of their peers, beating the likes of etc venues, the Royal College of Physicians and many many others. The awards were judged by 8 highly experienced London based professional organisers, their comments were:"I think this is superb and full of innovation. Being the first for zero landfill, and rewarding companies that take documentations away is great. The testimonials are strong, and broad, and with 91% staff retention it is clear their staff like working there. For CS, a call from the MD is a nice touch, and the fact their turnover is up 18%, in a tough market, is exceptional. This venue is really moving with the times and giving customers exactly what they need. They deliver on customer satisfaction. The work they are doing around their green initiatives and audio-visual services is very impressive. They demonstrate they go above and beyond to enhance the customer experience.

Cavendish Conference Centre – shortlisted for best UK Conference Venue in the Conference & Incentive Travel Awards (C&IT). These awards are open to all venues throughout the UK; we are over the moon to be shortlisted amongst such august competitors, 30 Euston Square, Arsenal Football club etc. Fingers crossed this will be the continuation of a couple of very successful years, Best Venue Customer Service, Best Small Conference Centre.

In most events, especially conferences, it’s a standard practice for organisers to print out many paper badges for their delegates to wear during the conference. Makes perfect sense – it’s a networking protocol! We’ve been in the industry for many years now and as a chain of sustainable conference venues we would like to shine some light on the question – are paper badges the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to badge your guests?I think most organisers will agree with me that it takes a very long time to print everything off and set it all up! As well as, it is always problematic if someone forgets or doesn’t pick up their badge and could even be embarrassing when delegates take a very long time and cannot find their name on a badge. This method consumes space, binds staff, can often look messy and offers very little in the way of validating security. But there is an easier way for this.Paperless badges are flexible and interactive e-ink badges that have many positives. At the registration, these paperless badges can be found within seconds, they also can be used as digitalised business cards. This is a wearable device that stores the details of a person's conduct and allows this information to be exchanged with others by tapping two of these devices together. These details will then be transferred to your email address and will be easily accessible.This method can be especially useful during the networking events as it makes it so much easier to connect and exchange delegates contact information in a split second, making it effortless to reach out to one another.On these paperless badges, you would be able to access multiple things, such as a map of the venue, agenda, messages to the badge and alerts from your mobile app.This method is extremely sustainable since this eliminates the use of paper, toner, plastic badges, transportation and other resources. Although it can be a bit pricy, it benefits for the long term, as you don’t need to print badges for every event and best of all, it helps the environment. Paperless badges are returned at the end of the event and can be reused for many more upcoming events. Additionally (and this is a real time saver!) paperless badges automatically turn feedback into calculated statistics that show the outcome of your event