The Central North West section of the Institute of Measurement & Control Central will be holding its Annual Dinner at The Hilton Hotel, Manchester on Thursday 27th September 2018 and would be delighted if you and your guests attend.
Awards will be presented to students from University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moores University with Special Guests -
Rob Rouse (Winner of Channel 4’s “So You Think You’re Funny” and with appearances on 8 out of 10 Cats, Friday Night Project. He is currently playing Bottom in BBC’s Upstart Crow and presenting a Sunday morning BBC Radio Sheffield show)
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Danielle George (Lecturer at University of Manchester, presenter of the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures & co-founder of The Manchester Recycled Robot Orchestra)
Drinks reception will be in the 1st floor bar from 6:15pm and dinner will be served in the adjacent Deansgate Suite from 7:30pm. The dress code is lounge suits or black tie.
At the start of the dinner there will be a few toasts, a short speech from Danielle George and the presentation of prizes to students from University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moores University.
The dinner will be a three-course meal followed by our guest speaker Rob Rouse. During the evening we will be selling raffle tickets for the prizes that have been donated by various companies and the official evening is scheduled to finish around 11pm with the 1st floor bar and the ground floor bar in the hotel remaining open until the early hours.
"Rob Rouse’s ‘Bottom’ received a warm welcome with viewers and critics alike on Elton’s keenly anticipated ‘Upstart Crow’ which first aired in the spring of 2016 and was voted ‘Best new sitcom’ on the British Comedy Guide in 2017. Rob is currently recording series three of the show, playing William Shakespeare’s manservant. You can also catch Rob each Sunday morning presenting his BBC Radio Sheffield show. One of comedy’s most lively, loveable and dynamic performers, Rob won Channel 4’s Prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival way back in 1998. He’s one of our best comic storytellers, has performed all over the world and works long form narratives into hard-hitting, uncompromising hilarious tales filled with warmth and a sense of compassion for our collective human frailties. The Ex-Geography teacher has been described critically as “A born clown”, those who really know him may lovingly use the word ‘idiot’."
Tickets
£550 for a table of 10 and recognition as a Gold supporter of the Annual Dinner.
£55 for individual tickets for Members, Non-Members and Guests and recognition as a Silver Supporter of the Annual Dinner
For more information or to reserve your place, please email Stuart.Wilson@instmc.org or stuart.wilson@worleyparsons.com with the number of tickets that you need.
An invoice will be sent after the initial enquiry with details on how to pay for the tickets and a receipt will be sent once the monies are received.
Most tables seat 10 people and there are a few oval tables that can seat 12. If you want a table just for your company, you will need to purchase a minimum of 8 tickets and a maximum of 12, or multiples thereof. You can purchase tickets for a whole table or just one seat, it’s up to you. Generally the tables seat 10 guests and if you purchase less than eight tickets we will need to sit you with guests from another company for the meal, however we will try to ensure that you are not sat with any direct competitors.
As a supporter of the annual dinner your company will get recognition on the night and in addition your logo or company name will be included in each mail that we send out to advertise each technical lecture – see the first page. For the last few years we have had in the region of 300 people at the dinner. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet new contacts, find-out what’s happening in the C&I world and offer traditional hospitality to existing and new customers.
Hotel Reservation Info
The Hilton Hotel has a large function room that we will be using on the night and the 1st floor bar that is adjacent to the function room will be open before and after the dinner.
The hotel has reserved twenty rooms on a first come first served basis for the night and you can book these by using the following guidelines:
• Visit to www.hilton.co.uk
• Enter your destination and dates (Manchester, 20th September 2018)
• Click “Advanced search”
• Click “Add a special rate code”
• Within the Group code box fill in the code “GINST” then click “Go”
• The next page will bring up the available rate of £130.00 bed and breakfast
(there are many other hotels nearby that will offer competitive rates)
Hotel Parking Info and Other Travel Options
The hotel has an arrangement with the NCP at the Great Northern where guests can obtain a 15% discount on the official rates by having their tickets validated at the hotel reception.
Details of the car park found here: www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/manchester-gt-northern-warehouse-1/
Other parking options can be found using www.parkopedia.co.uk
The hotel is near to Deansgate train station and Deansgate / Castlefield tram stop. It is a short cab ride from Piccadilly, Victoria or Oxford Road train stations and the hotel has a cab rank directly outside the hotel entrance.
Advertising on the Menu Cards
All the companies that buy tickets will have their logo added to the slide show that will run through the night. In addition there are two advertising opportunities available to your company during the night.
Logo on the Front of the Menu Card: This costs £100 and your logo will be added to the menu cards which are placed on each seat prior to the meal
Advert on the Back of the menu Card: This costs £300, your advert will be added to the back page of the menu card and on the slide show it will say that the dinner is “In Association With” your company
(The menu cards are folded A5 full colour printed on glossy paper)
Please send an email to email Stuart.Wilson@instmc.org or stuart.wilson@worleyparsons.com if you would like to enquire about this opportunity.