Central North-West Annual Dinner 10th October
Central North West section of the Institute of Measurement & Control Central will be holding its Annual Dinner at The Hilton Hotel, Manchester on Thursday 10th October 2019 and would be delighted if you and your guests attend.
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*
Awards will be presented to students from University of Manchester and Liverpool John Moore’s University then a professional comedian.
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.
At the start of the dinner there will be a few toasts, a short speech from a key member of the InstMC 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 Alex Boardman. 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 10pm with the 1st floor bar and the ground floor bar in the hotel remaining open until the early hours.
Alex is a master at working the room, with plenty of energy, confidence and lively banter to enthuse any audience. His material is fast and funny, enlivened by his upbeat delivery. As hilarious as it is wrong, Alex proves time and again he’s not afraid to flirt with the offensive if there’s a good gag at the end of it. He plays off the audience’s mixed reaction to such lines wonderfully and skilfully, his years of experience evident. Alex can be heard each Wednesday on XS Manchester's Football Social Show, co-presenting this popular prime time radio show alongside legends of football.
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.
1. 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.
2. 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.
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.
TBC
Obviously 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.