DVCB Conference Guide. Visit Derry. Where a LegenDerry Experience Awaits You... Derry~Londonderry A City of International Excellence, Inspired Locally

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1 Visi Derry Where a LegenDerry Experience Awais Yo... DVCB Conference Gide 1 Derry~Londonderry A Ciy of Inernaional Excellence, Inspired Locally

2 2 DVCB Conference Gide 3 Conens A LegenDerry Welcome 2 A LegenDerry Welcome Major s Address 4 raegic Vision 5 Derry s Differen 6 Conference Venes 8 When he Bsiness is Done 19 Where o ay 23 On Derry s Doorsep 27 Access 30 Tesimonials & Conference Lising 32 Conference Sppor 35 3 For frher deails conac s direc: Visi Derry 44 Foyle ree, Derry. Norhern Ireland. BT48 6AT : e: conference@visiderry.com Welcome o Derry~Londonderry, Ireland s only compleely Walled ciy and he inagral UK Ciy of Clre in Yo are invied o be par of or incredible sory a he mos exciing ime in or hisory. Le s inrodce yo o a bzzing, yohfl ciy fll of life alongside an ancien desinaion seeped in hisory. Uncover he many clral delighs on offer; ake a rip back in ime srolling along he hisoric 17h Cenry Walls, home o one of he larges collecions of Cannon in Erope, or check o one of he many msems o discover he qirky hisory and heriage of his niqe desinaion. Discover Derry s home grown ariss and performers in acion a one of he many cing edge live msic venes and amospheric heares or chill o a an array of cosmopolian cafes, bars and resarans. The presigios UK Ciy of Clre accolade has been he caalys for he ransformaion and regeneraion of Derry. The ciy has been named by inernaionally acclaimed ravel pblicaion Lonely Plane as a Top 10 Desinaion in he World and has also been lised as a op global desinaion by Unied Airlines, Briish Airways and LaeRooms.com. The osanding programme of over 200 major fesivals and evens inclded he London Symphony Orchesra, he Royal Balle, BBC Radio One s Big Weekend, he All Ireland Fleadh, Erope s larges Halloween Carnival, he Trner Prize and he snning Lmiere fesival of ligh. In addiion o generaing an esimaed 100m of global media coverage his coveed ile has already lef a legacy for Derry~Londonderry, noably from Bsiness Torism secor, wih Derry s conference bookings increasing by 30% over he pas 12 monhs. Derry~Londonderry has also benefied from over 100m in capial invesmen inclding he developmen and regeneraion of venes sch as he Civic Gildhall, he hisoric Colmb s Hall, he qirky Craf Village and he impressive Ebringon Sqare which hosed a nmber of he larger Ciy of Clre evens. There is no dob ha Derry is on he csp of change and we plan o capialise pon his posiive momenm o creae a lasing legacy for or UK Ciy of Clre sas. We look forward o welcoming yo o enjoy a LegenDerry experience hanks o he people, place and clre of his niqe ciy.

3 Joseph Locke Monmen Harbor Sqare W a er lo op lac e Pilos Row Commniy Cenre m so C Tower Msem gaz ine Ch am Ma Sh ip q ay ll S S ch ard rke Ma Or Foyleside Shopping Cenre Ferryqay Gae Fo New Gae e orac Bridge Verbal Ars Cenre Colmb s Cahedral Mehodis Chrch Toris Office ce Pla in e nn Ke wk Ha dy g Lon Railway aion ad Ro yle Fo Ro ark ep y lle Va e yle Ro Cr aig av on Br id ge ad yl Fo The Hands Across The Divide ae ke e Wi ho ps re ho Bis ce ra Te r m ea nb S Foyle Valley Coach Park S To Leerkenny yle Fo e Foyle Valley Railway Msem inclding Genealogy & Msem Services e on s rg Fe Iv y ce rra Te Presbyerian Chrch an orn Rd Aberc nn e re Ma ve na gl e Av ys Be iew S g in rd Ha Lr B v ell e r be A Foyleside Rondabo Jo pin hn Th ef onain Apprenice Angel p Wa Ba rra ck Coach Se Down Poin Foyleside Wes Carpark H Bishop s Gae To w ry lle i Ar Foyleside Eas Carpark CCA Colmb s Hall in P m ps Siege Well Heriage Tower Up pe rb en n 5 en Lin ps re Bis ho Lo nd on d The Deanery gordon gallery e The Apprenice Boys Hall Playhose Asins Ferr yq a ys n a in W ih y Palace We l ls. Colmb s cie Colmba's Chrch Long Tower er Millennim Form Richmond Shopping Cenre er Wa Cenral Library Foyle yr War Memorial (The Diamond) Rd Carlisle Lec k c he rs Bs aion (Ulserbs & Logh Swilly) ha ns lai be r es vill Ro ss Av e. d la n W es Sain Agsine s Chrch es River Foyle n So an Gr sl Nerve Cenre B Ba n Craf k Pl ac Village e me nd la Bogside Mrals de ara dp Ca ank es W Walker s Plinh er a W mb l Bcher Gae The Peace Flame Foyle In. le S Foy Firs Derry Presbyerian Chrch an S Fah oo le E Foy Bloody Snday Memorial Free Derry Corner H Block Monmen Casle Gae es s Ho Magazine Gae Gildhall Sqare Shipqay Gae gh Hi ns ha Fa Msem of Free Derry (relocaing Jan 14). Colmb s Well Peace Bridge Gildhall Harbor Hose e Fred rick S 5 Golden Teapo (Fallers) Sackville S Abbey Lile Diam ond Lile James Willi am S DVCB Conference Gide Qayside Car Park Clúrlann Uí Chanáin Qayside Shopping Cenre D Egene s Cre gg Cahedral an. William Rondabo a rand Ro Francis es Cinema y Qa Jam Ciy Swimming Bahs NW Bsways Par Void ick S ens Grea Qe Chrch 4 92 (d o bl ed ec k)z z

4 6 DVCB Conference Gide 7 Derry s Differen Some Very Derry Facs Firs fonded as a selemen arond 1400 years ago, he name Derry has is roos in he Irish word Doire which ranslaes as Oak Grove. In 1613 he name was changed by Royal Charer o Londonderry o reflec he London Gilds involvemen in esablishing he planned ciy and Cahedral. Acally we ve go a few names Doire, Derry,Londonderry, roke ciy (as in Derry / Londonderry), The Maiden Ciy, The Walled Ciy, he raher French sonding L Derry, Derry~Londonderry (so good hey named i wice) and he very poplar LegenDerry. The 17h cenry walls ha encircle he old ciy cenre make Derry he mos complee walled ciy in Ireland and one of he fines examples of heir kind in Erope. They re prey mch nchanged in for cenries wih he excepion of a cople of new gaes ha have been added in he inervening years. The Walls have one of he larges collecions of Cannon in all of Erope and a gided walking or is one of he ciy s op aracions. In he 19h cenry Derry became a major por for hose leaving for Norh America, especially hose fleeing he famine/genocide. Those emigrans inclded he fonders of Derry and Londonderry in New Hampshire and many US ciizens can race heir ancesry back o he Norh Wes of Ireland. The Ulser American Folk Park is locaed js 45mins drive from he ciy and his award winning ineracive msem ells he sory of Emigraion from Ireland sing cosmed acors who have crafs o show, ales o ell and food o share. In WWII Derry was he mos weserly Allied Naval Por and was chosen by he US Marine s as heir firs Eropean miliary base. The ciy winessed he srrender of he 19 German U-boas on he River Foyle following he Bale of he Alanic and his niqe mariime hisory will be showcased in a new Mariime Msem de o open in The 60 s saw Derry become he focs of he Civil Righs movemen in Norhern Ireland. The Bale of he Bogside in 1969 is ofen noed as he saring poin of The Trobles. Bloody Snday drew worldwide aenion in 1972 and he iconic Bogside Mrals are very mch a key oris aracion oday. The Msem of Free Derry is locaed amongs he mrals and ells he people s sory of he srggle for civil righs, he Bale of he Bogside and Bloody Snday.. Colmb s College is he only secondary level school in he world o prodce wo Nobel prize winners: John Hme (Peace Prize) and he lae Seams Heaney (Lierare). The Town We Love So Well, Derry~Londonderry is widely recognised as a regional and naional hobed for live msic, lierare and performance. Derry also boass playwrigh Brian Friel, he Underones (who wroe Teenage Kicks), singer/songwrier Phil Coler, Ason Villa and former Celic manager Marin O Neill, acress Bronagh Gallagher (Plp Ficion and The Commimens), Erovision Winner Dana, Girl s Alod singer Nadine Coyle, Damien McGiny (who sarred in US series Glee), Johnny Mc Daid (Snow Parol), and Roma Downey who sarred in US sicom Toched By an Angel. From he 1830 s nil relaively recenly shir making was he one of he ciy s main indsries, making Derry, a is peak, he shir making capial of he world. I even gained s a menion in Das Kapial by Karl Marx. Derry is officially home o he world s oldes independen deparmen sore - Asin s, which pre-daes Harrods in London and Macy s in New York by 15 and 25 years respecively. 7 Amelia Earhar landed in a farm in Derry following her solo ransalanic voyage in 1932, misakenly hinking she had landed in Paris. This area is now Foyle Golf Corse, he 6h hole on he corse marks he spo where Earhar landed and is named afer his iconic hisorical figre.

5 8 Prpose Bil 9 Conference Venes Millennim Form 3 New Marke ree, BT48 6EB : f: e: conference@millennimform.co.k The No.1 choice for conferencing, he Millennim Form leads he way in boh large & small scale evens offering meeing space from 2 o 1000 delegaes. A variey of spaces are available wihin his sae of he ar bilding; is 15 fncion sies can accommodae a hge array of evens, and have he faciliies o caer for conferences, seminars, fairs, exhibiions, banqes, lecres, bsiness meeings, press lanches and execive inerviews. A csomizable adiorim wih mliple layo capabiliies de o is hydralic moveable floor. A eam of dedicaed professional saff are on hand o help and advice when planning yor even. Wih he laes AV capabiliies, LCD projecors and Wi-Fi in every breako space, he Form s conference and echnical saff have he knowledge and resorces yo reqire o ensre a sccessfl experience for all yor delegaes. From Wes End Shows o Large scale Conferences, he form really is he place Where grea Bsiness Performs! 9 Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions N/A Accommodaion Theare Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Resaran Capaciy 130 Main Adiorim m2 7 Danske Bank dio m2 3 Millennim Room m2 7 Diamond Room m2 7 Eas Wall m2 3 Farqhar Room m2 3 Green Room m2 3 Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor

6 10 Residenial Venes Residenial Venes 11 Bes Wesern Pls Whie Horse Hoel **** 68 Clooney Road, BT47 3PA : f: e: sales@whiehorsehoel.biz Ciy Hoel **** Qeens Qay, BT48 7AS : f: e: evens@ciyhoelderry.com CiyHoelDerryNI One of he mos accessible conference faciliies in he Norh Wes, 6km from he ciy and 1km from he Ciy of Derry Airpor. The Bes Wesern Whie Horse Hoel combines warmh and elegance wih modern faciliies. The hoel offers 57 ensie bedrooms and sperb range of leisre faciliies which inclde a 20 mere swimming pool, spa, seam room, sana, beay rooms and gymnasim. The Whie Horse Hoel boass 6 conference rooms ha are siable for a wide range of evens. Each room is eqipped wih he necessary faciliies Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Garden x4.8m 3 Donneybrewer x4.8m 3 Eglinon x6m 3 Campsey x10.8m 3 Wilsboro x15.7m 3 Wilsboro Recepion x14m 7 Banqe o ensre ha yor conference rns smoohly. The hoel offers complimenary Wi-Fi and car parking o all delegaes. Or wo larges conference rooms, he Wilsboro Sie and he Campsey Sie have heir own privae bar and recepion areas. Or dedicaed and experienced eam will be a hand hrogho yor even o ensre all yor needs are aended o. Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Accommodaion No. of Rooms Sies Disabled Resaran Capaciy 120 Airpors Disance (km) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Ciy Hoel Derry is commied o delivering he highes sandards of service o ensre ha yor meeing or even, wheher i large or small, is prodcive and excellen vale for money. The enire firs floor is comprised of 9 meeings rooms flly dedicaed o conference and banqeing. The hoel has recenly opened a VIP 7h floor boasing 12 lxry sies, ideal for keynoe speakers and disingished gess. Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Corinhian Ballroom m2 3 Corinhian m2 3 Corinhian m2 3 Corinhian m2 3 Wriers Room m2 3 Hervey Sie m2 3 Berkeley Sie m2 3 McCorkell Sie m2 3 Amelia Sie m2 7 Alexander Room m2 3 Banqe 11 The Corinhian Ballroom offers sperb views of he River Foyle, iconic Peace bridge and Gildhall. Combined wih is clean lines & mood lighing, his sylish Ballroom will complemen any even. The Wriers Room, an oplen boardroom wih execive seaing, large oval able and bil in projecion, is he ideal vene o impress any clien. Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Accommodaion No of Rooms Twins Doble Sies Family Disabled Delxe 200 Resarans Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor

7 12 Residenial Venes Residenial Venes 13 Hasings Everglades Hoel**** Prehen Road, BT47 2NH : f: e: conf@egh.hasingshoels.com Waerfoo Hoel *** Caw Rondabo, BT47 6TB : f: e: info@waerfoohoel.com The sylish for sar Everglades Hoel, siaed on he banks of he River Foyle, is he ideal base from which o discover he 17h Cenry walled Ciy of Derry and all he delighs of he Norh Wes. The Grand Ballroom is one of he larges hoel sies in he Norh Wes, and is siable for large conferences, exhibiions, banqes and fashion shows of p o 400 gess. Complimenary parking is also available on sie for 200 vehicles. Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Grand Ballroom m2 3 Key Sie m2 3 Key Largo m2 3 Key Wes m2 3 Key Adams 20 N/A m2 3 Key Biscayne 20 N/A m2 3 Banqe A he Hasings Hoels Grop we are passionae abo food and believe ha eaing is one of life s greaes pleasres. We embrace he se of careflly seleced local and seasonal qaliy foods o enable or chefs o prepare and creae he mos delicios dishes in or kichens. The Island of Ireland has a prod heriage of farming and fishing, resling in an abndance of sensaional prodce and a Hasings Hoels we srive o give all or gess a re ase of his in everyhing we serve. All prices inclsive of VAT. Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Accommodaion No. of Rooms Twin Doble Sies Disabled Resaran Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Capaciy The Waerfoo Hoel is he newes and mos sylish hoel in he hisoric ciy of Derry/ Londonderry. I s idyllic locaion on he eas bank of he River Foyle is js 7 miles from he airpor and a en mine drive from he ciy cenre. I is one of he mos accessible hoels in he ciy wih over 200 free car parking spaces. Wih excepional high sandards of service and leading edge faciliies a he hear of his fanasic new hoel, i provides he very bes in hospialiy. Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Waerfoo m2 3 Waerfoo Waerfoo Waerfoo Waerfoo Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh 13 The Waerfoo Hoel is he perfec locaion for yor conference, bsiness seminar or privae fncion. The five brand new conference and banqeing rooms have leading edge echnology and are siable o caer for all sizes of paries. Or dedicaed meeings and evens eam will ensre yor even is or prioriy. Allow s o help yo choose he perfec room o si yor needs and occasion. We will share or wealh of experience wih yo whils aking yo hrogh he planning sep by sep o ensre every reqiremen is me and yor even is perfec. Accommodaion Dobles Twins Sie Family Room Resaran Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Wine Bar Capaciy

8 14 Uniqe Venes Uniqe Venes 15 Craf Village The Craf Village, Shipqay ree, Derry BT48 6AR : f: e: lic@bconnec.com Beech Hill Conry Hose Hoel**** 32 Ardmore Road, BT47 3QP : f: e: sales@beech-hill.com Based on he design of a 17h Cenry marke sqare, he Craf Village and Thached Coage are locaed in he hear of Derry s Walled Ciy and provide a rly niqe evens vene in a snning clral seing. The Craf Village is ideal for A Tase of Ireland hemed recepions where yor delegaes can enjoy Ginness and oysers, radiional cisine crafed from locally sorced prodce, food and craf demonsraions and of corse lively msic performances and maserclasses. Beech Hill Conry Hose Hoel, bil 1739, sands eleganly amids 32 acres of glorios gardens, woodland and lakes js 2-miles from he ciy cenre. Or family-rn hoel is known worldwide for is warm welcomes, excellen comfor, ranqil amosphere and sperb 4-sar dining. Five rooms hold p o 100 conference delegaes while an adjacen flly-appoined marqee accommodaes p o 500. Many of or 30 bedrooms reain heir original Georgian elegance and offer fine views of he esae. All are designed o give a high degree of comfor. On sie car parking is free. The hoel offers complimenary Wi-Fi and car parking o all delegaes. 15 Relaxaion and beay reamens, horseriding and golf are available on-sie. Gided hill-walking and ciy sighseeing ors can be arranged. Or richly foresed gronds make Beech Hill an ideal locaion for eam bilding exercises. Meeing Room Capaciy Accommodaion Meeing Room Capaciy Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare The Thach Coage x54 f 3 The Canopy in he Village Sqare Banqe Meres/ Fee x44 f 3 Naral Dayligh Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Skipon Hall x25f 3 Library x16f 3 Morning Room x17.5f 3 Maser Sie x17.5f 3 Marqee x15m 3 No. of Rooms doble/wins Execive No of Sies Disabled Rooms Resaran Resaran Capaciy 200 Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor

9 16 Uniqe Venes Uniqe Venes 17 The Gildhall Gildhall Sqare, BT48 6DQ : f: e: gildhall.recepion@derryciy.gov.k The Playhose 5-7 Arillery ree BT48 6RG : f: e: info@derryplayhose.co.k If yo re organising a meeing, conference, recepion, banqe, lanch, ec., hen why no consider he ciy s newes and mos niqe conference vene, he Award Winning The Playhose Ars and Conference Cenre. The Gildhall is one of Derry s mos recognisable landmarks and has been a he hear of ciy life since The grade A lised bilding is imporan for many reasons hisorical, archiecral, clral and poliical - and has played an imporan role in he wider regeneraion of he ciy. Following is exensive resoraion in 2013, he Gildhall is he ideal vene o welcome yor delegaes o he ciy wih a drinks recepion hosed by he Lord Mayor. I s snning locaion adjacen o he Ciy Walls and overlooking he River Foyle means i is also perfec for a gala dinner in he amospheric Main Hall. The Playhose is one of Ireland s larges ars cenre and is hosed in wo beaifl B1 Lised bildings righ in he hear of Derry Ciy, beside he Hisoric Walls. The famos bildings have js had a major refrbishmen and have sbseqenly won nmeros awards. Faciliies inclde: 175 sae of ar heare (inclding cinema screen) Dance dio wih panoramic views of he ciy ae of he ar sond and lighing sysems Vaios large and small romms for hire Wireless Broadband Infra-red hearing sysem Air-condiioning 2 x Lifs & chirlif In-hose echnican Eqipmen available incldes projecors, screens (inclding fll size aomaed cinema screen), lecerns, flipchars, ec. Porable saging Tea/coffee making Only 30 mere s from Folyside Shopping Cenre for easy parking A niqe collecion of hisoric bildings wih real characer Meeing Room Capaciy Accommodaion Meeing Room Capaciy Accommodaion Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions N/A Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions N/A Theare Main Hall x23.45m 3 (no sage exension) Main Hall x20.95m 3 (wih sage exension) Whiakker Sie (opened)* mx7.76m 3 * colmns in Whiaker Sie resric layos Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Resaran Cafe 21 Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Theare Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Theare x8.5m 3 Dance dio x8.5m 3 Green Room x7m 3 Ar Room x8.5m 3 Gallery x7.94m 3 Plaza x8m 3 Resaran N/A 21 Airpors Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor

10 18 Uniqe Venes 19 Colmb s Hall Orchard ree, Derry, BT48 6EG : f: e: info@scolmbshall.com When he bsiness is done. Colmb s Hall was bil in 1886, his archiecrally snning bilding is siaed in he hear of he ciy nex o Derry s ciy walls and adjacen o he Millennim Form. Under he new ownership of The Garvan O Dohery Grop, his hisoric lised bilding is ndergoing a major 2million refrbishmen projec o cover his space ino a mli-prpose enerainmen faciliy. The Main Adiorim is he larges space in he vene accommodaing p o 860 pax heare syle, his elegan space is he perfec backdrop for gala dinners, award presenaions or key noe speeches available for hire from April To keep p o dae wih Colmb s Hall developmen check o he vene s websie. Meeing Room Capaciy Airpors Room/Sie name Seaing Capaciy Dimensions Theare Banqe Meres/ Fee Naral Dayligh Disance (miles) from Ciy of Derry Airpor Belfas Inernaional Airpor Belfas Ciy Airpor Main Adioirm m2 3 Balcony Room Cinema Fncion Room Ball Room

11 20 DVCB Conference Gide 21 Nowadays here is as mch focs and emphasis on niqe evening evens and social programmes as here is on academic conen and Derry is home o many qirky venes and nsal hisoric connecions. In he crren bdge conscios climae, he excellen vale for money in Derry~Londonderry - day delegae raes from as lile as 28.50! - ensres organisers can faciliae a fanasic even whils adhering o igher bdge lines ye sill offering delegaes excellen, locally sorced prodce and osanding enerainmen! Gided Tor 17h Cenry Walled Ciy Derry is one of he fines examples of a Walled ciy in Erope and 2013 celebraed he 400h Anniversary of he 17h Cenry Walls. Lasing approximaely 1 hor, a gided walking or or bs or are some of or mos poplar social aciviies and easily incorporaed ino any conference programme. Delegaes will be escored arond he ancien ciy Walls where hey will find hemselves ranspored back in ime o he 17h Cenry yo can expec horses, gnpowder and heaed debae beween a few infamos characers from he Siege of Derry! Visi o Colmb s Cahedral Visi he Bogside Mrals and Msem 21 Civic Welcome The Gildhall This specaclar vene is locaed adjacen o he iconic ciy Walls overlooking he Peace Bridge and is ideal for Civic recepions where gess will be officially welcomed o he ciy wih a wine recepion hosed by he Lord Mayor. The Gildhall is also a snning gala dinner vene; rea yor delegaes o a banqe of he fines locally sorced cisine inclding beef, lamb, dck and seafood cagh fresh from he neighboring Greencasle Harbor, all wih he Gildhall s magnificen concer organ as a backdrop. A Tase of Ireland A Tase of Ireland in he qirky 17h Cenry hemed Craf Village is a memorable social even which garanees he WOW facor! Poplar aciviies inclde a Ginness and Oyser recepion, radiional Ceili dancing, craf demonsraions sch as poery and baske weaving and food demonsraions wih or local celebriy chefs. Delegaes can even learn he ar of poring he perfec pin of Ginness, he perfec Irish coffee or enjoy some Bshmills whiskey asing, all brogh o life wih animaed characers and some of he ciy s fines msicians! Colmb s Cahedral sands on a prominen sie wihin he hisoric Derry Walls, and is Derry s/londonderry s oldes bilding, being compleed in 1633, he firs of is kind bil afer he Reformaion. The hisoric cahedral also has a msem which hoses he birhs, deahs and marriages records daing back o he 1600 s, varios arifacs inclding flags, weaponry and lierare from he Siege of Derry, he original locks o he Ciy s for gaes, frnire gifed o he Cahedral by he famos Thomas Chippendale and some of he oldes examples of Irish silver on record. The Msem of Free Derry focses on he civil righs campaign which emerged in he 1960s and he Free Derry/early Trobles period of he early 1970s. The msem is locaed amongs he iconic Mrals known as The People s Gallery which were pained by The Bogside Ariss. Their ar has been exhibied across he globe and hey have been commissioned o pain a nmber of oher works, mos noably a mral of Marin Lher King Jr. in Washingon D.C Golfer s Paradise Home o winners of 3 golf Majors Darren Clarke, Rory McIlrory and Graeme McDowell i s no srprise ha Norhern Ireland boass some of he bes golf corses in he world! The Norh Wes region recenly won he presigios Inernaional Associaion of Golf Tor Operaors award of Eropean Golf Desinaion of he Year. Ensre yor gess leave wih a memorable experience and ake advanage of Derry~Londonderry s close proximiy o hese World Class corses!

12 22 Where o ay 23 Accommodaion The Grea Odoors! Any odoor enhsiass can sample a wide range of adrenaline pmping aciviies - experience he hrill of gliding over land and waer a 40mph on a prpose bil grass rack wih abndan waer hazards and ricky hairpins and bends a Ireland s only Hovercrafing sie! Or why no maser he ar of Zorbing and roll yorself down a seep hill in a gian inflaable sphere! 23 Tickle Yor Tasebds The mli award winning Brown s Resaran is renowned for is classic cisine creaed sing only he fines locally sorced prodce. Formerly of he River Café, London, Head Chef Ian Orr has js been awarded Chef of he Year Ireland 2013 by Georgina Campbell and also recenly represened he Norh Wes of Ireland on BBC s Grea Briish Men. Enjoy a cookery and cockail maserclass wih Ian perfec for hose who prefer a more relaxed way of socialising and neworking!

13 24 DVCB Conference Gide 25 Where o ay The compac Derry~Londonderry offers an array of accommodaion ranging from conemporary ciy cenre hoels o chic conry manors and affordable hoel chains. The ciy is renowned for is excellen vale for money and wih accommodaion raes from as lile as per nigh yor BEECH HILL COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL **** 32 Ardmore Road BT47 3QP T (028) F (028) E info@beech-hill.com delegaes are garaneed a good deal in Derry. A warm welcome awais yo! Visi Derry are happy o offer a complimenary accommodaion booking service ensring a qick and easy booking process for yor delegaes. Beech Hill is a privaely owned conry hose hoel, 2 miles from Londonderry. Elegance of conry living combined wih charm, characer and syle. Sperb gronds srronding hoel, mached by sperb cisine sing locally sorced prodce. LCN Hoel of he Year 2013, Irish Resaran Associaion Bes Hoel Resaran in Cony Derry, John & Sally McKenna Bes in Ireland. Closed 24h and 25h Dec. THE BELFRAY COUNTRY INN **** 171 Glenshane Road BT47 3EN T (028) F (028) E hebelfray@bconnec.com Welcome o he award winning Belfray Conry Inn locaed only a few mines drive from he Ciy of Derry. Or 19 well appoined bedrooms offer a choice of accommodaion & combine asefl décor wih he characer of he bilding. Enjoy fine food in or Belfray Bisro or Palace Resaran and wih free car parking The Belfray Conry Inn is he ideal base for which o explore he delighs of he Norh Wes. Conference and Banqeing faciliies available for p o 200 people in or lavish Ballroom. BEST WESTERN PLUS WHITE HORSE HOTEL **** 68 Clooney Road Campsie, BT47 3PA T (028) F (028) E reservaions@whiehorsehoel.biz A 4 sar lxry family rn Hoel offering excellen vale for money. Relax in or Leisre Cenre wih 20m Heaed Pool, eam Room, Sana & Bbble Je Spa. Book a Massage a or Beay Rooms before sampling local prodce cooked wih flair in or Award Winning Resaran & Bar 68 Clooney. The hoel has now compleed exensive refrbishmen of all pblic & conference faciliies. We offer weekend enerainmen, free Wi-Fi & ample free car parking. 5 miles from he ciy cenre. CITY HOTEL **** Qeen s Qay BT48 7AS T (028) F (028) E reservaions@ciyhoelderry.com The Ciy Hoel, is perfecly locaed overlooking he River Foyle for exploring his hisoric and vibran Walled Ciy. The hoel offers 158 spacios ges rooms, Conference & Banqeing faciliies for p o 450 delegaes, fll Healh & Finess Clb wih indoor heaed pool, Thompsons Resaran, Coppins Bar and secre parking (Limied o 40 spaces). RAMADA DA VINCI S HOTEL **** 15 Clmore Road BT48 8JB T (028) F (028) E reservaions@davincishoel.com Da Vinci s Hoel is renowned in he Ciy of Derry for osanding saff, grea food and vale for money. Siaed less han 1 mile away from he vibran Walled Ciy. We offer 65 conemporary spacios bedrooms, an award winning radiional bar, an amospheric resaran, free weekend enerainmen, free Wifi and complimenary secre car parking. DERRY CITY TRAVELODGE rand Road BT48 7AB T F (028) E derry@ravelodge.ie Locaed in he hear of he ciy, wihin walking disance o he ciy s walls and local aracions. All rooms are based on room only wih breakfas served daily. HASTINGS EVERGLADES HOTEL **** Prehen Road BT47 2NH T (028) F (028) E res@egh.hasingshoels.com If easy-going is yor hing, hen he lxrios b laid-back Everglades hoel, js 5 mines from Derry Ciy Cenre, is yor kind of place. A place o relax in comforable srrondings, enjoy good homecooked food, have a pin by he fireside, and make friends. Where everyhing is easy and nohing is oo mch roble. 25

14 26 DVCB Conference Gide 27 PREMIER INN Crescen Link, Lisneal BT47 6SA T E derryciy.brewersfayregm@whibread.com Ideally locaed on he Waerside of he Ciy - js 10 mines drive from he Ciy of Derry Airpor and 5 mines drive from he ciy cenre. The hoel is an ideal base for he Crescen Link Reail Park - 5 mines walk away. Or Premier Inn has everyhing yo d expec, incredibly comfy beds in every room and he Brewers Fayre serving pb food as i shold be, along wih he all yo can ea Premier breakfas. TOWER HOTEL **** Bcher ree BT48 6HL T (028) F (028) E reservaions@hd.ie The Tower Hoel is a sylish conemporary hoel, he only hoel locaed wihin he hisoric ciy walls. Or enviable locaion is js a shor walk o he main shopping area, his rly is he perfec base o explore he wonderfl ciy. Faciliies inclde 90 bedrooms, 3 sies, café syle bar, award winning resaran, 5 designaed conference sies, finess sie and privae on sie car park. WATERFOOT HOTEL *** Caw Rondabo, Waerside BT47 6TB T (028) F (028) E info@waerfoohoel.com On Derry s Doorsep To he Wes of he ciy yo will find he beay and nspoil cony of Donegal wih miles of sandy beaches and dramaic coasline. Glenveagh Naional Park and Casle is one of Donegal s mos poplar aracions, home o a 19h Cenry casellaed mansion, snning gardens and rich wildlife inclding falcon and deer. The Inishowen Peninsla is he mos norherly poin in Ireland and he Inishowen Craf Trail which incldes visis o local Irish ariss sdios inclding paining, weed making, poery and weaving is also well worh a visi. 27 This chic and niqe hoel wih is excellen locaion is a 5 mine drive from he Ciy of Derry Airpor or ino he ciy cenre. This hoel is ideal for bsiness, leisre & sighseeing. The new Ebringon sie and Peace Bridge is a leisrely 15 mine walk from he hoel giving yo easy access ino he ciy cenre. Wih excepional high sandards of food and service i provides a very warm welcome and he very bes in hospialiy.

15 28 DVCB Conference Gide 29 Ulser American Folk Park & Fermanagh Lakelands Fermanagh boass one of he mos ncongesed lakes in Erope Logh Erne. To discover he re characer of he Erne, charer a criser from one of he many hire companies and meander yor way hrogh he Lakeland paradise. Also on his rip visi he Ulser American Folk Park which is a living hisory msem of emigraion which ells he sory of he millions of people who emigraed from hese shores hrogho he 18h and 19h Cenries. 29 Professional conference and sppor organisers Gians Caseway & Bshmills Disillery The Gian s Caseway is a he hear of he Alanic coasline. Enjoy a gided or of he Caseway iself and visi he array of aracions sch as Dnlce Casle, Carrick-a- Rede Rope Bridge and he Anrim Glens. The Bshmills Disillery is he oldes licensed whiskey disillery in he world, esablished in A one hor gided or of he disillery will edcae delegaes on he craf and skills of making an Irish Single Mal whiskey. One of he World s Grea Railway Jorneys (as deailed by Michael Palin in his railway jorney from Derry o Kerry), sweeps o of he hisoric ciy along he Banks of he River Foyle owards he Norh Anrim Coas passing he majesic Mssenden Temple and snning Ble Flag beaches of his niqe region. When bringing a conference o he Norh Wes, here are a range of professional conference organisers who are a hand wih good local knowledge and who have excellen relaionships wih venes and sppliers. Happening Conference & Evens 9 Wellingon Park Belfas, Cony Anrim BT9 6DJ Conac: Anne Dohery : e: anne@happen.co.k Bespoke NI Conac: Melia Williams : e: melia@bespokebelfas.com

16 30 DVCB Conference Gide 31 Access George Bes Belfas Ciy Airpor (BHD) : Locaed 90 mines from Derry ciy cenre, he Ciy Airpor is served by major airlines wih direc flighs from he main UK desinaions. Dblin Airpor (DUB) : +353 (0) Locaed less han a for hor drive from Derry Dblin Airpor has schedled services from mos UK and Eropean desinaions, Canada and Unied aes. Norhern Ireland Rail (NIR) provides Derry wih inerciy services o Belfas. Also hey provide an efficien inerciy service operaes beween Dblin and Belfas cenral wih a jorney ime of 2 hors and conneced services from all major owns and ciies in Ireland. : AIRporer : AIRporer provides he only direc coach service beween he Belfas Airpors, Belfas Ciy Cenre and Derry in he Norh Wes. AIRporer operaes a schedled coach service beween Belfas Inernaional Airpor, George Bes Belfas Ciy Airpor, Belfas Ciy Cenre and Derry seven days a week. The award-winning service incldes free WiFi on board he coaches and ickes can be booked online in advance. Preferenial raes available for conference delegaes. Ulserbs Foyle ree Depo, Derry. : Eropa Bs Cenre Belfas. T: Bsaras, Dblin. : +353 (0) By Air Ciy of Derry Airpor (LDY) Airpor Road, Co. Derry, BT47 3GY. : f: e: info@ciyofderryairpor.com The Ciy of Derry Airpor is he regional airpor for he Norh Wes of Ireland locaed seven miles from Derry Ciy Cenre. This modern inernaional faciliy offers a wide range of desinaions boh domesic and inernaional wih a range of airlines. Fll imeable & reservaion deails for all roes o he Ciy of Derry Airpor can be fond on Airlines Operaing from Ciy of Derry Airpor are: Ryanair Fly from Glasgow Preswick, Liverpool, Birmingham and London ansed. Belfas Inernaional Airpor (BFS) : Locaed 75 mines from Derry ciy cenre, he Inernaional Airpor is served by major airlines wih direc flighs from many UK and Eropean desinaions, also here is a direc service from Newark, USA.

17 32 DVCB Conference Gide 33 Clien Tesimonials 33 The Derry par of or visi o Norhern Ireland has srpassed all expecaions. The ciy, crrenly enjoying he 2013 UK Ciy of Clre Award, has rallied, achieving an amazing amon in a very shor ime. Every place we visied was impressive. From conference vene o social vene o hoel, every sie seemed o have eiher been refrbished or was clearly ndergoing refrbishmen. There has been massive invesmen here and here is no dob ha he legacy of 2013 is opening he ciy p o prolific new opporniies for conference bsiness. Copled wih wha s happening on he grond is an infecios sense of opimism. The pain of he recen pas is being channelled ino an amazing energy ha we fel from everyone ha we me. Wha is on offer here is rly remarkable and I can only emphasize once again ha Derry is open for Bsiness. Michael Foreman, Associaion of Briish Professional Conference Organisers I s difficl o find he righ words o express my hanks on behalf of he Parnership for he excepional welcome and fanasic and so impressive arrangemens yo made for or visi over he las wo days. We packed so mch in i feels like we ve been wih yo for mch longer han 48 hors! Yo shold be righy prod of yor achievemens he sense of collecive pride, enhsiasm, ambiion, deerminaion o make Norhern Ireland and Derry-Londonderry a ms-see world-class bsiness and leisre ravel desinaion. I seems o me ha he words of Seams Heaney illsrae he jorney yo ve been on Geing sared, keeping going, geing sared again - in ar and in life, i seems o me his is he essenial rhyhm no only of achievemen b of srvival, he grond of convinced acion, he basis of self-eseem and he garanee of credibiliy in yor lives, credibiliy o yorselves as well as o ohers. Michael Hirs, Bsiness Visis and Evens Parnership

18 34 DVCB Conference Sppor Gide 35 Below is a lising of some key conferences recenly hosed in Derry~Londonderry DATE EVENT Arrange yor conference Jne 2012 Oc 2013 Nov 2012 Form for Access and Conining Edcaion Annal Conference Poliical dies Associaion of Ireland Conference Norhern Periphery Programme Eropean Conference Visi Derry makes he organising of an even, meeing or conference easier by helping and giding yo o he vene mos siable o yor needs. We offer imparial sppor and he following FREE services: Jan 2013 Media Commnicaion & Clral dies Associaion Conference Vene Selecion Tors/Social Programmes May 2013 May 2013 Sep 2013 Oc 2013 Inernaional Roary Global Peace Form Eropean Bsiness & Innovaion Cenre Nework Annal Congress Naional Associaion for Medical Edcaion Managemen Conference Irish Associaion of Sicidology Conference Preparaion of bid docmens and presenaions Accommodaion Bookings Delegae Informaion inclding lierare for delegae packs Transpor and Access Informaion Sie and Familiarisaion Visis Local Sppor Services Civic Recogniion Applying for fnding and financial sppor Nov 2013 Nov 2013 Oc 2014 Irish Thoracic Sociey Conference IPB Insrance Pride of Place Awards Briish Associaion of Cardiovasclar Prevenion & Rehabiliaion Conference DVCB s aim as an organisaion is o promoe and profile Derry and is hinerland as a conference and meeings desinaion. 35 Mar 2015 Concil of Erope Regional Disabiliy Conference

19 36 Visi Derry 44 Foyle ree, Derry~Londonderry. BT48 6AT : e: conference@visiderry.com asgireland.com