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EDITORIAL : M. Luc DOUBLET, President Mme Laurence PÉAN-COUSIN, Managing Director Organising a business event - a congress, convention, conference, workshop or a gala dinner requires much time and energy and gives you quite an adrenalin rush! We offer you a guide of easy answers and simple solutions to enable you to organise your event both efficiently and serenely. Hauts-de-France Region and its main business destinations, cater for all your needs, including top quality hotels, convention centres and seminar venues. Our solutions are tailor-made to meet your specific needs. Our teams, with their experience and know-how are there to help you find the right venue, put you in touch with the right people and, above all, to guarantee that your event in Hauts-de-France is a complete success. With this guide, the Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau provides you with simple solutions for working together to organise successful events.
Easy answers for working together
It s always difficult to organise an event No, that s a misconception. The Hauts-de-France Region has its own regional Convention bureau, the Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau. It aims to help professionals, companies and agencies to organise events of all kinds. Its purpose is to showcase the region s offer in terms of the organisation of corporate events: conventions, seminars, fairs, motivational workshops etc. This official bureau works very much like a business and has a budget and targets to meet. It acts as a true service provider, ready to cater to all your needs. It seeks to make the organisation of your event easier (conventions, fairs, seminars etc.) and is the connection between the region s corporate venues, hotels, convention centres and service providers.
Whether you are a non-profit organisation, a company, a society, a professional federation, an agency specialised in corporate tourism or an events organiser in France or abroad, the expertise and know-how of the Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau, provide you with access to all the essential services to ensure the success of your event. We accurately evaluate your specific needs. Is the available offer really Suited to all Types of events?
Who uses The Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau? Every year over 800 companies, non-profit organisations, professional federations, international and national events organisers use our services! The Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau has the solution for hassle-free events organisation. Read more about our experience and customer feedback on our website: www.hautsdefranceconvention.com
You offer cookie-cutter solutions No, we don t! Because each project is unique, the Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau helps you organise your event from A to Z: from the initial stages right through to the day of the event, we provide personalised and confidential assistance every step of the way. Complete knowledge of the destinations and products of Hautsde-France will enable you to best choose the location of the event: Amiens, Le Grand Arras, Chantilly, Dunkirk, Le Touquet- Paris Plage, the European Metropolis of Lille, Saint-Quentin, Valenciennes, and also the Louvre in Lens, Nausicaa in Boulogne-sur-Mer and much more!
Funded by the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, we labor and to turn the Hauts-de-France Region into an area renowned for its conventions and corporate events. For this reason, our services are entirely free of charge. Our advice is thus neutral and impartial, as we have no sales objectives. It s expensive to get professional help!
What type of advice can you truly provide? Customised assistance to find the right location: hotels, convention centres, restaurants, reception venues, museums, caterers and contractors. Putting you in touch with all our partners and organisations involved in corporate tourism in Lille Region and in each city: Amiens, Le Grand Arras, Chantilly, Dunkirk, Le Touquet- Paris-Plage, the European Metropolis of Lille, Saint- Quentin, Valenciennes. Welcoming executives and decision makers, organising visits and scouting venues. Assistance in preparing applications and supplying resources to make presentations convincing: photo library, tourist brochures, videos, presentation file etc. We can represent you before local administrative and political bodies to assist you in obtaining proper political and technical support for your convention. Corporate meetings, congresses, conventions, workshops, gala dinners, motivational seminars Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau provides you with a customised solution suited to your aims, budget and participant profile. Lille Métropole
«What does Hauts-de-France Region can offer? Hauts-de-France is located in the heart of the most vibrant consumer hub in a 300 km radius in Europe.* 5 European capitals are less than 3 hours away by TGV! It has many museums, including the renowned Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Matisse au Cateau-Cambrésis, LAM à Villeneuve d Ascq, La Piscine à Roubaix etc. The most recent acknowledgement of the region s rich cultural offer was the opening of the Louvre-Lens. Hauts-de-France counts many atypical locations that are UNESCO world heritage sites, such as its belfries, mines, VAUBAN citadels, as well as its varied landscape, centuriesold historical heritage and a unique, typically French art de vivre. Lille Métropole
Experts to help you to organise your event & congress
Contacting us is easy! Valérie LEFEBVRE Congress project manager valerie.lefebvre@hautsdefranceconvention.com Tel : +33 3 59 56 21 86 Mobile : +33 6 37 58 44 02 The Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau s team provides high quality services to Event Organizers, by helping and recommending venues, facilities, accommodations, and suppliers to settle any kind of event. Clémence BLANCHEGORGE Promotion executive clemence.blanchegorge@hautsdefranceconvention.com Tel : +33 3 59 56 21 86 Mobile : +33 6 37 58 43 17 Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau 299 boulevard de Leeds 59777 Euralille-Lille FRANCE www.hautsdefranceconvention.com Member of : Atout France Corporate Tourism Cluster Under the French agency for the Promotion of Tourism ICCA : International Congress & Convention Association
a network of 8 major conventions and events cities
Hauts-de-France Convention Bureau, a network of 8 major events & congresses cities Hauts-de-France is a network of 8 major events & congresses cities: Amiens, Arras, Chantilly, Dunkirk, Le Touquet-Paris- Plage, The European Metropolis of Lille, Saint-Quentin and Valenciennes all offering a large range of facilities for welcoming meetings and congresses from 20 up to 4 000 persons. And don t forget to experience our breathtaking incentives program such as land sailing on Dunkirk or le Touquet-Paris- Plage beaches, private gala events in the stunning Château de Chantilly, beer & cheese tastings with the event agency l Echappée Bière, discovering Lille s heritage via an unconventional gastronomic city tour or even canoeing in Amiens natural marshes for a break after your meeting day! So many possibilities for your next event! Les Hauts-de-France is also a dynamic destinations with competitive cluster or centres of excellence : intelligent transport, commerce & distribution, Nutrition, Health and Longevity, intelligent materials, fishing resources, textile innovation, environment
Amiens The Belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Perret s Tower And its luminous hourglass, Bertangles and Pissy Castles, Saint-Landre nature reserve at Boves, La Queue Marsh at Blangy. are open invitations to stroll and visit Amiens and its surroundings. Saint-Leu, the little Venise of the North, is a picturesque quarter. Intimately linked to water, ancient Amiens is crisscrossed by a lot of canals. The coffee house, restaurants, and pubs provide welcoming outdoor terraces. The former effervescence of its craft industries and mills have now been replaced by the university student activities. A convention center with a contemporary architecture 2 auditoriums from 356 to 985 seats 11 meetings rooms from 20 to 600 sqm 1 exhibition hall of 10 000 sqm 15 000 sqm of outside exhibition area 1500 free car-park places A capacity of 1420 rooms divided up to 33 hotels from the economic-class to the 5* Amiens Amiens urban aera 4* & 5* 114 94 3* 406 122 2* 133 207 1* & NC 23 302
Arras The City of Arras is best known for its Flemish - style Baroque squares providing a sumptuous backdrop to the Town Hall and its Unesco heritage site Belfry. Arras will surprise you with its rich cultural heritage, as well as with its characteristic art de vivre. Surprising underground passages, the Fine Arts Museum, rafting or hiking are just a few good reasons to visit Arras. A convention centre with a modular auditorium Perfect for a tailor-made event! 1 auditorium up to 1000 seats 2 exhibition halls from 1200 to 4300 sqm 7 modular spaces from 35 to 4300 sqm 1000 free car-park places A capacity of 830 rooms divided up to 19 hotels from the economic-class to the 4* Arras Arras urban area 4* 118-3* 211 61 2* 164 164 1* & NC 45 64
Chantilly With a worldwide reputation for its château and race courses that attract horse aficionados and tourists, Chantilly is an exquisite town both for its history and the beauty and diversity of its heritage. A true sanctuary for art, the Musée Condé houses over 800 classic paintings, making it the second-largest collection of works from the French and Italian schools after the Louvre. The key attractions of Château de Chantilly is a library of rare books and the state apartments of the Princes of Condé in which the decorations from the 18th century have been lovingly preserved The grounds of Château de Chantilly, embellished in the 17th century by Le Nôtre, provide a history tour of French gardens. The Great Stables were built a century later by the architect Jean Aubert. Since 1982, they have showcased the best of classicism with the Musée du Cheval dedicated to horses and modern entertainment with their spectacular horse shows. A capacity of 1 373 room divided up to 20 hotels from the economic-class to the 5* Chantilly Autour de Chantilly 5* 92 108 4* 677-3* 135 140 2* 66 17 1* & NC - 138
Dunkirk Dunkirk is an urban city, a port city and beach town all rolled in to one and is the ideal setting for exceptional events along the longest cross-border beach in Europe. Dunkirk is also home to much contemporary art with its LAAC (Place of Contemporary Art & Action),FRAC (Regional Foundation for Contemporary Art) and the Bateau Feu theatre. Aficionados of contemporary art will enjoy the great diversity on offer, from 1950s artwork to very up-to-date works. A convention centre with an unbelievable sea view 1 amphitheatre up to 3500 seats 1 auditorium up to 500 seats 1 modular exhibition hall up to 2700 sqm 2700 sqm of modular spaces, up to 4000 in cocktail A capacity of 1 800 rooms divided up to 29 hotels from the economic-class to the 4* Dunkirk Dunkirk urban area 4* 48 9 3* 286 320 2* 248 217 1* & NC 586 210
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, a prestigious seaside resort on the Opal Coast, is the most British of all French seaside towns. A mix of elegance, luxury, quiet and indulgence this «Nature Resort» situated between 6 km of beaches and 800 hectares of pine forests has always managed to successfully combine authenticity and modernity. From its 4-star hotels, luxury boutiques, casinos and golf course to its roaring-1920s-style villas hidden amongst the dunes and pine trees, the «Channel Garden» has something to offer for every one of the «4 Seasons». An unusual convention centre in the heart of the seaside resort : 1 auditorium up to 462 seats 1 exhibition hall of 260 sqm 7 modular meeting rooms from 148 to 1000 sqm 2 lounges of 30 and 40 sqm A capacity of 1100 rooms divided up to 21 hotels from the economic-class to the 4* Le Touquet-Paris-Plage 4* 468 3* 251 2* 155 1* & NC 43
The European Metropolis of Lille The greater Lille area s rich cultural heritage is a wonderful combination of influences and eras. Its industrial history is kept alive through surprising urban rehabilitation works : a former swimming pool turned into a museum in Roubaix, a convent classed as a national monument transformed into a hotel and a train station repurposed into a cultural centre at the Gare Saint Sauveur are but a few examples. A regional capital of almost 2 million inhabitants, Lille, is an economic, tourist and cultural metropolis. A modern complex in the heart of the city : 4 auditoriums from 433 to 4759 seats 1 exhibition hall of 18 000 sqm 3 modular spaces from 1300 to 1900 sqm 28 meeting rooms 1200 free car-park places A capacity of 8 000 rooms divided up to 123 hotels from the economic-class to the 5* Lille Métropole Lilloise 5* 250-4* 897 977 3* 1419 1686 2* 820 925 1* & NC 279 953
Saint-Quentin Saint Quentin is a town which is best discovered by exploring its laneways and uncovering the numerous Art Deco facades and buildings, built in Roaring Twenties style. Discover the majestic Town Hall, the grand and luminous Basilica, the luxurious Italian theatre and one of the splendid museums boasting pastel portraits, vintage motorcycles, historic sewing machines and other antiques. Visit the beautiful surrounding country-side of Saint Quentin : From the Marais D Isle marshlands to the rolling hills of Vermandois and winding past the rivers Oise, Somme and Escaut; take your time to enjoy this calm and tranquil landscape. Cinéquai : 7 auditoriums from 92 to 473 seats 10 000 sqm of outside exhibition area 300 free car park places A capacity of 630 rooms divided up to 15 hotels from the economic-class to the 3* Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin urban area 3* 192 45 2* 183 41 1* & NC 85 60
Valenciennes Innovation and anticipation... are the key principles of Valenciennes strategy to modernise the city and attract innovative businesses. A city of arts and culture, Valenciennes is home to no less than 48 Rome Grands Prix laureates, of which 21 in the architecture category. The many sculptures exhibited across the city make Valenciennes an open-air museum A brand new convention centre! 3 auditoriums from 50 to 800 seats 1 exhibition hall of 4200 sqm 2 banquet halls from 400 to 2400 sqm 14 meeting rooms from 20 to 250 seats 1 lounge area Bar and roof top 400 free car-park places A capacity of 1492 rooms divided up 23 hotels to the economic-class to the 4* Valenciennes Valenciennes Métropole 4* 166 141 3* 278 244 2* 122 286 1* & NC 46 209