


It also does not lend itself to activities that require lots of group work or back-and-forth conversation, like intimate brainstorming sessions or team-building activities. Like auditorium seating, classroom style seating can often pose issues re: audiovisual capabilities and may feel crowded in smaller rooms depending on group size. Larger, less “hands-on” brainstorming sessions.Classroom style seating arrangements are, of course, best suited for presentations and trainings similar to what you remember from your school days, but it can be useful in other corporate settings as well.

Individuals are seated next to one another, but with adequate “elbow room” so each may focus on their own notes, brainstorming or work. Alternatively, you can view some case studies or contact us.Classroom seating typically places long tables of 4 participants each in rows about the width of the room, sometimes split into columns. Please browse our solutions pages for more inspiration. Our Venue Types pages are designed to give you just a flavour of the options available for your space. We’re also known for our friendly and knowledgable customer service, and for our reliability in providing ongoing service and support for your seating installation. The seats themselves are also highly resilient, with much of our range certified to the most stringent test level of the relevant British standard. Our seating is known for its robustness and many of our retractable platform installations have withstood 25 years or more of us. The Audience Systems DifferenceĪudience Systems are one of the world’s foremost providers of retractable seating, and we’re able to use our expertise to customise systems for a huge variety of spatial and operational requirements. The range includes simple stages that can be folded away onto trolleys, scissor leg stages and sophisticated power operated air stages which rise out of the venue floor. We offer a wide range of stage options in partnership with renowned German manufacturer Trenomat. A folding writing tablet gives extra flexibility.

This is illustrated on a grand scale here at the Colorado Convention Centre (below left).Ī fixed writing tablet gives all the space delegates need for notes and devices during academic conferences or training sessions (below right).Ĭolorado Convention Centre, USA Walsgrave Hospital, UKĪ more cinematic chair offers long term seated comfort – key where delegates may be sitting for long sessions. If you plan a fixed auditorium, a more traditional theatre chair is instantly welcoming. Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Ricoh Arena Conference Facility Fixed Seating At Ricoh Arena in Coventry and SECC in Glasgow, our matrix removable seating creates additional seating capacity on the floor as and when required. At the Bournemouth International Centre, Audience Systems provided bespoke stacking chairs to the venue’s design. Permanent fixed seats, and stacking or removable chairs often work well alongside a retractable bank. National Museum, Singapore (x2) Conference Facility at Herongate Leisure Centre Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Removable seating Optional fold out writing tablets can increase appeal to conference clients. Power operation speeds reconfigurations and saves man hours. International Conference Centre ExCeL, Londonįor a small to medium size venue, a single bank of retractable seating can be well-suited. At the same time, a special fabric and timber armrests to the architect’s exact specification complement the building’s elegant interior. At the International Conference Centre, ExCeL, London, fourteen large and completely mobile banks of retractable seating offer almost limitless configurations. Retractable seatingįor large scale conference facilities, heavy duty functionality can be combined with a little finesse. And of course it’s not just about practicality - beautiful, comfortable seats give an auditorium the desirability that keeps your clients re-booking. Flexibility can also be crucial – without an adaptable seating layout, a venue may not be suitable for certain types of events. The seating design will of course determine the venue’s ultimate capacity. Whether a dedicated conference destination, or a multipurpose or education venue looking to attract events, the choice of seating has a pivotal role in a conference facility’s revenue potential. If you'd like to look at our lecture theatre or auditorium chairs, you can find them on our chairs page here, or for retractable seating, click here. Below you'll find some examples of our work in all kinds of conference venues.
