Want a special venue for your meeting, conference, seminar, reunion, sales convention, seminar or other special event? Looking for something in the Midwest region? Look no further. The Conference Center Services at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln have everything you could possibly want or need in a one-stop large event venue solution!

Talk about convenient! The Lincoln airport is just 8 minutes away, and the Omaha airport a mere 50 minutes from campus. What’s more, residence halls are available during the summer months, from May through August, and nearby hotels can provide lodgings all year long!

The University of Nebraska can welcome a staggering 13,595 people, making it one of the top Midwest conference centers for large groups and events! Yet they’ll treat you and your small group like kings as well. Up to 7500 people can be seated in the largest theatre, 850 in one huge classroom. What’s more, there are 200 meeting and event rooms so that people can break out into smaller groups, or to accommodate smaller event participation.

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Of course, you’ll be enjoying state-of-the-art technologies, including video teleconferencing, satellite links, the latest in A/V equipment, and computer labs, as well as highly trained in-house technical support assistants, for example, and all at very competitive rates! Most of the University meeting facilities and event rooms have LCD projectors, microphones, a computer terminal for the instructor, and the usual compliment of AV meeting equipment. Computer equipment rentals include desktop machines, iMacs, and printers. Your conference coordinator will see to the details for you.

Catering is another area in which the U of N shines. Everything from the simplest of snacks and coffee service to the most elaborate of fine dining meals can be provided — on campus or off! Got a theme in mind? Let your event planner know what you’d prefer and they’ll pull together a custom menu especially for your event’s guests! There are plenty of places to dine as well. Pick the place that best suits your group’s mood and purposes.

Every event is assigned a conference services planner, who will see to each and every detail. The front desk is open 24 hours a day. Guest rooms come with complimentary broadband Internet service. Need parking permits or shuttle services? Just let your planner know. Got a hankering for something? There are even on-campus convenience stores! Looking for a party atmosphere? Dance floors, stages, speakers, and more are all available — you guessed it — through your event coordinator.

Most conference facilities work towards getting you to book your event with them. The University of Nebraska in Lincoln looks at this from a markedly different perspective: Their goal is to have every attendee thinking about when they’ll next be able to come back. In that perspective lies all the difference, and perhaps a bit of an explanation, because that is the difference between the ordinary and the excellence that you and your guests will experience at the University of Nebraska.

The location in eastern Nebraska makes this venue convenient to residents of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Minnesota, Wyoming and Colorado, which are all within a day’s drive. In fact, every summer the U of N hosts some 12,000 people from all over the world. To be sure, many of them simply fly in to Lincoln or Omaha.

The capacity of the university is impressive. 13,595 people can be accommodated during the day, while 5000 overnight guests can find lodgings on campus between May and August. The auditorium holds 7500, and the others can find seats in the 200 other meeting and event rooms, including a single classroom environment that seats 850 people at once!

Technology is key to any conference these days. The university has the ability to provide video teleconferencing, satellite links, computer labs, AV presentation equipment, and capable in-house staff to set it all up and see to it that it’s operating smoothly.

The UNL’s catering is quite capable, provides outstanding quality and service as standard fare. If you or your attendees have special desires or requirements, the catering staff is happy to accommodate those requests. Customized rate packages can be provided for the catering aspect, and for the entire conference as well.

In all things, the UNL exists to serve. Give them a call. Find out how good it is to book your event with a conference center which has the experience and perspective to earn your business — for both this event and your next as well!

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If your group is searching for one of the top Midwest conference center locations, then Creighton University is ready, willing and able to be your first choice every time you need a meeting or conference facility in or near Omaha, Nebraska.  This outstanding and beautiful campus offers the usual meeting rooms, classrooms and auditoriums (seats 500) as well as other breakout rooms.  Additionally, there’s a beautiful 7000 square foot ballroom within their modern Harper Center facility.  Creighton University is in a singular position to deliver everything you and your guests need for a flawless, memorable event!

These Nebraska conference center facilities are available all year long (subject to availability, of course.)  Lodgings can potentially be provided for 845 people within the residence halls, and another 733 beds are available in suite-type housing.  When necessary, guests may acquire overnight lodgings at nearby hotels as well.  With a maximum capacity of 650 in theatre-style seating, the largest practical group would be 700 participants occupying up to 20 meeting and event rooms.

Technologically, the Creighton conference facilities are state-of-the-art.  The huge majority of meeting spaces within both the Skutt Student Center and the Harper Center include a LCD projector, a DVD/VCR combo player, and a computer.  Moreover, the Skutt Student Center’s ballroom is equipped with both wired and wireless microphones, adjustable lighting, and dual-screen projectors (laptop compatible) as well.  High-speed WiFi is installed, and AV techs are available.

The campus has a full-service catering department at your disposal to accommodate everything from snacks and coffee service to a formal sit-down dinner and awards ceremony.  Additionally, there are a number of retail food vendors, including a coffee shop and sports bar which offers, pizzas, burgers, milkshakes, etc. — sit down or to go — and even a convenience store, all on campus.  The residence halls each have dining facilities as well.

Your guests are welcome to enjoy the Kiewit Fitness Center, which features a workout center, basketball and raquetball courts, a full-sized pool and hot tub, and an indoor track.  St. John’s Church is also available for Mass, and for meetings within the church’s basement.  There’s even a shuttle running 19.5 hours of each day, servicing every area of the campus!

For those who care to go out and about or explore, Omaha, Nebraska has a number of attractions and venues, including the Old Market area, a premier arts and entertainment district which offers fine dining, shops and nightlife.  For families, the Henry Doorly Zoo was recently named the “#1 Family Friendly Vacation Spot in the U.S.”!  Qwest Center lends its name to a facility offering big name concerts and sporting events.  Or enjoy a stroll along the Missouri river at the Heartland of America Park. Then there’s the Joslynn Art Museum and the Durham Western Heritage Museum… Guests will have a seemingly endless string of things to see and do!

With all these options available (and at  highly competitive rates,) it’s clear that these Omaha conference facilities are out to earn your business both now and in the long haul!  It’s rare that one finds such well developed, capable and affordable facilities all in one place, which makes Creighton University a unique venue, and the best choice for your gathering, conference or event!

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