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Active Risk ­ - providers of the world's first Enterprise Risk Management solution - needed an experienced conference venue, with well equipped conference facilities and ample outdoor space for team building activities, to host its annual Sales Conference.

Lane End Conference Centre was able to provide Active Risk with exclusive use of two self-contained buildings: Wycombe Hall and the Pavilion with direct access to the team building grounds.

More than 30 Active Risk employees from all over the UK stayed at Lane End for a five-day interactive conference with more than 60 guests attending the main activity day on the Wednesday.

IDEXX Laboratories ­ - global market leader in animal health diagnostics and IT solutions ­ - needed modern residential conference facilities in order to launch its new sales strategy and train its growing UK sales team.

Lane End Conference Centre was able to provide IDEXX with an exclusive residential training venue - ­ a completely self-contained building that gave delegates complete privacy.

More than 30 IDEXX delegates from all over the UK, Eire and Holland stayed at Lane End for an 11-day conference and training event.

The recent selection of Lane End Conference Centre in Buckinghamshire for a significant annual gathering of family doctors has once again focused attention on one of the venue’s core features: the scope it gives organisers to book one of more of its five distinct buildings on an exclusive basis, to optimise privacy and convenience for delegates.

The Royal College of General Practitioners’ Thames Valley Faculty held its annual Symposium at Lane End on March 15th. The event attracted more than 120 guests from across the Thames Valley region and its schedule was extremely demanding, involving keynote addresses, workshops and plenary sessions.

Lane End Conference Centre and one of its regular customers have worked together to create the optimum match between the venue’s facilities and the needs of its users. Lane End is a member of the Conference Centres of Excellence consortium, the UK’s largest group of specialist training and conference venues.

Triaster, an Oxfordshire based process improvement company, held its annual sales conference for up to 100 customers, new prospects and consultants at Lane End Conference Centre in June 2009.

The main organiser, Emma Harrison, commented: "Beforehand, communication over event planning was detailed and precise. At the event, they coped with ad hoc requests ­ such as quickly providing jugs of iced water on an unexpectedly hot day ­ with courtesy and efficiency. From housekeeping to the General Manager, everyone was keen to help.

The beautiful landscaped setting at Lane End helped set the scene and created a relaxed atmosphere for conversation and networking."