Asia Pacific Hall
Asia Pacific Hall is a dramatic, comfortable and inspiring space, designed for dialogue and interaction among participants. This signature plenary space in the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue features five concentric rings of comfortable seating for up to 154 participants, creating an open environment that assists in engaging individuals in group discussion.
Communication between participants is enhanced by advanced information technologies that provide technical support for dialogue, discussion and presentation.
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Features of Asia Pacific Hall
- Adjustable leather ergonomic chairs with seating for 154. Delegates are comfortably seated with generous space between, enabling easy swiveling to engage with those around
- Desks wired with 100 MBPS Internet connection (wireless also available).
- Individual microphones: everyone has a voice.
- Built-in simultaneous language interpretation for up to 5 languages (UN compliant)
- Videoconference-capable for up to 154 participants. This built-in system allows for easy activation: extend your meeting to the world.
- Dual projection on opposing screens for unobstructed viewing
- Two chair positions and four additional presenter stations provide options for conference design depending on your agenda and number of delegates/speakers.
Asia Pacific Hall is ideal for:
- national and international associations hosting conferences
- corporations holding annual general meetings, strategic planning sessions, product information
- government meetings and conferences — Federal, Provincial and Municipal
- academic groups hosting educational conferences or presenting new research
- meetings that may involve difficult discussions that require participants to gain an understanding of various points of view
- gatherings with cultural diversity among participants, including language barriers
- technical presentations requiring superior projection, such as detailed medical or scientific presentations
- film screenings or launches
- large group videoconferencing/ webcasting to participants in other locations
- events that require video or audio capturing for archival purposes
Making it work
Our professional event managers, plus program staff can assist in making recommendations regarding your program, to seating your speakers and delegates to effectively use the design of Asia Pacific Hall to assist in maximizing the outcomes of your meeting.
As part of a comprehensive university, we have access to experts within and beyond the university—both locally and internationally—who can arrange for moderators, speakers, panelists, specialized researchers, and program consultants.facilitation, meeting strategy and design, expert speakers and leadership training. The Wosk Centre for Dialogue can provide facilitators, mediators, and other meeting specialists to fit a particular event's nature and objectives. For more information, visit the Study and Practice of Dialogue at SFU website.
