Introduction

Priory Street Centre is a voluntary sector resource venue situated in the heart of York, a beautiful city with well-preserved medieval buildings and the largest Gothic cathedral in Britain. 

It has been developed by York Council for Voluntary Service to meet the needs of the not-for-profit sector and its central location and proximity to York railway station makes it an ideal venue for conference events of national and regional importance, while the affordability and accessibility of our rooms keep the venue well within the reach of small local organisations. 

The range of activities at Priory Street Centre not only reflects the diversity of the voluntary sector, but also demonstrates the flexibility of the venue, which can be adapted to facilitate a variety of events from large-scale conferences seating up to 200 people, through to boardroom style meetings, training activities, road shows and community events.

Priory Street Centre provides a wide range of audio-visual equipment and on-site technical support at little or no extra cost, including video and wireless telephone conferencing facilities, interactive digital whiteboards, wi-fi internet connection, solar powered mobile phone recharging facilities, i-phone projectors, high resolution data-projectors and laptops, portable IT training suite with 12 workstations, adaptive technology for disabled people, audio CD/MP3 players/recorders and digital cameras, as well as  VCR/DVD players,  flip charts, OHPs and slide projectors. The main conference room also has an interactive touch screen lectern and a full PA system with radio microphones. The Micklegate Room has ISDN video conferencing facilities (funded by CapacityBuilders), and we can arrange ISDN to IP bridging and multi-site support. Our staff are familiar with Microsoft, Open Source and Apple Mac Operating Systems.

Digital Conferencing 

Priory Street Centre can also offer an online digital conference broadcast package, which enables viewers to watch live conference coverage of your event in HD quality, and allows audiences who may not be able to attend in person to engage and interact with live discussions or take part in real-time opinion polls. Content can be recorded for future viewing and we can supply web analytics to measure the success of any broadcast. 

Our digital conference service allows you to incorporate pre-recorded videos, presentation slides, and multiple cameras into your broadcast, and we can also provide a mobile application that will allow keynote speakers or other panelists to broadcast and contribute to your event using their mobile phone camera.

In addition to conference rooms, Priory Street Centre provides office accommodation, A/V equipment hire and a range of other services - find out more here

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