Where to Organize a Professional Seminar in Quebec

Organizing a professional seminar is one of the easiest ways for a company to start building a professional training and personal development program for employees. Many regions of Quebec offer landscapes of stunning natural beauty and organizing your professional seminar in a place outside the major urban centres is a sure-fire way to step outside the regular office routine. A change of surroundings helps to create an inspiring atmosphere conducive to creative exchanges.

Organize Your Professional Seminar with Ôrigine Artisans Hôteliers

Consulting with a professional event organizer will help you organize your professional seminar successfully. One way to do that is to turn to the events specialists at our centralized booking service. You’ll save time because a single request gives you access to all the hotels and inns of the Ôrigine artisans hoteliers network. What’s more, we’ll assign you a designated resource person who can help you organize your corporate meeting while taking your needs into account.

The range of room capacities offered by our hotels and inns will surely fulfill your requirements when organizing a professional seminar. All our business meeting rooms come with audio-visual equipment and some even have flexible, modular layouts. Ôrigine artisans hôteliers also offers you a choice of hotels and inns for every budget thanks to the best available rates. To find out more, we invite you to take a look at our business packages.

A Few Ôrigine Hotels Where You Can Organize Your Professional Seminar

Auberge du Lac Taureau offers a unique blend of business and wellness in the heart of nature. Ideally located in the Lanaudière region, the Auberge offers 6 reception rooms for 50 to 250 people. Additionally, your group can enjoy a multitude of outdoor activities, both summer and winter, as well as gourmet meals to top off your corporate meeting experience.

With its view of the Saguenay Fjord, Auberge des 21 invites you to indulge in cozy comfort, complete with a personalized welcome and gourmet cuisine. The inn offers several packages to help you organize a professional seminar that meets all your needs. Equipped with business meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 60 people, the Auberge supplies all the audio-visual tools vital to the smooth running of a corporate meeting. In short, Auberge des 21 makes it a easier to combine work and pleasure.

Designed to take full advantage of the natural beauty of the Magog-Orford area, Estrimont Suites & Spa invites you to organize your professional seminars in a resort ambiance with its spacious fireside suites and incomparable gourmet dining experiences. The breathtaking views of Mont Orford will inspire your team and lend a unique atmosphere to your corporate meeting. Choose from seven business meeting rooms for 5 to 250 people.

Tips for Organizing a Professional Seminar

At first glance, organizing a professional seminar may seem like an overwhelming task. If you divide the work into steps, however, the project will become easier to manage. Here are the 5 most important elements to consider in order to choose the right venue and the right meeting room for your needs.

1. The room’s ambiance

If your goal is to reduce distractions to a minimum so that participants can fully concentrate, choose a room with plain decor. If, on the other hand, you wish to encourage a lively atmosphere for your professional seminar, opt for something with more charm.

2. The room’s capacity

To facilitate exchanges between participants, opt for a more intimate meeting room while avoiding a space that’s too small. Comfort is important. By the same token, a seminar room that feels too big can be just as uncomfortable as one that feels cramped.

3. Equipment

Always check if the room includes the equipment essential to organizing a professional seminar such as high speed wireless internet, easels and easel pads, markers, projectors, screens, and so on.

4. Available services

The services available to participants contribute directly to the success of a professional seminar. Are meals available on-site? What do they include? Is there a relaxation area for breaks or group activities?

5. Accessibility

Be sure to organize your professional seminar in a place that is accessible to all participants.

Success Factors for Your Corporate Meeting

Michel Bélanger is a sales management and business development consultant specializing in business coaching and the author of Le Coach invisible. He also has extensive experience organizing professional seminars. Here are a few of his success factors to help you organize your professional seminar:

• Build anticipation by defining the theme well in advance. As the date gets closer, drop a few hints in your corporate communications about what participants can expect. That way, they’ll see how important is to their own futures and the future of the company.

• Aim for a fine balance in the schedule by not overloading the program. Set aside some time during the day for team-building and motivational activities.

• Choose speakers and facilitators who can convey the content of the seminar with passion and conviction. Defining your goals will make it easier for you to search speakers bureaus and agencies.

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  If you’re in charge of organizing a professional seminar and you still have unanswered questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Ôrigine artisans hôteliers events team toll-free at 1 800 861-4024, ext. 225 ,or send us your request by email. We’re open from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.