June 2010
Regional Sustainable Travel Award
The Genome Campus travel plan was commended at the recent East
of England Award ceremony. The aim of this award is to identify
inspiring examples of innovation and action by organisations in the
areas of commuting and business travel and through this to reward
best practice and inspire others to take action in the region.
The judges commented, "The Wellcome Trust demonstrated real
progress in a number of areas, building sustainable travel into
their organisational culture. By recognising the challenges faced,
they have tailored their sustainable travel plan to their business,
making it innovative and successful".
This regional award is a real achievement for the Campus and
highlights outstanding recognition for the efforts from all that
contribute to the multi award winning Genome Campus Travel
Plan.
August 2009
ISO 14001 Accreditation Completed
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, including the Conference
Centre, has successfully completed ISO 14001 accreditation.
The assessor commented, "It was most striking that the system
was Campus wide and all those interviewed were fully aware of their
responsibilities and duties within it. From entering the site via
reception it was immediately obvious that the system was intended
to bring real environmental benefits, not only to the campus and
those working in it, but to the wider community as well."
Wellcome Trust Conference Centre Manager, Rachel Cordier,
comments, "We have always been proud of our environmental
credentials. Working in a beautiful Georgian house, we are very
aware of our impact on the overall environment, not only the 55
acres that we occupy, but the local area and villages as well."
February 2009
Head Chef Wins UK Final of the IACC Copper Skillet Challenge
2009
Head Chef, Josh Fox, has won the UK Final of the IACC Copper
Skillet Challenge 2009 and will now represent the UK at the
International Final to be held in Georgia, USA, on 27th March
2009.
Download a copy of the
winning menu and more information regarding the
competition.
January 2009
Latest Technology in Video Conferencing Installed
The latest technology in video conferencing has been installed
in Loft Room 1. The high definition capable Polycom HDX9004 video
conferencing system, which uses IP over the internet, is connected
to two 50" NEC professional quality plasma screens with stereo
speakers, Polycom HD EagleEye camera and two HDX microphones,
giving outstanding picture and sound quality.
November 2008
ISO 14001
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, including the Conference
Centre, successfully passed phase four of the BS8555 approach to
achieving the ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management,
encompassing our Energy Efficiency, Waste Control and Green
Transport strategies.
August 2008
Wellcome Trust Conference Centre Completes Bedroom
Refurbishment
An 18 month refurbishment programme of all of our bedrooms was
completed in August 2008. Our 60 Residential Court Rooms have a new
stylish, timeless design and our 10 executive rooms, in Hinxton
Hall, have a new stylish, classical design, in keeping with the
18th century Hall.
The bedrooms have received their new look with new beds,
flooring, soft furnishings, hairdryers and digital television,
creating stylish, comfortable rooms with complimentary wireless LAN
connections.
July 2008
Wellcome Trust Conference Centre Refurbishes Dedicated IT
Training Room
The Rosalind Franklin Pavilion, our IT training room with 20
dual boot desktop computers (plus trainers computer) has two
operating systems for dedicated IT training purposes – Microsoft
Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux.
In July 2008 the Rosalind Franklin Pavilion received a new look
with brand new integrated furniture which will allow easy store
away for all computers and monitors to create a classroom layout
for up to 40 delegates, allowing the room to become
multi-functional throughout your event.
To arrange a show round or enquire about our facilities, please
contact the Conference and Events team on 01223 495000 or email:
info@wtconference.org.uk.