Whether you want beautiful scenery, living history, to feel the pulse of the city, or enjoy the best of culture, you are in the heart of it all. Distances are short to wherever you want to be. Everything is set for a memorable conference!
Stavanger holds a wide selection of professional conference facilities with 10,000 conference chairs and 300 meeting rooms. There are more than 30 conference centres and hotels and six venues with auditoriums seating more than 500 delegates.
Stavanger Forum, one of Norway’s largest conference halls, can accommodate up to 1,700 delegates with auditorium seating. There is also one multi-purpose hall with a capacity of 5 000 delegates. The meeting facilities can be found in the heart of the city, by the airport, or in scenic rural surroundings.
The new concert hall opened in the autumn of 2011. A visionary and innovative building, it will boast one of the most attractive music stages in Europe with an audience capacity of 3,000. Discover why the National Geographic Traveller recently ranked the Norwegian fjords as the number one travelling destination in the world, and the reason why the Stavanger region was chosen to be the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
Many of Stavanger's old industrial and quayside buildings have been transformed into venues for social events; Gloppehallen (the mountain hall), old brewery, the custom station, Utstein monastery, old vicarages, farms, sea houses and even lighthouses.
The combination of unique surroundings, colorful historical activities and great food in rooms where you can feel the history, is sure to be memorable for all participants.
The most unique setting for banquets and celebrations is Gloppehallen, which covers 950 square metres and has been built directly into the mountain. The atmosphere is magical and up to 1,000 participants can be catered for.