ALARM ANNUAL LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT FORUM

ALARM ANNUALLEARNING &DEVELOPMENTFORUM2122OPPORTUNITIES TO INNOVATE2013MANCHESTERThe site of the world’s first railwaystation, host of the first meetingof the Trades Union Congressand where scientists first splitthe atom and developed thefirst programmable computer,Manchester is one of the mostdynamic and lively places in EuropeTHE PALACE HOTELSet in the heart of vibrant Manchester on thepopular Oxford Road, sits the iconic four-starPalace Hotel with its distinctive Clock Towerwhich looms over the Manchester skyline.Venue of the Chairman’s drinks reception andthe 2013 Alarm Annual Awards Dinner, thePalace Hotel is situated in close proximity tothe Forum hotels and Oxford Road railwaystation.Leaders of commerce, science andtechnology, like John Dalton andRichard Arkwright, helped create avibrant and thriving economy whichcreated most of the nation’s wealth inthis region during Victorian times.In more recent times, Manchesterhas reconfigured its traditionalmanufacturing base to developthriving new technologies and hasrebuilt itself as a leading centreof modernist architecture sincethe terrorist bombing of the city in1996. New public spaces have beencreated and imaginative buildingsand developments have appeared,reshaping Manchester’s skyline.Manchester is a place with anillustrious past that’s always at thecutting edge of what’s new.UNIVERSITY PLACE,OXFORD ROADThe 2013 Alarm Learning andDevelopment Forum is being held atUniversity Place.Located just a mile from ManchesterCity Centre, University Place is animpressive new building at the heartof the University of Manchestercampus. Within easy walkingdistance of Oxford Road railwaystation and the Forum hotels,University Place will host the Forum,Exhibition and many of the networkingevents under one roof.