Conference facilities at LSE

LSE has a number of boardroom, seminar and classroom style meeting rooms for 8-40 people available to hire year-round. There is a suite of 4 modern meeting rooms, seating up to 12 people in each on the top floor of the Cheng Kin Ku Building, all of which enjoy spectacular views over London, use of a communal lounge and roof terrace area. Alternatively, there are more traditional style wood panelled committee rooms with built-in AV equipment available for meetings of 8 – 18 people.

The Vera Anstey Room seating up to 40 which is suited to events, such as board meetings, committees and seminars. It can also be adapted to provide a venue for press conferences, presentations and lectures to a small audience. The room combines elegant, boardroom-style furnishing with a full complement of audio-visual and presentation equipment with a small ante-room, often used for delegate registration, and in which our caterers can provide finger food and drinks receptions for up to 30 people.

A dedicated conference space at LSE, available to hire year-round. A versatile and interesting venue with a calm relaxed ambiance. The flexible meeting area, accommodating up to a maximum up to 50 theatre style can be set up for the specific requirements of your event; up to 30 boardroom or U-shape, 32 classroom style or 30 cabaret style with an area for serving catering and refreshments. A spacious social area, elegantly furnished with comfortable sofas provides space for networking and more informal discussion and breakout sessions. The Cabinet of Curiosities separating the two areas always provokes interest and curiosity among delegates with its unique collection of unusual objects. There is also a private boardroom, seating up to 8, often used in conjunction with the main space for one-to-one or breakout sessions. 

LSE's campus has a range of teaching rooms of between 18-80 which are available for hire evenings, weekends and during vacations. We can often accommodate short day time meetings in slots around teaching during term time. Rooms of this size are generally theatre style (chairs with folding writing arms) classroom style (rows of tables and chairs facing forwards) or group style with plectrum tables.

All teaching rooms are fully equipped with AV facilities such as whiteboards, visualisers and PC/Projection systems. These rooms are ideal for training sessions, small presentations, company or association meetings or any event requiring an academic environment. Catering, such as teas, coffees and sandwich lunches can be served in these rooms.

LSE has a wide range of venues and we have hosted academic conferences of varying sizes across combinations of most buildings on campus, all of which have worked well.  Please see examples below:

British Sociological Association Annual Conference  – 60 Years of Sociology

Co-hosted by LSE Sociology Department

Dates: Spring Break (6-8 April)

Registration/Publisher’s Exhibition: Peacock Theatre Foyer and Bar Areas

Plenary & Keynote Lectures: Peacock Theatre and Old Theatre

Panels: Teaching Rooms in CKK, Clement House and Connaught House

Catering: Packed Lunches distributed from the Peacock Theatre Bar Areas.

Feedback: “On behalf of the Department of Sociology, I would like to record my sincere thanks to you and your team for the contribution you made to the very successful British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2011, one of the most successful conferences held by the BSA.  This does indeed reflect well on the LSE and so please pass on my heartfelt thanks to everyone concerned.” (Prof Judy Wajcman, Head of Department of Sociology)

British Accounting and Finance Association – 50th Annual Conference 

Booked direct, with involvement from LSE Department of Accounting

Dates: Spring Break (13 - 16 April)

Registration/Exhibition: CKK Ground and Lower Ground Floors

Plenary & Keynote Lectures: Sheikh Zayed Theatre

Panels: Teaching Rooms on CKK 1st & 2nd Floors

Catering: CKK Lower Ground and 1st Floor Teaching Rooms (partitions removed)

Feedback: “Just to say that everyone I spoke to at this week's conference had nothing but praise for the accommodation, organisation, catering and above all for the 'hands on' involvement of you and your colleagues and the warm and welcoming attention you all gave to all the delegates. LSE's reputation for efficient conference organization is surely second to none thanks to you and your team.  If BAFA wasn't committed to 'do the rounds' from year to year I'm sure they would by now have booked to be back here next year!” (Prof Richard Macve, Emeritus Professor of Accounting)

“May I add my thanks again you worked really hard and effectively, and made a real difference to the success of the conference - which was the smoothest and most vibrant I can recall!” (President, BAFA)

Society for the Advancement of Socio Economics (SASE) 27th Annual Conference – Inequality in the 21st Century

Co-hosted by LSE Management Department

Dates: Between end of exams and start of Summer School (2 – 4 July)

Registration/Exhibition: PAN.G.01 (seating removed)

Plenary & Keynote Lectures: Old Theatre and Hong Kong Theatre

Panels: Teaching Rooms in Pankhurst House, Fawcett House and Clement House

Catering: Lunch Vouchers for 4th Floor Restaurant, Old Building and Conference Reception SCR/SDR

Feedback: “I talked to many of the conference participants and there were was only praise from them for the good organisation, the clear signage, the student helpers, the efficiency of the AV and technical staff, the social events and good service in the Fourth Floor Restaurant, and the general warm welcome. In a word, all the behind-the-scenes work that makes a conference successful.” (Prof David Marsden, Department of Management)

“This was the biggest SASE conference ever so lots of last minute details to deal with, the LSE Staff were on the spot whenever we needed them. It was amazing.” (Martha Zuber, SASE Executive Director)

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) International Conference  – Inequalities: Addressing the Growing Challenge for Policymakers Worldwide

Co-hosted by International Inequalities Institute

Date: Between end of exams and start of Summer School (13 -14 June)

Registration/Exhibition: Hong Kong Theatre (seating removed)

Plenary & Keynote Lectures: Old Theatre

Panels: Teaching Rooms in Clement House

Catering: Lunch Vouchers for 4th Floor Restaurant, Old Building and Conference Reception SCR/SDR

Feedback: “I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all colleagues who were involved in the organisation that allowed us to host the APPAM conference in the last two days.  It all went very well indeed, and I know that the APPAM staff were very impressed by how smoothly it all worked out and how well the practical arrangements worked.  It was a great credit to the School that we were able to host an event like this and to do it so efficiently” (Prof John Hills, III)

“Thank you so much for hosting us this week!  The conference was a huge success and working with your staff onsite was absolutely wonderful.  They were so helpful and literally everywhere, whenever we needed assistance” (Tara Sheehan, APPAM)

As most LSE buildings have café facilities conference delegates have the flexibility to purchase their own refreshments from one of the LSE outlets between sessions.  Details of LSE Catering outlets and cafes can be provided for the conference programme and web pages.

Pre-ordering lunch vouchers for the 4th Floor Restaurant provides flexibility for conference organisers and delegates and is an efficient way of catering for large numbers in a central location.

Conference receptions and dinners can be accommodated in venues such as the Staff Common Room, Dining Room or Shaw Library.

Please contact LSE Catering for further details.

Depending on timing, conference accommodation may be available in LSE Residences. 

Please contact vacations@lse.ac.uk for further details.