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Wallacespace 22 Duke's Road London WC1H 9PN TEL: +44(0)20 7395 1265 WEB: www.wallacespace.com You can find it via Google Maps by clicking here. About the venue We are delighted to be returning to Wallacespace St Pancras for 2010. MEX will occupy the entire venue for two days, providing us with 5 floors of inspiring space to create the unique MEX atmosphere. After a highly successful visit to Wallacespace Covent Garden in 2007 and WallaceSpace St Pancras in 2008, we continue to work closely with the Wallacespace team as they develop the St Pancras venue into a purpose-built environment with an ideal blend of breakout rooms, networking areas and a unique garden cafe. 
Attendees will find an environment filled with inspiring artwork, natural light and air, relaxing sofas and the highest standards of personal service. It’s all part of our commitment to make MEX a very different style of event, where our community of mobile industry pioneers can learn, debate and network. Wallacespace incorporates a wide range of areas for relaxed networking, including a garden cafe where delegates can help themselves to healthy ‘brain food’ throughout the day. Hannah Melville heads the events team at Wallacespace and explained why they do things differently: "We know that where you think influences what you think. We used to rent conference centres ourselves and we were fed up with institutional, corporate spaces that were dull and staid. So we set up something different - light, bright, airy, modern; a place that looks good and that you want to be in. Our job is done when someone walks in, settles in a chair or on a sofa, and says 'IÕd love to live here'. We are passionate about the 'vibe' we create and the service and the food we offer.” Wallacespace St Pancras is at 22 Duke's Road, London, WC1H 9PN. You can find it via Google Maps by clicking here. Arriving at the venue If you are approaching from the Euston Road, you will find WallaceSpace at the far end of Duke's Road. It is the large, yellow-painted building on the left side of the street. WallaceSpace St Pancras can also be reached from Upper Woburn Place, where a small pedestrian thoroughfare connects into Duke's Road, bringing you out immediately opposite the venue. On arrival, please use the intercom system for entry and you will be greeted by our Front of House staff in the main ground floor reception. The building has a wide range of spaces and we encourage you to explore, make full use of the networking areas and help yourself to refreshments whenever you wish. Travel advice WallaceSpace St Pancras is served by three mainline rail stations (Euston, St Pancras and Kings Cross) and four tube stations (Euston Square, Euston, Russell Square and Kings Cross). Euston is the closest, about 3 minutes walk from WallaceSpace. The other stations are all within 10 minutes walk. St Pancras station was recently re-opened and provides a direct link to the continent via Eurostar train services. It can also be easily reached by bus and taxi services. Visit the Transport for London web-site for timetables and further information. London is served by five main airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City Airport. A 'One Day Travelcard' allowing unlimited travel across the tube network, central London bus services and central train services is available from kiosks at all stations. Useful information Train Timetables: 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk Airports: www.baa.co.uk Tube: www.tfl.gov.uk/tube Local information: www.visitlondon.com/tubeguru (this site has information on local amenities around the tube stations) Hotels Within 5 minutes walk of WallaceSpace St PancrasÉ The Ambassadors 12 Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0HX www.ambassadors.co.uk Hilton London Euston 17-18 Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0HT www.hilton.co.uk/euston London Euston Premier Inn 1 Dukes Road WC1H 9PJ www.premierinn.co.uk Novotel London Euston 100-110 Euston Road NW1 2AJ www.novotel.com Within 10 - 15 minutes walk of WallaceSpace St PancrasÉ Hotel Russell Russell Square WC1B 5BE www.principal-hayley.com/hotelrussell The Academy 21 Gower Street WC1E 6HG www.splendia.com The Montague on the Gardens 15 Montague Street WC1B 5BJ www.montaguehotel.com Myhotel Bloomsbury 11-13 Bayley Street WC1B 3HD www.myhotels.com Others Hilton Hotels www.hilton.co.uk Thistle Hotels www.thistlehotels.com Imperial Hotel, Russell Square www.imperialhotels.co.uk Travel Inn www.travelinn.co.uk Travel Lodge www.travelodge.co.uk Local area & and things to do Enlivened by the re-development of St Pancras Station, the area around Kings Cross is rapidly becoming one of the city's most exciting districts. The main thoroughfare of the Euston Road, which runs North East to South West, is home to some great cultural attractions. Starting at the North East end of the Euston Road, the new St Pancras Station is well worth a visit. It has been transformed into an inspiring space with soaring, vaulted ceilings recalling the great age of rail travel, with a host of new shops and restaurants. It is also home to Europe's longest Champagne Bar. Look out for the interesting sculptures and poetry inscribed into the walls. Travelling South West along the Euston Road, you will come across the British Library. Here you can view some of the world's oldest and most valuable manuscripts. There are also cafes and restaurants, with quiet work spaces. Another attraction on the Euston Road is the Wellcome Collection. Founded by Sir Henry Wellcome, the collection is home to some of the million or so objects amassed by Sir Henry during his lifetime. The objects range from antique medical equipment to tribal artefacts from all over the world. The Collection also hosts free photography exhibitions and has a great cafe providing home made cakes. If you would like to venture further afield and explore London, here are a couple of itineraries which may be of interest... A tour around Covent Garden Covent Garden is a large piazza with a wide range of boutiques, cafes and restaurants. It provides year-round entertainment, with street performers singing, dancing, juggling or just standing as human statuettes. It's a great place for shopping, eating and people watching. Covent Garden is also home to the Royal Opera House, which hosts both the Royal Opera and Ballet companies. Even if you can't get tickets for a performance, it's worth visiting the building just to see the recently rennovated glass atrium, which is a stunning piece of architecture. Neal Street, about 5 minutes walk from Covent Garden, is a great place for a stroll. There are individual boutiques and plenty of bars and restaurants. The South Bank of the River Thames If you're looking to venture a little further afield, the South Bank of the River Thames has undergone a transformation in recent years and is now one of the most vibrant areas of the city. Start at Embankment tube station and cross over Hungerford Bridge to the South Bank. Once a grimy and unattractive structure, this was re-developed as a Millenium Project and is now brightly lit and a great way to see some of the famous buildings lining the River Thames, including the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye and St Pauls. Turn left along the South Bank and walk eastwards, past the South Bank Centre, recently re-opened with a wealth of new restaurants and cultural activities. You will also pass the National Film Theatre (NFT). There's a book market outside the NFT most days. Continue along the river and stop at Gabriel's Wharf for a drink in one of the bars or cafes. There's a particularly good creperie (pancakes) at the far end of the Wharf. If you carry on eastwards after Gabriel's Wharf, your walk will take you past the Oxo Tower, Tate Modern art gallery and through the old cobbled streets of Southwark. Nearby you'll find Borough Market, with a wealth of stalls selling food from all over the world. The path beside the river will take you all the way past London Bridge, Hays Galleria, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge. Eventually you'll arrive in Shad Thames, which has restaurants, shops and the excellent Design Museum. Local restaurant recommendations Rules (Traditional British) 35 Maiden Lane, WC2E 7LB TEL: +44 (0)20 7836 5314 WEB: www.rules.co.uk Claims to be the oldest restaurant in London, serving traditional British food in a uniquely British environment. Busaba Eathai (Thai) 22 Store Street, WC1E 7DF Excellent and authentic Thai cuisine, served in a casual cafe style setting. Hakkasan (Chinese Dim Sum) 8 Hanway Place, W1T 1HD TEL: +44 (0)20 7927 7000 WEB: www.london-eating.co.uk One of London's finest Dim Sum restaurants, providing delicious Chinese food in a very stylish environment. Incognico (French Brasserie) 117 Shaftsbury Avenue, WC2H 8AD TEL: +44 (0)20 7836 8866 WEB: www.incognico.com Well prepared French food served in the Parisian Brasserie style. The Orrery (French-inspired fine dining) 55 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5RB TEL: +44 (0)20 7616 8000 WEB: www.orreryrestaurant.com Fine dining, with a menu inspired by classic French cooking, and an alfresco roof terrace in the summer months. |
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