SCANNERS NIGHT

It’s dating time for Scanners Night.

We’re looking to pair our lovely, fun, creative event with a delightful and deserving venue. Can you help us match-make?

Here’s our check list for the venue that will be a perfect partner - note that attributes are listed in descending order of importance.

1. Fits 55 people, ideally up to 65, all seated
2. We can have the space exclusively to ourselves - not shared with random strangers (what kind of event do you take us for?). Ideal is a separate room above or below a nice bar or restaurant where our fascinating speakers won’t be interrupted by noise or people making their way somewhere else.
3. A space with a cool, casual feel - not a lecture theatre. Think scattered, ad-hoc seating, or cabaret style. Funky interiors are welcome! Scanners love the new, the innovative, the unusual and will rave about you to everyone they know.
4. A bar for people to buy their own drinks before event, in the break, and after (that don’t require pre-ordering). We’re not a heavy drinking event but we like a couple of drinks in an evening.
5. Central London location - Zone 1: the West End, Shoreditch perhaps. Recently we have been just off Regent Street.
6. It would be great to have A/V gear in situ - some kind of simple PA in particular and even better, a projector and screen for the rare occasions we use it.
7. Previous venues have been free of charge in exchange for the increased mid-week custom. Scanners Night is a low-budget event but we could consider a small booking fee in exchange for benefits such as the A/V gear above.

And in return, we bring you:

• 50-70 people every month on a night when you might otherwise have only a small number of people for your extra space. It’s a social/networking event with a speaker talking for the first half of the evening.
• Friendly people who get their own drinks before the event, at the break and sometimes after. Some will also buy snacks such as bar food.
• Publicity to over 1000 well connected people on an email list every month
• We are happy to do combined marketing such as offering a voucher for a free drink with food in order to encourage purchases

If you point us to a venue we end up using, you are welcome to be our guest at all Scanners Night events for the rest of this year - and you will have our eternal gratitude to boot!

Please email john @ scanner central. co. uk [please type it in without the spaces - sorry it's a pain but it's the only way to avoid automated spam]

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