When it comes to selecting the right conference rooms for your business or organization, you want something more than just a long table with a set of chairs. You want meeting rooms that will enhance what you and your partners are gathering together to accomplish. Your room needs to be spacious, comfortable, easy to access and able to accommodate whatever presentations, group dynamics and creative endeavors you expect to undertake. As you review the office space rooms available to you and your company, keep in mind your needs as well as your budget.

1. Start with logistical considerations: You need to have enough room in your conference rooms to fit every person who is going to attend your meeting, workshop, seminar or event. Find out what kind of space will be provided, and then think outside the box a little bit. Figure out how you can maximize the space you are provided. Instead of one long conference table, maybe three or four smaller tables will work. Maybe you'll want to do away with tables altogether and stick with chairs only. Once you have a headcount of how many people you will need to fit into the meeting rooms, you can narrow your search. Always leave a little extra space. If a room accommodates 25 people for example, make sure you'll only have about 20. This will leave you extra room for equipment, bags, food and any other necessities.

2. Comfort: Comfort is important too. Check out the room's climate. Make sure you will be able to adjust the temperature in the conference rooms in case your group gets hot or cold. Ensure you can bring food and drinks into the workspace. Bring a few colleagues with you to test out the comfort level of various rooms. Windows always help, especially if there is a nice view, and you might want to ensure you are not in a high traffic area which might cause distractions. Make sure the chairs are comfortable, especially if everyone will be there for extended periods.

3. The availability of Technology is very important: You will need meeting rooms that allow you to set up whatever computers and audio visual equipment that are necessary for your meeting. Wireless internet access is almost always necessary in today's digital world. If you are planning to have meeting participants join you virtually, you will need to have all the necessary video conference equipment in your conference rooms. Some offices will come with everything you need already installed, and others will require you to bring your own equipment. Remember this when you are comparing prices and rates.

Finding the right meeting rooms for you and your colleagues, clients or partners is essential in a successful business enterprise. Take your time in visiting and assessing all of your options, and in addition to considering your budget, make sure you also take note of the size, comfort and technological set up of each space you visit. Remember to ask for anything that isn't automatically provided. Certain services might be available even if they are not apparent initially.

Source by Saraha Branhardt

Neyland Stadium, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the largest stadiums in the United States and is the home for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team. In addition to the better known stadium name the playing surface actually has a separate name as it is referred to as Shields-Watkins Field.

In addition to serving as the staple location for home football games in Knoxville Neyland Stadium has also been used for professional football exhibition games, large conventions, and concerts. The stadium is located at an address named after long time Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer (Fulmer spent about 30 years coaching at Tennessee) whose namesake provided the direct inspiration for Phillip Fulmer Way, the official address of Neyland Stadium.

During the approximately 80 year existence of the stadium a total of 16 expansions and renovations have taken place over the years with the official max capacity topping off at 104,079. Renovations in 2006 and 2009 to add East and West Club seating actually brought down the total maximum capacity to just over 100,000 (100,011). As the stadium currently stands with maximum occupancy of just over 100,000 it is the fifth biggest American stadium when excluding racing stadiums. The distinction with racing stadiums is due to the fact that by and large racing operations provide seating for a tremendous amount of people in part because of the size of multiple mile long tracks but the seating is not necessarily done in a manner consistent with the traditional concept of a stadium.

Interestingly the athletic facility known as Neyland Stadium has not always been called Neyland Stadium. When the project was first completed in March of 1921 the name Shields-Watkins Field was given to the spot that would eventually be known as Neyland Stadium. The Shields-Watkins name comes from the name of the original donor, Colonel WS Shields and his wife Alice Watkins-Shields. Even though the tremendously expansive stadium has since been renamed the field that the University of Tennessee football team takes most Saturdays in the fall is still known by the name "Shields-Watkins Field" – a name that has stood the test of time.

Eventual University of Tennessee football coach and athletic director General Robert Neyland is the man whose name now adorns the stadium entrance. General Robert was honored with the name change in 1962 after being credited with making the Volunteers (or Vols as they are also called) a powerhouse football program while coaching the squads from 1926-1952 (Coach Neyland missed two seasons during that twenty-six year span for continued military service). Before his death in March of 1962 Coach Robert Neyland initiated an effort to make the very first significant expansion of the stadium. The plans Neyland had for the home of the Vols were so expansive that a portion of his overall plan has been incorporated into each subsequent expansion over the past 40 years.

Source by Sam Noffs