A familiar face in the conference industry is back in Birmingham with a new role at Conference Aston. Robert Elliot joins the city centre venue group to head up sales and marketing. He said: "Naturally, I'm going to say it's a fantastic venue, which it is, but what makes it even better is that it's at the heart of a great city.

Conference Aston offers Birmingham's premier portfolio of residential and non residential conference and meeting venues. Located on the Aston University campus in the heart of Birmingham, the venues are available for a wide variety of events, from business meetings, product launches and training courses to awards dinners, banquets and weddings.

"Academic conference venues vary greatly in quality across the UK and can sometimes be perceived as 'studenty'. That couldn't be further from the truth at Conference Aston - the facilities and accommodation are world class, specifically designed from the ground up for groups to gather together and to effectively share information. What has been created here is a truly unique event experience."

"Location is important too. As transport and the environment moves up both individual and corporate agendas, accessibility by public transport and sustainability of venues is increasingly important. Conference Aston is lucky enough to be within a short walk of the city's three main railway stations as well as at the centre of the UK's motorway network."

"Wherever you set out from, Conference Aston couldn't be easier to get to."

"After a variety of group management roles, it's great to be back into the management of a property, which is essentially what the collection of Conference Aston's venues is."