The need for spaces designed for collaboration-oriented meetings and breakout conversations versus a traditional classroom setup led the Grand Wayne Convention Center to create CONVERG, a classroom-style suite of mobile furniture.
This new setting allows groups to re-think and re-engage the function and design of the traditional classroom setup without the need for a full staff-required reset.
“CONVERG is truly a collaboration experience,” explained Barton Shaw, executive director of Grand Wayne Convention Center. “By design, it sparks the core values of engagement, movement, connectivity and collective creativity. Meetings are more versatile and productive, rather than the traditional static classroom set-ups.”
CONVERG features a movable and adjustable system of individual seats with added desktop functionality and ergonomics, along with advanced presentation technology. Audiovisual include ceiling-mounted projection, 72-inch touchscreen interactive displays and multiple video sourcing. Other features include convenient cup holders, under-seat storage and fully adjustable desktop positioning.
Grand Wayne Convention Center offers 225,000 square feet of meeting, tradeshow and convention space, including a 50,000-square-foot divisible exhibition hall, 18 meeting rooms, a 12,000-square-foot kitchen with an on-site chef and staff to serve up to 3,100 banquet guests.