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I was really pleased that the Scottish Labour Party Conference was in Dundee last weekend. This was a great opportunity to showcase the city of Dundee and also brought significant business to the city. You can read a report of the issues around this in Wednesday's Courier.
The Scottish Labour Party Conference was a great success. Delegates loved being in Dundee with many commenting on the great facilities and the friendly welcome. The issue of wi-fi not working in the conference was raised with me by a number of journalists. I have asked David Dorward, Dundee City Council Chief Executive, about this and asked what he is going to do about it. I believe that IT services at the Caird Hall are provided by the City Council and if the city is to continue to attract conferences and events then we need to have IT which is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. I understand that one of the issues was that there was no staff member available on stand-by to fix wi-fi problems. We need to be sure that we give the impression that Dundee is open for business.
The Scottish Labour Party Conference was a great success. Delegates loved being in Dundee with many commenting on the great facilities and the friendly welcome. The issue of wi-fi not working in the conference was raised with me by a number of journalists. I have asked David Dorward, Dundee City Council Chief Executive, about this and asked what he is going to do about it. I believe that IT services at the Caird Hall are provided by the City Council and if the city is to continue to attract conferences and events then we need to have IT which is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. I understand that one of the issues was that there was no staff member available on stand-by to fix wi-fi problems. We need to be sure that we give the impression that Dundee is open for business.
I will also be contacting Leisure and Culture Dundee to ask that they thank the Caird Hall staff for their hard work and that they look at what is required to ensure that the Caird Hall remains a great venue for conferences and other events for years to come.
Obviously I have a particular concern because this happened during the Scottish Labour Party Conference but that it not entirely relevant the real issue is does the Caird Hall have the facilities that make it a conference venue fit for the twenty-first century?