Chalmers Conference Centre runs meeting and event rooms for groups of 10 to about 630 people at the Chalmers University of Technology campuses in Gothenburg, Sweden. Rooms are spread over two sites, Johanneberg and Lindholmen, and a separate venue called Wijkanders sits at Sven Hultins gata 4. An organiser can book a plenary hall, a set of seminar rooms or a restaurant space through one booking desk.
Seminars and company events
The Johanneberg campus has the larger rooms. RunAn is the biggest hall for presentations, at 540 square meters and 449 people. Volvofoajén, at 340 square meters, takes 300 people and suits a reception, a poster session or a coffee break that runs alongside a conference. Scaniasalen is a 136 square meter room for 80, which works for a half-day workshop or a board meeting with a large group.
For breakout work there is a 30 square meter seminar room for up to 30 people, and a 56 square meter VIP room for 16. Together these let a one-day program run with a plenary, parallel sessions and a quiet room for guests.
The Lindholmen campus offers a different mix. Lindholmshallen covers 450 square meters and is listed for 600 people. Pascal is a 146 square meter room for 150. Four smaller rooms follow: Tesla (70 square meters, 60 people), Kelvin (60 square meters, 50), Decibel (65 square meters, 50) and Newton (60 square meters, 24). A 19 square meter group room holds 10. These sizes suit training days, workshops and project meetings where several teams work at once.
Rooms and capacities
Each room is listed with one figure for people, and the site does not say whether that figure is for theatre, banquet or classroom layout. Ask for the layout you need when you send a request. Floor plans and equipment lists for Johanneberg and Lindholmen can be downloaded from the venue's own pages, which helps when you compare rooms before a site visit.
Two restaurant spaces on the Johanneberg campus can also host events. Kårrestaurangen covers 650 square meters and is listed for 630 people, so it fits a large dinner or a staff party. Restaurang Hyllan covers 100 square meters and holds 90, a size that works for a seated lunch or an evening reception.
Wijkanders is a separate event venue at Sven Hultins gata 4. The site points to a buffet and canapé menu for it and does not give a capacity, so confirm the number before you plan a guest list.
Catering
The centre states that all food for events is prepared on site. Options listed include food for pickup or delivery from Johanneberg and from Lindholmen, student catering and a food truck. Wijkanders has its own buffet and canapé menu as a PDF. You can combine a conference package with a restaurant booking or choose a lighter format, such as coffee and sandwiches for a seminar day.
Getting there
The Johanneberg campus is in central Gothenburg, on the Chalmers university grounds, and Google lists the address as Chalmersplatsen 1, 412 58 Göteborg. The Lindholmen campus lies on the north bank of the river. The official site has a find-us link for each site. Bookings go through a request form, by phone at 031-772 39 50 or by email to the booking desk. Accommodation is not mentioned on the site, so plan hotel rooms separately for guests who travel.
