The Expano pavilion in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, rents two rooms for business events: an event room for 30 to 50 people and a small meeting room for up to 10. Organisers use them for business meetings, creative sessions, workshops, trainings and team-building days. The pavilion can also host small exhibitions and receptions for business partners of up to 50 people.
Seminars and company events
The event room is the main space for groups. The official site gives its capacity as 30 to 50 people and lists the uses above. A workshop or a training day for a team of 30 to 40 fits comfortably within that range, and a partner reception can reach 50.
The small meeting room is meant for closed-door meetings or small groups of up to 10 people. It suits a steering committee, a client negotiation or a breakout group that needs to step away from a larger session.
Both rooms are equipped with a projector, a computer for presentations and free wireless internet. The site does not list further equipment, room layouts or dimensions, so these should be confirmed when you send a request.
Rooms and capacities
Event room: 30 to 50 people, with projector, presentation computer and Wi-Fi.
Small meeting room: up to 10 people, for closed-door meetings, with the same equipment.
Receptions and small exhibitions for business partners: up to 50 people.
The pavilion does not present itself as a wedding venue, and the official site does not describe private parties or weddings.
Catering
The business meetings page does not describe catering, so whether food and drink are served in-house or by an outside provider is a question for the team. Contact details for questions are given on the site.
History and setting
Expano is the pavilion of the project called Gateway to Pomurje, a regional promotion center. It is built to strengthen the tourism, economic, cultural and sporting potential of the Pomurje region and is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union.
Beside the meeting rooms, the building houses an exhibition about the region. Visitors move through a 3D projection that surrounds the audience, a giant photograph of Pomurje, a station on the region's water, a forest with holograms of animals and plants, two seats in the shape of pots where art is made, and a virtual-reality flight over the region. A business group can add a visit to the exhibition before or after its meeting.
The pavilion also runs a programme of cultural events listed on its site, and it is a visitor information point for the region. The site mentions the nearby Soboško lake, a 32-hectare lake used for windsurfing, paddleboarding, swimming, fishing and rowing, which offers a place to relax after a working day.
Getting there
The pavilion is at Bakovska ulica 41 in Murska Sobota, in the Pomurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The site includes a route planner that gives directions and travel time from any starting point. Questions about bookings go to the team at info@expano.si or by telephone on 00386 (0)8 201 53 70.
