Located in the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex,the ten-story Medical Forum building contains 364,000 square feet of classrooms,meeting space, conference areas, and commercial office suites.

A comprehensive diversity of design makes the Medical Forum suitable for professional meetings of virtually any nature, including legal, accountingand financial seminars. The popularity of Medical Forum, located near the Birmingham City Center and the UAB Medical Center, guarantees that your meeting or banquet will be handled by experienced staff with fully functional technical support.

• Conference concierge to assist with specialized meeting requirements

• Professional staff for telecommunications, teleconferencing, videoconferencing and audio- visual production

• Program office available for meeting coordinator

• Speaker ready room

• Built-in lobby registration

• Satellite uplink and downlink via redundant "C" or "KU"antennas

• Fiber optic signal distribution

• Wireless response pads for audience participation and evaluation

• Language translation capabilities

Auditorium

• Seats up to 275

• Three projection screens allow for multiple video transmissions

• Ceiling mounted video projectors and multiple slide projectors

• Projection control room eliminates distracting noise and visual problems

• Ample writing surfaces allow for classroom activity

Tiered Classroom

• Seats up to 51

• Individual telephone lines for modem access encouraging computer-aidedlearning

• Local area network

Multi-Use Conference Rooms

• Retractable projection screens

• Ceiling mounted video projector

• Audio-Visual control booth in rear of rooms

• Space for meals and exhibits

Demonstration/Wet Lab

• 24 workstations equipped with lab sinks, individual circuits for laser,air, oxygen, suction and natural/nitrogen gases

• Closed circuit monitors at each workstation

• Three projection screens, dual slide projectors and a stage cameraprovide a sophisticated audio-vidual system

• Preparation room with refrigeration

• Changing room with lockers

Video Conferencing Room

• Seats up to 24 persons

• Two 35" high resolution monitors Touch control box with previewing

• Overhead document sender

• PC Graphics System

• Kbs speeds from 128 to 384

• ISDN

Telecommunications Suite

• Allows simultaneous transmissions to rooms

• Ability to video, edit and dub any event

• Professional assistance in creations of titles and other graphic needs

• broadcast studio with pre and post production capabilities

• Available for commercial use

• Satellite uplink and downlink