UMaine Hutchinson Center Conference Services

Belfast, Maine – It is the perfect time to plan ahead for all your 2019 events and conferences! The UMaine Hutchinson
Center is the ideal venue for conferences, corporate retreats, business and industry trainings, professional workshops, job fairs and gala fundraising events. Our newly upgraded 104- seat auditorium and 2800-square-foot conference center offer leading edge technology and adaptable spaces for all your conference needs. Among the variety of additional event spaces offered at the center are a brightly lit atrium, a large outdoor patio, an executive board room, computer labs and several classrooms.

 Hutchinson Center can accommodate most technology requests with the assistance of our knowledgeable IT specialist. We can also facilitate video and web conferencing via Zoom and Google solutions.

Ideally located in mid-coast Maine, the Hutchinson Center is easily accessible from all points in Maine via Routes 1 and 3. Bangor and Augusta are each a 45-minute drive and Portland is 90 minutes. The center is handicap accessible with free parking and a comfortable air-conditioned environment.

Beautiful Penobscot Bay is just beyond the art-filled city of Belfast with a variety of shopping, dining and lodging options. South of Belfast is Camden, where the mountains meet the sea; to the north is Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor.

Information and rates for conference services is available at hutchinsoncenter.umaine.edu or by contacting Kim Wilson-Raymond, 207.338.8034; kim.raymond@maine.edu.

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About the University of Maine: The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state's land grant and sea grant university. As Maine's flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 62 countries. It currently enrolls 11,404 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. UMaine offers more than 100 degree programs through which students can earn graduate certificates, master's, doctoral or professional science master's degrees. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campus wide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.

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Contact
Contact: Kim Wilson-Raymond, 338.8034; kim.raymond@maine.edu