This year, because of a class booking, we had to move our Citywide Gathering out of the UTAS School of Art and across the road to the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
It has been a really positive move and I think helped us boost the vibe in lots of ways. We have also happily seen a big boost of numbers. Our highest attendance at a Citywide Gathering previously was 62. This year, our first 2 Citywides have had 80+ and 67 respectively.
Here are some of the little nice things about meeting in a hotel function room:
- All the chairs and tables match.
- They provide lights and stage and set up the chairs.
- Water bubblers.
- All their tables come with lovely black table cloths.
- There’s optional catering on site: people can meet before or after at the lobby cafe/bar.
- Our room is on the mezzanine floor, and the foyer outside is a great milling space with couches etc.
- Stealing hotel pens and stationery.
- They put us on their TV screen ‘wallflower’ billboards around the venue.
via Blog - Christian Reflections http://thegenevapush.com/blogs/xian_reflections/fun-things-about-using-a-hotel-function-room (NB: to comment go to thegenevapush.com/xian_reflections)
