Hospitality Concordia will assign an Event Coordinator to assist you in organizing the event details from a cocktail reception to a case competition or career fair.
Supported Events
Hospitality is happy to provideacomplimentary Supported Event service to our internal community members planning smaller events such as meetings and workshops. Let us handle the details for you from room set-up to audio visual needs and we will even handle the invoicing for you.
Do-it-Yourself Events
Do-it-Yourself Events(DIY) are all internal events on campus handled by you, the Event Organizer, without assistance. DIY Events can be held within all available University spaces.
To help you plan, we've detailed the steps you will need to organise your event, plus the resources available to ensure your event on campus is a success!
We have illustrated each venue with possible room set-up configurations and the maximum capacity for each.
There are a few decisions to make and tips to consider prior to selecting a venue, to faciliate the planning process for your event:
1. What is your expected attendance?
2. Who will be invited to your event?
3. Is the event formal or informal?
4. What room setup style do you want?
5. Will you require audiovisual equipment?
6. Do you need podiums or cocktail tables or specific furniture in your venue?
7. Will you serve food, refreshments or alcohol?
8. Are you planning a conference which requires online registration?
A few tips
Plan in advance. The key to a successful event is to allow plenty of time for the planning process to ensure you have everything covered! Respect your deadlines to ensure you don't jeopordize your event.
Get your prior approval form (Staff and Faculty). As part of the Policy on Hospitality, Meetings and Events on Campus, Staff and Faculty (not Student Associations) must obtain prior approval from their Dean/Administrative Unit if there will be alcohol served or sell and/or if the event catering portion exceeds $5,000. The Prior Approval Form must be included with the request for space and/or alcohol.
Consider your budget.
Knowing what budget you have available will help you make decisions on details such as food, alcohol, equipment.
The following procurement guidelines must be adhered to. For more information visit Procurement.
Catering orders should be paid using a University T-card
Catering orders over $25,000 before tax require two written quotes
For Registered Student Associations, please insure that you have budget approval from your VP Finance of your Umbrella Association before making any event related requests.
Pay attention to the details. If you want to serve food or alcohol, or expect minors to attend, read our policies. You are responsible for adhering to all relevant policies, booking terms and procedures that apply to your event.
Provide an accurate description of your event when you submit your request. Lack of information can result in delays or services which may impact the success of your event.
Patience before promotion. You must ensure you have an official space confirmation for your event before you can advertise your event.
Request and review quotes and confirmations received by service providers to ensure accuracy of information.
Now that you have a clear vision of the event you are planning and your needs, you are ready to put your plan into action!
To place a request for a space that best suits your needs, visit Space Reservation.
Details and guidelines to be respected can be found on Food and Catering.
Alcohol at Events
Alcohol is permitted at events on campus.
Details and guidelines to be respected can be found on Alcohol at Events please insure that you place your order a minimum of 10 businessd ays prior to your event date.
Please insure that you request your furniture a minimum of 6 days prior to your event date. If you are working with Hospitality, the request will be submitted by Hospitality.
Furniture available through Facilities Management (delivery fees apply):
Rectangular 6 foot table
Folding chairs
Poster boards
Coat racks
Risers
Wooden easels
For details on how to contact Facilities Management, see the section below called: Place your Request with Facilities Management for Room Set up and Furniture.
Furniture available through Hospitality Concordia (rental fees apply):
Cocktail tables
Banquet tables
Podium
You must request the Hospitality furniture via the MyEvents portal (form is called Request Equipment). The portal is also accessible via Carrefour's My CU Account page (for faculty and staff).
Place your Request with Facilities Management for Room Set up and Furniture (only for Do-it Yourself events).
Once you have decided what will be your room set up for your event, you must let Facilities Management know so that they can take care of the room set up and delivery/pick up of the furniture. You are not authorize to do the room set up yourself.
In order to do so, you can either
create your work order through one of the following methods.
Work orders must be placed no later than 6 days prior to your event date.
Cancellations
For room set up cancellations, contact Facilities Management at facilities@concordia.ca or 514-848-2424 ext. 2400 at least 3 days in advance to avoid fees.
Request Audiovisual Equipment and an IT Technician. If you are working with Hospitality, the request will be submitted by Hospitality.
Complete and Equipment Loan and Rental request for equipment bookings (maximum 15 mins set up) by using this form
For events that require AV technicians onsite for the duration of an event ($38/hr min. 3 hrs) please complete this form
Registered Student Association requests: Budget approval is required by the VP Finance of your Umbrella Student Association before making a request. Requests that do not include valid budget codes cannot be processed.
All requests must be submitted minimum 5 business days in advance, 10 business days for hybrid events