Alternative Meeting Spaces
Updated 05/22/12
For a partial list of campus event facilities, please go to the Berkeley Campus Events web page.
Some of the venues in that list are highlighted below. Please check the website of each venue for
the current rental prices and contact information.
Alumni House
Contact: 510-642-1573
Location:
• 1 Alumni House, Berkeley, CA 94720-7520
• Alumni House is located on the south side of the UC Berkeley Campus; east of the
Haas Pavilion, north of Zellerbach Hall, and southwest of Dwinelle Hall. Click here for
more location and parking info.
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Conference table: 18
Bechtel Conference Room
Extra chairs around the room: 30
Theatre style: 100
Patio
Reception: 200
Banquet: 100
Conference table: 8-10
Presidents’ Conference Room
Extra chairs around the room: 10
Lecture style: 45
Sibley Room
Reception: 50
*greater capacity when used in conjunction with the Bechtel Room
Toll Room
Lecture style: 150 or 200*
Standing reception: 225 or 300*
Banquet: 120 or 160*
ASUC Event Services
Contact: 510-642-1141, [email protected]
Location: 2475 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Pauley Ballroom
Includes East & West Pauley
East Pauley
West Pauley
Reception: 999
Lecture: 999
Banquet: 550
Reception: 250
Lecture: 250
Banquet: 150
Reception: 600
Lecture: 450
Banquet: 300
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Banquet: 160
Lecture: 250
7th Floor – Eshleman Hall
Closing August 10, 2012
Classroom: 135
Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union – Meeting Rooms
Eshleman Library
Under construction December 2012 – Fall 2015
Madrone
4th Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Tan Oak
4th Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Stephens
3rd Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Chinquapin
4th Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Douglas Fir
4th Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Black Oak
4th Floor – MLK, Jr. Student Union
Lecture: 100
Classroom: 48
Banquet: 40
Circle: 50
Conference/Seminar: 37
Lecture: 100
Classroom: 48
Banquet: 40
Circle: 50
Conference/Seminar: 37
Lecture: 65
Classroom: 48
Banquet: 48
Circle: 50
Conference/Seminar: 37
Lecture: 20
Classroom: 20
Conference/Seminar: 16
Lecture: 20
Classroom: 20
Conference/Seminar: 16
Lecture: 12
Circle: 12
Bancroft Hotel
Contact: 510-549-1000
Location: 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
• Across the street from the Law School on Bancroft Way, next to Café Strada.
Space Available:
Capacity
Seated guests: 250
Great Hall
Sit-down dinner: 175-225
Standing reception: 300
Catering:
• Bancroft Catering: (510) 549-0113, [email protected]
Bechtel Engineering Center
Contact: Facilities Coordinator, Bechtel Engineering Center; 510-642-7654 (fax)
Location: Northeast of campus, located adjacent to Evans, Hearst Memorial Mining, and
Sutardja Dai
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Spaces Available:
Capacity
Dieterich Room (120A)*
Bentley Room (120B)*
Steele Room (120C)*
120ABC
Room capacity: 30
Table arrangement: 12
Room capacity: 30
Table arrangement: 12
Room capacity: 30
Table arrangement: 12
Room capacity: 90
*rooms may be used separately or in conjunction with one another
Sibley Auditorium
250
Garbarini Lounge
Gathering space
2nd Floor (West Wing)
2nd Floor (West Wing)
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Contact: Visitor Services Department; [email protected] (Berkeley Art Museum),
[email protected] (Pacific Film Archive Theater)
Location: Woo Hon Fai Hall, 2625 Durant Ave #2250, Berkeley, CA 94720-2250
• Located adjacent to Unit 1 Residential Hall on Durant Ave; also on Bancroft Ave,
between Bowditch Way and College Ave
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Meetings/Lectures: 234
Berkeley Art Museum
Smaller spaces and terrace available for more intimate
presentations.
Pacific Film Archive Theater 222
Botanical Gardens, UC Berkeley
Contact: Margie Richardson, Rental Coordinator; 510-642-3352, [email protected]
Location: 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720
• above UC Berkeley campus, behind Memorial Stadium
Capacity
Stephen J. Mather
200
Redwood Grove & Amphitheatre
Mirov Room: 71
Conference Center
Ornduff Room: 32
Mirov Room/Ornduff Room/Terrace
Conference Center: 103
Oak Knoll Picnic Area
24-60
No ceremonies or receptions
Garden of Old Roses
70
Entrance Terrace
75
Catering:
• Approved caterers list available on website
Cal Performances
3
Contact: 510-642-7319, [email protected]
Location: 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
• located on Lower Sproul Plaza off Bancroft Ave.
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Zellerbach Auditorium
Wheeler Auditorium
Zellerbach Playhouse
Hearst Greek Theatre
Orchestra: 1059
Mezzanine: 564
Balcony: 391
Total: 2014
Pit Seating (movable): 75
Grand Total: 2089
705
Maximum seating: 547
Total fixed seating: 439
Bowl seating: 6500
Lawn area: 2000
Total: 8500
Center for Student Leadership
Contact: 510-642-5171, [email protected]
Location: 102 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Spaces Available:
Upper Sproul Plaza/Savio Steps
South Tree Line
Sather Gate Crescent
Lower Sproul Plaza
Under construction December 2012 – Fall 2015
Faculty Glade
VLSB Lawn
Kroeber Plaza
Memorial Glade
Campanile Esplanade
Barrows Courtyard
Conference Services, UC Berkeley
Contact: 510-642-4444
Locations/Spaces Available:
Capacity
Unit 1:
2650 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
Unit 2:
2650 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94720
Unit 3:
Theatre: 30-130
Classroom: 15-70
Hollow square: 8-40
Theatre: 23-130
Classroom: 15-65
Hollow square: 8-35
Theatre: 30-130
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2400 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
Unit 4 (Foothill & Stern):
2700 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720
Unit 5 (Clark Kerr Campus):
2601 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA 94720
Classroom: 10-65
Hollow square: 10-40
Theatre: 20-250
Classroom: 10-125
Hollow square: 10-40
Theatre: 25-358
Classroom: 15-150
Hollow square: 12-72
Catering:
• Cal Dining
• Cal Catering
Department of Music, UC Berkeley
Contact: 510-642-4864, [email protected]
Location: Morrison Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
• located northwest of Boalt Hall, adjacent to Wurster Hall
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Alfred Hertz Memorial
678
Concert Hall
125 Morrison Hall
100
Center for New Music and
50
Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
Faculty Club
Contact: (510) 540-5678
Location:
• Central, east end of campus, just north of the Law School, and east of the Haas
School of Business.
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Great Hall
Banquet: 250
includes Great Hall, Howard Lounge, Kerr
Reception: 300
Dining Room, Kerr Deck and the Glade
Seaborg & Deck
not handicap accessible
Heyns Room
Includes Patio
O’Neill & Bowker
Howard Room
The Glade
Banquet: 60
Reception: 80
Banquet: 80
Reception: 125
Banquet: 30
Reception: 50
Banquet: 40
Reception: 50
Limited availability
Haas School of Business
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Contact: 510-643-1141, [email protected]
Location:
• Just north of the Law School, across the Boalt Parking Lot access road.
Space Available:
Capacity
Space for lectures, classes, group meetings, and catered
lunches and dinners. 12 round tables, 3 six-foot rectangular
Wells Fargo Room
tables, and chairs available.
Capacity: 112
Arthur Andersen Auditorium 299
No food or drinks allowed
Bank of America Forum
Courtyard
Haas Classrooms
No food or drinks allowed
Open space for social gatherings, light catered events
Sitting: 250
Standing: 400-500
Seats 23-120
Hearst Mining Lobby
Contact:
Jennifer Teverbaugh, Hearst Memorial Mining Building Manager
510-643-1582, [email protected]
Location:
• Northeast of Hearst Mining Circle, east of campus, near Greek Theater
International House
Contact: (510) 642-9490
Location: 2299 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720-2320
• Across the street from Simon Hall on Piedmont (at the top of Bancroft).
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Banquet: 30
Slusser Room
Classroom: 30
Lecture/Theater: 40
Banquet: 40
Ida or Robert Sproul
Classroom: 35
Reception: 50
Lecture/Theater: 80
Banquet: 70
Ida & Robert Sproul
Classroom: 50
Reception: 100
Formal ceremony: 60 seated
Lecture/Theater: 60
Golub Home Room
Banquet: 50
Classroom: 30
Reception: 75
Great Hall
Lecture/Theater: 200
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Chevron Auditorium
Banquet: 150
Reception: 300
Formal ceremony: 460 seated
Lecture/Theater: 460
Banquet: 240
Classroom: 150
Reception: 480
Formal ceremony: 180 seated
Clarence E. Heller Patio
Catering:
• Greg Poulios, Catering Coordinator: 510-642-8057, [email protected]
Lawrence Hall of Science
Contact: Emma Duran-Forbes, Events Coordinator; 510-642-2275, [email protected]
Location: 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720; above UC Berkeley campus
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Lecture/Discussion: 275
Daytime Events
Lawn and break-out meeting rooms available
Sit-down dinner: 150
Evening Events
Buffet and casual seating: 300
Cocktails and appetizers: 500
Maude Fife Room
Contact: 510-642-8738, [email protected]
Location:
• 315 Wheeler Hall (English Department)
• Wheeler Hall is located in the center of campus, just past Sather Gate and to the
right. The Maude Fife Rooms is on the 3rd floor.
Space Available:
Capacity
Maude Fife Room
150
No food or drinks allowed
Morrison Library, Doe Library
Contact: 510-642-3671
Location: 101 Doe Library, center of campus
Space Available:
Capacity
Morrison Library
50-200
Multicultural Community Center, UC Berkeley
Contact: Elisa Diana Huerta, Program Director; 510-642-6528, [email protected]
Location: Heller Lounge, 2nd Floor, Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union (corner of Bancroft
Ave and Telegraph Ave)
Capacity
7
Multicultural Community
Center
Open space available for lectures, meetings, banquets, etc.
Capacity: TBD (MCC closed until June 4)
Office of the Registrar, UC Berkeley – Classroom Reservations
Reservations can be made:
• Weeks 1-3 of instruction: Monday – Friday, 6-10:30 PM
• All other weeks and all weekends: 8 AM – 10:30 PM
Recreational Sports
Contact: 510-642-0990, [email protected]
Locations/Spaces Available:
Recreational Sport Facility (RSF) Gyms:
2301 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Golden Bear Recreation Center:
Sports Lane, top of Dwight Way
Haas Club Room:
Strawberry Canyon Recreation Area
Centennial Drive, east of Memorial Stadium
Capacity
Field House: three (3) basketball courts, builtin bleachers, separate event entrance; various
gym set-ups available
Blue or Gold: two (2) basketball courts, each
Lap swimming, tennis, outdoor track, softball,
sand volleyball, and outdoor picnic grounds
100 seated
180 standing
University Hall, Room 150
Contact: [email protected], please check availability on CalAgenda
Location: 150 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
• Oxford Street, between Addison St. and University Ave.
Capacity
Grand table: 30
150 University Hall
Theater-style: 68
Women’s Faculty Club
Contact: 510-642-4175, [email protected]
Location:
• Central, east end of campus, just north of the Law School, and between Haas School
of Business and the Faculty Club.
Spaces Available:
Capacity
Seated event: 40 minimum
Lounge
Reception: 50
Boardroom
18
Dining Room
25-65
Catering:
• Special Events menu
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