| Deadlines & Key Events |
| Audio / Visual |
| Catering |
| Floor Plans |
| Alumni Receptions |
| Fees (& fee guidelines) |
| Billing |
| Cancellations |
| FAQs |
| Questions about event planning? Becky Sundeen +1-303-357-1041 |
Event Planning Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
You must make your payment with a credit card at the time when you reserve space.
Audio visual equipment and catering cannot be ordered until we have assigned your meeting to a specific location. We will notify you once your event has been assigned a location (we assign space in mid to late July — see key dates chart for more specific info). At that time we will give you detailed instructions on how to order any AV or catering. Please note: We have menus on our website for both the convention center and the hotel. Please refer to these to get an idea for budgeting.
The Group Alumni Reception will be held on Monday, 19 October, from 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower.
Your school's name will appear in the Program and on alumni flyers, and will also appear on a sign T in the ballroom. Cash bars will be also be available in the ballroom during the event.
The Group Alumni Reception is held at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower with many other schools allowing people to co-mingle. Cash bars are provided throughout this room. Private Alumni Receptions are for schools that wish to have a separate location and room for their event. The school would be responsible for providing either a cash bar or hosted bar, along with any other food they may wish to have. Almost all alumni events occur during Monday night of the Annual Meeting.
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I want my event to follow a specific Technical Session, but I do not know when the session is scheduled. What do I do?
Please note in the comments field that you want your particular event to follow a technical session (please be as specific as possible on what session you want the event to follow). The online form will make you select a date; please select ANY date and we will adjust it once the technical program is finalized in August.
GSA will provide the meeting room, signage outside the meeting room, listing in the GSA Program and website, and pre-meeting and on-site meeting management.
Click here to see the Key Dates Calendar.
Why aren't events requesting technical session space at the convention center assigned until mid-August?
The technical program is not finalized until August. Until all technical sessions are determined, events cannot be placed until the exact ending times, and location of each session has been determined.
Cash Bar: Attendees purchase their individual drinks. Typically, the host pays a bartender fee or has a minimum purchase amount that has to be met. If the minimum purchase amount is not met, additional fees may apply.
Host Bar: The attendees do not pay for their drinks and the host of the event is billed for drinks consumed. You can be specific as to the types of drinks you want served (i.e. beer/wine only, keg beer, full service bar, etc.)
Combo Host/Cash Bar: You can provide a combination of a host and cash bar by providing drink tickets to attendees (and be billed for these drinks), provide keg beer as host only with all other drinks on a cash-basis, provide beer/wine only as hosted with all other drinks on a cash-basis, or any other number of combinations. These are just a few examples.
Host Bar: The attendees do not pay for their drinks and the host of the event is billed for drinks consumed. You can be specific as to the types of drinks you want served (i.e. beer/wine only, keg beer, full service bar, etc.)
Combo Host/Cash Bar: You can provide a combination of a host and cash bar by providing drink tickets to attendees (and be billed for these drinks), provide keg beer as host only with all other drinks on a cash-basis, provide beer/wine only as hosted with all other drinks on a cash-basis, or any other number of combinations. These are just a few examples.
If you still have questions about event planning,
contact Becky Sundeen at GSA, +1-303-357-1041,
.


