Room Reservation Information

As part of its mission of fostering interdisciplinary and interdepartmental community and furthering exchange between academic and non-academic publics, the Simpson Center makes available to the university community several different spaces for a wide range of programs and events. These spaces are in high demand and therefore priority is given to Simpson Center funded projects, humanities events, and interdepartmental and scholarly activities.

Guidelines for use:

Reservations
The Simpson Center is pleased to offer members of the University community the use of our facilities.

Fall quarter reservations are accepted after September 15th, Winter quarter after November 15th, and Spring quarter after January 15th. Please contact Renée DeLong at 543-3920 to inquire about room availability.

Due to an extremely high volume of requests, we now require that all requests for the use of Simpson Center facilities (Communications 202, 204, 226, and 120) be made through this new Catalyst form.

Keys
If your event is in the Seminar Room or Discussion Forum and will occur before 10:00 am, run after 5:00 pm, or will occur on a weekend, please check out a key at least 24 hours prior to your event.

Equipment
Please inform the Simpson Center in advance of your equipment needs. Simpson Center staff members are not trained to provide technical assistance; it is your responsibility to set up and operate the equipment. For additional equipment needs or if you require technical assistance for CMU 226 or 120, please contact Classroom Support Services, classrm@u.washington.edu, 206-543-9900 at least two weeks in advance of your event.

Wireless Internet Access
The Communications Building has wireless service. You may connect to the Internet on your laptop by choosing "University of Washington" from your laptop's wireless network access list. If you use a browser to connect to a non-UW website, you will be prompted to enter your UW NetID and password.

Furniture
All of the furniture in the rooms is moveable except for the Seminar Room table, which may not be moved or disassembled. The square tables in the Discussion Forum may be moved together to make a larger table for buffets. All of the furniture must be returned to its original position.

Food and Beverages
Please notify the Simpson Center if you plan to serve food or beverages. In order to protect the surface of the large seminar room table and other vulnerable surfaces, no food or beverages are permitted without proper coverings (e.g. coasters, napkins, placemats). The Center does not provide linens. If you will be serving alcohol, the University requires a banquet permit. The Center cannot accept leftovers so please dispose of all food items.

Kitchen use
You may use the Center's kitchen facilities, which include a refrigerator, oven, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, serving platters, plates, silverware, wine glasses, and coffee cups.

Clean-up
Please return all furniture to its original location, clean dirty surfaces, place dishes in the dishwasher and run it, and dispose of garbage. Please remove garbage to an outside dumpster.