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Places to have a meeting
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A list of locations to have a meeting, from 12 people to 107,501 people. You can get professional event planning help from the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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[edit] A dozen people
- Primo Coffee - conference room with wifi.
- Classic Cup Cafe on Jackson Rd. Call first to reserve it (free).
- The Common Cup - 1511 Washtenaw Avenue (in the front basement of the University Lutheran Church) -- large open space, good food (inexpensive), great service, free wi-fi.
[edit] 30-50 people
[edit] Free
- AADL FreeSpace - free meeting room at downtown library - reserve in advance online
[edit] For cost
- Great Oak Cohousing - common room. Used by groups like Go Tech.
- Hathaway's Hideaway
- Arbor Brewing Company
- Frenchie's in Ypsi - free (as in beer) for your gathering
- Corner Brewery - hosted the Shadow Art Fair
- Ann Arbor Senior Center - the Unitarian Fellowship meets there.
- Michigan Union
- Michigan League
- Cobblestone Farm
- hotels
- country clubs
- Real Seafood Company - private rooms for 15-40 during lunch and dinner.
- Palio - dinner seating for up to 40.
- Gratzi - lunch and early dinner (until 5pm) for up to 40.
- Chop House - dinner seating for groups of 10-15 or up to 40.
- Carson's American Bistro - lunch or dinner seating for up to 40, with A/V available for events.
- Ann Arbor Country Club - groups of 20 to 170
- Elmo's on Main St (basement underneath) - open room, (734) 994-9898 for inquiries
- Stonebridge - 40 in bar and grille, 80 in outdoor tent, 185 in banquet room.
- Boardwalk Creative Center - 160 people - $1500/day
- NEW Center - 10-75, overlooking the Huron River, for non-profits; $110 for 909 sq ft for 4 hr
- Independence Lake - meeting room with 35-40 people, projection screen, tables and chairs (and screened windows!), overlooking swimming beach and woods at the county park; $100/day or $20/hr
- Gallup Park - the Eli Gallup Meeting Room is $34/hr ($28/hr resident), 2 hr minimum, windows overlooking the Huron River.
- Ann Arbor SPARK - holds about 100 in its current configuration
- MITC - conference facilities for meetings from 6 to 145 participants
[edit] 250-500 people
- Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti; 8992 sq ft of meeting space
- Four Points Sheraton Ann Arbor: 6300 sq ft of meeting space
- Kensington Court Ann Arbor: 5586 sq ft of meeting space
- Holiday Inn near the University of Michigan: 4600 sq ft of meeting space
- Michigan Union: 6325 sq ft Michigan Union Ballroom
- Morris Lawrence Building at WCC; the site of arbcamp in 2007.
- Weber's Inn: 4554 sq ft of meeting space
- McKinley Towne Centre Basement: 28000 sq ft of meeting space (!) in four spaces
- UAW Local 892 in Saline, 3600 sq ft, seats up to 300.
[edit] 1,117 people
- Rackham Auditorium; rent for $800/day, half day $400; events w/paid professional artists extra.
[edit] 1,541 people
- Pease Auditorium - 886 seats main floor, 665 seats balcony.
[edit] 3,530 people
- Hill Auditorium; rent for $1700/day, or lobby for $450/5 hrs. Events w/paid professional artists must run through the U and cost extra.
[edit] 9,500 people
- Convocation Center at Eastern Michigan University. 9500 in center stage configuration, 7500 in end stage, 8800 for athletic events, or 20,000 sq ft of show floor.
[edit] 13,751 people
- Crisler Arena - Michigan basketball, the Dalai Lama; programming by the Major Events Office at the U of M.
[edit] 27,430 people
- The Diag - in temporary seating capacity for the 2008 UM graduation.
[edit] 30,200 people
[edit] 107,501 people
- Michigan Stadium - open for business; in addition to [[Michigan Football], events like the Big House Big Heart 5K use the stadium.
[edit] Further Speculation
An Ann Arbor News article on the prospect of a new conference or convention center compares what's available now in Ann Arbor to other venues around the state.
