CONFERENCE ROOMS LAYOUT SERIES

Banquet LayoutĪs the name suggests, and banquet style layout is used for dining rather than meetings or conferences and will usually be made up of a series of round tables seating between 8 and 10 guests. The shape of the table does vary from venue to venue but will typically be oval or rectangular.Īs delegates will be seated all around the table with this meeting room layout, If presentations will be taking place, a ‘U’ shape layout might be a better option. Boardroom LayoutĪ boardroom layout consists of a single table that is large enough to seat all delegates around the outside and is most suited to smaller groups where there is likely to be plenty of discussions. This is also a good layout if you are planning on running team building activities which require some form of a surface for challenges or tasks.

If your event consists of long sessions and will last for an entire day (or longer) then a cabaret layout is a good choice and would provide delegates with plenty of comfort and space. A cabaret style layout is very popular where groups may be required to work together during the event.Ī cabaret style provides delegates with a solid surface to write on during presentations but does take up much more room than a theatre layout. There will typically be groups of around 6 delegates on each table and the side facing the projector screen will be left empty so that all of the delegates can see what is being displayed. With a cabaret layout, delegates are seated at large tables (usually round or square in shape). If you have a lot of people attending your event, or space in your meeting room is tight, then a theatre layout is likely to be the best option.īear in mind that this style of seating isn’t ideal if your delegates want to take lots of notes as they don’t have a surface to lean/write on, and delegates can sometimes feel ‘squashed’ if chairs are placed too close together. With theatre style seating, chairs are placed in rows just like you would see in a theatre or cinema (although they aren’t usually tiered). There are many different options available so we thought it would be useful to explain the differences, as well as when each layout style would work best. If you are planning a conference, meeting or even some indoor team building activities you will need to decide which room layout will work best and enable your delegates to get the most out of the event.

Conference rooms layout