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About the Microsoft Events Center

The Microsoft Events Center is located within the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on the 15th Floor of the distinctive Rainier Tower. With views of Elliott Bay and the bustling retail core of downtown Seattle, the Microsoft Events Center is a centrally located venue that is perfect for luncheons, networking events, and small conferences.

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General Information
The Microsoft Events Center is located within the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce offices on Floor 15 of the distinctive Rainier Tower. With views of Elliott Bay and the bustling retail core of downtown Seattle, the Events Center is a centrally located venue that is perfect for luncheons, networking events, and small conferences.

The Events Center comprises 2,500 sq. ft. of conference space that can be divided into three separate rooms to accommodate groups of up to 28, 42, or 49. When combined, the Events Center can accommodate 119 seated guests.

The Microsoft Events Center features the following furnishings & audio visual equipment:

60” banquet rounds & cushioned chairs on casters for easy movement

Table (5’x2’) for name badges & registration materials

Space for event signage in the 15th Floor elevator lobby & Chamber reception area

Audio Visual equipment (at no additional cost):

Access to guest Wi-Fi

Built-in sound system with concealed speakers

Ceiling-mounted projectors & projection screens– 1 set per room

Speakers’ podium with integrated laptop & Crestron touchscreen console for PowerPoint presentations. Users are guided through presentation set-up and can control lighting, displays, microphone & speaker volume, and window shades from a single screen – 1 set per room

Slide advancer/laser pointer – 1 per room

Wall-mounted 60” Flatscreen LCD monitor – in Rooms A & C

Wireless microphones:

Hand held – 2 per room

Lapel – 1 per room

Table-top microphone stands – 1 per room

Polycom speaker phone (renting parties must use their own conference call service) – 1 per room

Sound masking system (i.e. white noise)

Download a PDF of our Events Center Brochure.
Floor Plan

Default Room Layout

Alternative Room Layouts
We also offer various alternate room layouts based on classroom and theater setting, click here to view alternates.

Gallery

Features and Accommodations	Room Tour—Office Board Room
Room Tour—Rooms A, B & C
Room Tour—Room A	Room Tour—Room B
Room Tour—Room C	Room Configurations

Catering

The Chamber has partnered with a list of select caterers to choose from when serving food at your event. These caterers are familiar with the Microsoft Events Center, ensuring a more seamless experience for your event. If there is a caterer not on the list that you’d like to use, you are welcome to do so for a fee ($100 members/$150 nonmembers).

Starbucks Coffee Company sponsors the coffee and tea provided for your use. Please be sure to strike any such items from your catering agreement as they cannot be served in the Events Center.

Please email the caterer(s) for a current menu. Menus are subject to change without advance notice. When scheduling your catering, be sure to mention that your event is being held at the Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce.

FareStart (Catering Partner)
Contact: Mary Livengood

Alki Bakery
Contact: Kimberly Geary at (253) 867-5700 Ext. 11

Classic Catering
Contact: Mud McHugh at (425) 450-5591

Gourmondo’s
Contact: Events at (206) 762-2977

Homegrown Catering
Contact: Chad Cotter at (206) 420-3376

Pho Cyclo Café
Contact: Catering Department

Ray’s Boathouse, Café and Catering
Contact: Amanda Viereck, or
Contact: Andrea Wolf at (206) 789-6309 x0221

Red Plate Catering
Contact: Patricia Johnson at (206) 674-6614
Required Forms
Terms and Conditions

Post-Event Checklist

Rooms and Rates

Chamber Member Rates Listed rates are subject to change without advance notice. After hours rates may apply.
	Default Setup	Capacity	2 Hours	4 Hours	6 Hours	Full Day
Microsoft Room A	6- 60” Rounds	42	$125	$225	$325	$425
Microsoft Room B	4 - 60” Rounds	28	$100	$175	$250	$325
Microsoft Room C	7 - 60” Rounds	49	$125	$225	$325	$425
Microsoft Rooms A & B	10 - 60" Rounds	70	$175	$325	$475	$625
Microsoft Rooms B & C	11 - 60" Rounds	77	$225	$425	$625	$825
Entire Microsoft Events Center	17 - 60” Rounds	119	$325	$625	$925	$1,225
Microsoft Office Board Room	Board Room	12 at table, (17 total)	$100	$175	$250	$325
Swap rounds for rectangle tables	1 room, $200	2-3 rooms, $400

Non-Member Rates Listed rates are subject to change without advance notice. After hours rates may apply.
	Default Setup	Capacity	2 Hours	4 Hours	6 Hours	Full Day
Microsoft Room A	6- 60” Rounds	42	$325	$625	$925	$1,225
Microsoft Room B	4 - 60” Rounds	28	$300	$575	$850	$1,125
Microsoft Room C	7 - 60" Rounds	49	$325	$625	$925	$1,225
Microsoft Rooms A & B	10 - 60" Rounds	70	$375	$725	$1,075	$1,425
Microsoft Rooms B & C	11 - 60" Rounds	77	$425	$825	$1,225	$1,625
EntireMicrosoft Events Center	17 - 60” Rounds	119	$525	$1,025	$1,525	$2,025
Microsoft Office Board Room	Board Room	12 at table (17 total)	$300	$575	$850	$1,125
Swap rounds for rectangle tables	1 room, $400	2-3 rooms, $600

FAQs
General Questions

Technical/AV Questions

Available Furnishings

General Questions
How do I check availability? Please complete Availability Request form above. A Chamber team member will review your request and contact you with further information. If your date is available, you will receive a link that contains required reservation forms and directions on how to make a deposit.

What are the capacity and dimensions of the Microsoft Events Center?
The Events Center can be divided into three separate rooms that accommodate groups of 28-49 people at banquet rounds. When combined, the Events Center can accommodate 119-seated attendees. Standing capacity is 148. (See "Floor Plan" above for seating configurations)

Where can I park?
Parking near the Rainier Square Tower include: Puget Sound Plaza, IBM Building, Hilton Garage, and the Fairmont Olympic.

What is your policy on after-hours events?
Events Center operating hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Events outside these hours must have Chamber staff present. If you are planning an after-hours event, please contact reservations@seattlechamber.com to check staff availability. After hours rates may apply. The Rainier Tower—which includes the Chamber and the Microsoft Events Center—is not open to the public on weekends.

How do attendees access the 15^th Floor after business hours?
The Rainier Tower is open from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm, Monday-Friday. The main entrance doors on 5th Avenue lock at 6:00 pm.

I want to serve food for my event. What catering options are available?
The Chamber has partnered with a list of select caterers to choose from when serving food at your event. These caterers are familiar with the Microsoft Events Center, ensuring a more seamless experience for your event. If there is a caterer not on the list that you’d like to use, you are welcome to do so for a fee ($100 members/$150 nonmembers). (See "Catering" above for a list of approved caterers).

May we serve alcohol at our event?
Per Washington State law, a banquet permit must be displayed if alcohol will be served at your event. Selling alcohol is not permitted. If your caterer does not have a banquet permit, you must purchase one for your event. Please visit the Washington State Liquor Control Board for more information. When you purchase your banquet permit online, an email copy of it is sent to your local liquor enforcement office. Officers can visit gatherings, so it is important that you sign and post a copy of your permit at the location where you will be serving the alcohol at your event.

Technical questions
I have a PowerPoint presentation. Do you have a projection screen?
Each speaker's podium has an attached laptop connected to a ceiling-mounted projector and screen (click to download floor plan). An attached touchscreen Creston console guides presenters through a step-by-step tutorial for PowerPoint set up. From here, users can control lighting, select displays, set volume, and operate window shades from one single screen. Please contact reservations@seattlechamber.com for a full list of available audio-visual equipment.

Can I use my own laptop?
Using our attached laptops is the best way to connect to our system. We cannot guarantee the performance of outside AV and/or electronic equipment and recommend you bring your presentation on a USB drive to use on the laptop provided as a backup. The Microsoft Events Center does not provide cables, chargers, etc. for operating systems other than Microsoft Windows.

Does the Events Center have conference call capabilities?
Each meeting room has a phone jack and a Polycom speaker phone available. Renting parties must have their own conference call account/subscription to use.

What about Skype™ calls?
Renting parties may use the provided laptops or the free-standing 60” touchscreen MondoPad (latter subject to availability) for video calls. The renting party must sign-in to a unique Skype account to use this service. The Chamber does not provide Skype credits or subscriptions for outside parties. Please see Skype's support page to learn how to add contacts for video calls.

Available Furnishings
Can I use a table for name tags/registration?
Yes, the Chamber has a 5' x 3' rectangular table available for events registration at no additional charge.

Are there flip charts/markers/pens I can use?
We ask that outside parties provide their own meeting materials.

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