Conference hall

Small conference room

High tech conference hall

A conference hall or conference room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings. It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals,^[1] have one. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large conferences such as arenas or concert halls. Aircraft have been fitted out with conference rooms.^[2] Conference rooms can be windowless for security purposes. An example of one such room is in the Pentagon, known as the Tank.^[3]

Typically, the facility provides furniture, overhead projectors, stage lighting, and a sound system.^[4]

Smoking is normally prohibited in conference halls even when other parts of buildings permit smoking.^[5]

Sometimes the term 'conference hall' is used synonymously with 'conference center' as, for example, in 'Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall'.

See also

• Assembly hall

References

1. ^ "Rahul who? Challenge on home turf", TAPAS CHAKRABORTY, The Telegraph, 16 February 2008
2. ^ "Air Force One INDIA", The Indian Express, Manu Pubby, February 17, 2008
3. ^ "How Bush Decided on the Surge", Fred Barnes, FrontPage Magazine, January 28, 2008
4. ^ "Albert Hall Conference Centre", Conferences-UK.org.uk, retrieved 17 February 2008
5. ^ "Bills to ban public smoking defeated", OLYMPIA MEOLA TIMES, February 15, 2008