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Guidelines for Booking of IIC Venues
The guidelines relate to the bookings and the cancellation for the
Auditorium, Conference Rooms, Committee Rooms, Private Dinning Hall and Lawns.

   CAPACITY

Venues Capacity      

IIC Main Building

The Auditorium                        234

Conference Room - I (1st Floor)  50 around the table and 30 extra

Conference Room - II (2nd Floor) 36 around the table and 30 extra

Private Dinning Hall                  25 persons for meetings &

                                             45 persons for lunches / dinners

Terrace Pergola                        25 persons for meetings

                                             60 persons for lunches / dinners

Fountain Lawn                          350 persons for lunches/ dinners

IIC Annexe

Conference Room - III                 55 persons + 6 on the dais

Lecture Hall                             80 persons + 20 extra chairs

Committee Room - III                 16 persons for meetings &                                               25 persons for lunches / dinners

Lounge Terrace (Annexe)             60 persons for dinners only

Committee Room - IV                  10 persons for meeting

                                               15 persons for lunches/dinners

Lawn (Annexe)                           175 persons 

Fire Safety Regulations: The IIC is legally responsible for enforcing the fire safety regulations in the venues within the Centre. Parties availing the Centre’s facilities must not exceed the seating capacity of these venues.


II.     MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
Use of IIC facilities is permitted to Members with the following guidelines:

  1. Reservations will be confirmed on receipt of letters/faxes and on advance payment of 100% for Conference Rooms. Tentative bookings are treated as cancelled if not confirmed within a week’s time.
  2. Tape Recording: Booking parties availing tape recording facilities are requested to bring their own cassettes. For those availing tape/video recording & connecting an outside sound jack directly to the sound system in the meeting venues is not allowed.
  3. Meetings / Press Conferences of political and religious nature are not permitted.
  4. Booking of IIC facilities for Training Programme, Press Conference, Annual General Meeting and Interview require prior approval of the Director / Secretary.
  5. Maximum size of a banners/backdrops permitted in the Conference Rooms are 9’x 4’ and for the Auditorium 16’x 8’ and may be displayed inside the meeting places and 6’x 2’ outside the lobby. Banner size for the registration table is 5x2½ feet and the colour permitted for all these banners/backdrops is ‘Blue and White’. Decorations, posters etc. are not permitted elsewhere within the premises of the Centre. Banners/Backdrops should be on self stands only.
  6. The registration table for the registration of delegates for the Auditorium and Conference Room - I is permitted outside the lobby area only.
  7. For dance and music programmes, performance licence has to be obtained from the Additional Commissioner of Police: licencing: Delhi, P.S. Defence Colony, New Delhi.
  8. If there is any film/video screening as part of  a programme, it is to be ensured that the film is censored (or that it has an exemption from censorship certificate issued by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India) and a temporary screening license is obtained from the Commissioner, Dept. of Entertainment Tax, Govt of Delhi.
  9. Sponsors of the programme will be responsible for making good any damage caused to the Centre’s building, furniture, equipment by their agents, performers or members of the audience.
  10. If a party is unable to use the booking venues due to failure of electricity or on account of riot, fire, earthquake or an act of war, the Centre will not be liable for any loss suffered by the booking party.
  11. Booking parties are requested to take care of conference material/technical equipment/personal belongings, as the Centre is not responsible for their safety.
  12. Conference facilities can be used between 9.00 am to 9.00 pm only.

Do’s and Don’ts

  1. Booking parties are requested to avoid making noise outside the meeting venues.
  2. Mobile phones should be switched off or kept on a silent mode before entering any of the meeting venues.
  3. Collection of donations, registration fee, sales promotion advertisements or any commercial transactions are not permitted within the premises of the Centre.
  4. Display of goods/products are not permitted inside or outside the Auditorium or Conference Rooms.
  5. Booking Parties are requested to make sure that the participants/delegates are confined to the venues booked for them for meeting/catering arrangements.
  6. Wood paneling outside the Auditorium and inside Conference Room III and Lecturer Hall are not to be used for displaying posters, banners or any other material. Nails, double sided or scotch tapes are not allowed to be used on the Auditorium and Conference Room walls.
  7. Members & their guests are advised not to speak loudly on cellphone in corridors of the Hostel, Annexe and the Administration block as those in rooms get disturbed.
  8. Programmes involving children below 18 yrs. of age are not permitted in the Auditorium and Conference Room-I.
  9. Children below 8 yrs. of age are not allowed in the Auditorium.
  10. Smoking is prohibited inside the meeting venues.


Television Crew and Press Photographers

The booking party is requested to permit only TV crews and photographers who have been invited by them or have received their prior consent to record proceedings of their programmes.

TV crews and photographers are requested to position themselves only in the spaces designated for them and not to crowd the aisles of the Auditorium, Conference Rooms.

Catering

  1. Reservation of catering requirements will be confirmed on the receipt of letter/faxes and advance payment of 90% on the number of persons guaranteed.
  2. A single party booking in the Lawn should not exceed beyond 350 persons.
  3. Outside catering or food and beverage items brought from outside are not permitted.
  4. Eatables, cold drink shall not be brought into any meeting venues.
  5. The P.A system used in the Open Air Venues / Lawns should in no case interfere or cause disturbance to the users of other Venues.
  6. Live band, marriage ceremony or any rituals (involving pandit, pheras, havan etc.) are not permitted.
  7. Children’s parties / play equipments or rides are not permitted.
  8. For serving liquor at any function/ party the IIC shall on behalf of the Member concerned, obtain a bar license L-20 from the Excise Department (the license fee is Rs 3,000/- + Rs 200/- extra for conveyance charges).
  9. Timings for service are                            

    Seminar Teas :     9 : 00 am     -   11 : 45 am :     3 : 30 pm  -     6 : 30 pm
    Tea Receptions     :               5 : 30 pm          -           8 : 00 pm
    Cocktail Snacks    :               7 : 00 pm          -           9 : 00 pm
    Lunches               :             12 : 30 pm          -           3 : 00 pm
    Dinners                :               7 : 30 pm          -         11 : 00 pm

    Bar Services will close at 10:30 pm and Dinner services at 11:00 pm.
  10. Intimation of catering arrangements/alterations/amendments should be given at least 48 hrs. in advance.
  11. A provision is kept for serving an additional 10% on the minimum guaranteed figure. The Centre will not take the responsibility of catering to more than 10% increase on the number of persons confirmed/guaranteed at the time of booking.
  12. Whenever the Private Dining Hall is booked for lunch/dinner (without meetings) the existing tariff of Rs. 2226/- will be waived off in case the number of persons guaranteed for lunch/dinner is 40 or more.

Cancellation

For cancellation of catering bookings :
A minimum of 48 hrs. advance notice is required for full refund of advance payment for the catering arrangement.

For cancellation of conference and catering venues :
More than 20 days advance notice 20% of the rental amount is retained by the Centre.
Between 15-20 days advance notice, 50% of the rental amount is retained by the Centre.
No rental amount is refunded if less than 15 days notice for cancellation is given.
In case the conference / catering venue is booked at a short notice of less than 15 days and cancelled thereafter, 50% of the rental amount will be retained by the Centre.
Postponement of booking will be treated as cancellation and are subject to these terms and conditions.

  Full Day
(8 Hrs)
Half Day (4 Hrs)
Venue (Rs) (Rs)
Auditorium   Capacity : 231 Persons 9345 6008
Special Rate for Classical Dance performance
(which includes provision of 8 spot lights)
  5563
Conference Room I          Capacity : 80 Persons 5006 4228
Conference Room II         Capacity : 60 Persons 5006 4228
Conference Room III (Annexe) Capacity:60 Persons 5006 4228
Lecture Hall (Annexe)      Capacity : 100 Persons 5006 4228
Art Gallery    (Individual Artists) 1335 X
Art Gallery    (Group Shows) 1781 X


Venue

Upto 8 Hours


Upto 4 Hours
Committee Room III (Annexe) 2782 2504
Committee Room IV (Annexe) 2782 2504
Private Dining Hall 2782 2226
Terrace Per Gola 2782 2504

 

For One Event (4 Hrs.)

Venue
Fountain Lawn / Rose Garden 2809
Main Verandah Lawn 1911
Fellow Flat Lawn 1911
Lawn (Annexe) 2472
Lounge Terrace (Annexe) 2248

Additional charges per hour
 

Venue
Auditorium 618
Conference Rooms 495
Committee Room/Private Dining Hall /Terrace Pergola 350

Additional Facilities
 

Tape Recording 500
Slide Projector 500
Overhead Projector 500
DVD & CTV 700
L.C.D. Projector (for 6 hrs.) 3000
Mobile P.A. System 1150
Cordless Collar Mike 660
Cordless Hand Mike 660
2 Mike System 660
Spot Lights for Auditorium 1150
For Internet Facilities (8 Hours) 500

The above facilities are inclusive of all taxes & provided on advance booking against full payment.
Effective from 21st December 2006