Colorado State University

Office of Conference Services
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523

8000Largest Group

75Meeting Rooms

5,500Overnight Guests

2018 Winner: Best Earth-Friendly Venue

2018 Runner-up: Best Venue for Spiritual/Wellness Gathering

1 square mile contained campus
Fort Collins Colorado, 50 miles North of Denver International Airport
Fort Collins, CO - Money Magazine's Best Place to Live in America
Vibrant nightlife
2015 "Best Suburban" venue, 2014 "Best Youth & Sport Camp" venue
Majestic Elms at historic CSU Oval
CSU Campus at the Foothills of Rocky Mountain National Park
Newly renovated Lory Student Center provides over 50,000 sq ft meeting space
6 ballrooms, The Grand Ballroom can seat up to 1,500 people for one event.
Breakout rooms; basic AV and wireless internet included
500-seat multi purpose theater
Moby Arena accommodates 8,000 people
Over 23,000 sq ft of SMART Technology classrooms
300 days of sunshine for great outdoor events
Outdoor events
11,600 sq ft sustainable social hub with outdoor amphithear and fire pit
Marche style dining centers -sizzling salad bar
Marche style dining centers -Mongolian Grill
Elegant catering
Diverse catering options
CSU Academic Village residence hall community with dining center
up to 5,000 beds available on campus
CSU Rec Center: lazy river, modern cardio equipment, climbing wall
Proximity to Colorado Outdoor Adventures, Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado State University Mountain Campus - Retreat Cabin
Colorado State University Mountain Campus- Mummy Range
Brew tours, with 20 breweries, the most microbreweries in the state

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Located in Fort Collins, the crossroads where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains, CSU is an awe-inspiring conference and event site. Our beautiful campus provides a serious educational aura found only at a university, while the surrounding area beckons visitors with an outstanding variety of opportunities for recreation and relaxation.

Fort Collins has been named by Money magazine as one of the best places to live in America. Fort Collins is approximately 50 minutes northwest of Denver International Airport (DIA). At the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins is the key to major recreation areas such as Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Red Feather Lakes, and the Cache La Poudre River.

If you choose to host your event at Colorado State University, you will not be disappointed! We encourage participants to bring their families to Fort Collins to experience an affordable foothills destination with a college town feeling and active community. With over 300 days of sunshine per year the Fort Collins area offers diverse recreational resources including boating, hiking, fishing, whitewater rafting, camping, and wildlife watching, as well as the vast amount of night and day time activities available steps away from campus. Continue reading below for more information on our Fort Collins venue offerings at Colorado State University.

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Nearby Cities & Number of Miles:

Denver, CO - 60
Cheyenne, WY - 45
Boulder, CO - 45

Nearest Airport/ Number of Minutes:

Denver International / 50

Public Transportation Options:

Taxi
Bus

Metro/Public Transportation Proximity:

Onsite

Parking:

Fee

Availability:

Colorado State University offers Fort Collins area lodging/dining, meeting and recreation facilities in addition to conference coordination, marketing, registration/financial administration.

Room Type(s):

Residence Halls
Suite/Apt Style
Nearby Hotel(s)

Bath Type(s):

Private|Semi-Private|Traditional

ADA Accessible:

Yes

Largest Group:

8000

Number of Meeting & Event Rooms:

Largest Classroom Style:

650

Largest Theatre Style:

8,000

Number of Overnight Guests:

5,500

Technology:

Colorado State University has state of the art audio/visual services included with most meeting rooms. High speed wireless internet complimentary throughout campus included guest rooms, common areas and meeting rooms. Tech services of a major university. Over 23,000 square feet of SMART technology classrooms are located on our Fort Collins campus.

Onsite Wireless Internet:

Free

Onsite A/V Staff:

Yes

Food & Beverage:

Colorado State University has five residence hall dining centers offering “Marché” (made to order) style service including special concept stations with Italian, Mexican, and Asian selections available to conference and event participant’s three meals a day. An on-staff dietitian is also available at no additional cost. The Lory Student Center located directly on campus can also provide variations with offerings such as Carl’s Jr., Panda Express, Subway and Taco Bell. Extensive catering services are also available on campus.

Must Use In-house Catering:

Yes

Cultural Catering Available:

Yes

Alcohol Permitted:

Yes

Complete Meeting Package:

Yes

Ropes Course / Team Building:

Yes

Special Rates and Packages:

All services are very affordable. Depending on the meeting package, daily rates run $25-$40 per person including lodging, meals, parking, meeting space and campus rec. Many package options to choose from. We offer discounts for large groups when visiting the Colorado State University conference centers.

Rental Policies:

Campus lodging not available mid August to late May, except for CSU Mountain Campus which is available from late May until late October.

Phone:

970-491-0416

Ideally Suited For:

Adult Social Event
Corporate Social Events
Expo/Competitions
Professional Meeting/Training/Conference/Retreat
Youth Retreat/Camp

Event Spaces

Meeting Room	Descriptions	Square Footage
Durrell Center - Seminar A	Durrell Center Seminar A is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each seminar room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone. All Durrell Seminar rooms can be combined to accommodate larger parties.	1088
Durrell Center - Seminar B	Durrell Center Seminar B is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each seminar room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone. All Durrell Seminar rooms can be combined to accommodate larger parties.	1184
Durrell Center - Seminar C	Durrell Center Seminar C is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each seminar room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone. All Durrell Seminar rooms can be combined to accommodate larger parties.	1159
Durrell Center - Meeting Room 1	Durrell Center Meeting Room 1 is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each meeting room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone.	211
Durrell Center - Meeting Room 2	Durrell Center Meeting Room 2 is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each meeting room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone.	818
Durrell Center - Meeting Room 3	Durrell Center Meeting Room 3 is located on the 1st floor of the Durrell Center on-campus. Each meeting room includes a large flat screen television, HDMI hookup, house sound, and one microphone.	204
OCR Field Club	The Orthopedic and Spine Center (OCR) of the Rockies Field Club is exclusively located at the field level of our on-campus Stadium. This space includes garage-style doors that open up to reveal an outdoor patio located on the 50-yard line. In addition, a premium built-in bar, 15 television monitors, house sound, and a mic are available with this space.	4,400
New Belgium Porch	The New Belgium Porch is located within our on-campus Stadium. This space is "as-is" and can provide ample space for larger groups (up to 1,200). A food and beverage package can be purchased with this space.	11,300
Markley Family Hall of Champions	The Markley Family Hall of Champions is located on the first floor of our on-campus Stadium. It provides a more elegant atmosphere for your event. This space includes flat-screen televisions, house sound, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a microphone.	4,600
The Stadium Club	The Stadium Club is located on the 4th floor of our on-campus Stadium, featuring amazing views of the Front Range Mountains, Horsetooth, and Longs Peak. This space can be set up to fit your event needs, and includes two premium built-in bars, 27 flat screen televisions, house sound, and a microphone.	9,700
Indoor Rams Club	The Indoor Rams Club is located one of our more intimate spaces located on the sixth floor of our on-campus Stadium. This space includes a premium built-in bar, access to large padded seats, flat screen televisions, house sound, a microphone, and the option for a portable screen.	2,900
Edwards Event Center	The Edwards Event Center is conveniently located within Edwards Hall. This space is available for any guests staying overnight on-campus to reserve, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Allison Event Center	The Allison Event Center is conveniently located within Allison Hall. This space is available for any guests staying overnight on-campus to reserve, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Ingersoll Seminar Room	The Ingersoll Seminar Room is conveniently located within Ingersoll Hall. This space is available for any guests staying overnight on-campus to reserve, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Ingersoll Meeting Room	The Ingersoll Meeting Room is conveniently located within Ingersoll Hall. This space is available for any guests staying overnight on-campus to reserve, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Laurel Village Pavilion Gallery
Laurel Village Pavilion Classroom
Pavilion Outdoor Amphitheater	The Pavilion Outdoor Amphitheater is located outside Laurel Village. This space can be used with the Pavilion and is provided "as-is" with an outdoor amphitheater, grassy lawn, and stone seating. Reservation of the amphitheater also includes a large projector, HDMI hookup, and house sound. An outdoor fire pit with stone seating is also available for use with this space.
Laurel Village Pinon Classroom	The Laurel Village Pinon Classroom (Room 131) is conveniently located on the first floor of Pinon Hall. This space is available for any guests staying overnight on-campus to reserve and is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Laurel Village Academic Commons
Auxiliary Gym	The Auxiliary Gym is located within our on-campus Recreation Center.	18,419
IM Outdoor Fields	The IM Outdoor fields are comprised of 12 total fields near the recreation facility. Each field must be reserved separately.
Recreation Center Pool	Our on-campus Recreation Center includes a pool area with 4 lap lanes, current channel, climbing wall, volleyball and basketball area, 40-person spa, sauna (ages 16+), and steam room (ages 16+). For clients with younger groups, a 12:1 child to adult ratio must be maintained.
Grand Ballroom	The Grand Ballroom is a beautiful and versatile space that is multifunctional depending on the size of the event. The Grand Ballroom features four mobile partitions which create the opportunity to use one section at a time, two or three sections to create a larger space, or as the full Grand Ballroom space. With all the dividers opened, the Grand Ballroom boasts sweeping views of the mountains, the historic painted Aggie "A", and western campus. With so many options for setup, this ballroom can be used for a variety of events including lectures, banquets, resource fairs, concerts, and formal dances. Conveniently located at the top of the main staircase, the Grand Ballroom also has access to a registration booth with phone and internet access upon request.	70x200
North Ballroom	The North Ballroom is a medium sized ballroom located on the north side of the upper level. This carpeted ballroom is great for large lectures, workshop classrooms, banquets and resource fairs.	49x80
Grey Rock Room	The Grey Rock Room is a large refined meeting room located on the main level of the Student Center. This room features an entryway overlooking the Transit Center Lobby, and an outdoor balcony facing the west, supplying a serene view of the foothills and lagoon. The Grey Rock Room's versatility makes it a perfect location for a banquet, reception, lecture, or used for a classroom or conference.	35x40
Classrooms	We also have more than one hundred classrooms of various sizes, with 23,000 square feet of of state-of the art SMART technology.	23,000
Moby Arena	For large conferences, we have the centrally located, fully air-conditioned Moby Arena, Home of the CSU Rams. Moby Arena can seat up to 6,000 people conference-style including a large stage and nearly 9,000 square feet for sporting events.	22,067 sqft
Cherokee Park Ballroom	The Cherokee Park Ballroom can be booked for individual events, or paired with the attached University Club for a more versatile setting. This ballroom features a wooden floor, and beautiful cherry wainscoting to create a perfect setting for lectures, workshop classroom, banquets, and resource fairs.	39x60
Longs Peak Dining Room	The Longs Peak Dining Room and Lounge is a distinguished dining space which is ideal for small receptions and formal meals. This room elegantly features a lounge/serving space, a fireplace, and a view of the plaza.	28x62
Double Meeting Rooms	Double meeting rooms are versatile rooms in which a partition is opened to create a larger meeting space. These rooms are ideal for lectures, conferences, and workshop classrooms. Each set of rooms incorporate a large flat screen TV and window views which provide each with a unique and functional meeting space.	26X40

Accommodations

Facility	# of Rooms	# of Beds	Room Type	Bath Type	A/C
Enhanced Private Quads	18	72	Residence Halls	Private	yes
Traditional Quads	88	352	Residence Halls	Communal	yes
Enhanced Private	404	750	Residence Halls	Private	yes
Enhanced Suite	349	547	Residence Halls	Shared	yes
Enhanced Traditional	213	357	Residence Halls	Communal	yes
Traditional Suite Style	463	883	Residence Halls	Shared	no
Traditional	1,322	2,472	Residence Halls	Communal	no

Catering

Breakfasts
Starting early, this morning? Breakfast is served as early as 7am to get you started for your conference, early morning meeting, or casual gathering. Choose a served meal for groups of 15 or more. Buffets are available for parties of 20 or at our dining centers.
Breaks
Break menu items may be used alone or added to any served or buffet meal. All items are available at any time in any location during your event.
Entrées
Choose plated entrées to add formality and elegance to your special event. Friendly wait staff will be provided to attend to all of your needs. All meals can be made to accommodate special dietary needs at no additional charge. We also design custom entrees for special events and themed events.
Buffets
Choose one of our flexible catered buffets or dine at one of our award-winning dining centers to meet the needs of your guests. We have a variety of menus to compliment the diversity of your guests whether for a formal affair or a gathering of friends and co-workers. We also design custom menus for special or themed events.

Dining

Ram's Horn
Seating Capacity: 1,720
Those dining centers are marche style with up to 6 stations:Italian, Mexican, American, Chinese, Wood-fired pizza, and a Mongolian grill.
Boxed lunches and outdoor cookouts are available for summer conferences
Durrell Dining Center
Seating Capacity: 468
Durrell Dining Center is a LEED certified dining facility, it features 7 unique dining stations, including an international station, make-your-own pasta bar, custom personal pizzas, an all-day waffle bar, and more. Durrell is located on the north-west corner of campus.
Corbett Dining Center
Seating Capacity: 501
The Corbett Marketplace has a variety of options including Tex-Mex, Sizzling Salads, a 100% vegetarian station, comfort food and more. Corbett is located on the north side of campus.

Services

Service	Description
Conference Registration Services	The Registration Only service package is designed for groups requiring full registration management and financial administration Coordination • Serve a single contact for all registration management and financial administration services Registration Management • Create and host customized registration website • Provide advanced registration services via web, mail, fax, and telephone • Accept conference registration payments via credit card*, check, departmental internal order, bank transfer or money order • Send confirmation packet to registered participants including, as appropriate, maps, hotel list, shuttle information, receipt of payment/balance due, and confirmation letter with instructions for on-site registration/check-in • Provide sponsor with standardized registration reports, including participant information, event counts, revenue summaries and ADA information • Provide each registered participant with a name badge in a plastic holder, portfolio, notepaper, and a pen • Print certificates, event tickets and mailing labels (printing costs not included) • Provide on-site registration services-one staff hour per 25 registrants as contracted • Provide parking permits at check-in (on-campus only)
The Full Services	The Full Service Package (with housing) is designed to free you from many logistical concerns, so that you can give your full attention to the educational components of your conference Planning • Lead pre-conference campus site tours • Provide consultation to help refine format, budget and facility/service requirements • Provide representation at local planning meetings • Provide information on resources for area attractions/services • Provide brochure copy to sponsor to describe University housing and dining services, to portray the conference setting, area attractions and to detail transportation options Marketing • Provide consultation on marketing timelines • Assist in preparing and editing brochure and web copy for logistical and registration details • Work with service providers to coordinate brochure printing • Assist in facilitating blast emails to potential participants • Coordinate marketing mailings (web based or hard copy) Coordination • Serve a single contact for all services and facilities as well as registration services • Provide professional consultation during the development, implementation and post-conference evaluation • Reserve function spaces and arrange for set-ups and audio-visual equipment • Make arrangements for meals, refreshment breaks, assist with menu selection, and communicate meal count guarantees provided by sponsor • Make reservations for campus lodging and block reservations for off-campus lodging • Arrange for campus recreational facilities/equipment • Work with service providers to coordinate transportation, copying services, telephones, sound equipment, audio or video taping and function amenities • Assist with arrangements for tours, entertainment, exhibits, display/poster sessions • Provide on-call assistance during conference duration Registration Management • Create and host customized registration website • Provide advanced registration services via web, mail, fax and telephone • Accept conference registration payments via credit card*, check, departmental internal order, bank transfer or money order • Send confirmation email to registered participants including, as appropriate, maps, hotel list, shuttle information, receipt of payment/balance due, and confirmation letter with instructions for on-site registration/check-in • Provide sponsor with standardized registration reports, including participant information, event counts, revenue summaries and ADA information • Provide each registered participant with a name badge in plastic holder, portfolio, note paper, pen and campus map • Work with service providers to coordinate printing and assembly of conference materials • Print certificates, event tickets and mailing labels (printing costs not included) • Provide on-site registration services-one staff hour per 25 registrants • Provide parking permits
Event Coordination Services	The Event Coordination Service Package is designed to provide coordination for single session events on or off campus that do not require marketing or registration services. This package includes full coordination for single events and can include on-campus parking and meeting space. Planning • Lead pre-conference site tours Financial Administration • Establish a University account for conference expenses • Compile final statement of expenditures • Bill for balance due to sponsor • Maintain account records for six years Coordination • Provide professional consultation during the development, implementation and post-conference evaluation • Serve as a single contact for all meeting space, set-ups and, food/beverage and audio-visual requests • Make arrangements for meals, refreshment breaks, assist with menu selection, and communicate meal count guarantees provided by the sponsor • Make arrangements for meals, refreshment breaks, assist with menu selection, and communicate meal count guarantees provided by sponsor Provide on-call assistance during conference duration
Room and Board Conference Services	The Room and Board service package is designed for groups that will be dining and lodging on campus, but wish to do their own Planning • Lead pre-conference campus site tours • Provide consultation to help refine format, budget and facility/service requirements • Provide information on resources for area attractions and services • Provide brochure copy to sponsor to describe University dining and lodging services, to portray the conference setting, area attractions and to detail transportation options Coordination • Serve a single contact for all campus services and facilities • Reserve function spaces and arrange for set-ups and audio-visual equipment • Make arrangements for meals, refreshment breaks, assist with menu selection, and communicate meal count guarantees provided by sponsor • Make block reservations for campus lodging • Arrange for use of campus recreational facilities and equipment on a shared basis • Work with service providers to coordinate transportation, copying services, telephones, sound equipment, audio or video taping and function amenities • Assist with arrangements for tours, entertainment, exhibits and display/poster sessions • Provide on-call assistance during conference duration • Provide campus parking permits
Financial Administration	Financial Administration • Establish a University account for conference revenue and expenses • Process and track deposits and expenditures through the conference account • Purchase and process payments of conference-related expenditures per sponsor requests and approvals • Compile final statement of account income and expenditures • Bill for balance due or refund balance to sponsor • Maintain account records for six years • One contact, one contract, one bill

Technology

Type	Description
Audio/Visual Equipment	Fully staffed and stocked A/V department with built in equipment in most venues and classrooms.
Free High-Speed Wireless Internet	All accommodations, meeting rooms and many common areas feature free wireless access.
Security	Secure entrance to all residential facilities and security escort service is available for conference guests.

Area Attractions

Attraction	Description
Fort Collins - Great Place to Visit	Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a city of 144,000 at the base of the Rocky Mountain foothills. The community is known for its low crime rate, clean air and water, abundant recreational opportunities and reasonable cost of living – not to mention 300 days of sunshine per year. The majority of our national and international conference attendees fly into Denver International Airport, the largest airport in terms of land area in the United States. Once you arrive in Fort Collins, you’ll discover a vibrant, friendly community that is welcoming to visitors. That sense of community – combined with our spectacular setting – makes Fort Collins a great place to stay and learn.
Attractions within minutes of CSU campus	CSU is in the heart of Fort Collins, and a wide assortment of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues cater to visitors and citizens alike. Whether you’re watching a concert in Old Town, viewing an exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Art or enjoying a cultural event at the city’s International Center, you’ll sense the connection between Colorado State and the Fort Collins community. And whether you’re exploring the city’s extensive biking and walking trails, swimming in Horsetooth Reservoir or watching the sun rise over the Great Plains after climbing in the foothills, you’ll appreciate the quality of our natural surroundings.
Attractions within an hour of CSU campus	When you’re a conference guest at Colorado State University, you can cover a lot of ground in 60 minutes. At noon, you could be wrapping up your session in one of our SMART classroom. By 1 p.m., you could be watching wildlife at Rocky Mountain National Park, touring the mystic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Or kayaking the Poudre River. Or hiking at 14,000 feet. CSU is close to all kinds of places – and sometimes there’s nothing better than an afternoon in the mountains.

Attraction

Description

Fort Collins - Great Place to Visit

Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a city of 144,000 at the base of the Rocky Mountain foothills. The community is known for its low crime rate, clean air and water, abundant recreational opportunities and reasonable cost of living – not to mention 300 days of sunshine per year.

The majority of our national and international conference attendees fly into Denver International Airport, the largest airport in terms of land area in the United States.

Once you arrive in Fort Collins, you’ll discover a vibrant, friendly community that is welcoming to visitors. That sense of community – combined with our spectacular setting – makes Fort Collins a great place to stay and learn.

Attractions within minutes of CSU campus

CSU is in the heart of Fort Collins, and a wide assortment of restaurants, shops and entertainment venues cater to visitors and citizens alike. Whether you’re watching a concert in Old Town, viewing an exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Art or enjoying a cultural event at the city’s International Center, you’ll sense the connection between Colorado State and the Fort Collins community.
And whether you’re exploring the city’s extensive biking and walking trails, swimming in Horsetooth Reservoir or watching the sun rise over the Great Plains after climbing in the foothills, you’ll appreciate the quality of our natural surroundings.

Attractions within an hour of CSU campus

When you’re a conference guest at Colorado State University, you can cover a lot of ground in
60 minutes. At noon, you could be wrapping up your session in one of our SMART classroom. By 1 p.m., you could be watching wildlife at Rocky Mountain National Park, touring the mystic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Or kayaking the Poudre River. Or hiking at 14,000 feet. CSU is close to all kinds of places – and sometimes there’s nothing better than an afternoon in the mountains.

Testimonials

Over half of our annual business is repeating customers. Upon request, we are happy to provide references from our satisfied customers. Our clientele is quite diverse, we provide services to youth, athletic, religious organizations, and scientific organizations, as well as and large corporations, just to name a few. The office of Conference Services has been in the meeting business for over 50 years and is an active member of the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International, and has earned a One-Stop Shop designation.
a One-Stop Shop Organization
I had the pleasure of working with CSU Conference Services on a CSU sponsored natural gas symposium in October 2011. They were part of a larger team made up of wonderfully skilled CSU departments. I have described them to others as professional, problem-solvers, patient, credible, easy to work with and who thought of details the rest of us hadn’t. I would recommend them to anyone who is planning a conference, meeting or a symposium in the future.
Maury Dobbie, Assistant Director, CSU Center for the New Energy Economy
Conference Services helped us pull together a large conference for 200 in five weeks. There is no way we could have done it without them. We had an extremely successful event because Conference Services handled all of the venue details leading up to and on the day of the event. We look forward to working with them again soon!
Bryan Willson, Clean Energy Supercluster Director
"Going out West is a bid treat, so we wanted mountains proximity with a contained campus. We get that at Fort Collins, so we go back. Unlike colleges sprinkled through a city, CSU has a well laid out campus in a discrete area with short walking distances, which would also be great for seniors. And it has a very good conference planning staff."
Christine Douglas, Coordinator of Youth/Young Adult Ministry
"We meet at universities around the country, but few have the meeting facilities and amenities we require. CSU is very organized and enormously helpful, and offers the numerous classrooms we need for workshops in the afternoon and evenings."
Sidney Grossberg, MD, American Society for Virology

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