Events

Zinner Forum Reservations

You may request to reserve the Zinner Forum for an event starting at 5:00 p.m. on weekdays or any time on weekends. Submit a Zinner Forum Reservation Request form and allow up to two business days for a response.

If you would like to request the Zinner Forum for an event scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., please email the Heller Events Team at: hellerevents@brandeis.edu  and provide details about your event and how the Forum will be used. Weekday, daytime requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Allow up to two business days for a response.

Zinner Forum Policies and Tips

  • Zinner podium instructions

  • Since the Zinner Forum is Heller's primary gathering space, events may not be held prior to 5:00 pm on weekdays. This allows students to gather when there are no classes and also for less disruption during your event.

  • If a classroom is available and will fit your audience, that will be booked rather than the Zinner Forum.

  • When setting up  your event, store the existing red chairs, small tables and café tables near the library, not the hall near the classrooms.

  • As soon as possible in your event planning process, contact Media Technology Services (x6-4632) for technical assistance with dual-mode events and meetings, and to reserve a lapel microphone or wireless microphone. Other microphones will not work in the Forum or may interfere with the programming. A lapel microphone and wireless microphone cannot be used at the same time since they use the same frequency.  MTS can also supply video cameras and technical support people for dual-mode events. 

  • Balloons and candles are not permitted in the Zinner Forum.

  • If you hang items or use any sort of tape, you must remove it from all surfaces immediately following your event.