Space Reservations

If you are a member of the McCourt School of Public Policy community, please contact mccourtevents@georgetown.edu to inquire about event scheduling.  If you are a member of the Law Center community, please contact lawscheduling@georgetown.edu to inquire about event scheduling or visit their website. If you are in the 111 Massachusetts Avenue or 500 First building, contact capitolcampusevents@georgetown.edu.

If you are a member of the broader Georgetown community, but not part of the McCourt or Law Center communities, we encourage you to log into EMS and preview space availability for our two event spaces on the Capitol Campus.  Web requests should be made directly in EMS.  Please include facilities and AV/IT support needs so that we are able to review the full picture and confirm events in a timely manner.  This is also the best way to understand the furniture inventory options and AV/IT capabilities of each space. Please also use EMS for any classroom reservations, utilizing the 125 E or 111 Mass Ave classroom templates. 

The Capitol Campus Office of Event Management and Scheduling is responsible for maintaining the following spaces:

125 E Street, Auditorium

This space is located on the lower level, accessible from both elevator banks or a monumental stair from the lobby atrium.  It is a traditional auditorium style with fixed theater seating facing an elevated stage.  Please note that no food or drink is allowed in the space.

• Maximum Occupancy: 378 persons

125 E Street, Capitol View Convening Space

This 9th floor space features a large wide open area that can be configured in multiple ways, including round tables and chairs for dining, or theater style for a lecture.  The space also features a terrace with stunning views of the skyline.  

• Maximum Occupancy: 190 persons

125 E Street and 111 Massachusetts Ave. Classrooms

Classroom reservations are managed by the University’s Office of the Registrar.  Please contact them for availability.

111 Massachusetts Ave. Multi-Purpose Room

The multi-purpose room is on the lower level of 111 Mass and can accommodate 478 standing and up to 350 for a lecture-style set up.

111 Massachusetts Ave. Lounge Spaces: Main Lobby, Second Floor Lobby, and Fourth Floor Student Lounge

Lounge spaces have modular furniture, making these flexible spaces for events.

500 First 9th Floor Convening Space

The 9th Floor Convening space is a large, flexible space and is excellent for conferences, lectures, convenings, and receptions.

• Maximum occupancy: 150

Hart Auditorium, McDonough Hall, 600 New Jersey Ave NW

This newly renovated auditorium has 357 seats, a stage for panelists, AV infrastructure, and a green room.

• Maximum occupancy: 377

Hoteling and Conference Rooms

A limited number of hoteling options and conference rooms exist on the Capitol Campus, including workstations, private offices, and small huddle rooms.  Spaces can be secured through GU Workspaces (via Zoom Workspaces).  Directions are available on the Spaces website.

It is critical that AV/IT support needs are shared as early as possible.  The Capitol Campus’ in-house AV/IT team endeavors to support all events, but given the volume and complexity of events on any given day, you may be directed to use one of two external AV vendors.

contact: caphelp@georgetown.edu

These two firms have been approved by the University’s procurement team and are familiar with the buildings from previous work.  Event organizers will be responsible for contracting with the vendor as well as meeting them onsite to arrange for access for set-up and break down.

Aramark provides catering services on the Capitol Campus.  They are located on-site at 125 E Street and will oversee set-up and breakdown.  Once your space reservation is confirmed, please reach out to Danielle Kloke directly at kloke-danielle@aramark.com to make arrangements.

• Internal Audiences – Georgetown community members with active GOCards have swipe access to Capitol Campus facilities Monday through Friday, 7:30am – 11pm.  For large events exclusive to the Georgetown community, we recommend that the event organizer station someone in the lobby to direct event attendees as they arrive.
• External Audiences – If your event will include a large number of external guests, event organizers will be required to staff a check-in table for the duration of the event.  Doing so will allow your guests to bypass registering via the tablet located at the officer desk, a process which takes a few minutes per person and is not feasible for a large number of attendees. 
  • cap-dps@georgetown.edu

Georgetown community members who have parking passes can view reciprocity agreements on the Transportation website. At this time, unfortunately there is no visitor parking available.  Nearby garages include:

• 601 New Jersey Ave NW (across from McDonough Hall)
• 200 Massachusetts Ave NW (Capitol Crossing) across from Law Library

We encourage guests to take advantage of public transportation (Union Station is two blocks east of the Capitol Campus) or campus shuttles.  Schedules and route info can be found on the Transportation website.

All event organizers are asked to designate one Georgetown team member to be the point of contact for the event.  They will be expected to be on-site throughout the entire event, as well as before and after to meet any external vendors, if applicable, and ensure the space is left in the condition in which they found it. 

In terms of scheduling deadlines, please adhere to the following timeline:

• Minimum 6 Weeks Out – Initiate the event planning process.  While this may seem excessive, doing so will allow the team enough time to review your event, understand your needs, and determine whether any external vendors are required or if in-house support can be provided.  
• 2 Weeks Out – Finalize room set-up and space configuration.
• 2 Weeks Out – No changes.

We are currently not accepting requests for weekend events at this time.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, students and student organizations should coordinate with the student event teams housed within their own school/units or the Capitol Campus Student Affairs Office. Student organizations based out of:

• Law Center should work with the Office of Student Life
• McCourt School should work with Student Engagement in the McCourt School
• McDonough School of Business should work with Student Services in McDonough, msbgradservices@georgetown.edu
• Graduate Studies should work with Graduate Student Affairs
• Undergraduate student organizations should work with their advisor to request spaces

In addition, the Capitol Campus Office of Student Affairs is happy to meet with any students/student organizations who may want to host a program at the Capitol Campus. The Office of Student Affairs, 4th floor of 111 Mass, can guide students on program planning and considerations at the Capitol Campus and direct student program hosts to the correct school office with whom they should work. They can be reached at StudentAffairsCapitolCampus@georgetown.edu.

Please notify the events team in advance of any VIPs that you expect to be in attendance.  This includes high level government officials, elected officials, etc.  For any attendees that travel with their own security detail, it is critical that the events team receives advance notice so we can coordinate with the Department of Public Safety well in advance.

SaxaNet, with netID credential login, is available for Georgetown community members.  GuestNet, not requiring netID credential login, is available for campus visitors. 

For additional assistance, please email capitolcampusevents@georgetown.edu.