Policies • Collaborative Technology Services • Iowa State University

General Policies

Collaborative Technology Services (CTS) supports requests from any college, department, center or official student organization across campus.
Requests should be submitted no later than two weeks before the date of the event to allow sufficient time for planning. Additional lead-time would be beneficial for planning more complex events and/or reducing the risk that facilities and staff are fully booked.
Should a conflict arise for a given space or staff is fully committed, CTS will work with the two parties to attempt to resolve the conflict.

A facility and/or support personnel are reserved through the Collaborative Technology Services website.
- Facilities in Howe Hall include: Alliant Energy - Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Atrium, Howe Lobby
- Reservation of facilities outside of Howe Hall are the responsibility of the originating party
Collaborative Technology Services supports across campus, and event off-campus. Depending on event needs, appropriate support staff and technical resources will be assigned to the event. An hourly fee-for-service will be charged.

If food will be served at the event, a university-approved catering service is required.

Only university recognized student organizations may reserve a space for an event through this website.
An Event Authorization Application must be submitted no later than three weeks before the date of the event under the following conditions: Events that are open to the public, (i.e. includes members from outside of your organization including from other universities), If your event contains any of the following: Food, Animals, Gambling/Raffles, Alcohol, Youth (Non-Iowa State University Students under the age of 18), Non-university Vendors.
An event request should be submitted through this website before the Event Authorization Application is submitted.

The auditorium is available at no charge to CoE departments for self-service events from 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
CoE units can check availability and make a reservation for the auditorium by using the ELO Events website.
When locked, the auditorium can be opened by staff in the ELO Main Office located at 1328 Howe Hall.
Technical support will not be provided.

This space should be utilized for events with a duration of 2 hours or less, and with greater than 75 people attending.
Reservations are at the discretion of the ELO Events staff.

Howe Hall Atrium is generally available on a self-serve basis at no cost; but should be reserved using the ELO Events Website.
The atrium is available only during regular building hours:

Only painter's tape may be used on the atrium foor. Other types of tape are prohibited.
No tape or other adhesive may be used on the structure of the C6 (south side of atrium).
Food and drink should remain on the concrete flooring (and off of the carpet).