Globe Hall Guidelines:

Globe Hall is a 500-seat auditorium located in the High Technology and Science Center on the Germantown campus of Montgomery College. To ensure that your use of Globe Hall is a success, we have provided the following guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines will aid us in providing quality technical support for your program or event.

· Complete a Montgomery College "Space Reservation Form" indicating Globe Hall as the room you would like to reserve for your program, event or meeting. This form can be obtained from the Germantown Facilities Office. The phone number for the office is (240) 567-7883. Please indicate any tables or chairs that you will need for the Globe Hall stage area or the galleria outside the auditorium. If the stage needs to be setup in a particular way for your program, please include a detailed diagram. The Facilities staff will place chairs and tables on the stage based on your diagram.

· Please contact the Germantown InTech Media Resources unit at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of your event regarding the audio, video or computer needs for your event. The phone numbers for Media Resources are (240) 567-7861 and (240) 567-7863. Media Resources provides technical support for all activities in Globe Hall.

· Requests for multiple microphones, computer presentations, video presentations and customized lighting schemes must be arranged in advance. Media Resources will not honor these types of complicated technical requests on the day of the event.

· Media Resources can provide a laptop computer for all computer-based presentations. The laptop is loaded with the Microsoft Windows 2000 / Office XP software packages. PowerPoint shows prepared in Win 98 or Win 95 will also run on the computer. If your presentation is too large for a standard 3.5" diskette, you can save it to a ZIP 100 disk. Learning Resources can provide an external ZIP drive with the laptop. The laptop computer is configured to interface with the College network for Internet access. It is recommended that presenters use the provided laptop if they wish to use the Internet. Presenters using PowerPoint may provide their own laptop computer. The Media Resources staff needs lead time to interface and configure a presenter's laptop for projection. A lead-time of at least ½ hour is required. A laptop can be operated either from the podium on the stage or from the control booth in the rear of the auditorium.

· If you wish to show a video as a part of a program in Globe Hall, the video should be a standard VHS or SVHS type videocassette. Formats such as BETA, 8MM, ¾" videocassette or foreign standard (PAL, SECAM) VHS videos can not be supported. A standard Region 1 DVD can also be projected.

· Filmstrip and 16mm film audio-visual formats can not be supported.

· Standard 35mm slides arranged in a Kodak type 80-slide carousel can be projected for presentations. Carousel trays featuring 140 slots are not recommended. We also do not recommend using slides with plastic mounts. The heat generated by our slide projector may damage plastic mounts.

· A document camera for projecting objects, pictures, books, etc. can be provided with advance notice.

· Transparencies can be shown on a special overhead projector. The projector can be placed in front of the stage.

· Audiocassettes and compact discs can be played through the auditorium sound system.

· The Globe Hall sound system can support up to eight microphones for panel presentations. A single wireless lavaliere and/or hand held microphone can also be provided.

· A speaker's podium is normally located on the left side of the stage. Please inform us in advance if you wish the podium to be placed center stage or on the right. Computer presentations can only be done from the left side of the stage.

If you have any questions regarding technical support in Globe Hall please contact the Germantown InTech Media Resources office. Your cooperation will result in a successful experience for you and your event participants.

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