It is commonly found at large
hotels and
convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large conferences such as
arenas or
concert halls.
Aircraft have been fitted out with conference rooms. Conference rooms can be windowless for security purposes. An example of one such room is in the
Pentagon, known as the
Tank. Typically, the facility provides
furniture,
overhead projectors,
stage lighting, and
sound system.
Smoking is normally
prohibited in conference halls, even when other parts of buildings permit smoking. Sometimes the term 'conference hall' is used
synonymously with '
conference center' as, for example, in '
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall'. Some meeting rooms come equipped with booking management software, depending on the needs of the company that owns them. Typically, a medium to large office or post-secondary educational facility has smaller meeting rooms, often called a conference room or a huddle room. ==Gallery==