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Ryan Resilience Lab Meeting Spaces

Interested in booking space at the Ryan Resilience Lab for your next meeting or gathering?

With an accommodation capacity up to 200 people, the brand-new Pru & Louis Ryan Resilience Lab River Room & Patio is a great, eco-friendly space to host your next event. The River Room can be booked Monday through Saturday based on availability.
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Rental Fee Schedule and Policies

River Room and Patio

Accommodation Capacity

 

Theatre or presentation setup80
Classroom setup48
Inside/outside events including patio, standing room only200

Fee Schedule

 
Weekday meetings & events (Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm) $550
Weeknight meetings & events (Monday-Friday 5:00-8:00pm) $1,000
Weekend meetings & events (Friday 5:00-8:30pm, Saturday 9:00am-8:30pm) $1,750

River Room Gallery

Membership

Use of River Room and patio of Ryan Resilience Lab is free when available and for a certain number of times a year, commensurate with annual corporate membership of the Elizabeth River Project, sliding scale from $500-$10,000 based on organization’s size and resources.

Free and Sliding Scale Rates

As a part of an effort to share resources and promote walkable communities for our neighbors, use of the River Room is free to businesses and organizations based in the following neighborhoods: 

  • Lambert’s Point
  • Highland Park
  • Park Place
  • Colonial Place
  • Kensington


Additionally, Elizabeth River Project is happy to consider free use of the space for organizations and meetings whose mission aligns with our own: To restore the Elizabeth River through equitable collaboration with diverse communities, businesses, and governments.

Book the River Room

The Elizabeth River Project is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To that end, we employ sliding scale and pay-as-you-can policies when appropriate. If these rates are not accessible for you or your organization, please contact us at lblack@elizabethriver.org to arrange accommodations.

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Ryan Resilience Lab Event Request

Thank you for your interest in the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab. We’re delighted that our site is in high demand. As the Ryan Resilience Lab is operated by a small non-profit with a big environmental mission, please help us make sure your event is a great fit.

Our priority is to host groups with relevance to our mission: to restore the Elizabeth River through equitable collaboration with diverse communities, governments, and businesses. When space and staff support are available, we are happy to host such groups free of charge, but do request that you consider an organizational membership and allow us to offer the opportunity for individual memberships.

Please fill this form out at least 30 days in advance of the event.

Our maximum for indoor seated events is 85 theater style and 45 classroom style. For standing receptions, the maximum is 100 indoors or 125 indoor-outdoor.
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If given the go-ahead for our event, sponsor organization agrees to these Ryan Lab policies:

Yes, we will offer attendees the option to tour the Ryan Lab(Required)
Yes, Elizabeth River Project can make a 3-5 minute announcement at the start of the event regarding mission and ways to get involved(Required)
Yes, we will join the Elizabeth River Project as a dues-paying organization at a level commensurate with our size and the nature of our operations.
Please see member benefits for further information: https://elizabethriver.org/donor-circles/
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Yes, we will adhere to start and end times (15-minute leeway) and will leave the room as clean as possible.(Required)

Additionally, sponsor organization agrees to these administrative/liability requirements:

  • ERP maintains insurance for its activities at the Ryan Lab. Sponsoring organizations should ensure that they have appropriate insurance coverage as well.
  • Weapons are prohibited.
  • Open flames generally are prohibited (special permission only).
  • Outdoor guests will be required to exit the Learning Park during thunder, lightning, high winds or any circumstance deemed hazardous by ERP.
  • Waiver of Claims: Sponsoring organizations agree to release, waive all claims, discharge, and covenant not to sue Elizabeth River Project, its officers, employees, volunteers, and agents from liability from any and all claims resulting in personal injury, accidents or illnesses and property loss arising from, but not limited to, participation in the event and related tours, due to the negligence of sponsor, sponsor's employees, or event participants.
  • Notice of Claims: Sponsor agrees to provide immediate notice to ERP if any participant either files, or threatens to file, a claim arising from or related to the event, so that ERP can notify its insurance carriers.
  • COVID Statement: Participants will monitor their own health prior to reporting to any Elizabeth River Project event/activity. If any signs or symptoms of infection are present, the individual must not report to the event.
  • Photo Release: Photos of the event may be shared as part of grant reporting or posted on Elizabeth River Project website/social media unless otherwise specified by the sponsor organization.
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