Reserve a Meeting Space

The Watson School, located at 111 Thayer Street, 59 Charlesfield Street, and 280 Brook Street, offers meeting spaces that are available for use when not booked for Watson School events. Meeting space in the Watson School is available to any Brown faculty, student, or staff member during business hours only.

Space requests by Brown departments will be confirmed at the end of shopping period each semester.

The Watson School is open Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. during the academic year, and 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the summer. Before requesting a space, please familiarize yourself with the rooms.

Watson School Room Usage Guidelines

  • One member of your department’s staff or faculty will be assigned as the responsible party for the event.
  • At least one staff or faculty member must be present and responsible for the duration of the event.
  • All events will take place during business hours, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday – Friday.
  • All furniture moves will be handled by Facilities. Furniture must be returned to its prior location by Facilities.
  • Extra custodial cleaning service must be ordered by the event organizers to restore the room(s) to their previous condition immediately following the event. The service order must be emailed to a Watson Events Manager prior to the event.
  • If you have food or drink at your event you are required to use Brown catering. You must cover the tables to protect them from damage.
  • Please note that posters are not allowed to be taped to walls, doors, or windows.

Requesting Space

Brown University Departments may reserve Watson Institute meeting space through the University Scheduling Office.

Request Audiovisual Support

Please note there may be a fee for service.

For events that are happening on the weekends or after Watson business hours, you will need to request that doors are open for your event. Contact accesscontrol@brown.edu.

Please note, small conference rooms located in 280 Brook Street can be reserved through Google Calendar (all are equipped with monitors for computer projection).

Instructions for booking through Google Calendar