I am interested in gathering information on Caterering and Special Event guidelines used by museums. We have had a set of guidelines for years, but recently we have found a need to change them. We found that the Special Event staff here had changed them without consulting us. I would like some imput on the following areas: 1- Use of floral arrangements, candles, extra lighting. 2- Loading zones, do you the loading dock exclusively, or the front door. 3- Do your museum allow outside doors to remain open, or require them to be shut during an event 4- What are your museum's limits on group size 5- If your museums requires a cleaning deposit, have you ever had to refuse its return because a caterer left the museum a mess. 6- Who follows up with caterer, one their arrangements for set ups, Special Event staff, Marketing, or Registration. I will continue to do my own research in the area, but I would like some imput from museum staff as well as experineces. Thank You in advance, Carrie Snow, Registrar Richard Nixon Library ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).