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The producer’s desk
Migration guides for the 2026 transition, and the layout knowledge we’ve carried from real load-ins — aisle widths, sightlines, power, and the rest.
September 16, 2026
Catering contract: the operational clauses that cause disputes
The legal half of a catering contract comes from a lawyer. The half nobody writes about — guarantees, flip windows, strike, and what the attached floor plan must state.
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September 16, 2026
Prismm login: where to sign in after the move to Cvent
Prismm accounts sign in at login.socialtables.com with your Prismm email. The current Cvent dates, what you will not see, and why most guides are out of date.
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September 16, 2026
What size tablecloth for an 8-foot table? Sizes and drops
An 8ft table takes 90x156 for floor length and 54x120 for a 12in lap. Only those two hang evenly — and the 15-inch drop everyone wants is not a stocked size.
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September 16, 2026
What size tablecloth for a 60-inch round table?
A 120in round for floor length, 108 for 24in, 90 for a lap drop. Plus the chart run backwards: what size table a 120-inch round actually fits.
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September 16, 2026
How many people can sit at a 6-foot table?
Six comfortably, eight at maximum — and here is the place-width arithmetic behind both, plus the classroom table that seats three and where a wheelchair place goes.
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September 11, 2026
What is a gala? The room, the programme, the numbers
A gala is a formal seated dinner built around a programme. What sets it apart from a banquet or a ball, and what the stage and dance floor cost you in guests.
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September 11, 2026
Hotel and event terminology: the words on a BEO
A working glossary of hotel and event terms, organised by where each bites: contract, room, food, schedule and production. Definitions plus the failure mode.
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September 11, 2026
What SMERF means in hotel and venue sales
SMERF is Social, Military, Educational, Religious and Fraternal group business. What each letter books, why venues chase it off-peak, and how to sell to it.
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September 11, 2026
Event venue layout: planning the room to scale
A complete 5,400 sq ft event hall drawn to scale: stage, dance floor, bars, buffets and 170 seats. The order to place them in, and what each costs in guests.
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September 11, 2026
Restaurant floor plan: covers, table mix and spacing
The same 2,000 sq ft dining room holds 82 covers laid against its walls and 60 as a grid. The table mix, the clearances, and the perimeter premium, measured.
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