Agenda item

Minutes:

            The Committee adopted the recommendations in respect of those applications received up to 9thJune, as set out below:

 

NAME OF ORGANISATION

FUNCTION DATE

FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

CRITERIA MET

ROOM CHARGE

HOSPITALITY

OFFERED

CIVIC HQ RECOMMEND

2023 EVENTS

Special Olympics Ulster

24 July 2023

Welcome Reception after World Summer Games 2023 to celebrate the athletes and their achievements.

 

Numbers attending 150

 

C

No charge as charity

Yes,

Drinks reception as sporting achievement  

Approve

No Charge

Drinks Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer.

Conradh na Gaeilge

31 July 2023

130 years celebration of Conradh na Gaeilge – reception, entertainment and speeches celebrating this anniversary.

 

Numbers attending 50 – 100

 

C

No charge as charity

Yes,

Drinks reception as anniversary 

Approve

No Charge

Drinks Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer.

Belfast One BID

20 August 2023

Belfast One-Way Edit Fashion Show

- Reception and showcase of 50 city centre retailers

 

Numbers attending 350

 

B

Yes £300

No hospitality

 

Approve

Charge £300

No hospitality

 

TIMCOM (recycling wooden pallets and packing)

7 September 2023

Annual Meeting Drinks Reception and Dinner to enable a networking opportunity for local members to meet with others within the industry from all across the UK as first event in Belfast.

 

Numbers attending 50 – 100

 

B & D

No charge as not for profit

No hospitality

 

Approve

No Charge

No hospitality

 

Action Cancer

10 October 2023

50th Anniversary Celebration lunch for volunteers and work of Action Cancer.

 

Numbers attending 100

 

C

No charge as charity

Yes,

Drinks reception as achievement  

Approve

No Charge

Drinks Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer.

British Red Cross

23 October 2023

Our Stories – Our Times: Celebration event reflecting on the History of the British Red Cross in Northern Ireland.

 

Numbers attending 250

 

C

No charge as charity

Yes,

Drinks reception as achievement  

Approve

No Charge

Drinks Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer.

Crusaders Football Club

25 November 2023

Crusaders Football Club 125th Anniversary Celebration- Drinks Reception, Dinner and entertainment.

 

Numbers attending – 200

 

C & D

 

No Charge as voluntary organisation

Yes,

Wine Reception as significant anniversary            

 

Approve

No Charge

Wine Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer for wine on arrival

British Council of Northern Ireland

30 November 2023

 

 

Mock COP28

The debate engages students from approx. 30  schools in Northern Ireland to debate live and topical COP27 issues through a climate negotiation simulation.

 

Numbers attending – 130

 

B & D

No (Charity)

No

Recommend to approve,

No charge,

No hospitality

 

 

 

2024 EVENTS

International Conference on Integrated Care

 

23 April 2024

Conference Gala dinner forguests attending their 3 day congress taking place in ICC

 

Numbers attending – 350

 

A &B

No

(Waiver as linked to Visit Belfast)

 

No hospitality

 

Approve

No Charge

No hospitality

 

Young Enterprise NI

25 April 2024

YEA NI Awards 2024

Drinks reception, dinner and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of people across NI who completed YE Programmes.

 

Numbers attending – 300

 

C

No (Charity)

Approve

No Charge

No hospitality

 

Approve

No Charge

No hospitality

 

Gort na móna GAA Club

1 June 2024

Gort na móna GAA Club50th Anniversary Celebration- Drinks Reception, Dinner and entertainment.

 

Numbers attending – 320

C & D

 

No Charge as voluntary organisation

Yes,

Wine Reception as significant anniversary            

 

Approve

No Charge

Wine Reception

 

£500 given to their chosen caterer for wine on arrival

Moloney and Kelly

13 September 2024

Welcome Dinner for US company Colonial Electric Supply -   

Drinks Reception,

Dinner and

Entertainment for company employees who have  won a 3 day incentive trip to Ireland. 

 

Numbers attending – 320

A &B

Charge £825

No hospitality

 

Approve

Charge £825

No hospitality

 

Irish Society of Surgical Pathology

4 October 2024

Conference Gala dinner for delegates attending their 3-day conference taking place in QUB. 

 

Numbers attending – 120

A &B

Charge £825

No hospitality

 

Approve

Charge £825

No hospitality

 

BSSH

(British Society for Surgery of the Hand)

 

14 November 2024 

BSSH Autumn Scientific Meeting – Dinner forguests attending their 2 day congress taking place in ICC

 

Numbers attending - 230

 

A &B

No

(Waiver as linked to Visit Belfast)

 

No hospitality

 

Approve

No Charge

No hospitality

 

 

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