The IEOR Grad Gala is our biggest single event of the year. It is an event for all our graduating students (BS, MS, and PhD). It's a very celebratory event, and the students have a lot of fun celebrating their time at Columbia.
Historically, we rented out the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, and bused students to the event.
A note on guest lists:
Traditionally, we look ahead on the guest list. For example, this means that for the Spring 2024 event, the first wave of invitations will for the Spring 2024 event will go to May 2024 grads and December 2024 grads. December 2023 grads will be invited in the second round of invitations (they should have been invited to the previous year's gala.)
VENDORS (2023-2024)
| Category | Vendor | Contact | Contact Information | Booking Method | Payment Method | Contract Example | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Museum of the Moving Image | BG Hacker | 718-777-6800 | Email him with the desired date | Invoice | 2023 | Cannot accommodate events on Fridays |
| Transportation | Columbia Transportation | Alicia Hernandez | Fill out CU Transport Charter Request | Chartstring | 2023 | ||
| Catering | KG Fare Catering | Peter Killy | peter@kgfare.com 917-270-4227 | Email him with the desired date | Invoice | 2023 | |
| Cake | Morton Williams | Angelo Puelo | angelo@mortonwilliams.com | Email them with the request | Invoice | ||
| DJ | Claude Zoghzoghi | Claude Zoghzoghi | Petty Cash/Gifts | Claude is an alumnus of the program | |||
| Photography | Tony Ning | Tony Ning | Email him with the desired date | Invoice | 2023 | ||
| Swag | North Jersey Promos / Graphically Speaking | Howard Post | Email him | PO & Invoice | Typically, leftover orientation swag. Remember you have to carry it all there and then leftovers back home |
Picking the Date:
- Set Set a date as early as possible, by December if possible. Make sure to notify staff and faculty as soon as the date is cleared, preferrable preferably by the first faculty meeting of the Spring semester.
- Thursday has generally been the best day for this event. The only major conflict on Thursdays is Professor Kachani's Operations Consulting class, but he typically has an earlier final.
- Jeana found that the Thursday of finals week is generally a good day for this event.
-MoMI is not open for private events on Friday, but if using another venue, Friday is typically the best day for events.
Order of Operations:
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