What problem does it solve? Finding and contracting a venue is the largest cost and risk decision in event organizing, and organizers routinely sign contracts with hidden attrition clauses, food-and-beverage minimums, and insurance requirements they discover too late. This Skill turns an attendance estimate and chosen format into a written space program, a comparable venue shortlist, and a negotiation plan. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Space program and requirements sheet: Converts attendance and format into room-by-room requirements, WiFi and power density ratios, and written questions every candidate venue must answer identically. - Sourcing ladder and options grid: Ranks free campus, civic, company-hosted, coworking, and commercial channels, then runs several venues against several date windows so availability and total committed cost drive the choice. - Contract trap review and negotiation: Walks the full trap list (attrition, cancellation curve, mandated catering, insurance, sponsor restrictions) and sets a negotiation posture matched to the channel and leverage available. - Use Case: A hackathon lead with 300 students and a free university offer uses the Skill to test the venue's WiFi and power claims in writing, split the overnight question into working versus sleeping, and keep a paid fallback alive before signing. ## Quick Start Ask the Skill to build a venue requirements sheet and sourcing shortlist for your event's expected attendance, format, and candidate date windows.
