Events & Space Rentals
Johns Hopkins SAIS provides meeting and event spaces to external organizations, community members, businesses, and school entities. Space may be reserved for trainings, workshops, vendor fairs, and other special events. The space cannot be reserved for personal use (e.g. weddings, social events, birthday parties, or political fundraisers).

Kenney-Herter Auditorium
Explore Our Washington DC Venues
The BIG Three
Kenney-Herter Auditorium
Location: Nitze Building (1740 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Rome Auditorium
Location: Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts Ave NW)
BOB 500
Location: The Bernstein–Offit Building (1717 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Large Conference Rooms
Nitze 410
Location: Nitze Building (1740 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Nitze 507
Location: Nitze Building (1740 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Rome 200
Location: Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Rome 806
Location: Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Rome 812
Location: Rome Building (1619 Massachusetts Ave NW)
BOB 736
Location: The Bernstein–Offit Building (1717 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Small Conference Rooms
Nitze 501
Location: Nitze Building (1740 Massachusetts Ave NW)
Booking Event Space
At this time, we are not accepting requests for spaces from external organizations. We look forward to welcoming you back to SAIS in the near future.
Requests for space should be submitted at least 30 business days in advance. In addition, space is only available to reserve following the completion of scheduling for academic classes:
- Fall Scheduling – Completed in August of every year
- Spring Scheduling – Completed in November of every year
- Summer Scheduling – Completed in April of every year
There is a discounted room rental charge associated with reserving space at SAIS.
Before requesting space for your event, please be sure to review our JHU Organizations Event Guidelines, which provide an overview of our booking process and policies.
JHU Organizations Event Guidelines