Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo has meeting facilities and venues available daily and for after-hours events. Meeting rooms can accommodate from 20-380 people. In addition, Omaha's Zoo rents the Sea Lion Picnic Pavilion for group picnics (up to 400 people seated at picnic tables). Opening April 2012 is the Education and Conference Center at the Scott Aquarium. Located on the west side of the Scott Aquarium, the 13,000 square foot Education and Conference Center is a meeting place unlike any other. With 5,464 sq ft of banquet space, the room will transport guests into the underwater world of the sea. The main room can seat 380 people for a large event or be divided into smaller rooms to seat 50 to 100 people. The conference center features a 10 foot coral reef tropical fish aquarium in the foyer. Features in the main room include a 75 foot Modular Arts wall that can be illuminated by a variety of colored lights in the main room and the view of the back side of the foyer aquarium through 24 feet of glass.
