Conference & Event Services

Facilities Rentals and Reservations
UCR Palm Desert Center provides a full range of meeting and event services to all UC students, faculty, staff, as well as the public. Whether you are planning a meeting, conference, retreat, workshop, film screening, press conference, or other special event, our professional staff can assist with all the details.
Facilities and Meeting Spaces
We offer a diverse range of facilities: classrooms with state-of-the art technology, comfortable boardrooms, a large auditorium, a computer lab, and various outdoor spaces
- View our Facilities and Meeting Spaces
- View our Room Layout and Capacity Chart
- View our Videoconference Rental Information
Why schedule your event at UCR Palm Desert?
- Service: We are committed to providing seamless quality event management and support to ensure all events are successful and memorable.
- Flexibility: We offer a wide variety of floor plans including customized layouts to ensure your event is exactly as you imagined it.
- Affordable: Our room rates are affordable and include a wide range of services and technology needs. Rates are based on four-hour increments, except video conference rates, which are billed hourly.
- Location: Be inspired by the simplicity of our stunning landscape, enviable weather, warm hospitality and sunshine. Learn about the area.
- Easy access: Located right off Interstate 10, we are 20 minutes from Palm Springs International Airport and 70 minutes from Ontario International Airport. View maps and directions to the campus.
Please contact us as you begin to define your meeting, conference, or workshop needs and it would be our pleasure to assist you in planning an enjoyable and memorable event. We look forward to the chance to work with you and tailor any event to meet your budget and needs.
For more information or assistance, please contact:
Events Department
palmdesert@ucr.edu
760-834-0585

The University of California has been active in the Coachella Valley for nearly 100 years, initially supporting the agriculture industry and more recently impacting modern growth issues through research in areas such as transportation, air quality, and energy and water conservation. The UCR Palm Desert Center, established in 2005, provides graduate education to the Coachella Valley through its innovative Executive MBA and MFA degrees.