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Meeting and Banquet Rooms

7. Meeting/Banquet Payment: All arrangements for payment should be made at the time of signing the contract. Payment for all events, including the advance deposits, at the Blackwell can be made by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX or Discover), money order or check, made payable to The Blackwell, or 100W, if applicable. Returned checks are subject to a penalty fee of at least $30 per transaction. If paying with credit card, a credit card authorization form must be completed and returned along with the contract.

All functions, food and beverage charges will be paid by credit card on file with the Meeting Planner. Please complete attached credit card authorization form and fax back along with signed contract.

8. Meeting/Banquet Cancellation: If event or any portion of the event is canceled prior to 12 months prior to the event date, there will be no charge. If the event or any portion of the event is canceled between 6 and 12 months before the event, the Client will be charged 50% of the anticipated revenue based on the signed agreement. If the event or any portion of the event is canceled within a 3 –6 month period prior to the event, then the Client will pay 75% of the anticipated revenue based on the signed agreement. If the event or any portion of the event is canceled less than 3 months before the event then the Client will pay 100% of the anticipated revenue based on the signed agreement. Total estimated revenues, based on the above arrangements equals $4,000.00.

9. Advance Deposit: A valid university account number will be required at the signing of this contract. All deposit amounts will be non-refundable and applied to your account.

An advance deposit of $ 0.00 will be required at the signing of this contract. We accept credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX or Discover), money order or check, made payable to The Blackwell. Returned checks are subject to a penalty fee of at least $30 per transaction. If paying with credit card, a credit card authorization form must be completed and returned along with the contract. All deposit amounts will be non-refundable and applied to your account.

10. Conference Service: At the appropriate time, the hotel’s Meeting Planner will contact you to discuss your meeting needs and develop your banquet event order which will detail your catering needs. As part of this agreement, you will find an agenda outlining our present understanding of your meeting space requirements and catering space. Please review this information carefully, as it is being used to protect appropriate function space for your program.

11. Additional Information/Concessions:

• Hotel agrees that the commission paid by hotel to Anthony Travel will not be reflected or passed on to the group in the form of higher rates charged

• Rate is commissionable at 10% to Anthony Travel-Iata#15517445

• Rooms to be pre-blocked together and pre-keyed prior to arrival

• Stadium View Suite for head coach at $155 rate.

• In-room amenity for head coach and director of operations, compliments of hotel

• Complimentary Meeting Space with (2) Planned Team Banquet Meals, otherwise $250 rental per area, per day

• Should team require late check, No charge until 2pm. From 2pm-5pm, ½ day rate would be applicable. After 5pm, full rate would be applicable.

12. Room Assignment: The Blackwell will guarantee space to accommodate your contracted number of guests according to the desired set. We do not guarantee specific rooms more than 45 days prior to your event.

13. Signage: Signage posting in the public areas of the Blackwell is not permitted unless the client presents written request and is approved by the Blackwell. All signs must be professionally printed and not hand lettered.

14. Meeting room set-ups and Audio/Visual Equipment: All meeting room set-ups and audio/visual needs must be coordinated with the Meeting Planner no later than three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled event.

Should advance set up or late teardown be required, an additional set up/teardown fee will be incurred.

Should your meeting requirements change from the signed banquet event order after the room set has been completed, an additional set up may be incurred.

15. Meeting/Event Parking: The rate is $20 for day valet parking ($35 for overnight valet parking). Valet parking vouchers may be provided to the group contact and charged to the master bill upon request. Self- Parking option is available in Lane Avenue Parking Garage, located next to the Blackwell. The fee is a per hour charge, with a maximum charge for the day and resetting at midnight for overnight parking, with no in/out privileges (i.e. pay each time you exit). Charter bus parking is available for a charge of $50 per day per bus. Parking must be arranged via your Sales Manager at the time of the booking. All prices are subject to change without notice. (Complimentary Bus Parking)

Food and Beverage

16. Menus: In order to comply with local and state regulations, all food and beverage items must be purchased through The Blackwell and serviced by The Blackwell staff. A fee may be assessed by the hotel if there are any violations to this policy. Menus for all events must be finalized with the hotel’s Meeting Planner no later than three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled event. Due to uncertain market circumstances, prices are subject to change without notice and substitutions may be necessary.

17. Guarantees/Minimum Expenditure: The Blackwell requires a guarantee for catered events as well as for meetings. It is the sole responsibility of the client to provide The Blackwell with this information. Your expected guarantee is outlined in the Meeting and Banquet Requirements above. We have reserved appropriate function space and offered you pricing based on your expected guarantee. By signing this agreement you are agreeing to a minimum expenditure of $.00 in food and/or beverage for your function. If the event does not meet the minimum expenditure, the difference will be applied to the group’s master account. If final attendance exceeds the expected attendance the day of the event, the price of your function will be based on the per person charges times the final number of guests.

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An approximation of the number of attendees is to be communicated to the hotel’s Meeting Planner seven

(7) business days prior to the scheduled event and the actual guarantee is due three (3) business days prior to the scheduled event. The Blackwell cannot be responsible for service to more than 5% over the guarantee. Your final guarantee is not subject to reduction. If no guarantee is received, the Blackwell will consider the contracted number to be the correct guarantee number. For your convenience, we are providing a schedule for your guarantee due dates:

Day of Event Deadline for Final Guarantee Sunday Previous Wednesday by 10am Monday Previous Wednesday by 10am Tuesday Previous Thursday by 10am Wednesday Previous Friday by 10am Thursday Previous Monday by 10am Friday Previous Tuesday by 10am Saturday Previous Wednesday by 10am

19. Service Charges: A taxable service charge of 24% on the meeting room rental as well as food and beverage purchases plus all applicable state and local taxes will be added to all events and guestrooms (subject to change). Any group requesting state and or local sales tax exemption must submit a copy of the tax exemption certificate at the time of signing this contract.

20. Carry-In and Carry-Out Policy: The Blackwell reserves the right to inspect and control all private parties, meetings, receptions, etc. being held on the premises. Due to food safety regulations, no food or beverage of any kind is permitted to be brought into the banquet and/or meeting rooms or to be removed from the property.

21. Damages: The customer agrees to be responsible for any damages caused by the clients, his/her guests, invited employees, independent contractors or their agents under the client’s control to any hotel room, function space or any other part of The Blackwell.

22. Outside Vendors: All outside vendors conducting business at the Blackwell must be pre-approved by the Blackwell. Please notify the hotel’s Meeting Planner in writing no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to your scheduled event.

23. Deliveries: All packages sent to the Blackwell should be pre-paid. The Blackwell will refuse any package coming C.O.D. In case of large shipments or crates, the hotel’s Meeting Planner must be notified two (2) weeks in advance so that preparations can be arranged. The first five (5) boxes will be handled and stored at no charge to the client. A handling and storage fee of $5.00 per box thereafter will be assessed and charged to the client’s master bill. Multiple packages within a single shipment should be numbered in sequence (i.e., 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3). Our receiving entrance is open from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. The Blackwell does not accept any liability for equipment, displays or other materials which arrive to the hotel. The client is responsible for insuring it properly for loss or damage. Materials shipped for event should not arrive more than three (3) days prior to the scheduled event.

Shipments of material, literature, etc. that are used in conjunction with a meeting at the Blackwell should be addressed as follows:

HOLD FOR: GUEST NAME

University of Nebraska - Huskers Women's Basketball 2026 Arrival Date: 2026-01-31 The Blackwell 2110 Tuttle Park Place Columbus, Ohio 43210

24. Smoke Free Campus: The Ohio State University prohibits the use of all types of tobacco products in all university buildings and on all university-owned, leased, or managed properties, including parking lots, garages, and all outside areas. For more information, go online to http://tobaccofree.osu.edu/

25. Impossibilities: Notwithstanding any non-cancellable expenses incurred by the Venue in support of the engagement, -the performance of this Contract is subject to termination without liability upon the occurrence of any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of either party – such as acts of God, including without limitation, extreme inclement weather events, war, terrorism, government or quasi-governmental order or regulation, disaster, strikes (except those involving the employees or agents of the party seeking the protection of this clause), civil disorder, or curtailment of transportation facilities or supply chain failures, epidemic, pandemics, including but not limited to any further conditions arising out of the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, disease, quarantine, governmental preemption in connection with a national, state or local emergency, or similar cause beyond the control of the parties – to the extent that such circumstances makes it illegal or impossible to hold the meeting/convention or provide or use the Hotel or other rented facilities.

The ability to terminate this Contract without liability pursuant to this paragraph is conditioned upon delivery of written notice to the other party setting forth the basis for such termination as soon as reasonably practical, but in no event more than ten (10) days after learning of such basis.