Managed
Hall to coverage
- Hall booking and F&B with the hotel's events team
- Layout, backdrop, screen and sound
- F&B planned by plate count
- The full media layer
InvestmentVenue, F&B and production quoted separately on your brief
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Press Conference at ITC Sonar
ITC Sonar, on JBS Haldane Avenue opposite Science City, lists ten banqueting and meeting venues, led by the pillarless Pala Ballroom that divides into three soundproof rooms. One Pala section, set theatre style for 175, is a comfortable room for a launch with media and guests. Indian PR Distribution (IPRD)® can run the whole press conference here, or only the media at a hall you have booked.
- Location
- JBS Haldane Avenueopposite Science City, EM Bypass
- Main hall
- Pala Ballroompillarless, divides into 3 rooms
- Capacity
- 175 theatreper Pala section; up to 750 guests
- Event space
- 2,676 sq m10 event rooms
- Smaller rooms
- Conference I25 theatre, 16 at a conference table
- AV & parking
- Checked on reccewe add screen and sound as needed
Hall details from ITC Hotels' and Marriott's ITC Sonar pages, checked November 2026. Venue hire and F&B by plate count quoted on your brief, separately from IPRD's media work.
Two ways to run it
Managed or media-only.
Media-only
You book the hall, we bring the press
- Media list, invitation and follow-up calls
- Media desk and press kits on the day
- Media desk push after
- Coverage report
InvestmentModular, quoted on your brief
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Beyond the room
- Guaranteed Bengali coverage
- National wires: ANI, PTI, IANS
- Photography and video
InvestmentQuoted on your brief
See what is includedWhy ITC Sonar works for a press conference
ITC Sonar sits on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, between the central desks and Salt Lake, which makes it a fair journey for reporters coming from either side of the city. The hotel lists itself as a short drive from the airport, which helps when spokespeople fly in on the day.
The Pala Ballroom is the reason most brands look here. Because it divides into three soundproof rooms of roughly the same size, a press conference can use one section for the presentation and Q&A while a second holds a product display, a lunch or one-to-one interviews, without the noise of one spilling into the other.
It suits launches that need a sense of occasion: a consumer product, a new model, a corporate milestone with guests. For a news-led statement with no display, a smaller room or Press Club Kolkata may serve the story better. See the press conference cost guide for how venue category moves the budget.
Halls
Published halls and capacities.
| Space | Area | Theatre | Classroom | U-shape | Reception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pala I | 214 sq m | 175 | 80 | 60 | 200 |
| Pala II | 221 sq m | 175 | 80 | 60 | 200 |
| Pala III | 214 sq m | 175 | 80 | 60 | 200 |
| Pala Ballroom (combined) | 3 sections | Up to 750 guests | |||
| Conference I | 60 sq m | 25 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| Art Gallery | 203 sq m | ||||
| Sunderbans Lawns | 1,579 sq m | 1,500 |
Figures as published by the hotel; a blank means no figure is listed. We confirm the layout, camera positions and the hall's AV on a recce.
Which room for which press conference
Size the room to the realistic turnout.
| Your press conference | Room we would look at first | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A briefing for a handful of business reporters | Conference I | A table for 16 and a quiet room for detailed questions |
| A launch with 40 to 80 media and guests | One Pala section | Theatre for 175 leaves room for camera risers at the back and a full-looking room |
| A launch with a product display or lunch | Two Pala sections | Presentation in one, display or F&B in the other, both soundproof |
| A large launch with dealers and partners | The full Pala Ballroom | Up to 750 guests, with media seating reserved at the front |
How we run it here
A press conference at ITC Sonar, step by step.
- 01
Brief and hall
The news, the guest count and the result you need decide the room: Conference I for a briefing, one or two Pala sections for a launch.
- 02
Date and hold
We check the hall and date with the hotel's events team before invitations go out, and confirm the set-up, plate count and timings in writing.
- 03
Set and recce
Backdrop, speaker table, screen, sound and handheld mics for questions, with camera positions and power for crews checked on a recce.
- 04
Media
Media list built by beat and language, invitations in English and Bengali, follow-up calls to every desk, attendance tracked and shared with you.
- 05
The day and after
Media desk at the door, a moderated Q&A, one-to-one interviews, and the release with photos on every desk the same day.
Planning notes
What makes a press conference here go well.
Start time
We usually advise a weekday start between late morning and early afternoon, so reporters crossing the city can attend and still file for the next morning.
Arrival
A clear sign from the porch to the hall and a person at the media desk, because a large hotel can lose a reporter on the way in.
Cameras
A riser or a clear line at the back of the Pala section, with power for television crews.
Bengali and English
Spokespeople ready for questions in both languages, or a colleague who can take the Bengali questions.
The display
If there is a product, place it where photographers can shoot it with the spokesperson after the Q&A.
Kits
Release, fact sheet and photos at the media desk, printed or by QR code.
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FAQ
ITC Sonar press conference questions
Which hall at ITC Sonar suits a press conference?
For most press conferences, one section of the Pala Ballroom. ITC Sonar lists Pala I, II and III at about 214 to 221 sq m each, with theatre seating for 175. For a small briefing, Conference I seats 25 theatre style.
How large is the Pala Ballroom at ITC Sonar?
ITC Hotels describes the Pala Ballroom as pillarless and divisible into three soundproof rooms, for up to 750 guests. Marriott's listing gives 2,676 sq m of event space across 10 event rooms at the hotel.
Where is ITC Sonar?
At 1 JBS Haldane Avenue, Kolkata 700046, opposite Science City on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, between central Kolkata and Salt Lake.
How is a press conference at ITC Sonar priced?
Venue hire and F&B by plate count quoted on your brief. The media work is quoted on its own line. Our press conference cost guide explains what moves each part.
Can IPRD handle only the media at ITC Sonar?
Yes. If you have booked the hall yourself, we run the media side: invitations, follow-up calls, the media desk, interviews and the release afterwards. See press conference media relations.
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Kolkata, West Bengal 700091, India
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