Seating For obviously good reasons, the Bailli customarily handles seating but may delegate this task to others involved with the event. Bailliages should encourage fraternization among all Members by rotating seating assignments rather than allowing Members to indicate their own seating preferences. (It's important to keep seating charts from all previous functions for reference.) This practice facilitates a faster assimilation of new members into a Bailliage. Members accompanied by guests, of course, should be seated with their guests.  Assigned seating is always preferred at Chaîne events, with the exception of the most casual ones. The changing of seating assignments at a suitable time during the function can provide interest, especially when many guests are in attendance. At functions where two Bailliages combine to share an event, mixing of Members and guests can be promoted by changing the seating assignments during the event thus allowing a greater opportunity for attendees to meet more people. The easiest time to make a change in seating is after the sorbet course or before dessert. However, depending on the formality of the event, the change could take place at another time during the meal.  For more information on seating, click here. Place cards Use place cards for formal dinner parties to ensure that the people you feel will enjoy each other are seated together. Alternately, for less formal dinners, a seating chart indicating table numbers for every guest and allowing them to arrange themselves at the table is often fun when everyone knows each other.

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