Balanced tables in seconds
An algorithm follows the seating rules, and AI adds themes and explanations. You keep control over fixed placements.
Without a dedicated tool
Hours on a spreadsheet
Names get moved from table to table, then it all starts again when someone cancels.
Unbalanced tables
One table with no outside guest, another with no women: balance is quickly lost.
Always the same neighbours
With no memory of past dinners, the same people end up side by side.
What Cénacle does
CSV or Excel import
Import your list as CSV, Excel or ODS. Common columns are recognised automatically and duplicates removed.
Balance rules respected
The algorithm spreads guests across your tables and seats: at least one woman and one non-member per table, nobody seated twice.
Your fixed placements
Say who must sit together: those placements are set first and the rest is arranged around them.
Table themes written by AI
Claude suggests a theme for each table and explains each placement. It does not seat anyone: the arrangement stays the algorithm's.
A memory of past dinners
Seating limits neighbours who have already met at the club's recent dinners.
A 4-tab Excel export
Detailed plan, explanations, alphabetical list and a printable version.
How it works
- 01
You choose the dinner
Or you create a one-off plan, to attach to an existing dinner later.
- 02
You import the guests
From your file, in one click if the columns are recognised.
- 03
You generate the plan
Number of tables, seats per table, one-seat tolerance and fixed placements.
- 04
You export and print
The plan is saved: you find it again when you come back to the page.
Frequently asked questions
What if the AI does not respond?
The tables are still produced by the algorithm, just without themes or explanations.
Is a one-off plan kept?
It is deleted after one hour unless you attach it to an existing dinner.
Can I follow up with speed networking?
Yes. Once the plan is validated, Cénacle offers to start a speed networking session that avoids pairs already seated together.
See also
Your circle deserves better than a spreadsheet
Applications, dinners, payments and memberships in one place. Start with a free trial, or see the platform on your own club with the team.