IMA wants to work with you to make the 91st Annual Conference & Exposition a more environmentally friendly meeting.  Below are the initiatives we are taking this year.  Thank you for your support in this effort!

IMA Initiatives:

• All advance marketing will be done on recycled material.
• Online registration will be encouraged instead of paper registration.
• The attendee roster will be available electronically and will be sent one week prior to the Conference.
• All session handouts will be distributed on a CD-rom at on-site registration.
• The final program and session evaluation form notepads will be printed on recycled paper.
• Conference badges will be printed on recycled paper.
• Conference badge holders will be made of recycled material.
• A Conference bag drop will be available on-site for any attendee who wants to donate his/her bag after the event.

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel Initiatives:

• Atlantis Laundry Water System reduces 38,000 gallons of chemicals and 2.6 million gallons of water used to launder towels and sheets each year.
• Hotel-wide Single Stream Recycling program and Food Composting program reducing the amount of Post Consumer Waste by 80%.
• Working with Constellation Energy to further reduce our carbon footprint with green roofs, solar power, and “green” energy from a wind farm in Pennsylvania.
• Battery recycling and disposal program.
• Kitchen cooking oil recycling program.
• Tinted windows in the meeting space to reduce energy costs.
• Contracts an environmentally friendly transportation service using hybrid and blue tec vehicles.
• Paperless Banquet menus.
• E-folio’s are available for all guests so they can review their bill online.
• All sales proposals are Web based.
• All meeting and convention bills are available electronically.
• ENERGY STAR® certified property
• Water saving showers heads in all guest rooms
• Water conserving 1.6pgf toilets in all guest rooms
• Sensors and water conserving faucets in all public restrooms
• Purified Water Stations in foyer areas
• Pens made from recycled materials
• Eco Friendly Water service

Marriott Hotels and Resorts Initiatives:

• Replaced light bulbs with energy-efficient bulbs
• Installed low-flow showerheads and toilets
• Introduced water/energy saving linen program
• Operates the most ENERGY STAR® certified properties in the industry,  as part of Marriott’s portfolio of brands
• Involves its global workforce in eco-volunteerism