ACRL 2009 Green Pledge

The following pledge is meant to guide your actions during the ACRL 14th National Conference.  It is a set of commitments you can easily incorporate into your conference and daily professional activities.

During the ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle, I will endeavor to...

• Learn: Educate myself about the environmental impact of conferences.
• Inform: Share information about available green services and programs with colleagues.
• Think: Make a sustainable mindset second nature.
• Act: Put sustainable ideas into practice. Suggested activities: Take public or shared transportation to and from the airport. Walk or use public transportation in Seattle. Consult the ACRL interactive conference map for local and green restaurants and businesses to patronize. Consult the ACRL conference program to learn which vendors provide sustainable services and practices, and visit them in the exhibit hall.
  
  - Reduce: Use digital copies of handouts and presentation materials whenever possible. Turn off lights and unplug personal electronics when I'm not using them in my hotel room. Take shorter showers.
  - Reuse: Use my ACRL or other reusable mug for coffee, water and other beverages. Participate in my hotel's towel and linen reuse program if available.
  - Recycle: All paper materials that I don't take home from the conference, as well as food and other containers whenever possible.

Look for the check box on the National Conference registration form to indicate that you accept the Green Pledge.