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Baltimore Convention Center

Choose the Baltimore Convention Center for your next function. In the heart of a renewed downtown, the Baltimore Convention Center offers a huge variety of attractions and is an affordable facility with superior amenities for conventions, banquets and meetings of any size.

A meeting planner’s dream, the Baltimore Convention Center is only eight miles from the airport and located conveniently between Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Oriole Park (off of interstates 83 and 295). It is easily accessible by car or light rail systemwith major hotels, shopping and tourist attractions all within walkingdistance.

The Baltimore Convention Center is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment such as a high speed telecommunications network connected to floor boxes and outlets in the meeting rooms. Exhibit halls have covered loading docks and easy direct drive access. Culinary food service is provided by the world-renowned ARAMARK corporation.

For more information about the Baltimore Convention Center, meeting planners can click here. Visit the Baltimore Convention Centers at www.bccenter.org.

The Baltimore Convention Center Goes Green!

The Baltimore Convention Center is committed to supporting "green initiatives" at the center that are creating an impact throughout the community. The Convention Center is one of a growing number of large convention facilities across the United States to go green. Future initiatives include transforming the center's outdoor terrace into a green space, redesigning the water system to promote conservation and requiring the use of environmentally friendly cleaning products. The facility has also initiated a substantial recycling program and implemented energy-saving initiatives, such as those listed below.

Energy

• Recycle paper, plastic, bottles and cans.
• Exterior glass and skylights use natural light to reduce energy costs.
• Photo sensors in public lobbies reduce the demand for artificial light.
• Lighting and motion sensors in meeting rooms reduce usage of lights, heat and air conditioning, conserving energy.
• Cleaning solutions are bio-based and purchased in bulk.
• Meeting room tables are made from 30 percent recycled products.

Catering

• Reusable service equipment is used on buffets and break stations.
• ARAMARK's sustainable preferential purchasing system increases support of local farmers and the community. Its "Farm-to-Table" program buys locally, transports goods a shorter distance, and reduces energy and pollution emissions.
• ARAMARK uses eco-friendly utensils made from recycled, biodegradable materials.
• ARAMARK is researching ways to compost all excess materials from food services, currently totaling nearly 5,000 tons per year.

Administrative

• Correspondence to customers sent via e-mail.
• Office supplies are recyclable, when possible.
• Training staff on current and new green initiatives.

View details on the Baltimore Convention Center's green initatives.