Press Registration

Working press registration for members of the media covering Greenbuild is complimentary. USGBC can provide only two complimentary press passes per each qualifying Web site. You can register additional members of your editorial team through the paid registration process.

On-site registration

If you are media who has pre-registered online and have received your confirmation, once you arrive at the Convention Center, please come to the Press Room, room 125A, to pick up your press credentials. To pick up your press credentials on-site, you will be asked to provide a business card and show photo ID. Press passes can be picked up at the on-site press room only -- not in the main registration area.

If you are media attending the opening plenary event at Chase Field, you will need to pick up your press credentials and wrist bands by 5pm on Wednesday, November 11 to gain access to the event.

Online press registration will close at noon EST on Friday, November 6. There will be on-site registration for media. To register on-site, you must bring a photo ID, and a business card from the news organization that you are working for. A bylined article from the publication you are representing may be necessary. Please observe the press qualifications for information on who can receive press passes, including criteria for freelancers, video/photographers/production crews, and online media. This will be strictly enforced on-site.

Press contact information is NOT shared with outside parties.

Freelance Registration

Freelance writers and photographers must submit a letter from the news organization they are representing on that company's letterhead and signed by the editor. Eligibility is subject to approval by USGBC. You will be notified if your request for complimentary press credentials is denied, or if additional information is needed to confirm your status.

Please send letters of verification to:

Attention: Marie Coleman
media@greenbuildexpo.org
202 828 5110 (fax)

What's Included in Press Registration

To pick up your press credentials on-site, you will be asked to provide a business card and show photo ID. Press passes can be picked up at the on-site press room only - not in the main registration area.

Press registration includes exhibit hall, plenary and master speaker sessions, educational sessions and all green building tours. Full- and half-day LEED workshops, post-conference seminars, USGBC Member Day and the Leadership Awards celebration are not included in complimentary press registration.

Opening Keynote Speech

Due to limited space, registered media attending U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo must fill out the registration form if you would like to admittance to the press box for the Opening Plenary & Keynote Celebration featuring Al Gore and Sheryl Crow, which will be held from 6pm – 9pm on Wednesday, November 11.

Registered and confirmed Greenbuild media can attend this event free. Please review the following event guidelines:

• Reservations for the Press Box are on a first come, first served basis
• Spots may not be reserved for colleagues, photographers, etc. -- each individual must reserve his or her own spot through this survey
• The press box is only for working members of the press who are registered and confirmed to attend Greenbuild as media
• There is a limit of two individuals per organization in the press box; each individual must make their own reservation

Video Footage: Video crews will not be permitted to bring their equipment to the Opening Keynote & Celebration, including into the press box. There will be pool video coverage and a mult box for camera crews to plug into. The press box has an analog composite signal with audio. The feed will also be available at the broadcast blockhouse (feed SDI or HDSDI), located outside gate "H" - section 119.

Registered Greenbuild media who do not get a spot in the press box will be admitted to special stadium seating along the first baseline. It is recommended that still photographers plan to sit in this section rather than reserving a spot in the press box, as the press box is not well-suited for photography.

Photography: No flash photography is allowed during Sheryl Crow's performance. Ms. Crow does not allow photography after the third song. Photos from the Opening Keynote & Celebration will be made available following the event.

Registered media will receive wrist bands during onsite check-in needed to access the press box and the special stadium seating. Wrist bands can be picked up in the press room (room 125A) starting on Tuesday Nov 10 at 8am and will be available until we run out.