Responsible, sustainably produced events

• Calculating & offsetting carbon emissions associated with the event.
• Conscious garbage disposal & waste treatment.
• Selective waste collection throughout the venues, including paper, combustible waste, glass, and tins.
• Containers provided for specific exhibition-related waste in order to maximize recycling.
• Delegate badge and lanyard collection for recycling at the end of the event.
• Hand towels & toilet paper made from recycled paper.

As individuals, as well as a community, each of us can and should contribute towards making a positive impact on our planet, and its natural systems and resources. Here is what we invite you to do as an important part of the event:

• Use the mobile app and website to stay informed about event details (avoid printing).
• Reduce the waste you generate and separate disposal according to facility guidelines.
• Opt for reusable mugs and water bottles (be sure to label with your name). The Long Beach Convention Center has free water bottle filling stations throughout the venue.

Since our inception, it has been our mission to further human progress through technology and harness the power of spatial computing and Physical AI to fight the greatest challenges facing humanity. Since there is no greater challenge today, we have committed to do all that we can to leverage our platform and community in service of fighting climate change and its effects.

In the continued effort of maintaining the delicate climate balance, we calculate the greenhouse gas emissions related to the event and purchase carbon credits to offset the environmental impact by investing in CO2 destruction tech, reforestation, and methane emission reduction projects. We follow the recommended model to calculate, reduce, and offset our carbon footprint — both at our event and in how we approach our business.

We plan to use what we have learned from our ongoing efforts to continue to improve while striving to put sustainability at the forefront and work towards making our events carbon neutral.

Together with trusted sustainability partners, we calculate the anticipated event emissions based on operational data for the event venue, shipping, staff air travel, car travel, ground transportation, hotels, paper, water bottles, meals, and waste.

While we offset the majority of the carbon footprint of our event, our community can help make a further impact by calculating and offsetting their own travel emissions.

We understand that the event industry has many opportunities to make a positive and sustainable impact on our planet. We work with our sponsors, exhibitors, and partners to change the status quo at our event, including reducing one-time use items, eliminating print waste, encouraging sustainable swag, and digital lead-generation activities.

• Walkable events. We host our parties on or within walking distance from the convention center grounds, eliminating the need for car and bus travel.
• We prioritize digital signage and apps to help the audience plan their schedules and find their way around the event wherever possible.
• For the limited printed materials we must create (often for accessibility reasons), we use fully biodegradable or recyclable materials: major set pieces made from recyclable cloth banners instead of vinyl, sign boards printed on honey-comb paper board instead of corrugated plastics, and biodegradable name tags with recycle stations to collect lanyards & badges after the event.
• Local, sustainable vendors. To consider the entire footprint of our event including everything we make and ship, we work with local vendors for things like printing t-shirts and signage to reduce both production waste and shipping.
• To limit food and service waste, we request reusable or compostable service items for catering.

The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center has an extensive sustainability program, more on which you can read here.

We are committed to accessible content and support our global community with digital options, including recorded conference sessions hosted online for free.