Recycling and conservation efforts at RSNA 2008 led to an environmental waste diversion rate of 70 percent, up from 57 percent in 2007. Reports from Allied Waste Services indicated that green annual meeting initiatives saved 3,020 trees, 67,514 gallons of oil, 728,797 kilowatts of electricity, 234 yards of landfill space and 1,243,681 gallons of water.

In addition, RSNA's surplus food donation was much larger than in past years, according to Chicago Restaurant Partners data. The donation to Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission included four pallets of produce valued at $5,000 as well as a large assortment of sandwiches, salads, loaves of bread and breakfast pastries.

2009 RSNA Membership Directory

The printed 2009 RSNA Membership Directory is available by request only. If you would like a copy, go to RSNA.org/requestdirectory by May 1.

The online RSNA Membership Directory (RSNA.org/directory) is easy to use, searchable and always up to date. A user name and password are required.

RSNA Visits ECR

RSNA welcomed European Congress of Radiology (ECR) attendees (a) and (b) to its informational booth at ECR. Booth guests could learn more about RSNA membership and receive a free gift. Also on hand at the booth was 2009 RSNA President Gary J. Becker, M.D. (c, on left), who was joined by Alexander R. Margulis, M.D., and new RSNA Executive Director Mark G. Watson. The winner of the RSNA-at-ECR iPod nano promotion was Philip J. Jurgens, M.D. (not pictured), of Eindhoven, Netherlands.

The RSNA informational booth will be at SNM in Toronto, June 13–17, and the 100th meeting of the French Society of Radiology in Paris, October 16–20.

RSNA will also be on hand for next year's ECR in Vienna, March 5–8, 2010, and the International Congress of Radiology in Shanghai, China, April 9–12, 2010.