The IRE conference is quickly approaching! This year’s program offers essential tips, advice and strategy for investigating the biggest stories of the day, and we want as many people as possible to be able to attend. The conference hotel is a great place to stay because you are able to attend the day’s training and then meet up with your colleagues for networking at night. The hotel is located in Harbor East, on the Waterfront. The hotel has plenty of stores and restaurants all within walking distance. Details on the hotel www.emarketing360.com/Marriott/MD/BMWF/ and its Harbor East location at www.harboreast.com And if you reserve your room from now to May 15, you’ll be eligible for several incentives we have worked out with the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront:

• Complimentary Internet in your room throughout your stay (they normally charge $12.95 per night
• Each attendee who books a room will receive three 20% discount coupons for any meal in Grille 700 – the hotel restaurant.
• You will be entered into a raffle to be eligible to win a future one-night stay at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel. Two of these will be raffled after May 15 at which time winners will be notified.
• By making your reservation you will be entered into a raffle for an upgrade to a larger room during your stay. Three upgrades will be raffled off after May 15 at which time winners will be notified.

To make a reservation at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, visit reservations. By staying in the conference hotel, you'll have convenient access to all that the conference has to offer — and help support IRE's efforts to keep its conference registration fees among the lowest in the industry. IRE is obligated to fill a certain number of sleeping rooms in order to qualify for free or reduced rates on meeting rooms, and if we don’t meet that minimum, we face penalties. Our deadline for attendees to fill our sleeping room block is May 15.