For emergencies outside the IMF/WBG buildings, dial 911.

Travel Advisory Regarding Marburg Virus

In the context of travel to the U.S., particularly as we approach the IMF/WBG Annual Meetings, please be advised of the following:

New U.S. Travel Restrictions:

• Starting the week of October 14, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct health screenings at O'Hare (Chicago), JFK (New York), and Dulles (Washington, DC) airports for travelers arriving from Rwanda or those who have been in Rwanda within 21 days prior to arrival.
• Travelers will undergo interviews and potential temperature checks. Those who have had contact with the Rwandan healthcare system will be considered ‘high risk’ which could trigger daily contact with the CDC. Those with no healthcare exposure will be considered ‘low risk’, but should symptoms develop, may be bumped to a ‘high risk’ category.

Guidance for Annual Meeting Attendees:

• If you have visited Rwanda in the past 21 days and develop any symptoms, do not travel and remain at home.
• Travelers arriving at Dulles may be screened by the CDC. Symptomatic individuals or those considered high-risk may be quarantined, with local DC Health officials determining the quarantine location.
• Anyone who develops symptoms after arrival will be expected to inform the DC Health authorities. The WBG/IMF Health and Safety Directorate (HSD) can assist by providing contact information for DC Health authorities if required.
• Meeting attendees from Rwanda or individuals planning to visit Rwanda before the Annual Meetings are encouraged to reconsider their travel plans.

General Precautions for Travel to Rwanda:

• The CDC has raised its travel warning for Rwanda to Level 3, advising Americans to "reconsider nonessential travel."
• Avoid contact with symptomatic individuals, healthcare facilities, and areas where bats are active, such as caves.
• IMF/WBG staff or dependents in Rwanda who develop symptoms should contact local health authorities and reach out to IMF/WBG emergency helplines.

HSD is working closely with local and internationals health authorities to coordinate logistics and further messaging to attendees which, in addition to Marburg virus, may also involve information about mpox for individuals arriving from Central Africa (though there will not be screening at the airport for mpox).

Mpox 

Pursuant to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, identifying Mpox outbreaks in Africa as a "A Public Health Emergency of International Concern", the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment to all guests attending the 2024 Annual Meetings.

In keeping with WHO recommendations for gatherings, The Joint Bank-Fund Health and Safety Directorate (HSD) provides the following guidance for attendees once they arrive in Washington, D.C:

• Practice good respiratory hygiene by covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer regularly, and always after coughing or sneezing.
• If you develop any symptoms, do not attend meetings in-person until cleared by an HSD Health Specialist who can be reached by sending an email to HSD Travel Health (travelhealth@worldbank.org) during the day, or by calling (202) 458-8888 after business hours and asking to speak to the medical duty officer on call.

Meetings Code of Conduct

Annual Meetings badges will provide access to the IMF HQ1 and HQ2 buildings and WBG MC, J, I, and F buildings.

The Fund and Bank buildings will only be open to Fund/Bank staff and Annual Meetings badge holders.

IMF BUILDINGS

IMF HQ 1 - 700 19th Street, NW

• ATM (Level 1)
• Business Center Conference Rooms (Levels Red-10)
• Cafe (Level 2)
• IMF Today Studio (Level 1, Atrium)
• Exhibits (Level 1-2, Red Level, Gallery)
• Experience DC Counter (Level 1, Lobby)
• Fund Publications (Red Level)
• Gift Shop (Level 1, Lobby)
• ICD Booth (Level 1, Atrium)
• Information (Level 1, Lobby)
• Lactation Room (Level 3, 3-320A)
• Networking Lounge (Level 1, Atrium and Plaza, Gallery, Red Level)
• Prayer Room (Orange Level, HQ1-O-524)

WBG BUILDINGS

Main Complex (MC) Building – 1818 H Street, NW

• Annual Meetings Store (Level C1)
• ATM (Lobby & Level C1)
• Atrium Coffee Bar ( Atrium Level 2)
• Banking Services (Level C2)
• Business Center Conference Rooms (Levels 2-11)
• Business Lounge (Lobby, Level 1)
• Café Nation (Level C1)
• Cafeteria/ Global Hall (Level C1)
• Executive Dining Room (Level C1)
• Information Desk (Lobby, Level 1)
• Knowledge Cafe (Lobby, Level 1)
• Medstar Clinic (Level C2)
• Thailand 2026 Booth (Atrium, Level 1))
• World Bank Publications (Lobby, Level 1)

IMF HQ 2 - 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

• ATM (Level 1)
• Banking Services (Level 1)
• Bistro (Level 2)
• Business Center (Level 3)
• Business Center Conference rooms (Levels 3-12)
• Cafe (Level 2) 
• CSO Lounge (Level 3)
• Exhibit (Levels 1-2)
• Gift Shop (Level 1, Atrium)
• Information (Level 1)
• Lactation Room (Level 6, 06-358)
• Press Center (Level 2)
• Meditation Rooms (3B-908; 11-378)
• Thailand 2026 Booth (Level 1, Atrium)

DAR Constitution Hall - 1776 D St NW, Washington, DC, 20006

F Building – 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

• ATM (Pennsylvania Avenue and L Street Lobbies)
• Cafeteria (Level K)
• Café (Level 1)

J Building - 701 18th Street, NW

• Business Center Conference Rooms (Levels 2-11)
• Business Lounge (Lobby, Level 1)
• Cafeteria (Level 1)

I Building – 1850 I Street, NW

• Registration (Level 1)
• CSO Forum (Level 2)
• Café (Level 2)
• Cafeteria (Level 1)

Getting Around the IMF buildings

• IMF HQ buildings are accessible; exterior doors and restrooms have wave to open door openers.
  
• IMF HQ buildings are equipped with restrooms and water fountains that are wheelchair accessible.
• Individuals requiring mobility assistance in an emergency should contact IMF Security Services upon arrival by calling +1-202-623-6740, or send an email to soc@imf.org. 
• The IMF can provide wheelchairs upon request, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact workplaceaccomm@imf.org for more details

DAR Constitution Hall

• Access for persons with mobility disabilities is through the entrance doors on D Street.

Getting Around the Bank MC building

• Bank buildings are ADA accessible; exterior doors and key conference areas have ADA push-button openers. 
• Elevators serve all areas of the building. MC building elevators have braille labels on the panels and elevators with vocal prompts are located in the SE and SW corners of the building. 
• Bank buildings are equipped with restrooms and water fountains that are wheelchair accessible. 
• Wheelchairs or motorized scooters can be rented from Lenox Medical Supply. All arrangements should be made directly with the provider. 
• Individuals requiring mobility assistance in an emergency should advise the WBG security guards upon arrival or call security +1-202-458-8888 in advance to provide their name and dates they will be on-site.

BILATERAL MEETINGS/BUSINESS CENTER CONFERENCE ROOMS

Business Center Conference Rooms will be available in the IMF’s HQ1 and HQ2 buildings, as well as the WBG’s J and MC buildings. 

In the IMF, conference rooms can be reserved through the Book a Meeting page on IMF Connect, by phone at (202) 623-0678, or via email at ebc@imf.org. These conference rooms can be reserved in 30-minute windows for up to two hours. 

Delegations requiring conference space in the IMF buildings should contact Alena Martens by e-mail at EBC@imf.org. 

The World Bank will have Sixty-five (65) Business Center Conference Rooms which will be available for bilateral meetings of up to 40 people. The furniture layouts in these rooms cannot be customized or moved. Limited IT/AV support will be available to help connect to virtual meetings. Reservations for Business Center Conference Rooms can be made via the World Bank’s EMS system. Those without access to EMS can use this Meeting Request Form and submit it using the button on the bottom of the form. 

WI-FI ACCESS

Complimentary Wi-Fi Access will be available in all venues during the week of the Annual Meetings. In the IMF buildings, a Wi-Fi passcode is not required. In the Bank Buildings, the Wi-Fi network is AMGuest no passcode is required. 

INFORMATION DESKS

For the IMF: Information desks, located in HQ1 and HQ2, will be open from Monday, October 21, through Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. For assistance, contact Secministerialmeetings@imf.org

For the World Bank: The information desk in the MC lobby will be open from Monday, October 21, through Saturday, October 26. An information desk will also be located in the I building, near the Registration area. Information Assistants may be reached by sending an email to SECCOffice@worldbank.org. 

QUIET ROOMS

Quiet rooms are available in IMF HQ2-03B-908 and HQ2-11B-378.

LACTATION ROOMS

For the IMF: Lactation rooms are available in HQ1 (Level 3, room 320A) and HQ2 (Level 6, room 358). Participants can request to use the lactation rooms by sending an email to Babatunde Olufon at bolufon@imf.org. 

For the World Bank: Lactation rooms are available in the MC, C, G, I, J, and F (IFC) buildings: MC 6-610 and MC 6-712; C B1-300 and C B1-345; G 4-002; I 3-456 and I 9-126; J 1-118; F (IFC) K-102C.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

BUSINESS/NETWORKING LOUNGES

There will be Business Networking Lounges to provide spaces for small impromptu meetings in the IMF HQ1 building (Atrium and Plaza), IMF HQ2 3rd floor (Quiet Car), and WBG MC and J building front lobbies. The HQ1 Delegates Lounge is unattended and will have printing and working stations with power outlets. The HQ2 Delegates Lounge (co-located with the Business Center) will be staffed from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday, October 21 through Saturday, October 26, and will have a photocopier and working stations with US plug outlets.

The World Bank will have two business lounge locations (in the lobbies of the MC and J buildings) with lounge and table seating for informal meetings or to work between meetings.  The Lounges will be available from Monday, October 21 through Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. The MC Business Lounge will be equipped with a pair of guest computers with local printers, a copier, and international power strips to charge devices.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

For the IMF: All official documents and members’ statements will be published on IMF Connect, including the IMF Flagship Publications, Governors’ Statements, and documents and statements for the IMFC. Publicly available IMFC documents and statements will also be made available on IMF Connect for all participants. For assistance with submitting or accessing official documents please contact the Documents Team by email at SECDO@imf.org.

For the World Bank Group: Documents and statements related to the Development Committee will be distributed through the DC Secretariat. Publicly available Development Committee documents will be posted on the DC website.

OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED SERVICES

Document Translations - Requests for translation of Annual Meetings-related documents should be submitted through the usual channels established for IMF/WBG translation requests. Should you require additional information or experience any difficulty in submitting your translation requests, please contact the usual channel for each institution. 

For the IMF: please write to the Chief Translator's Office at CHFTRANS@imf.org.

For the World Bank Group: please write to the Translation Unit at gcsti_coordinators@worldbankgroup.org. 

PUBLICATIONS

For the IMF: The IMF Publications Program will have a display in the HQ1 Red level Tunnel and Info counter in HQ1-Atrium from Monday, October 21, through Friday, October 25.

For the World Bank Group: Complimentary World Bank publications are available from the Open Knowledge Repository. Additional publications can be purchased at the WBG Bookstore in the MC, Level C1 from Monday, October 21, through Saturday, October 26, or from Amazon.com.

GIFT SHOP

For the IMF: IMF branded products can be found on the official Souvenirs link. To purchase any of the items available, please visit the IMF Gift counter in the Lobby area of HQ1 and HQ2 or send an email with your request to secsouvenirs@imf.org. 
Hours will be 9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday to Friday) and 9:00am – 1:00pm (Saturday).

For the World Bank Group: World Bank Group souvenirs, logoed items, and various sundries will be available in the Annual Meetings Store in the MC Level C1, and at Café Nation, also located on the MC C1 level. Hours for the Annual Meetings Store will be 9:00am – 5:00pm (Monday to Friday) and 9:00am – 4:00pm (Saturday); Hours for Café Nation will be 8:00am – 5:30pm (Monday through Friday) and 7:30am – 3:00pm (Saturday).

 Monday, October 21 - Wednesday, October 23 and Saturday, October 26:   

All Annual Meetings attendees entering HQ buildings will be subject to magnetometer and x-ray screening. The following are entry points for Annual Meetings participants: 

• HQ1 19th Street entrance.  
• HQ2 Visitor’s Center (Press Only entrance) 
• HQ2 Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.  
• WBG MC North entrance 
• WBG MC East entrance 

 Thursday, October 24 - Friday, October 25:  

A security perimeter will be in place around the IMF HQ 1 & 2 buildings and WBG MC building from Thursday, October 24, through Friday evening, October 25.  

Perimeter entry points for IMF/WBG badge and Annual Meetings badge holders will be set up at the IMF’s HQ2 Entrance (corner of 19th Street/Pennsylvania Ave), WBG MC Visitor Center Entrance (18th Street/Pennsylvania Ave) and the WBG South Entrance (G Street between 18th and 19th Street).  

On Friday, October 25, only Annual Meetings badge holders will be able to enter the perimeter at the intersection of G and 19th Streets to accommodate attendees returning from the Annual Meetings Plenary. This entrance will only be open from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  

When the full perimeter is up:  

• Access will be limited to those carrying an Annual Meetings or IMF/WBG badge.  
• Annual Meetings badge holders entering the security perimeter will be subject to magnetometer/x-ray screening – please allow extra time for this process.  
• Visitor passes will not be issued for the IMF HQ1/HQ2, World Bank’s MC and J buildings. 
• Delegation cars or other private vehicles will not be allowed to enter the security perimeter; only law enforcement vehicles or police-escorted motorcades will be allowed into the security perimeter. Delegation cars may drop off near perimeter entry points.  

Perimeter Exit Points:  

• 19th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue  
• 18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue  
• World Bank MC South Exit  
• 19th Street and G Street  
• 20th Street and H Street  

DAR/Constitution Hall Access

On Plenary Day, Friday, October 25^th, there will be bus transportation from Headquarters buildings to Constitution Hall. Details will be provided separately.

Meeting attendees that choose to walk to Constitution Hall from Headquarters should proceed South on 18^th Street and enter the “attendee chute” at the Southeast corner of 18^th and E Street. All individuals entering Constitution Hall will be subject to magnetometer/x-ray screening.

On Monday, October 28:  

Access restrictions will revert to normal work week access procedures for IMF and World Bank personnel. Annual Meetings Delegate badge holders will be screened at HQ Visitor Centers. Regular visitor pass rules apply. Members of the press requiring building access after October 26 must comply with IMF/World Bank visitor procedures.  

EMERGENCY GUIDELINES

In an emergency, the buildings may be evacuated, or you may be told to remain indoors until the situation has been resolved. In either instance, you will be notified by public address announcement or by security personnel. 

 If you are unable to evacuate, call the Emergency Response number listed below or seek assistance using one of the emergency phones located in every stairwell on each floor of both IMF and World Bank Group buildings.  

 In case of fire or smoke in the building: 

In case of smoke or fire, do not wait for a public announcement - leave immediately via the established evacuation routes, following the security staff’s instructions. In an emergency at the IMF buildings call +1-202-623-9911 and at the World Bank Group buildings call +1-202-458-8888.  

SECURITY TIPS

Visibly display your Annual Meetings badge at all times inside the venues. Keep your badge in a secure place when outside the security perimeter, but readily accessible in order to display upon request at security checkpoints.  

• Immediately report the loss of your Annual Meetings badge to security.  
• Do not leave laptops, mobile phones, or other personal items unattended.  

Public transportation is available (see below):

• Metro: www.wmata.com.
• DC Circulator: http://www.dccirculator.com
• Taxi: Please arrange with your hotel concerning local taxi service.

Attendees can also avail themselves of alternative transportation options throughout the city, including Capital Bikeshare and ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.

Hotel blocks have been secured at nearby hotels. 

Please note the following important dates:

• Wednesday, July 17 – Delegations can begin making reservations directly with hotels for the 2024 Annual Meetings.
• Wednesday, July 31 – Room blocks at hotels are open to all other Meetings participants.
• Tuesday, October 1 – Unreserved rooms within hotel blocks will be released. New reservations or changes will be subject to availability and higher rates

Rooms are subject to availability and higher rates may apply.

• Hotel information for direct reservations
• Hotel procedures
• Hotel map

Any questions on the delegation hotel should be directed by e-mail to sechotels@imf.org or housing@worldbank.org.

There are 3 international airports serving the Washington, D.C. area:

• Dulles International Airport
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

For information on travel to Washington D.C., please view the official District of Columbia government website. For the latest travel status, vaccination details and what’s new in Washington, DC, visit washington.org. 

In 2024, the IMF has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 20121 Certification for Sustainable Events for the Spring and Annual Meetings that are held on the Fund’s Washington campus.

The ISO 20121 is the internationally recognized standard that looks specifically at the sustainability aspects of events. It covers environmental, social, and economic issues, including resource utilization and conservation, choice of materials, supply chains, emissions reduction, accessibility, equity, and impact on the local economy. It also requires organizers to show how they consider sustainable development issues when choosing suppliers/vendors. Find out more here.  

The IMF is increasingly embedding environmental sustainability considerations into decision making for its business operations. With the establishment in 2021 of an Environmental Sustainability Council, led by senior staff, the IMF is putting greater emphasis on the Fund’s own carbon footprint and ways to mitigate its operational impact, while continuing to effectively serve the membership. Recent efforts have included removal of plastic in food operations, changes in building operations to lower energy usage, and implementation of a hybrid work model that significantly reduces employee commuting.

In line with our organizational mission and the Sustainable Development Goals, the World Bank has implemented a campus-wide waste disposal system to improve recycling and composting efforts and reduce waste sent to landfill. We encourage you to help reduce our overall environmental footprint. In the common areas on each floor of the buildings, you will find four color-coded collection bins with detailed signage indicating what materials are to be placed in each. 

BUSINESS CENTERS

Alena Martens
(202) 623-5986
EBC@imf.org

DOCUMENTS

SECDO@imf.org

SUSTAINABLE MEETINGS

sustainableMTGS@imf.org

ONLINE RESOURCES

IMF Annual Meetings Website | www.imfconnect.org  

IMF Annual Meetings Information Desk |secministerialmeetings@imf.org

IMF Corporate Website | www.imf.org

World Bank Annual Meetings Website | worldbank.org/meetings

World Bank General Inquiries/Bank Corporate Secretariat Conferences Office| seccoffice@worldbank.org

World Bank Group Corporate Website | https://www.worldbank.org/en/home