- 1. Its Not Your Mothers Green Meeting Presented by Cathy Kretz,
CMP; Joanna Kyser;Cindy Wallace, CMP
2. What does a green meeting look like? 3.
- Group Activities & Entertainment
Our Presentation will cover: 4. Green Destinations
- Banff Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
5. Green Destinations
6. VenuesItems to Consider 7.
- A recycling program for glass bottles, plastic bottles, and
aluminum
- cans with containers provided throughout the event space
- A program in place to use environmentally friendly cleaning
and
- other products with low toxicity
- Easy access to public transportation or shuttle services
- A food composting program and a food donation policy
- An energy efficiency program such as sensors or timers to
control lighting in intermittent-use areas. Or programmable
thermostats with motion detectors used to control HVAC in guest
rooms. A policy to turn off lighting and air conditioning when
rooms are not in use
- A water-conservation program specifying at least 1.5 gallons
per minute (gpm) faucet aerators; 2.5 gpm showerheads; 1.6 gallons
per flush toilets
8.
- Paperless billing and check-out options for guests
- A program to buy and use recycled or recyclable products and
reusable versus disposable goods; buy supplies in bulk when
possible; require vendors to take back pallets and crates
- Partnerships with green suppliers and vendors
- Food sources from local growers or a policy to consider the
growing practices of farmers who provide the food
- A policy to use biobased or biodegradable products, including
eatery-ware (greenware) when china and glass cannot be used
- A green department or team on staff with environmental training
and a training program for staff
- A marketing campaign that visibly communicates to guests
details
- of their environmental efforts
9. LEED CertifiedConvention Centers 10. LEED CertifiedConvention
Centers LEED Los Angeles Convention Center LA, California Santa Fe
Convention Center Santa Fe, New Mexico Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, Arizona (West Bldg is Silver, North Bldg is LEED) LEED -
Silver Raleigh Civic & Convention Center Raleigh, North
Carolina Spokane Convention Center Spokane, Washington Oregon
Convention Center Portland, Oregon LEED Gold David L. Lawrence
Convention Center- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania LEED Canada Platinum
Vancouver Convention Centre (West Building) 11. LEED Certified
Sports Arenas LEEDPhilips Arena Atlanta, GA American Airlines Arena
Miami, FL LEED - Gold Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR 12. Green
Sealed Hotels 13.
- What hotels have to do to become Green Seal Certified:
- Energy efficiency, conservation and management
- Management of fresh water resources
- Environmental and socially sensitive purchasing policy
14. Offsite Events fun green venues Ecotrust Building 15. Oregon
Health Sciences UniversitySouth Waterfront 16. The Gerding Theatre
17.
- Social media to involve attendees
- Blog ride share (www.spaceshare.com)
- Use public transportation when possible
18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Free Public Transit 23.
- Cities with anti-idling policies :
Create your own anti-idling policy 24.
- Financial Incentive to reduce waste
Cost Savings for both your organization and the venue 25.
26.
- Bulk break items build your own
- - Seasonal Fruit or vegetables
- Chefs Table using only local organic ingredients
Food and Beverage 27. 28. Snack break during GMIC Sustainable
Meetings Conference 29. 30. - Use your dessert for the centerpiece
31. 32. - by the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower The Living
Salad Bar 33. Involve your Attendees 34. GreenGroup Activities
& Team Building
- Plant a tree or work in an inner city garden
- Build bikes for local boys and girls club
- Sustainable pub crawl or wine tour
- Build a Sculpture or Outfit
- Incorporate Yoga & Green Tea into your AM/PM Breaks
- Plan an activity that the Destination is known for(support
local businesses)
- Provide bikes for attendees to bike from their room to the
meeting and then figure out the carbon offsets
35. GreenGroup Activities & Team Building
- Incorporate Yoga & Green Tea into your AM/PM Breaks
- Plan an activity that the Destination is known for(support
local businesses)
- Build a Sculpture or Outfit from recycled materials
- Provide bikes for attendees to bike from their room to the
meeting and then figure out the carbon offsets
- Bike Powered Snow Cone Booth
36. Green Group Activities & Team Building 37. GreenGroup
Activities & Team Building 38. GreenGroup Activities & Team
Building 39. Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt From this. 40. To this.
41. Entertainment Recycled Fashion Show 42. 43. 44.
- Entertainment Concerts/Performances/Festivals
- Ask your local host committee or CVB for suggestions regarding
local entertainment that practices sustainability.
45.
- Encourage/Awarding Attendees
- I was caught Green Handed buttons/pins
- Ask attendees to bring their own water bottle
46. 47. 48.
- Pick a local charity to donate used items:
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- Toiletries from the Hotel
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- Clothing, i.e. Dress for Success
Giving Back 49. Amenities 50. Trade Show Booth Giveaways 51.
Natural Gift Giving 52.
- Meeting Strategies Worldwide,Simple Steps to Green Meetings and
Eventswww.meetingstrategiesworldwide.com
- Green Meetings Industry Councilwww.greenmeetings.info
- The Green Events Source Book, published by Green2B/Green2C
Marketingwww.greeneventssource.com
- Doubletree Hotel Portland and Executive Meeting Center
- Portland Hilton & Executive Towers
- Sunriver Resort, Bend, OR
- Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR
53.
- Meet Green meetgreen.com, bestplacestomeetgreen.com
54.
- CIC - APEX Green Meetings Report
55. Questions? 56.