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.

Green Destinations

Venues

Food & Beverage

Group Activities & Entertainment

Educating & Marketing

Giving Back

Resources

Our Presentation will cover: 4. Green Destinations

Portland, OR

San Francisco, CA

Banff Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Pittsburgh, PA

Seattle, WA

Orlando, FL

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

5. Green Destinations

Boston, MA

Chicago, IL

Denver, CO

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Houston, TX

Madison, WI

Salt Lake City, UT

Vancouver, BC

Victoria, BC

Whistler, BC

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

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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:

Waste minimization

Energy efficiency, conservation and management

Management of fresh water resources

Waster water management

Hazardous substances

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.

Market to your Attendees

Theme your meeting

Social media to involve attendees

Blog ride share (www.spaceshare.com)

Sustainability Lane

Use public transportation when possible

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Free Public Transit 23.

Cities with anti-idling policies :

Denver Engines OFF

Niagara Falls, Canada

Buffalo, NY

Columbus, OH

Create your own anti-idling policy 24.

Financial Incentive to reduce waste

Hydration Station

Serving in bulk

Shared breaks

Housekeeping

Cost Savings for both your organization and the venue 25. 26.

Bulk break items build your own

Compostable Dining

Edible Centerpieces:

- Seasonal Fruit or vegetables

- Dessert cupcake tree

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

Clean a park

Paint a school

Plant a tree or work in an inner city garden

Build bikes for local boys and girls club

Sustainable pub crawl or wine tour

Green Thumb activity

Geo Caching

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

Jack Johnson En Concert

Ask your local host committee or CVB for suggestions regarding local entertainment that practices sustainability.

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Encourage/Awarding Attendees

I was caught Green Handed buttons/pins

Carpool

Carbon Offset Program

Ask attendees to bring their own water bottle

Conference Bag Contests

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Pick a local charity to donate used items:

• Conference Bags

• Blankets

• Childrens Books

• School Supplies

• Craft Items

• Centerpieces

• Leftover banquet food

• Toiletries from the Hotel

• Clothing, i.e. Dress for Success

Giving Back 49. Amenities 50. Trade Show Booth Giveaways 51. Natural Gift Giving 52.

Resources/Information :

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

Travel Portland

Oregon Convention Center

Doubletree Hotel Portland and Executive Meeting Center

Portland Hilton & Executive Towers

Sunriver Resort, Bend, OR

Red Lion on the River, Portland, OR

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Resources/Information:

Meet Green meetgreen.com, bestplacestomeetgreen.com

Geoteaming.com

Convenegreen.com

Feedingamerica.org

Bluegreenmeetings.org

Greenseal.org

Charities.org

Carbonfund.org

earthera.org

ecosecurities.com

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Resources/Information:

CIC - APEX Green Meetings Report

Junk to Funk

MPI Oregon Chapter

Cleantheworld.org

Spaceshare.com

Arborday.org

Americanforests.org

Nature.org

Plantatreeusa.com

55. Questions? 56.