#Eventtable LIVE! From GMIC: A Chat on Take Aways From the Conference
To accommodate a special Sustainable Meetings Conference edition of the #eventtable Twitter chat next week, the chat will change from it’s regularly scheduled time of 3 pm est, to 5 pm est Monday April 22 and will focus on takeaways from the conference. The Sustainable Meetings Conference, hosted by the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC), [...]
Meeting/Event Industry Influencers: Who Are They, Really?
If like so many this week, you are thinking about what constitutes a top influencer in the meeting/event industry you may want to join Monday’s #eventtable chat entitled, Meeting/Event Industry Influencers: Who Are They, Really? at 3 pm est on Twitter. The subject has been discussed and written about on numerous blog posts and online [...]
No Satisfying Those Sustainable Meetings People
Sometimes, there’s no satisfying those sustainable meetings people. In this case, that would be me. It might be you, too. Last night, I checked into a hotel in Toronto and learned about a green choice program that answers one of the onsite sustainability issues I’ve found most annoying over the years. I’m pleased. I’m worried [...]
Chat Yields Wealth of Info & Discussion on Event Sustainability Standards
The following is a summary of an #eventtable chat held 3/27 with Andrew Walker, event sustainability specialist and founder of E3 Strategy. There are new standards for event sustainability. That means, event professionals now have an agreed-upon definition of what it takes to ensure meetings and events are organized with social, environmental and economic sustainability [...]
The New Event Sustainability Standards: Why They Matter
What are the new event sustainability standards and what do the mean for event professionals? We will address that question during the next #eventtable Twitter chat Monday, Feb. 27 at 3 pm est when our guest will be Andrew Walker of E3 Strategy. Andrew has been immersed in the world of event sustainability for some [...]
Four Tough Challenges that Make Sustainability Easier
Earlier this month, a colleague shook up my thinking about green meetings with an idea that could shift any organization’s sustainability program in a more practical direction. And here’s the twist: the surest way to simplify our industry’s approach to sustainability might be to sharpen our focus on the toughest sustainability issues we face. Thanks [...]
Remembering What Matters
Memo to Vancouver hockey rioters: Get a grip. Last night, the Boston Bruins broke millions of Canadians’ hardened hockey hearts with what really was a well-deserved win in the Stanley Cup final. The street riots in downtown Vancouver began within minutes, making headlines as far away as India and Australia and gaining prominent play on [...]
Building a Better Platform
Our son, Adrian, is a software developer, and frequently brings us his observations on the IT business. Sometimes, those observations hit closer to home. A conversation a few months ago had to do with a hardware manufacturer that may be nearing its sunset. It’s a company that once shone brightly, but is being overtaken by [...]
The Conference Your Conference Could Be
If you could reach a wider audience with your next conference and deliver a far more engaging, immersive experience onsite, would you want to? How you answer that question—and the steps you’re prepared to take to set a new plan in motion—may not be as obvious as you might think. Your response will tell you [...]
The Building Your Building Can Be
When I stepped onto the construction site for the new Ottawa Convention Centre late last week, during an advance tour for members of the OCC Advisory Board, I saw the end of a 15-year campaign that burned through at least three generations of local industry volunteers. The original Ottawa Congress Centre opened in 1984, and [...]
