Green Meetings

On September 16, 2008, MPISSN held it's second Green Meetings program and it was even more successful than the first! Attendees including meeting planners, hotel professionals, and meeting suppliers requested copies of the presentations and information on the panelists. Links to these are provided below along with the business and contact information for our moderator and panelists. 

Download and share the wealth of information in these presentations! We hope that these thought provoking ideas will encourage you to take the first steps and green your meetings today!

Moderator

Chad Ammon, Results Delivered, LLC
Mr. Ammon is Director of Meeting and Events for Result Delivered, LLC, a full service event management company as well as ThinkREG, a full service event registration company.  He has been a member of MPI since 1998 and was an active member of the Sacramento/Sierra Nevada chapter and served as chapter president.  Chad currently lives and works in San Francisco and is president-elect of the Northern California Chapter of MPI.

Chad Ammon
Director, Meetings & Events
Results Delivered, LLC
Direct: 415-970-9275
Cell: 415-706-4005
www.resultsdelivered.com

Panelists

Julie Hocking, Miss Green Jeans
Julie Hocking has 15 years experience planning and managing corporate conventions and group incentive trips world-wide and is the founder of the eco-friendly meeting consultation company, Miss Green Jeans.

Her goal in starting Miss Green Jeans was to incorporate eco-friendly practices into all aspects of meeting and event planning. Julie saw a need to implement ‘green’ tools, which promote positive practices every step of the way and has created programs and strategies that cut down on the use of natural resources, save money, generate excitement, and leave a smaller foot print.

Julie Hocking
1335 Union Street, #9
San Francisco, CA 94109
Office: 415-515-0304
missgreenjeans.com

Debbie Friedman, GreenWave Strategies
Debbie Friedman is a marketing, communications and strategy consultant for GreenWave Strategies, based in Oakland.  She works with visionary businesses, media and environmental non-profits, to strengthen their green strategies, and tell positive stories about those efforts.  Previously, Debbie produced, and developed media partnerships, for a national environmental radio program, EcoTalk.

Debbie Friedman
GreenWave Strategies
Office: 415/380-8578
Cell: 415/608-8317
GreenWaveStrategies.com

Debra Kustic, California Integrated Waste Management Board
Debra Kustic is a Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist and is currently working for the Deputy Director of the Local Assistance and Market Development Division.  In addition to other responsibilities, she coordinates the CIWMB’s efforts related to venues and events waste reduction.

Debra has also worked in many CIWMB program areas including the Used Oil and Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program, the Business Assistance Program, and developed the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP).

Debra Kustic
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Office: 916-341-6207
ciwmb.ca.gov/Venues

Powerpoint Presentations (Adobe Acrobat) 

Green Today In So Many Ways

Green Meetings - Did You Know...

GreenWave Strategies: Tips and Resources for Hotels & Planners

Articles to Read:

Article on Green Meetings by Amy Spatrisano
http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/MPIcontent.aspx?id=3782

Going Green Can Save GREEN $$$
http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=3370

Article on Going Green by Seth Gardner
http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=4923
 
Green Meetings Web Sites to Research:

BlueGreen Meetings http://www.bluegreenmeetings.org/
CIC Green Meetings Report http://www.conventionindustry.org/projects/green_meetings_report.pdf
Environment Canada Greening Meetings http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/greenman/index.html
EPA Green Meetings http://www.epa.gov/oppt/greenmeetings/
Green Hotels Association - Home Page http://www.greenhotels.com/
Green Meetings Industry Council http://www.greenmeetings.info/
Green Technology http://www.green-technology.org
Greening Government Meetings and Travel http://ofee.gov/whats/ggmt.htm
Greening up the conference business http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/09/19/PM200609195.html
MeetGreen http://www.meetingstrategiesworldwide.com/About.php
NRC Green Meetings Policy http://www.nrc-recycle.org/resources/library/nrcgreenmtgsguide.pdf
Organize a recycling program in your office https://www.officemaxperks.com/tips/stories.aspx?%20pagetype=business&Story=1
Sacramento Municipal Utilities District http://www.smud.org