HSMAI s 12th Annual AFFORDABLE MEETINGS WEST

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HSMAI s 12th AnnualAFFORDABLE MEETINGS WEST
 

• Addressing Green Challenges
• Janet M. Cooperman, CMP
• Green PEAS Events
• www.GreenPEASEvents.com

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GreenPeopleEnvironmentAmusementServiceEvents
www.GreenPEASEvents.com
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Dunn Center, North Dakota, 1923

• Planning for SUSTAINABILITY is NOT always easy,
• but our future depends on it!

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PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS

• Envision Opportunities Rather Than Roadblocks

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CHALLEGE ONE
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MY 1st GREEN MEETINGOctober, 1987

• Lesson Learned Communicate Your Green Intentions

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COMMUNICATE GREEN!

• Include a comprehensive green wish list with
  RFPs and be prepared to pare down to the must
  haves
• E Communications Save the Date, Web Site,
  Registration, Press Releases and Prospectus
• On site Front Desk, Hallways near Session
  Breakout Rooms, Break Tables, Opening Session
• Post Public Transportation Info on Web Site
• Address the WIIFM Syndrome

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Say, Were Serious About Being Green
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CHALLENGE TWO
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NEVER SAY NEVER

• My Think Outside the Bottle Policy
• www.thinkoutsidethebottle.com

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THINK OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE

•  Because water is a human right and not a
  commodity to be bought and sold for
  profit Because bottled water corporations are
  changing the very way people think about water
  and undermining people's confidence in public
  water systems Because up to 40 of bottled
  water in the U.S. and Canada is sourced from
  municipal tap water  Because some bottlers
  have run over communities' concerns and the
  environment when they extract water and build
  bottling plants to get local spring and ground
  water Because bottled water travels many miles
  from the source, results in the burning of
  massive amounts of fossil fuels, and contributes
  to the billions of plastic bottles ending up in
  our landfills Because worldwide there is a
  need for investments in public water systems to
  ensure equal access to water, a key ingredient
  for prosperity and health for all people
  and Because solutions to ensuring water as a
  fundamental human right require people acting
  together and standing up for public water
  systems, 

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NEVER SAY NEVER, BUTNEVER SAY DIE!

• Call from Keep California Beautiful, The Great
  American Cleanup, with sponsor who bottles water
  soft drinks.
• Where theres a will, theres a way.

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CHALLENGE THREE
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WORKING WITH THE UNINITIATED

• GMIC Site Selection Committee chose a non-green
  hotel
• Communication Was Vital!
• Resolution Must Haves

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Four Seasons Hotel Implemented several green
Standards of Procedure to accommodate requests by
the GMIC.
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THANK YOU! My invitation to you INITIATE
CHANGE. HELP CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY.
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Green PEAS EventsSpecializing in Socially
Responsible Meeting Practices

• Janet M. Cooperman, CMP
• janetplans_at_aol.com
• www.GreenPEASEvents.com