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Founders of GMIC – Green Meeting Industry Council

In 2003 Nancy Zavada and Amy Spatrisano founded GMIC (Green Meeting Industry Council).  They had tried to get the conversation of sustainability going in other meeting industry organizations and many of the established organizations just weren’t ready to have the sustainability conversation. Knowing that there were planners and suppliers that were implementing green, they decided to begin their own association to give those two sides a chance to get together.

GMIC’s Mission: “The mission of the GMIC is to transform the global meetings industry through sustainability.” GMIC continues to educate, inform and bring together planners and suppliers to help make a difference in not only the industry but in the world. Since its founding in 2003, GMIC has grown into an organization of 14 chapters throughout the world. For more information on GMIC, please visit their site.

We invite you hear from Amy and Nancy to find out what inspired them to create GMIC.

 

APEX/ASTM Green Task Force, Panel Chair & Committee Chairs 2008-present
City of Portland RecycleWorks, Members 2005-present
City of Portland Small Business Advisory Council, Board Member 2004-2006
Convention 2020 2009-present
Global Reporting Initiative Event Organizer Sector Supplement Group Member 2009-present, 2009-2012
Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC)
Amy Spatrisano and Nancy Zavada Co-Founded
Silver Level Supporting Business
2003-present
2005-present
ISO 20121 Sustainability in Event Management
Canadian Mirror Committee Member
2010
Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Members
Past Oregon Chapter Presidents
International Board
International Chapter Leadership Committee
1987-present
1993-1994, 1996-1997
2001-2002
1998-2000
Mount Hood Community College, Hospitality and Tourism Board 2007-present
Oregon Food Bank, Volunteers and Donors 1994-present
Oregon Natural Step Network, Members 2002-present
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Members
Green Task Force, Board Member
2007-present
2009-present
School House Supplies, Donors 1994-present
Sisters of the Road, Donors 1994-present
Travel Portland, Members 2006-present
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