Monthly Archives: November 2014

Looking for a Role Model?

Then look no further. The UUA General Assembly has just published it's 2014 Event Sustainability Report and it is another successful year for the planning team of Jan Sneegas, Don Plante, Steve Ransom and Stacey Dixon. Highlights from this year's event include: Converting the Convention Center to 100% compostable serviceware for all concesions and catering [...]

CSR Project: IMEX Challenge 2014

A Volunteer’s Perspective By Aaron Elliott Las Vegas is no stranger to visitors. In the month leading up to IMEX America, Las Vegas saw over 3 million visitors and in 2013, an average of 425,000 of them were convention attendees. All of these visitors, of course, bring revenue to the city and employment to Las [...]

By |2021-03-22T22:17:46+00:00November 19th, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

Saving Green by Going Green at the Pump

Ten years ago, my reason for buying a Prius was to be gentler on our planet.  I was concerned about reducing greenhouse gases and my dependence on oil (full disclosure: there are some who say I wasn't concerned enough to give up my car completely.  You are right, it is a journey for me too). [...]

By |2014-11-12T14:57:00+00:00November 12th, 2014|Best Practices, Resources, Technology|0 Comments

Taking the Leap to Paperless

No more binders full of paper, no more printing banquet event orders, no more copies of production schedules.  We did it!  Thanks to technology, resourceful team members and a true commitment to reduce our own event planning paper stream, this fall's event documents are now 100% electronic. Carole Garner, Director of Conference Management, made it [...]

By |2014-11-04T19:12:00+00:00November 4th, 2014|Best Practices, Sustainability, Technology|0 Comments

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