Mission Possible Series A mobile event app used to be an elaborate feature of a conference reserved for the high end, tech savvy event. Now, a mobile app is standard and will warrant an embarrassing comment or two if one is not offered. Mobile event apps provide easy access to event information and can play [...]
When Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Groups says, "We do our part to leave the world a better place than we found it," she is sincere. "With 3,250 exhibitors representing 139 countries, 3,216 hosted buyers from 60 countries and 12,227 attendees, we are truly the pulse of the meetings industry. We are committed not only to [...]
Into this era of "Do It Yourself" technology resources ventures the brave meeting planner. Nowhere can the planner tasked with building event websites and microsites find a better, more savvy augmentation to their important content than by leveraging the wide variety of free and low cost widgets available. What is a Widget? A widget or [...]
Why would we develop a new version of our calculator? Because we know now what we didn’t know then... We now know the landscape of sustainable events is constantly shifting, improving, and growing. Our experience has taught us some green meeting practices are simply better at addressing negative impacts or creating benefit than others. For [...]
Technology is an interesting and, some might say, essential aspect of the modern day human experience. An indirect impact can be a loss of a personal connection with your colleagues. The 2017 Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) Summit has found a way to utilize technology to foster connection, not isolation, and promote attendance at the Summit. [...]
The annual BSR Conference is one of the world’s most influential events devoted to sustainability. Now entering its 25th year, the BSR Conference brings together a global audience of close to 1,000 senior business executives and entrepreneurs from the public sector and civil society to explore emerging trends and innovative solutions to crucial sustainability questions. [...]
Do you need to do a site inspection for an event you are planning or managing? Are you unable to go in person? Have you considered a virtual site inspection? In the age of deep digital resources, a meeting professional and hosting organization can accomplish most of the preliminary inquiry process for property suitability by [...]
As the holiday season ends, we thought it would be fun AND helpful to do a countdown with the 12 Days of Sustainability. Starting on December 25th we posted to our Facebook and Twitter accounts a useful sustainable event tip you could use during the holidays and year round! In case you missed them, here [...]
In our Fun Fact Friday series we are featuring team members from MeetGreen so you can learn more about us! Nancy Zavada President, MeetGreen What project are you currently working on? We are finishing up a very busy event season, recertified as an ISO 20121 business and are now making plans for 2017. We have [...]
It's that time of year when we take time to celebrate the holidays with our friends, family, and co-workers. We hope you enjoy your festivities this holiday season! During this time of celebration we would like to take a moment and reflect back on what a great year it has been by highlighting some of [...]
