Client List

Conference Management

  • Agile Alliance
    Annual Conference (2007)
  • Association for Computing Machinery
    OOPSLA (1994-2010)
  • Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
    Annual Conference (2007, 2008)
  • Brim Healthcare
    National Trustee and Physician Conference (1999-2004)
  • Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
    Annual Conference (2006-2008)
  • Ceres (formerly Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies)
    Ceres Conference (2002-2008)
  • Eclipse Foundation
    EclipseCon (2005-2008), Eclipse Summit (2006-2008)
  • Lane County, Oregon
    Healthy Brain Development Conference (2008)
  • Metafore (formerly Certified Forest Products)
    Forest Leadership Forum (2002-2006)
  • Green Meeting Industry Council
    Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference (2005, 2007-2008)
  • Natural Style. A sustainable living festival.
    (2005)
  • Providence Health Plans
    Fall Incentive (2007, 2008)
  • pulver.com
    Spring and Fall VON (1999-2008)

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Consulting

  • American Express
    Develop event program, coordinate speakers, and research site for inaugural Eco Summit.
  • Canadian Tourism Commission
    Establish green practices, monitor implementation of environmental strategies and report on results.
  • CB Richard Ellis
    Hired as Green Event Management Advisors. Provided expertise and onsite management to implement green strategies at World Conference 2007.
  • The GLOBE Foundation of Canada
    Conducted MeetGreenSM Certification of the World Urban Forum 3.
  • Live Earth Concert Series
    Produced the "Green Guidelines for Live Earth Concert and Satellite Venues" manual that will be the basis for the environmental efforts undertaken at the concerts. Manged the greening efforts for the Giants Stadium concert location.
  • Meeting Professionals International
    Oregon Chapter - Facilitated the board retreat and developed Green Strategies for the Chapter.
    World Education Congress - Developed and implemented green strategies.
  • Oracle
    Assessment,recommendations and written evaluation of the environmental practices implemented including a benchmarking report for Oracle's OpenWorld 2007. Staff training on green meeting practices.
  • TravelPortland (formerly Portland Oregon Visitors Association)
    -Provided training to convey green meeting requirements in order to help facilitate marketing strategies, negotiations and provide client services.
    -Provided expertise on green meetings for webinar.
  • Providence Health Plans
  • US Green Building Council
    Ongoing consulting with the USGBC to make their Annual Conference environmentally responsible.
  • Sierra Club
    Provided consulting to green their inaugural annual Summit.
  • Unitarian Universalist Association
    Ongoing development of green procedures and practices for their annual General Assembly.

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Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    Created accredited college-level course on green meetings for their hospitality program.
  • MCI Group
    Created company-wide, comprehensive green meeting policies and trained staff on green meeting practices.
  • Oregon The Natural Step
    Workshop
    October 2003
  • Professional Convention Management Association
    Authored chapter on environmentally and socially responsible meetings for PCMA's training book, Professional Meeting Management: Comprehensive Strategies for Meetings, and Events, 5th Ed.
    June 2006

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Speaking Engagements

  • CERES Conference
    "The Business Case for Greening the Hospitality Industry"
    April 2004
  • CERES Conference
    "Green Meetings"
    April 2002
  • Green Meeting Industry Council
    "Pulling Together the Pieces: Green Events and their Impact on the Hospitality Industry"
    Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference
    October 2005
  • IMEX - Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events
    "Implementing Green Meeting Strategies"
    June 2006
  • Meeting Professionals International
    "It's Easy Being Green"
    World Education Congress
    August 2003
  • Meeting Professionals International
    "Meet Green: The Business Case"
    "Implementing Green Meeting Strategies"
    Professional Education Conference - North America
    January 2006
  • Meeting Professionals International
    "Meet Green: The Business Case"
    Professional Education Conference - North America
    January 2007
  • Meeting Professionals International
    "Green Meeting Survival Strategies"
    Oregon Chapter meeting (September 2001)
    "MeetGreen: The Business Case"
    Denver Chapter meeting (May 2007)
  • Oregon Society of Association Management
    "The Bottom Line of Green is Black"
    Fall conference
    October 2005
  • Professional Convention Management Association
    "The Bottom Line of Green is Black"
    Annual Conference
    January 2005
  • Professional Convention Management Association
    "Go Green - Save Green"
    "Implementing Green Meeting Strategies"
    Annual Conference
    January 2007
  • Society for Incentive Travel and Events
    "Meet Green: The Business Case"
    Southern California Chapter meeting
    June 2006
  • University of Oregon
    "The Bottom Line of Green is Black"
    May 2007

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Preferred Vendor Program

  • Shepard Exposition Services
    Assisted in developing environmentally conscious procedures and a paperless exhibitor kit.

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