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Conference and Meeting Management

• A Guide to Successful Committee Meetings
• Association Event Marketing
• Convention Industry Council’s 2004 Economic Impact Study
• Eco Meetings
• How to Run a Committee and Not Get Lynched
• Strategies for Making Association Meetings Work

Green Meeting and Event Basics

• Blue Green Meetings
• Ceres – Green Hotel Initiative
• Convene Magazine - "Meetings That Don't Make an Impract (On the Environment, That Is)"
• Convention Industry Council - Green Meetings Report
• Environment Canada - Green Meeting Guide
• EPA - "Greening Your Meetings and Conferences"
• Green Meeting Industry Council
• Live Earth Green Event Guidelines
• MPI's The Meeting Professional - "Going Green" (March 2006)
• MPI's The Meeting Professional - "It's Not Easy Being Green" (May 2006)
• National Recycling Coalition - Green Meetings Policy
• US Environmental Protection Agency - Green Meetings

Website Examples of Conference Greening

• BSR - Sustainable Conference by Design
Green Meeting Industry Council – Greening the Conference
• World Urban Forum - Greening Initiative

Additional Green Meeting Resources

Awards

• Green Meeting Awards by IMEX & GMIC

Carbon Offsets

• Climate Care

Climate Trust (Free carbon offset calculator)

Climate Biz - "Carbon Offsets" (Good starter article with basic information)

EcoBusiness Links (Price comparison of carbon offset programs)

Leonardo Academy - Cleaner and Greener Program

Safe Climate - "Offset Project Evaluation Criteria"

Sterling Planet - Renewable Energy Program

Certifications

• Audobon Green Leaf^TM Eco-Rating Program for Hotels
• EcoCrown Hospitality Program
• EnergyStar for Hospitality
• GreenSeal Certification Program
• MeetGreenSM Certification (Green certification for conferences and events)

Destination Selection

• Benchmark Hospitality International (Destination selection criteria)
• Green Destinations Blogspot
• Green Globe 21 - Community/Destination Standard Report
• Greener Buildings - "The Top 10 Green Cities in the US"

Exhibits

• Expos Going Green
• IMEX - "Exhibitor Tips for Greeer Exhibiting"
• VFI International (Green tradeshow booths & marketing units)

Food and Beverage

• America's Second Harvest
• Biocorp (Sustainable serviceware)
• Blue Ocean Institute (Free sustainable seafood guide)
• Chef's Collaborative
• Local Harvest
• Monterey Bay Aquarium (Free sustainable seafood guide)
• NAT-UR Store (Compostable serviceware)
• PCMA (Information on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act)
• Simply Biodegradable (Serviceware)
• Union of Concerned Scientists - "What's In the Meat You Eat?"
• USDA National Organic Program
• USDA: Food Recovery and Gleaning Initiative

Lodging

• EcoLogical Solutions
• Green Lodging News

Marketing

• Consumer's Union (Free guide to eco-labels)
• Federal Trade Commission - Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
• J. Ottman Consulting Inc (Articles on green marketing)

Purchasing

• Allwag Promotions UK (Recycled materials promotional items)
• EcoLogic Solutions (Green cleaning supplies)
• Eco-Purchasing Guide for Hotels and Motels
• Green Earth Office Supply
• Leighmans (Eco-friendly promotional items)
• Recycled Products (Giveaways made from recycled/renewable materials)
• Sustainable Group (Green office supplies)
• World Centric - Fair Trade and Eco Store

Tools and Resources

• Environmental Defense Paper Calculator
• Environmental Resource Center
• GreenBiz.com
• Green Event Suppliers
• Green Globe 21
• Impact 4 Good
• Lionheart Consulting
• MeetGreenSM - Calculator & Toolbox
• "Simple Steps to Green Meetings and Events" (Book on green meetings)
• Sustainablebusiness.com
• Sustainable Future
• The Natural Step
• World Resources Institute

Travel and Tourism

• BEST (Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel)
• CNN.com - "Take green tactics on the road"
• GreenBiz - "Environmentally Responsible Business Travel"
• Green Lodging News - "AH&LEF, Smith Travel Survey Offers Insight into Green Trends" (Article about green trends in the hotel industry)
• Green Tourism Business Scheme
• Go Loco (Carpool networking)
• International Tourism Partnership (Publishers of the GreenHotelier magazine)
• Sustainable Travel International - Eco-directory
• United Nations Environment Programme (Several articles on ecological, economic and social impacts of travel on destinations)

Waste Management and Recycling

• California Integrated Waste Management Board - Recycled-Content Product Directory
• Green Mary - Event Waste Diversion & Eco-Education
• National Recycling Coalition

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