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Thoughts+Leaders Green World Domination Did you know Vancouver plans to be the greenest city on earth by 2020? They even have a 10-step plan for (green) world domination. What specific change will affect meetings and events in Canada in 2011? Theresa Cragg Gatto, CMP Convention Sales Manager Ottawa Tourism Dave Sclanders Executive Director for Business Development Calgary TELUS Convention Centre 1. GREEN ECONOMY. 2020 Target: Double the number of green jobs. 2. CLIMATE LEADERSHIP. 2020 Target: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 33 percent from 1990 levels. 3. GREEN BUILDINGS. 2020 Target: All new construction carbon neutral; improve efficiency of existing buildings by 20 percent. “The opening of our Ottawa Convention Centre in April 2011 will greatly affect the meeting industry here. It will boast 192,000 square feet of meeting space and will overlook the Rideau Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and “In Calgary, the economic ‘recovery’ has been disappointing when measuring against our peaks; however, I would say the Canadian industry has fared well. This year, we need to be willing to face changing economics, 4. GROUND TRANSPORTATION. 2020 Target: Make the majority of trips on foot, bicycle and public transit and reduce distance driven per resident. 5. ZERO WASTE. 2020 Target: Reduce solid waste going to landfill or incineration by 40 percent. 6. ACCESS TO NATURE. 2020 Target: Every person lives within a five-minute walk of a park, beach, greenway or other natural space, and we have planted 150,000 additional trees. 7. LIGHTER FOOTPRINT. 2020 Target: More consideration is needed in order to determine a measurable target. 8. CLEAN WATER. 2020 Target: Always meet the strongest of BC, Canadian and World Health Organization drinking water standards; reduce per capita residential water consumption by 20 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2050. 9. CLEAN AIR. 2020 Target: Always meet the most stringent of World Health Organization, Canada, BC or Metro Vancouver objectives for air quality. 10. LOCAL FOOD. 2020 Target: Reduce the carbon footprint of our food. Our starting point is to understand “local food” and its impact on environmental sustainability. —BLAIR POTTER Read more stories at www.mpiweb.org/Magazine/pluspoint Parliament Hill. It will be LEED Silver Certified and in a prime location within easy walking distance of thousands of hotel rooms and major Ottawa attractions. Ottawa is an impressive yet intimate G8 capital, home to famous national Canadian landmarks, cultural attractions and celebrations, rich in natural beauty and blessed with a relaxed urban rhythm. The Ottawa Convention Centre is just the newest reason to make Ottawa part of your plans. They say the more attractive your meeting destination, the more delegates you’ll attract, and Ottawa is one attractive destination.” technology and customer expectations, by being quicker to adapt and innovate. Our ability to stay customer centric and relevant will depend on the pace we can broaden our own economics and create new business vs. just standing pat and ‘fighting’ over existing business. We will need to develop incremental revenue streams that clients are prepared to pay for. And, even more critically, we must emphasize to government and corporate leaders the value the meeting can contribute to the overall economic agenda of our country.” SUPPLEMENT mpiweb.org 7 http://www.mpiweb.org/Magazine/pluspoint http://www.mpiweb.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + February 2011

One + February 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
The Productivity Cloud
Overheard
Agenda
MPIWeb Connect
Thoughts+Leaders
Events for Life
Gateway to the Future
Top Spots
It Was Not Interesting
Irrelevant
The Wrong Words
Up to Snuff
That’s Enough Facebook
Super Foods to the Rescue
Shoring Resources
Jack and Smoke
Accidentally on Purpose
Staying on Top of Tech
The Joy of Work
Plan to Run
Productivity on the Go
Angel of the Favelas
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again
MPI’s 2011 Meeting Guide to Canada
Contents
Banff Centre
Ottawa Tourism
Tourisme Montréal
The Buzz
InterContinental Canada
Caesars Windsor
Vintage Hotels
The Great Green North
Whistler, British Columbia
Meetings and Conventions Calgary
Scotiabank Convention Centre

One + February 2011