HD 2008 Expo & Conference

co-located with HD EXPO 2008 Green Day Conference Agenda May 14, 2008 Las Vegas 10 AM - 5 PM 10 AM - 11 AM Yes, we know it’s politically incorrect to look for payback beyond doing the right thing and saving the world, but business is business. This session will explore the tangible benefits of going green from energy and cost savings, tax incentives, higher room rates, attracting Why Go Green? top-level employees, improved brand perception, marketing angles, and more. Presenters: Tode Rubenstein, Principal, Ecodynamix Dennis Quaintance, Owner, Proximity Hotel Adrian Tuluca, Principal, Viridian Energy & Environmental, LLC 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Achieving the New Look of Green Adventurous eco-travelers and activists aside, most guests, whether business or leisure, do not want to sacrifice comfort or style while away from home. This session looks at current hospitality design projects that defy eco stereotypes plus, tools and techniques for achieving sustainability goals without compromising guest comfort or budget. It also explores how embracing progressive ideas like the Living Building Challenge could redefine the future of hospitality design. Sponsored by: Presenters: Gary Golla, RA, LEED AP Associate Principal, SERA Architects Lisa Zangerle, IIDA, Interior Designer, SERA Architects 12:30 PM - 2 PM Hospitality Design Magazine’s Green Luncheon: Danny Seo’s ‘Simply Green’ and Earth-Minded Awards Sponsored by: A look at eco-living, and the most innovative concepts in sustainable hospitality. Environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo calls his eco-friendly way of living Simply Green. Through his bestselling books, television programs, magazine columns, and how-to lifestyle lectures, Seo continues to share his creative ideas that have made him America’s leading lifestyle authority on modern, eco-friendly living. Plus, meet the winners of the Earth-Minded Awards for hospitality projects and products, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Hospitality Design (HD), and the NEWH Inc. The Hospitality Industry Network Sustainable Hospitality Student Design Competition, underwritten by JL Furnishings/lone meadow, Designtex, and HD. Keynote Presenter, Danny Seo, Founder Simply Green NEWH Scholarship Underwriters: Hospitality Group 2:15 PM - 4 PM Talk is Cheap: Defining Standards for Hospitality Enough talk. This two-hour interactive session is all about action. A collaboration between Hospitality Design magazine and the USGBC, attendees will be invited to participate in breakout sessions led by various industry leader table hosts, to provide feedback to the USGBC while refining LEED standards for hospitality (currently underway). Kicked off by an industry viewpoint panel discussion with a top owner, purchaser, transportation expert, and designer addressing the unique challenges of the hospitality industry, the end result of this session will be concrete feedback directly to the people who are writing the rules. Industry Viewpoints Moderator: Tara Mastrelli, LEED AP, Managing Editor, Hospitality Design Presenters: Kathryn Pol, Director of Strategic Accounts, Benjamin West Darlene Henke, President, Audit Logistics Helen W. Jorgensen, ISHP, Senior Director of Purchasing, Host Hotels & Resorts Clifford R. Tuttle, ASID, NEWH, Senior Vice President, ForrestPerkins Marc Heisterkamp, Manager, LEED Corporate/Investment Real Estate Sector, U.S. Green Building Council Sponsored by: 4 PM - 5 PM Cocktails and conversation with a purpose. GreenSCENE Sponsored by: Green Day Sponsors Attendee Bags Sponsor Attendee Lanyards Sponsor

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