The Green Event Summit - June 12-13, 2008 - (Page 16) CONVENTIONS & EXPOSITIONS Sponsored by: THURSDAY, JUNE 12 10:00-11:00 a.m. Your Green Show Strategy, and What It’ll Cost You Everybody’s talking about Green, but what’s it really mean? You’ve got recycling bins in the hall and recycled carpet on the floor—is that enough? Do you really need a carbon analysis of your event? In this session you’ll learn how to create a green strategy that makes sense for your organization, your attendees, your exhibitors—and your budget. SPEAKER: I bers, attendees and exhibitors prepared to pay the price for their insistence on green events? How can you meet their demands without bearing all the cost? Attend this session and you’ll learn how to weigh your options and make the right choices. I I how you’ll have to change to do business in their facilities. SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: I 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. How to Respond to Attendee and Exhibitor Pressure to Go Green Corporate green policies will soon extend beyond the office walls to encompass all vendors and partners that touch a corporation. But are your mem- 16 I Karen Chupka, Senior Vice President, Events & Conferences, Consumer Electronics Association Cindy Sample, Director of Operations, Nielsen Business Media, Sports Group I Chris Geiger, City Toxic Reduction Coordinator, San Francisco Dept. of Environment Paul Ledesma, City Government Zero Waste Coordinator, San Francisco Dept. of Environment Mark Palmer, Municipal Green Building Coordinator, San Francisco Dept. of Environment 4:00-5:00 p.m. Adding Green to Your RFPs Did you know there’s more than one kind of recycled carpet—and that one costs quite a bit more than the others? Learn from the experts how to write “green” into your RFPs so that you’re comparing vendors fairly—and getting what really matters to you. SPEAKERS: I I Kathleen Kaiser, EVP Business Development, SustainCommWorld, The Green Media Show 2:45-3:45 p.m. Municipal Mandates that will Drive Green Requirements at Your Event As convention centers are pushed to reduce their carbon footprints, show organizers will be under pressure to do the same. In this session, city leaders share their thoughts and plans on how the green movement is changing the way they do business, and Scott McKye, President, Kleertech Joe Pestka, National Account Manager, Freeman
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