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Political Meetings When Red Make Republicans and Democrats agreed on one thing this year—making their national conventions as environmentally friendly as possible. Here’s how it went . . . By Kinley Levack kinley.levack@nielsen.com Arguably the two highest-profile conventions this year were the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, held in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Denver, respectively. In addition to the security concerns, hoards of VIPs, and media scrutiny, the biggest difference between these conventions and your average behemoth of a meeting is that both Democrats and Republicans wanted to hold the “greenest” events possible. But offer congratulations on having survived, and the response from the host property is: “We get that a lot, but we’re a convention hotel; that’s what we do for a living. It was a high-profile event and there was a lot of uniqueness to it, PHOTO: LANDOV In Denver, “The mission for [the DNC] was to make this the greenest convention in history. For us, it was about, ‘What can we do that is green and will leave a lasting legacy?’” —Rachel Benedick, associate vice president of convention sales, Denver Metro CVB 34 successfulmeetings.com NOVEMBER 2008 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS http://www.successfulmeetings.com

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Successful Meetings - November 2008
Editor's Note
Supplier News - Wyndham Worldwide Launches Green Program and Website with a "Global Green Day"
On the Record
Calendar
Supplier News - Oregon Convention Center Earns Silver LEED�Rating
Planner Spotlight
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Mouth for Sale
Websites of the Month
Professional Development - 25 Eco-Friendly Holiday Business Gift Ideas
Pre-Event
Professional Development - The Green Meetings Glossary
Tools of the Trade
On Site
When Red and Blue Make Green
Green Your Golf
Green-Centric Events Have Spice
The Green Continent
Places & Spaces
Las Vegas
South Africa Supplement
Bermuda
Dallas Metroplex
Kansas City / St. Louis
Boston
Gurus
California: New Perspectives

Successful Meetings - November 2008