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Food & F&B Beverage Green Green-Centric Events Have Spice Does a “green” F&B event bring to mind tofu, sprouts, granola, and other weeds and seeds? Think again. By Andrea Doyle andrea.doyle@nielsen.com Portland, OR's hospitality partners hosted a dinner for the Green Meeting Industry Council's board of directors in September that would make etiquette experts cringe. They gathered on the third-floor deck of the Ecotrust Building and were immediately sent shopping. Divided into three groups, they were given lists of ingredients they had to buy for the meal. “They gave us shopping bags and lists, and sent us to the farmers market, where we had to buy fruit, vegetables, nuts, and cheeses that the chef used to prepare our dinner,” explains Nancy J. Wilson, a founder of Meeting Strategies Worldwide, and a Green Meeting Industry Council board member. “I've been in this industry for 28 years, and that was the most fun I've had at a dinner. It was an incredibly The Fairmont Chicago features sustainably harvested dishes including cod served with locally grown peas and microgreens. 48 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