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The greening of the ASAE Food and Wine Classic PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Exhibit City News   
Tuesday, September 07 2010 09:59

asea-wine-conferenceIt turns out that the ASAE Food and Wine Classic, one of the popular events held each year at the ASAE annual meeting, is not just red and white, as the wine selection suggests, it’s also green.

At the recent ASAE annual meeting in Los Angeles, Calif., Scott Lindley, vice president of development for the Convene Green Alliance (CGA), joined Carylann Assante, vice president of development for the ASAE Foundation and Kathryn Wakefield, director of client services for Tourism Toronto to discuss this unique green meeting program in a session entitled, “The Business of Meetings: Behind the Scenes of Events, Greening Tales to be Told.”

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Paradox to Paradise: Tradeshows evolve from mean to green PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Haley Wilson   
Wednesday, September 01 2010 14:48

Paradox
Through a strategic partnership with Liberty Salvage and the Las Vegas Convention Center, GES has diverted approximately 60 percent of show waste from the landfill.
Editor’s note:
This article is part one of a series that will report on what exhibition companies, exhibitors and tradeshow venues are doing to make the industry environmentally friendly.

The modern tradeshow resembles a short-lived solar system where companies orbit with their competitors, enjoying their brief time in the light of a sun destined for super nova. When the sun explodes and the show ends, evidence of its existence remains for years to come.
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Green Box™ solution selected to go paperless at International BoatBuilders PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Exhibit City News   
Tuesday, August 31 2010 11:08
Viridistor LLC announced the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Professional BoatBuilder magazine, co-owners of the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX), have selected the Green Box solution for deployment to go paperless at all IBEX shows starting in 2011.
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GMIC launches Italy chapter PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Exhibit City News   
Monday, August 30 2010 14:56

gmic-logoThe Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) launched its first international chapter. The GMIC Italia is the first chapter formed outside of the U.S. and of this international community devoted to the development of sustainable best practices for the global meetings and event industry.

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MGM Resorts Intl joins Convene Green Alliance PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Exhibit City News   
Wednesday, August 11 2010 09:59
MGM Resorts International has coupled with the Convene Green Alliance (CGA), uniting one of the major players in the U.S. meetings and convention industry with a prominent environmental organization. 
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