For the Professional Convention Management Association, the 2007 annual meeting, held in Toronto January 7 to 10, marked a series of firsts. It was the association's first annual meeting held outside the U.S.; it was the first “zero-waste”...

Everyone talks about socially responsible meetings and incentives, but how do you put that theory into practice...

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Why not add an element of charity to your event — a way to give back to the community or the environment? Here are five suggestions from LHR Co., Bellevue, Wash., which specializes in organizing these activities...

SEVENTY-FIVE CONSULTANTS from Creative Memories got to see life through the eyes of a child from La Cruz de Quelitan, Mexico, as part of their incentive program last year. Their lives will never be quite the same...

“Waste? At my meeting? It's not even on my radar screen!” Those words from an experienced meeting planner underline just how tough it is to raise awareness about the tremendous volume of waste trade shows and meetings produce every year...

WHY DO SO FEW COMPANIES have green policies in place for their meetings and site selection? I've been asking that question since I joined this industry 10 years ago. The good news: There definitely has been a shift in awareness as of late...

PAINT A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND of 5,000 pounds of glass, plastic, and metal. That's what is recycled each week at the Hilton San Francisco...

Why not add an element of charity to your incentive event — a way to give back to the community or the environment? Here are five suggestions from LHR Co., Bellevue, Wash...