IMEX-MPI-MCI GMIC Green Meetings - Future Leaders Forum

The IMEX-MPI-MCI GMIC Green Meetings - Future Leaders Forum took place on 22 April 2012 at the Sustainable Meetings Conference.

The draft programme

More information about the forum

The Green Meeting Industry Council is an international community of meetings professionals dedicated to sustainability in the events industry. The Sustainable Meetings Conference is its annual event in which people from all over the world collaborate to explore sustainability standards, share cutting-edge sustainability technologies, and learn about the latest innovations in this sector. A broad range of topics were covered and below are just three of them.

One of the breakout sessions covered the strategies that planners can take in order to create attendee value. Presented by Brian Hunt and Jim Ruszala of Maritz, this presentation emphasised the need for meeting plans and activities to align with attendees’ values.

Andrew Walker from E3 Strategy shared his masters thesis on the differences between ISO 20121 standards and the APEX/ASTM standards. Both systems provide planners and suppliers with requirements of green meeting planning.

Julie Baylor presented on the benefits of sustainability certifications for hotels. Julie emphasised the financial rewards associated with certifications, as well as the increased consumer demand of environmental practices for the travel industry.

Scholarship Winner

Timothy Chen won the 2012 GMIC Sustainable Meetings Foundation, Nancy Zavada Scholarship.

For more information on the 2013 Forum please contact Dale Hudson, dale.hudson@imexexhibitions.com.