MeetGreen® News

2011

• In the News: Green Meetings Workbook Saves You Time and Money (Posted September 2,  2011, MeetingsNet)
• In the News: Sustainable Meetings Today: Q & A With Shawna McKinley (Sound n' Site Blog, Posted July 21, 2011)
• Press Release: MeetGreen® Substantiates the Claim You’ll Be Saving Green by Going Green in Their Latest Book
  Excerpt of book  (Posted June 23, 2011)
• In the News: Oracle OpenWorld Goes Green in Beijing (conworld.net, May 19, 2011)
• In the News: Frankfurt Tourist Office Presented with IMEX 2011 Green Exhibitor Award (conworld.net, May 31, 2011)
• In the News: IMEX Frankfurt Showcases Meetings Mindset (conworld.net, April 21, 2011)
• In the News: Green Meeting - Standards Thinking Beyond the Checklist (Amaryllis Events, April 2011)
• In the News: Special effects: how the events sector can showcase its sustainability (Global Reporting Initiative, April 2011)
• In the News: Convention Centers (Meetings Focus, March/April 2011)
• In the News:  Labor Pains (Meetings Focus, March 2011)
• In the News: IMEX America and MeetGreen Launch Sustainability Plan (ETBMICE.com, March 3, 2011)
• In the News:  IMEX America and MeetGreen Launch Sustainability Plan (Conworld - Global Meetings Industry Portal, February 24, 2011)
• In the News: MeetGreen Wins the GMIC Food Drive (GMIC website, bottom of page, December/January 2011)
• In the News: VIDEO: Meet Green Interview with Amy Spatrisano at EIBTM (meetingsreview.com January 2011)

2010

• Podcast: Making Green Going Green (KAZU NPR Monterey Bay, December 6, 2010)
• Book Reference: Making Events More Sustainable: A Guide to BS 8901 (Published 2010 Page 54, SKU ISBN 978-0-580-67513-3)
• In the News: Change the World One Meeting at a Time (Meetingsnet.com, November 2010)
• In the News: New Standards for Environmental Best Practice ( IMEX Briefing, November 2010)
• In the News: Glimpse Into The Future That is Now: Green Meetings With MeetGreen (BIZBASH, November 7, 2010)
• Press Release: MeetGreen® Principals honored for their Innovation (October 14, 2010)
• In the News: Sneak Preview: Guidelines for Green Meetings (Meetings & Convention Magazine, October 1, 2010)
• In the News: The Sustainable Journey (smartmeetings.com, October 2010)
• In the News: Green Language in Contracts (smartmeetings,com, October 2010)
• In the News: IMEX Launches Carbon-Free Train Travel (conworld.net, October 2010)
• In the News: Q&A Interview with Carina Bauer, CEO IMEX Group (smartmeetings.com, October 2010)
• In the News: Hospitality embraces green: More promotion of sustainability urged (The Herald, October 2010)
  
• In the News: Podcast: Amy Spatrisano and MeetGreen help organizations with green meetings (Greening of the Great Lakes, September 2010)
• In the News MeetGreen Updates Green Calculator (Meetings East, September 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen aligns with IMEX America (The MeetingsMagazines.com, August/September 2010)
• In the News: VIDEO: Green Gauge: Why you should measure your sustainable activity (meetingsreview.com August 25, 2010)
• In the News: The Green Standard? (Meetings Focus, July/August 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen Appointed Official Sustainability Consultants to IMEX America (conworld.net, July 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen Launches Updated Green Calculator (Successful Meetings, August 13, 2010)
• In the News: Voluntary Standards, Set for Fall Release, Aim for Industry-wide Improvements and Consistency (Meeting Mentor Magazine, August 2010)
• Press Release: MeetGreen® Raises the Bar and Measures It with Their Latest Calculator Release (August 12, 2010)
• In the News: Meeting the Standard: Demystifying the APEX Green Meeting Standards (Plan Your Meetings Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2010)
• In the News: Cracking the Code/Decoding Sustainability Standards (mpiweb.org/one+, July 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen appointed Official Sustainability Consultants to IMEX America (Global Travel Industry News, July 2010)
• In the News: IMEX America Gets Sustainable With MeetGreen (Trade Show News Network, July 2010)
• In the News: IMEX 2010 Sets a Record - And Aims for the U.S. (pcma convene, July 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen Named Sustainability Partner for IMEX America (Corporate Meetings & Incenctives, July 20, 2010)
• In the News: U.S. Green Building Council to Win RISE Award from MPI (MeetingsNet.com, July/August 2010)
• In the News: IMEX Honors the Best in Sustainable Meetings (MeetingsNet.com, July/August 2010)
• In the News: MeetGreen Releases Social Responsibility Brief (Meetings West, June 2010 Meetings Focus website April 2010)
• Podcast: The Greening of the Hospitality Industry (Green Sense Radio Show, May 2, 2010) Starts at minute 27:00.
• In the News: IMEX America To Set New Benchmark In the USA (conworld.net, May 2010)
• In the News: Change Makers (Successful Meetings, April 2010)
• In the News: Green Events Catch On (Women Entrepeneur, February 2010)
• In the News: Paint the Town Green: The Making Greenbuild 2009 (Association Meetings February 2010)
• In the News: Green Office Guide 2010: Event Planning (Sustainable Industries Supplement Spring 2010)
• Press Release: WSH&LA Launches Greening Washington's Lodging Industry Program (February 9, 2010)
• In the News: Global Meeting Industry Heavyweights Sign Up To Convention 2020 Study (conworld.net, February 2010)
• Press Release: An Insider’s Look at Event Sustainability (February 3, 2010)

2009

• In the News: Amy Spatrisano (Meetings International November 2009)
• In the News: More Firms Prefer Employees to Stay at "Green" Hotels (USA Today, Money Section B, November 9, 2009)
• In the News: Pleasantly Portland - (Meetings West, October 2009)
• In the News: MeetGreen Now Certified Sustainable Events Company (ExhibitorOnline.com, October 8, 2009)
• In the News: Profiles in Sustainability (Meetings & Conventions, MCMAG.com, October 2009)
• In the News: The Industry's Top Eco-Leaders - An Industry's Education: Amy Spatrisano (Tradeshow Week, October 26, 2009)
• Press Release: MeetGreen Now Certified Sustainable Events Company (October 7, 2009)
• In the News: Lean & Green (Purchasing Power) (Meetings East, Meetings South, Meetings MidAmerica, October 2009)
• In the News: Amy Spatrisano: Var modigare i miljoarbetet (Swedish Magazine) (Meetings International, September 2009)
• In the News: GMIC Produces Green Meetings Directory (Meetings South, August 2009)
  
• In the News: Chapter Spotlight: Shades of Green (One+, August 2009)
• In the News: Lean & Green Issue (Corporate Meetings & Incentives, July 2009)
  • Green & Mean It
  • Open World, Green World
  • Green Stars Shine at IMEX
  • In The Eco-Event Zone
  • Lean & Green
  • Growing Green Leaders: 12 Names to Know - Shawna McKinley, Nancy J. Wilson, Amy Spatrisano
  • Green? Prove it
• In the News: Get Certified (Smart Meetings June, 2009)
• In the News: Twelve Trends That Develop the Meetings and Event Industry (Meetings International, June 2009)
• In the News: News Briefs: Meetings Strategies Worldwide Launches New Name (Meetings East, Meetings MidAmerica, Meetings South, Meetings West, June/July 2009)
• Press Release: MeetGreen Signs Rebecca Mebane for Washington, DC Office (May 28, 2009)
• Press Release: Green Joins MeetGreen Team (May 13, 2009)
• Press Release: Eco-Event Zones Revolutionize Green Meetings (May 4, 2009)
• Press Release: Premier Meeting Company Shortens Name, Shrinks Carbon Footprint (May 1, 2009)
• In the News: ENN Late Breaking News : Meeting Strategies Worldwide Shortens Name, Shrinks Carbon Footprint (Exhibitor Online, exhibitoronline.com, May 1, 2009)
• Press Release: PCMA Members Get New Green Benefits (April 3, 2009)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Shares Lessons Learned in Event Certification (April 1, 2009)
• In the News: Meeting Planners Aim for Less Trash (Greenbiz.com, March 2009)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Release 2009 State of the Sustainable Meeting Industry Report (January 15, 2009)

2008

• In the News: Getting Greener All the Time, Part 1, 2 & 3 (Oracle Blog, 2008)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Releases White Paper on Economy (December 2, 2008)
• In the News: Meetings Go Green (Standardization news, September/October 2008)
• In the News: Green Meetings with MeetGreen (Tradeshowguy Blog, October 25, 2010)
• In the News: New E-Tools Help Planners Pick Green Meeting Places & MeetGreen Scorecard and Calculator (GreenBiz.com, October 6, 2008)
• Press Release: Green Destination Website Launched by Meeting Strategies Worldwide (October 1, 2008)
• In the News: Green Expectations (Meetings East, September 2008)
• In the News: Your. Green. World. (Oracle Blog, September 2008)
• In the News: Help! How Do I Get Started? (Meetings Mid America, September 2008 & Meetings South, August 2008)
• In the News: Location, Location, Location & One Small Step for Oracle...One Large Step for Mankind! (Oracle Blog, August 2008)
• In the News: How to Make Your Meetings Green! (World Meetings News, July 30, 2008)
• In the News: 25 Most Powerful (MeetingNews, July 2008)
• In the News:  Meeting Green, Part 1 & It's Hip to be Green....Finally (Oracle Blog, July 2008)
• In the News: San Francisco Hotel Embraces Green Outlook 9The Meeting Professional, June 2008)
• In the News: Go for the Green (Medical Meetings, May 2008)
• In the News: thinkin' about Tomorrow (NW Meetings and Events, Spring 2008)
• In the News: Is your meeting green enough? (CNN.com, May 12, 2008)
• In the News: Eco-friendly events can leave large, unfriendly footprints (USA Today, April 22, 2008)
• Press Release: UUA Collaborates with Meeting Strategies Worldwide to Win the IMEX Silver Award for Green Meetings (April 25, 2008)
• In the News: All This Green is Making Me Blue (Southern California Chapter, MPI, Intercom, April 2008)
• In the News: Required Reading (Financial & Insurance Meetings, March/April 2008)
• In the News: Businesses switching to eco-conscious conventions (Toronto Star, March 20, 2008)
• In the News: Case Study of an Imperfect Green Event (PCMA Convene, March 2008)
• In the News: Greening Your Company's Business Travel (Kiplinger.com, March 2008)
• In the News: Eco-friendly features are gaining ground in meetings industry (Smart Meetings, Issue 3, March 2008)
• Press Release: Green Meetings Blog Launched by Meeting Strategies Worldwide (February 14, 2008)
• In the News: Making conventions environmentally friendly (San Francisco Chronicle, February 10, 2008)
• In the News: Simple Steps: The Business of Green Meetings (NW Meetings and Events, Issue 3, February 2, 2008)
• In the News: Strategic Reading (MeetingsNet, February 1, 2008)
• In the News: Book Review (Meetings East, February 2008)
• In the News: NBTA's Hotel RFP Puts Green in Play (Successful Meetings, January 30, 2008)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Announces Green Meetings Seminar Schedule for Spring 2008 (January 4, 2008)
• In the News: Thai MICE industry joins the 'Green' bandwagon (ETBMICE.com, January 3, 2008)

2007

• In the News: Company Publishes Guide to Green Meetings (USAE News, Issue 3, Dec. 18, 2007)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Announces Green Meetings Book (November 8, 2007)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Offers New Training Seminar on Green Meetings (November 8, 2007)
• In the News: Inside GMICIn the News: (Meetings and Conventions, October 2007)
• In the News: Hotels with Heart (Recycling Live Earth, October 2007)
• In the News: Recycling Live Earth (Recycling Live Earth, October 2007)
• In the News: Green Scene (Smart Meetings, October 2007)
• In the News: Suffering from In the News: "GREEN": FATIGUE? (Successful Meetings, October 2007)
• In the News: Taming the Green Monster (Meetings West, September 2007)
• In the News: Portland: Queen of Green (Meetings West, September 2007)
• In the News: Green Minded (Incentive, September 2007)
• In the News: Earthy Types (Convene (PCMA), September 2007)
• In the News: Declaration of Independence (Convene (PCMA), September 2007)
• In the News: Greening Live Earth's Event (Convene (PCMA), September 2007)
• In the News: Event planners make gold from green (Portland Tribune, August 14, 2007)
• In the News: Green Meetings: The Now Frontier (Association Meetings, August 1, 2007)
• In the News: Put It in Writing (Association Meetings, August 1, 2007)
• In the News: Assess Your Meeting's Eco Impact (Association Meetings, August 1, 2007)
• In the News: The Charity Issues: The Guide to Doing Good (Successful Meetings, August 2007)
• In the News: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Takes on Live Earth (OnSite - World Education Congress a la Montreal, July 30, 2007)
• Press Release: West Meets East: Meeting Strategies Worldwide brings sustainability to Giants Stadium Live Earth Concert (July 9, 2007)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Provides Expertise to Help Green the Live Earth Concerts (June 25, 2007)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Hires Mary Cameron and Britta Ehnebuske (June 11, 2007)
• In the News: What does it mean to be Green? (Rejuvenate, June 2007)
• In the News: Ecological FootprintIn the News: In the News: 5 Questions to Amy Spatrisano, CMP (Conference & Incentive Mgmt, Issue 3, June 2007)
• In the News: Live Earth shows aim to set new green standard (Reuters.com, June 19, 2007)
• In the News: Certifiable (The Meeting Professional, June 2007)
• In the News: Green Meetings (MPINCCperspective, June 1, 2007)
• In the News: Hotels With HeartIn the News: , In the News: Mission Green (Financial & Insurance Meeting, May/June 2007)
• Press Release: StarCite Launches Green Initiatives for the Corporate Meetings Industry (May 8, 2007)
• In the News: Green + Growing - Portland Pioneers Sustainable Meetings (Northwest Meetings & Events, Spring 2007)
• In the News: Doing the Right Thing (Association Meetings, April 2007)
• In the News: Environmentally Friendly Meetings: 'Green' Not Yet Golden (Business Travel News Online, April 2007)
• Press Release: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Hires Ms. Mike Thomas and Cija Huntley (April 27, 2007)
• In the News: Green + Growing - Portland Pioneers Sustainable Meetings (Northwest Meetings & Events, Spring 2007)
• In the News: The Good Event (Meetings and Conventions Magazine, March 2007)
• In the News: How to In the News: GreenIn the News: Your Meetings - Eco-Friendly Practices Pay Dividends (Corporate and Incentive Travel, March 2007)
• In the News: Keeping It Green: Amy Spatrisano (NW Women's Journal, February 2007)
• In the News: Planner Unbound (The Meeting Professional, February 2007)
• In the News: Going Green (Event Solutions, February 2007)
• In the News: Greening the Hospitality Industry (Sustainable Industries Journal, February 2007)
• In the News: New MeetGreen Calculator Gauges Environmental Impacts of Meetings (GreenBiz.com, January 7, 2007)
• Press Release: Web-based tool to gauge environmental impact of meetings now available (January 4, 2007)

2006

• In the News: Meetings That Don't Make an Impact (On the Environment, That Is) (PCMA Convene, December 2006)
• In the News: Green Event Planning (Green Career Journal, November/December 2006)
• In the News: Going Green - What's good for your meeting is good for the environment and the ROI (Smart Meetings, November 2006)
• In the News: How to 'Green' Your Next Meeting (Association News, October 2006)
• In the News: Greening up the conference business (Marketplace, Aired September 19, 2006)
• In the News: Greening Your Meeting (Successful Meetings, September 2006)
• In the News: Progress, Portland Style (Smart Meetings, September 2006)
• In the News: Planning a Meeting? Make it Green, please! (Oregon Natural Step Network News, Fall 2006)
• In the News: Earth - and Budget - in the Balance (Meetings and Conventions, August 2006)
• In the News: Going Green with Special Events (Special Events Magazine, August 2006)
• In the News: Ask the Experts (MeetingSource.com, August 16, 2006)
• In the News: Special events are going 'green' (Event Solutions, July 25, 2006)
• In the News: Green meeting Awards Announced (Corporate and Incentive Travel, July 2006)
• In the News: Who Cares about Green Meetings? (Event Solutions, July 2006)
• In the News: It's Now Easy Being Green: Choices Expand for Environmentally Friendly Meetings (Aramark Harrison Lodging website, July 2006)
• In the News: Greening up our act (Conference and Meetings World, May 2006)
• In the News: It's Not Easy Being Green (The Meeting Professional, May 8, 2006)
• In the News: Going Green (The Meeting Professional, March 2006)
• In the News: Meeting Expectations (Greenbiz.com, February 2006)

2002-2005

• In the News: Food & Beverage: Green is Good (Successful Meetings, November 2005)
• In the News: Green Spotlight on Green Meetings (Green Building Alliance: The Cornerstone, Summer 2005)
• In the News: A Greener General Assembly (UU World, May/June 2005)
• In the News: Going Green: Does Environmental Consciousness Make Sense for Your Meeting? (News About Emory Conference Center, May 11, 2005)
• In the News: Green Events Save Money, Resources (Portland Business Journal, February 25, 2005)
• In the News: 'Green' Catering (CaterSource, January 2005)
• In the News: It Is Easy Being Green (Smart Meetings, October 2004)
• In the News: F&B Go Green to See Green (Smart Meetings, October 2004)
• In the News: Going Green is Good Business (New York Times, August 17, 2004)
• In the News: Going Green (Corporate Meetings & Incentives, August 2004)
• In the News: Talking Trash (Successful Meetings, July 2004)
• In the News: Get Green by Going Green (Meetings South, June 2004)
• In the News: Taking on Waste (MeetingsNet, April 1, 2004)
• In the News: Meeting Expectations - Why Greener Events are Becoming A Matter of Conventional Wisdom (The Green Business Letter, May 2004)
• In the News: Sized for Success - Options for Small Group Meetings (Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Magazines, January 2004)
• In the News: Industry's 25 Most Influential Tell What's in Store (MeetingNews, November 17, 2003)
• In the News: Tactical Maneuvers/Transportation & Tourism (Sustainable Industries Journal, October 2003)
• In the News: Shining Stars (The Meeting Professional, August 2003)
• In the News: Best Association Meeting Award Presented to Meeting Strategies Worldwide (Oregon Society of Association Management, July/August 2003)
• In the News: A look at the region's Winners & Losers (Portland Business Journal, July 18, 2003)
• In the News: The 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry (MeetingNews, July 14, 2003)
• In the News: Tactical Maneuvers/Transportation & Tourism (Sustainable Industries Journal, July 2003)
• In the News: IMEX Events Unite Global Meeting Professionals (The Meeting Professional, June 2003)
• In the News: And the Winners Are… (Successful Meetings, June 2003)
• In the News: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Wins International Award for Environmentally Responsible Meeting (Oregon Society of Association Management, May/June 2003)
• In the News: Meeting Strategies Worldwide Captures Environment Award (POVA Membership Newsletter, May/June 2003)
• In the News: Network News (Oregon Natural Step News, Spring 2003)
• In the News: Can Sustainability Sustain Us? (Oregon Business, May 2003)
• In the News: Learning Curve: The Price of Going Green Amy Spatrisano and Nancy Wilson (Zavada)(MPI May 2003)
• In the News: Conference Planner Wins Award for Eco-Friendly Meetings (Greenbiz.com, April 11, 2003)
• In the News: The Case for Green (Association Management, June 2002)
• In the News: Finding the Real Value in Meetings (Oregon Business, May 2002)
• In the News: Sustainability: Not Just a Luxury (The Meeting Professional, May 2002)
• In the News: Meeting Planners Respond to 9/11 (Portland Business Journal, Feb. 22, 2002)