The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry!
Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events & Media
Rachel Globus Editor in Chief & Education Director EVENT SOLUTIONS For Successful Events, Meetings and Incentives rachel@event-solutions.com
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Mike and Rachel discuss a new articleabout Up-cycling from Event Solutions. [Read more...]
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The client was happy with what we had produced for them last week. We build a nice stage, some very cool visuals and everything was in place. Show was now breezing along. Now was the time I was going to sit back and enjoy the long discussions of this pharmaceutical show. I enjoy listening to the marketing and sales focus of meetings and how different companies are handling the economy downturn.
Soon two sales reps walked up to me (I was standing next to the water station) They said. “What no bottled water?” Like I am in charge of the water distribution process. I said this is much more environmentally friendly. They both huffed and headed to sit down. I saw them later in the week and they both had plastic water bottles.
Today when I came across the splashadrip website it made me think how differently I could handle that situation in the future.
This seems pretty harsh but it sure gets the point across. Wonder what those reps would have thought if I splashed them during the general session? (this post could also be categorized as how to lost a client fast!)
The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry!
Show 22
Introductions-
Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events & Media
Tom Hillmer of Creative Group Inc
Jon Trask ofAlliant Event Services!!!
New Sponsors-
Hilton Hotels Eevents- Now featuring green meetings and weddings
BlueSky Factory- Our email service provider choice
Brand Creative- Your source for promotional or marketing products
1:50 RCA Dome deflated and torn down built in 1984. [Read more...]
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:37 Introductions Mike McAllen GrassShackRoad.com Jon Trask AVSU.com Tom Hillmer onsite in Hawaii with Creative Group Inc
2:12 Jon talks about Hospitality Food. Interesting ideas. Chris Canning Hospitality Inc. 10 ways to save on food costs [Read more...]
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:37 intros Jon Trask, Mike McAllen introductions. (Tom Hillmer is onsite at an event)
1:13 Popurri show. [Read more...]
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:44 Mail Bag: Bruce from Bodie Media (www.bodiemedia.com) sends an email about US border guards can confiscate your laptop or media device.
2:41 Back up data when going on show site. Different options.
6:07 Airports are having special lanes or lines for different travelers (families or business travelers) to speed up security checks (http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/03/diamonds-are-passengers-best-friend.html).
10:42 www.SpotMe.com has new item called SpotMe that is given to attendees for easier networking and other cool functions.
17:10 Email signature. (Don’t print this email out)
17:40 More Green meeting talk. Jon brings 12 Green meeting rules for green meetings!
12 Rules?Opt in or opt out?Finding green sponsors?Keep an awareness of where attendees are coming from.?Measure measure measure- carbon calculators?Reduce carbon footprint.?Get hotels eco plan?Reuse when possible- shelters, food, badge holders, generic signs?Eliminate?Recycle?Giveback – Stage events in the communities?Reports after conference. Look for improvements?Try to be green as much as you can repeatedly
23:08 Meeting planners’ certificates for green planners are coming?
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Music by the www.TheDelgadoBrothers.com
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Brought to you by Grass Shack Events & Media
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The Meeting Planners podcast source for what’s new and exciting in meetings and events industry
This week we will discuss about:
:38 Follow up to last week: MPI/American Express survey of the meeting planners on the economy
2:37 Are we having a delayed response in the meeting and event industry to the economy downturn?
5:33 Green meetings are on topic for the meetings industry.
7:31 Corporate social responsibility is the new category the green issues are lumped in (also include Philanthropic events).
9:17 Green hotels standards’ in full swing. Green included in RFPS
10:50 How much does your group pay for bottled water?
13:12 How much food is prepared for your event? Where does the extra food go?
14:11 California Green lodging program – Hilton hotels and Kimpton hotels.
14:55 Carbonfund.org and Sustainable Travel International Carbon offset programs.
16:20 Green meetings are surprisingly affordable.
17:39 Green ideas by audio visual and staging.
18:22 Widescreen is stagings’ new green superstar
Please leave us a question or comment which we will try to address it on the show!
On our voice mail comment line 206-203 4590
Email us at meetings podcast@gmail.com
or here on the Meetings Podcast site.
Music by the www.TheDelgadoBrothers.com
Audio mixing by www.RipTideGraphics.com
Brought to you by Grass Shack Events & Media, Creative Group, Inc, Audio Visual Services Unlimited
Produced by Grass Shack Events & Media
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