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San Francisco Bay Area
Green, Golden and Glowing
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By MARIA LENHART
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| When it comes to environmental awareness in the broadest sense—social aspects as well as green ones—the San Francisco Bay Area has long been on the cutting edge. |
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For anyone looking to hold a meeting where green practices, sustainable catering fare, eco-oriented venues and CSR (corporate social responsibility) opportunities are high on the agenda, the Bay Area is an ideal locale.
"The Bay Area is a place where people really think about sustainability. It's important to most hotels and venues here—and they make it easy to do green events," says Janet Rudolph, owner of Berkeley-based TeamBuilding Unlimited. "There's a real sense of responsibility."
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| Meetings Focus West May Digital Edition |
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The May digital edition of Meetings Focus West features exclusive digital content such as "Labor Pains," a look at union disputes in the hospitality world—and how planners can address potential problems contractually. This issue's cover story, "Bay Area Bounty," examines the creative approaches being taken with sustainability and CSR in the San Francisco region, and other destination pieces include showcases on Seattle and the amazing coast of Mexico. Features in the May issue include "Not Your Mother's Marriott"—looking at the way some major hotel brands are shaking things up—and our May Departments include a Close-Up on Whistler, spotlighting some Olympic-style venues and experiences perfect for a group event.
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Catering to Sustainability
By MARIA LENHART
If the San Francisco Bay Area is renowned for its locally sourced cuisine, it's little wonder. The region has all the ingredients required: a year-round growing season, a wealth of nearby organic farms and wineries, fresh seafood and skilled chefs and purveyors with a commitment to sustainable practices.
LRE Catering (415.522.1417) has met the stringent requirements to become a San Francisco Green Business. According to Douglas Monsalud, partner-executive chef at LRE, the company's sustainability focus dates from its inception back in 2000.
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Close-Up: Whistler
By TYLER DAVIDSON
Even after images of the Winter Olympics fade, Whistler, British Columbia is keeping the flame alive via legacy facilities that make it a meetings medalist.
"In general it's changed our visitor experience because it has redefined what you can do in Whistler," says Kerry Duff, manager of destination media relations for Tourism Whistler. "For instance, there's ski jump, cross-country and biathlon [facilities] at Olympic Park."
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LATEST VIDEOS
Meetings: On Location!
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Eric Whitson, the National Conference Center's director of sales & marketing, spoke with Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson during the recent IACC Annual Conference, and said that both the hospitality industry and conference center segment are starting "Rev it up."
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| ROE is the new ROI |
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
For years, producing excellent live meetings, on budget and with some basic evaluation tools, was enough for most of us to be successful. But with the recent economic meltdown, the advance of technology, the hassles of travel and the poverty of time, the drum beat is loud and strong that knowing your Return on Event (ROE) and using it as a planning tool is critical to your success.
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