Sep 24, 2018 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by Haley Wilson Freeman Remember when having a vegetarian meal option at a convention banquet was considered a food-forward alternative? In these days of diverse dietary preferences and specialty diets from vegan to gluten-free, event planners and chefs have their...
Aug 1, 2018 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by Haley Wilson Freeman The city of San Francisco is like a wrapped gift, and the Golden Gate Bridge the bright red bow that ties it all together. From inception, this community of pirates, innovators, rebels, activists, artists and dreamers have loved their city, and...
Jun 11, 2018 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by Haley Wilson-Freeman Twenty years ago, I attended a conference in Dallas, Texas. At the gala dinner, 2,000 selfie-worthy filet mignon steaks were plated and served to attendees. And as is customary, they were all prepared medium rare. Seated in the back of the...
Apr 24, 2018 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by Haley Freeman Have you been inside a classroom, department store or convention hall, with fluorescent lights flickering overhead, and felt a general ickiness descend upon you? You know the one–where the pressure builds behind your eyes, you feel slightly...
Mar 7, 2018 | Columns, The Green Piece
by Haley Freeman During the decade since the EPA declared the meetings and conventions industry the second most wasteful in the U.S. (behind building and construction), this sector has made giant strides toward fashioning a smaller environmental footprint. An...
Jul 17, 2017 | Columns, The Green Piece
I was a kid in the 1970s, and I remember watching the Keep America Beautiful ads on television featuring Iron Eyes Cody, the “Crying Indian.” (Millennials – refer to YouTube.) He cried silently while observing a landscape of fouled waterways and...
