Feb 28, 2019 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by H. K. Wilson Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. This is the mantra that convention centers across the nation have repeated while striving to reduce their environmental impact by implementing sustainability initiatives that include robust recycling measures. For example,...
Dec 3, 2018 | Columns, Features, The Green Piece
by Haley Wilson Freeman On October 8, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a comprehensive report warning that world governments must make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to prevent...
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...
