“Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control.”

– Norwegian Nobel Committee, 2007
(Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 awarded to IPCC and Al Gore)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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– By Linda Kelly,
Town Manager, Town of Fairfax
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If you replace incandescent
light bulbs with CFL light bulbs....

....then you'll consume less electricity

.....then less coal-based power will have to be generated to meet your demand

....then less coal will be burned

....then less greenhouse gas will be
released into the atmosphere

– From www.onebillionbulbs.com
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Green Meeting Planning Services

Green Convene Strategies is expert at helping organizations achieve tangible, continual success via meetings, events, and at tradeshows. We’ll handle all the details for you…from concept and budget planning to post-event analysis – and everything in between. OR we’ll manage only the elements you choose to outsource…

Greening Your Event

…all the while looking through the green lens. A green event is like any other. You still have to plan all the logistical details. But managers of green events use environmentally friendly practices throughout every phase of planning possible to lessen the impact we have on the planet. Reducing waste, reusing resources, and saving energy. Working together, we can make a huge, positive difference.

Select from a menu of services, ordering a la carte, or have us plan and execute the entire event for you, from concept and budget development to post-event follow up and reporting.

Planning and Logistics, including green practices

• Develop the plan to obtain the results you define
• Develop full program, including social functions
• Develop budget, timelines and production schedule
• Logistics management:
  • Site selection and hotel negotiation
  • Event registration
  • Housing reservations
  • Travel arrangements
    
  • Procurement of speakers and entertainers
  • Manage production of signage, stage set
  • Manage stage, lighting, sound and A/V production
    
  • Food & beverage selection
  • Ground transportation
  • Event décor and furnishings
• Obtain suppliers and negotiate contracts, including stipulations for green practices
• Manage on-site production
• Full tradeshow production and management as part of your conference
• Recommend carbon offset opportunities
• Develop post-event strategies to determine results and ROI, including survey development, evaluation and summaries
• Audit bills, track expenses, summarize finances

Marketing Communications

• Develop theme and promotion plan
• Design and produce sponsorship program, including proposals
• Develop communication and presentation materials, including logo and design
• Design and develop event website, to include on-line registration and housing
• Produce signage and print collateral materials, including post-event surveys
• Design and produce HTML email invitations and manage distribution

Tradeshow Exhibit Participation

• Plan and execute successful trade show exhibits
• Guide you to capitalize on communications opportunities at tradeshow:
  • Speaking engagements
  • Production of presentation
  • Sponsorship participation
  • Signage
  • Print materials
• Coach exhibit staff regarding best practices
• Determine and manage tradeshow promo plan to draw attendance
• Work with client to recommend lead follow-up program and tracking for full ROI reporting