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LEED Platinum Convention Center–Meet Sustainably in Portland

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The LEED Platinum Oregon Convention Center (OCC) guarantees that you will have a sustainable event. Sustainability is in the Pacific Northwest’s DNA, and the OCC team is committed to the role of being an industry leader in sustainability. It’s one of the largest solar arrays in a convention center in the nation.

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Should Planners Track Their Group’s Carbon Footprint?

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This company also offers other features, like letting employers buy and sell carbon offsets along with flight purchases, such as donating to the reforestation of a forest around the globe or the purchase of solar panels for a school. Read More : Hotels Are Zero-ing Their Game. Carbon Footprints and Big Business.

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Get Ready for a Human-centered IMEX America 2023

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I planned an event with (computer scientist) Ray Kurzweil to talk about what is now AI in 2016,” she recalled. “We’re EIC People & Planet Theater will host short-form content around sustainability and EDI case studies. We’re not exponentially changing the world. We’re just finding a better way to use it.”

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2020 Virtual Event Trends

Endless Events

Without question, personalized content is more effective a Demand Metric Study from 2016 found that 80% of people found personalized content more effective than content that hasn’t been personalized.” . 2020 Virtual Event Trend: A Continued Focus on Sustainability. Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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2020 Event Trends – How Will the Industry Evolve?

Endless Events

Without question, personalized content is more effective a Demand Metric Study from 2016 found that 80% of people found personalized content more effective than content that hasn’t been personalized.” . 2020 Event Trend: A Continued Focus on Sustainability. Sustainability cannot be an afterthought.

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10 Takes from Convene’s Climate Issue

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Over the years , Convene has written scores of stories about business events and sustainability, including cover stories about the 2016 Climate Change Conference , the role of food waste and events in sustainability, and how event organizers can align with the United Nations’ global roadmap, the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

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Moscone Center plans to achieve LEED Platinum certification and become the most environmentally sustainable convention center in North America. It’ll have an on-site water treatment center and the largest solar panel system in San Francisco. There’ll be more than 80 meeting rooms, a 50,000 square-foot ballroom, more than 500,000 sq.

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