Schedule

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

::PREWORKSHOP::

Foundations for Sustainable Event Planning Course

- Diana Graling

 CMM, CMP, CSEP, Manager, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe

-        Maximum Attendance (50)

-        6 CEU

-        Certificate Program

12:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Chapter Leaders Meeting & Luncheon

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

IMEX – MPI – MCI Future Leaders Forum

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

GMIC 2012 & APEX Orientation

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Opening Exhibitor Reception

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Yoga

8:00 am – 8:40 am

Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Tourism Whistler

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Official Welcome & Opening Remarks

- Paul Salinger

Vice President of Marketing, Oracle, President, Green Meeting Industry Council

-Pierre Bellerose

Vice President Public Relations, Research and Product Development, Tourisme Montreal

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Keynote Presentation

- John Picard

Founder & CEO, John Picard & Associates

10:30 am – 11:00 am

Networking Coffee Break

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Sustainable Events for Beginners

- Diana Graling

CMM, CMP, CSEP, Manager, Global Accounts, HelmsBriscoe

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Sustainability Principles for Meetings and Events

- Michael Luehrs

Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen

- Jan Peter Bergkvist

Sustainability Advisor, SleepWell AB

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Gaming Theory and Learning Design – Case Study of Game On!

- Elizabeth Henderson

Chief Sustainability Strategist, Meeting Change

Improv Session with Jenise Fryatt

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Green Strategies that Create Business and Attendee Value

- Brian Hunt

Account Executive, Maritz Travel Company

- Jim Ruszala

Senior Director of Marketing and Product Development, Maritz Travel Company

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Control vs. Influence, the Evolution of Green Meeting Design

- Judy Kucharuk

Green Meeting Specialist, Footprint Management Systems Inc.

- Shawna McKinley

Director of Sustainability, MeetGreen

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Networking Coffee Break Sponsored By Visit Denver

3:00 pm – 3:40 pm

Dynamic Duo: How ISO 20121 & APEX/ASTM Work Better Together

- Andrew Walker, MES

Managing Director, E3 Strategy

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm

::Painkillers For Your Sustainability Measurement Headaches ::

- Guy Bigwood

Director of Sustainability, MCI Group

- Roger Simons, CMP

Manager, CSR & Sustainable Events, Meeting Professionals International

:: The Value of Green Certification: Hotel/Venue Focus ::

- Julie Baylor

Hospitality Consultant & Project Manager, Julie Baylor Hospitality Consulting

:: Bl!nk Presentations ::

-   Judy Kucharuk, Green Meeting Specialist, Footprint Management Systems Inc.

-   Danielle Adams, CMP, President, Planning Specialist

-   Adrian Segar, President & Founder, Conferences That Work

-   Mariela McIlwraith, MBA, President, Meeting Change

5:00 pm

Explore Montreal Sustainable Dining

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Zumba

8:00 am – 8:45 am

Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Travel Alberta

8:45 am – 10:00 am

Town Hall & Annual Business Meeting

- Paul Salinger

Vice President of Marketing, Oracle, President, Green Meeting Industry Council

- Michael Luehrs

Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Coffee Break Sponsored by Visit Salt Lake

10:30 am – 11:30 am

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Spearhearting Your CSR Initiatives

- Elizabeth Henderson, M.E. Des.

Chief Sustainability Strategist, Meeting Change

- Amanda Ulbrich

Global Projects Specialist, Green Meeting Industry Council

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Green Menu Engineering as a Decision Support Tool

- Brita Moosmann, MBA

Chief Menu-Engineer, yieldforprofit® Integrated F&B Revenue Management Solutions

- Robert T.Hood
Corporate Food & Beverage Manager, Atlific Hotels

10:30 am – 11:30 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Choreographing Sustainability Efforts – Microsoft Case Study

- Eden Mack

Sustainable Events Project Manager, Sound Planning

- Gina Broel

Senior Event Marketing Manager, Microsoft Corporation

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Bl!nk Presentations

-   Greg D. Ruby, CEM, CMM, CMP, Managing Director, Greg Ruby Events Group

-   Wendy Scott, CAE, National Account Manager, Experient/Wendy Scott & Associates

-   Julie A. Baylor, CHA, LEED GA, Sustainability Project Manager, Julie Baylor Hospitality Consulting

-   Mitchell Beer, President, Conference Publishers

Elizabeth Henderson, M.E. Des., Chief Sustainability Strategist, Meeting Change

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Improv Session with Jenise Fryatt

Networking Luncheon

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Managing the Green Event Supply Chain

- Deb Popely

Program Manager, Delta Institute

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Montréal, A City of Festivals – Yes – they can be sustainable!

-Michel Bourdon

Vice President, Sales and Convention Services, Tourisme Montreal

-Sonia Pépin

Logistics Director, Groupe Spectra

-Nicholas Cournoyer

General Manager, Piknic Electronik

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Creating ‘Green Teams’ That Work: Inspiration + Collaboration = Transformation

- Michael Luehrs

Sustainable Business Advisor, MeetGreen

- Jaime Nack

Founder and President, Three Squares Inc.

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

 ::OFFSITE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECT – La TOHU::

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50 attendee limit! Sign up is required.

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2:45 pm – 3:00 pm

Networking Break

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Silver Birch’s Sustainability Measures and Back of House Hilton Tour

- Jade Guilbert

Hôtel des Seigneurs Saint-Hyacinthe

- Christina Poon

Hotel Manager, Hilton Montreal Bonaventure

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Destination Marketing Organizations: Sustainable Meetings Matchmaker

- Kathryn Wakefield, Director, Client Services, Tourism Toronto

- Kate Hurst, Director, Greenbuild Conference and Events, US Green Building Council

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm

 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm

Silver Birch’s Sustainability Measures and Back of House Hilton Tour

- Jade Guilbert, Hôtel des Seigneurs Saint-Hyacinthe

- Christina Poon

Hotel Manager, Hilton Montreal Bonaventure

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Conference Weaving

Master Weaver- Adrian Segar, President and Founder of Conferences That Work

Drop-ins welcome!  Even if you only attend for ten minutes, this session will have some valuable take-aways for you. 

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

ISES NYC Sustainability Summit: A Case Study for Applying the New APEX/ASTM Green Meetings Standards

- Johanna R. Walsh, CMP

Eco-Event Planner, Twirl Management

- Jill Taub Drury

Co-founder and CEO, Drury Design Dynamics

8:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Hospitality Suite (Desserts and Wine) Hosted By Travel Portland & GMIC Oregon Chapter

7:00 am – 7:45 am

Zumba

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast Sponsored by USGBC

9:00 am – 10:00 am

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

ICCA’s Leipzig Green Transport Case Study

- Andre Kaldenhoff

Director, Congress Center Leipzig

9:00 am – 10:00 am

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

Applying the Business Case for Sustainability

- Katherine Manfredi, CMM

Senior Director, Strategic Event Management & CSR, Conference Partners, Inc.

- Andrew Walker, MES

Managing Director, E3 Strategy

9:00 am – 10:00 am

::BREAKOUT SESSION::

The Business Case for Sustainability at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center:  Beyond Cost Savings

-Christine Mondor, AIA, LEED AP

Principal, evolveEA

-Mark Leahy

General Manager, David L. Lawrence Convention Center

- Angelica Ciranni, LEED AP

Sustainability Coordinator, Sports and Exhibition Authority of Allegheny County

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Business Dimensions of Sustainability Panel

Moderators:

- Elizabeth Henderson, M.E. Des., Chief Sustainability Strategist, Meeting Change

- Judy Kucharuk, Green Meeting Specialist, Footprint Management Systems Inc.

Panelists:

-Gaétan Morency

Vice-President, Global Citizenship Service, Cirque du Soleil

- Harith Wickrema

Chief Visionary Officer, Eco Serendib Villa and Spa, St. John, President, Harith Productions Ltd., Faculty, Temple University

-Chris Brophy

Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, MGM Resorts International

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

 Closing Remarks and Idea Auction

- Paul Salinger

Vice President of Marketing, Oracle, President, Green Meeting Industry Council

- Richard Aaron

President, BizBash

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Optional Offsite Tour: Cirque du Soleil