Websites of the Month Visit these sites to green your meeting By Vincent Alonzo vince.alonzo@nielsen.com Virtually Green ROOM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT www.environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com Many hotels are in the process of establishing green initiatives, so naturally a host of websites have sprung up that are dedicated to finding a green hotel in destinations you are considering for a meeting or event. One of the better ones is EnvironmentallyFriendlyHotels.com. GREEN GIFTS www.thegreenperspective.com The Green Perspective is a website offering green gifts—a great way to get attendees into the idea of a sustainable way of meeting. The site is full of attractive, stylish, and useful green items such as bamboo cutting boards and re-useable bags. The gifts are priced and themed just like traditional gift baskets and the containers are useful green items as well. AN ASSOCIATION OF ITS OWN www.agmeinc.org You know a movement has arrived when it gets its own association. The green meetings trend has reached that plateau. The Association for Green Meetings and Events (AGME) website, AGMEInc.org, offers members online education, electronic newsletters, and unlimited use of member-only sections such as the green resources directory. 26 successfulmeetings.com NOVEMBER 2008 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
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