U.S. Green Meeting Industry Council Launched

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Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) was launched in December 2003, initiated by Meeting Strategies Worldwide, of Portland, Oregon. Recognizing that over a million meetings and events, and over 12,000 tradeshows, are held each year, GMIC is committed to “balancing economic, environmental, and community objectives as they relate to the meeting industry” by promoting a variety of green strategies. The organization hopes to play a parallel role in the meetings industry to that played by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the building industry; with the help of Terri Stewart, GMIC interim board member and USGBC vice president for finance and operations, GMIC plans to develop a standard and certification system for green meetings. More information is available from Amy Spatrisano, at 503-731-8971 or amy@greenmeetings.info.