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Smart Moves: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC Appoints Sustainability Concierge

Smart Meetings

In 2011, she began working as director of Climate Business, where she led a growth strategy that increased climate-related business by 50% over the course of three years, and mobilized a team with which she developed the EDGE green buildings brand and platform, now a $5 billion IFC business.

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Exploring Event Experience Design with David Peckinpaugh – The VIP Lounge

Maritz Global Events

In this edition of The VIP Lounge podcast, we’re thrilled to showcase an interview with David Peckinpaugh, President of Maritz Global Events. Our chat with David starts with a closer look at his career journey, as he shares more about what he enjoys about the events industry. Then it’s on to Experience Design.

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Podcast Special: Events for Namuwongo

Event Industry News

In a special edition of the Event Industry News podcast, host James Dickson is joined by former AEO president Trevor Foley to discuss Events for Namuwongo , a charity set up in 2011 to improve the lives of people in the Namuwongo region of Uganda. Event professionals can watch the film and vote for it via this link.

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Vote for events industry cause “Events for Namuwongo” in the Charity Film Awards!

Event Industry News

Events for Namuwongo (EFN) was established in September 2011 by Events Industry leaders at the Global Event Summit who decided to create an industry cause.

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Focus on Sustainability at Largest IMEX America Yet

Smart Meetings

When we launched IMEX America in 2011, we implemented planet-friendly practices from the offset. The show is improved by the findings and recommendations of their independently verified annual sustainability impact report and benchmarked against industry best practice such as EIC’s Sustainable Event Standards,” said Bauer.

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Focus on Sustainability at Largest IMEX America Yet

Smart Meetings

When we launched IMEX America in 2011, we implemented planet-friendly practices from the offset. The show is improved by the findings and recommendations of their independently verified annual sustainability impact report and benchmarked against industry best practice such as EIC’s Sustainable Event Standards,” said Bauer.

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Charity Film Awards Finalist ‘Events for Namuwongo’ seeks industry support for People’s Choice Award

Event Industry News

Events for Namuwongo (EFN) is a philanthropic network of events-industry companies who support Hope for Children’s life-changing work with vulnerable children in the slum village of Namuwongo, Uganda. . Earlier this year, a film about the work that EFN funds have made possible was submitted to the Charity Film Awards.

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