AMERICAN FORESTS’ MEETING RELEAF
convn.org/meeting-releaf Launched less than a year ago, American Forests’ Meeting ReLeaf is a carbon-offsetting program for meetings with 1,000 or more attendees. The idea is simple: The hosting organization agrees to pay American Forests one dollar per attendee to plant one tree per attendee. Thanks to Meeting ReLeaf, more than 20,000 trees have taken root in various American Forests restoration projects, including a program to replant forests affected by devastating fires in California and one to repair wind- damaged forests in Minnesota. “Meet- ing ReLeaf makes sense for associations for a lot of reasons,” said Scott Steen, American Forests’ CEO. “It is turnkey for the meeting planner, meaningful for the attendee, because they get a tree planted in their honor, and makes a real difference to a threatened ecosystem.”
STOP HUNGER NOW
stophungernow.org/ meal-packaging-program Here’s how Stop Hunger Now describes its meal-packaging program: “an immensely fun, hands-on, and reward- ing experience for anyone of any age. A group of 40–50 volunteers can package 10,000 meals in just two hours.” Just imagine how many of those meals
— “Every dehydrated rice/soy meal is fortified with 21 essential vitamins and nutrients” — a good-sized confer- ence can handle. Terri Crovato, CMP, manager of meetings and events for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), brought Stop Hun- ger now to USCCB’s General Assembly in Baltimore last November. “This pro- cess worked well within our allowable time frame and made it very convenient for everyone to participate,” Crovato said. “We were able to involve local archdiocesan youth groups to work with the bishops toward a common goal. As a result, many bishops have planned Stop Hunger Now programs in their local dioceses.”
Hotel Spaces
BEST
INTERCONTINENTAL PARIS – LE GRAND HOTEL
convn.org/intercontinental-paris The Opera Ballroom at the InterCon- tinetal Paris – Le Grand Hotel (which opened its doors in 1862) is one of the most renowned ballrooms in the City of Light. Able to accommodate 450 guests for a seated dinner, conferences of up to 600, and cocktail receptions for up to 700, the space is often used for evening galas, product launches, and fashion shows. Suspended from the room’s 45-foot-high ceiling is a huge chandelier and circle of mirrors, adding to the grandeur of a room that is on the supplementary inventory list of histori- cal monuments in Paris.
THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS
cosmopolitanlasvegas.com Spread over three floors, The Cosmo- politan’s meeting and convention space, designed by The Friedmutter Group, allows attendees to easily move through the space by escalator, with direct access from the hotel’s West Tower. “The vertical design allows our con- vention attendees to move from their sleeping rooms to the meeting space by the touch of an elevator button,” said Doug Gennardo, The Cosmopolitan’s vice president of sales. “The ease of access has been a common positive thread in our meeting-planner surveys.” With room to accommodate up to 4,000 for receptions and seven ballrooms, meeting spaces are named after Euro- pean, Latin, and North American neigh- borhoods and feature design inspired
PCMA.ORG
by architect and designer David Rock- well’s work — including small conversa- tional gathering areas for attendees.
THE FAIRMONT SAN JOSE
fairmont.com/san-jose “The Fairmont San Jose has been one of my favorite hotels ever since I went there for a site visit in 2010,” said Marie Fredlake, global conference director at ConferenceDirect. Fredlake managed the 2010 Annual Conference of the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS), which held several receptions and meetings at The Fairmont. With suites that offered privacy as well as a “VIP feel” for the small meetings of RAPS’ executive team, the property is located just two blocks from the San Jose Convention Center for an easy commute for attendees. Fredlake also enjoyed various other spaces, includ- ing the hotel’s lobby. “After a long day, relaxing on a couch with a cocktail was just what I needed,” she said, “in addi- tion to having one of the best sushi res- taurants in the city located in the hotel!”
DELTA BEAUSÉJOUR HOTEL, MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA
deltahotels.com/Hotels/ Delta-Beausejour-Hotel The Delta Beauséjour Hotel, located in downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, in the Petitcodiac River Valley, has more than 23,000 square feet of meet- ing space, making it the largest venue in New Brunswick for events. The hotel’s facilities include a ballroom of 8,540 square feet, the Shediac and the
AUGUST 2013 PCMA CONVENE 51
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112