A Better Venue Layout Makes for Greener Events
Photo Credit: PMCA Convention at the San Diego Convention Center, January 2012. Flickr / San Diego Convention Center
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Event attendees need places to work, decompress, and put their food down. As obvious as it sounds, these spaces can be hard to find at conferences due to poor venue design. Not only does this have a negative impact on guest mood, it can also lead to more food waste.
Events are often huge displays of over-the-top hospitality, offering all-you-can-eat meals and tons of free products for guests to take home. In fact it's what attendees have come to expect. This makes events a perfect target for reducing environmental impact. However there's a constant tug back to the status quo.
Proponents of sustainability might feel like they're fighting a losing battle. While big, cultural practices may take a long time to change, there are small, inexpensive things planners can do to make a venue more environmentally friendly.
We look into PCMA's most recent Convening Leaders report and
