1. Destinations: Site Selection and Green Meetings Tiffany Hoambrecker Convention Services Manager, VISIT DENVER Julie Lindsey Director, Corporate Events, Gap Inc. Jan Sneegas Director of General Assembly and Conference Services, Unitarian Universalist Association

2. APEX Standards 1.Accommodations 2.Audio Visual 3.Communications 4.Destination 5.Exhibits 6.Food and Beverage 7.Meeting Venues 8.On-Site Office 9.Transportation

3. Destination Selection: APEX Categories 1.Staff Management / Environmental Policy 2.Communications 3.Waste Management 4.Energy 5.Air Quality 6.Water 7.Procurement 8.Community Partners

4. Group Discussion Planners: What barriers do you encounter from destinations in meeting your sustainability goals? Suppliers: What impossible requests do planners make of you in the area of sustainability?

5. Q&A

6. Thanks for joining us! APEX Standards: www.conventionindustry.org/apex/inprogress.htm Case Studies: www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/valuespractice www.visitdenver.com/conventions/green Presenter contact information: Tiffany Hoambrecker:tiffanyh@visitdenver.comtiffanyh@visitdenver.com Julie Lindsey: julie_lindsey@gap.comjulie_lindsey@gap.com Jan Sneegas: jsneegas@uua.orgjsneegas@uua.org