ResponseWare Web by Turning Technologies LLC is a Web-based polling system that allows attendees to actively participate in meetings via cell phones, smartphones and laptops with an Internet connection. The technology allows team members in multiple locations to give instantaneous feedback to speakers giving PowerPoint presentations.
Revolution Tea sells beautifully packaged organic teas — such as tropical green tea, sweet ginger peach tea and Earl Gray lavender tea — in travel packs and gift baskets. Other items planners can use as gifts or take-aways include “Tea, the Book” and stainless steel teapots.
Greenconferencing.com, sponsored by InterCall, is a one-stop Web site for planners looking for information and ideas on reducing a meeting’s carbon footprint, conducting video conferences or Web meetings, and getting green news.
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GBLT) civil rights group, rated American companies for their treatment of GBLT employees.
TripAdvisor has announced its 2008 Traveler’s Choice Awards.
Eat Naturally, a new catering program focused on delivering menu items that are fresh, local, organic and sustainable, is available at select Hilton and Doubletree hotels in Southern California.
Las Vegas-based GES Exposition Services has expanded its menu of green exhibit offerings to include 100 percent recyclable carpets, some of which are produced from recycled content. Other offerings include 100 percent recycled-content carpet padding, digital press kits, and sustainable exhibition products, including biodegradable trash can liners, T8 lighting, and biodegradable and non-toxic cleaning supplies. [...]
Guests entering rooms at the Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco activate in-room lighting and temperature controls by slipping their room key card into a slot on the wall. Guests remove the key before leaving the room, turning everything off. The energy-saving measure is common in Europe and Asia; look for it to become a [...]
