Category Archives: Green Meetings

Downtown Atlanta’s Restaurant Week Goes Green

The Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week (DARW) is celebrating its 11th year, beginning Saturday, July 21, 2012. The celebration offers three-course meals at area restaurants for just $25 or $35 per person (plus tip, plus tax). As in years past, each restaurant … Continue reading

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Newly Renovated Meeting Space in Atlanta

Last year we saw great renovations happen across the Southeast, specifically in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) finished it’s connecting service to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport via the ATL SkyTrain. This state of the art light-rail … Continue reading

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Innovative Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona as a city is on the cutting edge of technology. The city was recently ranked as the 6th most wired city in the United State. This tech savvy city applies their know-how to all areas of the community. … Continue reading

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South Florida Meetings Industry: Making Waves

Your next meeting’s destination can double as a personal getaway. Offering awe-inspiring miles of blue waterways, soft golden sands and soothing ocean breezes, sunny South Florida offers the ideal mix of business and pleasure. With the diverse hotel spaces, arts … Continue reading

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2015: Miami Science Museum

After years of planning and widespread community support, the new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science broke ground on Friday, February 24th in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the museum’s new home overlooking Biscayne … Continue reading

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Field to Fork. Farm to Table.

Whether you call it “field to fork”, “farm to table” or “being a localvore” the practice of eating locally grown foods has made an impact on the meetings & events industry. From international themed restaurants to the local’s favorites – it’s hard … Continue reading

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Atlanta: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Atlanta, Georgia. If you traveled by air in the past few years, you’ve probably had a stop in Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. Hartsfield is already the world’s busiest, and earlier this month they opened the state-of-the-art Maynard Jackson International … Continue reading

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Green Space on Miami’s Waterfront

Luscious green space meets the blue waters of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River at EPIC Residence & Hotel. EPIC has opened their 27,000 sq foot landscaped outdoor space that overlooks the Bay. The space offers marina access, parking services and … Continue reading

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