1 & 2. PowerPoint presentations and Exhibition Stands. If all the resources that have gone into your event are not to be wasted for nothing, you will want the presentations to work well and, where used, your exhibition stands to be effective. Click the links below to download our companion guides:
(i) "7 Dos and Don'ts for using PowerPoint slides at conferences" (pdf) - and forward a copy to your conference
speakers.
(ii) "Achieving success from exhibiting at events" (pdf) - and forward a copy to your exhibitors.
3. COMING SOON! A companion guide on outdoor/community events.
BS 8901, the specification for a sustainable event management system with guidance for use, was launched by BSI in November 2007. The standard has been designed for the entire range of events from large-scale conferences and unique events such as London 2012, to rock festivals and amateur sporting events. It can be purchased
at www.bsi-global.com/BS8901. The "Greener Events" guide provides a (free) practical complimentary management tool and is featured in BS 8901.
Demonstrate your organisation's wish to reduce negative environmental impacts
Organisations and venues that find this practical guide useful are encouraged to send an email to the Government Office for the South West's Sustainability, Climate &
Environment Directorate (email to swsce@gosw.gsi.gov.uk). Users are listed on this page to help influence others to make use of the guide also - your organisation or venue
can apply to be a registered user also. There is no charge for this but there are commercial, financial and reputational advantages in being seen to be using this guide as a management tool to help reduce environmental impacts whilst supporting local producers.
Together we can really make a difference in reducing the environmental impacts of conferences, seminars, exhibitions and other publicity events.
Here are some of the comments received about the guide:
...one of the best resources we have found
- live event production company, Surrey
...great advice
- event management company, Bristol
The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers is pleased to recommend use of this guide to conference organisers
- ABPCO's Executive Director, Birmingham
...a significant amount of new conference business has been won as a result of the Greener Events guide
- major North Somerset conference venue
...very helpful and refreshingly to the point
- Sustainable Development Commission, London
...desperately trying to be an environmentally responsible company and this has helped start the process for us. Not only are we going to use it for the events we are involved in but
try and look at using the ideas across the company as a whole
- Managing Director for Exeter based company
very useful
- Senior Environmental Adviser, Plymouth
a great checklist!
- Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Project's newsletter
...since starting to use the Greener Events Guide the hotel's revenue and profit from conferences and events has increased
- major Cornish hotel
it is a very simple and informative guide. Even for us (a venue), this guide is very useful
- Hotel Health and Safety Manager, London
...an excellent initiative. I'll adopt some or all of it in the events I'm responsible for
- freelance sustainability engineer and event manager
...the checklist gave us some good ideas...
- Strategic Services Manager for a South West local authority
...good sensible guidance on this vital topic...there is nothing quite as ineffective as a high carbon event on low carbon!
- The Carbon Coach, Marlow
