Putting the Green into the Conference Scene

Conferences and conventions must be extremely wasteful -- I imagine that your average corporate convention or industry gathering is much worse than, say, a large public entertainment event. I always marvel at the number of cheap plastic tchotchkes that are given out at conventions. Those alone create massive waste -- and then there's all the material involved in the staging of the event, the feeding of the attendees, and -- whew! We're probably a long time from a massive reduction in the wastefulness of such events, but it's good to hear that there's a start in the right direction.

You're so right Ghislaine - Those tchotchkes are unbelievable lol! They are starting to get more attention though - people coming up with new, greener, alternatives - I'm sure we'll be hearing more about them.