Meeting Planners International - Went GREEN!

Last week I was an attendee at the Northern California Chapter Meeting Professional International Tradeshow. It took place at the new Moscone West in San Francisco. The venue was really nice and easy to get to by car.

I was pleasantly surprised to see sheets of paper donning the dining tables announcing that "MPI is Green". Wow, what a major step (but of course this is San Francisco). Anyway, the sheets that followed the announcement was a list of the eatery utentils and how they were manufactured. They were all bio-degradable!!! Fabulous.

The plates were made of sugar cane, the cutlery was potato starch, the cold cups cornstarch, the hot cups paper with cornstarch liner and of course unbleached paper for napkins. What a remarkable shift for this group.

But to say that MPI is GREEN is a very large statement. The lunch ware is a move in the right direction but by no means qualifies the boasting they did. But what does qualify a meeting or and event to say they are green? Good question. Because behind the overt environmental showing, there were hundreds of booths exhibiting at this tradeshow. I'd like to have seen perhaps the statics of what happened to all the extra stuff (promotional materials). And what about the cardboard used in shipping, etc. It's one thing to "green up" one part of an event but to call yourself green - I think steps need to be made from beginning to end.

But.....it's a wonderful start and I'm so elated to see it. Here are some links to the greenware used at the tradeshow:

Starch base products
Cold drink cups
Hot drink cups
Plates

Book Signing with John Lescroart!!!

Yep, that's me and John. He's was on the New York Times bestseller list for his latest mystery/thriller The Suspect last month. And he took the time to have a duel book signing event with me! What a great sport and nice guy to boot. One day I will return the favor - when I'm rich and famous I'll pay it forward.

He even bought my book for his wife who loved it.

This book promotion is whole other world and I'm just beginning to experience to good, the bad and the joys and follies. Great adventures ahead I'm sure.

The Secret to Successful Event Planning

Wow, time flies! It's been far too long since my last confession. So, I'll just get on with it. Who hasn't heard of "The Secret" yet? Not such a secret any longer is it? And what does it have to do with Successful Event Planning. Well, everything and nothing. It all depends on what you believe.

To get a little esoteric here - I believe that life is about event planning - planning your life. One great big involving / evolving event. People, places and things weave into and out of your event. It's all a process. And the more you do it, the better you get at it. Practice does make it better at least.

I believe in the The Law of Attraction at work! It has worked for me. I mean, I published a book for goodness sake! And the book is selling..... That alone is proof to me! Try it. Give it up to the possibilities, the opportunities and the potentials. It's fun and rewarding.

My secret to Successful Event Planning is explained in detail in my book!!!! Buy it and you too can begin using the "knowing" found in the book. In fact, you can become an expert event planning.