After months of Zoom fatigue, and with some in-person meetings set to resume over the summer, it’s tempting to run full steam back to live meetings and leave virtual events in the dust. Before you break from the starting blocks,
Updated 5/20/20 with additional information from new CDC guidance. As hotels, restaurants, and venues begin to reopen, we’re all imagining what post-pandemic events will look like. Many businesses and trade associations have publicly released their reopening plans to inspire public
Updated with new resources: 4/30/20. New resources are added to the bottom of each section. Julia Spangler, Sustainable Events Consultant, now offers Virtual Event Coordination services for small- to medium-sized events. Learn more >> Virtual events are surging in popularity
I have two confessions to make. First, I’m a secret event judger. You probably already suspected this about me, and yes, it’s true. When I’m an attendee at a conference or banquet, I spend my downtime silently evaluating how sustainable
By now, we’ve all seen the tragic images from the Australia bush fires: koalas wearing bandages on their burned hands, kangaroos silhouetted against a backdrop of flames. My mind can’t begin to fathom what it means to have lost one
2019 was an incredible year. A few years ago when I was envisioning my plan for this business, I made a list of dream clients and events in Indianapolis I wanted to work with. This year, I worked with nearly
Because of the nature of my business, you may have already assumed that I believe in human-caused climate change. Until this point, I’ve avoided talking much about climate change on my blog and social media, because I want to avoid
As of October 2019, GreenCycle of Indiana has rolled out new guidelines for the materials they will accept for composting from food service establishments and events. GreenCycle is our compost facility partner for nearly all of our events in central
My team and I have had a pretty trashy summer! Which is to say, we’ve spent a lot of time sorting trash and saving valuable materials from the landfill. We were fortunate to partner with three major events in central
A plastic plate or a ceramic plate: which is better for the environment? What about a plastic fork vs. a metal one? You have to use water and energy to wash dishes — isn’t that just as bad as waste?