MeetingsNet | Meeting and Event Planning News http://meetingsnet.com/ News from our magazines: Association Meetings, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Financial & Insurance Meeteings, Medical Meetings, and Religious Conference Manager en-us New Tool for Finding Green Meeting Suppliers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetings/~3/Q6s9bz614bw/finding-green-suppliers-0710 Green Meeting Industry Council has launched an online directory to help planners search for suppliers that are focused on environmentally responsible business practices news Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:04:00 EDT http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/finding-green-suppliers-0710 Cities Turn Workers into Tourism Ambassadors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetings/~3/TSTTGPG0YKk/city-workers-tourism-ambassadors-0709 The Certified Tourism Ambassador program, launched in 2006 on the premise that the best way to market a destination is through its people, recently certified its 5,000th travel-industry worker news Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/city-workers-tourism-ambassadors-0709 Driving Force: NBTA’s Groups & Meetings Committee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetings/~3/FOluVPX3OkA/nbtas-groups-meetings-committee-0709 It promises to become the stuff of legend: a winter’s day in 2004, a hotel meeting room in Minneapolis, five meeting industry professionals staring at a white board strategy Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:44:00 EDT http://meetingsnet.com/strategy/nbtas-groups-meetings-committee-0709 Green Meetings Group Announces Oregon Chapter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetings/~3/3r0uf5saFkM/green-meetings-announces-oregon-chapter-0709 The Green Meeting Industry Council is growing. The nonprofit organization has launched its first official affiliate organization, the GMIC Oregon Chapter, led by Megan Rooksby, American Express Corporate Meeting Solution news Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:35:00 EDT http://meetingsnet.com/corporatemeetingsincentives/news/green-meetings-announces-oregon-chapter-0709 Jim Spellos Cool Tools: Fun for Fall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetings/~3/6DcAGQbKLs8/tech-tool-time-0709 As summer heats up, there are plenty of cool tech tools around to help you be more productive. So let’s get right to it: I know you’re doing more with less these days technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:01:00 EDT http://meetingsnet.com/technology/tech-tool-time-0709