Special Events and Fun Stuff
Tuesday Pre-Conference Reception - Sponsored by Peppercom
Connect with other green marketing execs. mingle with speakers and sponsors. and celebrate the start of the launch of this landmark industry event with light hors d'oeuvres and beverages at the headquarters hotel. A great way to relax after traveling to Chicago and to kick-start your networking!
Give those used plastic toys a Second Chance!
This holiday season, you can give a gift of happiness to needy children and a gift to the environment at the same time!
Good And Green™ — The Green Marketing Conference has teamed up with Second Chance Toys, an organization that rescues unwanted plastic toys that would otherwise be headed for a landfill, and recycles them by sending them to needy children.
Tuck some clean, gently-used plastic toys in your suitcase. Bring the toys to the holiday display we’re creating at the conference. Second Chance Toys will gather the toys and donate them to local Chicago organizations that care for needy children. Additionally, by keeping these plastic toys out of our landfills – which do not biodegrade easily – you will be helping the environment. Now that’s a perfect holiday gift!
Please bring your gently-used (not new, this is a “rescue and recycle” effort) plastic toys to the Chicago Cultural Center on December 3rd. Toys must be plastic, clean, in good condition, have no small or missing pieces, and any battery powered toys need to be fully operational.
Wednesday Networking Reception - Sponsored by Planet Green
Chill out, compare notes and continue the conversation from the E-Level Panel in the architecturally inspiring, domed Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda in the Chicago Cultural Center, a very green building and one of the country's most historic and artistic treasures, lovingly restored in every exquisite detail. Whet your appetite for dinner with fantastic hors d’oeuvres and a signature 2008 Planet Green-tini.
Plus, this year, Good And Green™ is proud to serve wines from Parducci, a family farmed, locally owned and operated winery in California’s Mendocino County. Parducci – our Official Wine Sponsor – is committed to sustainable winegrowing practices that yield top quality grapes and wines while protecting the environment and supporting our communities and local farmers. Parducci uses solar power and earth-friendly packaging and is the first carbon neutral winery in the US.
Dinner Connections
No Need to Eat Alone!
Sign Up for Dinner Connections. Don't settle for a lonely night of room service when you're in this great city on the lake. There's no need to eat alone at Good And Green™. We've reserved seats at a dozen of Chicago's better restaurants for Good And Green™ guests to connect and share a meal as they review the day's events, and get better acquainted.
Good And Green Roundtables -- Back By Popular Demand!
At lunch on the second day of Good And Green™, we've added something extra to the menu: “delicious discussion”! Back by popular demand, these lunch roundtables will be hosted by a green marketing speaker or expert. This gives you another opportunity to drill down on a topic of interest to you, network with other attendees, and —in the dynamic of "dining & dishing"— to get better acquainted with the green marketing experts at your table!.
Topics to be covered include global marketing, online publishing, green imaging, carbon offsetting and LOHAS. So, pick up your gourmet lunch, have a seat and join the conversation!
You Deserve a Break
All our meals and breaks are renowned for their delicious food and collegial ambiance. These times in the schedule are truly refreshing and celebratory. They provide maximum networking opportunities in the best of atmospheres: the beautiful Grand Army of The Republic Ballroom.
Take the Cake Award
Your vote counts! At the end of the conference we tally up the responses to the Attendee Surveys and honor the speaker who "Takes the Cake" with a beautiful handmade Hartland cake plate from the talented glass blowers at Simon Pearce glassware in Vermont. In 2007, Joel Makower of Greener World Media won the honors. Please take a few moments to complete the survey and tell us who will Take the Cake for Good And Green in 2008!
