Penton's Lodging Hospitality Magazine and Pineapple Hospitality Announce Green Hospitality Conference on March 14.Dallas Event to Focus on Opportunities in Green Operations and Design NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Penton's Lodging Hospitality([R])magazine and Pineapple pineapple, common name for one member of and for the Bromeliaceae, a family of chiefly epiphytic herbs and small shrubs native to the American tropics and subtropics. Hospitality today announced The Green Hospitality Conference, a new industry event focusing on green lodging opportunities, from energy management to earth-friendly cleaning products, as well as the challenges facing hotel owners and operators seeking to become more involved in the growing industry movement toward sustainability. The conference will take place Wednesday, March 14 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Agenda and registration information is available at www.greenhospitality.net. The Green Hospitality Conference will be one of the first events in the lodging industry to be certified as "carbon neutral," an initiative administered by Sustainable Travel International in which sponsors provide funds to offset carbon emissions produced during the event. Sponsor funds are used to sponsor renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and energy efficiency projects in the U.S. The program will feature an expert roster of speakers from the hotel industry and the green movement, including the following individuals and sessions: * David Oakey, author and a leading advocate of sustainable design, will deliver the luncheon keynote speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work , focusing on the use of nature to solve problems in design, business and life. * Interactive panel discussions will focus on issues hoteliers face in applying green principles. Topics will include green housekeeping, design and construction and green power. * Roundtable discussions will enable attendees to listen and pose questions to experts on a variety of green topics, including energy efficiency, water conservation and waste reduction, as well as recycling and indoor air quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor . * The closing session will feature an all-star panel of hotel company officers who will report on the results of the roundtable discussions. The final conference cocktail reception will include attendees from the Strategic Conference on Hospitality Operations and Technology (HOT), which begins on Thursday, March 15 at the Hilton Anatole and is also sponsored by Lodging Hospitality. The cost of the Green Hospitality Conference is $99 for two registrations, and includes all sessions, lunch, conference materials and a cocktail reception. Lodging Hospitality, a Penton Media Penton Media, Inc. (OTC: PTON.OB), founded in 1892, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces over 40 magazines, 80 trade shows, and 47 web sites. publication, is a leading media outlet serving the $125-billion U.S. lodging industry. The Lodging Hospitality media family includes Lodging Hospitality magazine, which publishes 17 times a year; its related Web site www.LHonline.com ; LHTV, an online video offering; and the HOT and the Green Hospitality Conferences (www.LHconferences.com). Pineapple Hospitality is an EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ENERGY STAR partner bringing fresh ideas to hospitality guests' doors and owner/operators' bottom lines -- including FreshStay (www.freshstay.com), Environmentally Sensitive Amenities, the greenSPA luxury amenity a·men·i·ty n. pl. a·men·i·ties 1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness. 2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort. 3. and dispenser system, Numi Organic Teas, Project Planet Linen Re-Use programs, Guestat programmable thermostats A programmable thermostat is a thermostat which is designed to adjust the temperature according to a series of programmed settings that take effect at different times of the day. Programmable thermostats may also be called setback thermostats or clock thermostats. , Oxygenics water-efficient showerheads, the Nature's Mist deodorization de·o·dor·ize tr.v. de·o·dor·ized, de·o·dor·iz·ing, de·o·dor·iz·es 1. To mask or neutralize the odor of. 2. system, and dozens of other products and programs. To get a taste of Pineapple's sweet solutions helping hundreds of hotels bolster business and cut costs, please visit www.pineapplehospitality.net, or call Ray Burger at 636-922-2285. Headquartered in New York, the new Penton Media, Inc. is one of the nation's largest business-to-business media and information companies, serving more than six million business professionals every month. Its market-leading brands are focused on 23 industries. The company was formed through the combination of Prism Business Media and Penton Media. The new company will adopt the Penton Media brand and expects to complete the transition to this new unified branding by March 15. Its growing portfolio includes 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 96 industry trade shows and conferences and more than 500 information data products. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is owned by U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, its co-investors, and by MidOcean Partners. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.prismb2b.com and www.penton.com. |
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