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Wednesday Webinar #4: Attracting and Hosting Sustainability Minded Organizations and Events
October 8 | 9:15 - 9:45 AM
Join us on Wednesday October 8th at 9:15 AM for our Wednesday Webinar presentation from Brendan Woodruff from NYS DEC to learn how you can use digital tools to upgrade your visitor experience!
This presentation will cover the ins and outs of how to attract sustainability minded organizations to your facilities through the lens of the Department of Environmental Conservation's new Green Meetings and Events Policy. Topics covered will include ways to host more sustainable meetings and events and market these features to sustainability minded organizations.
Why You Should Attend This Session:
- Learn about how to better attract meetings and events hosted by sustainability minded organizations
- Learn tips and tricks on how to host more sustainable meetings and events
- Learn about new requirements that a State agency is looking for when renting meeting and event space.
Key Takeaways:
- Actions to take to make your facility more sustainable
- Ways to market these features to sustainability minded organizations
About the Presenter:
Brendan is the Director of Sustainability at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation where he works to ensure that DEC is leading by example in decreasing the environmental footprint of its operations. During his time in the role, he oversaw the creation of DEC’s first ever sustainability plan and has worked to embed sustainability into everything the Department does.
Prior to his current role, Brendan worked in DEC’s Pollution Prevention Unit where he provided businesses throughout the State with information and assistance on how they could become more sustainable.
Brendan is a graduate of Skidmore College with a degree in History and has a Master’s Degree in Policy Studies from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
About the Organization:
DEC's Mission: "To conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being."
DEC's goal is to achieve this mission through the simultaneous pursuit of environmental quality, public health, economic prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the empowerment of individuals to participate in environmental decisions that affect their lives.