Applications will open in December for the prestigious IMEX Green Awards, jointly run with GMIC (Green Meeting Industry Council). Developed to recognise organisations within the meetings and incentive travel industry that are making an effort to minimise their environmental and social impacts, the Green Awards have become some of the industry’s most significant and sought after accolades.

The four categories are:

Commitment to the Community: Nominations are welcome from anyone involved in meetings, incentive programmes, conferences, associations or business projects which took place in 2008 or 2009 that demonstrate innovative efforts to benefit a charitable initiative.

Green Meetings: Recognises environmental awareness amongst meeting organisers, highlighting the opportunities that now exist to stage events in ‘green-minded’ venues, whilst also planning an agenda in which sustainability issues have been taken fully into account.

Green Exhibitor: The award recognises those making significant steps to exhibit in a more sustainable manner both generally and specifically at IMEX.

Green Supplier: For meeting suppliers (e.g. hotels, convention centres, CVBs etc.) that have made innovative efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their operations through planning, implementation and evaluation.

Alec Gilbert accepting the Silver Green Supplier Award for Adelaide Convention Centre from Amy Spatrisano, GMIC

“The IMEX Award process has allowed us to review our credentials as a green supplier, benchmarking our standards against the world’s best.” Alec Gilbert, CEO, Adelaide Convention Centre. www.imex-frankfurt.com/theawards.html