[OKC] [ok-sus] Leader of the Pack

[Bob Waldrop]

I agree.  I was in the convention and meeting business back in the early 1990s, and "it is the same everywhere."  Go to a convention in Kansas City, Denver, Dallas, California, Florida, wherever. . . all the convention facilities basically have the same look and feel.  The meals are all the same kind of cheap, poorly-prepared food.  If Oklahoma City wants to be successful in attracting conventions, we need to show that we have something that is attractively different.  Helping conventions minimize their carbon footprint, by offering them facilities in a very "green" convention center will help convention organizers market their meetings and attract more visitors.  With the many challenges presently faced by the convention business, and the possibility of permanently changed economic systems, we need something to set Oklahoma City apart. Shauna did a great job of explaining that clearly and compellingly.

Bob Waldrop, Okie City
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eric Pollard 
  To: Sustainability Issues in Oklahoma 
  Cc: okc at sustainableokc.org 
  Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [ok-sus] Leader of the Pack


  hear, hear

  article well designed to convince both everyday citizens and decision makers to become sustainability leaders

  definitely not preaching to the same ole sustainability crowd...congrats!

  EP


  On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Alig, Jennifer L. <Jennifer.Alig at deq.ok.gov> wrote:

    Excellent article by Shauna Struby in today’s OK Gazette on the importance of constructing MAPS 3 projects with an eye toward a sustainable, healthy, resilient future.



    http://www.okgazette.com/p/12738/a/5277/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=LwBEAGUAZgBhAHUAbAB0AC4AYQBzAHAAeAAslashAHAAPQAxADIANwAzADgA





    Jennifer L. Alig

    PWS Compliance Tracking

    Water Quality Division

    Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

    405/702-8219 phone

    405/702-8101 fax

    **My email has changed to Jennifer.Alig at deq.ok.gov.  Please update your address book.**




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