According to the Green Meeting Industry Council a green meeting incorporates environmental considerations throughout all stages of the meeting in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.
"By the year 2020 the Green Meeting Industry Council envisions a green meeting as an activity that:
To help move closer to this vision the Green Meeting Industry Council is working to provide meeting professionals with:
The Green Meeting Industry Council promotes green practices globally by offering educational programs in the form of training workshops and online resources. The Council is in the process of partnering with educational institutions to develop an accredited curriculum at the university level for green meetings.
The Green Meeting Industry Council serves as an informational resource to the meeting/conference community. Council board members are involved in a network currently encompassing North America to raise awareness and develop practices for green meetings.
The Green Meeting Industry Council is partnering to support and develop environmentally responsible certification schemes for a variety of meeting industry components.
To take full advantage of the products and services provided by the GMIC become a member or supporting business.