Event Title
Green conferencing outside of the bubble: the ISTS in Baja, Mexico (January, 2008)
Description
The 2008 International Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles held in Loreto (Baja California, Mexico) was the International Sea Turtle Society's first attempt to "green" their annual meeting. This included many divergences from previous conferences regarding everything from conference layout, to food services, and delegate welcome packages. Many of the (publicized) cases/attempts to "green" conferences occur in centralized high end facilities in The Global North (e.g. conference centres; hotels). The Symposium in 2008 therefore represents a novel case study in conference greening. For example, the chosen setting produced interesting opportunities and challenges beyond the scope of typical conference greening. This paper includes an analysis of the conference greening efforts, based on participant observation, and preliminary work on a pending follow-up survey of symposium attendees. This paper highlights geographical advantages and disadvantages that organizers and attendees had to contend with as part of this greening effort. This project is being conducted in cooperation with Jay Nichols and the ISTS and is linked to my roles as a tourism scholar, environmental activist, and member of the ISTS. It is hoped that information collected regarding the 2008 symposium can be used to inform future greening efforts.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-3-2008 8:00 AM
Subject - LCSH
Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation--Environmental aspects; Green movement;
End Date
8-3-2008 5:00 PM
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
Session
Sustaining Environments
Genre/Form
abstracts (summaries)
Type
event
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Keywords
tourism, greening, green conferences, Baja, Mexico, sea turtles
Green conferencing outside of the bubble: the ISTS in Baja, Mexico (January, 2008)
The 2008 International Symposium on the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles held in Loreto (Baja California, Mexico) was the International Sea Turtle Society's first attempt to "green" their annual meeting. This included many divergences from previous conferences regarding everything from conference layout, to food services, and delegate welcome packages. Many of the (publicized) cases/attempts to "green" conferences occur in centralized high end facilities in The Global North (e.g. conference centres; hotels). The Symposium in 2008 therefore represents a novel case study in conference greening. For example, the chosen setting produced interesting opportunities and challenges beyond the scope of typical conference greening. This paper includes an analysis of the conference greening efforts, based on participant observation, and preliminary work on a pending follow-up survey of symposium attendees. This paper highlights geographical advantages and disadvantages that organizers and attendees had to contend with as part of this greening effort. This project is being conducted in cooperation with Jay Nichols and the ISTS and is linked to my roles as a tourism scholar, environmental activist, and member of the ISTS. It is hoped that information collected regarding the 2008 symposium can be used to inform future greening efforts.