Green Meeting Industry Council Partners with Stop Hunger Now for Annual Conference

SAN FRANCISCO - March 11, 2014 - PRLog -- The GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference officially announced today its partnership with Stop Hunger Now as a donation campaign working towards the goal of packaging 40,000 meals during GMIC’s annual event held April 15–17, in San Francisco. During registration for the conference, attendees are encouraged to donate an additional $5.25 which will provide 21 meals to those in need. GMIC is halfway to their goal through contributions made by Hartmann Studios and InVision. Conference attendees will be packaging the meals on Wednesday, April 16 during the Community and Social Responsibility Lunch and Activity.

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger for more than 15 years. Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world.

Stop Hunger Now created its meal packaging program in 2005. The program perfected the assembly process that combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix. The meal includes 21 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packets and only costs 25 cents to produce. The food stores easily, has a shelf-life of two years and transports quickly. Stop Hunger Now works with international partners that ship and distribute the meals in 37 different countries.

Event Details

The 2014 Sustainable Meetings Conference, hosted by the Green Meeting Industry Council, takes place April 15–17, 2014 at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel. Event and ticket information can be found through the GMIC website at http://www.gmicglobal.org/.

About the Sustainable Meetings Conference

The Sustainable Meetings Conference (SMC), hosted annually by the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC), brings together professionals from all corners of the meetings and events industry — planners, suppliers, service providers, and destination representatives — around a single mission: transforming an industry by integrating sustainability into the entire life-cycle of event planning and execution. The event is an opportunity to gain new tools, share best practices and transferable lessons, network with peers and leaders in the industry, and get inspired to continue your efforts alongside like-minded professionals in the community.

About the Green Meeting Industry Council

The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) is a global organization dedicated to furthering sustainability in the meetings industry. Our goal is to help create better meetings through increased efficiency and reduced environmental impact, all the while improving the attendee experience. The annual Sustainable Meetings Conference allows professionals within the meetings and events industry to gain insights and tools, explore and discover sustainable solutions and network with peers.