Sea to Sky Meeting and Association Management will be focusing the spotlight on upcoming events, news and issues in the association and event management industry in BC, across Canada and around the world. We welcome your comments and any ideas or issues you would like us to discuss. Just contact Sarah Lowis, Founder and Impact Officer, at sarah@seatoskymeetings.com.
16-09-2019
There is no denying the conference and events industry as a whole generates a lot of pollution. Consider travel, specifically air travel, which contributes greatly to the amount of CO2 levels in the atmosphere. As we are all becoming acutely aware of the effects of climate change on our world, many of us are making conscious decisions about how best to get to and from. We may choose to ride our bikes to work, take public transit, or reconsider attending our association’s annual conference because it requires a plane ticket.
23-07-2019
Let’s face it – we all enjoy that moment when we first glance inside our delegate bag to see what goodies are in store for us this year. Oh yah it’s another pen! …yet another fidget spinner for my collection … a few pamphlets that will quickly get tossed in recycling … and in the bottom corner a sweet treat that goes down quick. Now to keep or not to keep my cloth grocery store style bag. I already have several dozen at home so I will likely leave it behind in my hotel room. The moment is fleeting and what is left behind is a whole lot of wasted money and wasted resources.
25-01-2019
I remember about twelve or so years ago there was a big push towards ‘Green Meetings’ so I quickly got certified as a ‘Green Meeting’ specialist. During the course, we learned about various ways to make our meetings more environmentally responsible and I remember thinking – Just imagine where we will be 10 years from now.
10-10-2018
Living in Vancouver, it is easy to brag about our weather, mountains, oceans, and sushi. But is it wrong to say that as fall approaches, and we see reports of snow falling in Calgary, we want to call up Calgarians just to brag about eating sushi on Kits beach? There is an art to bragging. It is not subtle and it has to be short and sweet. It needs to be true. This is Sea to Sky’s 2018 Brag Book.
06-06-2018
North Vancouver, BC – Sarah Lowis, President, Sea to Sky Meeting and Association Management Inc. received her Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE). The CAE is one of the highest professional credentials in the association management field. Sarah successfully completed the CAE examination administered nationwide in May 2018. She will be honoured, along with other new CAE recipients, at the 2018 CSAE National Conference in Ottawa.
09-04-2018
Have you ever thought carefully about what your core values are? These are the things that you really, truly believe deep down and actually live by day-to-day. Could you name them? If put on the spot, I think most people could give a reasonably honest answer when speaking in a personal capacity. But it takes a bit more thought to do the same for a whole company or organization involved in the complicated, high-pressure business of exceeding its members’ or customers’ expectations, planning for the future and keeping the lights on.