Travel Daily News: “Leslie Vanderzwet, general manager of conferences at The Banff Centre, was elected treasurer of the International Association of Conference Centers of The Americas for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2011.”
Category Archives: Conferences
What one Cuban cigar can do [International Trumpet Guild]
Globe and Mail: “If anybody is missing a trumpeter, you might want to check Banff. The Rocky Mountains are blaring this week as a huge cadre of brass superstars have flocked to Alberta’s Banff Centre, thanks in part to a cigar, a bad Scottish accent and one man’s impressive address book.”
Banff Centre among conference centres aiming for lighter footprint
Meetings Industry Megasite: “The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) is pulling together a green task force, and several of the association’s member properties, as well as key conference center management companies, have taken steps toward environmental friendliness.
‘We hope to raise awareness of environmental responsibility and also hope IACC, its members, and their meeting planner customers will embrace the environmentally friendly initiatives we identify,’ said Leslie Vanderzwet, co-chair of the task force and general manager of conferences at the Banff Centre, in Banff, AB, Canada.”
Composting system for disposing of dead swine finds other uses
The Pig Site: “An award winning composting tool, originally developed to deal with mortalities in the swine industry, is finding new uses, both agricultural and non-agricultural. The Biovator was developed by the Niverville, Manitoba-based Puratone Corporation and consists of a rotating four foot diameter drum that mixes livestock carcasses with wood shavings while introducing oxygen. The unit’s design earned its creator Dr. Shokry Rashwan the 2005 Banff Pork Seminar’s F.X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork Production.”