ALEXANDRIA, Va.
The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) will come under the umbrella of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), which represents a number of meetings and events industry segments.
“GMIC is the meetings industry’s most respected authority on sustainability, and the Board of Directors has been working tirelessly over the last several months to finalize an exciting new partnership to take GMIC to new heights,” said CIC CEO Karen Kotowski. “CIC is looking forward to not only helping GMIC return to its roots as a council leading the conversation on sustainability in the meeting and events industry, but also to support it by expanding its reach through the CIC members and CMP communities to drive the industry [forward].”
The organizations believe that the GMIC’s mission of promoting sustainable meetings will enjoy a larger audience and have a larger impact on the industry by coming under the governance of CIC, which supervises the APEX/ASTM Sustainable Meetings Standards as part of its years-long mission to create a higher level of standardization in the industry.
For more information on the merger, visit www.gmicglobal.org/?page=FAQ.
