MONTEREY, Calif.
From the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium to a hotel industry that has garnered numerous accolades, Monterey County has long set the bar for sustainable business practices and standards.
As the region continues to be at the forefront of the sustainable movement, more than two dozen community leaders and visionaries along with an audience of public officials, public policy experts, hospitality and tourism professionals, hospitality developers and contractors and hospitality educators are gathering for the first-ever Sustainable Hospitality Symposium on Thurs., Feb. 23, 2017.
The Symposium will be held at the InterContinental The Clement Monterey, a property which features 16,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space for meetings, conferences and other special events.
The Sustainable Hospitality Management program at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has partnered with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Monterey County CVB, the Monterey County Hospitality Association, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, the Monterey County Workforce Investment Board, the Santa Cruz County Economic Development Agency, local cities and firms as well as the Government of Costa Rica to host the event. CSUMB also announced that Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who was recently selected to serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans will speak at the event.
"The Sustainability Symposium is bringing together the creme-de-la-creme of policy-makers, public officials, hospitality leaders, green developers and builders as well as educators from Costa Rica and the United States,” said Shyam Kamath, Dean of the College of Business at (CSUMB). “The goal is to shape the future of the Monterey Bay region as the leading [sustainable hospitality and eco-tourism] region in the country.”
For more information about the event, check out csumb.edu/green.
