Kendall College Associate Professor Sue Tinnish Chaired Committee that Established New APEX/ASTM International Standards for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings and Events
肯代尔大学副教授Sue Tinnish担任为环境可持续性会议和会展制定新的APEX/ASTM国际标准的委员会的主席
芝加哥——2012年2月16日，肯代尔大学酒店管理学院非常高兴宣布副教授Sue Tinnish担任ASTM委员会主席，该委员会为世界各地的会议和会展策划人以及供货商的环境可持续性或“绿色性”制定新的APEX/ASTM国际标准。
如今有8个标准可供会议行业中的会议策划人和供货商使用。一个致力于会议和会展行业可持续性的全球社区绿色会议产业协会（GMIC，Green Meetings Industry Council）与美国环境保护局（US Environmental Protection Agency）倡导为会议策划人和供货商制定标准，并为此做出了极大的努力。注重行业最佳实践的会展行业委员会（CIC ，Convention Industry Council）公认实践交换（APEX ，Accepted Practices Exchange）与国际标准发展和执行系统的领军者ASTM国际（ASTM International）于２００７年开始进行制定标准的工作。
９个提议的APEX/ASTM标准其中８个已完成。这些标准涵盖了会展策划和管理的方方面面，包括：会议地点、会场、视听设备、通讯供应设备、展品和餐饮、现场办公室和交通。Tinnish和行业专业人士正继续为有关会议住宿的最后一个标准工作。
Tinnish博士表示：“这一重大成就是由ASTM、绿色会议产业协会（GMIC）、美国环境保护局以及几百名来自北美和欧洲的志愿者共同合作完成。可持续性是会展策划人、供货商以及他们所代表的组织共同的战略担忧。这些标准对会展策划人和供货商的专业性和责任感要求级别前所未有，但对举办更为环境可持续性的会议却是基本的要求。”
作为会展行业的“绿色”先锋，Tinnish已经积极参与到会展行业委员会（CIC）和ASTM国际制定会展行业可持续标准的工作当中，负责标准制定过程中两个组织之间的协调和交流。她也是技术咨询集团（Technical Advisory Group）的主席，该集团通过国际标准化组织（ISO）定位美国在制定行业标准中所起的作用。
Tinnish获得了西北大学（Northwestern University）传播学理学学士学位（B.S. in Communication Studies）、芝加哥大学（University of Chicago）工商管理硕士学位以及班尼迪克大学（Benedictine University）组织发展博士学位（Ph.D. in Organization Development）。2008年，她加入肯代尔酒店管理学院，讲授可持续性旅游、会议和会展、组织行为学、人力资源管理和会议管理课程。
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Kendall College Associate Professor Sue Tinnish Chaired Committee that Established New APEX/ASTM International Standards for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings and Events
CHICAGO-February 16, 2012-The Kendall College School of Hospitality Management is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Dr. Sue Tinnish chaired the ASTM committee that established the new APEX/ASTM international standards for environmentally sustainable or “green events” for meeting and event planners and their suppliers around the world.
Eight standards are now available for use by meeting planners and suppliers to the meeting industry. This major effort to create standards for planners and suppliers, focused on meetings, was developed and initiated by the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC), a global community dedicated to sustainability in the meetings and events industry and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Work on the standards began in 2007 by the Convention Industry Council’s (CIC) Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative that focuses on industry best practices, and ASTM International, a leader in international standards development and delivery systems.
Eight of the nine proposed APEX/ASTM standards are completed. These standards focus on all facets of event planning and management, including: meeting destinations; venues; audio visual equipment; communication supplies; exhibits, food and beverage; onsite offices; and transportation. Tinnish, along with industry professionals, continues to work on the last standard for meeting accommodations.
“This is a major accomplishment representing collaboration between ASTM, the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC), the US Environmental Protection Agency, and hundreds of volunteers across North America and Europe,” said Dr. Tinnish. “Sustainability is a strategic concern for planners, suppliers and the organizations they represent. The level of specificity required and accountability of both the planner and supplier that is built into these standards is unprecedented and fundamental for having more environmentally sustainable meetings.”
A “green” pioneer in the industry, Tinnish has been actively involved in the effort to create sustainability standards for the events industry through the CIC and ASTM International, and was responsible for the coordination and communication between the two organizations as the standards were being developed. She is also the chair of the Technical Advisory Group that orchestrates the U.S. voice in developing industry standards through the International Standards Organization (ISO).
Tinnish holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, an M.B.A from University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Organization Development from Benedictine University. She joined Kendall’s School of Hospitality Management in 2008 and teaches courses in sustainable tourism, meetings and events, organizational behavior, human resources management, and meeting management.
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