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Cocktails with a green twist to save planet
By Sam Riley |
January 14, 2009, Wednesday
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ONE wouldn't think they could help the planet by sipping a cocktail. But tomorrow night Shanghai's most eco-friendly crowd, with drink in hand of course, will launch their own chapter of "Green Drinks" - an informal networking event designed to bring together people interested in sustainability.
The drinks began in London in 1989. A chance to catch up, swap ideas, meet friends, even find a job, the drinks are organized by the URBN Hotel, China's first carbon neutral hotel, and Racks Billiards Club.
The evening will feature Amina Belouizdad from Space Development ?? the developers of the URBN Urban Hotel ?? who will discuss sustainable development.
Belouizdad has a background in business development in the hotel and hospitality sectors and has been involved in a range of redevelopment projects.
The second speaker is a representative of Roots and Shoots, an organization that tackles desertification in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with a number of coordinated tree planting programs.
URBN Hotel's Communications and Events Manager Deirdre Morris says the monthly events aim to provide practical and useful information that people can apply to make their own lives more eco-friendly.
"The formats for the sessions are different in each city, but we would like to make Green Drinks Shanghai more function than form," she says.
"So we hope everyone is able to walk away from each session with new knowledge that can be applied immediately into action or with new resources that motivates companies or individuals to move forward with current actions, projects or initiatives."
Part-owner of Racks, Min Yoo, says the drinks would have a casual, social atmosphere, with guests able to enjoy a cocktail while learning about sustainability in a relaxing environment.
In keeping with the spirit of Green Drinks, everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to bring along a friend.
Each speaker will talk for about five minutes and a 20-minute question and answer session will follow.
The event will be held at the URBN Hotel on Jiaozhou Road and starts at 7pm.
For more information contact Deirdre Morris at the URBN on 5153-4600 or for more information on Green Drinks visit www.greendrinks.org.
The drinks began in London in 1989. A chance to catch up, swap ideas, meet friends, even find a job, the drinks are organized by the URBN Hotel, China's first carbon neutral hotel, and Racks Billiards Club.
The evening will feature Amina Belouizdad from Space Development ?? the developers of the URBN Urban Hotel ?? who will discuss sustainable development.
Belouizdad has a background in business development in the hotel and hospitality sectors and has been involved in a range of redevelopment projects.
The second speaker is a representative of Roots and Shoots, an organization that tackles desertification in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with a number of coordinated tree planting programs.
URBN Hotel's Communications and Events Manager Deirdre Morris says the monthly events aim to provide practical and useful information that people can apply to make their own lives more eco-friendly.
"The formats for the sessions are different in each city, but we would like to make Green Drinks Shanghai more function than form," she says.
"So we hope everyone is able to walk away from each session with new knowledge that can be applied immediately into action or with new resources that motivates companies or individuals to move forward with current actions, projects or initiatives."
Part-owner of Racks, Min Yoo, says the drinks would have a casual, social atmosphere, with guests able to enjoy a cocktail while learning about sustainability in a relaxing environment.
In keeping with the spirit of Green Drinks, everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to bring along a friend.
Each speaker will talk for about five minutes and a 20-minute question and answer session will follow.
The event will be held at the URBN Hotel on Jiaozhou Road and starts at 7pm.
For more information contact Deirdre Morris at the URBN on 5153-4600 or for more information on Green Drinks visit www.greendrinks.org.
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