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Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange Building on its reputation for low carbon leadership, this year's Yorkshire & Humberside networking event was the largest and most comprehensive best practice Exchange ever to be held in the UK, even out-growing the equivalent event in London. With year-on-year attendance up by a third, over 400 participants used the structured networking facilities at the event to share best practice and develop their plans to reduce their organisations' carbon emissions. The end result was a record-breaking one hundred roundtable discussion groups being organised, together with over four hundred pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings. Feedback from participants showed that much of the popularity of the Exchange is down to the unique networking opportunities on offer. "The event provides an opportunity to arrange your day to your specific interests and so provides excellent opportunities to network and exchange ideas" commented Richard Crowther from Leeds City Council. "An excellent opportunity to probe the experts, make good contacts with like-minded companies and share best practice experience ... a great event!" was how Perry Shard from Birse Civils described the experience. Many leading corporations from the region such as Asda Stores, BUPA, Northern Foods and Yorkshire Water were represented. This year's event also saw increased activity from start-up companies and university research departments developing innovative low carbon technologies, with many using the event to explore collaboration opportunities and link-up with potential investors. The overall success can perhaps best be measured by the fact that 88% viewed that the event had met their own particular objectives. Exhibitors also agreed that the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange has got it right in differentiating itself from a very crowded events market. "This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with other environment practitioners." said Elizabeth Edgington, from Business in the Community. Other testimonials: "This is
an excellent event for people charged with various carbon management
activities for their organisation to find out first hand what other
practitioners have found effective." "EcoCooling
have got several interesting contacts from the event which we would
have been unlikely to obtain elsewhere making it well worth our attendance." "A well organised
and valuable event." "This event
is a very effective format combining several approaches into one day's
events including roundtable discussions, presentations, exhibits etc.
it all adds up to a useful informative event." "The Low
Carbon Best Practice Exchange is a worthwhile event where the latest
ideas and concepts are discussed." "Excellent
venue, good selection of quick win solutions including retro applications!" "I had low
expectations, and was pleasantly surprised by how useful the event
was. I will be recommending my Commercial Manager to send representatives
to future events." "This is
the first time I have attended an event of this kind and was very
impressed with the format. The ability to discuss my concerns and
thoughts with people from a wide range of organisations, both speakers
and delegates, made this not only a valuable source of information
but a most enjoyable experience." "For those
with responsibilities for energy and carbon management within their
organisations, the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange is a must." "This was
speed dating for energy anoraks. Perfect!" "This was
the best organised most relevant event of its type I have ever attended." "An invaluable
learning experience." "This is
a fantastic opportunity to engage with other environment practitioners." "A well organised
event with a lot of valuable discussion opportunities. I came away
with some valuable contacts and new ideas." "A very useful
day the format and organisation of which allows you to develop a personal
agenda to focus on your key needs and maximise the personal benefit." "If you take
the time to set out your needs I am sure that you will be pleasantly
surprised." "One-to-one
meetings allowed people to pre-qualify their interest so that the
time was well spent." "Having missed
my pre-booked session, I was made welcome to 2 other table top discussions
which were very appropriate for me and the business I am in. I was
able to take new information away with me and will discuss within
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Yorkshire at the forefront of environmental change!" "Excellent
Content" "I found
the October, 2008 Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange in Harrogate really
useful and enjoyable. There was a lot of expertise in the room and
the format where you were able to set your own agenda for the day
around your own priorities worked excellently." "This was
the best organised event that I have attended." "Excellent
networking opportunity. I felt I got as much out of the days event
as I could with the pre-arranged meeting planner. Most of the people
I met with agreed this was a good use of their time." "The ability
to tailor your day to your individual requirements was fantastic.
I've never been to such a well organised exhibition in this respect.
However, prepare to be worn out, as there's no sloping off early if
you have made commitments on your personal programme until the end
of the day!" "This event
went well beyond the normal conference format and resulted in much
better use of time." "An excellent
event with a unique format." "The energy
and enthusiasm of like minded individuals committed to improving sustainability
and managing the impact of the population for the benefit of future
generations is not to be underestimated. So many environmental practitioners
become disillusioned by the inertia of the general population, the
opportunity to share and develop positive ideas is very encouraging." The next staging
of the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange in Harrogate takes place
on 3rd December 2009. If you are interested in being involved, please
send an email to martyn@carbon-innovation.com |
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