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The Baskow Buzz Baskow & Associates Monthly Industry "Green" Newsletter May 2008 |
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GREETINGS
FROM BASKOW AND ASSOCIATES
GREEN VENUES A Truly "Green" Venue in the heart of Las Vegas, the Springs Preserve offers meeting space, events for up to 4000, outdoor amphitheaters, and much more! A wonderful, sustainable event experience! Come discover the sights and sounds of the Desert Southwest at the Springs Preserve. Investigate Las Vegas’ earliest beginnings, explore interactive exhibits and learn the principles of sustainability-all just minutes away from Downtown Las Vegas. The venue is a campus of buildings and outdoor spaces offering an unmatched cultural experience for everyone. A beacon for sustainability, The Desert Living Center offers amazing architecture, as revolutionary as it is beautiful.
This 180-acre national historic site and cultural attraction offers outdoor concerts, botanical gardens, immersive museum exhibits, theater experiences, miles of walking trails, a scenic wetland habitat and delectable cuisine as just a sampling of the property’s amenities. Whether your event is an intimate executive board meeting or a themed gala event, the Springs Preserve delivers a unique setting that meshes the Mojave Desert’s natural beauty with revolutionary architectural design. The Springs Preserve - Moments from the Strip, but worlds away… Contact us for more information on hosting your next event at the Springs Preserve! NEW
SERVICES If you are interested in Baskow helping to make your existing meeting or event "Green" please contact us. With years of experience under belt, our professional team can assist you in all aspects of your meeting or event. We will evaluate and analyze your event, work with the appropriate parties and "green" your meeting for you. |
FROM THE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Beth J. Duke
In the past few years, the world has been taking notice of our environment, and our impact on the world around us. The meetings and events industry has recently been focusing on environmental issues, and Baskow & Associates has been a leader for years in environmental protection and sustainability. In this newsletter, you will learn a bit about how Baskow and Associates is committed to recycling, re-using and reducing. From transportation to meetings, you'll see how we are constantly working to reduce waste and promote practical steps to reducing negative impact on the environment. You'll also learn a bit about one of the greatest new "green" venues we've ever worked with, right here in Las Vegas! The future of our planet affects each and everyone of us, and we are committed to our role as an industry leading Destination Management Company to lead by example and action, not just by words. GREEN
MEETING PRACTICES
At Baskow and Associates, we have taken steps both internally and externally with events to promote eco-friendly best practices within the hospitality industry and have partnered with many organizations to enact our beliefs. Our mission is to lead the charge in the dedication to sustainability in the events industry by practicing and promoting best practices in this area. Green Transportation
Green Meetings
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BASKOW
IN THE COMMUNITY As part of our core company values, Baskow & Associates has made a commitment to participate on a company-wide basis in a minimum of one community service project per quarter, each year.
Overall, it was a very satisfying and rewarding experience to see how a few people can make a big difference in the lives of others. |
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EMPLOYEE NEWS AND UPDATES New Associates Baskow is growing, so let's welcome these new associates!
Promotions !!! Congratulations to our newly promoted team members:
Our Newest Associate!
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TECHNOLOGY
UPDATE
Traditionally, paper surveys result in a 10-15 percent response rate. Add to that the days and weeks it takes to collect and tabulate the data, you have a less than useful process on your hands. By offering electronic surveys online, you can send email invitations to complete the survey. We can time the emails so that on Monday morning, for example, following a conference, an email invitation to the survey is waiting for your attendee in their inbox! Our experience with over 200 surveys have shown that response rates easily hit 50 to 60 percent., and your management team can view results in real-time with our powerful survey reporting on the web! Results can instantly be saved to Excel for further analysis, if needed. Call our registration team at 702-733-7818 for a free demonstration today! |
Judging
from the look of this quarter's newsletter, it's pretty apparent that
Baskow and Associates is thinking green! And
we're not talking about St. Patrick's Day!
Baskow
and Associates is dedicated to producing “Green Meetings and Events”
and approaches each event, with an awareness and responsibility to
sustaining and reducing impact on the environment. 
For the first
quarter of 2008, the Baskow & Associates family reached out to S.A.F.E. House - (Stop Abuse in the Family Environment) a local non-profit organization that offers an array of services for victims as well as offenders in domestic violence. S.A.F.E. House's goal is to provide quality crisis intervention, shelter services, counseling and transitional resources to domestic violence victims and their children. The organization was founded in 1994 and has served thousands of clients throughout the years. They offer a 24/7 crisis hotline for domestic violence victims to receive information and referrals, in addition if the program is appropriate the victim is offered emergency shelter which is at an undisclosed location. Within their office they offer 1 on 1 counseling for victims and their children and a unique batterer's intervention program. They also offer advocacy to assist victims with the judicial process and transitional advocacy to assist victims who have left an abusive relationship.
The organization was in dire need of basic food stuffs, cleaning supplies and diapers. The committee, consisting of members from the talent, accounting, sales, administration, housing and registration teams went to work putting up flyers and sending emails to everyone within the organization. From there, each employee was encouraged to reach out to three additional contacts. As a result, donations were generous. Each day, carloads of goods were delivered to Baskow's Offices by strategic partners, talent and coordinators, not to mention the office staff. Several monetary donations were also collected on behalf of the organization.
Congratulations
to Connie Brough, who recently gave birth to 7 pound 15 ounce Kingston
on May 10. Expect to see Kingston working on Baskow programs in the very
near future!
Baskow
& Associates now offers a
state-of-the-art online survey technology that will dramatically increase
your survey response rates!