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Assignment Details and Rubric Explain the environmental concerns involved in managing an event. Review the scenario and use the Assignment checklist to complete your Assignment. Scenario: Baird and Simon Environmental Consulting Company (BSECC), based in New York City, just had a banner year. Their annual meeting will be held in 3 months near Weston, Florida, right on the edge of the Everglades. The new eco-friendly resort, Blades of Grass Resort, was selected by BSECC specifically for their reputation of being environmentally conscious. This annual meeting is a combination annual review, motivational summit and training and planning session. The meeting takes place over a 3-day period. They are expecting 300

attendees. The meeting begins Monday evening with an open cocktail reception. The actual meetings start on Tuesday morning. Each day of the meeting will begin with breakfast. Sessions, with scheduled breaks, will make up the morning and afternoon activities. Lunch will be provided during all 3 days. Dinner will not be provided except for Thursday evening when the meeting will culminate with a dinner/awards presentation followed by dessert and an evening concert outside on the lawn. Of note, the Burrowing Owl is native to this particular area and there are several located on part of the lawn as indicated in the given diagram. Assignment Checklist:

• Explain the plans to configure the dessert and concert event such that it is not intrusive to the in-ground nests of the Burrowing Owl. • Identify the regulations (and the type: state, federal, etc.) for accommodating this endangered species and include this in your response as a citation.

• Specify the important aspects of this event including the considerations to make it as legally compliant and eco-friendly as possible utilizing green clean-up procedures and establishing limits on noise control.

• Explain what entertainment will be used and why and what arrangements must be made to deal with unionized musicians.

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Respond in a minimum of 2–3 pages in an APA formatted, Word document and submit it to the Dropbox before the end of the unit. Before you submit your Assignment, you should save your work on your computer in a location, and with a name, that you will remember. Make sure your project is in the appropriate Word format, then, when you are

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ready, save it as Username-AB270 Assignment-Unit#.doc (Example: TAllen- AB270 Assignment-Unit 5.doc). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 5: Assignment Dropbox and submitting it before the end of the unit.

Disclaimer: The organization and characters depicted in this exercise are fictional. Any resemblance

to real organizations or individuals is purely coincidental.