Smart City Networks Supports Future of Plastics Foundation
Online, April 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - LAS VEGAS - Smart City Networks proudly supports entities that are committed to promoting a sustainable environment while producing the materials that have become critical elements of our way of life. To this end, Smart City Networks presented $5,000 to the Future of Plastics Foundation prior to the opening of the International Plastics Showcase being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
"The Future of Plastics Foundation is committed to our goal of promoting a sustainable environment while ensuring Americans have the products and services they use every day," said Mark Haley, president of Smart City Networks. "As a technology company, Smart City understands the importance of plastics and other materials to building networks and technological infrastructure that we have all become dependent on in the 21st century."
The donation was presented by Marty Rubin, CEO of Smart City, and Patrick Sarcinella, Senior Director of Technology, South East Region for Smart City, to Bill Carteaux, president and CEO of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) on behalf of the Future of Plastics Foundation.
"We greatly appreciate the support of Smart City and have found them to be a great partner to work with at the OCCC in providing the wireless networks and EventPathTM remote registration for our International Plastics Showcase, NPE2012," said Carteaux.
ABOUT SPI'S FUTURE OF PLASTICS FOUNDATION
It is critical that the plastics industry address these concerns credibly and quickly, as well as show consumers how plastics favorably impact their lives every day. Taking a proactive approach will ensure that plastics remain the material of choice for future generations. That is why SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association has established The Future of Plastics Foundation, a 501C-3 foundation to help protect and promote the plastics industry. Donations to this Foundation will help fund programs and initiatives that seek to supply sound-science and trustworthy information about plastics to key stakeholders, show consumers and policymakers the contribution of plastics to a sustainable environment, and help the public make informed choices about products they use every day.
ABOUT SMART CITY NETWORKS
Founded over 25 years ago, Smart City Networks is the nation's largest provider of event telecommunications and technology in the convention industry. Smart City Networks can provide wired and wireless Internet services, phone services and digital signage solutions at convention centers and meeting facilities of any size. Smart City Networks designs, installs and maintains data, voice, electrical and utility platforms, coupled with voice, video and data network engineering, security and monitoring. Providing technology services to over 3,000 conventions and meetings annually, Smart City Networks currently serves more than 35 convention and meeting facilities across the U.S., totaling over 17 million square feet of exhibit space. For more information about Smart City Networks, please call 702-943-6000 or visit www.smartcitynetworks.com .