Genesis of the Green Guestbook

A computer-based guest book was a natural to replace a paper guest book for an exhibit featuring one of the twentieth century's great innovations: Route 66, America's Mother Road. But, no solution existed.

Ellie Carlson, museum curator and the exhibit designer for this exhibit, recognized a need that was broader than just this exhibit and thus was born the Green Guestbook.

The Green Guestbook provided a move away from a paper-based system to a touch-screen computer-based system that automated the collection of visitor demographics and provided an entertaining, interactive guest book for each visitor. As a fully internet-based system, it requires only minimal computer resources and thus allows the recycling of computers that have otherwise outlived their utility.

Green Guestbook: Calendar of Events

• April, 2007: Provisional Patent Filed
• June, 2007: Prototype launched
• April, 2008: Patent Filed
• June, 2008: Primary Partner Pilot begins
• September, 2008: Primary Partner Pilot assessment
• Fall 2008: Formal launch -- general availability

Green Guestbook Inc Principals

Ellie Carlson, President/Inventor, ellie@greenguestbook.com

Bill Garvey, Chief Technology Officer, bill@greenguestbook.com