NextNow Member Blog

From:     John Renesch <john@renesch.com>

Hello everyone!

The FourYears.Go initiative that will be formally launched on February 14th has grabbed me big time. Since I emailed many of you two weeks ago I have jumped in and am hosting Introductory Conference Calls for anyone who has questions about the initiative. Jon Love and Mark Dubois of Pachamama Alliance are hosting the Team Connector conference calls for those who have decided to jump in and bring in as many organizations with which they are affiliated as they can.

A five-page white paper about the project has been posted on the wiki website and a video of Lynne Twist speaking about the initiative recently will be posted on the site soon, possibly later today.

Here is the call-in information for Introductory calls followed by the Team Connector call info for those of you who want to join.

Introductory calls (with John Renesch):

Thursday, February 4th, 9 AM and 4 PM California time.
Tuesday, February 9th, 8:30 AM California time
Wednesday, February 10th, 4:00 PM California time
Thursday, February 11th, 8:00 AM, California time
Friday, February 12th, 4:00 PM, California time

At the appointed time and day, call 1- 951-262-4343,
when prompted dial the participant code 565180 followed by the # sign.
(Non USA callers start with “001”)
Please RSVP with  “John Renesch” john@renesch.com

Connector Team working calls (with Jon Love and Mark Dubois):

Wednesday, February 3rd conference calls:
7:30 – 9:00 am PST
5:00 – 6:30pm PST

Conference call number:  951-262-4343
Pass code 607636 #

We’re working toward having as many organizations as we can get onboard before the launch in less than two weeks. I hope you’ll join us.

All the best,

John

From:     Gil Friend <gfriend@natlogic.com>

Delighted to find I’ve just been named one of Bay Area’s top 25 #cleantech movers & shakers! http://ow.ly/12KSs

RoseRyan’s 2009 Top 25 People in Cleantech in Northern California

This is Chris Vane’s list of 25 influencers, in alphabetical order, followed by another 15 people to watch in 2010. Both lists include a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, politicians, lawyers, media and nonprofit leaders.

1. Dan Adler, president of CalCEF (California Clean Energy Fund), ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy) board member, Cleantech Open Board of Advisors member, and AB 32 Working Committee member. Acting as the connective tissue for policy, finance and technology interests, CalCEF has created a series of investment vehicles and public interest institutions—including the CalCEF Angel Fund, the U.C. Davis Energy Efficiency Center, and CalCEF Innovations—to accelerate the development of clean energy solutions.
2. Gil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic. Gil is a systems ecologist and business strategist with nearly 40 years’ experience in business, communications and environmental innovation. An author and lecturer, he is also a founding board member of the Sustainable Business Alliance, Sustainable Berkeley and the California Sustainable Business Council. He serves on the executive board of OpenEco.org and the advisory boards of Clean Fish, WattBot and the Green World Campaign.

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see http://ow.ly/12KSs for more information….

From:     Rao Machiraju <rao@reqall.com>

Hi Bill:

Alonzo the youngest member of NextNow, has just released an
iPhone application called Pocket Sitar.

http://appshopper.com/music/pocket-sitar

Wanted to alert you to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfT0HF1Pbxk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39xhE3F9YGI

Enjoy!

R