NextNow Member Blog

FROM:  Jim (Sky) Schuyler <sky@red7.com> and Eileen CLEGG <eileen@visualinsight.net>

Please join us at the NextNow Collaboratory in Berkeley on December 11th to celebrate.

See Eileen Clegg‘s great visual invitation below (or it may just be attached).

Details:
When: 5-8pm on Friday December 11th, 2009
Where: NextNow Collaboratory, Strawberry Creek Design Center, 1250 Addison St. #202, Berkeley CA
Donation: (Suggested: $10 times the number of years you have known Bill Daul) or a minimum of $35
Additional donations benefit Bill Daul, the human glue of NextNow
To reserve your “ticket,” please Paypal your donation to bdaul@pacbell.net or mail a check to Bill Daul 933 Addison, Palo Alto CA 94301
(Even if you can’t make it, donations will be accepted and appreciated.)

From: —— —Eileen CLEGG <eileen@visualinsight.net> and John Sumser <john@johnsumser.com>

Dear Next Now Extremophiles -

John and I enjoyed writing up the notes from the NextNow experience Oct. 30.

As John said, it as like opening a box of valentines.

Check it out!— http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATgZSqH3lc9_ZGZ2ZjZ2MjNfMWQzNWdrY2Zn&hl=en

Please give us your impressions, takeaways and especially — how did it feel to be part of an extremophile team?

What did you learn about quickly organizing?

Would you like to be part of what comes next?

Warmest + best to each of you -
Eileen

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From: —— —Sue Lebeck <slebeck@svii.org>

SVII “First Wednesday”
Innovation Society Meeting
December 2nd, 2009
6:00 – 9:30 pm

Masdar City, UAE:

World’s First

Carbon-neutral, Zero-Waste Community

Karin Larsen, Masdar City Project

Masdar City is the expression of a vision.— It represents Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted response to the challenges facing a sustainable future.— The Masdar Initiative and Masdar City are positioning Abu Dhabi as a global leader and hub for the research and development of renewable energy and sustainable technology.— The funding for Masdar comes from the Abu Dhabi government.

Masdar City’s aim is to become the Silicon Valley for clean, green and alternative energy.— A global centre where over 1500 companies will converge to address one of man’s greatest challenges.— A city where current and future technologieis will be funded, researched, developed, tested and implemented. Masdar’s mandate is to champion renewable energy technologies, and to contribute to the diversitfication and sustainable growth of the Abu Dhabi economy into one that is industry-led and knowledge-based.
For more information, see www.masdarcity.com— and www.masdar.ae.

Karin Larsen is the US Sales Representative for the Masdar City Property Development Unit, where she develops cross-border strategic partnerships and business relationships between Masdar City and US companies. Prior to this, she was a Senior Vice President at Gulf Capital Private Equity in the UAE where she analyzed and executed investment opportunities in energy services, alternative energy, and technology/media. Previously, she established i2i Capital in Hong Kong, a boutique private placement and investment firm serving SMEs in Asia. In the cleantech sector, she has worked with companies active in electric vehicles, coal gasification, plastics recycling, nanomaterials, and water filtration.

Program Schedule
6:00:— Arrival and networking
6:45: Community buffet dinner
7:10: Appetizer Story:
Developing Green Innovative Communities:
Dr. James Caldwell
7:15: Introductions
7:30:— Feature Presentation
8:30: Showing Up
9:30: Closing

Location
Bayshore Ballroom, Bay Cafe, Palo Alto
1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
(Embarcadero East, past Ming’s, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course;
from the parking lot, walk up the breezeway and the restaurant will be on the right.)
Restaurant direct line: 650-856-0999
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com

Cost: $30
Bring cash or check, or prepay by credit card.
Drinks are available on a no-host basis.
Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.
Need to reach us at the last minute?— Call 415-307-0645.

SVII First Wednesday -— Archives

For developing Archives, check out the
SVII “First Wednesday” group at SVII Society Online.

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