Focused on implementation technologies, business development and market growth, the fifth annual ConnectivityWeek is held in Silicon Valley in the midst of the cleantech innovation community and is recognized as a key conference for the application of ICT (Information Communication Technology) for energy management and efficiency. In a unique format dedicated to connecting people, ConnectivityWeek blends ICT with an array of vertical applications, technical discussions and application strategies into a cohesive understanding of how smart, connected devices and systems will shape our future, spanning all the major industries and energy consumption areas of commercial, residential, industrial and infrastructure.

ConnectivityWeek 2010
Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara Convention Center
May 24-27, 2010
http://www.connectivityweek.com/2010/

Intersolar North America Brings Global Business-to-Business Leaders to San Francisco

Solar Exhibition and Conference opens today through July 16

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the most diverse global business-to-business exhibition in the United States dedicated to the transformation of the solar marketplace, today opened its doors to a registered 17,000 attendees. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom joins more than 170 conference speakers at 25 conference tracks, to discuss market trends and issues facing the solar industry such as reaching grid parity, federal and state policies, emerging and existing technology innovations and the growth opportunities in the North American market.

"We are happy to host Intersolar North America in San Francisco, which is proud to be a leader in clean technology development," said Mayor Newsom. "Intersolar provides our local and global solar businesses with the opportunity to further develop the state of the solar market, making clean energy an achievable goal for us all."

Co-located with SEMICON West and co-organized with PV Group, the global photovoltaic initiative of SEMI, Intersolar North America presents more than 560 solar exhibitors at both locations from 23 countries worldwide. This week's events are designed to facilitate international connections between solar companies from all areas of the supply chain that make up the $50 billion international solar industry.

Intersolar North America sees triple growth in one year

Earlier this year, the growing demand in booth sales prompted organizers to open another level in Moscone West, tripling the size of last year's exhibition and bringing the 2009 total floor space to approximately 120,000 net square feet, accommodating 444 international exhibitors at Moscone West Hall alone. Growth and development themes carry over into the 30 Innovation Exchange presentations which take place throughout the week as well, highlighting new and emerging technologies, training programs for solar jobs and growing solar businesses in the U.S. and worldwide.

"Both the exhibition and conference have grown faster than we ever imagined in just two years," said Professor Eicke R. Weber, Intersolar North America Committee Chairman and Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Germany. "With so many critical issues facing the solar industry today, the economy included, Intersolar North America provides companies an opportunity to learn from each other and connect to grow their own businesses."

About Intersolar North America

Intersolar North America is the most diverse international business-to-business trade show in the United States for the global solar industry. As the only solar trade show in North America dedicated to recruiting companies across the solar supply chain from around the world, Intersolar helps the industry improve global supply, distribution, training, regulation and business issues in order to accelerate market transformation and advance solar as a significant part of the global energy supply. Intersolar North America 2009 alone features 444 exhibitors and more than 17,000 registered trade visitors in San Francisco's Moscone Center West on July 14-16. Intersolar North America was created in 2008 as a sister event to Intersolar in Munich, the world's largest and longest-running solar technology trade show. Intersolar North America is organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg Management and Marketing International (FMMI) GmbH and is co-organized by the SEMI PV Group. http://www.intersolar.us/

FountainBlue's Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum 

Topic:  Energy Generation Breakthroughs and Challenges

Energy Generation Breakthroughs and Challenges based on the clean tech open's definition, the Renewable Energies category includes innovations that use, enable and accelerate the migration to renewable energy. Renewables may encompass energy derived from various power sources such as solar, biomass, wind, wave and tidal energy, and more traditional hydro projects.

Date & Time: Monday, August 3 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Bowne, 2455 Faber Place, Palo Alto

Cost: $25 SV Cleantech's community

Audience: Clean Energy Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs & Investors (No Service Providers Please)

Pre-Register:  With e-mail stamp by Friday, July 31 at noon, no exceptions please.  PayPal and GoogleCheckOut payment options are available at here. Late and on-site registration is $40 - does not include membership.

·  Facilitator Awais Khan, Director, Venture Capital Practice, KPMG

·  Panelist Jonathan Forrester, Principal, Structured Transactions, PG&E

·  Panelist Ryan Murr, Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP

·  Panelist Fareed Sfard, CEO, Ahura Energy Inc.

·  Panelist Abe Yokell, Principal, Rockport Capital

We look forward to seeing you there.

MIT and HBS Club of Northern California present Starting a Cleantech Business

Event:  Monday, June 8th, 6 - 8:30pm

Location: Fenwick and West, 801 California St, First Floor,  Mountain View, CA
Registration:  http://www.mitcnc.org

MIT Club of Northern California and HBS Association of Northern California present a series of events focused on business careers in Cleantech and Entrepreneurial networking.  This series will highlight pathways into new clean tech careers, how to start new clean tech businesses and explore the trends and best practices in transitioning to green business operations. Learn how to start a new Clean Tech Business. Where are the opportunities and how can you best apply your skill set.   
Panelists: Matt Goldman, Co-founder and President Sustainable Spaces,  Alex Kinnier, Partner at Khosla Ventures 
- Deborah Magid, Director, Software Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group, Scott Newcomb, CEO Virgance 

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MIT Angels and OPEN:  Cleantech Investor Pitch Lunch at OPENforum

Event:  Saturday, June 13th, 12:30pm - 2.00pm

Location:  Computer History Museum - 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA

Registration: http://www.mitcnc.org

MIT Angels, MIT Club of Northern California, and OPEN SV invite offer innovative Cleantech startups seeking funding a unique platform to present their pitches and mingle with a high-caliber audience of VCs, angel investors, strategic partners, corporate investors, industry experts, and potential check writers at OPENforum '09.  

Judges Include: Wasiq Bokhari, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle, Stefan Heuser, President and CEO, Siemens Technology-To-Business Center, Anup Jacob, Partner, Virgin Green Fund,  Alex Kinnier, Partner, Khosla Ventures, Freddy Mangum, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle, and Rahul Prakash, COO & Head of Business Development, Virgance

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OPENforum: Winning Tomorrow

Event:  Saturday, June 13th, 8AM - 7PM

Computer History Museum - 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA

Online Registration at:  http://www.opensiliconvalley.org/

OPEN's premiere event, OPENforum, is the sixth in a series of successful annual national conferences. The conference theme is "Winning Tomorrow". Given today's difficult economic environment, we seek to arm participants with insights, knowledge, and relationships to help them persevere during these challenging times and to prepare for a successful career ahead. The day long conference consists of: 12 panels featuring over fifty top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists,  and business leaders across 3 industry tracks: Technology & Media, Cleantech & Global Affairs. Early Bird registration at $55, on-site registration $90.