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2015 Event Archive


Webinar: The Revolution will be Distributed
Ryan Hanley, GridX, SolarCity
December 16, 2015
Register here

YPE SF-Marin Food Bank Volunteer Night
Wednesday, December 16
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StartupHouse Battlefield - Internet of Things Pitching Competition 
December 16th 6:00pm

Society3 Startup Night - Traction & Funding
December 16th 6:30pm
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Founders Space Holiday Party & Mixer
VCs, Angels, Startups and more!
Thursday, December 17,

AWS Pop-up Loft Startup Pitch Event and Holiday Party 
December 17th 6:30pm
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Demystifying Microgrids Workshop
Thursday, December 17, 2015, 1-4pm, Mountain View

Lesbians Who Tech (and friends) Pandora Holiday Mixer
December 17th 6:00pm

FIN-TECH STARTUP - HACKATHON
Friday, December 18, 2015
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Webinar: Solar + Electric Vehicles: a Groupon for a Sustainable Future
Jessie Denver, Vote Solar
December 8, 2016
Register here

Driving Business Value With IoT 
December 8th 6:00pm

Products That Count: Holiday Party 
December 8th 7:00pm

Brave New Connected World:  The Internet of Everything
SVForum
Tues, Dec 8, 2015 - 8:30am   in Redwood City

PreSeed: Fireside Chat with Mitch Kapor
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

What Will a Fifth Year of Drought Mean for CA?
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 6:00-8:30pm, SF
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Big in Japan: George Arriola of Minimalisms on the intersection between IoT and Japanese craftsmanship 
December 9th 6:00pm

Using Analytics To Understand How People Are Using Your Product 
December 9th 6:00pm

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability  Holiday Party 
Thursday Dec 10th ​6:00 PM to 9:00 PM  

CALSEIA Holiday Mixer
Dec 10th in  Jack London Square, Oakland (take the ferry!)
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Designers + Geeks: Drawing From Life 
December 10th 7:00pm
  
Solving the IoT Puzzle

Silicon Valley Innovation Center
Thurs, Dec 10, 2015 - 8:00am in San Mateo

Bloomberg Tech Open House
Thurs, Dec 10, 2015 - 6:00pm in San Francisco

Latinos in Tech 
December 10th 6:00pm

SF IOT Meetup - The Art of Product Launching 
December 10th 7:00pm

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Stress Management for Entrepreneurs
November 30, 2015 at 6:30pm

Material Evidence: Scientific Inquiry, Sensory Experience, and the Creative Process 
November 30th 7:30pm

"The Present and Future of Venture Capital" by author Mahendra Ramsingha 
December 2nd 6:00pm


Accelerated Startup 
December 2nd 6:00pm

Future of Money & Technology Summit
December 2 from 9am – 5pm at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco

​Data Science for Sustainability:  Quantifying savings from solar and storage: data and analytics
How schools and public agencies are going solar
 Dec 2nd, Powerhouse, Oakland
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Accelerated StartupWhy startup accelerators are the new business schools
December 2nd 6:00pm


2.Oakland's Technology and Innovation Celebration
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Generation Next: The Politics and Tech Merger
A POLITICO event at the Battery
Thursday, December 3 - Doors open at 5:30 p.m

Startup Business Conference & Ask the Expert Mixer
December 3, 2015 | San Mateo and Webcast 

Beyond Silicon Valley: How tech & innovation can *actually* change the world
 
December 3rd 6:00pm

Galvanize Pitchers and Pitches SF
Thurs, Dec 3, 2015 - 5:30pm   in San Francisco

Growth Marketing Mixer 
Dec. 4  in San Francisco

AT&T Mobile App Hackathon (Smart City) – Bay Area 
December 4th 6:00pm
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Pivots, Products and Culture: Learning from Failure
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

CA's Distributed Energy Future - Reception
Monday, November 16, 2015

Data Science for Software Developers 
November 16th 6:00pm

California's Distributed Energy Future Conference
Reception on 11/16
Tuesday, November 16-17, 2015

2015 Global Forum by Cleantech Open
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November 17th
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Quarterly Venture Breakfast: Tech Bubble or Frothy Market?
November 17th, 2015

Social Innovation Summit
Tues/Wed, Nov 17/18, 2015 - 9:00am in Redwood City

ORRICK: Building a Culture of Growth w/ SoftTech VC, Immediately & SheKnows Media
19 November 2015 7:30 am, SF

Women, Bikes, and the Environment Mixer 
Wednesday, November 18, 6:00-8:00 PM

Big Data & Energy Panel Discussion – Digital Transformation of the Energy Industry
Wednesday November 18, 2015, Stanford


2015 Global Forum By Cleantech Open
November 18th

Startup Grind Hosts Christine Tsai, Founding Partner of 500 Startups 
November 18th 6:00pm, Palo Alto

Think Big, Start Now, Learn Fast (50% Discount)
November 18th 6:30pm

DARPA Robotics Fast Track 
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November 18th 6:30pm, Redwood City

Smart Cities Networking &  Pitch Event with ProspectSV and Plug and Play Tech Center
Nov. 19,   5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Smart City IoT Hackathon - Connect your City!
Friday-Sun, November 20-22

Startup Weekend Bay Area 
November 20th

The ClimateMusic Project Premier Concert Evening
November 21st  at the Chabot Space & Science Center, starting at 8pm.

illy Coffee-Hack Silicon Valley 
Hack the coffee industry
November 14th 9:00am


Codegirl Movie Screening 
November 14th 11:30am

Latinas in Tech Panel: Wearables, Adventure Travel & Hardware 
November 14th 1:00pm

Girls in Tech Lady Pitch Night
Nov 10, SF

Empowering Your Hidden Genius
November 10, SF

Innovation for Jobs Series: Investing in Innovation
November 10th, 2015

How to Take the Leap from Full-Time Job to Full-Time Passion
11/10 , SF

Web Developer Meet and Hire 
November 10th 5:00pm

Is There A Bubble, Who Will Be Affected, and How To Prepare 
November 10th 6:00pm

Civic Tech: A Presentation and Hack Night Collaboration Evening 
November 11th 6:00pm

Growth Clinic: Your Clinic For Enabling App Growth 
November 11th 5:45pm

HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR STARTUP WITHOUT A CTO
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (PST)
San Jose

Webinar: U.S. solar’s short and long-term future 
Shayle Kann, Greentech Media
November 12, 2015
Register here

Webinar: New Era of Demand Response: The Future in Now in Hawaii
Thursday, November 12, 2015
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern

She Started It, and So Can You!
November 12, 2015 at 6:30pm

Advanced Software Tools in the New Era of Renewable Energy  Project Development 
w/ Adam Gerza
 Nov 12th    in SF

Women Empowering Sales and Leadership in the 21st Century
6 - 8:30pm,  11/12,  SF
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2nd Annual WCS Talks (TED-talk style event)
Women in Cleantech & Sustainability
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Google

Draper U Open House
November 7 - Featuring guest speaker Adam Cheyer, Founder of Siri
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Emirates Airlines Travel Hackathon 
November 7th 9:00am

Startup Sales Expert: Marketing + Sales Development + Sales Alignment 
November 4th 6:00pm
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Galvanize Pitchers & Pitches San Francisco
Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 5:30

Presidio Presents: Women in Tech 
Featuring Yahoo's Christina Page, VMWare's Nicola Acutt, and Citrix's 
Thursday, November 5, 2015

zip.code - real estate tech hackathon 
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November 6th 6:00pm

Startup Weekend Education Oakland 
November 6th 6:30am

Berkeley-Haas Healthcare Conference 
November 6th

YPE Fall Speaker Series: Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing
Wednesday, November 4, 2015,  6:30 PM

On the Grid  Happy Hour
6:30 PM on Wednesday November 4th
Dirty Habit,  San Francisco

Startup Pitch Night
November 4th, 2015

Perfect the Pitch & Design the Deck 
November 4th 6:00pm

The Placemakers Community Reception: A Conversation about the Entrepreneurs Shaping our Cities
Tumml, Placemakers Community Reception
11/4 

AWS Pop-up Loft - Startup Pitch Event and Halloween Party 
October 29th 6:00pm

Better Ventures PreSeed: Fireside Chat with Nancy Pfund
Thursday, October 29, 2015,  Oakland 6:30pm

​Fall Startup Connection 
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October 29th 6:00pm
Meet VCs in a casual setting over free craft beer and bites and take part in our special entrepreneurial ecosystem at Mission Bay.

AWS Pop-up Loft - Startup Pitch Event and Halloween Party 
October 29th 6:00pm, SF

Fall Startup Connection 
October 29th 6:00pm

500 Startups Demo Day Batch 14
Fri, Oct 30, 2015
 

Extract: Data Conference 
October 30th 9:00am

Flexibility of Utility Resource Plans When Planning for Increased Renewables 
Webinar:  Tuesday, November 3 ,  10:00am 
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Founder World 2015 
October 27th 9:00am

Webinar: Corporate Renewables Goals:  Procurement Options & Policy Barriers
October 27 at 10am Pacific 

How to Scale Your Startup - Presented by Pay it Forward Labs
Expert DOJO
Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 6:30pm SF

Come Learn About The Internet of Things (IoT)
October 28th 10:00am, Berkeley

Private Screening of "The Martian", followed by Q&A with author Andy Weir and Jason Calacanis 
October 28th 6:00pm

Telecom Council Deep Dive:  Cybercrime, Security and Privacy in the Snowden Era
Wed, Oct 28, 2015, Santa Clara


Product Management for the Internet of Things 
October 28th 6:30pm

Swedish Pitch Night 
October 28th 6:00pm
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SH Battlefield - FinTech, Finance, & Digital Payments Pitching Competition 
October 28th 6:00pm

Products That Count: Lyft CMO on Everyday Disruption
October 28th 7:00pm

Product Management for the Internet of Things 
​October 28th 6:30pm

Founders Space Demo Day 
October 28 at 3 pm

Explore the Intersections of Race & Gender at Work
Monday, October 26

Tech Startups for Justice – a Talk with Ben Jealous of Kapor Capital and Paul Perry of Reset Foundation 
October 26th 6:00pm
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SF New Tech: Innovative Women in Technology
Wed, Oct 21, 2015 - 5:30pm in San Francisco

Women In Tech: Job Fair 
October 21st 5:00pm

Professional Headshots + Happy Hour
w/Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (Feel free to Bring Your Own Dude, BYOD)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 6:00 PM,  SF
**Doors close at 7pm**

Tech and Philanthropy Panel 
October 21st 6:00pm

Foreign Startups Mixer and Pitch 
October 21st 5:30pm

Bay Angels Presents - Women Led Start-ups 
October 22nd 6:00pm

Women in Power: Bringing Your Values to Work
SF Bay Area Women's Environmental Network
Thursday, October 22, 2015, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Palo Alto, CA

Africa Solar Fund Video Premiere: Serengeti Safari 2016
Thursday, October 22nd
Impress Labs in San Francisco

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Founders Space Pitch Day 
Oct. 23 at 3 pm

HackingEDU 
October 23rd 6:00pm


BERC Cleanweb Hackathon 3.0: Data-driven solutions for resource problems
WhenFri, October 23, 5pm – Sat, October 24, 9pm

Founders Space Pitch Day 
Oct. 23 at 3 pm
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HackingEDU
October 23rd 6:00pm

Y Combinator at Make School 
October 24th 2:00pm

 Bessemer Venture Partners Hackathon
Fri/Sat, Oct 23/24, 2015 - 6:00pm in San Francisco

Coder[xx]: A Hyper-Focused Technical Conference for Women
October 25th 8:00am

​HTML5DevConf Autumn 2015
San Francisco,  October 19 & 20, 2015

VetsinTech Hackathon @Facebook
October 19th 9:00am
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Product Therapy Weekly 
October 20th 6:30pm


Change Catalysts: Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Robotics - Opportunities & Obstacles
Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Menlo Park

FINTECH IMPACT - Building Trust: Marketing to Win in FinTech 
October 20th 6:30pm


LAUNCH Scale 
October 13th

YPE Speaker Series - CA Energy Comm. David Hochschild
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 

PG&E Solar Rally in San Francisco 
Wed Oct 14,  12 - 1 pm


Carol Sands, The Angels' Forum: How to Raise the Next Round of Funding
Silicon Valley Startup: Idea to IPO
Thursday, October 15, 2015
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, San Mateo

Death of the Open Internet? ($25 / Save $10 with "SD_OpenInternet")
October 15th 6:00pm
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Computer History Museum NextGen Advisory Board hosts T-Minus Zero:
Why Space Startups Are Taking Off

​Thurs, Oct 15, 2015 - 6:00pm  in Mountain View

Reducing Commercial Energy Costs with Batteries
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Thurs. October 15 at 12:30pm

Charging Ahead: PG&E CEO Tony Earley
Commonwealth Club of SF
Thursday, October 15, 2015 

Building Mobile Products that Count 
October 15th 5:30pm

Designers + Geeks: When You Get a Napkin Sketch 
October 15th 7:00pm
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Innovative Technologies for the Portfolio
Sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM,  Berkeley

Energy Access SF Happy Hour
Wednesday, October 7, 2015,  5:30 PM at SOCAP

Maps By The Bay...Hosted by Google
October 7th 5:30pm

Renewables for Grid Services and Beyond
Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30pm, SF

Measuring Energy Savings and Other Data Analysis Challenges at Nest
10/7/2015 at Google
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BERC Happy Hour
Thu, October 8, 5pm – 7pm, Berkeley

NewCo Oakland
Come see UtilityAPI's solar desks! 
OCTOBER 8, 2015

Hack The Moon 
October 9th 6:00pm

RockIT's Women in Tech: Interview Training 
October 10th 11:00am

DevFest Berkeley 
October 10th 11:00am
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Galvanize Pitchers & Pitches San Francisco
Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

THINK&ACT: The Future of Farming (FREE)
October 1st 6:30pm, SF

Better Ventures PreSeed -- Fireside Chat with Xavier Helgesen
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 6:30-9pm
Oakland, CA

Funding Options for Growing Technology Companies
September 29th 6:00pm, SF at Amazon Web Services Popup Loft

Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Megan Smith
The Commonwealth Club
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6pm,  San Francisco, CA

Prototyping: How to create a website or mobile app without coding
Sep 30 6:30pm

Writing Workshop: How to Craft Irresistable Content
September 30th 6:30pm
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BUILDUP Fellows 2015 Welcome Event At Yelp
Monday, Sep 29th , 6:30 pm
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VC/FOUNDER SHOWCASE: VC@Maveron, VC@Bullpen & CEO of Lumoid (YC S13) 
September 28th 6:00pm
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Women in Growth: How to Hire a Growth Marketer Workshop
September 21st 6:30pm

Grow, Grow, Grow Your Growth Team: A Workshop On Sourcing, Interviewing & Assessing Growth Marketing Talent
September 21st 6:30pm

 Arctic Melting and Rising
w/ Women's Environmental Network
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 6:00pm check-in,  6:30pm
program followed by post-event dinner

Tristan Kromer on How to Run Lean Startup Experiments
September 22nd 6:00pm, Foster City

Tech Demos & Drinks 
September 22nd 6:00pm, SF

The Future of Transportation
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from 6:30 PM , SF

Parklet Movie Night: Citizen Solutions for Urban Problems
September 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm

SF Beta - Edge of Infrastructure
September 23rd 4:30pm, SF

September Lean UnConference 
Sept 23 at GoPro in San Mateo

Technical Interviewing Secrets, Strategies, Successes & Pitfalls
September 23rd 7:00pm

Incubate 2015: Learn about funding options directly from early stage investors 
($200 / Save $50 with “STARTUPDIGEST”)
September 24th 8:30am

2.Oakland’s Fall Tech & Innovation Community Mixer
 Thursday, September 24, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, Oakland

Ask a VC Silicon Valley: Investors + Panels + Lightning Round + Venture Fair
September 25th 8:00am, Palo Alto

TechNode SF Demo Day- TechCrunch Side Event
September 25th
AWS Pop-up Loft

Startup Pitch Mastery 
Sept. 25 at 3 pm

​AngelCube SF Welcome
Sep 15 8:00am 

Lunch & Learn: Weathering the Bubble 
September 15th 12:00pm

Software for Renewable Energy (SWRE)
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:00, Oakland

Build a real iPhone or Android App without coding
Sep 16 6:30pm

The Future of News with Ev Williams and Steven Levy
September 17th 7:00pm

Climate Change Couture: Fashion for a Hotter Planet
September 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm

ProtoHack San Francisco
September 19, 2015, Impact Hub SF

Lunch & Learn: Pitching Without Words
September 8th 12:00pm
WeWork Berkeley

Fin Tech Executives from Aspiration, LendUp, SoFi and Maveron Explain How Innovation is Eating Wall Street 
($30 / Save 50% with "insider")
September 9th 6:00pm

SfunCube's Summer Party
Thursday, September 10th 2015 , Oakland

IBM SmartCamp 2015 
Pitch night
September 10th 5:00pm

TECH INCLUSION  CONFERENCE
Exploring innovative solutions to  tech diversity and inclusion
September 11th & 12th, San Francisco, CA

On the Grid Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:30pm, Oakland

CTO Panel Series: Finding Your CTO
September 2nd 6:00pm

Design for Non-Designers
September 2nd 6:30pm

Design Night: Energy Hacking
Autodesk Gallery, SF
Thursday, September 3 , 6-10 p.m.

Pitch Practice: Idea DNA w/ Marcos Polanco
September 3rd 6:00pm

roducts That Count: TiVo CTO on disrupting TV 
August 26th 7:00pm

Startups 101: Nuts and Bolts, presented by 500 Startups & Galvanize
August 27th 9:00am

Co-Ed Startup Pitch, Demos and Networking
The Expat Woman
Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
San Francisco, CA

Lesbians Who Tech (and friends) Silicon Valley
 August Happy Hour (FREE)
August 18th 7:00It takepm

East Bay Green Drinks : August 19, 2015
Oakland, CA 5:30

Chat with David Sze & Reid Hoffman of Greylock VC
August 20th 6:00pm, SF

Startup Fundamentals Workshop
The anatomy of investor term sheets and how to negotiate them 
(3-hour class) 
August 20th 6:00pm

Twitter Hatch Finalist Event
August 11th 6:00pm

YPE Energy Storage Panel
Wednesday, August 12, 5:30 SF

Vinetta pitch showcase for female founders
The Vinetta Showcase is a 2 hour high impact pitch and panel series. 
Wednesday, August 12, 5:30 SF

Micro-brews and Networking
Women's Environmental Network.  All genders encouraged to attend.
Thursday, August 13, 2015  6-8pm

SW to Optimize Grid Upgrades for Renewables
Software for Renewable Energy - Bay Area
SolarCity in SF
Thursday, August 13, 2015 

Orrick TOTAL ACCESS Panel Event - The Return of David v. Goliath
Thursday, August 13, 2015 ,  Menlo Park

Women in Cleantech  and Sustainability  Coffee and Playdate
Saturday, August 15th, SoMa

Randy Adams, Cofounder of Yahoo and FunnyOrDie
August 5th 6:00pm, SF
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  • About
    • About Elena
    • Professional Biography
    • Resources >
      • Climate Investing
      • Recipes >
        • Recipes
    • Event Archive >
      • Events
      • 2014 Event Archive
      • 2015 Event Archive
      • 2016 Event Archive
      • 2017 Event Archive
  • Writings
    • Writings
    • Resources / Favorite things
  • Offgrid
    • BoatLife
    • Vanlife
    • Mountaintop
    • Joshua Tree