Past Events

May

2013

20

Applicant Selection

13

Denver Pre-Screening (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

April

16

NEBC Future Energy Conference at Portland, OR (Partner Event)

15

Midwest Cleantech Open Ohio Briefing Series (details finalizing)

13

Robo Day -- Learn/Interact with Robots (inclu Introduction to 2013 Cleantech Open) at Las Vegas, NV (Partner Event)

12

Cleantech Open Business Briefing at Wells Fargo

12

MN Cleantech Open Briefing & Perfect Pitch Seminar #2

11

MN Cleantech Open Briefing & Perfect Pitch Seminar #1

10

Tucson Information Session

10

PARTNER EVENT: Wisconsin Cleantech Network (Waukesha, WI) (Partner Event)

9

Business Briefing - Entrepreneurship in Energy Efficiency at San Francisco, CA

9

National Webinar - Briefing: Expert Insights & Accelerator Overview

9

Cleantech Open Briefing Session (Des Moines, IA)

8

PARTNER EVENT: International Biomass Conference (MN) (Partner Event)

5

Albany, NY: Cleantech Open Northeast Business Briefing

4

SF Metro Cleantech Open Launch event - Alumni share their experiences

3

Workshop - "Failure is Success" - (inclu Introduction to 2013 Cleantech Open) at Las Vegas, NV (Partner Event)

3

Phoenix Information Session

3

ASU Information Session

3

Syracuse, NY: Cleantech Open Northeast Business Briefing

2

Rochester, NY: Cleantech Open Northeast Business Briefing

1

Buffalo, NY: Cleantech Open Northeast Business Briefing

March

28

Plano & Simple Pitch Session

28

Austin Launch Event

28

Miami Launch Event

27

Cleantech Open NYC 2013 Accelerator Kick-Off Celebration

27

PARTNER EVENT: Partnering For Growth (Ankeny, IA) (Partner Event)

26

Marketing Your Cleantech Brilliance! Attend the National Webinar to Receive Expert Insights & 2013 Accelerator Overview

26

Phoenix Launch Event

21

Altanta Launch Event at Georgia Tech Student Center

20

PARTNER EVENT: MN Entrepreneur Kick Off (Partner Event)

16

YPE/NIREC Workshop - Pitch Perfect at Las Vegas, NV (Partner Event)

14

Tallwave Business Blueprint Session

14

Cleantech Open Northeast Region 2013 Kick-off Party (Boston)

14

Webinar- How to Enter the 2013 Cleantech Business Accelerator program

January

15

Midwest Cleantech Open - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

December

2012

7

Energy & Cleantech (Partner Event)

November

29

Western Region - Alternative Financing Options - EBC (Palo Alto, CA) (Partner Event)

29

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

12

Western Region - VERGE Conference - GreenBiz (San Francisco, CA) (Partner Event)

8

2012 Global Forum: The Academy Awards of Cleantech

7

Western Region - Meet with Chevron Energy Solutions - EBC (San Francisco, CA) (Partner Event)

6

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

1

SVCTSS: Renegade House: Extreme Energy Efficiency at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

October

25

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

22

Western Region - CleanStart Showcase - SARTA (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

18

North Central Cleantech Open Innovation Expo & Awards (Minneapolis) at 105 North First Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401

17

North Central Cleantech Open Welcome Reception (Minneapolis) at 2200 Century Room, Wells Fargo Center 90 S. Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901 (Paid semifinalists, alumni, investors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

15

Western Region - Emerging Technology Summit - PG&E/SCEdison (Pasadena, CA) (Partner Event)

12

Western Region - Innovation Showcase & Finalist Awards (Dublin, CA)

12

South Central Regional Gala

12

2012 Cleantech Open Western Region Judging & Awards

11

Rocky Mountain Regional Awards Ceremony

10

Rocky Mountain Region - Final Judging

9

Northeast Region - Awards Gala

9

4th Annual Pacific Northwest Awards Expo (Portland, OR) at Leftbank Annex, on Loop Streetcar, Portland, OR

9

Northeast Region - Final Judging at Microsoft NERD Center Cambridge, MA (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

4

Clean Efficient Energy Now with Fuel Cells at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

4

Western Region - Sustainable Society Conference (Partner Event)

2

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

September

27

Western Region - New Rules on Crowd-funding - Prescience Int'l (Menlo Park, CA) (Partner Event)

27

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

25

Western Region - Show Me the IP: What Investors Wants to Know About Your IP - iGATE NEST (Livermore, CA) (Partner Event)

25

Western Region - Meet with Mohr Davidow Ventures - EBC (Palo Alto, CA) (Partner Event)

25

Western Region - TRIO Symposium - ETCC (San Francisco, CA) (Partner Event)

24

Northeast Region - NYC Mock Judging at NYC ACRE, Manhattan, NY (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

20

Northeast Region - Boston Mock Judging at Babson College, Wellesley, MA (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

19

Western Region - Alumni and Partner Mixer with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati (San Diego, CA)

18

Western Region - Southern California Mock Judging Event - Office of K&L Gates (Century City, CA)

18

Western Region - Northern California + Nevada Mock Judging Event - U. of Phoenix (San Jose, CA)

18

Western Region - 10 Things a Lawyer Should Tell a Start-Up - iGATE NEST (Livermore, CA) (Partner Event)

17

Rocky Mountain Region - Arizona Reception

17

Rocky Mountain Mock Judging - Phoenix, AZ

14

Rocky Mountain Mock Judging - Denver, CO

12

BESTfest 2012 at Portland, OR (Partner Event)

11

Western Region - What Start-Ups Need to Know About Raising Capital - iGATE NEST (Livermore, CA) (Partner Event)

6

Western Region - Mixer with Euro Cleantech Start-ups - Ecosummit (Sunnyvale, CA) (Partner Event)

5

Western Region - PortTech EXPO - PortTechLA (San Pedro, CA) (Partner Event)

4

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

August

30

North Central Region - FREE Information Session (Minneapolis) at CoCo Minneapolis

23

Northeast Region - The Price is Right: An Interactive Workshop on Pricing at NYC ACRE, Manhattan, NY

23

Western Region - "Social Benefit Incubator Presentations" - Santa Clara Univ. (Santa Clara, CA) (Partner Event)

17

Western Region - "Celebration of Innovation Education" - Cleantech Open's Night Rover Challenge (San Francisco, CA) - CODE: NightRoverVIP (Partner Event)

16

Western Region - Watch the Pitch-Me-Green Cleantech Pitches - Keiretsu Forum (San Francisco, CA) (Partner Event)

15

Northeast Region - Product Development and Validation Workshop at Venue TBA

15

Western Region - "Understanding Capital Structures & Equity Compensation" - SARTA (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

14

Northeast Region - Navigating IP and Other Legal Risks: A Startup Workshop at Mintz Levin One Financial Center, Boston, MA

7

Western Region - "White House Initiatives for Small Businesses" - PortTechLA (San Pedro, CA) (Partner Event)

3

Western Region - Social Mixer w/ Cleantech Open (Oakland, CA)

1

Northeast Region - Product Development and Validation Workshop & Networking with CTOs at UK Trade and Investment One Broadway, Cambridge MA 02142

July

31

Western Region - "Telling Your Story: Presentation Techniques" - ARPA-E University (Webinar) (Partner Event)

25

Northeast Region - The Market and Getting To It: Finding Your Niche at UK Trade and Investment One Broadway Cambridge MA, 02142

25

Western Region - "Meet with Dow Venture Capital" - EBC/WSGR (Palo Alto, CA) (Partner Event)

24

The Clean Tech VC Pitch at Palo Alto, CA (Partner Event)

24

Western Region - ETCC Emerging Technologies Open Forum - PG&E / SCE (San Francisco, CA) (Partner Event)

19

Western Region - Social Mixer w/ Cleantech Open (San Jose, CA)

18

Western Region - "Guerrilla PR Strategies for Start-ups" - SARTA / Drexel (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

18

Northeast Region - NY New Energy Symposium (Partner Event)

17

Northeast Region - NYC Financial Community Reception at City Winery, New York, NY (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

17

Northeast Region - Dollars and Sense: Crafting a Successful Financial Strategy at NY ACRE

17

Western Region - Prep Session for Pitches - PortTechLA (Wilmington, CA) (Partner Event)

13

Western Region - Deadline to Apply to Meet DOW Chemical Via EBC - EBC / WSGR (Palo Alto, CA) (Partner Event)

11

Western Region - Open Pitch Session - Maverick Angels (Thousand Oaks, CA) (Partner Event)

11

Northeast Region - Building and Expanding Your Team: A Practical Workshop at UK Trade and Investment Cambridge, MA

June

29

Western Region - Silicon Valley Energy Summit 2012 - Precourt Institute (Stanford Univ., CA) (Partner Event)

25

Western Region - "High Impact Innovation" - NIREC / DRI (Reno, NV) (Partner Event)

21

Cleantech Open National Conference at Santa Clara, CA

20

Western Region - "Managing Your Work Place for Growth" - SARTA (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

18

Los Angeles Metro Semifinalists Reception at Los Angeles, CA

18

Western Region - Webinar: BP's Statistical Review of World Energy 2012 - UC Davis (Davis, CA) (Partner Event)

14

WCTA Annual Meeting with CtO-NW Semifinalists at Seattle, WA

13

Western Region - Networking Series, Innovate Network and Collaborate (iNC) - iGate NEST (Livermore, CA) (Partner Event)

13

Western Region - Plug-in EV Coordinating Council - Greenwise JV (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

12

Mentor Webinar

7

Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

7

Western Region - Symposium: "How To Do Business with Utilities in Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Technologies" - ETCC (Los Angeles, CA) (Partner Event)

6

Western Region - Workshop: (Partner Event)

May

30

Western Region - Joint Venture SV - Silicon Valley Energy Storage Symposium (Partner Event)

23

Western Region - Seminar: "Make it in America; Sell it to the World" - iGATE NEST - (Livermore, CA) (Partner Event)

23

Western Region - Talk: "How Entrepreneurs Can Give Stellar Presentations" - SARTA - (Sacramento, CA) (Partner Event)

10

Western Region - Cleantech Breakfast Series - SV Forum (Bay Area, CA) (Partner Event)

8

Western Region - "Biofuels: How Biotech is Changing the Energy Industry" - MIT (Menlo Park, CA) (Partner Event)

8

MIT Enterprise Forum - Energy Storage for the Grid: Watchful Waiting or the Perfect Storm? at Seattle, WA (Partner Event)

7

Q & A 2012 Cleantech Open Competition and Accelerator at ONLINE Webex

7

Q & A 2012 Cleantech Open Competition and Accelerator at ONLINE Webex

4

Boston Cleanweb Hackathon (Partner Event)

3

Webinar: Startup Success 101: How to Make Darn Sure (or Near as Darnit) that Your Application is Accepted in the 2012 Cleantech Open at ONLINE WEBEX

3

Western Region - Business Briefing - EDAWN (Reno, NV) at EDAWN (Reno, NV)

2

Western Region - SVLG's Sustainable Corporation Conference (Partner Event)

April

26

Western Region - pariSoma's CleanTech Mixer (Partner Event)

26

Western Region - Business Briefing - University of Phoenix (Las Vegas) at Las Vegas

26

Western Region - Business Briefing - Christie Parker Hale LLP (Glendale-Pasadena, CA)

26

1st Annual Clean Technology Defense Symposium at Tacoma, WA (Partner Event)

25

BUILDING IT: Best Practices in Clean Tech Prototyping at Greentown Labs

25

GoGreen Conference 2012 at Seattle (Partner Event)

25

Western Region - Business Briefing - SVB/Deloitte (Santa Clara, CA)

24

Starting and Growing Cleantech Enterprises in Connecticut

24

Western Mass Information Session and Networking

24

Webinar: Startup Success 101: How to Make Darn Sure (or Near as Darn It) that Your Application is Accepted in the 2012 Cleantech Open

24

Western Region - Business Briefing - Cleantech OC / Brandman Univ. (Irvine, CA)

20

Pacific Northwest Region - Business Briefing - Oregon BEST at Portland, OR

20

Tufts Energy Conference Showcase (Partner Event)

19

CleanWeb+Clean Energy Nite at the Venture Cafe at The Venture Cafe

19

Pacific Northwest Region - Business Briefing - Deloitte at Seattle, WA

19

Webinar: Startup Success 101: How to Make Darn Sure (or Near as Darnit) that Your Application is Accepted in the 2012 Cleantech Open at ONLINE Webex

19

Accelerate and Launch! Starting and Growing Cleantech Enterprises in Northern New England

19

Rocky Mountain Regional Launch Event

18

Cleantech Open Online Info Session at Virtual event (Partner Event)

17

Western Region - Business Briefing - Wells Fargo (Las Vegas, NV) at Las Vegas

17

Western Region - Business Briefing - Reed Smith (Century City, CA)

14

Western Region - Business Briefing - Dominican U. (San Rafael, CA)

13

Western Region - Prospective Mentor Briefing - Desert Research Institute (Reno, NV) at Reno

13

Western Region - Partner Event - UCHastings Cleantech Law Roundtable (San Francisco) (Partner Event)

12

Western Region - April 12 Business Briefing - CBIZ (San Diego, CA)

11

Western Region - Business Briefing - UCLA Anderson School (Los Angeles, CA)

11

Western Region - Business Briefing - iGate NEST (Livermore, CA)

10

Pacific Northwest Competition Briefing - Tri Cities, WA at Tri-Cities, WA

9

Western Region - Business Briefing - Wells Fargo (Reno, NV) at Reno

5

Solar Power -- A Balancing Act at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

5

MIT Venture Lab - Creating a Successful Business Plan for Your Start-up ! at Seattle, WA (Partner Event)

5

MIT Energy SIG Hosts: Accelerate and Launch!

5

Western Region - Business Briefing - University of Nevada (Reno, NV) at UNR

5

WCTA Breakfast - Natural Gas: Has the Cleantech Game Changed? at Seattle, WA (Partner Event)

4

Pacific Northwest Region Launch Event at Seattle, WA

4

Western Region - Partner Event - SARTA CleanStart (McClellan, CA) (Partner Event)

3

Pacific Northwest Region Launch Event at Portland, OR

2

Central MA Briefing at Clark University

March

29

Creating a Sustainable Enterprise (Partner Event)

29

Applicant Webinar

29

Western Region - Business Briefing - Jones Lang LaSalle (Los Angeles, CA)

28

Northeast Region 2012 Kick-off Party at Communispace

28

Cleantech Investment & Commercialization - CTO & MOJO MN (Twin Cities, UMN Campus) (Partner Event)

27

Western Region - Business Briefing - Univ. of Phoenix (San Jose, CA)

27

Webinar: Why Participate in Cleantech Open Northeast?

26

Cleantech Forum San Francisco at 3/26/2012 (Partner Event)

23

2012 National Launch Party at NASA Ames Research Center

22

Western Region - LAUNCH EVENT - NIREC (Reno and Las Vegas, NV)

22

Western Region - Business Briefing - Mintz Levin (San Diego, CA)

16

Western Region - Business Briefing - Green LAVA (Century City, CA)

13

Western Region - Business Briefing - PortTechLA (San Pedro, CA)

7

Western Region - Business Briefing - Reed Smith / Recurrent Energy (San Francisco)

1

SVCTSS Event

February

28

The Technology Resource Incubator Outreach (TRIO) (Partner Event)

27

ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit at (Partner Event)

15

CLEEN | NW - Cleantech Innovation Forum at Greater Spokane Inc. HQ, Spokane (Partner Event)

2

Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series (Partner Event)

1

2nd Annual Idaho Energy Connect Research Symposium at Boise State University, Boise (Partner Event)

1

IBF 8TH Annual Cleantech Investor Summit: Partner Event: at Indian Wells CA

October

2011

13

Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Key Point Credit Union - 2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

6

Rocky Mountain Region Awards Ceremony at The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Blvd, Denver, CO

6

2nd Annual North Central Awards Expo at Nicollet Island Pavilion 40 Power Street, Minneapolis, MN

6

2011 Cleantech Open California Regional Finals at Richmond, CA

5

North Central VIP Mixer - Minneapolis (Incl. '11 SemiFinalists, '10 Alumni)

5

3rd Annual Pacific Northwest Awards Expo at Bell Harbor Conf. Center Pier 66, Seattle

5

North Central Semi-Finalist Judging Process in Minneapolis (5th)

4

2011 Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Finals at Cambridge, MA

September

28

South Central Regional Judging & Awards at AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center

20

National Semi-Finalist Mock Judging Starts

20

Northeast Mock Judging (Midnight Madness) (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and volunteers only)

16

South Central Mock Judging at Haynes & Boone, Houston, Texas (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

12

National Semi-Finalists Deadline (Second Round)

8

Sustainability of Clean Water Solutions (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

8

Cleantech Open NE Mentor Mixer at Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center (Generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and business clinic mentors only)

7

ULaunch Prize Webinar (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

6

Sustainable Energy Production (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

6

Sustainability in Vehicle & Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

1

Sustainable Materials Production (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

August

31

Sustainable Water Treatment (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

30

North Central Virtual Coaching Sessions by Phone (Anytime between Aug 1 through Aug 31) (Semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and business clinic mentors only)

30

Product Validation (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

23

Telling Your Cleantech Story (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

23

South Central Business Clinic at Law offices of Patton Boggs in Dallas, Texas (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

17

North Central - Special Topic Webinar: Key Legal Topics with Faegre & Benson (recording only, not live)

16

Sustainability Workshop - Portland at ENE offices in Oregon Trail Bldg, Downtown PDX (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, chairs, and regional directors only)

15

Sustainability Workshop - Seattle at Hydrovolts at McKinstry Innovation Center (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

9

North Central - Special Topic Webinar: Getting Your Message Out (PR) (Semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

4

Business Clinic Briefing for Mentors

2

Sustainability: Water Treatment

2

Special Topic Webinar - The Marketing & Getting To It at Redwood City, CA (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

2

Cleantech Open Northeast Marketing Workshop with Paul Sullivan at Lynn, MA (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

1

Business Clinic Briefing for Mentors

July

28

Special Topic Webinar - Sustainability in Manufacturing, by Robert Kuhn (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

26

Northeast Workshop: Technology Roadmap – From Lab to Commercialization at Waltham, MA (Contestants, semifinalists, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

15

Cleantech Open National Academy - West Coast (July 15th -17th) (Contestants, paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

14

Cleantech Open National Investor Conference at San Jose, CA

12

TRIO Symposium at San Francisco, CA (Partner Event)

7

Los Angeles Semi Finalists Reception at Santa Monica, CA

June

28

Cleantech Open National Academy - East Coast (June 28th -29th) at Boston, MA (Paid semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

23

San Diego Cleantech Open Investor Mixer at San Diego, CA

21

SF Waffle Breakfast and Mixer at Transamerica Building Executive Conference Room (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

19

CleanTech 2011 Workshop and Action Summit at Grand Forks, ND (Partner Event)

17

CTO Semifinalist Announcement w/ WCTA Conference at Bellevue, WA

15

National Semifinalists Announcement - Press Release on June 16th

May

27

National Competition Applicant Deadline (First Round)

24

VC in the OC 2011 at Irvine, California (Partner Event)

20

Livermore Cleantech Open Briefing w/ PG&E at Livermore, CA

20

Palo Alto Cleantech Open Briefing w/ Wilson Sonsini at WSGR 650 Page Mill Rd. Palo Alto

18

Fresno Cleantech Open Briefing w/ Grundfos & CVBI at Grundfos Water Technology Center 5900 E. Shield Ave. Fresno

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

17

Solving Climate & Energy Problems with Thorium Reactors - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event) at Cupertino, CA (Partner Event)

16

SF Cleantech Open Business Brief at Sports Basement at Sports Basement, Bryant St. San Francisco

16

Mentor Orientation_May 16, 2011_5pm EDT

16

Mentor Orientation_May 16, 2011_Noon EDT

13

Tiecon 2011 – The World’s largest Conference for Entrepreneurs! at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

12

Cleantech Open Competition Application Webinar

11

New York Team Building Event

10

Financing New Business Ventures at Minneapolis, MN (Partner Event)

10

SF Cleantech Open Business Briefing at Citizen Space at Citizen Space, San Francisco

10

Mentor Orientation_May 10, 2011_5PM PDT

10

Mentor Orientation_May 10, 2011_Noon PDT

5

Team Building and Networking- Scibelli Enterprise Center, Springfield, MA

5

Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing - Pasadena - May 5, 2011 at Pasadena, CA

4

WCTA Lunch Seminar -- Electric Vehicles at UBS offices, Seattle WA (Partner Event)

4

SF Cleantech Open Business Briefing @ Parisoma at Parisoma Loft, San Francisco

4

Clean Economy Network and Cleantech Open Happy Hour Event

4

China Capital Roadshow (Partner Event)

3

Competition Briefing - Seattle at Deloitte offices, Seattle WA

April

29

7th Annual Women's Leadership Conference at Minneapolis, MN (Partner Event)

28

Cleantech Open Competition Application Webinar

28

North Central CTO Professional Volunteer and Mentor Information Session at Common Roots Café, Minneapolis, MN

27

Iowa Cleantech Network & Innovation Event (w/ North Central CTO Briefing Session) at Des Moines area Community college, Ankeny, IA

27

Competition Briefing - Portland at OBEST offices, Portland OR

27

Renewable Materials Summit at Moorhead, MN (Partner Event)

26

Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing - Thousand Oaks - April 26, 2011 at Thousand Oaks, CA

26

OC Cleantech Open Briefing w/ OCTANe at 65 Enterprise, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

26

North Central CTO Briefing Session (SD) at Sioux Falls, SD

21

A Plan for Powering the World - Silicon Valley Clean Tech Speaker Series at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

21

Los Angeles Launch Briefing - Westside - April 21, 2011 at UCLA Anderson School Los Angeles, CA

21

North Central CTO Briefing Session (ND) at Grand Forks, ND

21

Green:Net 2011 at UCSF, San Francisco, CA (Partner Event)

20

Team Building and Networking at CIVC at Cleantech InnoVenture Center (CIVC), Lynn, MA

20

Clean and Green Roundtable at Palo Alto, CA (Partner Event)

20

San Diego Breakfast Briefing - April 20, 2011

19

Kinetic Energy Harvesting - Micro Watts to Mega Dollars at Stanford, CA (Partner Event)

19

Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing - South Bay/Harbor at LA Harbor College, Wilmington, CA

18

Life Sciences Action Summit 2011 at Fargo, ND (Partner Event)

15

2011 Tufts Energy Conference at Medford, MA (Partner Event)

14

Rocky Mountain Region Launch Party at Faegre & Benson

14

2011 Greening Your Business Conference at Minneapolis, MN (Partner Event)

14

MHTA - Innovation in Minnesota Conference at Minneapolis Convention Center (Partner Event)

13

Cleantech Open Northeast: Getting the most out of your experience at Mintz Levin: One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111

13

Speed Mentoring for Entrepreneurs at Saint Paul, MN (Partner Event)

13

Why SBIR/STTR Grants May Be Beneficial to Your Business at Minneapolis, MN (Partner Event)

12

North Central CTO Professional Volunteer and Mentor Information Session at Common Roots Café, Minneapolis, MN

12

North Central CTO Briefing Session (MN #2) at Twin Cities, MN

10

SBIR/STTR National Conference at Madison, WI (Partner Event)

9

7th Berkeley Stanford Clean Tech Conference at San Francisco, CA (Partner Event)

8

Cleantech Group Breakfast briefing at San Francisco, CA (Partner Event)

8

The Sustainable Corporation 2011 at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

6

Cleantech Open Northeast Kick-off Party at Microsoft NERD Center

5

Solar Power -- A Balancing Act at Santa Clara, CA (Partner Event)

March

28

MOJO/Cleantech Open Mixer at University of Minnesota, North Central (Minneapolis)

23

2011 Seattle Launch Reception

23

Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing - March 23, 2011 at 515 S Flower St., Suite 1300 Los Angeles, CA 90071

22

2011 Northwest Launch Reception

11

2011 National Competition Launch Party

9

8th Annual Green Energy Summit at Milwaukee, WI (Partner Event)

8

San Diego Breakfast Briefing - March 8, 2011

8

North Central CTO Briefing Session (MN) at Minnesota State University - Mankato

3

MN TiE 2011 Entrepreneur Kick-off at Fort Snelling (Partner Event)

February

2

State of Green Business 2011 Forum (Partner Event)

November

2010

17

2010 Cleantech Open Awards Gala (VIP Ticket)

17

Cleantech Open 2010 Awards Gala (General Ticket)

17

2010 Investor Forum

3

GreenBeat 2010 (Partner Event)

3

Northeast Finalists to appear in the 6th Annual Conference on Clean Energy

October

29

"A Report Card on the Stimulus Package” (Partner Event)

13

AlwaysOn’s GoingGreen Silicon Valley (Partner Event)

12

Rocky Mountain Region Awards Ceremony

6

North Central Awards Gala and Expo at Minneapolis, MN

6

Northeast Regional Finals (Contestants, semifinalists, judges, and regional directors only)

4

Northeast Final Presentations Due (Semifinalists and regional directors only)

4

Northwest Final Awards and Expo at Bell Harbor Center, Seattle

September

30

North Central Investor Presentations Due (Semifinalists and regional directors only)

28

Northeast Midnight Madness/Mock Judging (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

26

Northeast Presentations Due for Midnight Madness (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

21

California Mock Judging

14

Advanced Presentatoin Skills for the Pitch (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

12

Sustainable Energy Week 2010 (Partner Event)

11

Business Plans Due

2

Your Company -- On Paper and In Person (By Posit Partners) (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

August

31

POSTPONED: Northeast Business Clinic - Investment Life Cycle & Milestones

31

Postponed: Northeast Business Clinic - Investment Life Cycle & Milestones (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

30

Smart Power: Regulatory, Grants

30

Smart Power: Regulatory, Grants

29

Summer Volunteer Celebration

26

North Central Special Topic Seminar - The Complexities Surrounding Building a Successful Capital Project

26

Northeast Business Clinic - Sustainability

26

Special Topic Seminar - How to Fund a Cleantech Start-Up

26

Northeast Business Clinic - Sustainability (Contestants, semifinalists, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, and regional directors only)

24

Special Topic Webinar - Grants: Smart Money? (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

24

California Business Clinics

24

Northeast Business Clinic - Financials & Profitability

24

Rocky Mountain - Business Workshop #4 - Determining & Finding Key Members; Determining Your Insurance Needs & Budget (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

24

Northeast Business Clinic - Financials & Profitability (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

23

Funding & Financials: Where Can You Find Money in the Rocky Mountain Region? (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

17

Mentor & Contestant Mixer (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

17

Special Topic Webinar - The Regulatory Landscape: Survival Strategies for Cleantech Startups (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

17

California Business Clinics (Semifinalists and regional directors only)

16

Special Topic Seminar - Public Resources to Help Grow Your Cleantech Business

16

Special Topic Seminar - Legal Issues to Consider for Your Clean Tech Start-up

11

Special Topic Seminar - Autodesk Hands-On Training

10

Special Topic Webinar - Winning Sustainability Strategies (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

10

California Business Clinics

10

Business Workshop #2 – Legal issues including intellectual property. There will be a 15 minute break during this session. at WebEx (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

10

Northeast Business Clinic - Market & Feasibility (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

9

Workshop I - Part II - Section 1 of the business plan - The Elevator Pitch, plus media training at WebEx (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

9

Workshop I - Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the business plan at WebEx (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, chairs, and regional directors only)

3

Special Topic Webinar - The Energy Utility Connection: How Your Company Can Benefit from the Annual $4B in Energy Efficiency Subsidies (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

1

Post-Academy Training Begins for Semi-Finalists (1-1 Clinics, Specialty Seminars)

July

27

2009 Competition Report Purchase

23

Cleantech Open National Academy (Contestants, semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

22

Cleantech Open National Conference: Cleantech Entrepreneurship: "Can it put the nation back to work?"

June

29

Mentor and Contestant Mixer

24

Cleantech Thought Leader Forum

24

Cleantech Thought Leader Forum Sponsor Reception

23

Cleantech Open East Coast Academy at Bay Colony Corporate Center (Partner Event)

21

ICE Cleantech Open Challenge Track (Contestants, semifinalists, and regional directors only)

15

Semifinalist Announcement

14

Pacific Northwest Semifinalists Announcement at PSE HQ Bellevue

1

Mentor Orientation Webinar

May

27

2011 Competition Application Deadline

27

Final Competition Entry Deadline - 2011

27

Final Competition Entry Deadline - 2011

22

Final Competition Entry Deadline

18

Mentor and Contestant Mixer

13

Santa Clara Cleantech Briefing

13

Iowa Briefing (Des Moines)

11

Executive Summay Webinar Q&A Session

11

Wisconsin Briefing (Madison)

11

San Francisco Breakfast Briefing

11

Cleantech Open Breakfast Briefings for Contestants - Denver at Offices of Faegre & Benson

4

Executive Summary Webinar

April

29

North Central Innovator's Matching & Briefing (Minneapolis)

26

Berkeley Cleantech Lunch Briefing

25

Presidio Cleantech Briefing

22

Early Bird Competition Deadline

20

Pacific Northwest Launch Event - Seattle

19

North Dakota (Fargo) Briefing

14

Palo Alto Breakfast Briefing

9

Tacoma Competition Briefing at WA Innovation Summit

6

Thousand Oaks Breakfast Briefing

1

UC Davis Cleantech Briefing

1

San Diego Breakfast Briefing

1

West Los Angeles Breakfast Briefing

31

UCLA Cleantech Briefing

March

25

Orange County Breakfast Briefing

10

Mankato Breakfast Briefing

5

San Diego Breakfast Briefing

4

Seattle Competition Briefing

3

Citibank Alumni Briefing: Basic Banking and Access to Capital

February

27

Super Early Bird Competition Deadline

26

National Competition Launch

24

Portland Competition Briefing

November

2009

17

2009 Cleantech Open Awards Gala at The Masonic Center

2

Rocky Mountain Cleantech Open Awards Ceremony

October

29

Pacific Northwest Regional Awards Gala at ACT Theater, Seattle, WA

20

Cleantech Open Symposium: ”One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure”: Eliminating the Concept of Waste through Innovative Business Strategy

20

Regional Awards Ceremony

12

Sustainability Team Happy Hour

12

Final Judging

7

Mentor and Contestant Mixer (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

September

30

Mock Judging

24

POSTPONED to 10/20: Cleantech Open Symposium

23

Alumni Talent Management Workshop: Strategic Imperatives in Building and Developing Your Cleantech Team (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

21

Autodesk Clean Tech Software Grant Webinar (Semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, and regional directors only)

12

Business Plan deadline

2

Webinar: Introduction to Environmental Product Compliance (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, and regional directors only)

1

Business Clinic #5

August

26

Special Topic Seminar: Marketing & Sales (Semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

25

Smart Power Symposium: Smart Grid & Energy Storage: Next Waves of Innovation

25

Business Clinic #4

20

Special Topic Seminar: Manufacturing & Operations (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

19

Business Clinic #3

18

Business Clinic #2

13

Mentor and Contestant Mixer (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

11

RMCTO Business Clinic (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

11

Engineering Business Clinics

July

21

Renewable Energy Symposium

17

Clean Tech Accelerator (Semifinalists, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

13

Train the Trainers - Part 2

8

Train the Trainers - Part 1

7

Mentor and Semifinalist Orientation - NON-PUGET SOUND WEBINAR

7

Mentor Orientation - PUGET SOUND (IN-PERSON) at enterpriseSeattle, Seattle, WA

7

Mentor Orientation (Generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

June

25

Pacific Northwest CTO Semi-Finalist Announcement Event at Puget Sound Energy Headquarters - Bellevue, WA

25

Semifinalists Announced

23

Green Building Symposium: Striving for Zero Net Energy

18

Cocktails for Clean Tech Open Competitors at Elysian Fields (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

18

Funding Series: Weathering the Dry Investment Climate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Offices (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, chairs, and regional directors only)

18

Funding Series: Weathering The Dry Investment Climate: CTO Growth Channels To Explore and Money Management Tips & Tactics (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, and regional directors only)

3

Mentor and Contestant Mixer (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

May

30

Final Entry Deadline

28

Funding Series: Pitch Coaching (Contestants, semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, and regional directors only)

28

Sustainability Series: Webinar: How to Maintain Mission, Transform Corporate Accountability and Create Social Impact - The B Corporation Solution (Contestants, alumni, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

21

New York Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

20

Executive Summary Seminar - Portland at Portland State University - Cramer Hall

20

Early Bird Deadline

19

Executive Summary Seminar - Puget Sound at Columbia Center, Downtown Seattle

19

Energy Efficiency Symposium

19

Executive Summary Seminar - Spokane at Greater Spokane Incorporated

18

Executive Summary Seminar

18

Executive Summary Seminar - Tri-Cities at Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC)

13

San Diego Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

12

Executive Summary Seminar

12

Innovator's Matching Event

6

Santa Barbara/Ventura Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

1

Volunteer Mixer at Angelica's Bistro (Generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

April

29

Portland Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing at Deloitte Offices

29

Spokane Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing at Greater Spokane Incorporated

29

Seattle Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing at enterpriseSeattle, Seattle, WA

24

Clean Tech Open Rocky Mountain Volunteer Rally

23

Alumni Workshop VI: Sustainability Series: Design is the Problem: How to Design Sustainability into Your Offering (Webinar) (Contestants, alumni, and regional directors only)

22

West Los Angeles Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

16

Alumni Workshop V: Marketing Series: Getting Started in PR (Alumni and regional directors only)

15

Pacific Northwest Region Launch Event at Arctic Club Hotel, Seattle

15

Pasadena Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

14

Silicon Valley Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

8

Mentor and Contestant Mixer (Contestants, generalist mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)

8

Alumni Workshop IV: Marketing Series: Road to Revenue (Alumni and regional directors only)

8

Orange County Clean Tech Breakfast Briefing

1

Alumni Workshop III: Funding Series: Demystifying the Financing Process

March

25

Alumni Workshop II: Policy Series: Understanding and Leveraging the Stimulus Package (Alumni and regional directors only)

19

2009 Launch at San Jose City Hall

11

Second Clean Tech Open Breakfast Briefing

February

24

Alumni Workshop I: Product Development Series (Alumni and regional directors only)

10

First Clean Tech Open Breakfast Briefing

December

2008

9

Green Building Symposium: The Future is Energy Efficient Buildings

November

6

Awards Gala at Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

October

30

Cradle to Cradle as an Expanded Definition of Quality at Webinar

9

Transportation Symposium at UCLA Campus, Tom Bradley International Hall

1

Business Plan and Presentation Judging

September

25

Mock Judging and Sponsor/Angel Pitches at WSGR, Palo Alto

13

Finalists Business Plans Deadline

9

Finalists' Workshop 5 at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

August

26

Workshop 4 - Finalists at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

19

Workshop 3 - Finalists at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

19

Workshop 3 - Mentors at WSGR, Palo Alto

12

Workshop 2 - Finalists at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

12

Workshop 2 - Mentors at WSGR, Palo Alto

5

Finalist Orientation, Wine Reception and 1st Workshop at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, and regional directors only)

5

Mentors and Angels Briefing at WSGR, Palo Alto (Semifinalists, alumni, generalist mentors, specialist mentors, business clinic mentors, investors, judges, volunteers, chairs, and regional directors only)