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Cleantech Israel -- June Event

Jun 2008 17
Tue 9:00 AM
Location
Agnes Restaurant and Cafe

Moshe Sneh 199
Ramat HaSharon 03-644-75-75

Estimated attendance
 130  people attended.
4.50 4.5028

Who organized?
Gene Dolgin and Jonathan Shapira

This event will feature a presentation by Dr. Isaac Berzin.

Dr. Berzin is the founder of GreenFuel Technologies and a Senior Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya (IDC). Earlier this year, Dr. Berzin was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in politics, business, and science.

The event is sponsored by Terra Venture Partners. Terra Venture Partners is a unique venture capital fund focused on "cleantech" - renewable energy, biofuels and water technologies. It targets seed/early-stage technology companies mostly based in Israel. Three promising companies already in the portfolio are Phoebus, IQWind and BAS. www.terravp.com

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Bob Rosenbaum
    Posted Jun 18, 2008 6:14 PM
    Bob Rosenbaum
    A very useful meeting: the atmosphere was relaxed and conducive to making connections, Isaac Berzin was impressive, congenial and inspiring! Look forward to future events like this one. Thanks to Jonathan, Gene, Isaac and all who made it happen.
  • Posted Jun 18, 2008 2:28 AM
    Guy Bino
    Again, Great networking, Interesting speaker, Thanks.
  • Posted Jun 17, 2008 8:23 PM
    Ilan Sheena
    excellent ! Ilan
  • Prof. Gady Golan
    Posted Jun 17, 2008 5:11 PM
    Prof. Gady Golan
    Getting better with time. IISHAR COACH.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Maor Conforti
    Posted May 29, 2008 1:38 PM
    Maor Conforti
    You can read more about Issac Berzin on Time Magazine here: http://www.time.com/time/sp...

Who attended?

  • 130 attendees
    • “ Once again, Jonathan and Gene came through with a well-organized, quality event. Isaac Berzin was inspiring, and I know I'm not alone when I say that cleantech in Israel will never be the same, now that these meetups occur on a regular basis. ”
    • sarah (+1 guest)
      “ This was my first meetup experience, having joined less than a week ago, and it was a good one. I feel that I directly benefited new knowledge from the speaker and I appreciate his availability following his presentation. I entered the space in the morning feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of people there, and left heartened by the interest people showed in each other and in me. It was a great opportunity for my partner and I to meet key figures in the industry we provide services to. We learned a lot and spent more time at the meetup than we initially planned. ”
    • “ Great speaker, excellent networking. Thanks Jonathan and Gene. Amazing how quickly it's grown ! ”
    • “ Great as always. ”
    • “ Great event with the exception of the sound -- I am certain the guest speak was great; I just couldn't follow. ”
    • “ It is very nice to see the increase in the number of interested and interesting people attending the meetups. I enjoyed the talk of Dr. Berzin and talking to other members. ”
    • “ A very useful meeting overall: the atmosphere was relaxed and conducive to making connections, attendees were given lots of time to meet and talk, Isaac Berzin was impressive, congenial and inspiring. As my first meeting with the group it was most definitely positive and rewarding. Look forward to future events like this one. ”
    • “ I didn't go because my interest is solar energy, and this was was about a technology that would be no use for us. shnayer lewis ”
    • Oded Sherman (+1 guest)
      “ The only improvement needed is for the loudspeaker system I would suggest segmenting the audience by sticker color Color 1 VC Color 2 services Color 3 water entrepreneurs Color 4 energy entrepreneur Etc. It may add efficiency to the bonding part ”
    • “ Once again an excellent speaker -- the networking before and after was also great. Tsvi Bisk ”
    • “ Again- great event (although I had to leave early). Cheers! ”
    • “ Inspiring meeting. ”
    • “ Great ”
    • “ You did well to get such a good speaker. I think the venue is very problematic. 1) It is very awkward for people coming from Jerusalem area (it took me 2.5 hrs to get there by bus/taxi). A different time of day, avoiding the severe morning traffic, would help 2) With the number of people present, you need to install a suitable sound system (it's a sign of your success) ”
    • “ The pleasant and un-informal atmosphere of the meeting was a great platform for talking, sharing ideas, and networking. Itzik Berzin presentation lighted important aspects that help me focus on the main challenges the algae-based biodiesel should confront with. ”
    • “ Dr. Isaac Berlin's presentation was really comprehensive and valuable, though a loudspeaker could help. ”
    • “ The speaker was interesting and informative, but somewhat brief. The venue was terrible. If environmental issues are a concern to the organizers, the venue should be in an area accessable by train. Certainly not in an area of heavy traffic at morning rush hour. (It took me an hour and a half to get there from Modi'in, with 35 minutes crawling in traffic at the end. It took a half hour to get home). Also, the venue was noisy, being outside, and there was no adequate PA system, so it was hard to hear the speaker. ”
    • “ The event went very well, aside from the mic issue which has already been discussed here, I would suggest a parking director the morning of events and a carpool network. It could be relatively low maintenance to have a link on your site that allowed people to list where they are coming from and where they are going to after the event and whether they are driving or looking for a ride. Even if it helps reduce the number of cars by just a few it would be worth while; less balagan in the parking lot and less CO2 emitted.. Although at the rate this group is growing you guys will be moving into a stadium size event center in no time;) ”
    • “ It's was GREAT - Thanks :-) ”
    • “ Johnathan & Gene - Great initiative and good work! Nice networking event. Good talk by Isaac Berzin - though a bit too short - I would cetainly have enjoyed at least another 15-20 minutes. The location is good, though a functional microphone & reasonable acoustics provided by Agnes would certainly have improved the situation, especially for those sitting in the back. Keep up the good work. Lior ”
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    • matthew rolnick (+1 guest)
    • Rami Attias (+1 guest)
    • Amir (+1 guest)
    • Erez Zimhoni (+1 guest)
    • Josh Adler (+1 guest)