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THINK BIG – GIVE Muhammad Yunus GREEN ENERGY BUSINESS IDEAS 300 Words or Less for YouthinYunus

In biofuel, cleantech, Energy, entrepreneur, Environment, Grameen, greentech, investment, maintech, Power Grid, Science, Social Business, Solar, Sustainable, Technology, technology transfer, Venture Capital, youthinyunus on April 26, 2011 at 11:33 am

THINK REALLY BIG Current & Future green entrepreneurs-
Submit as many BIG IDEAS as possible – Student Ideas Welcome!:

In 300 words or less:

Tell Muhammad Yunus your biggest – push the limits – IDEA or GOAL on a green energy business concept with real teeth that you want to see go forward. That’s all. If the idea creates jobs and fits the social business model. That’s even better!
Please provide your name, email and a little information about yourself (include school/year graduated- if appropriate)

Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Solutions are asking and we’re helping.
Your ideas may be published at YouthinYunus and reviewed by Grameen Solutions.

Send these ideas to Halima Aquino- halima@boltonhillconsulting.com ASAP

Rick Borovoys Junkyard Jumbotron project – Popwuping – StumbleUpon

In Technology, technology transfer, Venture Capital on April 9, 2011 at 9:39 am

Rick Borovoys Junkyard Jumbotron project – Popwuping – StumbleUpon.

Rick Borovoy’s Junkyard Jumbotron project, allows you to take laptops, tablets or phones in close proximity, arrange them in a layout of your choosing, to form a large singular display.

A project from the MIT Center for Future Civic Media. Via Core77.

Register Now! MIT Enterprise Forum of DC & Baltimore Gala 2011 : Celebrating Startups! With Startup America – The White House Initiative & The Public Private Partnership Initiative

In angel Investor, entrepreneur, finance, investment, Science, Technology, technology transfer, Venture Capital on March 17, 2011 at 2:38 pm

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Celebrating Startups
Tom Kalil

Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Co-lead, The White House; Agency Review Team at Presidential Transition Team; Chair, Global Health Working Group at Clinton Global Initiative ; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Technology and Economic Policy, as well as the Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council.

Scott Case

CEO, Startup America Partnership Initiative

Timothy “Scott” Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor and was co-founder of Priceline, the “Name Your Own Price” company that was one of only a handful of startups in US history to reach a billion dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months. As Chief Technology Officer, he was responsible for building the technology that enabled Priceline’s hyper-growth.

Time is running out! Register Now at http://www.mitefdc.org And Join Us: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington DC District of Columbia USA 20007
Greetings!

The MIT Enterprise Forum is pleased to announce that its annual Gala will be held the evening of Tuesday, March 29.  Our program will feature both an introduction to President Obama’s Startup America Initiative by Tom Kalil and an introduction to the public/private Startup America Partnership by it’s new CEO Scott Case. Scott case is leading the comprehensive public-private Startup America initiative for innovation and excellence in the entrepreneurial community ,

Register Before March 26, 2011!

The Startup America Partnership is itself a startup, which has received support from the Kauffman Foundation and the Case Foundation.  Our keynote speaker will be Scott Case, the recently named CEO of the Startup America Partnership .


Join us for an evening of dinner, networking, and a program celebrating entrepreneurial innovation!
Get in on the ground floor as this innovative public-private partnership develops resources for emerging companies and raises awareness of the critical role that entrepreneurs play in job creation and economic growth.

Our venue for the event is the stunning French Embassy .The dinner fare will be a delightful buffet of French cuisine favorites, and will be paired with wine before the presentations and dessert after. The cost is $85.00 for non-members and $45.00 for members.

Sincerely,
MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC/Baltimore

PRESS CONTACT

MIT Enterprise Forum

410-905-3564

MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore’s Annual Gala 2011

Celebrating Startups!

THE PROGRAM

Dinner & French Wine

Main Hall 6:00-7:15 pm

Program

Auditorium 7:30-8:30 pm

Moderated by

Halima Aquino, Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of DC & Baltimore


Welcome

Ambassador, Embassy of France (Invited)


Introduction to the MIT Enterprise Forum

Halima Aquino

MIT Enterprise Forum Entrepreneurial Success Stories
Moderated by Ira Gershkoff, MITEF Vice Chair

  • Scott Sklar, CEO, The Stella Group
  • Ven Chava, CEO, AirArts


President Barack Obama’s Startup America Initiative

Tom Kalil, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Co-lead Agency Review Team at Presidential Transition Team, The White House

Startup America Partnership Initiative
Scott Case, CEO

French Commercial Trivia Competition
Fredric Abramson, CEO AlphaGenics

Main Hall

9:00-10:00 pm

Coffee & Dessert


Closing Remarks


StartupAmerica

French Embassy
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Shapiro SherNZCIT
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MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Virginia 22203