Cleantech Open Awards Ceremony this Thursday
Please join our valued partner, The Cleantech Open, for an evening featuring top cleantech entrepreneurs from across the Midwest and their latest innovations. The Cleantech Open, which hosts the World's largest cleantech business competition, will bring together its participant companies and its quickly growing network of cleantech and renewable energy professionals from across the Midwest.
The event will consist of a trade expo showcasing 2010 CTO alumni, 2011 CTO companies, partners and sponsor organizations, as well as short intro pitches by the top 2011 CTO companies. The evening will conclude with an awards ceremony during which the Finalists will be announced and celebrated before they are sent to Silicon Valley to compete with companies from across the U.S. for over $250k in prizes and national acclaim.
The attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about some new exciting organizational initiatives, including a recently announced partnership with NASA and a not yet announced Department of Energy initiative.
Register and RSVP:
http://www.cleantechopen.com/app.cgi/events/464/view
Location
Nicollet Island Pavilion
, 40 Power Street
, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Program
5:00pm - 7:00pm -- two hours on the exhibition floor
7:00pm - 8:00pm -- 2011 Company Pitches
8:00pm - 8:30pm -- announce the Regional Finalists who proceed to Nationals and their cash/service AWARDS
Who Should Attend
Entrepreneurs, media, investors, corporations, non-profits focused on green/cleantech, civic leaders, students, and any business professionals focused on the innovation economy and cleantech or renewable energy.
Reasons to attend include: unique networking, a pulse on latest innovation in the growing cleantech and renewable energy industry, business development opportunities, chance to learn how to work with alumni companies, and investment prospects.
What is Cleantech Open?
The mission of The Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges. Since its inception in 2006, The Cleantech Open has established itself as the leader in developing clean technology and renewable energy startup entrepreneurs addressing these challenges. The program has now nurtured over 400 promising companies from more than 30 states and 20 countries, and assisted in raising approximately $300 million in capital for its alumni.
The Cleantech Open has active relationships with hundreds of partner organizations across the country, including a recently established relationship with NASA (read more here at: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/sep/HQ_11-318_Night_Rover_Challenge.html).
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