Thursday, April 25, 2013

Reminder: BDR Earth Day Fun Run this SUNDAY!

Just a friendly reminder of our post from March 19, OC Renewables is very excited to support this year's Brian D. Robertson (BDR) Earth Day Family Fun Run / 5k at Bolsa Chica State Park on Sunday, April 28, 2013.

The race starts at 11AM and you can register at Active.com at this link here.  You can register online at Active.com until Friday night at 9PM.

I can confirm that there will be quite a few OCR peeps at the event, so we will see you there!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Join us for an info session on the 2013 Cleantech Open Competition!

Attention OCR community! Are you an entrepreneur with a big cleantech idea that addresses the planet’s most pressing energy, environmental or economic challenges?

 If so, please join OCR for an evening of stimulating conversation with leaders in the CleanTech sector hosted by local cleantech leader and longtime OCR participant Kyle Scrimgeour. Come learn about the local and regional organizations supporting enterprises that help make our world a better place, and how you can participate, including applying to the 2013 Cleantech Open Accelerator Competition for your chance to access world-class training, mentoring, funding and publicity, and prizes from $10,000 regionally to the $200,000 National Grand Prize.  Application Deadline for the Accelerator is May 1, 2013, so you better get going!

When:

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT

Where:

The Duck Club
15 Riparian View
Irvine, CA 92612

ATTENTION:  GPS directions to the Duck Club are often wrong.  The only entrance is from Campus Drive and Riparian View.

Who should attend:
Cleantech entrepreneurs and those interested in cleantech entrepreneurship, in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture and Water
  • Chemistry and Advanced Materials
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Transportation -- components and vehicles
  • Green Building Materials 
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Distribution and Storage (also grid)
  • Energy Generation
More information on the CleanTech Open:
For more information about the evening or Cleantech Open, please contact Kyle Scrimgeour at kyle@ecozen.org or (877)-316-1113.  See you there!