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We are thrilled to have Jurriaan Kamp, the founder of Ode Magazine, as our speaker in San Francisco this month. Kamp will discuss his thoughts on the power and need for optimism and solutions in our
current world, the role of media and specifically Ode in making a positive impact needed to create a sustainable world.
Ode’s mission is to publish stories about the people and ideas that are making a difference. The magazine for “intelligent optimists,” Ode reports on positive news in the areas of health, science, spirit, life, energy and business. Odemagazine.com is a vibrant community that connects readers from around the globe.
Jurriaan Kamp founded Ode Magazine in The Netherlands in 1995 with his wife, Helene de Puy. The magazine continues to thrive there and in 2007, Ode Magazine’s U.S. offices opened in the Bay Area.
Before founding Ode, Kamp was an editor, correspondent in South Asia and Chief Economics Editor at the Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad. He is the author of Small Change: How Fifty Dollars Changes the World and Because People Matter. Ode Magazine in the Netherlands recently published its 100th issue.
Please join us on Tuesday, September 28th for this amazing opportunity. To register for the event, click here.
As a an entrepreneurial problem-solver, I am very excited to learn about this group. Initially a Petroleum Engineer, transformed through the software industry and ultimately telecommunications, I am passionate about putting my technology know-how into growing sustainble businesses that are good corporate citizens. I have also had the good fortune to support non-profits and social ventures related to technology and entrepreneurship. I look forward to discovering others in the Dallas / Ft. Worth who are building sustainable businesses in creative ways.
Silicon Valley EcoTuesday chapter organized an interesting talk in July. Don Eagleston, the President and CEO of the Sunnyvale Chamber of commerce talked about `Authentic Urban Ecotourism’. Don is a leader in establishing Ecotourism plans in urban environments, a concept new to conventional Ecotourism. In this talk this month Don defined the criteria required for authentic ecotourism and how it differentiates itself from greenwashing and adventure tourism.
I'm a graphic designer for brand, web and interactive tools. As a designer, I believe design can effect change for the common good. I’d love to work for and partner with organizations who’s goals are to build a more sustainable world.
I was recently at the Cleantechnology Institute Showcase organized by the UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education and the Environmental Business Cluster. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Table after table highlighted technology that’s so new, that few people have heard of them. I experienced a range of emotions from excitement and goose bumps, to confusion and skepticism. The evening made walking across the Berkeley campus in high heels definitely worth it!
On the way home, I passed a house with solar panels on the roof and a feeling of boredom washed over me, as I thought about how unexciting a simple solar panel felt now that I’d experienced what’s coming on the horizon. But then, I reminded myself that at some point in history, that solar panel was very exciting, ground breaking in fact. I wondered, could celebrating the history of cleantech be as interesting as its latest discoveries?
That’s the intent of a new series of posts on the EcoTuesday blog, titled Daily CleanTech. It will honor and celebrate the intrepid scientists and forward thinkers who are the foundation of our blossoming green economy. As the year goes by, check in for the latest update on these famous days in cleantech history. You can also follow these updates on Twitter and Facebook too, @DailyCleanTech, though the updates will be abbreviated and hold less information than the post on the EcoTuesday site.
Our first post on Willhelm Hallwachs and his discovery of the photoelectric effect is first up. Enjoy and please feel free to offer your feedback!
