San Francisco Green Drinks
February 7th, 2012
“Eco-Love”
Hey Green Drinkers-
Please join us next Tuesday, February 7th for San Francisco Green Drinks. This month, in addition to having OPOWER as our sponsor – we are excited to announce that Green Speed Dating / Networking is BACK! Offered at our February events in 2010 & 2011 and back by popular demand . . . this years’ February event at 111 Minna Gallery will include wine tastings by Mas, Speed Dating and Speed Networking.
Our theme this month is eco-love, inspiring us all to think of creative ways to be a little more earth friendly on romantic outings. We will be asking you all what your ideal “eco-date” is? A few of our favorites are sustainable wine tasting, farmers markets, sunset hikes, fair trade gifts – to name a few!
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion” – Dalai Lama
FEBRUARY 7th:
6:15pm Speed Networking: for the business minded crowd
7:15pm Speed Dating: for the heart-centric attendees
8:15 Potential Round Two Speed Networking Session
Sign-up at the door on a first-come basis so come early!
$10 cover for speed networking and/or speed dating sessions (drink ticket included)
The mood will be set with glowing, eco-lights while delicious wine and soothing sounds fill the room. Our last speed dating/networking event successfully connected 12 eco-minded couples!
Those interested in attending our normal networking event are free to do so in the main room.
If your organization or someone you know is interested in sponsoring a SF Green Drinks Event in 2012, please contact our Sponsorship Coordinator, forrest@sfgreendrinks.org – or visit our website, www.sfgreendrinks.org for more information.
FEBRUARY SPONSOR
Opower was founded on a simple premise: it’s time to engage the millions of people who are in the dark about their energy use. Our goal is to help ordinary people find easy ways to save energy on their utility bills. Our passion is making an unprecedented impact on the health of our planet. With our innovative software platform that combines sophisticated data analytics, user experience, and behavioral science, we empower utility customers to save massive amounts of energy and money while significantly reducing global carbon emissions.
We partnered with our first utility client in 2007 from a rented desk in San Francisco. Since then, we’ve grown into a well-capitalized business with over 225 employees and a product platform that now reaches more than 10 million homes in North America and the United Kingdom. Our all-star team of software engineers, product specialists, behavioral scientists, statisticians, marketing experts, infographic designers, and efficiency advocates are directly responsible for the enormous positive impact we’ve had to date: we’ve cumulatively saved utility customers more than $63 million and enough energy to take a city of nearly 200,000 people off the grid.
Opower recently announced a number of exciting developments, including a partnership with the NRDC and Facebook to develop a new social energy application, as well as a partnership with Honeywell to develop wifi-enabled programmable thermostats to help boost in-home energy efficiency.
Check us out at www.opower.com!
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Location: 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
Time: 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Bring: Please bring your green flyers, announcements, job postings, etc for the Community Board – and of course, bring your business cards!
Safety: Please be safe when coming to/from SFGD. If you would like someone to walk you to your bus/train stop or car, please let a greeter know. As always, please designate a driver if driving.
Cost: Free
Question of the Month: ”What is your ideal eco-date?”
Drink Specials: Más Wine Company will be pouring delicious wine samples throughout the night
Entertainment: DJ Funk Face will throw down his sultry beats from 5:30-9:00pm
COMMUNITY
* Post your green event on the Bay Area Green Calendar for free!
* SF Green Drinks is on LinkedIn. Connect with other environmental professionals.
* SF Green Drinks is on Facebook. Please join the group ‘San Francisco Green Drinks’ for additional resources and information.
* SF Green Drinks is booking out Sponsors and Community Partners for 2011. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with our community, please get in touch!
See you on the 7th!
- The Green Drinks Team
Kailani, Kim, Bryan & Forrest
