SF Climate Tech: Sep 2 - Sep 9
Climate happy hours, blue tech, building electrification, a women and climate potluck, and more upcoming events
Hi friends,
Welcome back!
This Wednesday, head downtown to the 🍻 SF Climate Action Happy Hour with ClimateVoice, which leverages the power of corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win crucial policy battles.
On Thursday, dive into water tech at the ⛵️ SF Blue Tech Happy Hour Networking Cruise or stay ashore for the 🌊 116th SF Hardware Meetup @ Sofar Ocean in San Francisco
Or if you’re in the East Bay on Thursday, head to BIG Oakland for 🔌 Building Electrification Insights: A Dialogue with Bay Area's Key Agencies or Temescal Brewing for the 🍺 September East Bay Climate Happy Hour: Thu, Sep 5
Wrap up the week on Sunday at the 🥗 Women and Climate East Bay Potluck Happy Hour in Berkeley.
As always, scroll down for more details on this week and the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team
P.S. Planning on Climate Week NYC this year? Check out The Great Climate Week Guide from our NY newsletter:
This Week’s Events
🍻 SF Climate Action Happy Hour: Wed, Sep 4
⛵️ SF Blue Tech Happy Hour Networking Cruise: Building Bridges on the Water: Thu, Sep 5
🌊 116th SF Hardware Meetup @ Sofar Ocean | Climate Infra: Thu, Sep 5
🔌 Building Electrification Insights: A Dialogue with Bay Area's Key Agencies: Thu, Sep 5
🌎 GeoMeetup: Cloud Native Spatial Data Stack: Thu, Sep 5
🍺 September East Bay Climate Happy Hour: Thu, Sep 5
🥗 Women and Climate East Bay Potluck Happy Hour: Sun, Sep 8
Community Shoutouts
🌐 SOSV Climate Tech Summit
The SOSV Climate Tech Summit (October 14-18) is a free, virtual and global event that features the top technologists, researchers, founders, investors, and policy makers working on the frontiers of climate innovation. Registration is open and free.
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Upcoming Events
💧 International Architect Talk: Waterfront Boundaries Become Creativity: Wed, Sep 11
✨ Spark a Conversation about Climate Design: Wed, Sep 11
✍️ Confab ‘24 | Green Design Visionaries Conference: Thu, Sep 12
🎬 The Shitthropocene: Welcome to the Age of Cheap Crap: Thu, Sep 12
🌊 RESILIENCE - Planning for Sea Level Rise in San Francisco Bay: Fri, Sep 13
🪡 Through the Eye of a Needle: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Climate Action: Sat, Sep 14
💪 Power Lines: Building a Labor-Climate Justice Movement: Tue, Sep 17
🧩 Community Game Night: play Daybreak with creator Matt Leacock: Wed, Sep 18
💚 Designing Climate Products: Thu, Sep 19
🧵 Bay Area Remake Monthly Meetup: Thu, Sep 26
🔥 Post-Climate Change / Wildfire Resilient Design: Thu, Sep 26
⛵️ 2024 Textile X Ocean Connector Sail: Fri, Sep 27
⚖️ BaySpark 2024: Youth Climate and Environmental Justice Summit: Sat, Sep 28
💸 Politics & Impact Investing at Manny's: Sun, Sep 29
🍽️ GP Dinner #181 | Politics & Impact Investing: Sun, Sep 29
🤖 AI + Green Tech Networking Event with YiiEC: Wed, Oct 2
💽 TLS: How Data Centers Pave the Way for a More Sustainable World: Thu, Oct 17
This Week in Depth
🍻 SF Climate Action Happy Hour
When: Novela, San Francisco, CA
Where: Wednesday, September 4 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Join the ClimateVoice team and employee advocates that propel climate policy action at their companies. One way you can help is signing this petition to encourage pro-climate companies to leave the obstructing U.S. Chamber of Commerce and lead on climate policy.
⛵️ SF Blue Tech Happy Hour Networking Cruise: Building Bridges on the Water
When: Thursday, Sept. 5 from 5:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Where: Pier 40, San Francisco, CA
SF Blue Tech brings together ocean and coastland stewards, scientists and blue tech professionals, educators, students, sailors, port workers, blue investors to network, share resources and ideas, plus inspire actions to help our planet, oceans and waterways.
🌊 116th SF Hardware Meetup @ Sofar Ocean | Climate Infra
When: Thursday, Sept. 5 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Where: Downtown, San Francisco
Enjoy the warmer Sept. weather with great views of the bay in Sofar's office in the Embarcadero for this meetup! There will be a chance for an open mic. All demos are welcome.
🔌 Building Electrification Insights: A Dialogue with Bay Area's Key Agencies
When: Thursday, September 5 · 5:30 - 8pm PDT
Where: 1423 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to hear from influential representatives of three pivotal Bay Area agencies: StopWaste, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and SPUR. These agencies play crucial roles in shaping the region's approach to building electrification and sustainable urban development.
🌎 GeoMeetup: Cloud Native Spatial Data Stack
When: Thursday, September 5 from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, San Francisco
Join us on September 5th for an exciting GeoMeetup featuring talks from industry leaders with Wherobots and Hivemapper. In this meetup we will be exploring the elements of the cloud native spatial data stack, and diving deep into computer vision and raster inference.
🍺 September East Bay Climate Happy Hour
When: Thursday, September 5 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
Where: Temescal Brewing, Oakland, CA
Enjoy the nice weather and chat climate! We are excited to have Kevin Bush, CEO of Molten Industries, and another founder TBD to share their journeys and highlight the great work their East Bay companies are doing. This event is intended for everyone — from those looking to transition into a climate career to those already working in the space. Spread the word & bring a climate-curious friend!
🥗 Women and Climate East Bay Potluck Happy Hour
When: Sunday, September 8 from 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
Where: Berkeley, CA
Welcome to our Women In Climate Oakland dinner! If you are looking for an opportunity to talk climate with professionals identifying as women, you are in the right place! No climate experience necessary. This event is intended for those that identify as women or non-binary. Come join us for a casual backyard vegetarian potluck happy hour where we will chat about all topics with the backdrop of climate.