NY Climate Tech: Oct 15 - Oct 21
And we're back! Clean tech demos, building smarter cities, bio and climate hackathons, deep tech, and more events this week
Hi friends,
After a bit of Climate Week recovery, we’re back! Here are our picks for the week:
Today join Out in Tech NY for 🏳️🌈 Throw some Shade -Demos and Drinks with Clean Tech startups with demos from TômTex, Quorum Bio, MeOH, and AIR COMPANY.
Also today, head to midtown for GreenHomeNYC’s Monthly Forum 🌆 Building Smarter Cities with Nantum AI and White Strand Development
Wednesday, check out Nucleate’s 🧬 BIOHACK NYC, an AI-in-Bio hackathon
Or join them and Antler VC on Thursday for a 🔬 Bio, Climate, Deep Tech Mixer: Antler VC & Nucleate NY
Saturday, build something with NYC Open Data at the 👩💻 Climate Hackathon x DeSciNYC
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🏳️🌈 Out in Tech NY: Throw some Shade -Demos and Drinks with Clean Tech startups: Tue, Oct 15
🌆 Monthly Forum: Building Smarter Cities: Tue, Oct 15
♻️ A Greener Path: Adaptive Reuse & Sufficiency: Wed, Oct 16
🪡 Eco-weaving Fashion Workshop: Wed, Oct 16
🧬 BIOHACK NYC: Wed, Oct 16
🔧 Workshop: NYC Apartment Hacks for Climate Action: Thu, Oct 17
☀️ SolarPunk fundraiser for 350.org: Thu, Oct 17
🔬 Bio, Climate, Deep Tech Mixer: Antler VC & Nucleate NY: Thu, Oct 17
🥂 WE ACT 2024 Gala: Fri, Oct 18
☔️ Be Ready When Disaster Strikes - Free Event on Climate and Preparedness: Sat, Oct 19
🌱 “Biophilia: In Excelsis” Exhibition at Climate Imaginarium: Sat, Oct 19
👩💻 Climate Hackathon x DeSciNYC: Sat, Oct 19
🌎 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!
Opportunities
👩🔬 Activate Fellowship: Oct 23
Activate transforms scientists and engineers into founders, empowering them to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. The two-year Activate Fellowship provides early-stage science entrepreneurs with funding, technical resources, and unparalleled support from a network of scientists, engineers, investors, commercial partners, and fellow entrepreneurs.
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.
Upcoming Events
🧵 Wasted Textiles: A story about Slow Fashion: Tue, Oct 22
🥗 Innovative Circular Solutions to Reduce Loss and Food Waste: Tue, Oct 22
🧶 Salon: Sustainability and Fashion: Wed, Oct 23
🥕 Innovative Circular Solutions to Reduce Food Waste: Wed, Oct 23
📈 Fall 2024 Lecture in Climate Data Science: SHAWN LI: Thu, Oct 24
⚡️ Dervos 2024: Fri, Oct 25
🌳 The Science of Forests: Sat, Oct 26
🎨 Civic Art Lab 2024| Sustainability and Design Lab: Sat, Oct 26
🎴 Climate Fresk at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market): Thu, Nov 7
🏙️ NYC Accelerator Open House: Wed, Nov 13
✍️ How They Did It: Writing Climate Activism Across Genres (Aftershocks): Sun, Nov 17
🌇 Urban Tech Summit 2024 – Intelligence for Climate Adaptation: Tue, Nov 19
🍄 From Field to Form: Mycelium: Wed, Nov 20
🏗️ Cornell Infratech Day 2024: Thu, Nov 21
⚡️ Clean Energy in New York Summit: Thu, Nov 21
🔌 Deploy24: Wed, Dec 4
This Week in Depth
🏳️🌈 Out in Tech NY: Throw some Shade -Demos and Drinks with Clean Tech startups
When: Tuesday, October 15 · 6:30 - 9pm EDT
Where: Netflix, 888 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Join us for a discussion on the future of green technology at our Green Tech Panel! From microbes for next gen fertilizers to textiles from shrimp, our expert panelists will explore the ever-evolving landscape of green tech and its impact on the environment and society. Whether you're a seasoned environmentalist, a tech enthusiast, or simply curious about the latest advancements in sustainability, this “demos and drinks” promises to offer valuable insights and inspiration. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the cutting-edge innovations driving positive change towards a more sustainable and environmentally-proactive future.
🌆 Monthly Forum: Building Smarter Cities
When: Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 8pm EDT
Where: Fujitsu AirStage - 42nd floor, New York, Ny
Join GreenHomeNYC to explore the world of Smart Cities, where technology meets urban innovation to create more energy-efficient, sustainable communities. This educational event will delve into the transformative role of smart technologies in modernizing cities. We'll discuss how cutting-edge solutions are driving sustainability in urban environments, improving the quality of life for residents and reducing our carbon footprint. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, sustainability advocate or urban planner, this event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights and exchange ideas on the future of urban living. Come prepared to learn, share and be inspired by the possibilities of a smarter, greener city.
♻️ A Greener Path: Adaptive Reuse & Sufficiency
When: Wednesday, October 16 · 6:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Where: Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003
Adaptive reuse is seen as a key to sustainability and more successful decarbonization. This panel examines the case for sufficiency through the use of conversions, renovation and adaptive reuse — collectively, umbau in German — with a multidisciplinary panel representing the various areas of expertise needed for effective transformations of existing buildings and places. Sustainability is cast as a structural quality in an overarching sense — systematically gauging the effects of planning decisions on project lifecycle overall. As seen in the companion exhibition, a selection of gmp’s 60-plus umbau projects demonstrate how structures can be flexibly used, reused, expanded, and sustainably fortified.
🪡 Eco-weaving Fashion Workshop
When: Wednesday, October 16 · 1:20 - 4pm EDT. Doors at 1pm
Where: Miami Ad School New York, 35-37 36th Street #3rd Floor, Queens, NY 11106
Join us for an exciting, hands-on Eco-Weaving Fashion Workshop, where creativity meets sustainability! In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of weaving using environmentally friendly practices, with materials sourced exclusively from deadstock fabrics and second-hand clothing. This approach not only reduces waste but also offers a unique opportunity to breathe new life into discarded textiles.
🧬 BIOHACK NYC
When: Wednesday, October 16 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Where: NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (Leslie eLab) New York, New York
We invite you to join us at BioHack NYC: an AI-in-Bio hackathon that will bring together computer scientists and biologists to build AI/ML tools that will accelerate research in the life sciences. BioHack NYC will feature speakers & mentors who are creating impact using AI in biology as well as datasets and other tools to help teams develop and build their ideas.
🔧 Workshop: NYC Apartment Hacks for Climate Action
When: Thursday, October 17 · 6:30 - 8pm EDT
Where: 220 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
Join us for an evening of experts, building professionals, and New Yorkers sharing low-tech actions and technologies anyone can implement, even in a small, rented apartment, to reduce your impact on the climate while improving your quality of life. We’ll go beyond ConEdison’s tips to install LED light bulbs and cover topics such as smart radiator covers, night flush cooling, making compost manageable, and even line-drying laundry. We might sprinkle in ideas for offices as well!
🔬 Bio, Climate, Deep Tech Mixer: Antler VC & Nucleate NY
When: Thursday, October 17 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Where: Register for Address
Hosted by Antler VC & Nucleate bringing together founders, researchers, and investors in Bio, Climate, and Deep Tech for a night of mingling and new connections.
☀️ SolarPunk fundraiser for 350.org
When: Thursday, October 17 · 7:30 - 10pm EDT
Where: Brooklyn SolarWorks, 200 Sixth Street
A fundraiser for 350Brooklyn hosted on Brooklyn SolarWorks’ rooftop. We’ll share food and drink and music and conversation and fun under the night sky.
🥂 WE ACT 2024 Gala
When: Friday, October 18 · 6 - 9pm EDT
Where: 583 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Join WE ACT for a night of honoring environmental justice champions and celebrating our ongoing work for a more equitable future. [Ed. note: this is a fundraising gala, and tickets are priced accordingly!]
☔️ Be Ready When Disaster Strikes - Free Event on Climate and Preparedness
When: Saturday, October 19 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch, 286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Are you concerned about the impact of climate change and want to be prepared? Look no further! This is the perfect opportunity to learn what is awaiting all of us and how to handle emergencies caused by climate-related incidents.
🌱 “Biophilia: In Excelsis” Exhibition at Climate Imaginarium
When: Saturday, October 19 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Where: Climate Imaginarium, 406A Comfort Road, New York, NY 10004
Join us for the reception of Biophilia: In Excelsis on Saturday, October 19, 1:00 - 3:00 pm! After traveling from Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the United Nations Peace Boat, the Climate Imaginarium is excited to showcase this powerful exhibition. We’ll also be joined by Jake Madelone, Education Program Manager, from the Waterfront Alliance who will speak at 2pm to the topic: Is New York Harbor Ready?
👩💻 Climate Hackathon x DeSciNYC
When: Saturday, October 19 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Where: Register for Address
The Climate Hackathon series is teaming up with the Decentralized Science community. Join us for an afternoon of multi-disciplinary teams grappling with open-source data. Industry Focus: for those who don't know, we have a rich array of open data available (https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/). During this event we have several climate-themed challenges that will utilize this data. Bonus: this Hackathon allows a unique opportunity to create a climate-themed submission for Open Data Week.