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Understanding that the computing and Internet revolutions are what will provide the tools needed to fight climate change, we will host our second annual GreenNet on April 29th here in San Francisco, where we will be joined by a who’s who of industry players. If you are an entrepreneur, activist, policy maker or investor, don’t miss hearing from the following people:

• Bill Weihl – Green Energy Czar, Google
• Guido Bartels – GM Global Energy & Utilities Industry, IBM
• Jason Few – President, Reliant Energy
• Scott Lang – CEO, Silver Spring Networks
• Laura Ipsen – SVP & GM Smart Grid, Cisco
• Steve Jurvetson – Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• Hugh McDermott – VP Global Utilities & Energy, Better Place
• Ed Lu – Program Manager in Advanced Projects, Google
• Bill McKibben – Co-founder, 350.org
• Molly Webb – Head of Strategic Engagement, The Climate Group
• Jonathan Koomey – Project Scientist and Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Stanford University
• Andy Stanford Clark – IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor, Pervasive Messaging and Smarter Planet Technologies, IBM
• Saul Griffith – Inventor and Macarthur Fellow
• Casey Harrel – Analyst, Greenpeace
• Paul Kedrosky – Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
• Troy Batterberry – Microsoft Hohm Product Unit Manager, Microsoft
• Martin Vesper – Executive Director, Yello Strom
• Clint Wheelock – Founder, Managing Director, Pike Research

Register now and get an additional $50 dollars off the Super Saver price.

Atimi Software Inc. is a leading iPhone and cross-platform development company with a core strength in developing for the Mac platform and the new generation of smartphones. As a dedicated software services company, Atimi provides advisory and development services and has completed iPhone and software development projects for many of the leading brands in North America, including the New York Times and HBO. By the end of 2009, Atimi had completed more than 25 iPhone applications for its clients, 65% of which received some degree of Apple promotion including via iTunes, TV, print and in-store placement.

Atimi provides confidential, effective, and timely production of smartphone and desktop software. Atimi’s broad range of expertise, proven development processes, and its Orchard rapid development framework for mobile helps clients to reach their target launch dates reliably and efficiently, allowing them to focus on building strong, lasting relationships with their own customers.

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Investments into venture funds are at a 15-year low and exits are scarce — indeed, the market is going through a major transformation. On Feb. 18th, 200 leading limited partners, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs will convene in San Mateo, Calif., to discuss the future of venture capital at an event hosted by The Funded. This one-day symposium will be dedicated to examining new ideas and new models for investment, and answering the key questions facing the VC industry. Join visionaries such as Chris Dixon, Mike Maples, George Zachary, Jeff Clavier and Barry Silbert to help define the Future of Funding. Register here to get 15% off.

Our annual GreenNet 2010 conference is quickly approaching; it will be held on April 29th at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. Among many notable speakers will be Googler and former NASA astronaut Ed Lu — and if you register before midnite PT on Friday, you’ll get a discount.

Produced in conjunction with the cleantech experts from Earth2Tech, this year’s GreenNet event will focus on the intersection of environmentally conscious technology, the Internet and emerging technologies. Information and communications technologies could enable emissions reductions to 15 percent below current levels by 2020, the Climate Group has predicted. Whether you’re in a corporation wanting to learn about best green IT practices or an entrepreneur looking for your next venture, GreenNet will arm you with the best ideas all while allowing you to network with the industry’s most influential players.

Last year’s GreenNet event sold out, and this year’s promises to as well, since in addition to Lu — who oversees the PowerMeter project at Google — attendees will get to hear from the long list of cleantech movers and shakers below. Register for GreenNet here by the end of the day tomorrow, and you can take advantage of a discount ticket price of $395. We hope to see you there!

Speaker Roster for GreenNet 2010:

• Bill Wiehl – Green Energy Czar, Google
• Guido Bartels – GM Global Energy & Utilities Industry, IBM
• Scott Lang – CEO, Silver Spring Networks
• Steve Jurvetson – Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• Ed Lu – Program Manager in Advanced Projects, Google
• Bill McKibben – Co-founder, 350.org
• Molly Webb – Head of Strategic Engagement, The Climate Group
• Jonathan Koomey – Project Scientist and Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Stanford University
• Andy Stanford Clark – IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master
  Inventor, Pervasive Messaging and Smarter Planet Technologies, IBM
• Saul Griffith – Inventor and Macarthur Fellow
• Paul Kedrosky – Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation
• Troy Batterberry – Microsoft Hohm Product Unit Manager, Microsoft
• Nat Goldhaber – Managing Director, Claremont Creek Ventures
• Martin Vesper – Executive Director, Yello Strom
• Clint Wheelock – Founder, Managing Director, Pike Research
• Hugh McDermott – VP Global Utilities & Energy, Better Place

As more companies hire Corporate Sustainability Officers, more attention will be paid to how sustainability feeds the bottom line. The upcoming conference, “Value-Based Sustainability: The Business Case for Green, Clean & Lean,” will feature a panel of corporate rock stars, among them: Adam Werbach, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi and former Executive Director of The Sierra Club; Jeff Seabright, Chief Environmental Officer, Coca-Cola; and Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft.

This is a senior-level, high-impact forum to help executives understand how to create sustainable, strategic, competitive advantage through their sustainability and “green” initiatives. Get your invitation today!

Will networked automobiles be the next platform for green apps? That’s just one of the possibilities we’ll be looking at on our panel “The New Networked Car” at the Green:Net 2010 conference, which will be held on April 29th at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco.

The next generation of electric cars will fuel up from the power grid and have one of several operating systems, broadband provided by wireless carriers and a charge that’s controlled by software at a utility data center. Startups are building the systems now. Is the car your next major mobile technology platform? Come find out and meet over 500 other motivated entrepreneurs, technologists and investors at Green:Net 2010.

GigaOM readers can get a $50 discount — just follow this link to register now for Green:Net 2010.

The Internet — notably social media — creates mountains of random, unstructured, and sometimes ephemeral data by-products. With every exchange, traces of information, or what we at VLAB like to call “Data Exhaust,” are left behind. But one person’s trash is another’s treasure. When correlated or combined, these snippets can provide insight into political views, purchasing behaviors, and demographics, pinpointing trendsetters and leading indicators. Brilliant innovators now aggregate and analyze this data to create new products and services. On Jan. 19, VLAB will bring together experts, entrepreneurs and investors to explore business opportunities harnessing Data Exhaust. The event reception will be held at the Stanford Business School’s Arbuckle Lounge, and the presentation and panel discussion in the Bishop Auditorium. We hope you can join us!

Atimi Software Inc. is a leading iPhone and cross-platform development company with a core strength in developing for the Mac platform and the new generation of smartphones. As a dedicated software services company, Atimi provides advisory and development services and has completed iPhone and software development projects for many of the leading brands in North America, including the New York Times and HBO. By the end of 2009, Atimi had completed more than 25 iPhone applications for its clients, 65% of which received some degree of Apple promotion including via iTunes, TV, print and in-store placement.

Atimi provides confidential, effective, and timely production of smartphone and desktop software. Atimi’s broad range of expertise, proven development processes, and its Orchard rapid development framework for mobile helps clients to reach their target launch dates reliably and efficiently, allowing them to focus on building strong, lasting relationships with their own customers.

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