Activities and Events
The E&E club organizes a number of activities and events throughout the year:
Annual Event
- HBS Energy Symposium (October 22nd, 2011)
Other Events
- Educational Seminars on energy-related topics (e.g. Energy 101)
- Speaker Series
- Alumni Networking Events
- Company Visits and Career Treks
- Energy Case Competitions
Communication
- Weekly Club Newsletter
- Internship/Fulltime Job Postings
Events in the Coming Weeks
Elements to a Successful Sustainability Strategy
When: November 8th 5:00 – 6:00pm
Where: Aldrich 208
What: Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a sustainability consultancy, will be presenting a diagnostic tool that they have developed for assessing a company’s sustainability program - with the goal of identifying key opportunities and risks.
Previous Harvard Events
Pat Maher, founder of the Maher Group and the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s “Green Guru,” and Bob Valair, Director of Energy and Environmental Management for Staples
When: December 13th 3 – 4:30pm
Where: Hawes 202
What:
Pat Maher: As a partner in The Maher Group, LLC, Pat is responsible for the initiation of successful environmental programs for his clients. Pat evaluates an organization’s facilities, recommends eco-friendly products and procedures, conducts energy audits, reviews an organization’s carbon footprint, and develops opportunities for cost savings along with other benefits. Previously, Pat was with Marriott International, Inc. for 23 years. Prior to this, Pat worked for a private firm where he was responsible for directing all electrical engineering and design for the Baltimore Convention Center expansion. Pat also helps American Hotel & Lodging Association members answer their sustainability questions as the association’s “Green Guru” (http://www.ahla.com/green.aspx?id=24528).
Bob Valair: More information about Bob Valair and the Staples Energy Initiatives can be found at www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/staples_soul/staples-soul-environment.html.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy: A New Paradigm in Transformational Energy Research
When: December 15th 10:15am – 11:45am and 4:00-5:00pm
Where: Maxwell Dworkin Building on Harvard University’s Campus
What: Eric Toone, Deputy Director for Technology
Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director
David Shum, Program Director
Nick Cizek, Fellow
In Spring of 2009 President Obama announced $400M in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for a new agency – the Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA-E, an Agency created in 2007 through the America COMPETES Act. ARPA-E was created to fund high risk, high reward transformational research to reduce energy related emissions, reduce imports of energy from foreign sources, improve energy efficiency in all economic sectors, and ensure American technological lead in advanced energy technologies. In only 15 months the agency has awarded over $350M in support of 121 projects across the energy landscape, including renewable energy, biofuels, building efficiency, carbon capture, and the electrification of transportation. This lecture will describe the history and mission of ARPA-E, how the Agency and its projects differ from other branches of the Department of Energy, and highlight some of the revolutionary technologies currently supported by ARPA-E.
10:15 a.m. Coffee Break - Maxwell Dworkin Lobby outside G125
10:30 –11:45 a.m. Seminar by Dr.’s Toone, Burbaum and Shum with Questions and Answers - Maxwell Dworkin G125
4:00-5:00 p.m. Tea for students/postdocs with ARPA-E Fellow, Nick Cizek Maxwell Dworkin 119
- Dr. Eric Toone is the Deputy Director for Technology, responsible for oversight of all ARPA-E Technology and directs the ARPA-E’s Electrofuels program.
- Dr. Jonathan Burbaum’s focus at ARPA-E is in advanced biotechnology applications for biofuels and the production of biologically-based chemical feedstocks.
- Dr. David Shum’s current focus at ARPA-E includes: 1) demand response and distributed generation, and 2) industrial energy efficiency through novel processes and materials
Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy
When: December 14th 6:00PM
Where: Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in NYC
What: Please join us for a keynote speech from fellow Alumnus Mark Tercek<http://www.nature.org/pressroom/leadership/%20art24763.html>,
President & CEO of The Nature Conservancy <http://www.nature.org/>. This
event will be held in the landmark Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park,
the country’s first skyscraper certified LEED Platinum by the US Green
Building Council.
Mark will speak on the environmental challenges The Nature Conservancy
focuses on, the role of business in environmental preservation, and the
growing requirement for partnership between NGO’s and business for mutual
success, including relevant case studies.
This unique event in this remarkable venue will sell out quickly; please
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New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
When: December 15th 9:00-12:30PM
Where: Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Floor Boston, MA 02210
What: “Patrick Administration’s Second Term Energy Vision” & “Changes to New England’s Forward Capacity Market.” Fresh from Governor Patrick’s recent election victory, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary, Ian Bowles will lay out the Administration’s energy vision and plans for its 2nd term.
Web site: http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp?sel=103
CAREER & GRANTS
Draper Richards Foundation Summer Associate 2011
Position Description:
The Draper Richards Foundation (www.DraperRichards.org) seeks a summer intern to support mission-critical business analyses. After nine years as a leading social venture fund, Draper Richards is poised to expand its impact in a second fund with $25MM in assets to be deployed to 50 entrepreneurial organizations.
The intern will support key initiatives toward this second fund’s effectiveness in catalyzing social ventures. Specific initiatives will be defined closer to the engagement, but could include: compilation and assessment of impact metric systems used across social venture funds, creation of marketing and social media strategy for the new fund, optimization of intranet for Draper Richards grantees with seminal and cutting edge media on the social sector, deep dives into potential routes for environmental dealflow, steps required for Draper Richards to support organizations of mixed profit statuses, etc…Great candidates will help to match their interest and skills to the opportunities at Draper Richards.
The role will be based out of the Foundation’s San Francisco office. Candidates must have passion for and dedication to the social sector. Candidates must be team players and self-starters as the role comes with much responsibility and independence. Please send resume and cover letter to Breanna (Breanna@DraperRichards.org). Applications will be received on a rolling basis starting December 1st.
Breanna DiGiammarino
Draper Richards Foundation
50 California Street, Suite 2925
(415) 616 - 4051
Department of Energy Summer Internship Opportunities
The Department of Energy is pleased to inform you that the Department of Energy has posted its internship application for the summer of 2011 on USAJobs:
The federal hiring process can be a bit cumbersome and often ambiguous, so they’ve have attached a guide that should help walk you through this process.
Points for applicants to remember:
- You must be continuously enrolled in school (i.e. returning in the fall) to be eligible to apply for a summer internship.
- The application closes on January 3. No applications will be accepted after that date.
- You must complete a USAJobs account and resume before you can apply.
- You must upload or fax at least your unofficial transcript(s) as part of your application. This will allow us to begin processing your application. However, we will need you to send your OFFICIAL transcript(s) before we can issue you an offer letter. Note: Sending me your transcript directly does not qualify you. It must be uploaded or faxed directly to the number listed on the application.
- It may say the job location is Montgomery County, Maryland. While some positions at DOE are in Maryland, the majority of our interns are located in Washington, DC. You will be based out of DC unless you have already been informed otherwise.
- Your salary is determined by a federal system of calculations based on the information you provide about your education and experience.
BETSY STRICKLAND
Assistant Director, MBA Career & Professional Development Harvard Business School │ Soldiers Field │ Boston, MA 02163
T: +1 (617) 495 4912 │ E: estrickland@hbs.edu
Follow @HBSRecruitMBA and stay up-to-date on fall recruiting and events around campus.
2011 Hult Global Case Challenge
The Hult Global Case Challenge aims to identify innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems through crowd-sourcing ideas and solutions form the world’s best and brightest business school students. The annual competition is held simultaneously across all of Hult’s campuses in Boston, London, Dubai, Shanghai and San Francisco. Over 100 student teams tackle a challenge set by a leading social entrepreneur. To ensure the students can make a real contribution to the problem, Hult offers a USD 1 million prize to help implement the winning idea. This prize makes the Hult Global Case Challenge the most prestigious business school competition in the world.
The 2010 Hult Global Case Challenge saw over 300 business school students from Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, Hult, Imperial, INSEAD, Columbia, and other renowned schools present their strategies to help One Laptop per Child redefine the way the poorest children in the world learn.
In 2011 the School has teamed up with the Clinton Global Initiative to redefine the challenge that will be given to students. The Clinton Global Initiative is an organization created by President Bill Clinton that has over 2,000 members, all of which have made a commitment to make a positive difference in the world. One of these members will be selected to set the challenge for students and will receive the USD 1 million prize.
Highlights of the 2011 Challenge:
USD 1 million prize given to implement the winning idea.
Challenge set by a leading social entrepreneur that is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.
An all-expense paid trip for all regional winners to the Global Final in New York City hosted
by Hult International Business School and the Clinton Global Initiative.
Go to http://hultglobalcasechallenge.com/challenge2011.html for more info.
Email ldolan@mba2011.hbs.edu if you are interested in joining the HBS team!
Develop Business Plan for Rollout of Socially Conscious Agriculture Concept
A former CEO in my firm’s network is looking for an HBS student to help develop a business plan to roll out a successful operation growing vegetables hydroponically, with a business model serving the social good. Former consultants with an entrepreneurial bent would be ideal candidates for this part-time project in the coming months, with the potential to develop into something over the summer or longer term. Project timing and scope to be determined based on interest and ability. Please contact Anthony Ekmekjian, HBS 2010, at anthony.ekmekjian@ccmpcapital.com.
EC Field Study with PowerMax Global (PMG)
Founded in 2007, PowerMax Global (PMG) is a startup company in the Clean Tech/Smart Grid space. PMG’s mission is to deliver the benefits of advanced power line communications (PLC) to all Smart Grid stakeholders, including utilities, original equipment manufacturers and consumers. PMG offers products that provide reliable, real-time, two-way communication over power lines at low cost. Our products enable proactive power consumption management, power grid monitoring/control, clean energy source management, and electric vehicle charge management. The company is in the process of updating its business plan, and is looking for a team of business school student(s) to assist the PMG executive team, board of directors, and board of advisors.
The Smart Grid is a global effort to modernize the current electric grid, while adding a two-way communications network that connects utilities to consumers. The Smart Grid will enable more efficient supply/demand management, integrate renewable sources of energy, and provide the infrastructure to roll out electric vehicles. Utilizing advanced power-line communications technology, PMG offers smart meter and communications products to utilities, original equipment manufacturers, and consumers.
Working directly with the PMG CEO (HBS alum), the student team will review and update the business plan. This will include market analysis (market sizing and segmentation), detailed competitive assessment, product positioning & pricing, sales & marketing strategy, and financial models. The team will also assist in devising a detailed capital-raising strategy, starting from PMG’s current seed capital stage. The project is expected to start in January 2011, and take 8-12 weeks.
The following Field Study opportunity is posted on the Registrar’s website under Business and Environment.
Part-time work as an Editor or Energy Research Associate (See attached PDFs)
There are two types of roles: Industry Editor & Industry Research.
Both can be completed remotely. In a nutshell, the work ranges from a brief (3 wk) deep dive into an industry to a longer-term (3 mo) role interviewing industry experts and managing social media. Hours typically range from 2 to 5 per week, depending on the role.
You’ll find two brief descriptions attached for a bit more context. If you think these would be of interest to members, feel free to forward along. If I can answer any questions, don’t hesitate to ping.
Best,
Matt (‘05)
Matthew Mahoney
Founder & CEO, Daily Endeavor
matthew.mahoney@dailyendeavor.com
http://facebook.com/dailyendeavor
http://twitter.com/dailyendeavor