{"id":240791,"date":"2012-02-14T21:43:16","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T21:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/opower-to-highlight-innovation-during-social-media-week-washington\/"},"modified":"2012-02-14T21:43:16","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T21:43:16","slug":"opower-to-highlight-innovation-during-social-media-week-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/behavioral-science\/opower-to-highlight-innovation-during-social-media-week-washington.php","title":{"rendered":"Opower to Highlight Innovation During Social Media Week Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p class=\"first\">    DC (2\/15), San    Francisco (2\/16) and New York (2\/16)  <\/p>\n<p>    ARLINGTON, Va (PRWEB) February 14, 2012  <\/p>\n<p>Opower  will be discussing its innovations in social media and behavioral science  at events on both the West and East Coast during Social Media  Week, February 13-17, in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New  York.            <\/p>\n<p>        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Washington, D.C.: Wednesday,        February 15 at 7:00 p.m., Wayne Lin, Opower\u2019s Director of        Product Management, will participate in DC Tech Meetup #11        \u2013 Social Media Week Edition to discuss Opower\u2019s social        energy application built in partnership with Facebook and        the NRDC. The meetup will be held at Sixth &amp; I Historic        Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.        Following the meetup, Opower will host an afterparty at        Rocket Bar, 714 7th Street NW, starting at 8:30 p.m. For        more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DC-Tech-Meetup\/events\/25773701\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DC-Tech-Meetup\/events\/25773701\/<\/a>        and <a href=\"http:\/\/opower.eventbrite.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/opower.eventbrite.com\/<\/a>.      <\/p>\n<p>        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;San Francisco, CA: Thursday,    February 16 from 1:00 \u2013 1:50 p.m., Stephanie Berner, Opower\u2019s      Engagement Director, will speak at The Future of Sharing      event, which will discuss a study by Beyond that offers a      unique and substantiated perspective on the changes that lie      ahead for the nature of online sharing. The purpose of the      event is to hold an engaged discussion about the study\u2019s      findings and to expose different views about how the trends      in sharing will shape the way brands reach their desired      audiences. At San Francisco State University\u2019s      downtown campus, 835 Market Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco,      CA 94103. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/socialmediaweek.org\/event\/?event_id=1386\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/socialmediaweek.org\/event\/?event_id=1386<\/a>.        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brooklyn, NY: Thursday, February 16    from 6:00 \u2013 11:00 p.m., Wayne Lin will participate in a panel    of experts discussing how Opower\u2019s new business models leverage    social media to unlock unutilized intent and convert it into    tangible action. At Brooklyn Brewery, 79 North 11th Street,    Brooklyn, NY 11211. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/socialmediaweek.org\/event\/?event_id=1023\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/socialmediaweek.org\/event\/?event_id=1023<\/a>.        <\/p>\n<p>    Social Media Week is one of the world\u2019s most unique global    platforms, offering a series of interconnected activities and    conversations around the world on emerging trends in social and    mobile media across all major industries with events in 21    cities worldwide.  <\/p>\n<p>    Opower has more than 220 employees, with offices in    Arlington,    Virginia, San Francisco, and London. Together with our    clients and their customers, we&#039;re saving energy, saving money,    and helping reduce global carbon emissions.  <\/p>\n<p>    We\u2019re hiring! Smart, happy people are at the center of our    success. We are looking for extraordinary,    environmentally-conscious and talented people to join our    growing team. In 2012, we will have at least 95 job openings,    and more than half of them are on our Engineering and Product    teams. Opower offers very competitive compensation packages    with a full suite of benefits, and we also offer a $2,500    external referral bonus for critical hires. To find out more,    visit opower.com\/careers.  <\/p>\n<p>    About Wayne  <\/p>\n<p>    Wayne Lin is a Director of Product Management at Opower and is    responsible for the company&#039;s suite of web products. This    includes the recently announced social energy application,    launched in partnership with Facebook and NRDC (Natural    Resources Defense Council). Prior to joining Opower, Wayne    worked at Google in product management and product marketing    roles focused on online display advertising technologies. Wayne    also founded ecoLightbulbs, a company that sold CFL light bulbs    at cost. The company sold more than 13,000 light bulbs, which    helped reduce the production of 8MM lbs of CO2 into the    atmosphere. Wayne started his career at ZS Associates, a    management consulting firm. He received his MBA from Wharton at    the University of Pennsylvania and his BA in economics and    applied mathematics from Northwestern University. After    spending the last 6 years in San Francisco, he is enjoying    being back on the East Coast, where there are four full    seasons.  <\/p>\n<p>    About Stephanie  <\/p>\n<p>    Stephanie Berner is Engagement Director at Opower. Based in San    Francisco, Stephanie oversees client operations for Opower\u2019s    portfolio of nearly two dozen accounts in the western U.S.,    where she and her team are responsible for all aspects of    delivering Opower\u2019s award-winning behavior-based energy    efficiency software and associated programs for utilities    including Sempra Energy, Puget Sound Energy, and Pacific Gas    &amp; Electric. In a prior role, Ms. Berner was Director of    Climate &amp; Energy Services at 3Degrees, a leader in the    renewable energy and carbon markets. Her early career included    whitewater rafting and ski instructing Sun Valley, Idaho. She    holds a BS in Biology from UC Davis and an MBA from the    Stanford Graduate School of Business.  <\/p>\n<p>    About Opower  <\/p>\n<p>    Opower is the leader in energy information software, providing    the utility industry\u2019s only cross-channel platform proven to    drive energy efficiency gains on a large scale. Using    cutting-edge behavioral science and patent-pending analytics,    the Opower platform enables utilities to provide targeted    energy data and advice to each customer. More than 60    utilities\u2014including 8 of the 10 largest in the US\u2014partner with    Opower to improve the effectiveness of their energy-efficiency    portfolios and motivate their customers to become more energy    efficient, while dramatically increasing the level of customer    engagement and overall customer satisfaction. For utilities    with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), the Opower    platform represents a cost-effective way to convert hourly data    into measurable energy savings, delivering a clear return on    investment directly to customers. Founded in 2007 and privately    held, Opower is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with a    second office in San Francisco, California. For more    information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opower.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.opower.com<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>    ###  <\/p>\n<p>    Eric Fleming<br \/>    Opower<br \/>    571-384-1292<br \/>    Email Information  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/opower-highlight-innovation-during-social-media-week-washington-152630506.html\" title=\"Opower to Highlight Innovation During Social Media Week Washington\">Opower to Highlight Innovation During Social Media Week Washington<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> DC (2\/15), San Francisco (2\/16) and New York (2\/16) ARLINGTON, Va (PRWEB) February 14, 2012 Opower will be discussing its innovations in social media and behavioral science at events on both the West and East Coast during Social Media Week, February 13-17, in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Washington, D.C.: Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m., Wayne Lin, Opower\u2019s Director of Product Management, will participate in DC Tech Meetup #11 \u2013 Social Media Week Edition to discuss Opower\u2019s social energy application built in partnership with Facebook and the NRDC. The meetup will be held at Sixth &amp; I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington, D.C.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/behavioral-science\/opower-to-highlight-innovation-during-social-media-week-washington.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[577410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behavioral-science"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}