Events & Initiatives

The Colorado Energy & Water Institute at Steamboat was founded in 2017 to bring together a diverse community of North American industry, policy, nonprofit and academic leaders in an intentionally intimate setting to engage in a meaningful conversation about our energy and water future. With the foundation of our successful inaugural event, the 2020 Western Energy & Water Forum will bring together no more than 150 invitation-only participants, all of whom will have unmatched expertise in a particular area of energy and water. The small nature of the event and unique breakout sessions will give all participants an opportunity to add to the dialogue, engage with one another and experience Steamboat Springs – one of the West’s truly unique locations.

The AMIDE Alliance partners (CCIA, Vartega, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and the 3D Printing Store), are pleased to invite you to an AMIDE Open House hosted at the Advanced Manufacturing Lab at the Colorado School of Mines.

The team will be highlighting the newly installed HP Jet Fusion 580 3D printer funded by the Colorado Office of Economic Development‘s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. Hear from laboratory leadership, tour the Advanced Manufacturing Lab and check out the new equipment. Refreshments will be provided by the SAMPE Rocky Mountain Chapter.

The University of Colorado Blockchain Alliance is excited to announce that we will be co-hosting an event with the IEEE on February 3-4, 2020 that will focus on the applications of blockchain in the transactive energy space.

This 2-day event will feature It will feature keynotes, tutorials, peer-reviewed technical paper presentations, posters, demos, and exhibitions from world-leading service providers, solution vendors, research institutes, open-source projects, and academia. The Summit is a forum for the technical exchange of the latest research and innovation, regulation, policies, standards, and applications in the exciting and emerging area of blockchain for transactive energy.

RVC Investor Forums bring together accredited angel investors interested in fast-growing, early-stage companies in Colorado. These forums serve to pool the wisdom, expertise, and capital of many individual angels, and start the RVC investment process.

At this forum, investor members will hear pitches from two founders.

After the pitches and Q&A with the founders, the founders are excused and investors discuss the merits and risks of each venture. There is no requirement to invest and each investor has an opportunity to indicate interest in following or leading a specific deal. The forum also provides an opportunity to review all open RVC investment deals. 

This forum represents the start of the RVC deal pipeline, and is a great way to learn about companies from the founders themselves. Both new and experienced investor members are welcome at forums — this is the best way to learn hands-on about angel investing! 

To attend, you must be an accredited investor (net worth of at least one million US dollars, not including the value of one’s primary residence, or have made at least $200,000 each year for the last two years [or $300,000 together with his or her spouse if married] and have the expectation to make the same amount this year). We do not require a minimum investment.