For more information contact Sid Lejfer
at 617-510-3130 or sid@iiweekend.com
Congregation Mishkan Tefila
300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
This program is made possible through
the generosity of the family of Alan J. Tichnor |
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ALAN J. TICHNOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND
Israeli Innovation
Healing the World Through Technology |
COMMUNITY
STEERING COMMITTEE
Sid & Nancy Lejfer, Chairs
Tichnor Memorial Weekend
Robin Blatt
Principal
Applied Biogenuity
Associates
Jody Comins
Israel Activism Outreach Coordinator
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Jamie David
Director of Public Diplomacy
Consulate General of Israel to New England
Tami Durst
Executive Director
New England-Israel
Business Council
Adi Golani
Director of Economic Affairs
Consulate General of Israel
to New England
Hilla Hoitash
Director of Public Affairs
Consulate General of Israel to New England
Nancy Katz
Director of Israel Activism
Combined Jewish
Philanthropies
Ben Shamir
Former Director,
New England Region
American Associates,
Ben-Gurion University
Jonathan Shapira
Associate at
Goodwin Procter
Founder, Boston Israel
Cleantech Alliance
Ilana Snapstailer
Director of Academic
Affairs Officer
Consulate General of Israel
to New England
Joshua Shnider
Director of Press & Media Relations
Consulate General of Israel to New England
Rony Yedidia
Deputy Consul General to
New England
Consulate General of Israel
to New England
PARTICIPATING
ISRAELI INSTITUTIONS
American Committee
Weizmann Institute
of Science
American Friends of
Rambam Medical Center
American Friends
Tel Aviv University
American Technion Society
Hadassah Hospital
The Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem |
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
AIPAC
American Jewish
Committee
Applied Biogenuity
Associates
BioAbroad
Boston Biomedical
Research Institute
Boston Israel
Cleantech Alliance
Brandeis International
Business School
CJP Boston-Haifa Connection
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), Boston chapter
Combined Jewish
Philanthropies
Congregation
Mishkan Tefila
Consulate General of Israel to New England
The David Project
Gann Academy
Hadassah
Hebrew College
Israel American
Chamber of Commerce
Israel Bonds
Israel Economic Mission
to North America
Israel Innovation Center
The Israel US Binational
Industrial Research &
Development Foundation
(BIRD Foundation)
JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School
Jewish Community
Centers of Greater Boston
Jewish Community
Relations Council
Jewish Federation
of the Berkshires
Jewish Federation
of Central Massachusetts
Jewish Federation
of the North Shore
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Jewish National Fund
Journal of
Israel Innovation
Massachusetts Board of Rabbis
MetroWest Jewish
Day School
MISTI MIT-Israel |
MIT Global
Education and Career
Development Center
MIT Hillel
MIT Israeli Association
MITSI
Museum of Science
New England-Israel
Business Council
Rashi School
Solomon Schechter Day
School of Greater Boston
South Area Solomon
Schechter Day School
Synagogue Council
of Massachusetts
Tufts Hillel
United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism
World Boston
Zionist House/Israel Cultural Center
IN-KIND SPONSORS
Gill Fishman Associates
The Boston Phoenix
Gordon’s Wine & Liquors
Kedem Winery
Leather World
David & Cheryl Lejfer
Simon Property Group
M.S. Walker
Kinneret Winery
FINANCIAL SPONSORS
Lead Sponsor
Alan J. Tichnor
Memorial Fund
Nobel Prize
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Consulate General of
Israel to New England
Israeli Prize
Boston Trust & Investment
Management Company
Mintz Levin
Marjorie Tichnor
McCarter & English
Israeli Innovator
Congregation Mishkan
Tefila Brotherhood - Arthur Appelstein, Sponsor
Congregation Mishkan
Tefila Sisterhood
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Supporters
Howard & Susan Alfred
Aron & Susan Ain
Sid & Nancy Lejfer
Amy Tichnor
Michael & Karen Tichnor
Harry & Ruth Weschler
Friends
Dr. Charles and Robin Blatt
Chuck & Sharon Diamond
Cary Geller & Tracy Fischer
Michael & Linda Frieze
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LIST OF SPEAKERS
Professor Eilon Adar, Director, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research
Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
May 2, 2010, 1 PM, Museum of Science
http://w3.bgu.ac.il/ziwr/faculty/adar/index.htm
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Professor Uri Alon, Departments of Molecular Cell Biology and Physics of Complex Systems
Weizmann Institute of Science
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Prof. Alon's Bio
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Dr, Rafi Beyar, CEO & Director General, Rambam Health Care Campus
May 2, 2010, 11 AM, Museum of Science
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www.rambam.org.il/Home+Page/Biosketch/A+G/Beyar+Rafael.htm
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Yael Biran,
Managing Director, Mintz Levin Israel
May 2, 2010, 3 PM, Museum of Science
http://www.mintz.com/people/39/Yael_Biran
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Sivan Borowich Ya'ari, Jewish Heart for Africa, Founder and President
May 1, 11:15 AM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www.jhasol.org/about.html
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Michael Granoff, Spokesman for A Better Place
May 2, 2010, 2:00 PM, Museum of Science
http://www.dukembanetimpact.org/documents/Michael%20Granoff%20BIO%20copy.pdf
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Peretz Lavie, President of The Technion
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://support.ats.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6123
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Yuval Malinsky, CEO of Vigorous Mind, Inc.
May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM, Museum of Science
Mr Malinsky's
Bio
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Dr. Dalia Megiddo, Managing
Partner - 7 Health Ventures
May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM, Museum of Science
Dr. Megiddo's
Bio
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Dr. Udi Meirav, Partner, Starta Venture Partners
May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM, Museum of Science
Dr. Meirav's Bio
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Dr. Jehuda Reinharz, President of Brandeis University
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www.brandeis.edu/president/bio.html
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Prof. Yosi Shacham-Diamand, Bernard L. Schwartz chair for nano-scale information technologies. Department head and Vice Dean of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www2.tau.ac.il/nano/researcher.asp?id=agdmigeck
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Barry Shrage, President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Mr. Shrage's Bio
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Saul Singer, Author, Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
May 2, 2010, 7:30 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Saul Singer's Bio
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Asaf Vitman, Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Israel, Washington D.C.
April 30, 2010, 8:00 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www.israelemb.org/bios/Asaf%20vitman.html
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Setti Warren, Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts
April 30, 2010, 8:00 PM, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
http://www.settiwarren.com/about.html
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Dr. Harold Wiener, General Partner at Terra Venture Partners
May 2, 2010, 3:00 PM, Museum of Science
Dr. Wiener's Bio
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Dr. Ory Zik, Founder of HelioFocus
May 2, 2010, 12:00 PM, Museum of Science
Dr. Zik's Bio
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LIST OF EXHIBITORS AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
Agam Energy System Ltd., specializing in 'energy wise' technological solutions, is developing a new generation of engines for the motor industry. Agam's car engine consumes a fifth of the petrol, emits a fifth of the CO2 fumes, and a tenth of the pollution of a standard car.
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem is an informal cultural and educational institution that presents exhibitions consisting of interactive exhibits on subjects of science and technology, and integrates these exhibits into a context through a wide range of educational activities. Initiative and innovation have always been the Museum's hallmark. The Museum presents cutting edge science from research institutions in Israel.
Website: http://www.mada.org.il/en/
Exhibit: Exhibit on brain science and water technology.
Hadassah Medical Organization is one of the world's leading institutions in healthcare. Comprised of two medical facilities in Israel - the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center at Ein Kerem and the Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus - HMO places great emphasis on clinical and scientific research with the aim of advancing and improving medical care.
Website: http://www.hadassah-med.com/English
Exhibit: The exhibit will be a "Hadassah Tech Roundup" that will include
macular degeneration/stem cells research and robotic surgery.
Jewish Heart for Africabrings sustainable Israeli technologies to rural African villages.
Website: http://www.jhasol.org
Exhibit: Examples of the water and solar technology that is used in rural
villages in Africa.
MASHAV - Israel's international development cooperation program - has gained widespread recognition for its work in countries throughout the developing world for almost four decades. Israel's - Centre for International Cooperation (MASHAV is the Hebrew acronym) assists countries striving to alleviate shared global problems - hunger, disease, and poverty - by means of technical training and technology transfer needed to achieve a decent quality of life.
Website: http://mashav.mfa.gov.il
Exhibit: The organization has provided us with poster and a short movie about the work they do around the world.
Mihar Bio-Energy's plans to use Israel's Tamarisk trees as a biomass renewable energy source to replace coal. Bioenergy from energy crops is the most effective way to address Global Warming. This invention is about the cultivation of the Eshel tree (called Tamarix Aphylla Erect) or TE, as a stand-alone short-rotation crop. It will be used for the production of biomass, under high radiation and in a hot climate by using mostly saline, marginal, or otherwise unusable land and water resources.
Netafim
Website: http://www.netafim.com
New England-Israel Business Council - New England is home to approximately 100 Israeli-affiliated companies and more than 600 regional US companies that do business with Israel. The NEIBC aims to build on these strong ties and increase economic development in Israel and New England by fostering cooperation, investment opportunities and business relationships.
Website: http://www.neibc.org
Exhibit: This exhibit will focus on how the NEIBC fosters relationships between investors and the life science and clean technology entrepreneurs.
Rambam Medical Center is creating a new, independent research institute as the centerpiece of a-far-reaching and visionary project intended to integrate its commitment to medical research with its mission to care for the sick. The reshaping of the medical center's mission will influence biomedical research and patient care far into the future. Some of the research areas that already have been designated as priorities are Diabetes and Metabolic Health, including metabolic syndrome, Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Center for Clinical Translational Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disease, Laboratory for Bone and Joint Repair and Regeneration, and Cancer Stem Cell Research Program.
Website: http://www.rambam.org.il
Exhibit: This will be a heart technology exhibition with 3d mapping of
electrical activity of the heart.
South Area Solomon Schechter Day School - Dr. Nitzan Resnick, a former faculty member at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion and at Harvard Medical School, established a new science and math education initiative at the South Area Solomon Schechter Day School (SASSDS) that aims at promoting science and math education and bridges between schools and academia. One of our projects is a collaborative science study done by 8th graders from SASSDS and 9th graders from Ironni Gimmel in Haifa. The project is supported academically by scientists from the Technion, Harvard and MIT. Exhibit: The exhibit will showcase this year's research topic, "Microbiology - New solutions to old problems" and it includes topics such as, new advances in the use of microorganisms in green fuel production, cleaning of pollutants, bio-pesticides and the development of new antibacterial reagents (natural and synthetic). This exhibit ties in a local day school with Technion, Harvard, and MIT.
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Israel's prominence in the global technology industry can be largely credited to the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, home to Israel's innovative scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs and its Nobel laureates in science. Known as "Israel's MIT," the Technion has earned a worldwide reputation for its pioneering work in medicine, water management, nanotechnology, and biotechnology.
Website: http://www1.technion.ac.il
Exhibit: The exhibit will feature actual robotic devices together with videos that will showcase the futuristic work being done at the Technion in the world of Medical Robotics.
SolarEdge is a provider of revolutionary Solar PV (photovoltaic) power harvesting and monitoring solutions for maximum energy at a lower cost. The company works with industry-leading partners to embed its active electronic solution directly into PV panels. Unlike centralized inverter architectures that cannot optimize the power of each panel, SolarEdge performs MPPT (a maximum power point tracker) per panel while keeping the string voltage fixed, and communicating across existing power lines for granular visibility and control. As a result, the SolarEdge systemic approach provides more power from any given installation, eliminates design constraints, provides complete visibility, solves all safety issues, and provides anti-theft, all while reducing the cost of energy.
ZenithSolar is a startup company, focusing in the development of solar energy systems that transform solar energy into electrical and thermal energy simultaneously. The system provides high electrical output concurrently with heat at temperatures ranging from those associated with domestic hot water to those suited to process heat.
Website: http://www.zenithsolar.com
Exhibit: This will be a series of films demonstrating the companies’ products
