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2008 Fellows Shine as Summer Session Ends
On Thursday July 31st, the PresenTense Group held the final program of it's summer 2008 institute session. The event took place at Yad Ben Zvi, the first Presidential residence, built by Israel's second president - Yitzchak Ben Zvi. Over the course of the evening, the PresenTense Fellows presented 15 new pioneering projects aimed at inspiring the Jewish people and making the world a better place.
Digital Shitck and Illuminea team up (and PresenTense Cosponsors) to put together the amazing Amuta 2.0 program on August 31st. I'll be speaking, and, more excitingly, social media expert Jeff Pulver will be there. Check it out at http://amuta20.com or read the invite below.
If you didn't make it to Jerusalem on July 31st, check out this video. You'll get a picture of what went on this summer, and get a brief look at the 15 ventures coming out of the PresenTense Institute.
PresenTense's final "Windows Into the Future" begins tonight at 6pm in Jerusalem. There, the summer 2008 fellows of PresenTense will be pitching their ventures to the community. It's not just the culmination event of their work, but a testimony to the hours of support that volunteers, coaches, mentors, friends, colleagues, peers, and teachers, and more have invested in the fellows' projects. We're looking forward to seeing you there---please shoot us an email if you have any questions.
Erel Margalit is an entrepreneur, venture capalist, and social pioneer who is one of the driving forces behind the re-enlivening of Jerusalem. See him speak at PresenTense.
Eileen (left, blurry) filming ObamaThis picture shows PresenTense fellow Eileen Levinson filming presidential candidate Barak Obama as he visited the Western Wall in the city of Jerusalem. Video coming soon.
With Michal Govrin (Author and Playwright) and Linda Zisquit (Director of Artspace, and of the Poetry program of Bar Ilan University) speaking at the PresenTense Institute.