Green Drinks Jakarta

Join the self-organizing network for a bimonthly gathering of green enthusiasts.

We cordially invite you to join the opening night of Green Drinks Jakartaon the 14/07/09 @ Facebar 

No admission charge

Special guest: Marco Kusumawijaya

tags: architect, urban planner, green maps, community organiser, Jakarta, DKJ, Rujak.org

*Special Drinks program 7-9 pm, includes:

Free flow beer, house pour, soft drinks & appetizers

On arrival collect your discount card & green identification ribbon:

General 15% discount on food and beverage @ award winning Facebar, 

Lan Na Thai, El Wajh & Hazara.

 –Valid through 2009. Discount does not apply during special events. 

For a map to Facebar click here

Jl. DR. Kusuma Atmaja No. 85, Menteng

Jakarta Pusat 10310 

Tel.     (62-21) 31925037/31925053

To RSVP: 

Contact Green Drinks organisers by email at GreenDrinks.JKT@gmail.com 

Also: Find us on Facebook under “Green Drinks – Jakarta”

Welcoming Speech by Marco Kusumawijaya (www.mkusumawijaya.wordpress.com), organised by APCO ( www.apcoworldwide.com).

Free beer and finger food between 19:00 and 21:00

Green Drinks (www.greendrinks.org) is an informal networking event where sustainable business and environmentally minded people meet over drinks. Started in London in 1989, by Edwin Datschefski and friends, it has spread to 51 cities in the United Kingdom, 223 in the U.S. and many more in Canada, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Puerto Rico. As of March 2009, there are over 450 Green Drink Chapters worldwide.

Green drinks have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. People with green minded should come along and will be made welcome. Just say, “are you green?” and they will looked after and introduced to whoever is there. It’s a great way of catching up with people and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network.

These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity.

The Jakarta Chapter was initiated by APCO Worldwide and the first networking event will be held on July, 14 2009. Greendrinks will be held on a monthly basis.

SUCCESS STORY

The New York City Green Drinks Chapter was founded by Margaret Lydecker in July 2002 and is the largest global chapter with 10,000 members. The December 2007 Holiday Party, marked the largest Green Drinks event in New York City to date with a 900+ person record attendance, which was covered by CNN. Green Drinks NYC has an average attendance of 400 people held at different venues around Manhattan and has been a big cataylst for connectivity, community, collaboration and change in the environmental sector in New York and beyond. Margaret has made significant contributions to the growth and expansion of Green Drinks chapters around the world personally helping to start or influence 100+ chapters including a chapter in Kabul Afganistan and is the USA point person for Green Drinks.

As of 15 February 2007, Melbourne, Australia holds the record for the world’s biggest Green Drinks. Over 1700 people attended an event held on the first evening of the city’s 2008 Sustainable Living Festival.

GOALS

Greendrinks first launch is aimed at gathering people (professionals, NGO activists, government officials, journalists, etc) who are interested in sustainable business and environmental issues to network and exchange thoughts or ideas in a very informal setting.

GREEN DRINKS FIRST LAUNCH TIME AND PLACE

Day : Tuesday, July 14 2009

Place : Face Bar – Jl. DR. Kusuma Atmaja, Menteng – Jakarta 10310

RUNDOWN

07:00 – 07.05 Welcoming Speech by Marco Kusumawijaya

07:15  - 12.15 Drinks and networking

12.15 Closing

REFERENCES

• Event info in Green Drinks Website
• Confirm attendance in Facebook