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FridayJan 27 2012Member Skill-Share: Juggling2–2:30pm
Collective AgencyWebsiteFor half an hour, Bill Burcham (and maybe others) will skill-share on juggling.
Have bean bags balls, squishy balls, bowling pins? Bring them. Don't have them? That's fine too, we'll make do with what we have.
This event is open to the public.
Organized by: Alex Linsker Council@CollectiveAgency.co
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Global Game Jam5pm through Sunday, January 29 at 5pm
Art Institute of PortlandWebsiteThe goal is to come together and make a video game, or non-digital game like a board game or card game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. We share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (maximum of 48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.
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Open Source Bridge Volunteer Appreciation & Info Night6–9pm
Collective AgencyWebsiteYou are invited to a night of merry-making, fun-seeking, and general geekery celebrating the volunteers of Open Source Bridge! Enjoy some food and holiday grog, watch a slide show of photos previous years and listen to a short talk about volunteering. There will even be some celebratory piñata whacking.
Will you be able to sign up to volunteer for OSB 2012? Yes! Core team members will be on hand throughout the evening to answer your questions and help you sign up to help out with Open Source Bridge 2012.
This invitation is open to all volunteers of Open Source Bridge; past, present and future. Please bring yourself, a friend and anyone else interested in volunteering.
Tomorrow
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SaturdayJan 28 2012Portland Oregon Systers Meetup10–11:30am
Multnomah County Central LibraryWebsiteSysters is the world's largest email community of technical women in computing. This global meetup is to kick off Systers 25th Anniversary in 2012, celebrate Anita Borg's birthday (Jan 17) and lend support to Systers.
We will be meeting from 10 AM to 11:30 AM at the Central Library in Portland. 801 SW 10th Avenue.
If you take the MAX, exit at Library/SW 10th Avenue and walk west to the Library. We will have a meeting room from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
Smaller groups may continue conversations over lunch downtown (food carts, restaurants, etc.)
Systers Meetups are events organized by the Systers community of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology. Systers is a community of women in computing. This is opportunity for Systers to meet and discuss technology, challenges they face and support each other.
Goals: - Celebrate Anita Borg and Systers! - Assist other Systers with research proposals, GHC submissions, Pass-It-On Award applications - Facilitate inspiring and passionate discussions about technology
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Arduino Cult Induction1–5pm
Free GeekWebsiteFEE: $35
This is a an opportunity for 20-30 people to build their own arduino compatible "Dorkboard", A complete microprocessor based development environment which is very popular with artists and other creative people. Suspect Devices and DorkbotPDX have put together a kit and a programmer as a local resource at a very low cost. This seminar is to walk you through putting one together and programming it.
You Bring
- A laptop
- A soldering iron (20-30W Pencil type)
- A standard (not mini) usb cable (A->B)
- A pair of dikes (wire cutters/nippers)
You will get
- A duce usb to serial programmer
- A Dorkboard! (an Arduino clone) Kit
- An introduction to the Arduino and microcontrollers in an artists setting
- Help when you need it
- To know that what you built worked at least once
How do I rsvp?
Via paypal: http://suspectdevices.com/workshops.html
Next two weeks
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SundayJan 29 2012Workshop: Building a High Speed DIY Book Scanner11am–4pm
BrainSiloWebsiteWish you could study faster, search through all your books in seconds like Google does (even when unavailable on Google), and get digital editions of those books currently unavailable through Amazon, Barnes and Nobles' or other online providers? Come learn how!
We will teach you to build your own high-speed (2000 pages per hour) book scanner from inexpensive parts! Daniel Reetz, the hardware guru who started the DIY book scanning project, will lead the discussion and assembly. We will donate one of the assembled scanners to Portland State University's Disability Resource Center (DRC). Any donations to our organization are tax free.
The Paper Upgrade Project, a 501(c)(3) IRS tax exempt public charity, is sponsoring this event (below for details).
FREE TEXTBOOK DIGITIZING FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
Tired of lugging around 50+ pounds of textbooks? Wish you could "Google" JUST YOUR materials? Want access on PC,Mac,iPhone,Android,Kindle,etc?
Public charity scans your materials for FREE! ● Textbooks ● Coursepacks ● Handouts ● Notes
We scan up to 3 of your (already purchased) academic materials -- textbooks, coursepacks, notebooks, etc. – (1,000 pages and 1 request max) per student per term into searchable PDF files FOR FREE! ($10 suggested donation per book). NOTE: Our services are for personal academic use ONLY. We also provide free education to search, highlight, and annotate the results using free software.
Our organization is a nonprofit public charity. Its IRS 501(C)(3) status makes your donations tax deductible. We aim to improve the education of university students and to reduce paper consumption.
NOTE: We are looking for volunteers! Contact us info@paperupgrade.org
Free textbook scanning for PC,Mac,iPad,iPhone,Android
Blog Post: http://goo.gl/TQG0b
Facebook Event: http://goo.gl/Ulgkm
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DorkbotPDX Workshop -- Surface Mount Soldering1–5pm
ADXWebsiteLearn how to work with surface mount technologies. This workshop is suitable for newcomers to SMT as well as more experienced hobbyists who are looking for a reliable method for building projects using SMT. We will cover the basics of surface mount parts and the tools necessary to work efficiently with them, including a temperature controlled hot plate reflow system which you can build. And we will offer a hands on build session where you will go through all the steps in populating a PCB with parts and doing the reflow soldering process to end up with a working project.
No tools or prior experience is necessary although, if possible, you can bring a soldering iron, some type of magnifier (reading glasses, visor, etc) and a good pair of fine point tweezers. We will have some tools available to use during the workshop.
WHERE: ADX, 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
WHEN: Sunday, January 29th, 2012, 1-5pm
Kits will be $8.00 each. Build a 2AA to 3.3V or 5V converter.
Jim Larson and Scott Dixon have a lot of experience teaching this course and are looking forward to doing so again.
Please RSVP by emailing Jim Larson: jlarson@pacifier.com
Class limit of 12.
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MondayJan 30 2012PDX TechCoffee6:30–9am
Southeast GrindWebsiteSeason 6, episode 1
Get up early and work on your side projects with some like-minded geeks!
TechCoffee is part running club, part knitting bee, and part hackathon. It's hard to work on all of your amazing ideas after a long workday, so instead we get up early. And we get together, so we have the reinforcement of other people up early, too. A couple hours a week can make a big difference.
So bring your laptops and your work ethic to PDX TechCoffee. Or, if you can't be there in person, join us on IRC at #techcoffee on FreeNode. One commit a week is all we ask.
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Ultimate SEO Mastery Workshop - 3-Day Advanced9am through Wednesday, February 1 at 5:30pm
Ambridge Event CenterWebsiteJoin Colleen Wright of the Search Engine Academy Northwest as she teaches the latest search engine marketing tips and tactics. In this 3-day course you will learn advanced strategies to capture your target market through the power of the search engines and the strength of compelling content.
SEO Training Course Day 1
* Review the 6-step optimization process taught in the Essentials class to help you retain this important information. * Work on advanced keyword research strategies. * Learn techniques that will help you write effective sales copy that gets results. * Understand how the personalization of search results is changing the rules. * Find out the best approaches for setting up a blog and learn about the art of blogging. * Creative ideas for implementing user generated content (UGC). * More custom website reviews.SEO Training Course Day 2
* What is Latent Semantic Indexing and how can it help my website? * How to develop a unique selling proposition that retains your visitor's interest and gets them digging deeper into our web sites. * Why are database driven sites unique when it comes to SEO and how can we make sure we get maximum advantage from SEO? * What is Social Media Marketing and how can it help boost sales? * How to quickly gain exposure in Google, Yahoo!, and others within 24 to 48 hours * What is Pay Per Click and who are the players? * Learn how to implement Google Analytics on your website and why this is a must! * Find out about the tools offered by the search engines to increase your web site's successSEO Training Course Day 3
* Learn about competitive intelligence and multi-variate analysis and how these tools can help increase your website's rankings * Learn about web analytics and how to analyze your progress with ClickTracks * Learn the power of article marketing * What problems might your site run in to and how can they be fixed? Will talk about technical issues that come up. * Sure fire strategies to build your SEO business * Group Q&A * Final Exam * Wrap-up and awardsSee the website for information on the 5-day Comprehensive course that combines the 2-day Essentials and the 3-day Advanced course material.
Contact:
Colleen Wright
Phone: 503-530-8178
Email: info@seotrainingnw.com
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Meet Walmart Labs: Portland’s Latest Mobile Powerhouse5:30–7:30pm
Urban AirshipWebsitePlease RSVP at http://mobileportland.com/events/walmart-labs
The news that Walmart had acquired local iOS development agency Small Society surprised many people. Twitter was abuzz with questions like:
- Walmart has an office in Portland?
- Why did Walmart Labs decide to locate an office in Portland?
- What is Walmart Labs and what does it do?
- Why did Small Society decide to join Walmart Labs?
For those familiar with Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer, these aren’t new questions. After many years working for companies like Mozilla and Palm and starting the popular Ajaxian blog, Ben and Dion finally struck out on their own and created a company called SetDirection.
The company operated in stealth mode making many curious what Ben and Dion where working on. But within a few months, Ben and Dion announced the SetDirection had been acquired by Walmart and that they were going to lead Walmart’s mobile efforts.
Something’s up at Walmart Labs. Well-respected mobile professionals keep announcing that their careers have taken a surprising turn. It is clear that Walmart Labs has been assembling a fantastic team—many members of which call our fair city home.
Join us at Mobile Portland where we will hear from Ben and Dion what Walmart Labs does, what excited them about the opportunity, and why they chose Portland. Then Raven Zachary and James Keller, formerly co-founders of Small Society, will join Ben and Dion and talk about their decision to sell Small Society and join the Walmart Labs team.
Doors open for networking at 5:30. Meeting starts at 6 pm.
About the Speakers
Dion Almaer, VP Mobile Architecture, Walmart.com
Dion Almaer is a technologist who loves to code and build. He and his long time partner-in-crime Ben Galbraith recently brought their team to Walmart to power the mobile engineering efforts. He enjoys sharing his passion for software production across various communities, including a new property called FunctionSource.com.
Dion has been writing Web applications since it took over from Gopher. He has been fortunate enough to speak around the world, has published many articles, a book, and of course covers life the universe and everything on his blog at almaer.com/blog.
He has been called a human aggregator, and you can see that in full force if you follow him on Twitter @dalmaer.
Ben Galbraith, Vice-President, Mobile Engineering, Walmart.com
Ben Galbraith, together with his long-time friend Dion Almaer, forms one-half of the dynamic "Ben and Dion" duo that founded Ajaxian.com, headed Developer Tools at Mozilla, ran Developer Relations at Palm and is now running mobile architecture and engineering at Walmart.com after being acquired along with their start-up team in early 2011.
Ben's been writing code since he was six and starting businesses since he was ten; he's written books, given hundreds of award-winning presentations world-wide, produced a few technical conferences, sold three companies, and has held CEO, CIO, CTO, and Software Architect positions in the medical, publishing, media, consumer electronics, advertising, software and internet industries. He lives in Palo Alto with his wife and five children and blogs at FunctionSource.com.
James Keller, Walmart.com
James Keller is a digital communications strategist and user experience evangelist at Small Society, a small agency based in Portland with a passion for the iPhone™ platform, dedicated to helping organizations bring great ideas to life. Before joining the Small Society team, James was at Wieden+Kennedy helping the Portland office align client business goals and brand experiences with emerging technologies.
Leveraging her extensive knowledge of interaction design, business analysis, campaign analytics, and integrated marketing communications, she has led multiple teams in creating efficient and effective online strategies for top brands such as Coca-Cola, NIKE, Procter & Gamble, Levi’s, LAIKA Studio, Zipcar, and the MTV Networks. She can frequently be seen at conferences speaking on topics such as information architecture, social media, and convergent culture.
Raven Zachary, Walmart.com
Raven Zachary is President of Small Society, working with big brands, established companies, investors, and startups on iPhone strategy and product development. Raven directed the Obama '08 for iPhone application for the Obama Campaign, and has worked with companies such as Whole Foods Market, Zipcar, CLIF BAR, and Air New Zealand on iPhone application initiatives. He is the founder of iPhoneDevCamp, a not-for-profit iPhone developer conference. Raven is also a Contributing Analyst with The 451 Group, an IT industry analyst firm and works closely with O'Reilly Media on iPhone and mobile technology related events and coverage. He is regularly quoted by the press about the iPhone market and is a frequent conference speaker on the topic.
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North Portland Coders Night6:30–10pm
Lucky Labrador Overlook Tap RoomWebsiteCome hang out, drink beer, and write code every Monday night.
The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome!
Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops.
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BarCamp 6 Planning Meeting6:30–8pm
Collective AgencyWebsiteInterested in helping make BarCamp 6 happen? Join us for an open planning meeting.
Can't wait until the meeting? Let us know you're interested by completing our Volunteer Interest Form: http://bit.ly/bcp4volunteer
What is BarCamp?
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. You never quite know what to expect at BarCamp. When you arrive on Friday, there will be an agenda framework (times / rooms), but the content for the sessions will be decided by the participants.
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PDX AI6:30–8:30pm
Jive SoftwareWebsiteShare your practical and theoretical experience in AI and ML techniques with others keen to apply their skills.
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DorkbotPDX Meeting7–11pm
BackspaceWebsitePart hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity. Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance. We'll be the kids with all the coolest stuff on the table. Hope to see you there.
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DorkbotPDX 0x088–10pm
BackspaceWebsiteDorkbot PDX would like to welcome you to the latest installment of our semi-regular presentation series:
DorkbotPDX 0x08
(zero-based)When: Monday, January 30th, 2012 - 8pm
Where: Backspace (map)
Who: All ages -- open to the public
Cost: Free!
What's happening? Two great and inspiring talks
Sailing the I2Cs with the Bus Pirate
Jared Boone
Jared will be discussing I2C as a bus and protocol, and will demonstrate talking with a few I2C devices. Demos may include interfacing with an off-the-shelf accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, and/or audio codec.
Jared runs a fledgling open hardware business, ShareBrained Technology, where he experiments with devices for audio, time-keeping, aeronautics/astronautics/astronomy, motor sports, and radio.
Remote Reality via Orbduino
Travis Smith
From what started as some pretty colors and cat amusement has grown to take over a walk-in closet and has had visits from all over the world. Have you always wanted to play with a robotic arm in the exotic land of Vernowhere, from the comfort of your couch? Here's your chance!
Tech junkie, traveler, and avid Phish-head. Travis conformed to the corporate mold for 17 years before breaking free to travel and completely geek out. Viva La Dork!
OpenDork
You!
An open-mic session for those looking to show off a project, ask a question, solicit help, or incite collaboration.
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TuesdayJan 31 2012PDX Women in Information Technology Happy Hour4:30–6:30pm
H50 Bistro & BarWebsiteJoin us for our debut Happy Hour networking event at H50 Bistro! No specific agenda, just network and have fun!
PDX Women in Information Technology exists to celebrate professional women in the Portland-metro area who work with, manage, lead or have an interest in technology. Whether you are developing event-driven, non-blocking applications in node.js or setting technology strategy for a Fortune 500 company--or anything in between--come join us!
Follow us on twitter: @PDXWIIT
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OCCA January MeetingWebsite
Agenda: 6:00--7:00 Networking and no-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):
CES 2012 / New Technology
OCCA member Scott Hendison will review the new technology presented at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The show is the world's largest convention of suppliers of all types of electronics products for home and business. Scott will be reporting on a wide variety of electronic goodies.
So, join us and let's kick off the new year with a fun and informative meeting--having a look at some cool tools and toys that are scheduled to come our way soon.
Presented by Scott Hendison is an Internet marketing consultant and is the CEO of Search Commander, Inc. He is a nationally recognized search industry expert, speaking at many of the larger internet marketing conferences.
In addition to being a member of the OCCA, Scott is a Board Member of Search Engine Marketers of Portland (SEMpdx.org) and a committee member of the East Portland Chamber of Commerce.
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WednesdayFeb 1 2012Managing Vendor Partnerships9am through Thursday, February 2 at 5pm
TBD - PortlandWebsiteMore and more organizations are outsourcing services to provide them with a competitive advantage. Outsourcing a service is uniquely different than buying a product. With a service the organization’s staff is working directly with the vendor’s staff, and often the vendor is providing direct support to internal business partners and external big “C” customers. Managing the relationship is difficult, time consuming, and often the leadership team is not prepared for this new world.
Managing Vendor Partnerships enables organizations to more effectively work with their service providers and their own staff to create long term value and increased ROI from each of their vendor relationships.
At this workshop you will learn how to:
- Move from contract management to relationship management with your vendors
- Transition from managing employees to managing the relationship
- Understand and differentiate between the goals and objectives of the organization and those of the vendor
- Leverage process management techniques to provide a foundation for managing vendor partnerships
- Utilize change management to transition employees to new roles
- Recognize a range of cultural differences between the organization and the vendor
- Gain additional value from your purchasing department
- Be proactive in shaping a positive relationship and in recognizing when the partnership is in trouble
- Establish appropriate governance structures
- Prepare for the end of the contract
- Improve vendor selection, contract development, and negotiation processes
- Create value for long-term competitive advantage
Register: http://managing-vendor-partnerships.eventbrite.com/
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FREE YOGA at AboutUs11:45am–12:45pm
AboutUsWebsiteIf you use a computer all day - that includes laptops, iPads, whatever - your shoulders, upper back and lower back are probably pretty tight. Loosen them up and build strength in every part of your body, with expert guidance from veteran Portland yoga teacher Rebecca Blain.
Rebecca welcomes students of all ability levels to our weekly Wednesday class, and we'd love to see you, too. Bring your own mat, or use one of ours. Changing facilities available.
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TiE Oregon - Tips from the Trenches - startup stars share their insights about entrepreneurshipWebsite
Meet the the newest startup stars. Paresh Patel - Vendscreen J.R. Storment - Cloudability Ken Levy - 4-Tell Hear their stories, and learn about their journey from the concept stage to getting investment. Be inspired from their successes and learn from their challenges. Ask them for advice and get tips - what worked for them and what didn't. A great chance to meet these entrepreneurs, network with other TiE members and Charter Members and get ready to jumpstart your company for the year. Registration required: http://oregon.tie.org/Tips%20from%20the%20trenches Online: $15 Members, $25 Non-Members, +$5 at the door.
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PDX Git Together6–7pm
Collective AgencyWebsiteLive in PDX? Love Git? This is the group for you!
Our first meeting will be a combination of a short presentation, socializing and deciding what future meeting topics should be.
There might be cupcakes! You won't know unless you show up.
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Ignite Planning Meeting7–8:30pm
Lucky Labrador Overlook Tap RoomWebsiteContinuing to work on planning for IgnitePortland 10.
Come join us!
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ThursdayFeb 2 2012SE Portland Coders Night (SEPoCoNi)6–10pm
Side DoorAlternative to PDX Weekly Hackathon.
Come hang out and write code is a quieter less crowded environment with your fellow nerds.
The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome!
The place is smaller so finding the nerd herd shouldn't be too difficult.
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PDX Weekly Hackathon6:30–10pm
Lucky Labrador Brew PubWebsiteCome do strange things with computers amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer. Look for the row of geeks with computers in the back of the main room.
All programming languages welcome. Come work on your own projects, work on others participants' projects, get advice, have fun, etc.
You're encouraged to bring a computer, but can team up with others that brought one too.
Afterwards, the group descends on the 12th and Hawthorne foodcart pod for additional nourishment.
Also, many people meet up at the pub during the same time as the hackathon to play boardgames they bring which you're welcomed to play.
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Pacific Northwest tour: The campaign to free Bradley Manning7–9pm
First Unitarian ChurchWebsiteCourage to Resist project director and Bradley Manning Support Network campaign organizer Jeff Paterson will provide a multi-media presentation to include:
- An overview of US v. Bradley Manning
- His report from the Fort Meade courtroom where Bradley had his first court hearing after 18 months of pre-trial confinement
- Updates on the international grassroots campaign
- An opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation to Bradley’s defense fund, which in addition to supporting public education efforts is responsible for 100% of Bradley’s legal expenses
For daily updates on the campaign to save Bradley Manning, visit www.bradleymanning.org
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FridayFeb 3 2012Commodore Computer Club7–11pm
Pied Piper PizzaWebsiteThe Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome.
Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore.
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SaturdayFeb 4 2012InfoCamp PDX9am–5pm
Q CenterWebsiteInfoCamp is an unconference for the information community. It's for anyone interested in user experience, information architecture, interaction design, user-centered design, information design, library & information science, online search, information management, informatics, and related fields.
It features an egalitarian, community-driven format in which the agenda is created during the event -- so anyone can sign up to lead a session.
Visit the website to learn more and to register.
Find us on Facebook and on Twitter: @infocampPDX and #InfoCampPDX.
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Portland Area Robotics Society (PARTS)10:30am–1pm
PSU Maseeh Engineering BuildingWebsiteWe are an Oregon non-profit formed to help those interested in robots. Our monthly meetings are open to the public. Everyone is welcome.
We offer an active group of people building robots who are willing to help out anyone who also wants to learn about and build robots.
Meetings are the first Saturday of each month at 10:30 am, room 103 Engineering Building, Portland State University (SW 4th Ave & College St.).
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TuesdayFeb 7 2012Agile Open Northwest 2012 - "Agile For Real"8am through Wednesday, February 8 at 5pm
Seattle Center - Northwest RoomsWebsiteAnnouncing Agile Open Northwest 2012! This Agile Open Space event will be held February 7th and 8th, 2012, in the Northwest Rooms of Seattle Center in Seattle. Spaces at this event fill up fast! So register today to make sure you get a space. For registration and further details go to :
http://www.agileopennorthwest.org
This will be our sixth annual Agile Open Northwest conference. Alternating each year between Portland and Seattle, AONW conferences bring together practicing members of the Northwest Agile communities to explore the latest developments in agile software development. We held our fifth annual event last year in Portland and enjoyed another great success. Registration is $150.00 for both days, including light breakfast and lunch. This low-cost regional conference is a great opportunity to connect with the local agile community, experts and novices alike.
Please join us this year as we host 125 experienced, collaborative, committed agile practitioners from the Northwest U.S. (and beyond) in tackling the issues around our recurring theme "Agile for Real." As in past years, attendance is limited to a predetermined number in order retain the many advantages a small conference has to offer.
Here is a comment from a previous attendee:
"These two-day Agile Open Northwest conferences are an extremely good value. ..[Y]ou learn directly from practitioners in the agile community what works and what doesn't. I attended the first two of these conferences, they were stunningly good... loads of practical, useful stuff and stimulating discussions." -- Ian Savage, PNSQC Program Chair
More information can be found at http://www.agileopennorthwest.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meetingWebsite
ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland Oregon area. Join other developers for presentations and discussions about Ruby, libraries, tools and techniques. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday".
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WednesdayFeb 8 2012FREE YOGA at AboutUs11:45am–12:45pm
AboutUsWebsiteIf you use a computer all day - that includes laptops, iPads, whatever - your shoulders, upper back and lower back are probably pretty tight. Loosen them up and build strength in every part of your body, with expert guidance from veteran Portland yoga teacher Rebecca Blain.
Rebecca welcomes students of all ability levels to our weekly Wednesday class, and we'd love to see you, too. Bring your own mat, or use one of ours. Changing facilities available.
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OEN PubTalk™ - Life in an Incubator5–7pm
BackspaceWebsiteIncubators. That word seems to be all the rage right now, but what really happens within these start up incubators? Do they help companies become successful or at least get over certain challenges? What type of companies and people find the incubator experience to be a positive? Are there downfalls to going through the experience?
Come to OEN's February PubTalk and hear from the companies that have just completed the local incubator sessions at PIE (http://www.piepdx.com), OTBC (http://otbc.org) and the Portland Seed Fund (http://portlandseedfund.com). It is sure to be an engaging evening filled with Q&A with the panelists.
Moderator Dinah Adkins - President Emerita of National Business Incubation Association Bio: http://www.nbia.org/about_nbia/bios/adkins.php
Panelist PDX Seed Fund Company - Viziify - Todd Silverstein, CEO and Cofounder Vizify showcases the best of you by creating a highly visual, interactive profile based on the sites and services you already use. http://vizify.com/
OTBC - SheerID - CEO Jake Weatherly For companies who currently offer or would like to offer discounts to groups like college students, association members, active-duty and veteran military personnel, government employees, etc., SheerID instantly establishes that your customer qualifies for the discount they are attempting to redeem. The SheerID verification platform ensures that your exclusive offers are only used by a verified member of the targeted group. It all happens instantly, quietly and without fraud. This means that you can freely offer any type of special promotions or discounts to your target market and it will be protected while keeping your customer experience seamless in your online shopping cart. For more information, go to www.sheerid.com.
PIE - Revisu - CEO Brad Heller Revisu allows designers to effortlessly share Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design files for their clients to review, comment, and approve--whether they have the right software or not. http://revisu.com
5 Minute Pitch Companies - Both from the Portland State Business Accelerator
Tellagence - Matt Hixson - Co-founder and CEO Tellagence develops and markets predictive social analytics software that gives companies insights on behaviors such as how people will share a message across a community or how individuals within the community will respond to a call to action. Understanding these behaviors are critical to any organization being able to optimize and measure their use of social networks for business objectives such as shaping brand perception, increasing awareness or lead generation.
Sight Line Applications - Jordan Holt - CTO SightLine Applications, LLC produces embedded video stabilization, object tracking, and image enhancement systems well-suited for airborne and ground video applications which demand high performance in a small, light, low-power package. SightLine systems reduce operator workload and increase situational awareness in surveillance and security applications. They are designed specifically to work on unmanned vehicles where low latency feedback to a camera gimbal system is critical. www.sightlineapplications.com
Member Special: Pre-Register and Save OEN members can save by pre-registering online. Online registration for this event closes Wednesday, February 8th at 2:00 pm. Please register at the door after that time, no discounts will be applied.
Become a 5-Minute Pitch Company PubTalk is a lively forum where very early-stage entrepreneurs from any industry get a chance to test their company pitch in front of an audience of their peers. Presenters and attendees alike, learn from the challenging questions, which test the presenting entrepreneur’s business model. Companies who would like to apply to present at an upcoming PubTalk can apply here: http://www.oen.org/5minutepitch.aspx
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Oregon SQL Monthly MeetingWebsite
Monthly meeting of the Oregon SQL -developers user group, where the topic is always SQL Server, but from a developers perspective. Check the website for the next meeting details.
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CHIFOO Presents: Missing the Point: The Expanding World of Gestural Interaction6:30–9pm
ISITE DesignWebsiteThe paradigm of physical computing is well and truly here—sensors and microcontrollers are getting cheaper and more robust, and they are easily programmable. Long associated with gaming, these sensors are making their way into our everyday ‘utility’ devices. For example, think about the average smart phone: it likely contains a proximity sensor, an accelerometer/orientation sensor, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, and a moisture sensor. Cameras can recognize head motion and facial gestures; they can track body movements and compare them to motion models.
As these sensors become part of everyday interactive devices, we are ushering in new forms of gestural interaction, which is changing how we interact with digital experiences and data, and changing the nature of our computer-mediated communications. In this talk, Elizabeth will offer some observations and speculations on how the world of physical computing, broadly construed, is changing the way in which we interact with our devices, each other, and interactive digital experiences.
About the Speaker
Dr. Elizabeth Churchill is a Principal Research Scientist and manager of the Internet Experiences group at Yahoo! Research. Originally a psychologist by training, Elizabeth has focused throughout her career on understanding the ways in which people interact—whether their interactions are primarily face-to-face or are technologically mediated. She has published within the areas of theoretical and applied psychology, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, and computer-supported cooperative work. Elizabeth has a BSc in Experimental Psychology and a MSc in Knowledge Based Systems, both from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Cambridge. She regularly teaches at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Information. In 2010, she was recognized as a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery. She is the current Vice President of the Association of Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (SigCHI).
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Ignite Planning Meeting7–8:30pm
Lucky Labrador Overlook Tap RoomWebsiteContinuing to work on planning for IgnitePortland 10.
Come join us!
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ThursdayFeb 9 2012SE Portland Coders Night (SEPoCoNi)6–10pm
Side DoorAlternative to PDX Weekly Hackathon.
Come hang out and write code is a quieter less crowded environment with your fellow nerds.
The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome!
The place is smaller so finding the nerd herd shouldn't be too difficult.
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Portland Commodore Users GroupWebsite
Our group specializes in Commodore 64, SX-64, Commodore Vic-20, Commodore 128 and other Commodore computers. We meet regularly to discuss ideas, code, brainstorm projects, participate in the scene, and play games.
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PDX Weekly Hackathon6:30–10pm
Lucky Labrador Brew PubWebsiteCome do strange things with computers amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer. Look for the row of geeks with computers in the back of the main room.
All programming languages welcome. Come work on your own projects, work on others participants' projects, get advice, have fun, etc.
You're encouraged to bring a computer, but can team up with others that brought one too.
Afterwards, the group descends on the 12th and Hawthorne foodcart pod for additional nourishment.
Also, many people meet up at the pub during the same time as the hackathon to play boardgames they bring which you're welcomed to play.
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Portland Perl Mongers – Fearless Code Cleanup6:53–8:39pm
Free GeekWebsitespeaker: Chad 'Exodist' Granum
Refactoring is something many developers approach with a great deal of fear. Sometimes you may need to refactor code that you do not understand. Sometimes there are no unit tests. Sometimes things can be scary.
Chad will be showing techniques for cleaning/refactoring code that will help avoid errors, and make things less scary. Ideally people will bring small/medium code samples or modules as examples. If nobody brings anything we may pull something off of cpan.
As usual, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the Lucky Lab.
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Ignite Portland 107–10pm
Bagdad Theater and PubWebsiteIgnite Portland is an exciting, fast-paced, night of presentations where people can share their passions and burning ideas. The rules are fairly simple: 20 sides x 15 seconds per slide (auto-advancing) = 5 minutes of awesome. Presentations can be on nearly any topic, so long as they can teach, enlighten, or inspire us.
More details at http://igniteportland.org/2011/12/02/ignite-portland-10-coming-in-february-submit-your-talks-now