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  • Sunday
    May 19 2013
    Hackathon for Social Good, 1636 NW Lovejoy St. Portland, OR 97209
    9am–5:30pm
    OpenSourcery

    Join web and mobile experts on Sun., May 19th at the Portland Hackathon for Social Good. Hackathons are events when programmers and designers meet to work collaboratively to build programs and applications.

    The day will begin with short presentations by educators and non-profit organizations, followed by informational sessions on building sites and web applications to help benefit non-profit organizations: The Dalai Lama Center, Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity (Re)Store and Compassion & Choices.

    Register online at http://wvpdx13-hackathon.eventbrite.com

    Website
  • (Cancelled) Advanced Web Design and Development Workshop

    Advanced Web Design and Development Workshop

    This two-week intensive workshop covers more advanced web design and development topics to help you create intelligent and engaging web applications.

    Topics covered include CSS for layout, User Experience Design, JavaScript, Ruby, working with a web development team and version control.

    This workshop is for people who have already created static websites or websites in Drupal/Wordpress but want to go farther and create engaging web applications.

    There will be time from 3pm – 5pm on Sundays to stay later and work with other in the class to complete projects.

    Pre-requisites: You will need to bring your own laptop for this bootcamp. Students taking this course should have already taken the Intro workshop or demonstrated their abilities by deploying a hand-made website to a server on the internet.

    Dates: Sunday – Wednesday 5/19/13 – 5/29/13 Times: Sundays: 10 – 3pm (lunch provided on Sunday) & Mondays – Wednesdays: 6 – 9 pm (Snacks provided on weeknights)

    Early Bird registration fee: $1,540 Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 3rd by 5:00pm Late registration fee: $1,800 Register Now: http://portlandcodeschool_advanced_workshop.eventbrite.com/#

    Website
  • The Electric Universe - a Lecture on Electricity in Living Phenomena
    3–7pm
    Taborspace

    A 4-hour lecture and visual slideshow on how electricity shapes and powers the physical universe.

    Lecturer James Sorensen is an engineer and science buff with a lifelong interest in myths & legends, religions, and scientific theories. James believes all these knowledge systems must be integrated to gain a deeper understanding of living phenomena, and this is the inspiration for his lectures.

    While working in the semiconductor industry, James noticed curious similarities between his observations of plasma etching (micro) and the forms of planetary nebulae and cosmic plasma phenomena (macro). This inspired five years of intensive study into Electric Universe theory.

    Join us for an overview of how recent discoveries in electricity, when linked to historical events, challenge conventional wisdom across the sciences -- from astronomy, biology, geology, and archaeology, to health sciences, mythology, meteorology, and beyond.

    Price: $30 Adults / $10 Young Adult / Children free, and should be able to sit quietly for 3-4 hours. Limit of 25 guests, reserve your space now.

    To register, contact Cherie Mensching 206-459-6626.

Next two weeks

  • Monday
    May 20 2013
    DrupalCon Portland 2013
    8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm
    Oregon Convention Center

    DrupalCon Portland is the official conference of the Drupal community. DrupalCon is a biannual event presented to an ever expanding international audience since Drupal became an open source project in 2001. It's produced by the Drupal Association and a fabulous group of volunteers from across the globe.

    The Oregon Convention Center will accommodate the largest gathering of Drupal developers than ever before.

    Website
  • Open Source Bridge Volunteer Luncheon Meetup
    noon–1pm
    U.S. Bancorp Tower

    Come learn about volunteer opportunities at this year's Open Source Bridge! Receive updates on volunteering, sign up with the newest version of our app, learn more about the conference, meet the core team, and socialize with other volunteers.

    Website
  • North Portland Coders Night

    Come hang out, drink beer, and write code every Monday night.

    The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome! It is highly suggested that you bring a laptop and a project to work on.

    Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops.

    Website
  • DorkbotPDX Meeting
    7–11pm
    Backspace

    Part 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.

    Website
  • pdxdevops: Portland DevOps user group meeting

    ABOUT THE GROUP: pdxdevops is a Portland, Oregon user group that explores the glorious intersection of software development and systems operations, and shares practical advice on working effectively in an era of agile infrastructure, server automation and cloud computing. Meetings are usually on the third Monday of the month. Website: http://pdxdevops.org/ && Twitter: @pdxdevops

    Website
  • Tuesday
    May 21 2013
    PDX Women in IT Happy Hour Networking Event
    6–8pm
    Squishy Media

    Come join an amazing group of ladies! No specific agenda, just network and have fun!

    This month Squishy Media is hosting PDXWiIT and the Women in Drupal at the same event in their new offices! Only 20% of the attendees at this year's DrupCon are women. Let's work together to make that number bigger next year! Food and bevys will be provided!

    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!

    @PDXWiIT

    vendors: This is a friendly networking event only

    Website
  • PJUG - Portland Java Users Group
    6–8pm
    PureSRC

    Using HTML5 WebSockets for Building a Real Time Web Pages

    One of the more interesting additions in HTML5 are WebSockets. With bandwidth capable of streaming video and audio, it presents a completely new world for building real time push web pages like multi-user forms and HTML control panels.

    We will review the browser client side of WebSockets and then the server side communication with a Java Servlet and with CometD.

    Website
  • PLUG Advanced Topics: The KURB Kernel/UseRspace Bridge
    7–9pm
    Free Geek

    Jacob Riddle will discuss the KURB (Kernel/UseRspace Bridge) project. The goal of KURB is a kernel independent driver subsystem for Linux. The talk will include the architecture of KURB, the reasons for KURB, and how to get involved.

    Jacob Riddle is in the Game Development program at Lane Community College. Prior to that he was a Nuclear Machinist Mate in the Navy. He as a passion for all things Computer Science with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence and kernel operations.

    Many will head to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne after the meeting.

    Website
  • Ruby Beginners Meetup, aka Ruby Newbie Brewby

    Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby. Bring questions. Drink $beverage. Hack. Experienced Rubyists welcome; we want you to share your expertise!

    If you have a question or a topic you'd like discussed at the meeting, feel free to post to the mailing list.

    Website
  • May R Meetup - Censored Environmental Data
    7–8:30pm
    Simple

    At May's R meetup Rich Shepard will present on analyzing censored environmental data using the NADA package.

    "Extracting Correct Information From Censored Environmental Data"

    Richard B. Shepard, PhD

    Website
  • The Future for Indie Lit, Comics, and Graphic Storytelling

    It’s an undeniable trend: every day, more and more people are reading books and comics on their phones, e-readers and tablets. Rather than disappearing, though, physical books and comics are evolving into more highly-designed art objects. Hosted by the Independent Publishing Resource Center, this conversation will involve a vibrant group of Portland-based writers, zinesters, small press publishers and comics artists, all of whom are thriving within the intersections of traditional printing and digital publishing.

    This event is part of Wild: Portland, an exploration of the frontier of art, technology and culture.

    Website
  • Wednesday
    May 22 2013
    Lean Coffee
    7:30–9am
    New Relic

    Come join us for Lean Coffee. We will be talking about "Lean Knowledge Work" using the Lean Coffee format. We tend to focus on the business of software development, but you can talk about any topic your group agrees to talk about.

    For more on Lean Coffee, check out leancoffee.org. To see what this group has discussed in the past, check out portland.leancoffee.org.

    New Relic is hosting this event, providing us space and coffee (and a spectacular view). The event is free, but space is limited, please purchase a ticket to let us know you will be coming.

    The event is free and open to the public, but please let us know you are coming by grabbing a ticket at leancoffee.eventbrite.com.

    Website
  • WebVisions
    8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm
    Oregon Convention Center

    Ground Zero for Dangerous Thinking

    Explore the Future of the Web

    WEBVISIONS PORTLAND // May 22-24, 2013

    WebVisions explores the future of web and mobile design, digital media, UX and technology with an all-star lineup of visionary speakers, including Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing.net and MAKE Magazine, Ethan and Malachai Nicolle (creators of AxeCop), Carla Diana (Smart Design NYC), Jason Kunesh (Director of UX, Obama for America), Carolyn Chandler (Manifest Digital), Mark Trammell (Twitter), and more!

    "WebVisions is like the medium that spawned it: unique, personal, honest, emotional and eye-opening." –Jeffrey Zeldman

    Register online at http://webvisions-portland.strangertickets.com/

    Website
  • SharePoint 2013 Administrator Training Course
    8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm
    SharePoint Innovations

    SharePoint 2013 Administrator Training Course: Live Online - $1485 On-Site - $1585

    Registration is through our website or call us at 1-800-935-4245

    This course is the place to learn the administration, best practices and governance of SharePoint 2013 from industry experts and Microsoft MVPs.

    SharePoint Innovations SharePoint training environment is a real-world enterprise server farm hosted in SAS 70 compliant datacenter.

    This course is intended for Administrators, Architects, Developers and other IT Professionals.

    Audience

    This course is intended for:

    IT Professionals (Administrators, Developers, Managers, etc.)

    Non-IT Professionals who will be participating in SharePoint 2013 Planning and Deployment project(s) in their organization

    Duration

    3 Days

    Course Outline

    Module 1 - SharePoint 2013 Deployment Overview SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Product Architecture SharePoint 2013 Best Practice Software, Hardware and Virtualization Requirements SharePoint 2013 6 Major Enterprise Functional Areas SharePoint 2013 Farm and Service Application Architecture SharePoint 2013 Editions IIS 8, .NET 4.0 Architecture SharePoint 2010 Editions Overview

    Module 2 - SharePoint 2013 Install and Configurations SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites (Active Directory, SQL Server etc.) SharePoint 2013 Farm Deployment and Service Accounts Install SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Server Farm SharePoint 2013 Configuration, Service Application and Content Databases Configuring and Managing SharePoint 2013 Central Administration Configuring and Managing Service Applications SharePoint 2013 Security Management SharePoint 2013 Web Application and Site Collection Configuration Site Collection Logical Architecture, Planning Site Collections, Creating Site Collections

    Module 3 - SharePoint 2013 Deployment Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Information Architecture SharePoint 2013 Service Application Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Security Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Web Applications, Site Collections, Quotas and Content Database Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Scalability and Performance Best Practices

    Module 4 - SharePoint 2013 Unified Search SharePoint 2013 New Unified Search Architecture Setup and Configure SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Service Application SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Content Sources and Managed Properties SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Security SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Center SharePoint 2013 Search Performance SharePoint 2013 New Search Web Analytics Management

    Module 5 - SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Metadata Management Business use case for Managed Metadata Architecture and Enhancements of the Managed Metadata service Anatomy of the SharePoint Metadata Term Store Managed Metadata and the SharePoint 2013 end user experience integration Managed Metadata common business use cases and usage scenarios Administering the Managed Metadata service, Term Sets and Terms Term Store Security and Export/Import Mechanisms

    Module 6 - SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Content Types Overview of Enterprise Content Type Architecture Role that the Managed Metadata service plays in sharing content types between site collections, web applications and farms Configuring the Managed Metadata service and Site Collections as Content Type Hubs Content Type Syndication and New Cross Site Publishing feature. Enterprise Content Types, Taxonomy and Term Store Best Practices

    Module 7 - SharePoint Workflows SharePoint Workflow (.NET 4.0 based) Architecture Overview and Management SharePoint Designer 2013. SharePoint Out-of-the-box Workflows Workflow scenarios, Creating workflows, Configuring workflow settings, Deploying workflows Creating Custom Workflows and Extending existing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2013 Creating workflows in Visio 2013 Workflows best practices and 3rd party add-ons

    Module 8 – Enhancements to MySites and SharePoint Social Networking Managing My Site, My Newsfeed/Activity Feeds, Tags, Notes, Subscriptions (NEW) and Ratings. Finding People in your organization, Viewing My Sites Tag Clouds, Social Bookmarking, Wiki and Blog Sites Expertise Finder Customize MySite Look and Feel User Profile Setup and Configuration

    Module 9 – SharePoint Site Administration Site Topology, Create/Delete Sites and Workspaces Enhanced Site and List Templates Site Administration and Settings, Manage Regional Settings Manage Site Libraries and Lists, Manage User Alerts, Managing RSS Usage Search and Offline Availability, Manage Sites and Workspaces Workflow Settings, Related Links Scope Settings, Term Store Management Manage Site Features, Reset to Site Definition Site and Site Collection Recycle Bin Site Web Analytics Reports

    Module 10 – SharePoint Site Customization Adding Pages to your SharePoint Site, Adding and Modifying Web Parts Look and Feel Settings, Modifying Navigational Components Creating Site Templates and Themes Manage the Look and Feel, Customize Site Title, Description, and Icon Web authoring and Publishing, Master Pages and Page Layouts Customize Sites using SharePoint Designer 2013

    Module 11 – InfoPath 2013 Business Forms and Workflows Overview of InfoPath 2013 Forms Services Create and Publish InfoPath 2013 Forms Connect Out-of-the-box and Custom SharePoint Designer Workflows to InfoPath 2013 Forms Creating Composite Business Applications and Office Business Applications (OBA) Architecture Business Forms Applications Best Practices

    Module 12 – SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence and Dashboards Create and Manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Excel Services and Excel Services Web Parts Visio Services Introduction to PerformancePoint 2013 Services

    Module 13 – eDiscovery and Records Management in SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Records Management and eDiscovery Overview Create and Configure Record Center, eDiscovery Center Information Management Policies, In-Place Records Management Record Routing and Legal Hold Management, SharePoint In-Place Hold, Exchange In-Place Hold, and Query-based preservation Records Management Best Practices

    Module 14 – Business Connectivity Services (BCS) SharePoint 2013 BCS Overview OData Support and other BCS enhancements Create and Configure Business Connectivity Services External Content Types and Lists Integrate External Systems (Databases, Web Services, ERP/CRM/3rd Party Apps) to SharePoint using BCS BCS and Search Integration BCS Best Practices

    Module 15 - Backup and Restore in SharePoint 2013 Strategies for protecting against both small and large disasters using the SharePoint 2013 native backup and restore tools Farm-level backup and restore using the GUI and PowerShell Granular backup and restore of site collections, sites, document libraries and lists Granular restore from an off-line SQL Server content database 3rd Party Disaster Recovery Tools, High Availability Options Business Continuity Best Practices

    Module 16 – SharePoint Governance Governance Overview Information Architecture and Policies SharePoint Governance and Manageability Tools Auditing and Reporting Governance Best Practices

    Module 17 – SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 Migration Upgrade Concepts and Terminology Deprecated Upgrade Techniques from SharePoint 2010 Database Detach Preparation Content Migration SharePoint 2010 UI Mode vs SharePoint 2013 UI mode

    Website
  • Keys to the Vault: Understanding your Finanicals
    11:30am–1pm
    Umpqua Bank Tanasbourne

    Be our guest at this empowering luncheon.

    Umpqua Bank and the Beaverton Chamber are serving up a delicious opportunity to help you grow your business. Please join us for an important business growth session: “Keys to the Vault” presented by Dave Chin, ActionCOACH of Portland.

    When was the last time you looked in your own vault? And do you know what you are looking for? This session will teach you about the importance of understanding your financials. Especially, where your cash comes from and goes… and how to keep some of it. You’ll learn how to read your financial statements, the cashflow cycle, and how to achieve true profitability.

    If you shutter at the thought, could use a refresher or just a fresh perspective, this workshop is for you.

    Website
  • Girls in Tech Speed Mentorships

    A two-hour mentorship workshop for girls that starts with an overview of the speed mentoring process by Ivo Lukas, Chief Innovation Officer of Girls in Tech.

    After the introduction, we'll start the Speed Mentoring Rounds. Each mentee will meet one-on-one with up to four Mentors for 15 minutes.

    Bring the following:

    Your elevator pitch
2-3 questions you would like help in answering
Business cards to give to each Mentor

    The purpose of speed mentoring is to get feedback on your strengths and professional challenges from an industry expert - it's an efficient and effective way to learn, connect and network.

    When you arrive, sign up for time slots so you can meet and learn from the Mentors. First come first served!

    ABOUT GIT: The Girls in Tech MENTORSHIP Program was developed to provide integrated, engaging and educational high-touch workshops for young girls ages K-12, women in colleges/universities and working professionals. In an effort to encourage girls to enjoy, embrace and understand the importance of math, tech and science at a young age, we are building the curriculum which will enable girls to learn the basic skills, software programs and gain entrepreneurial exposure to become leaders within their communities, academia and in their future careers in the tech space.

    To learn more about girls in tech mentorship please contact ivo@24Notion.tv

    Or connect with her @MsSonicFlare Use hashtag #GITm

    Website
  • Project Management for Non-Project Managers
    2:30pm through Friday, May 24 at 4pm
    Online

    3 PDUs available for this course

    This course is scheduled for two days: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:30PM - 4:00PM PDT Friday, May 24, 2013 2:30PM - 4:00PM PDT

    Course Description

    Learn the language and processes of project management and how to use them to effectively communicate with your team to complete projects on time, in budget and with less stress!

    Project management is an essential skill utilized within many levels of organizations today. More and more individuals are being tasked to assist with project management. However transitioning into the role of project manager without acquiring the necessary skills and training can be overwhelming!

    This course focuses on providing students with the essential knowledge needed to plan and manage projects effectively, and provides a thorough understanding of project management terminology and fundamental concepts. Students will learn industry Best Practices for incorporating proven-effective, project management processes into their organization.

    Course Instructors & Accreditation

    Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

    Benefits

    After attending this webinar, participants will:

    * Increase their knowledge of basic project management concepts and terminology
* Understand global project management standards and frameworks
* Be able to differentiate recognized project management education and certification
* Become familiar with recommended project management processes and methodologies
* Review project management case studies and best practices
* Envision the Advisicon solutions that build a project management culture

    Key Project Management for Non-Project Managers Concepts:

    * The purpose of project management
* The role of the project manager
* Desired competencies in project managers
* Paths to project management certificates and certification
* Project management life cycles
* The Project Management Institute and the PMBOK® Guide
* PRINCE2
* Implementing project management software
* Building project management supporting infrastructures
* Program management 
* Portfolio management
* Agile project management

    Registration

    https://attendee.gototraining.com/78mx2/register/2200148405721684736

    Website
  • PDX UX Happy Hour

    For May, we'll be taking our beer and UX-loving selves over to White Owl in SE. Anyone with an interest in user experience is welcome, so you don't have to strictly be a designer.

    Website
  • Clarity Innovations - Hosting Drupal in Education Social During DrupalCon

    Clarity is excited to host an Education BoF happy-hour event next week during the Portland DrupalCon conference to converge with the many education minds!

    Food and drink ($3 pint night) to celebrate, connect and bond with those that use Drupal for all things related to K12 and higher education. First few rounds (and food) hosted by Clarity Innovations (Drupal in education enthusiasts since version 4.7).

    Cost: Free! No RSVP required!

    Join us for our BOF discussions and drop us a line if you want to connect during the conference!

    Website
  • Coder Dojo Pdx - K12 coder night
    6:30–8pm
    Engine Yard

    Note: Coder Dojo is on Wednesdays now

    Free tickets are required

    Get tickets at: https://coderdojopdx.eventbrite.com/

    Coder Dojo Portland is a coder night for kids, where K12 youth, along with their parents can play, explore, and learn about coding and building software.

    More details are available on the website CoderDojoPdx.com.

    We want interested K12 youths, parents, and mentors to join us! We are in lovely downtown Portland Oregon at the Engine Yard offices.

    • Bring or borrow a laptop
    • Parents are required for 12 and under
    • One (free easy) ticket per youth, parent, or mentor
    Website
  • PDX Cocoaheads
    7–9pm
    Walmart Labs

    Barry Wilson will talk about NSDocument, UIDocument and UIManagedDocument for CoreData, and briefly NSPersistentDocument.

  • Thursday
    May 23 2013
    Microsoft Project 2010 Advanced Topics
    8:30am–4:30pm
    Advisicon

    7 PDUs available for this course.

    Course Description

    Enjoy a day of hands-on, comprehensive Microsoft Project 2010 training in our advanced training facility. This interactive course is designed to teach management and customization of project plans through all project stages. Bring your own laptop and participate in this day-long crash course full of tips and tricks for mastering Microsoft Project 2010 taught by a Microsoft MVP and 25 year industry expert.

    Learning Objectives

    • Establish global resource pools for interlinked projects and project reporting on integrated resources
    • Leverage and use master projects and sub projects
    • Understand Project Server and Enterprise Business Intelligence capabilities and uses
    • Use formatting tricks for automating critical path tracking and critical deliverables reporting
    • Use reporting features and capabilities more effectively
    • Build and control filters, tables, details and groups
    • Create custom views utilizing filters, tables, details and groups
    • Understand MS Project scheduling methodologies
    • Understand and utilize effort driven scheduling
    • Use advanced approaches to resource scheduling and over/underallocation issues
    • Use MS Project with other external applications

    Included Materials

    This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 book.

    Who should take this course?

    Project managers, project team members, project schedulers… and anyone who has used Microsoft Project Professional and had a hard time getting it to do what they wanted!

    Course Instructors & Accreditation

    Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

    Registration

    Register at http://microsoft-project-2010-advanced.eventbrite.com/#

    Website
  • PDX Weekly Hackathon

    Come 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.

    Website
  • Friday
    May 24 2013
    Founders Friday

    We're restarting an old OTBC tradition - Founders Friday. Each Friday, join us for munchies, beverages, and the company of other startup founders to decompress from the week, get help/input on current challenges, and in general get to know some of your peer founders.

    Website
  • PSU Tech Talk: Text Lacks Empathy

    Have you ever written a nice friendly email and gotten a reply that seems like they read a whole different email?

    In Open Source communities we write to each other all the time, but we’re not really writing, we’re speaking with our fingers. Text is our primary way to communicate, but text has problems. Speaking conveys subtle emotional cues that as social animals we rely on; text strips them out. A thoughtful correspondent can put those emotions back, but we’re often not thoughtful.

    This talk is about the special problems of textual communication: mitigating them; ensuring that what you mean to say is what is understood; interpreting messages that seem totally out of whack; and increasing empathic bandwidth.

    About the speaker

    Nóirín Plunkett is a jack of all trades, and a master of several. By day, she works for Eucalyptus Systems, as a geekEnglish translator, and general force multiplier. She's passionate about community, communication, and collaboration.

    Her open source work epitomizes the saying “if you want something done, ask a busy person”: Nóirín cut her teeth on the httpd documentation project at Apache, but soon started running conferences for the Apache Software Foundation . She was involved in setting up the Community Development project, is Org Admin for the Google Summer of Code (with more than 40 students!), and continues to contribute to projects as diverse as Infrastructure and Incubator.

    Nóirín was the first woman on the board of the Apache Software Foundation, and continues to sit on the board of the Open Cloud Initiative. She's also an advisor to The Ada Initiative, supporting women in open technology and culture.

    When she’s not online, Nóirín often found on the dance floor or down at the pub, although she’s also a keen harpist & singer, and an excellent sous chef!

    Website
  • Monday
    May 27 2013
    North Portland Coders Night

    Come hang out, drink beer, and write code every Monday night.

    The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome! It is highly suggested that you bring a laptop and a project to work on.

    Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops.

    Website
  • Tuesday
    May 28 2013
    Python Hack Night
    6:30–8:30am
    Urban Airship Inc

    Let's get together and build cool stuff.

    Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays!

    Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us!

    Website
  • OCCA: Office 365

    Free and open to the public. The Red Lion charges the OCCA for using their meeting room. Please help us defray this cost by buying food and beverages. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except December).

    RSVP to meetup.com/itpro-70

    Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 6 pm

    Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

    Office 365

    What is it?
Business view on using Office 365
Comparison of On-site versus cloud costs
Office 365 capabilities
SkyDrive Pro
Office suite + Mac support
Visio + Project - Office 365 services
How does Office 365 Licensing work?

    What is Windows Intune

    What services does Windows Intune provide
How Windows Intune reduces the cost of IT support

    Using Office 365 Document services

    SkyDrive Pro and Windows 8
Office 365 + Team Site
Collaboration with Office 2013
Data everywhere
Demonstration of Office 365 services

    Next Steps

    Summary of Office 365 features
Moving to Office 365
Office 365 Migration

    Presented by Matt Katzer and Don Crawford

    Matt created KAMIND in 1998 to supply solutions using Microsoft Technologies for small and medium size businesses. In addition to providing out sourced IT managed solutions, Matt pursued the development of technology related inventions and holds 19 domestic and international patents in related areas. Matt holds a BSEE from University of Michigan and an Executive MBA from the University of Oregon.

    Don Crawford has been consulting and developing software and hardware products since 1969. In January 2012, Matt and Don combined to form a new KAMIND Cloud services business focused on Microsoft Cloud solutions. The new KAMIND is responsible for the Office 365 and Windows Intune migrations of over 200 customers in 18 states and 4 countries.

    Website
  • Code 'n' Splode: Topic TBD
    7–8:30pm
    FlightStats

    Topic: TBD

    **Note: Code-n-Splode (CnS) is a women-focused group. All self-identified women and genderqueer persons are invited to attend and participate, and men are welcome as the guest of a female participant.

    For more information, visit our website, or send an email to our list.

    Website
  • Pdx.rb: Hack + Help Session

    Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby as well as experienced programmers. Bring your laptop and your desire to learn.

    Experienced Rubyists welcome; we will encourage newbies to self-teach during these sessions so you should have a great place to hack in peace.

    Website
  • Wednesday
    May 29 2013
    Practical Project Management
    9:30am through Thursday, May 30 at 5pm
    Advisicon

    14 PDUs available for this course

    Course Description

    Learn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices.

    Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully.

    Learning Objectives

    •Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects

    Included Materials

    This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.

    A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart.

    Who should take this course?

    •Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives

    Course Instructors & Accreditation

    Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

    Course Outline

    • Project Management Overview
      • The Goal of Project Management
      • Projects and Operations
      • Portfolio Management and Project Selection
      • Understanding the Project Lifecycle
      • Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members
    • Executing and Controling a Project
      • Implementing Project Plans
      • Managing Requirements and Stakeholders
      • Managing Change and the Change Control Process
      • Managing Communications
      • Managing Risks, Issues, and Document
    • Initiating a Project
      • Project Initiation Processes and Tools
      • Identifying Project Deliverables
      • Gathering Project Requirements
      • Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter
      • Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and
      • Risks
    • Closing Out a Project
      • Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools
      • Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements
      • Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions
      • Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned
      • Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to
      • Operations, Customers, and Others
      • Final Reports and Project Closure
    • Planning a Project
      • Project Management Planning Processes
      • Developing the Scope Management Plan
      • Developing the Project Management Plan
      • Characteristics of Good Project Planning
      • Risk Management
      • Communications Management

    Simulation

    We provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course.

    Registration

    Register at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/

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  • PDX Ruby Lunch
    noon–1pm
    BridgePort Brew Pub

    Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month.

  • Lunch 2.0 at OTBC

    Join other tech folks to network, check out our expanded space, and have lunch on OTBC!

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  • Crowdfunding Tutorial for Startups & Small Businesses

    Come learn more about how crowdfunding can get YOUR project off the ground or accelerated into the marketplace.

    How crowdfunding works - sites to raise funds or even find investors (Kickstarter, IndieGoGo & more)

    How to create the “perfect pitch” for crowdfunding sites

    Use crowdfunding to road test your product offerings & help you build a rabid fan-base

    We’ll introduce you to the “Money 4 Something” step-by-step DIY workshop and resource to get outside funding to launch or complete your projects.

    We’ll even give you one of our own proprietary tools that you can use to craft your own crowdfunding campaign on your own—just for attending and learning how you can take advantage of these amazing crowdsourced fundraising mechanisms.

    Questions? Contact presenter Adrienne Fritze at adrienne@marketingmoxie.biz, or at 503.349.6075.

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  • May CAKE (Case) Study

    Last year we gathered weekly to share useful business tips that could be implemented immediately. In 2013 our workshops are changing to a new monthly format. This time we’ll gather monthly to share lessons learned working with a Portland-based business and present the results of our work in the form of a case study.

    Each month will feature a different local business.

    Why should you join us?

    If you can identify with any of the following scenarios, you should stop what you’re doing and reserve yourself a seat for an upcoming CAKE:

    You have a great idea for a business. You have just started developing a business. You have a hobby you want to make money from. You own an existing business and are feeling overwhelmed. You’re just a really awesome person who enjoys eating cake (the edible kind).

    Don’t take our word for it, people really like us…

    “Since the first CAKE workshop that I attended, I’ve gone back as often as my schedule allows. The two hosts, as well as all the participants have great input and advice to offer, and they offer somewhat unconventional advice on how to start up a business with a more ‘boot-strap’ approach.“ -Grant Bernard (Blurble)

    “CAKE provides, not just vague conceptual pieces of inspirations, but tangible information in order for you to confidently and with ease take the next step to grow your business.” -Akiko Oguchi (5th Season: Clothing Reborn)

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  • TiE Pearl Incubator at ISITE Inauguration
    6–9pm
    ISITE Design

    Ted Wheeler, Oregon State Treasurer, will be the guest of honor at the TiE Pearl at ISITE launch. TiE leaders attending from Silicon Valley are P.K. Agarwal, CEO, TiE Global, and Vish Mishra, Past President TiE Silicon Valley and Trustee TiE Global.

    Other distinguised guests include Erin Flynn, Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at PSU, TiE Oregon Board Members Diane Fraiman Voyager Capital, and Nitin Khanna CEO, MergerTech.

    Please RSVP to attend this event, enjoy a reception with appetizers and beverages and network with Who's Who of the Portland investment and Startup scene.

    Join TiE Oregon and ISITE Design as we celebrate the grand opening of the TiE Pearl Incubator at ISITE, Wednesday May 29th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

    A collaborative workspace focused around digital startup companies, TiE Pearl is now accepting applications for residency from Portland-area startups.

    Tie Pearl is located within ISITE Design's Portland headquarters building, at 2035 NW Overton St, Portland OR 97209. Registration is required for this event. www.oregon.tie.org

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  • Coder Dojo Pdx - K12 coder night
    6:30–8pm
    Engine Yard

    Note: Coder Dojo is on Wednesdays now

    Free tickets are required

    Get tickets at: https://coderdojopdx.eventbrite.com/

    Coder Dojo Portland is a coder night for kids, where K12 youth, along with their parents can play, explore, and learn about coding and building software.

    More details are available on the website CoderDojoPdx.com.

    We want interested K12 youths, parents, and mentors to join us! We are in lovely downtown Portland Oregon at the Engine Yard offices.

    • Bring or borrow a laptop
    • Parents are required for 12 and under
    • One (free easy) ticket per youth, parent, or mentor
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  • Thursday
    May 30 2013
    SharePoint Power User Training Course
    8am through Friday, May 31 at 5pm
    SharePoint Innovations

    SharePoint 2013 Power User Training Course:
    Live Online - $1085 - Onsite $1285

    This class is designed for individual contributors or departmental staff in a variety of job roles, such as content managers, site owners, site administrators, project managers, administrative assistants, functional or operations managers, business users with basic SharePoint skills, and who have the responsibility for managing SharePoint sites as an enabling technology within their workgroups and teams, not necessarily technical professionals. This course provides a comprehensive SharePoint training that will present students with a ground-up understanding for how to use, build and manages sites in a SharePoint Server 2013 environment.

    Duration

    2 Days

    Course Outline

    Module 1 – Introduction to SharePoint 2013 Server End User, Content Manager and Site Administrator Overview Sites, Lists, Libraries and Common Web Parts Team Sites and Communities SharePoint Site Hierarchy and the Ribbon What’s new in SharePoint 2013

    Module 2 – SharePoint Lists What’s New with SharePoint 2013 lists Create a SharePoint Team Site and Configure Lists and Libraries Add/Modify List Items, Create/Modify List Views, Sort/Filter, List Metadata and Navigation Add Documents to a Library, Edit Library Documents, Share Documents Across Libraries, Create Wiki Pages, Request Access to SharePoint Content Working with Library folders, properties, workflows and document sets Customize List and Library Look and Feel Manage Security of Lists and Libraries Connect Lists and Libraries to Outlook and SharePoint Workspace

    Module 3 – SharePoint Search and Navigation What’s new with SharePoint 2013 Search and Navigation Metadata Navigation SharePoint Site Information Architecture Best Practices Search, Search Index, Advanced Search, People Search, Refinements, Best Bests and Keywords, Faceted Search Search Security, Web Parts and Alerts Customize Search Results Look and Feel

    Module 4 – SharePoint and Microsoft Office Integration What’s new with SharePoint 2013 SharePoint Office Integration Overview SharePoint Workspace, InfoPath, SharePoint Designer, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint

    Module 5 - SharePoint Content Types Overview of Enterprise Content Type Architecture Create and Manage Site Columns and Content Types Document Sets, Term Stores, Content Type Hub Managed Metadata and Content Types common business use cases and usage scenarios Content Type Best Practices

    Module 6 - SharePoint Workflows SharePoint Workflow Overview SharePoint Out-of-the-box Workflows Workflow scenarios, Creating workflows, Configuring workflow settings, Deploying workflows Creating Custom Workflows and Extending existing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2013 Creating workflows in Visio 2013 Workflows best practices and 3rd party add-ons

    Module 7 – MySites and SharePoint Social Networking What’s New in SharePoint 2013 MySites. Managing My Site, My Newsfeed/Activity Feeds, Tags, Notes and Ratings Finding People in your organization, Viewing My Sites Tag Clouds, Social Bookmarking, Wiki and Blog Sites Expertise Finder Customize MySite Look and Feel

    Module 8 – SharePoint Site Administration What’s New in SharePoint 2013 Site Administration Site Topology, Create/Delete Sites and Workspaces Site and List Templates Site Administration and Settings, Manage Regional Settings Manage Site Libraries and Lists, Manage User Alerts, Managing RSS Usage Search and Offline Availability, Manage Sites and Workspaces Workflow Settings, Related Links Scope Settings, Term Store Management Manage Site Features, Reset to Site Definition Site and Site Collection Recycle Bin Site Web Analytics Reports

    Module 9 – SharePoint Site Customization Adding Pages to your SharePoint Site, Adding and Modifying Web Parts Look and Feel Settings, Modifying Navigational Components Creating Site Templates and Themes Manage the Look and Feel, Customize Site Title, Description, and Icon Web authoring and Publishing, Master Pages and Page Layouts Customize Sites using SharePoint Designer 2013

    Module 10 – InfoPath Business Forms and Workflows Overview of InfoPath Forms Services Create and Publish InfoPath Forms Connect Out-of-the-box and Custom SharePoint Designer Workflows to InfoPath Forms

    Module 11 – SharePoint Business Intelligence and Dashboards Create and Manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Excel Services and Excel Services Web Parts Introduction to PerformancePoint Services

    Module 12 – SharePoint Security and Site Governance Security and Governance Overview Permissions, Permission Levels and SharePoint Groups Manage User Access to SharePoint Site, Manage SharePoint Groups and Users Permissions Inheritance Hierarchy SharePoint Security and Governance Best Practices

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  • (Cancelled) UX and CSS Bootcamp
    10am through Saturday, June 1 at 3pm
    Burnside Digital Office

    UX and CSS Bootcamp

    This two-day bootcamp introduces User Experience Design and using CSS3 to create engaging web layouts. We will cover the essential tenants of UX, some of the new properties in CSS3 and HTML5, Polyfills, and how to research which new parts of HTML5/CSS3 are stable and ready to be used now.

    This class is for students who have already published several websites but are unsatisfied with using someone else’s theme or just want more control over the visual aspects of the web. This class is also great for backend developers who would like to get a handle on CSS to push themselves further in their careers. There will be time from 3pm – 5pm on Saturday to stay later and work with other in the class to complete projects.

    Pre-requisites: You will need to bring your own laptop for this bootcamp. Students taking this course should have already taken the Intro workshop or demonstrated their abilities by deploying a hand-made website to a server on the internet.

    Dates: 5/30/13 & 6/1/13 Times: Thursday 5 – 9pm & Saturday 10 – 3pm (lunch provided on Saturday)

    Early Bird registration fee: $540 Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 10th by 5:00pm Late registration fee: $800 Register Now: http://portlandcodeschool_ux_css_bootcamp.eventbrite.com/#

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  • PDX Weekly Hackathon

    Come 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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  • Zissou Society for Programming Language Exploration

    The Zissou Society for Programming Language Exploration (aka pdxlang) is a general programming language discussion/exploration group. The weird, the offbeat, the little-known, the forgotten programming languages. These are the things we discuss and explore.

    Scheduled speakers: Bart Massey talking about m4 and Dave DiNucci talking about ScalPL.

    There will be pizza and beer. (If your company wants to sponsor that please get in touch with Matt.)

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  • Friday
    May 31 2013
    Amazon Web Services road trip 2013 - Portland
    4–6pm
    TBD - Portland

    AWS User Group Road Trip with Jeff Barr

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  • Open Source Bridge Volunteer Happy Hour

    Interested in volunteering at this year's Open Source Bridge? Join us at the Green Dragon to get all of your questions answered and sign up for shifts.

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