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Change #13754
2012-04-19
14:24:10

update Calagator::Venue 202393140 The Slate, Northwest Scion Events Roll back

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Change #13753
2012-04-19
14:24:10

update Calagator::Event 1250461945 Activate Hub.org Alpha Release Party [update: corrected venue] Roll back

description We've been coding and thinking and designing and developing and writing and finally it's here: the very first version of our online activist calendar! Whether you are an event-goer, an event organizer, actively changing the world or change-curious, a politician, a non-profit, a techy type or lover of all things start-up: we invite you to celebrate with us! We've got a keg, so come help us kick it! Doors open at 5:30 at "the SLATE" - NW 19th & Vaughn. 6pm presentation and website tour, followed by sign-up stations, munchies and music, and some chalk art brainstorming. What? You wanted to hit the Mayoral Candidate debate that same night!? Never fear, it starts at 7 and is mere blocks (okay, maybe a full mile) away. Peace, Pyrotechnics & Politics, (and documentaries, economics, and all those other intriguing things you find at Activate Hub.org!) the Activate Hub.org team : ) → We've been coding and thinking and designing and developing and writing and finally it's here: the very first version of our online activist calendar! Whether you are an event-goer, an event organizer, actively changing the world or change-curious, a politician, a non-profit, a techy type or lover of all things start-up: we invite you to celebrate with us! We've got a keg, so come help us kick it! Doors open at 5:30 at "the SLATE" - NW 19th & Vaughn. 6pm presentation and website tour, followed by sign-up stations, munchies and music, and some chalk art brainstorming. What? You wanted to hit the Mayoral Candidate debate that same night!? Never fear, it starts at 7 and is mere blocks (okay, maybe a full mile) away. Peace, Pyrotechnics & Politics, (and documentaries, economics, and all those other intriguing things you find at Activate Hub.org!) the Activate Hub.org team : )
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Change #13752
2012-04-19
14:22:52

update Calagator::Venue 202393027 Thirsty Lion Roll back

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Change #13751
2012-04-19
14:22:52

update Calagator::Event 1250461542 New Tech Society Happy Hour! Roll back

description RSVP here: http://events.linkedin.com/New-Tech-Society-Happy-Hour/pub/836765 Hey Folks! The group is growing and we're excited for everyone to once again have a chance to connect in person. Join us for the New Tech Society happy hour. It's just around the corner: Please bring your friends--the more the merrier! Totally low-pressure and casual--be yourself! We can't say that we are giving away free ipads or iphones, but we *are* generously gifting a free drink to the first 10 people to arrive. Looking forward to seeing you! The NTS Crew → RSVP here: http://events.linkedin.com/New-Tech-Society-Happy-Hour/pub/836765 Hey Folks! The group is growing and we're excited for everyone to once again have a chance to connect in person. Join us for the New Tech Society happy hour. It's just around the corner: Please bring your friends--the more the merrier! Totally low-pressure and casual--be yourself! We can't say that we are giving away free ipads or iphones, but we *are* generously gifting a free drink to the first 10 people to arrive. Looking forward to seeing you! The NTS Crew
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Change #13750
2012-04-19
14:22:52

update Calagator::Venue 202393013 Thirsty Lion Roll back

duplicate_of_id nil → 202390549
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Change #13749
2012-04-19
14:22:52

update Calagator::Event 1250462088 New Tech Society - March Happy Hour Roll back

description The New Tech Society was founded to bring together a diverse group of individuals; technologists from a variety of disciplines and industries within the Portland community. We meet one night each month to make new connections, exchange ideas and enjoy each other's company. (RSVP here: http://linkd.in/xmZYA6) If you have a need--be it solving a technical problem, finding a new job, hiring a new employee, promoting a product, service or event, or just making new friends, please join us. This month, we will be compiling a "haves and wants" matrix, so we can help make meaningful introductions at our event. Feel free to email us about what you have to offer or need to find so we can add it to our list. We'll release it to the group before the happy hour. Please bring your friends. The vibe is low-key, casual and fun; be yourself. It is our tradition to offer a free drink to the first 10 people to arrive. RSVP: http://linkd.in/xmZYA6 See you there! -The NTS Crew → The New Tech Society was founded to bring together a diverse group of individuals; technologists from a variety of disciplines and industries within the Portland community. We meet one night each month to make new connections, exchange ideas and enjoy each other's company. (RSVP here: http://linkd.in/xmZYA6) If you have a need--be it solving a technical problem, finding a new job, hiring a new employee, promoting a product, service or event, or just making new friends, please join us. This month, we will be compiling a "haves and wants" matrix, so we can help make meaningful introductions at our event. Feel free to email us about what you have to offer or need to find so we can add it to our list. We'll release it to the group before the happy hour. Please bring your friends. The vibe is low-key, casual and fun; be yourself. It is our tradition to offer a free drink to the first 10 people to arrive. RSVP: http://linkd.in/xmZYA6 See you there! -The NTS Crew
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Change #13748
2012-04-19
14:22:51

update Calagator::Event 1250461491 IxDA Portland: Meetup Roll back

description This month we are meeting at the Thirsty Lion Pub for an open forum. What new programs or event types should we offer in the coming year? Our single agenda item is “what do you want your IxDA chapter to do for you?" Tuesday, October 18th, 6pm-8pm at the Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill Note: this is a non-sponsored event We look forward to seeing you there! → This month we are meeting at the Thirsty Lion Pub for an open forum. What new programs or event types should we offer in the coming year? Our single agenda item is “what do you want your IxDA chapter to do for you?" Tuesday, October 18th, 6pm-8pm at the Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill Note: this is a non-sponsored event We look forward to seeing you there!
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Change #13747
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Venue 202393022 PSU Fourth Avenue Building Room FAB 86-01, Harrison Street Entrance Roll back

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Change #13746
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462234 Duckki Oe, Formally Certified Satisfiability Solving Roll back

description Abstract: Satisfiability (SAT) and satisfiability module theories (SMT) solvers are efficient automated theorem provers widely used in several fields such as formal verification and artificial intelligence. Although SAT/SMT are traditional propositional and predicate logics and well understood, SAT/SMT solvers are complex software highly optimized for performance. Because SAT/SMT solvers are commonly used as the final verdict for formal verification problems, their correctness is an important issue. This talk discusses two methods to formally certify SAT/SMT solvers. First method is generating proofs from solvers and certifying those proofs. One of the issues for proof checking is that SMT logics are constantly growing and a flexible framework to express proof rules is needed. The proposal is to use a meta-language called LFSC, which is based on Edinburgh Logical Frame with an extension for expressing computational side conditions. SAT and SMT logics can be encoded in LFSC, and the encoding can be easily and safely extended for new logics. And it has been shown that an optimized LFSC checker can certify SMT proofs very efficiently. Second method is using a verified programming language to implement a SAT solver and verify the code statically. Guru is a pure functional programming language with support for dependent types and theorem proving. A modern SAT solver has been implemented and verified to be correct in Guru. Also, Guru allows very efficient code generation through resource types, so the performance of versat is comparable with that of the current proof checking technology with a state-of-the-art solver. → Abstract: Satisfiability (SAT) and satisfiability module theories (SMT) solvers are efficient automated theorem provers widely used in several fields such as formal verification and artificial intelligence. Although SAT/SMT are traditional propositional and predicate logics and well understood, SAT/SMT solvers are complex software highly optimized for performance. Because SAT/SMT solvers are commonly used as the final verdict for formal verification problems, their correctness is an important issue. This talk discusses two methods to formally certify SAT/SMT solvers. First method is generating proofs from solvers and certifying those proofs. One of the issues for proof checking is that SMT logics are constantly growing and a flexible framework to express proof rules is needed. The proposal is to use a meta-language called LFSC, which is based on Edinburgh Logical Frame with an extension for expressing computational side conditions. SAT and SMT logics can be encoded in LFSC, and the encoding can be easily and safely extended for new logics. And it has been shown that an optimized LFSC checker can certify SMT proofs very efficiently. Second method is using a verified programming language to implement a SAT solver and verify the code statically. Guru is a pure functional programming language with support for dependent types and theorem proving. A modern SAT solver has been implemented and verified to be correct in Guru. Also, Guru allows very efficient code generation through resource types, so the performance of versat is comparable with that of the current proof checking technology with a state-of-the-art solver.
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Change #13745
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462232 Title: Information Discovery in Large Complex Datasets Roll back

description Abstract: The focus of my research is on enabling novel kinds of interaction between the user and the information in a variety of digital environments, ranging from social content sites, to digital libraries, to the Web. In the first part of this talk, I will present an approach for tracking and querying fine-grained provenance in data-intensive workflows. A workflow is an encoding of a sequence of steps that progressively transform data products. Workflows help make experiments reproducible, and may be used to answer questions about data provenance – the dependencies between input, intermediate, and output data. I will describe a declarative framework that captures fine-grained dependencies, enabling novel kinds of analytic queries, and will demonstrate that careful design and leveraging distributed processing make tracking and querying fine-grained provenance feasible. In the second part of this talk, I will discuss information discovery on the Social Web, where users provide information about themselves in stored profiles, register their relationships with other users, and express their preferences with respect to information and products. I will argue that information discovery should account for a user's social context, and will present network-aware search – a novel search paradigm in which result relevance is computed with respect to a user's social network. I will describe efficient algorithms appropriate for this setting, and will show how social similarities between users may be leveraged to make processing more efficient. → Abstract: The focus of my research is on enabling novel kinds of interaction between the user and the information in a variety of digital environments, ranging from social content sites, to digital libraries, to the Web. In the first part of this talk, I will present an approach for tracking and querying fine-grained provenance in data-intensive workflows. A workflow is an encoding of a sequence of steps that progressively transform data products. Workflows help make experiments reproducible, and may be used to answer questions about data provenance – the dependencies between input, intermediate, and output data. I will describe a declarative framework that captures fine-grained dependencies, enabling novel kinds of analytic queries, and will demonstrate that careful design and leveraging distributed processing make tracking and querying fine-grained provenance feasible. In the second part of this talk, I will discuss information discovery on the Social Web, where users provide information about themselves in stored profiles, register their relationships with other users, and express their preferences with respect to information and products. I will argue that information discovery should account for a user's social context, and will present network-aware search – a novel search paradigm in which result relevance is computed with respect to a user's social network. I will describe efficient algorithms appropriate for this setting, and will show how social similarities between users may be leveraged to make processing more efficient.
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Change #13744
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462231 Information Leakage from Encrypted Voice over IP: Attacks and Defenses Roll back

description Abstract: In this talk, I describe two side-channel traffic analysis attacks on encrypted voice-over-IP calls and a novel technique for efficiently defending against such attacks. We begin with a review of the basics of speech coding to understand how and why information can leak out of an encrypted VoIP call. We then discuss the techniques for recovering hidden information: first, how to identify the language spoken in the call, and then how to spot particular phrases. Our techniques are completely speaker-independent, and require no recorded examples of the target phrase. Nevertheless, we show that they achieve surprising accuracy on widely-used speech corpora. Finally, we consider methods for limiting this information leakage. Experimental results show that an intelligent, adaptive adversary can convincingly deceive such traffic analyses while incurring much lower overhead than previously expected. → Abstract: In this talk, I describe two side-channel traffic analysis attacks on encrypted voice-over-IP calls and a novel technique for efficiently defending against such attacks. We begin with a review of the basics of speech coding to understand how and why information can leak out of an encrypted VoIP call. We then discuss the techniques for recovering hidden information: first, how to identify the language spoken in the call, and then how to spot particular phrases. Our techniques are completely speaker-independent, and require no recorded examples of the target phrase. Nevertheless, we show that they achieve surprising accuracy on widely-used speech corpora. Finally, we consider methods for limiting this information leakage. Experimental results show that an intelligent, adaptive adversary can convincingly deceive such traffic analyses while incurring much lower overhead than previously expected.
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Change #13743
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462230 Motors, Voters, and the Future of Embedded Security Roll back

description Abstract: The stereotypical view of computing, and hence computer security, is a landscape filled with laptops, desktops, smartphones and servers; general purpose computers in the proper sense. However, this is but the visible tip of the iceberg. In fact, most computing today is invisibly embedded into systems and environments that few of us would ever think of as computers. Indeed, applications in virtually all walks of modern life, from automobiles to medical devices, power grids to voting machines, have evolved to rely on the same substrate of general purpose microprocessors and (frequently) network connectivity that underlie our personal computers. Yet along with the power of these capabilities come the same potential risks as well. My research has focused on understanding the scope of such problems by exploring vulnerabilities in the embedded environment, how they arise, and the shape of the attack surfaces they expose. In this talk, I will particularly discuss recent work on two large-scale platforms: modern automobiles and electronic voting machines. In each case, I will explain how implicit or explicit assumptions in the design of the systems have opened them to attack. I will demonstrate these problems, concretely and completely, including arbitrary control over election results and remote tracking and control of an unmodified automobile. I will explain the nature of these problems, how they have come to arise, and the challenges in hardening such systems going forward. → Abstract: The stereotypical view of computing, and hence computer security, is a landscape filled with laptops, desktops, smartphones and servers; general purpose computers in the proper sense. However, this is but the visible tip of the iceberg. In fact, most computing today is invisibly embedded into systems and environments that few of us would ever think of as computers. Indeed, applications in virtually all walks of modern life, from automobiles to medical devices, power grids to voting machines, have evolved to rely on the same substrate of general purpose microprocessors and (frequently) network connectivity that underlie our personal computers. Yet along with the power of these capabilities come the same potential risks as well. My research has focused on understanding the scope of such problems by exploring vulnerabilities in the embedded environment, how they arise, and the shape of the attack surfaces they expose. In this talk, I will particularly discuss recent work on two large-scale platforms: modern automobiles and electronic voting machines. In each case, I will explain how implicit or explicit assumptions in the design of the systems have opened them to attack. I will demonstrate these problems, concretely and completely, including arbitrary control over election results and remote tracking and control of an unmodified automobile. I will explain the nature of these problems, how they have come to arise, and the challenges in hardening such systems going forward.
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Change #13742
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462229 Real-Life Learning Agents Roll back

description Abstract: Agents, defined as programs or robots that interact with their environment, are becoming increasingly common. However, the current generation of agents are often unable to robustly interact with each other, or with humans, severely limiting the number of tasks that they can accomplish. Furthermore, these agents typically are unable to adapt to their environment, a critical skill when programmers do not have full knowledge of agents' future environments or when the agents' environment may change over time. This talk will discuss recent work in combining autonomous learning of sequential decision making tasks with transfer learning, a general approach to sharing knowledge between agents with different capabilities, resulting in significant improvements to learning speeds and abilities. → Abstract: Agents, defined as programs or robots that interact with their environment, are becoming increasingly common. However, the current generation of agents are often unable to robustly interact with each other, or with humans, severely limiting the number of tasks that they can accomplish. Furthermore, these agents typically are unable to adapt to their environment, a critical skill when programmers do not have full knowledge of agents' future environments or when the agents' environment may change over time. This talk will discuss recent work in combining autonomous learning of sequential decision making tasks with transfer learning, a general approach to sharing knowledge between agents with different capabilities, resulting in significant improvements to learning speeds and abilities.
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Change #13741
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462134 Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG): Asterisk, FreePBX and Trixbox Roll back

description FreePBX - Asterisk - Trixbox Bill Ensley will give an introduction to Asterisk, FreePBX and Trixbox. Come learn some ins, outs, and gotchas of how each of these systems interact and build on top of eachother. We will cover (time permitting): System Requirements How to roll your own or go Appliance Basic Installation Trunk Setup IP Phones - User/Network Setup Echo Cancellation - Hardware and Software Manual Config Editing IVR and Advanced Call Routing Any other questions that come up that we think we can answer. See you there! → FreePBX - Asterisk - Trixbox Bill Ensley will give an introduction to Asterisk, FreePBX and Trixbox. Come learn some ins, outs, and gotchas of how each of these systems interact and build on top of eachother. We will cover (time permitting): System Requirements How to roll your own or go Appliance Basic Installation Trunk Setup IP Phones - User/Network Setup Echo Cancellation - Hardware and Software Manual Config Editing IVR and Advanced Call Routing Any other questions that come up that we think we can answer. See you there!
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Change #13740
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250461970 PLUG: OData Open Data and Interoperability Roll back

description Open Data and Interoperability by Arlo Belshee Lots of us want to expose our data via RESTful web APIs. We also want to consume data exposed via such APIs. REST + Json works well for this. However, we'd also like to mash up multiple data sources and build higher level tools. For example, it would be nice to create Business Intelligence (BI) tools that can point to any API and start charting the data, or create JavaScript control libraries that can be bound directly to data sources. Unfortunately, that isn't possible with just REST + Json. The problem is that each service is custom. No two services follow exactly the same rules. Sure, everything exposes sets of resources. But how do you get from a resource to its related resources? How do you ask the server to tell you about related resources? What, exactly should the server do when it gets a PATCH verb? Each server interprets these differently, which prevents making general tools. I'm going to talk about the OData protocol. This is an open standard that defines uniform semantics and modeling for RESTful web services. I'll show how this allows general tools to be built, and data from multiple sources to be combined together in interesting ways - without requiring custom code for each server. I'll also show how this enables people working in different languages. A single library can be written for each language which can then support all OData-compliant RESTful web services. Most of the examples will be with open source frameworks and tools, but I'll also show ways that you can use OData to break out data that is trapped in closed-source systems and expose it to the open source ecosystem. Agenda: 7:00 - 7:30 Business We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings, PLUG's monthly hands on clinics etc. 7:30 - 8:30 Presentation and Questions See above 9:00 - ... Beer The Lucky Lab Northwest Beer Hall 1945 NW Quimby Portland, Oregon → Open Data and Interoperability by Arlo Belshee Lots of us want to expose our data via RESTful web APIs. We also want to consume data exposed via such APIs. REST + Json works well for this. However, we'd also like to mash up multiple data sources and build higher level tools. For example, it would be nice to create Business Intelligence (BI) tools that can point to any API and start charting the data, or create JavaScript control libraries that can be bound directly to data sources. Unfortunately, that isn't possible with just REST + Json. The problem is that each service is custom. No two services follow exactly the same rules. Sure, everything exposes sets of resources. But how do you get from a resource to its related resources? How do you ask the server to tell you about related resources? What, exactly should the server do when it gets a PATCH verb? Each server interprets these differently, which prevents making general tools. I'm going to talk about the OData protocol. This is an open standard that defines uniform semantics and modeling for RESTful web services. I'll show how this allows general tools to be built, and data from multiple sources to be combined together in interesting ways - without requiring custom code for each server. I'll also show how this enables people working in different languages. A single library can be written for each language which can then support all OData-compliant RESTful web services. Most of the examples will be with open source frameworks and tools, but I'll also show ways that you can use OData to break out data that is trapped in closed-source systems and expose it to the open source ecosystem. Agenda: 7:00 - 7:30 Business We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings, PLUG's monthly hands on clinics etc. 7:30 - 8:30 Presentation and Questions See above 9:00 - ... Beer The Lucky Lab Northwest Beer Hall 1945 NW Quimby Portland, Oregon
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Change #13739
2012-04-19
14:20:40

update Calagator::Event 1250461908 Portland Linux/Unix Group: Intro to Salt / Salt Stack (saltstack.org) Roll back

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Change #13738
2012-04-19
14:20:39

update Calagator::Event 1250461797 Portland Linux/Unix Group: The xkcd1k Eve Celebration Roll back

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Change #13737
2012-04-19
14:20:39

update Calagator::Event 1250461633 Portland Linux/Unix Group: Don't Fear the Autotools! Roll back

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Change #13736
2012-04-19
14:20:39

update Calagator::Event 1250461537 PLUG November Meeting: Hands-on IPv6, Web Hosting with GitHub Roll back

description PRESENTATION ONE Hands-On IPv6 Networking by Ted Mittelstaedt Ted will wrap-up his multi-month series on IPv6 networking with some demonstrations of real-world DNS client and server configuration and web content serving. PRESENTATION TWO Daniel Hedlund will give an introduction to GitHub and demonstrate some command line tools for interacting with GitHub and how you can host a website on GitHub using Octopress (octopress.org) We will break for the Lucky Lab NW on Quimby after the meeting. → PRESENTATION ONE Hands-On IPv6 Networking by Ted Mittelstaedt Ted will wrap-up his multi-month series on IPv6 networking with some demonstrations of real-world DNS client and server configuration and web content serving. PRESENTATION TWO Daniel Hedlund will give an introduction to GitHub and demonstrate some command line tools for interacting with GitHub and how you can host a website on GitHub using Octopress (octopress.org) We will break for the Lucky Lab NW on Quimby after the meeting.
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Change #13735
2012-04-19
14:17:02

update Calagator::Venue 202393266 Portland SharePoint User Group at Microsoft Portland Office Roll back

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Change #13734
2012-04-19
14:17:02

update Calagator::Event 1250462285 April Portland SharePoint User Group Meeting Roll back

description The April Portland SharePoint User Group meeting will be held on Wednesday April 18th, 2012. This month Julia Bertschinger from CSG Pro will speak about out-of-the-box and basic SharePoint Designer workflows. For those of you interested in advanced workflow topics including Visual Studio solutions and custom workflow actions we plan to cover those topics in May. Please note the parking location and remote attendee option is on the LinkedIn Group Site or the Portland SharePoint User Group Portal. Lunch will be provided by AvePoint, catered provided by Dinner Spectacular and as in previous months we need to get a headcount of how many folks will attend and want lunches. We’ve set up a survey that allows you to change your response so if you initially plan on attending but something comes up you can re-open the survey and let us know. If you plan to attend please be sure to complete the survey by Monday, March 19th at noon since we have to place the lunch order that afternoon. You can find the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6KQ5VJT . Please be sure to take a minute to fill out the survey so we can have an accurate lunch count and let the parking lot know how many vehicles to expect → The April Portland SharePoint User Group meeting will be held on Wednesday April 18th, 2012. This month Julia Bertschinger from CSG Pro will speak about out-of-the-box and basic SharePoint Designer workflows. For those of you interested in advanced workflow topics including Visual Studio solutions and custom workflow actions we plan to cover those topics in May. Please note the parking location and remote attendee option is on the LinkedIn Group Site or the Portland SharePoint User Group Portal. Lunch will be provided by AvePoint, catered provided by Dinner Spectacular and as in previous months we need to get a headcount of how many folks will attend and want lunches. We’ve set up a survey that allows you to change your response so if you initially plan on attending but something comes up you can re-open the survey and let us know. If you plan to attend please be sure to complete the survey by Monday, March 19th at noon since we have to place the lunch order that afternoon. You can find the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6KQ5VJT . Please be sure to take a minute to fill out the survey so we can have an accurate lunch count and let the parking lot know how many vehicles to expect
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Change #13733
2012-04-19
14:00:43

update Calagator::Venue 202393012 Tonkon Torp LLP Roll back

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Change #13732
2012-04-19
14:00:43

update Calagator::Event 1250461490 OEN Workshop: Intellectual Property Tool Kit for Start-Ups: Practical Advice for Avoiding Some of the Biggest IP Mistakes New Businesses Make Roll back

description Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group will provide practical guidance to new business owners on avoiding common intellectual property pitfalls when starting a business. The speakers will cover a number of important topics for new business owners, including branding, trade secret protection, financing/investor disclosure issues, idea submission and restrictions on use of internet materials The presentation is intended to give attendees a roadmap for understanding and addressing potential IP liability issues when starting a business. The speakers are all members of Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group: •Vicki Ballou, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Ballou specializes in intellectual property licensing •Ari Okano, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Okano's practice is focused on trademarks and copyrights •Steven Wilker, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Wilker practice commercial litigation, including copyright, media and other intellectual property matters → Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group will provide practical guidance to new business owners on avoiding common intellectual property pitfalls when starting a business. The speakers will cover a number of important topics for new business owners, including branding, trade secret protection, financing/investor disclosure issues, idea submission and restrictions on use of internet materials The presentation is intended to give attendees a roadmap for understanding and addressing potential IP liability issues when starting a business. The speakers are all members of Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group: •Vicki Ballou, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Ballou specializes in intellectual property licensing •Ari Okano, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Okano's practice is focused on trademarks and copyrights •Steven Wilker, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Wilker practice commercial litigation, including copyright, media and other intellectual property matters
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Change #13731
2012-04-19
14:00:43

update Calagator::Venue 202392692 Tonkon Torp 1600 Pioneer Tower Roll back

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Change #13730
2012-04-19
14:00:43

update Calagator::Event 1250461639 TiE: Meet Eileen Brady - Portland Mayoral Candidate and Sustainability Advocate Roll back

description Meet Eileen Brady, Portland Mayoral candidate, and have an opportunity to learn more about how she plans to build a thriving, sustainable and equitable economy that will benefit not only the city, but also the state and the region. Diane Fraiman, Venture Partner at Voyager Capital and TiE Oregon Board Member, will moderate the discussions. Eileen has a unique combination of private, non-profit and public sector experience that she believes will serve her well as Mayor. In addition to being a co-founder of New Seasons Market, the Portland-based business that now has 12 stores and employs over 2,000 people; a member of the Oregon Business Association Board; a former executive of Ecotrust, and the Oregon Health Fund Board, Eileen also helped drive a successful high tech digital media company in the early 90's through several M&A events leading to a profitable exit for her team of software engineers, designers and graphic artists. Eileen will talk about her experiences as an entrepreneur and sustainability advocate and her agenda for Portland. Meet Eileen, Diane and other Charter Members, and network with other entrepreneurs at this event. There is a fee for this event. Registration required: www.oregon.tie.org → Meet Eileen Brady, Portland Mayoral candidate, and have an opportunity to learn more about how she plans to build a thriving, sustainable and equitable economy that will benefit not only the city, but also the state and the region. Diane Fraiman, Venture Partner at Voyager Capital and TiE Oregon Board Member, will moderate the discussions. Eileen has a unique combination of private, non-profit and public sector experience that she believes will serve her well as Mayor. In addition to being a co-founder of New Seasons Market, the Portland-based business that now has 12 stores and employs over 2,000 people; a member of the Oregon Business Association Board; a former executive of Ecotrust, and the Oregon Health Fund Board, Eileen also helped drive a successful high tech digital media company in the early 90's through several M&A events leading to a profitable exit for her team of software engineers, designers and graphic artists. Eileen will talk about her experiences as an entrepreneur and sustainability advocate and her agenda for Portland. Meet Eileen, Diane and other Charter Members, and network with other entrepreneurs at this event. There is a fee for this event. Registration required: www.oregon.tie.org
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Change #13729
2012-04-19
14:00:43

update Calagator::Event 1250460431 TiE Oregon - Meet McAfee founder Srivats Sampath, and "Mentor Capitalist" Vish Mishra Roll back

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Change #13728
2012-04-19
13:59:06

update Calagator::Venue 202393257 Portland Business Alliance Roll back

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Change #13727
2012-04-19
13:59:06

update Calagator::Event 1250462277 pdx Se: Writing Selenium 2.0 WebDriver scripts like a Pro! Roll back

description <p>We have moved our venue to the Portland Business Alliance�Conference Room in the 200 market building downtown Portland.  <span>This is the black box downtown.  Also notice we have adjusted the times just a little.</span></p> <p>We will be having our Network/Meet & Greet in the Carafe Bistro, which is at the front of the building. <a href="http://www.carafebistro.com/">http://www.carafebistro.com/</a> please join us here before the presentation for a drink and their Pommes frites with house mayo is to die for!</p> <p> </p> <p>The PBA conference room where we will have the event is on the main floor on the left as you enter the building. (main floor is up the escalator)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Writing Selenium 2.0 WebDriver scripts like a Pro!</strong></p> <p><strong>Presented by Paul Grandjean Lead QA Engineer</strong></p> <p><strong>Agenda</strong><br> 6:00-6:45 Network/Meet & Greet<br> 6:45-7:45 Presentation</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Outline</strong><br> - Problems with maintainability of existing test suites<br> - Introduction to the Page Object design pattern.<br> - Benefits of using this pattern.<br> - A couple of simple examples of Page Objects<br> - The Page Factory for initialization and eliminating findElement() calls.<br> - Examples using the Page Factory<br> - Using Page Components within a Page Object to support pages containing higher-level structures such as tables, nav-bars, frames, etc. (a shopping cart might be a good example)<br> - Demo against a complex site.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the Speaker:</strong><br> **********************</p> <p>Paul was first introduced to Selenium in 2008 while working as the lead QA engineer for an American company while based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p>Working alone with few resources, he was painfully aware of the lack of documentation. Using the Selenium user's and developer's forums, Paul kicked off an effort to write the first Selenium documentation. From Prague, he lead a team including three others from India, the UK, and Argentina to write the original Selenium 1.0 documentation. Their efforts are still posted under the Documentation tab at www.seleniumhq.org</p> <p>Since then, Paul has developed test suites using Selenium IDE, Selenium-RC, Selenium-Flex and Selenium-WebDriver. Currently, he is developing his second test suite using the Selenium 2.0 WebDriver API. After attending the Selenium Conference last spring, Paul has become a passionate advocate of using the Page Object test design pattern for building highly maintainable and extensible test suites. Paul continues to be involved with the Selenium documentation as his time allows.</p> → <p>We have moved our venue to the Portland Business Alliance�Conference Room in the 200 market building downtown Portland.  <span>This is the black box downtown.  Also notice we have adjusted the times just a little.</span></p> <p>We will be having our Network/Meet & Greet in the Carafe Bistro, which is at the front of the building. <a href="http://www.carafebistro.com/">http://www.carafebistro.com/</a> please join us here before the presentation for a drink and their Pommes frites with house mayo is to die for!</p> <p> </p> <p>The PBA conference room where we will have the event is on the main floor on the left as you enter the building. (main floor is up the escalator)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Writing Selenium 2.0 WebDriver scripts like a Pro!</strong></p> <p><strong>Presented by Paul Grandjean Lead QA Engineer</strong></p> <p><strong>Agenda</strong><br> 6:00-6:45 Network/Meet & Greet<br> 6:45-7:45 Presentation</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Outline</strong><br> - Problems with maintainability of existing test suites<br> - Introduction to the Page Object design pattern.<br> - Benefits of using this pattern.<br> - A couple of simple examples of Page Objects<br> - The Page Factory for initialization and eliminating findElement() calls.<br> - Examples using the Page Factory<br> - Using Page Components within a Page Object to support pages containing higher-level structures such as tables, nav-bars, frames, etc. (a shopping cart might be a good example)<br> - Demo against a complex site.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About the Speaker:</strong><br> **********************</p> <p>Paul was first introduced to Selenium in 2008 while working as the lead QA engineer for an American company while based in Prague, Czech Republic.</p> <p>Working alone with few resources, he was painfully aware of the lack of documentation. Using the Selenium user's and developer's forums, Paul kicked off an effort to write the first Selenium documentation. From Prague, he lead a team including three others from India, the UK, and Argentina to write the original Selenium 1.0 documentation. Their efforts are still posted under the Documentation tab at www.seleniumhq.org</p> <p>Since then, Paul has developed test suites using Selenium IDE, Selenium-RC, Selenium-Flex and Selenium-WebDriver. Currently, he is developing his second test suite using the Selenium 2.0 WebDriver API. After attending the Selenium Conference last spring, Paul has become a passionate advocate of using the Page Object test design pattern for building highly maintainable and extensible test suites. Paul continues to be involved with the Selenium documentation as his time allows.</p>
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Change #13726
2012-04-19
13:58:25

update Calagator::Venue 202392159 Sunset Center Suite 150 Roll back

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Change #13725
2012-04-19
13:58:25

update Calagator::Event 1250459177 Predicting the Success of your Business Roll back

description Thomas Thurston, President and Managing Director of Growth Science International, presents his ideas on predicting the success of a business. Thurston is a global authority on disruptive innovation and empirical models that predict if a business is likely to survive or fail. Through his research at Intel and later at Harvard with the legendary Professor Clayton Christensen, he shares insights on the key ingredients for predicting the future of a business. Join him and a panel (Mark Frohnmayer, President Arcimoto, Sudhir Bhagwan, Angel investor and ex CEO of Snap Games, and Charla Mathwick Associate Professor of Marketing and Advertising, PSU)to learn how to develop a strategy to position a business to succeed. The event will be preceded by a reception hosted by Melvin Mark Companies Agenda: 6-7 - Reception: Registration,Food, Networking 7-9 - Presentation, panel discussion Registration: www.oregon.tie.org Fee: Members $15 online, $20 onsite Non-Members $25 online, $30 onsite Students $10 → Thomas Thurston, President and Managing Director of Growth Science International, presents his ideas on predicting the success of a business. Thurston is a global authority on disruptive innovation and empirical models that predict if a business is likely to survive or fail. Through his research at Intel and later at Harvard with the legendary Professor Clayton Christensen, he shares insights on the key ingredients for predicting the future of a business. Join him and a panel (Mark Frohnmayer, President Arcimoto, Sudhir Bhagwan, Angel investor and ex CEO of Snap Games, and Charla Mathwick Associate Professor of Marketing and Advertising, PSU)to learn how to develop a strategy to position a business to succeed. The event will be preceded by a reception hosted by Melvin Mark Companies Agenda: 6-7 - Reception: Registration,Food, Networking 7-9 - Presentation, panel discussion Registration: www.oregon.tie.org Fee: Members $15 online, $20 onsite Non-Members $25 online, $30 onsite Students $10
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Change #13724
2012-04-19
13:57:44

update Calagator::Venue 202393032 Geoloqi HQ Roll back

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Change #13723
2012-04-19
13:57:44

update Calagator::Event 1250461592 Geoloqi Open Data Hackathon at Upstart Labs! Roll back

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Change #13722
2012-04-19
13:57:44

update Calagator::Event 1250461498 CivicApps and Geoloqi Open Data Hackathon! [NEW TIME & LOCATION!] Roll back

description Come hack on open gov datasets and Geoloqi! We'll be providing more details soon. Friday: * 6:30Pm-9:00Pm – Hacking, planning and drinks begin! Saturday: * 9:30-10:00Am – Registration, breakfast and coffee. * 10:00Am-10:15Am – Attendee short presentations. Groups and individuals set up to hack. Ideas are tossed around. * 10:15Am – Hacking Begins! * 12:00Pm – Lunch and snacks arrive! * 01:00Pm – Hacking continues * 05:00Pm – Presentations, and dinner on your own! * 06:00Pm – Hack late into the night if you wish. Sunday: * 10Am – Optional day if you want to continue building your layer or app! We’ll be at the office until 6:00Pm to help you out. → Come hack on open gov datasets and Geoloqi! We'll be providing more details soon. Friday: * 6:30Pm-9:00Pm – Hacking, planning and drinks begin! Saturday: * 9:30-10:00Am – Registration, breakfast and coffee. * 10:00Am-10:15Am – Attendee short presentations. Groups and individuals set up to hack. Ideas are tossed around. * 10:15Am – Hacking Begins! * 12:00Pm – Lunch and snacks arrive! * 01:00Pm – Hacking continues * 05:00Pm – Presentations, and dinner on your own! * 06:00Pm – Hack late into the night if you wish. Sunday: * 10Am – Optional day if you want to continue building your layer or app! We’ll be at the office until 6:00Pm to help you out.
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Change #13721
2012-04-19
13:57:44

update Calagator::Venue 202393050 Geoloqi HQ Roll back

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Change #13720
2012-04-19
13:54:56

update Calagator::Venue 202393026 Ft. Vancouver Natl. Trust, Artillery Barracks Roll back

access_notes Please enter via the main door way on E. Hatheway Rod. Ample parking available off E. Hatheway road opposite the Artillery Barracks building. PDF map: http://bit.ly/toiCnP → Please enter via the main door way on E. Hatheway Rod. Ample parking available off E. Hatheway road opposite the Artillery Barracks building. PDF map: http://bit.ly/toiCnP
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Change #13719
2012-04-19
13:54:56

update Calagator::Event 1250461458 Clark County PubTalk “Alumni Night” Roll back

description **Clark County PubTalk “Alumni Night”：** Thur. 11/10: 5-8pm Join us for another great networking event on Nov 10th to hear previous PubTalk early stage companies talk about their progress and lessons learned, and to celebrate their achievements. Find out how former PubTalk 'Alumni’ companies have grown and evolved via their direct involvement w/the PubTalk experience. Network with over 150 local business professionals, entrepreneurs, and service providers to strengthen your social and professional connections and participate in the growing Clark County buzz! **Presenting Alumni Companies:** * REDpoint： http://www.redpointcorp.com * Bowserwear： http://bowserwear.com * Helidyne LLC： http://www.helidynepower.com * Oasis： http://www.4saliva.com * Hydrovolts： http://hydrovolts.com * GroEasy： http://www.groeasy.com **Registration:** http://bit.ly/tDpZYH * $25 General * $20 OEN members *$30 Walk-ins Hosted by: SWWDC, CREDC, OEN → **Clark County PubTalk “Alumni Night”：** Thur. 11/10: 5-8pm Join us for another great networking event on Nov 10th to hear previous PubTalk early stage companies talk about their progress and lessons learned, and to celebrate their achievements. Find out how former PubTalk 'Alumni’ companies have grown and evolved via their direct involvement w/the PubTalk experience. Network with over 150 local business professionals, entrepreneurs, and service providers to strengthen your social and professional connections and participate in the growing Clark County buzz! **Presenting Alumni Companies:** * REDpoint： http://www.redpointcorp.com * Bowserwear： http://bowserwear.com * Helidyne LLC： http://www.helidynepower.com * Oasis： http://www.4saliva.com * Hydrovolts： http://hydrovolts.com * GroEasy： http://www.groeasy.com **Registration:** http://bit.ly/tDpZYH * $25 General * $20 OEN members *$30 Walk-ins Hosted by: SWWDC, CREDC, OEN
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Change #13718
2012-04-19
13:54:56

update Calagator::Venue 202393002 Ft. Vancouver Natl. Trust, Artillery Barracks Roll back

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Change #13717
2012-04-19
13:53:56

update Calagator::Venue 202393460 University of Oregon White Stag Blocks Roll back

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Change #13716
2012-04-19
13:53:56

update Calagator::Event 1250461411 CHIFOO: Why It’s Time to Move Beyond the Usability Lab Roll back

description Why It’s Time to Move Beyond the Usability Lab Usability labs and similar settings have served us well for 30+ years of research and practical study of human interfaces. But it’s time to move beyond that and leverage the power of the web. In the early days of computers, when users tended to be much more uniform, usability labs and their associated smaller numbers of study participants worked well. The internet, web, and proliferation of mobile devices have changed things. It’s hard to imagine someone who wouldn’t be a candidate user for the applications that many of us design and develop these days. We also know much more about what works and doesn’t work for users. Now, instead of being used to uncover major design issues, usability testing is often used to identify small design improvements that can make a big impact to a company’s bottom line. Thomas will present case studies and discuss the pros and cons of some of the latest trends in usability testing, from “crowd-sourcing” to automated techniques for metric collection. About the Speaker Thomas S. Tullis., Ph.D., is Vice President of Usability & User Insight at Fidelity Investments. He joined Fidelity in 1993 and was instrumental in the development of the company’s usability team and a state-of-the-art Usability Lab. He received his B.A. from Rice University, M.A. in Experimental Psychology from New Mexico State University and Ph.D. in Engineering Psychology from Rice University. With more than 30 years of experience in human-computer interface studies, Thomas has published over 35 papers and holds eight U.S. patents. Prior to Fidelity, he held positions at Canon Information Systems, McDonnell Douglas, Unisys Corporation, and Bell Laboratories. He is co-author (with Bill Albert) of the book Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics, and co-author (with Bill Albert and Donna Tedesco) of the new book Beyond the Usability Lab: Conducting Large-scale User Experience Studies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Bentley University, where he teaches in the graduate program in Human Factors in Information Design. → Why It’s Time to Move Beyond the Usability Lab Usability labs and similar settings have served us well for 30+ years of research and practical study of human interfaces. But it’s time to move beyond that and leverage the power of the web. In the early days of computers, when users tended to be much more uniform, usability labs and their associated smaller numbers of study participants worked well. The internet, web, and proliferation of mobile devices have changed things. It’s hard to imagine someone who wouldn’t be a candidate user for the applications that many of us design and develop these days. We also know much more about what works and doesn’t work for users. Now, instead of being used to uncover major design issues, usability testing is often used to identify small design improvements that can make a big impact to a company’s bottom line. Thomas will present case studies and discuss the pros and cons of some of the latest trends in usability testing, from “crowd-sourcing” to automated techniques for metric collection. About the Speaker Thomas S. Tullis., Ph.D., is Vice President of Usability & User Insight at Fidelity Investments. He joined Fidelity in 1993 and was instrumental in the development of the company’s usability team and a state-of-the-art Usability Lab. He received his B.A. from Rice University, M.A. in Experimental Psychology from New Mexico State University and Ph.D. in Engineering Psychology from Rice University. With more than 30 years of experience in human-computer interface studies, Thomas has published over 35 papers and holds eight U.S. patents. Prior to Fidelity, he held positions at Canon Information Systems, McDonnell Douglas, Unisys Corporation, and Bell Laboratories. He is co-author (with Bill Albert) of the book Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics, and co-author (with Bill Albert and Donna Tedesco) of the new book Beyond the Usability Lab: Conducting Large-scale User Experience Studies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Bentley University, where he teaches in the graduate program in Human Factors in Information Design.
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Change #13715
2012-04-19
13:53:56

update Calagator::Event 1250458430 Digital China and Social Media Roll back

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Change #13714
2012-04-19
13:53:56

update Calagator::Event 1250457628 CHIFOO Meeting: Making and Sharing Space: Design Success for Interaction and Industrial Designers Roll back

description Presented by Gretchen Anderson, of Lunar Design. When designing products with both form and function aspects to them, a team of people with varied talents is required. Industrial designers and interaction designers must come together to create something that is holistic and cohesive. But our education, focus, and areas of expertise can be very different. This presentation will focus on how the “war room” or actual physical space that the team inhabits can help the success of the design and foster great team relationships. In this shared space is where designers can give their ideas shape, and explore solutions together. Gretchen Anderson is the Director of Interaction Design at Lunar Design in San Francisco. Her experience working in firms that do both industrial and interaction design has taught her that getting ideas through the concept phase is a difficult yet crucial stage to successful product design. Gretchen was educated at Harvard and has worked in the design industry for 13 years creating unique products and experiences—from medical products and consumer electronics, to enterprise software applications and consumer websites. Her clients include Starbucks, Virgin Records, HP, Microsoft, Intel, SanDisk, and Johnson & Johnson. → Presented by Gretchen Anderson, of Lunar Design. When designing products with both form and function aspects to them, a team of people with varied talents is required. Industrial designers and interaction designers must come together to create something that is holistic and cohesive. But our education, focus, and areas of expertise can be very different. This presentation will focus on how the “war room” or actual physical space that the team inhabits can help the success of the design and foster great team relationships. In this shared space is where designers can give their ideas shape, and explore solutions together. Gretchen Anderson is the Director of Interaction Design at Lunar Design in San Francisco. Her experience working in firms that do both industrial and interaction design has taught her that getting ideas through the concept phase is a difficult yet crucial stage to successful product design. Gretchen was educated at Harvard and has worked in the design industry for 13 years creating unique products and experiences—from medical products and consumer electronics, to enterprise software applications and consumer websites. Her clients include Starbucks, Virgin Records, HP, Microsoft, Intel, SanDisk, and Johnson & Johnson.
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Change #13713
2012-04-19
13:53:07

destroy Calagator::Venue 202393036 Alvis Chiropractic Roll back

Change #13712
2012-04-19
13:52:45

update Calagator::Venue 202392077 Northwest Natural Roll back

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Change #13711
2012-04-19
13:52:44

update Calagator::Event 1250458766 JETRO Clean Tech Seminar Series: Japan-U.S. Smart Grid Market Trends of the Future Roll back

description Global companies are closely eyeing the opportunity in the now-developing and popular smart grid market. Currently, the U.S. is the hot spot for smart grid development and is also attracting Asian companies from Japan, China and Korea, who are interested in deploying their smart grid technologies in the U.S. However, a majority of the U.S.-based smart grid technology companies in this market are unaware of the opportunities outside of the U.S. This seminar will off er opportunities to learn what is happening in the smart grid market in Japan and the U.S. Furthermore, in this seminar you will learn ideas on how Japanese and U.S. smart grid companies could complement each other to grow the market together. The general difference in the current implementation of the smart grid in Japan and the U.S. is that the U.S. seems more business-focused, aiming to reduce energy costs and develop infrastructure, while Japan seems more society-focused, seeking to reduce carbon emissions as a whole. Japan already has a reliable grid and is pushing for advanced integrated control including demand-side to be ready for intermittent renewable energy sources. In the United States, however, there’s a need for highly reliable transmission and distribution networks. Join us for an opportunity to advance a close working relationship between Japan and the U.S. to develop and deploy the smart grid in each nation. → Global companies are closely eyeing the opportunity in the now-developing and popular smart grid market. Currently, the U.S. is the hot spot for smart grid development and is also attracting Asian companies from Japan, China and Korea, who are interested in deploying their smart grid technologies in the U.S. However, a majority of the U.S.-based smart grid technology companies in this market are unaware of the opportunities outside of the U.S. This seminar will off er opportunities to learn what is happening in the smart grid market in Japan and the U.S. Furthermore, in this seminar you will learn ideas on how Japanese and U.S. smart grid companies could complement each other to grow the market together. The general difference in the current implementation of the smart grid in Japan and the U.S. is that the U.S. seems more business-focused, aiming to reduce energy costs and develop infrastructure, while Japan seems more society-focused, seeking to reduce carbon emissions as a whole. Japan already has a reliable grid and is pushing for advanced integrated control including demand-side to be ready for intermittent renewable energy sources. In the United States, however, there’s a need for highly reliable transmission and distribution networks. Join us for an opportunity to advance a close working relationship between Japan and the U.S. to develop and deploy the smart grid in each nation.
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Change #13710
2012-04-19
13:51:30

destroy Calagator::Venue 202392746 Rock-n-Role Camp for Girls (Session II) Roll back

Change #13709
2012-04-19
13:50:49

update Calagator::Venue 202393219 Wieden + Kennedy Roll back

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Change #13708
2012-04-19
13:50:49

update Calagator::Event 1250462146 Quantified Self Show & Tell Roll back

description <p>Please join us for a night of conversation on self tracking and monitoring where you share ideas, tools and experiments with the Portland Quantified Self community. Gary Wolf, the co-founder of Quantified Self and Ernesto Ramirez, Community Organizer for Quantified Self, are also joining us for this evening.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you are self tracking in any way  --- life logging, biometrics, athletic performance, mood, sleep, medical symptoms, happiness, energy etc... come and share your methods, results and insight.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>6 - 7 PM  Social Hour and Networking.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Do you wonder what you could discover or change about yourself if you had the right idea, tools or data? Are you curious about what others are tracking? Meet like-minded people and share your experiments even if you don't feel like getting up and talking about it in front of everyone.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>7 - 8:30 pm QS SHOW & TELL TALKS</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Talk about your personal self-tracking story! Please let us know in your RSVP if you would like to give a talk!</p> <p>You can let the three prime questions guide your presentation: What did you do? How did you do it? What did you learn?</p> <p>Here are some examples from previous Quantified Self events:</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/groups/quantifiedself/videos/27380858">http://vimeo.com/groups/quantifiedself/videos/27380858</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/28734230">http://vimeo.com/28734230</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>8:30 - 10 pm  <span style="font-size: medium;">Discussions</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">QS Sponsors: Our Thanks to PIE Pdx and Wieden+Kennedy</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>An incredible space is being provided by Renny Gleeson and Wieden+Kennedy.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></strong></p> <p> </p> → <p>Please join us for a night of conversation on self tracking and monitoring where you share ideas, tools and experiments with the Portland Quantified Self community. Gary Wolf, the co-founder of Quantified Self and Ernesto Ramirez, Community Organizer for Quantified Self, are also joining us for this evening.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you are self tracking in any way  --- life logging, biometrics, athletic performance, mood, sleep, medical symptoms, happiness, energy etc... come and share your methods, results and insight.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>6 - 7 PM  Social Hour and Networking.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Do you wonder what you could discover or change about yourself if you had the right idea, tools or data? Are you curious about what others are tracking? Meet like-minded people and share your experiments even if you don't feel like getting up and talking about it in front of everyone.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>7 - 8:30 pm QS SHOW & TELL TALKS</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Talk about your personal self-tracking story! Please let us know in your RSVP if you would like to give a talk!</p> <p>You can let the three prime questions guide your presentation: What did you do? How did you do it? What did you learn?</p> <p>Here are some examples from previous Quantified Self events:</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/groups/quantifiedself/videos/27380858">http://vimeo.com/groups/quantifiedself/videos/27380858</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/28734230">http://vimeo.com/28734230</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>8:30 - 10 pm  <span style="font-size: medium;">Discussions</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">QS Sponsors: Our Thanks to PIE Pdx and Wieden+Kennedy</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p>An incredible space is being provided by Renny Gleeson and Wieden+Kennedy.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></strong></p> <p> </p>
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Change #13707
2012-04-19
13:50:10

update Calagator::Venue 202392927 Tonkon Torp Roll back

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Change #13706
2012-04-19
13:50:10

update Calagator::Event 1250461247 OEN Workshop: Intellectual Property Tool Kit for Start-Ups: Practical Advice for Avoiding Some of the Biggest IP Mistakes New Businesses Make Roll back

description Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group will provide practical guidance to new business owners on avoiding common intellectual property pitfalls when starting a business. The speakers will cover a number of important topics for new business owners, including branding, trade secret protection, financing/investor disclosure issues, idea submission and restrictions on use of internet materials. The presentation is intended to give attendees a roadmap for understanding and addressing potential IP liability issues when starting a business. The speakers are all members of Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group: Vicki Ballou, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Ballou specializes in intellectual property licensing Jon Stride, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Stride practices commercial litigation, including intellectual property matters Steven Wilker, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Wilker practice commercial litigation, including copyright, media and other intellectual property matters Chris Erickson, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Erickson specializes in trademark and branding → Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group will provide practical guidance to new business owners on avoiding common intellectual property pitfalls when starting a business. The speakers will cover a number of important topics for new business owners, including branding, trade secret protection, financing/investor disclosure issues, idea submission and restrictions on use of internet materials. The presentation is intended to give attendees a roadmap for understanding and addressing potential IP liability issues when starting a business. The speakers are all members of Tonkon Torp's Intellectual Property Practice Group: Vicki Ballou, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Ms. Ballou specializes in intellectual property licensing Jon Stride, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Stride practices commercial litigation, including intellectual property matters Steven Wilker, Partner, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Wilker practice commercial litigation, including copyright, media and other intellectual property matters Chris Erickson, Tonkon Torp- Mr. Erickson specializes in trademark and branding
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Change #13705
2012-04-19
13:48:10

update Calagator::Venue 202392299 Mercy Corps, 45 SW Ankeny Street, Portland, Oregon 97204 Roll back

title Mercy Corps, 45 SW Ankeny Street, Portland, Oregon 97204 → Mercy Corps