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Change #25018
2013-12-03
10:30:30

update Calagator::Event 1250465249 Docker Hackday Roll back

description PDX venue for the global docker hack day. http://www.meetup.com/Docker-Portland-OR/events/149717192/ → PDX venue for the global docker hack day. 10:30am PST: Docker 101 online session with Nick Stinemates 6:00pm PST: Lightning talks
title Docker Hackday → Docker Hackday #7
url http://www.meetup.com/Docker-Portland-OR → http://www.meetup.com/Docker-Portland-OR/events/149717192/
Change #25016
2013-12-03
08:24:54

create Calagator::Event 1250465286 pdxdevops: Portland DevOps user group meeting Roll back

description nil → Please join us on December 16 at Jama Software to discuss *Go for System Administrators* with Kelsey Hightower. Created just 4 years ago, Go has been gaining traction in many areas from core system services like DNS and CDN, devops applications like Packer and Docker, and continues to stretch further into web applications and general processing utilities. Kelsey will be discussing the benefits he has realized by using Go as an admin's tool. I look forward to seeing everyone there! Kelsey is the Systems and Operations Manager at Monsoon Commerce, co-editor of the Golang Newsletter and recently gained committer status to Packer. *This month our meeting is sponsored by [**Volt Workforce Solutions**](http://www.volt.com/volt+workforce+solutions.aspx). Many thanks to Volt for supplying the pizza and to Jama for hosting the event!* 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
end_time nil → 2013-12-16 21:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465286
start_time nil → 2013-12-16 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → pdxdevops: Portland DevOps user group meeting
url nil → http://pdxdevops.org/
venue_details nil → Please call/text Carl @ 404-425-9816 if you have any trouble finding the building or getting in.
venue_id nil → 202393264
Change #25015
2013-12-02
22:22:19

update Calagator::Event 1250464688 FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting Roll back

description Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014 → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. The conference line is: 971-998-1350, PIN 9000. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
locked nil → false
Change #25014
2013-12-02
22:21:46

update Calagator::Event 1250464774 FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting Roll back

description Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014 → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. The conference line is: 971-998-1350, PIN 9000. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
locked nil → false
Change #25013
2013-12-02
22:21:20

update Calagator::Event 1250465222 FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting Roll back

description Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014 → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. The conference line is: 971-998-1350, PIN 9000. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
locked nil → false
Change #25012
2013-12-02
22:18:27

update Calagator::Event 1250465263 FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting Roll back

description Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014 → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. The conference line info is usually: 971-998-1350, PIN 9000. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
locked nil → false
Change #25011
2013-12-02
18:44:56

create Calagator::Event 1250465285 North Portland Coders Night Roll back

description nil → 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. By attending, you agree to comply with the [Code of Conduct]( https://github.com/Bergamot/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md).
end_time nil → 2013-12-30 22:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465285
start_time nil → 2013-12-30 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #25010
2013-12-02
18:44:49

create Calagator::Event 1250465284 North Portland Coders Night Roll back

description nil → 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. By attending, you agree to comply with the [Code of Conduct]( https://github.com/Bergamot/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md).
end_time nil → 2013-12-23 22:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465284
start_time nil → 2013-12-23 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #25009
2013-12-02
18:44:42

create Calagator::Event 1250465283 North Portland Coders Night Roll back

description nil → 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. By attending, you agree to comply with the [Code of Conduct]( https://github.com/Bergamot/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md).
end_time nil → 2013-12-16 22:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465283
start_time nil → 2013-12-16 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #25008
2013-12-02
18:44:31

create Calagator::Event 1250465282 North Portland Coders Night Roll back

description nil → 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. By attending, you agree to comply with the [Code of Conduct]( https://github.com/Bergamot/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md).
end_time nil → 2013-12-09 22:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465282
start_time nil → 2013-12-09 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #25007
2013-12-02
18:44:24

create Calagator::Event 1250465281 North Portland Coders Night Roll back

description nil → 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. By attending, you agree to comply with the [Code of Conduct]( https://github.com/Bergamot/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md).
end_time nil → 2013-12-02 22:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465281
start_time nil → 2013-12-02 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #25005
2013-12-02
18:15:45

create Calagator::Event 1250465280 ISSA Portland Holiday Meeting Roll back

description nil → Please register to attend the event online: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/issa-portland-holiday-party-tickets-8163746987 When: Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 3:30 to 7:30 (PST) Location: Embassy Suites Portland-Washington Square Ambassador South Ballroom 9000 SW Washington Square Rd. Tigard, Oregon. 97223 Presentation: Considerations of a Mature Vulnerability management Program In this presentation, Jesika McEvoy with Rapid7 will address best practices for standing up an effective vulnerability management program. Key questions like the following will be answered: - What are the roles/responsibilities that are needed to do vulnerability management? - What kind of timelines are reasonable in terms of expectations for remediation of a vulnerability after a scanner finds it? Are there industry best practices? - When a vulnerability is found that cannot be directly remediated via a patch or configuration change, what should a company do? Are there best practices for various types of mitigating controls that should be considered? What is the role for risk acceptance, and how should risk acceptance be documented and periodically reviewed? - How can organizations take the results from traditional network vulnerability scanners, and manual penetration testing engagements from third parties, and static/dynamic application security testing (for example: Veracode) results and manage them all in a comprehensive vulnerability management program. Cost: $10 (member) / $15 (non-member) / $20 (at-the-door) CPEs: ISSA meeting are appropriate for CPE credit. The chapter maintains proof of attendance for members but it is the members responsibility to ensure that these CPE's are credited to their respective accounts.
end_time nil → 2013-12-12 19:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465280
start_time nil → 2013-12-12 15:30:00 -0800
title nil → ISSA Portland Holiday Meeting
url nil → http://www.eventbrite.com/e/issa-portland-holiday-party-tickets-8163746987
venue_id nil → 202394271
Change #25003
2013-12-02
17:28:39

update Calagator::Event 1250465274 PDX DITA Users Group Roll back

locked nil → false
venue_id 202390062 → 202391809
Change #25002
2013-12-02
17:17:54

create Calagator::Event 1250465279 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

description nil → 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.
end_time nil → 2014-01-27 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465279
start_time nil → 2014-01-27 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Dorkbot PDX
url nil → http://dorkbotpdx.org/meetings
venue_id nil → 202392704
Change #25001
2013-12-02
17:17:45

create Calagator::Event 1250465278 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

description nil → 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.
end_time nil → 2014-01-13 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465278
start_time nil → 2014-01-13 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Dorkbot PDX
url nil → http://dorkbotpdx.org/meetings
venue_id nil → 202392704
Change #25000
2013-12-02
17:17:30

create Calagator::Event 1250465277 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

description nil → 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.
end_time nil → 2013-12-30 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465277
start_time nil → 2013-12-30 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Dorkbot PDX
url nil → http://dorkbotpdx.org/meetings
venue_id nil → 202392704
Change #24999
2013-12-02
17:17:18

create Calagator::Event 1250465276 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

description nil → 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.
end_time nil → 2013-12-16 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465276
start_time nil → 2013-12-16 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Dorkbot PDX
url nil → http://dorkbotpdx.org/meetings
venue_id nil → 202392704
Change #24998
2013-12-02
17:17:02

update Calagator::Event 1250465275 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

description → 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.
locked nil → false
Change #24997
2013-12-02
17:15:03

create Calagator::Event 1250465275 Dorkbot PDX Roll back

end_time nil → 2013-12-02 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465275
start_time nil → 2013-12-02 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Dorkbot PDX
url nil → http://dorkbotpdx.org/meetings
venue_id nil → 202392704
Change #24996
2013-12-02
16:34:08

create Calagator::Event 1250465274 PDX DITA Users Group Roll back

description nil → Join us to talk about all things DITA.
end_time nil → 2013-12-11 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465274
start_time nil → 2013-12-11 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → PDX DITA Users Group
url nil → http://pdxdita.ditamap.com/
venue_id nil → 202390062
Change #24995
2013-12-02
11:03:13

create Calagator::Event 1250465273 Homebrew Website Club PDX Roll back

description nil → Are you building your own website? Indie reader? Personal publishing web app? Or some other digital magic-cloud proxy? If so, come on by and join a gathering of people with likeminded interests. Bring your friends that want to start a personal web site. Exchange information, swap ideas, talk shop, help work on a project, whatever... See the [Homebrew Website Club Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1](http://tantek.com/2013/332/b1/homebrew-website-club-newsletter) for a description of the previous meeting.
end_time nil → 2013-12-04 19:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465273
start_time nil → 2013-12-04 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → Homebrew Website Club PDX
url nil → http://indiewebcamp.com/events/2013-12-04-homebrew-website-club
venue_details nil → You may have to call or text to get in the front door. Instructions will be posted if this is the case.
venue_id nil → 202393267
Change #24993
2013-12-02
10:51:51

create Calagator::Event 1250465272 PDX Jr. Developer User Group Roll back

description nil → Portland Jr. Developer User Group Inaugural Meeting Join us for our first official meet up! Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 6:00pm-8:00pm Hosted & Sponsored by: CorSource Technology Group 419 SW Eleventh Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97205 www.corsource.com Come join us for an exciting new user group! Get Connected! This new user group is a great way to expose Jr. Developers to the tech market in Portland. Our goal is for Jr. Developers to learn about up and coming technologies, network with fellow Jr. Developers and hiring managers and recruiters. Pizza, beer and soda provided!
end_time nil → 2013-12-04 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465272
start_time nil → 2013-12-04 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → PDX Jr. Developer User Group
url nil → http://www.coursource.com
venue_details nil → 419 SW Eleventh Avenue, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97205 www.corsource.com
venue_id nil → 202394270
Change #24991
2013-12-02
08:16:39

create Calagator::Event 1250465271 How to Close a Seed Investment Before you have a Product Roll back

description nil → Fund raising for your start up can be tough. It's even tougher when you're trying to fund raise before you have a working prototype in customers' hands. Our usual advice: a working prototype is one of the prerequisites for raising a seed round. But AutoAp Inc. CEO Mark Paul beat the odds by raising a substantial seed round with a user interface demo, but not a working prototype. How did he do it? He will reveal all in our Dec. 3 “Startup Stories” interview. So if your struggling with your funding plan, you're sure to pick up some helpful pointers at this event! When: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 4pm Where: OTBC, 8305 SW Creekside Pl, Beaverton, OR Cost: $10
end_time nil → 2013-12-03 17:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465271
start_time nil → 2013-12-03 16:00:00 -0800
title nil → How to Close a Seed Investment Before you have a Product
url nil → http://otbc.org/startup_stories
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #24990
2013-12-02
07:06:14

update Calagator::Event 1250465270 FOSS4G 2014 Press Release and promotional material brainstorm Roll back

description Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is get the promotional material moving along. All who might be interested are welcome. ## Rough Agenda: * Keep brainstorming and refining ideas * Write press releases * Identify and contact potential media outlets * Decide on video details (i.e. who has a camera, who can film, format, video editing ideas, etc) * Sign up for videos (world's smallest park, bridges, bikes, rivers, boats, going to work, etc). At least, film all PDX-OSGeo'ers who regularly bike to work or around PDX. * Add more here... For those who can't attend in person, #osgeo-pdx on freenode irc (available on webclient as well, http://webchat.freenode.net/) Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014 → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is get the promotional material moving along. All who might be interested are welcome. ## Rough Agenda: * Keep brainstorming and refining ideas * Write press releases * Identify and contact potential media outlets * Decide on video details (i.e. who has a camera, who can film, format, video editing ideas, etc) * Sign up for videos (world's smallest park, bridges, bikes, rivers, boats, going to work, etc). At least, film all PDX-OSGeo'ers who regularly bike to work or around PDX. * Add more here... For those who can't attend in person, #osgeo-pdx on freenode irc (available on webclient as well, http://webchat.freenode.net/) Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
end_time 2013-12-02 19:30:00 -0800 → 2013-12-02 20:00:00 -0800
locked nil → false
Change #24989
2013-12-02
06:04:58

create Calagator::Event 1250465270 FOSS4G 2014 Press Release and promotional material brainstorm Roll back

description nil → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is get the promotional material moving along. All who might be interested are welcome. ## Rough Agenda: * Keep brainstorming and refining ideas * Write press releases * Identify and contact potential media outlets * Decide on video details (i.e. who has a camera, who can film, format, video editing ideas, etc) * Sign up for videos (world's smallest park, bridges, bikes, rivers, boats, going to work, etc). At least, film all PDX-OSGeo'ers who regularly bike to work or around PDX. * Add more here... For those who can't attend in person, #osgeo-pdx on freenode irc (available on webclient as well, http://webchat.freenode.net/) Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
end_time nil → 2013-12-02 19:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465270
start_time nil → 2013-12-02 17:30:00 -0800
title nil → FOSS4G 2014 Press Release and promotional material brainstorm
venue_id nil → 202390282
Change #24988
2013-12-01
12:51:16

destroy Calagator::Event 1250465266 Portland Area Food Forum Fall Networking Social Roll back

Change #24987
2013-11-30
18:33:23

create Calagator::Event 1250465269 Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting Roll back

description nil → <em>ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/pdxruby">mailing list</a>. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! </em>
end_time nil → 2014-01-07 21:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465269
start_time nil → 2014-01-07 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting
url nil → http://pdxruby.org/
venue_id nil → 202390999
Change #24984
2013-11-30
17:07:18

create Calagator::Event 1250465268 Business Intelligence for Nonprofit Fundraising Roll back

description nil → <p><span>Is your donor data managed by a handful of systems that perform well for data entry tasks but that are inadequate for deep analysis especially over the long term? Or are you adept at querying your donor and gift management systems, but is doing so a laborious and time consuming task? Do you have multiple versions of the truth, and do they all compete for the attention of fundraisers and decision makers?</span> <br></p> <p>Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Do you lack the ability to query and explore your fundraising data in an efficient, authoritative, and insightful manner?</p> <p>Using the tools and techniques of business intelligence, you can gain actionable insight about your donors and make your fundraising efforts more effective. In this session, I will demonstrate how you can use the Microsoft SQL Server business intelligence platform to create a powerful reporting solution, explore your donor file in highly interactive ways, and discover new opportunities for fundraising.</p> <p>What is Business Intelligence? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence</a> <br></p> <p>Why do you need Business Intelligence? <a href="http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2013/03/why-you-need-business-intelligence/">http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2013/03/why-you-need-business-intelligence/</a></p> <p>Stop by for discussion, networking with the nonprofit tech crowd, and refreshments! <br></p> <p> <br></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Presenter</strong></span></p> <p>Based in Portland, <b>Gregory Gross</b> develops database and business intelligence solutions primarily on the Microsoft SQL Server database platform. His specialties include transactional database development, data integration and migration, and data reporting and analytics. He has experience in the health care, environment regulation, and nonprofit philanthropy. You can read more about Gregory on his website, <a href="http://www.gregorygross.com/">www.gregorygross.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Agenda</strong></span></p> <p>Networking and refreshments 6pm-6:30pm</p> <p>Presentation 6:30pm-7:45pm</p> <p>Community announcements and networking 7:45pm-8pm</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Accessibility</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Mobility Access:</strong> The main entrance on Glisan opens right into the ThinkShout office and there is one step. However, there's a side entrance on 4th that is wheelchair accessible. If using that entrance, dial 001 on the keypad to be buzzed in.</p> <p><strong>Hearing Access:</strong> We will not have access to a PA system.</p> <p><strong>Sight Access:</strong> We will use either a large monitor or a projector for presentations.</p> <p>We want everyone to be able to participate in the PDXTech4Good community and events. Please don't hesitate to let us know what we can do to accommodate your needs.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Parking & Transportation</strong></span></p> <p>There's a large paid parking lot next to ThinkShout on 4th and Glisan as well as another across the street. There's also lots of street parking.</p> <p>ThinkShout is close to the MAX, streetcar, and several bus lines.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>What you'll get out of PDXTech4Good events</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Nonprofit staffers</strong> will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for those not experienced with technology, and many chances to ask questions of tech-experienced nonprofits and experts.</p> <p><strong>Techies</strong> will find opportunities to hear the real-world stories of nonprofit clients, and put their own expertise to social good — as well as the potential for lasting relationships (be they paid or volunteer) with leading organizations in our community.</p> <p><strong>Activists and community organizers</strong> will see and be given the chance to present on successful uses of technology for social change. We'll explore how technology can help support activism and where activism can push it forward.</p>
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source_id nil → 996334945
start_time nil → 2013-12-04 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → Business Intelligence for Nonprofit Fundraising
url nil → http://www.meetup.com/pdxtech4good-nonprofit-activist-tech/events/136751692/
venue_id nil → 202394269
Change #24981
2013-11-30
15:31:54

update Calagator::Event 1250465267 Salmon St to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride Roll back

description Meet at Salmon St Springs at 9pm to ride to the Portland International Raceway annual holiday light show. The 5th Annual Bike Gallery "Bike the Lights" Monday Dec. 9th, 2013 - 5-9 PM. $6 per person - Children under 13 are free. → Meet at Salmon St Springs at 9pm to ride to the Portland International Raceway annual holiday light show. Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/260842480730557/permalink/260863910728414/ The 5th Annual Bike Gallery "Bike the Lights" Monday Dec. 9th, 2013 - 5-9 PM. $6 per person - Children under 13 are free. Event Description http://is.gd/Kf6OJr
title Salmon St to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride → Radio Room to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride
url https://www.google.com/calendar/render?eid=MThkcTNuNzRndnQ1ZW52azlhcjh2Nm9kbTAgY2NkMWoxYTl1NGV0OGM3cHIzcTVqOWJwbHNAZw&pli=1&sf=true&output=xml → https://www.facebook.com/events/260842480730557/permalink/260863910728414/
venue_id 202394268 → 202393615
Change #24980
2013-11-30
10:48:12

update Calagator::Event 1250465267 Salmon St to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride Roll back

end_time 2013-11-30 21:00:00 -0800 → 2013-12-09 21:00:00 -0800
start_time 2013-11-30 17:00:00 -0800 → 2013-12-09 17:00:00 -0800
Change #24978
2013-11-30
10:35:22

create Calagator::Event 1250465267 Salmon St to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride Roll back

description nil → Meet at Salmon St Springs at 9pm to ride to the Portland International Raceway annual holiday light show. The 5th Annual Bike Gallery "Bike the Lights" Monday Dec. 9th, 2013 - 5-9 PM. $6 per person - Children under 13 are free.
end_time nil → 2013-11-30 21:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465267
start_time nil → 2013-11-30 17:00:00 -0800
title nil → Salmon St to PIR Lights Tech Bike Ride
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venue_id nil → 202394268
Change #24976
2013-11-29
21:06:58

update Calagator::Event 1250465180 Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting Roll back

description ** Our Nov & Dec 2013 meetings will be at New Relic instead of our usual location, CrowdCompass ** PRE-MEETING DINNER at 6pm We'll have pizza, so stop by early if you want to have dinner and socialize before the presentations. PRESENTATIONS at 7pm: * Markus Roberts: Ruby Hangman * Robb Shecter lightning talk: Intellectual Property in a Nutshell * Davy Stevenson & Eric Hodel & Rein Henrichs: <a href="http://rubyconf.org/program#davy-stevenson-eric-hodel-rein-henrichs">Arrrr me hearty! Sailing the Seas of DRb in a Shoe</a> BEER & SNACKS at 9pm After presentations we'll have more socializing/pirating time with beer & snacks. ARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the building lobby, however, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 28th floor, enter the building's parking lot by going down the ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the booth -- no need to pick up a ticket -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you'll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "freight elevator." You can get up by buzzing in with the intercom, and saying you're here for New Relic. Ride on up to the 28th floor, you'll easily find the bike parking. Thanks to New Relic for hosting this month! <em>ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/pdxruby">mailing list</a>. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! </em> → ** Our Nov & Dec 2013 meetings will be at New Relic instead of our usual location, CrowdCompass ** PRE-MEETING DINNER at 6pm We'll have pizza, so stop by early if you want to have dinner and socialize before the presentations. PRESENTATIONS at 7pm: * Markus Roberts: Ruby Hangman * Robb Shecter lightning talk: Intellectual Property in a Nutshell * Davy Stevenson & Eric Hodel & Rein Henrichs: <a href="http://rubyconf.org/program#davy-stevenson-eric-hodel-rein-henrichs">Arrrr me hearty! Sailing the Seas of DRb in a Shoe</a> BEER & SNACKS at 9pm After presentations we'll have more socializing/pirating time with beer & snacks. ARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the building lobby, however, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 28th floor, enter the building's parking lot by going down the ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the booth -- no need to pick up a ticket -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you'll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "freight elevator." You can get up by buzzing in with the intercom, and saying you're here for New Relic. Ride on up to the 28th floor, you'll easily find the bike parking. Thanks to New Relic for providing the venue and beer, pizza & snacks this month! <em>ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/pdxruby">mailing list</a>. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! </em>
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Change #24975
2013-11-29
21:05:02

update Calagator::Event 1250465180 Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting Roll back

description ** Our Nov & Dec 2013 meetings will be at New Relic instead of our usual location, CrowdCompass ** Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6pm: Stop by early if you want to have dinner and socialize before the presentations. PRESENTATIONS at 7pm: * Markus Roberts: Ruby Hangman * Robb Shecter lightning talk: Intellectual Property in a Nutshell * Davy Stevenson & Eric Hodel & Rein Henrichs: <a href="http://rubyconf.org/program#davy-stevenson-eric-hodel-rein-henrichs">Arrrr me hearty! Sailing the Seas of DRb in a Shoe</a> Beer & Snacks at 9pm: After presentations we'll have more socializing time with beer & snacks. ARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the building lobby, however, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 28th floor, enter the building's parking lot by going down the ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the tool booth -- no need to pick up a ticket -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you'll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "freight elevator." Go in there, and ride on up to the 28th floor. You'll easily find the bike parking. Thanks to New Relic for hosting this month! <em>ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/pdxruby">mailing list</a>. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! </em> → ** Our Nov & Dec 2013 meetings will be at New Relic instead of our usual location, CrowdCompass ** PRE-MEETING DINNER at 6pm We'll have pizza, so stop by early if you want to have dinner and socialize before the presentations. PRESENTATIONS at 7pm: * Markus Roberts: Ruby Hangman * Robb Shecter lightning talk: Intellectual Property in a Nutshell * Davy Stevenson & Eric Hodel & Rein Henrichs: <a href="http://rubyconf.org/program#davy-stevenson-eric-hodel-rein-henrichs">Arrrr me hearty! Sailing the Seas of DRb in a Shoe</a> BEER & SNACKS at 9pm After presentations we'll have more socializing/pirating time with beer & snacks. ARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the building lobby, however, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 28th floor, enter the building's parking lot by going down the ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the booth -- no need to pick up a ticket -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you'll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "freight elevator." You can get up by buzzing in with the intercom, and saying you're here for New Relic. Ride on up to the 28th floor, you'll easily find the bike parking. Thanks to New Relic for hosting this month! <em>ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/pdxruby">mailing list</a>. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! </em>
Change #24974
2013-11-28
20:02:23

update Calagator::Event 1250465266 Portland Area Food Forum Fall Networking Social Roll back

Change #24972
2013-11-28
19:51:35

create Calagator::Event 1250465266 Portland Area Food Forum Fall Networking Social Roll back

description nil → Please join us for an opportunity to network with folks working towards a just food system in our local communities.
end_time nil → 2013-12-12 19:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465266
start_time nil → 2013-12-12 16:00:00 -0800
title nil → Portland Area Food Forum Fall Networking Social
url nil → https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-Area-Food-Forum/196511417183281
venue_details nil → 700 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211
venue_id nil → 202394267
Change #24970
2013-11-28
11:24:48

update Calagator::Event 1250465265 Google Glass Office Hours with Google's Jenny Murphy Roll back

description Google's Jenny Murphy will be in Portland to share time with the Glass Explorers here! Bring your projects and your trickiest API questions. She'll see what she can do to help. There's room for about 15 to 20 people, so please RSVP as soon as possible. Jenny will share the venue details and how to access it with those who RSVP 'yes' closer to the time of the event. Note: Due to interest, this event is limited to Glass Explorers and those actively in progress building or collaborating with an Explorer on an app for Glass. Private event: RSVP on Google Plus. https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg → Google's Jenny Murphy will be in Portland to share time with the Glass Explorers here! Bring your projects and your trickiest API questions. She'll see what she can do to help. There's room for about 15 to 20 people, so please RSVP as soon as possible. Jenny will share the venue details and how to access it with those who RSVP 'yes' closer to the time of the event. Note: Due to interest, this event is limited to Glass Explorers and those actively in progress building or collaborating with an Explorer on an app for Glass. Private event: RSVP on Google Plus. https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg
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venue_details Venue open to RSVP'd guests only. Please RSVP on Google Plus for entry instructions. https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg → Venue open to RSVP'd guests only. Please RSVP on Google Plus for entry instructions. http://loqi.me/8Hk
Change #24969
2013-11-28
11:24:18

update Calagator::Event 1250465265 Google Glass Office Hours with Google's Jenny Murphy Roll back

venue_details → Venue open to RSVP'd guests only. Please RSVP on Google Plus for entry instructions. https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg
Change #24968
2013-11-28
11:23:47

create Calagator::Event 1250465265 Google Glass Office Hours with Google's Jenny Murphy Roll back

description nil → Google's Jenny Murphy will be in Portland to share time with the Glass Explorers here! Bring your projects and your trickiest API questions. She'll see what she can do to help. There's room for about 15 to 20 people, so please RSVP as soon as possible. Jenny will share the venue details and how to access it with those who RSVP 'yes' closer to the time of the event. Note: Due to interest, this event is limited to Glass Explorers and those actively in progress building or collaborating with an Explorer on an app for Glass. Private event: RSVP on Google Plus. https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg
end_time nil → 2013-11-30 16:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465265
start_time nil → 2013-11-30 14:30:00 -0800
title nil → Google Glass Office Hours with Google's Jenny Murphy
url nil → https://plus.google.com/events/ccglompcou8p3f3ct1ddatu2clg
venue_id nil → 202393267
Change #24967
2013-11-27
13:31:50

create Calagator::Event 1250465264 {LOG} CAMP: 1st Annual Holiday Fundraiser Roll back

description nil → You are cordially invited to the 1st Annual {LOG} CAMP: Holiday Fundraiser, hosted by PREM Group. Enjoy the wildy entertaining comedy improv of Comedy Sportz, festive music, craft beer, local cider and good food as you support the low-income youth, and communities of color in the LOG CAMP: #bridges program at Harrison Park School. Entertainment Headliner: Comedy Sportz ($15 value) http://www.portlandcomedy.com/ DJ: Mike Ramerez (StrateG) Food & Beverages Catering sponsored by: BRIX Tavern Desserts sponsored by: Sweetness and Joyness Beverages sponsored by: Widmer Brothers Brewing, Lompoc Brewing, and 2 Town Ciderhouse.
end_time nil → 2013-12-07 23:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465264
start_time nil → 2013-12-07 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → {LOG} CAMP: 1st Annual Holiday Fundraiser
url nil → http://www.logcamp-holidayfundraiser2013.eventbrite.com
venue_id nil → 202393348
Change #24966
2013-11-27
10:40:23

create Calagator::Event 1250465263 FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting Roll back

description nil → Portland will be hosting the international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial) conference in September, 2014. This meeting is to come help plan the conference. All who might be interested are welcome. For those unable to physically attend there will be a video and/or telephone conference available. Join the mailing list at http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2014
end_time nil → 2013-12-03 19:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465263
start_time nil → 2013-12-03 17:45:00 -0800
title nil → FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting
venue_id nil → 202392990
Change #24965
2013-11-27
10:38:50

update Calagator::Event 1250465234 Winter Coders' Social - Seventh Annual Edition Roll back

description Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the seventh time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time. We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://j.mp/wcs2013. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups. Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there! PS: We're grateful to <a href="http://urbanairship.com/">Urban Airship</a> for hosting this event! And our sponsors Janrain and Mozilla! → Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the seventh time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time. We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://j.mp/wcs2013. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups. Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there! PS: We're grateful to <strong><a href="http://urbanairship.com/">Urban Airship</a></strong> for hosting this event, And our sponsors <strong>Janrain</strong> and <strong>Mozilla</strong>!
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Change #24964
2013-11-27
10:37:14

update Calagator::Event 1250465234 Winter Coders' Social - Seventh Annual Edition Roll back

description Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the seventh time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time. We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://j.mp/wcs2013. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups. Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there! PS: We're grateful to <a href="http://urbanairship.com/">Urban Airship</a> for hosting this event! → Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the seventh time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time. We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://j.mp/wcs2013. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups. Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there! PS: We're grateful to <a href="http://urbanairship.com/">Urban Airship</a> for hosting this event! And our sponsors Janrain and Mozilla!
Change #24963
2013-11-26
18:50:49

update Calagator::Event 1250465262 Rose City SPIN: The Tail that Wags the Dogma Roll back

description Free event! Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM; Talk @ 6:30-7:30 PM <h3>Rose City SPIN Talk: The Tail that Wags the Dogma</h3> Presented by Rhea Stadick <h3>Abstract:</h3> It is a common pattern for advocates of any kind (Agile, Quality, Process Improvement methods, Waterfall, etc.) to start off banging a drum with almost religious zealotry. “This is the way to achieve quality!” “Follow me or be cast aside!” I have certainly done this and many of the change agents and forward thinkers I respect in the industry have struggled with this as well in their careers. However, riding a train of dogmatic viewpoints and practices has, in many cases, ruined the original efforts of change agents and more tragically, created bad patterns of development. This presentation (also recently presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference earlier this year) will explore how we can clarify our intentions and work towards creating an environment where the people involved are empowered to think and experiment but still march in the same general direction. As product development becomes more and more complex, different approaches are needed to get to the right outcome and we can no longer afford to apply rigid methods that worked for a simpler environment. This presentation will help the audience think critically about where they are being too dogmatic in their efforts while introducing some new ways of thinking around complex adaptive systems and complex product development. The full paper written for this conference presentation can be found here: http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf <h3>Speaker Bio: </h3> Rhea Stadick is an Organizational Coach at Intel, Corp. She has spent the last eight years in software quality and development of engineering teams. Today she helps organizations across her company develop cultures and competencies to create thriving work environments that support excellence in product development. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Willamette University. For the past several years she has organized the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) in the Portland-metro area that gathers professionals in the area to learn and network. <h3>A Special Treat from PNSQC</h3> Plan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. PNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. <h3>Thanks also to OTBC</h3> We want to thank OTBC for providing the space for this talk. <h3>How to Register </h3> This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com <h3>Rose City SPIN </h3> The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. → Free event! Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM; Talk @ 6:30-7:30 PM <h3>Rose City SPIN Talk: The Tail that Wags the Dogma</h3> Presented by Rhea Stadick <h3>Abstract:</h3> It is a common pattern for advocates of any kind (Agile, Quality, Process Improvement methods, Waterfall, etc.) to start off banging a drum with almost religious zealotry. “This is the way to achieve quality!” “Follow me or be cast aside!” I have certainly done this and many of the change agents and forward thinkers I respect in the industry have struggled with this as well in their careers. However, riding a train of dogmatic viewpoints and practices has, in many cases, ruined the original efforts of change agents and more tragically, created bad patterns of development. This presentation (also recently presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference earlier this year) will explore how we can clarify our intentions and work towards creating an environment where the people involved are empowered to think and experiment but still march in the same general direction. As product development becomes more and more complex, different approaches are needed to get to the right outcome and we can no longer afford to apply rigid methods that worked for a simpler environment. This presentation will help the audience think critically about where they are being too dogmatic in their efforts while introducing some new ways of thinking around complex adaptive systems and complex product development. The full paper written for this conference presentation can be found here: http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf <h3>Speaker Bio: </h3> Rhea Stadick is an Organizational Coach at Intel, Corp. She has spent the last eight years in software quality and development of engineering teams. Today she helps organizations across her company develop cultures and competencies to create thriving work environments that support excellence in product development. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Willamette University. For the past several years she has organized the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) in the Portland-metro area that gathers professionals in the area to learn and network. <h3>A Special Treat from PNSQC</h3> Plan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. PNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. <h3>Thanks also to OTBC</h3> We want to thank OTBC (http://www.otbc.org/) for providing the space for this talk. <h3>How to Register </h3> This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com <h3>Rose City SPIN </h3> The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.
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Change #24962
2013-11-26
18:50:07

create Calagator::Event 1250465262 Rose City SPIN: The Tail that Wags the Dogma Roll back

description nil → Free event! Networking @ 5:30-6:30 PM; Talk @ 6:30-7:30 PM <h3>Rose City SPIN Talk: The Tail that Wags the Dogma</h3> Presented by Rhea Stadick <h3>Abstract:</h3> It is a common pattern for advocates of any kind (Agile, Quality, Process Improvement methods, Waterfall, etc.) to start off banging a drum with almost religious zealotry. “This is the way to achieve quality!” “Follow me or be cast aside!” I have certainly done this and many of the change agents and forward thinkers I respect in the industry have struggled with this as well in their careers. However, riding a train of dogmatic viewpoints and practices has, in many cases, ruined the original efforts of change agents and more tragically, created bad patterns of development. This presentation (also recently presented at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference earlier this year) will explore how we can clarify our intentions and work towards creating an environment where the people involved are empowered to think and experiment but still march in the same general direction. As product development becomes more and more complex, different approaches are needed to get to the right outcome and we can no longer afford to apply rigid methods that worked for a simpler environment. This presentation will help the audience think critically about where they are being too dogmatic in their efforts while introducing some new ways of thinking around complex adaptive systems and complex product development. The full paper written for this conference presentation can be found here: http://www.uploads.pnsqc.org/2013/papers/t-095_Stadick_paper.pdf <h3>Speaker Bio: </h3> Rhea Stadick is an Organizational Coach at Intel, Corp. She has spent the last eight years in software quality and development of engineering teams. Today she helps organizations across her company develop cultures and competencies to create thriving work environments that support excellence in product development. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Willamette University. For the past several years she has organized the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) in the Portland-metro area that gathers professionals in the area to learn and network. <h3>A Special Treat from PNSQC</h3> Plan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will have pizza and pop provided by PNSQC beginning at 5:30 pm. PNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. <h3>Thanks also to OTBC</h3> We want to thank OTBC for providing the space for this talk. <h3>How to Register </h3> This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan food and drinks by registering at: http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com <h3>Rose City SPIN </h3> The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.
end_time nil → 2013-12-17 19:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465262
start_time nil → 2013-12-17 17:30:00 -0800
title nil → Rose City SPIN: The Tail that Wags the Dogma
url nil → http://rosecityspindecembertalk.eventbrite.com
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #24961
2013-11-26
11:19:29

update Calagator::Event 1250465040 MapCamp Portland Hackathon! Roll back

description Announcing MapCamp! A 2-day event for mapping enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon. What is it? A two-day series of presentations and a hackathon at ISITE Design that rewards teams and individuals that make the best use of Portland city data. We'll be providing food, drink, entertainment and some other surprises. Have a dataset, tool or app to demo? Let us know and we'll include you in Saturday morning's lightning talk lineup! Why is this going to be awesome? *Competitive hackathon with fun prizes in a bunch of categories Talks on interesting new tech/tools/apps from Esri and others *Fun surprises! *The cozy, conveniently-located confines of ISITE Design and the TiE Pearl Incubator *Tamales, did I mention the tamales? And beer. Sweet, sweet beer. → Announcing MapCamp! A 2-day event for mapping enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon. What is it? A two-day series of presentations and a hackathon at ISITE Design that rewards teams and individuals that make the best use of Portland city data. We'll be providing food, drink, entertainment and some other surprises. Have a dataset, tool or app to demo? <a href="http://twitter.com/caseorganic">Let us know</a> and we'll include you in Saturday morning's lightning talk lineup! Why is this going to be awesome? <ul> <li>Competitive hackathon with fun prizes in a bunch of categories</li> <li>Talks on interesting new tech/tools/apps from Esri and others</li> <li>Fun surprises!</li> <li>The cozy, conveniently-located confines of ISITE Design and the TiE Pearl Incubator</li> <li>Tamales, did I mention the tamales? And beer. Sweet, sweet beer.</li> </ul>
Change #24960
2013-11-26
09:44:45

update Calagator::Event 1250465261 AgilePDX Westside (morning) - : Scrum Must Die Roll back

venue_details Room in Nolan Ryan building TBD Parking is available in the lot closest to the Nolan Ryan Building. Enter Campus via SW Jenkins Rd. or Jay St. → Room in Pete Sampras building TBD Parking is available in the lot closest to the Pete Sampras Building. Enter Campus via SW Jenkins Rd. or Jay St. Use 45°30'37"N 122°49'49"W in Google Maps to see exact location of building.
Change #24959
2013-11-26
08:26:44

create Calagator::Event 1250465261 AgilePDX Westside (morning) - : Scrum Must Die Roll back

description nil → Topic: Scrum Must Die: Many teams over the last decade have moved to Agile Scrum development, but many have missed the key point of doing the adoption-Scrum and it's rituals are merely training-wheels for building a lasting Agile culture. In this topic, Ray Arell talks about how long-term dependency on Scrum can hinder the potential creativity and profitability of teams. Then he will look at successful patterns of how to use the framework to develop core skills and methods that, once the time-box is removed, will enable teams to deliver value daily. Finally, he will contrast the key challenges for teams stuck in the transition as well as key methods for moving forward. Bio: Ray Arell is Director of Intel Emergent Systems and Coaching. He is currently a transformative leader in the adoption of agile, Lean, and complex system methods inside Intel, and his group is currently coaching a community of practice of over ten thousand people that are moving to a continuous value delivery culture. Prior to this role, he spent several decades as both an engineer and engineering manager of teams focused on CPU, chipset, graphics, wireless, and software development. He is the coauthor of Change-Based Test Management: Improving the Software Validation Process and is a popular speaker at events worldwide.
end_time nil → 2013-12-10 09:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465261
start_time nil → 2013-12-10 07:45:00 -0800
title nil → AgilePDX Westside (morning) - : Scrum Must Die
url nil → http://agilepdx.org
venue_details nil → Room in Nolan Ryan building TBD Parking is available in the lot closest to the Nolan Ryan Building. Enter Campus via SW Jenkins Rd. or Jay St.
venue_id nil → 202393465
Change #24958
2013-11-25
17:01:53

update Calagator::Event 1250465259 PDXNode presentation night Roll back

venue_details → Look for the friends standing by the door to let you in! If you arrive past 7:15pm, be patient! Or tweet @pdxnode. We'll come get you shortly.
venue_id 202394265 → 202393994
Change #24957
2013-11-25
14:34:25

destroy Calagator::Event 1250465136 Flux Open House Roll back

Change #24955
2013-11-25
14:10:25

update Calagator::Event 1250465260 share stories, grab beers Roll back

description <p>an informal gathering to talk shop, share stories, grab beers, and make friends.</p> → Portland's favorite tech meetup is back! Share stories, grab beers, make friends. Open to everyone but please <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Goto-Play/events/151977352/">RSVP on Meetup.com</a> so we know if we need a different venue.
end_time nil → 2013-12-04 21:00:00 -0800
locked nil → false
title share stories, grab beers → Goto+Play December
venue_details nil → The Sweet Hereafter 3326 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97214
venue_id nil → 202394266