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Change #17427
2012-10-11
15:26:12

create Calagator::Event 1250462966 October Meetup - R & Excel Roll back

description nil → <p>For this month's meetup, Jack Horne will present on integrating R with Excel in the context of market research.</p> <p>Jack is <a href="http://www.meetup.com/portland-r-user-group/messages/boards/thread/27143422/0#83638362">interested</a> in the possibility of holding instructional R sessions; let him know if you might like to attend!</p> <p>This meetup will be at Simple, to whom we extend our thanks for hosting.</p> <p> </p> <p>Talk Description:</p> <p><span>Market research simulators are often delivered using Microsoft Excel. While this software provides an enormous range of functionality, especially when combined with Visual Basic, sometimes it is not enough given either large amounts of data or specific algorithmic needs. The power of R to rapidly process large data sets and to go well beyond the mathematical capabilities of Excel can be leveraged into Excel-based simulators through RExcel.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span>Speaker Bio:</span></p> <p><span><span>Jack Horne is a vice president in the Marketing Sciences Group. He has worked as an applied statistician for more than 20 years in fields as diverse as technology and communications; financial services; healthcare and drug development; biochemistry and sensory perception of foods; and consumer packaged goods.</span><br></span></p>
id nil → 1250462966
source_id nil → 996334812
start_time nil → 2012-10-17 19:00:00 -0700
title nil → October Meetup - R & Excel
url nil → http://www.meetup.com/portland-r-user-group/events/86587702/
venue_id nil → 202393154
Change #17423
2012-10-11
10:40:49

create Calagator::Event 1250462965 Eats & Drinks w/ New Relic! Roll back

description nil → <p>Our events give members a time to wine and dine with each other around technology topics and elegant exchanges with various sponsors. We only pick venues and sponsors that will help create a special environment where CTO's can mingle with like minded people who face similar challenges.</p> <p>New Relic is offering an extended free trial for our members. Usually 2 weeks but for you 1 month free trial. GO TO WWW.NEWRELIC.COM/ABOUT to get started.</p> <p>Here is the code <span>PDXCTO30</span></p> <p>This is our first event in Portland! Lisa and I run successful CTO groups in Austin, TX and San Diego, CA. As a CTO myself I need the company of plenty who have gone before me and Lisa's event planning expertise always makes me feel loved.</p> <p>Join us!</p> <p>Etienne</p> <p> </p> <p>You can learn more about our group @ www.ctopdx.com</p>
id nil → 1250462965
source_id nil → 996334811
start_time nil → 2012-10-16 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → Eats & Drinks w/ New Relic!
url nil → http://www.meetup.com/portlandcto/events/79063512/
venue_id nil → 202393496
Change #17418
2012-10-11
02:52:02

create Calagator::Event 1250462964 Mobile Portland: HTML, CSS, and JS: Welcome to Windows 8 Roll back

description nil → If you're a web developer, now you're a Windows 8 developer. Using standard web technologies, web developers can target the largest device market by deploying on Windows 8. In this two-part presentation, Microsoft Developer Platform Evangelist Jeremy Foster will provide an introduction to Windows 8 design and development. Part One: What differentiates Windows 8 apps from previous and competing platforms? We'll explore how Windows 8's comprehensive design language provides a robust and cohesive methodology for pegging the UX meter. Part Two: Developing on Windows 8 Welcome to Microsoft's native (but by non-proprietary) Windows 8 development environment! You'll meet the WinJS library: a wide-open JavaScript library for Windows 8. WinJS allows HTML5 compliant data-tags to become controls, templates, and Windows 8 contracts. It provides a very lightweight but powerful navigation framework that can hold rich page state. It implements asynchronicity through the CommonJS promise pattern. It provides classes and namespaces, and a lot more. Plus, your favorite 3rd party JS libraries work in Windows 8! JavaScript apps running natively on a device including graphical hardware acceleration -- that's awesome. CSS, the styling language you know and love (even more now at version 3), is implemented very thoroughly and even has support for some new features like flexboxes and grids, so layout in a Windows 8 app is far less painful than web dev days of old. About the Speaker Jeremy Foster, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Jeremy Foster was educated in computer engineering and mathematics, gathered disparate industry experience in education, aerospace manufacturing, and insurance. With just enough and not nearly enough education and experience, he finally joined Microsoft with the goal of informing and inspiring other software developers to write code and write it right. When he is not working, he is likely spending time with his wife and son, hiking and camping, sailing, scuba diving, or working on house projects. Find Jeremy online at @codefoster and codefoster.com.
end_time nil → 2012-10-22 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462964
source_id nil → 996334810
start_time nil → 2012-10-22 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → Mobile Portland: HTML, CSS, and JS: Welcome to Windows 8
venue_id nil → 202392011
Change #17416
2012-10-11
00:56:17

update Calagator::Event 1250462961 State of the Map Roll back

description IMPORTANT: Registration is required to attend. The OpenStreetMap conference brings together people who care about OpenStreetMap to advance the world's free community map. → IMPORTANT: Registration is required to attend. The OpenStreetMap conference brings together people who care about OpenStreetMap to advance the world's free community map.
end_time 2012-10-14 17:45:00 -0700 → 2012-10-14 18:00:00 -0700
locked nil → false
title State of the Map → State of the Map conference, day 1
Change #17415
2012-10-11
00:56:07

create Calagator::Event 1250462963 State of the Map conference, day 2 Roll back

description nil → IMPORTANT: Registration is required to attend. WhereCampPDX attendees can also attend for free by filling out a special form included in their registration email. The OpenStreetMap conference brings together people who care about OpenStreetMap to advance the world's free community map.
end_time nil → 2012-10-14 18:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462963
start_time nil → 2012-10-14 09:00:00 -0700
title nil → State of the Map conference, day 2
url nil → http://stateofthemap.us/
venue_id nil → 202389921
Change #17414
2012-10-11
00:44:19

create Calagator::Event 1250462962 State of the Map party Roll back

description nil → Join registered State of the Map and WhereCampPDX attendees for dinner, drinks, games, and music. There will be an open bar all night and plenty of food.
end_time nil → 2012-10-13 23:59:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462962
start_time nil → 2012-10-13 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → State of the Map party
url nil → http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_U.S._2012#Saturday_Night
venue_id nil → 202393467
Change #17412
2012-10-11
00:40:35

create Calagator::Event 1250462961 State of the Map Roll back

description nil → IMPORTANT: Registration is required to attend. The OpenStreetMap conference brings together people who care about OpenStreetMap to advance the world's free community map.
end_time nil → 2012-10-14 17:45:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462961
start_time nil → 2012-10-13 09:00:00 -0700
title nil → State of the Map
url nil → http://stateofthemap.us/
venue_id nil → 202389921
Change #17411
2012-10-10
23:59:16

create Calagator::Event 1250462960 Portland Perl Mongers -- Packaging & Deployment Panel Roll back

description nil → Application and Module Deployment Panel For this panel discussion, we will be focusing on modules, tools, and best practices used to deploy Perl applications and modules. Panel members: * Anthony: Deployment with Carton, cpanminus, and some Fabric + local::lib bootstrap glue * Eric: Module::Build, PAR, App::FatPacker Please share your questions, puzzles, anecdotes, and cake. As always, the meeting will be followed by social hour at the Lucky Lab.
end_time nil → 2012-10-11 20:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462960
start_time nil → 2012-10-11 18:53:00 -0700
title nil → Portland Perl Mongers -- Packaging & Deployment Panel
url nil → http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/?October2012Meeting
venue_id nil → 202389965
Change #17410
2012-10-10
22:09:53

update Calagator::Event 1250462560 WhereCampPDX 5 Roll back

description IMPORTANT: Please register for FREE at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. → IMPORTANT: Please register for FREE at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants.
locked nil → false
title WhereCampPDX 5 → WhereCampPDX 5 Unconference Day
Change #17409
2012-10-10
22:09:18

update Calagator::Event 1250462947 WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party Roll back

description Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. To attend, you'll need to be signed up at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ by the party time! → IMPORTANT: Please register for FREE at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. To attend, you'll need to be signed up at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ by the party time!
locked nil → false
url http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ → http://wherecamppdx.org
venue_details You must RSVP via the [Eventbrite](http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4059309504) page to gain access. No need to print tickets but you will be asked if you have registered at the door. →
Change #17408
2012-10-10
22:09:05

update Calagator::Event 1250462560 WhereCampPDX 5 Roll back

description RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4059309504 WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. → IMPORTANT: Please register for FREE at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants.
Change #17407
2012-10-10
22:05:10

update Calagator::Event 1250462560 WhereCampPDX 5 Roll back

end_time 2012-10-14 18:00:00 -0700 → 2012-10-13 18:00:00 -0700
Change #17406
2012-10-10
22:04:40

update Calagator::Event 1250462560 WhereCampPDX 5 Roll back

start_time 2012-10-12 18:00:00 -0700 → 2012-10-13 09:30:00 -0700
Change #17405
2012-10-10
22:03:04

update Calagator::Event 1250462947 WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party Roll back

Change #17404
2012-10-10
16:32:13

create Calagator::Event 1250462959 Portland Girl Geek Dinners #3 Roll back

description nil → Join us for our 3rd Girl Geek Dinners event in Portland! We will be discussing how to get into the tech industry, job tips & tricks from recruiter Aimee Fahey and HR Manager Jenny Walsh of Giga Pan Systems! Have a question you'd like to ask Aimee and Jenny? Email us & we'll add it to the list during the Q&A portion of the evening. For more info, to get involved or to sponsor this event or other upcoming GGD event email us. [email protected]
end_time nil → 2012-11-14 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250462959
start_time nil → 2012-11-14 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → Portland Girl Geek Dinners #3
url nil → http://Portland.GirlGeekDinners.com
venue_id nil → 202392011
Change #17403
2012-10-10
16:21:19

create Calagator::Event 1250462958 Collaborative Game Development for NGOs and NPOs Roll back

description nil → How can we create community based game development for social good? Hosted by the 4th Annual Emergent Learning Commons conference. Presenters: Valerie Egan of Donate Life Northwest Brandon Bozzi of Game It Forward Local game developers Corvus Elrod, David Galiel and Wolfgang Wozniak Hackathons and game jams often suffer from top-down approaches led by technology rather than the needs of users and clients. We flip this by inviting NPOs and NGOs to share their missions, goals and challenges; and, one of our case studies comes from Donate Life Northwest, an organ donation non-profit seeking to update their video game Scalpel Pal. Our panel explores ways to approach the challenges of these NPOs and NGOs through game-based design perspectives. Following the conference, we will be hosting a startup game jam, Guts for Glory, to develop games for Donate Life Northwest.
end_time nil → 2012-10-18 19:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462958
start_time nil → 2012-10-18 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → Collaborative Game Development for NGOs and NPOs
url nil → http://elcommons.org/oied-2012-registration-form
venue_id nil → 202391256
Change #17402
2012-10-10
14:41:15

update Calagator::Event 1250462957 DemocracyLab Meetup Roll back

description The second meeting of a monthly gathering to develop and discuss new open source tools to enhance online civic participation. We're planning to continue these Meetups on the third Thursday of each month. Hope to see you there! RSVP via http://www.meetup.com/DemocracyLab/events/80158422/ Questions? [email protected] → Join us for our monthly gathering to develop and discuss new open source tools to enhance online civic participation. We're planning to continue these Meetups on the second Thursday of each month. Hope you can make it! RSVP via http://www.meetup.com/DemocracyLab/events/80158422/ Questions? [email protected]
locked nil → false
Change #17401
2012-10-10
14:40:32

create Calagator::Event 1250462957 DemocracyLab Meetup Roll back

description nil → The second meeting of a monthly gathering to develop and discuss new open source tools to enhance online civic participation. We're planning to continue these Meetups on the third Thursday of each month. Hope to see you there! RSVP via http://www.meetup.com/DemocracyLab/events/80158422/ Questions? [email protected]
end_time nil → 2012-10-11 19:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462957
start_time nil → 2012-10-11 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → DemocracyLab Meetup
url nil → http://www.democracylab.org
venue_id nil → 202390282
Change #17400
2012-10-10
14:01:44

create Calagator::Event 1250462956 Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting Roll back

description nil → <b>Please note that the monthly meet-ups are no longer at Jive Software!</b> The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail [email protected]. <b>We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us!</b> Oh, and there will be free pizza and beer as always!
end_time nil → 2012-10-24 21:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462956
start_time nil → 2012-10-24 19:00:00 -0700
title nil → Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting
url nil → http://pdxjs.com/
venue_details nil → 319 SW Washington, Suite 700 (7th floor)
venue_id nil → 202393387
Change #17399
2012-10-10
13:59:34

create Calagator::Event 1250462955 PDXPHP: Monthly Meeting (NEW LOCATION) Roll back

description nil → If you love PHP, come one and come all!
end_time nil → 2012-10-16 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462955
start_time nil → 2012-10-16 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → PDXPHP: Monthly Meeting (NEW LOCATION)
url nil → http://pdxphp.org/
venue_details nil → 319 SW Washington, Suite 700 (7th floor)
venue_id nil → 202393387
Change #17398
2012-10-10
13:45:56

update Calagator::Event 1250462945 Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium Roll back

description Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York → Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York
duplicate_of_id nil → 1250462946
locked nil → false
Change #17396
2012-10-10
13:43:02

destroy Calagator::Event 1250462948 Growth Hacking Workshop: Lean Marketing for Startups Roll back

Change #17395
2012-10-10
12:52:13

update Calagator::Event 1250462954 BarCamp 7 Planning Meeting Roll back

description Interested in helping make BarCamp 7 happen? Join us for an open planning meeting. Can't wait until the meeting? Let us know you're interested by completing our Volunteer Interest Form: http://lnk.nu/docs.google.com/24wi What is BarCamp? BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. You never quite know what to expect at BarCamp. When you arrive on Friday, there will be an agenda framework (times / rooms), but the content for the sessions will be decided by the participants. → Interested in helping make BarCamp 7 happen? Join us for an open planning meeting. Can't wait until the meeting? Let us know you're interested by completing our Volunteer Interest Form: http://lnk.nu/docs.google.com/24wi What is BarCamp? BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. You never quite know what to expect at BarCamp. When you arrive on Friday, there will be an agenda framework (times / rooms), but the content for the sessions will be decided by the participants.
end_time 2012-10-10 20:00:00 -0700 → 2012-10-29 20:00:00 -0700
locked nil → false
start_time 2012-10-10 18:30:00 -0700 → 2012-10-29 18:30:00 -0700
Change #17394
2012-10-10
12:52:01

create Calagator::Event 1250462954 BarCamp 7 Planning Meeting Roll back

description nil → Interested in helping make BarCamp 7 happen? Join us for an open planning meeting. Can't wait until the meeting? Let us know you're interested by completing our Volunteer Interest Form: http://lnk.nu/docs.google.com/24wi What is BarCamp? BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. You never quite know what to expect at BarCamp. When you arrive on Friday, there will be an agenda framework (times / rooms), but the content for the sessions will be decided by the participants.
end_time nil → 2012-10-10 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462954
start_time nil → 2012-10-10 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → BarCamp 7 Planning Meeting
url nil → http://barcampportland.org/
venue_details nil → New Relic is in Suite 1100
venue_id nil → 202392091
Change #17393
2012-10-10
11:45:32

create Calagator::Event 1250462953 Social Media Users Group Meeting - The Rise of Social Coding Roll back

description nil → Jonathan "Duke" Leto will talk about The Rise of Social Coding. Where it's been, where it is now and where we are going. http://labs.leto.net/2012/10/10/the-rise-of-social-coding.html
end_time nil → 2012-10-24 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462953
start_time nil → 2012-10-24 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → Social Media Users Group Meeting - The Rise of Social Coding
url nil → http://www.socialmediausersgroup.org/
venue_details nil → SW Conference Room (immediately to the left after entering)
venue_id nil → 202392813
Change #17392
2012-10-10
11:00:59

update Calagator::Event 1250462952 How to Fund your Early Stage Startup Roll back

description How do you fund a startup at the "idea / discovery" phase? That's typically too early for investors, so how can you find startup capital? Video 2 of the OTBC Online Startup Camp covers a wide range of funding sources you'll want to consider. Topics include founder resources, Friends and Family, CrowdFunding, Government Grants, Micro-loans, Seed Funds, and more. Check out the video at http://www.onlinestartupcamp.com/?q=forum/2 and join us for the meetup to discuss early stage funding options. → How do you fund a startup at the "idea / discovery" phase? That's typically too early for investors, so how can you find startup capital? Video 2 of the OTBC Online Startup Camp covers a wide range of funding sources you'll want to consider. Topics include founder resources, Friends and Family, CrowdFunding, Government Grants, Micro-loans, Seed Funds, and more. Check out the video at http://www.onlinestartupcamp.com/?q=node/12 and join us for the meetup to discuss early stage funding options.
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Change #17391
2012-10-10
11:00:12

update Calagator::Event 1250462952 How to Fund your Early Stage Startup Roll back

description How do you fund a startup at the "idea / discovery" phase? That's typically too early for investors, so how can you find startup capital? Video 2 of the OTBC Online Startup Camp covers a wide range of funding sources you'll want to consider. Topics include founder resources, Friends and Family, CrowdFunding, Government Grants, Micro-loans, Seed Funds, and more. Check out the video at http://www.onlinestartupcamp.com and join us for the meetup to discuss early stage funding options. → How do you fund a startup at the "idea / discovery" phase? That's typically too early for investors, so how can you find startup capital? Video 2 of the OTBC Online Startup Camp covers a wide range of funding sources you'll want to consider. Topics include founder resources, Friends and Family, CrowdFunding, Government Grants, Micro-loans, Seed Funds, and more. Check out the video at http://www.onlinestartupcamp.com/?q=forum/2 and join us for the meetup to discuss early stage funding options.
Change #17390
2012-10-10
10:58:59

create Calagator::Event 1250462952 How to Fund your Early Stage Startup Roll back

description nil → How do you fund a startup at the "idea / discovery" phase? That's typically too early for investors, so how can you find startup capital? Video 2 of the OTBC Online Startup Camp covers a wide range of funding sources you'll want to consider. Topics include founder resources, Friends and Family, CrowdFunding, Government Grants, Micro-loans, Seed Funds, and more. Check out the video at http://www.onlinestartupcamp.com and join us for the meetup to discuss early stage funding options.
end_time nil → 2012-10-11 17:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462952
start_time nil → 2012-10-11 15:00:00 -0700
title nil → How to Fund your Early Stage Startup
url nil → http://www.otbc.org/OSCMeetup
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #17389
2012-10-10
10:12:12

update Calagator::Event 1250462947 WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party Roll back

description Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. To attend, you'll need to have signed up at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ by the party time! → Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. To attend, you'll need to be signed up at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ by the party time!
Change #17388
2012-10-10
10:12:00

update Calagator::Event 1250462947 WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party Roll back

description Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. → Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants. To attend, you'll need to have signed up at http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/ by the party time!
url http://wherecamppdx.org → http://wherecamppdx5.eventbrite.com/
Change #17387
2012-10-10
09:51:17

create Calagator::Event 1250462951 CHIFOO Presents: Current Trends in Gesture and Body Tracking Interfaces Roll back

description nil → Omek Interactive provides the most advanced tools for incorporating gesture recognition and full body tracking into your applications. We will talk about trends in gesture interface development—what are the challenges for developing gesture interfaces, and where is gesture being incorporated (TVs, games, digital signage, medical, museums, sports, home automation, etc.). We’ll discuss how to make your applications easier to use. We’ll talk about workflows to make developing applications more efficient in terms of time and cost. We’ll explain our gesture library and why having a set of predefined gestures allows you to develop rapidly and reduce your time to market. OMEK will demonstrate a system with gesture and body tracking. About the Speaker Jonathan joined Omek full time after serving as advisor to the company, and board director, over a span of more than three years. Jonathan’s experience as an entrepreneur includes the successful launch and sale of several companies in the fields of media, gaming, and technology. Prior to joining Omek, Jonathan served as CEO of Double Fusion, the leading independent in-game advertising firm. Prior to that, he helped establish the digital media and gaming practice at United Talent Agency. Jonathan was a co-founder of GameSpot, which was sold to ZDNet, and was president of GameSpy, which was sold to IGN Entertainment, where he ran the company’s media division before its sale to Fox Interactive Media. He sits on a number of boards of entertainment and technology companies. Jonathan holds a degree in physical sciences from Harvard.
end_time nil → 2012-11-07 21:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250462951
start_time nil → 2012-11-07 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → CHIFOO Presents: Current Trends in Gesture and Body Tracking Interfaces
url nil → http://www.chifoo.org
venue_details nil → Admission is free for CHIFOO members. $5 for non members.
venue_id nil → 202393127
Change #17386
2012-10-10
09:41:51

update Calagator::Event 1250462950 Citizen Open Studio Roll back

description Citizen Open Studio Thursday, 3-7pm Join on Facebook Make Citizen your first or last stop… beer & wine, food, innovation, graffiti, and mobile insights from Portland's leading mobile strategy and innovation firm. Stop by and share thoughts with members of the Citizen team who lead mobile design and user experience for the world's top mobile carriers, OEMs, brands, and media networks. Our studio will be open Thursday, October 11th from 3-7pm. Come draw on our digital graffiti wall, explore input sensors, demo NFC, play Kinect air hockey, and get to know the Citizen team. Starting at 5pm, enjoy Korean BBQ and Mexican food mashups courtesy of Koi Fusion. Beer and wine will also be provided. Come by and say hello! "The Mobile Experience will define the Internet's Next Layer" a talk by Chief eXperience Officer Sce Pike Thursday, 6:30pm mobilelayer.eventbrite.com First there was the Internet of Information, and then came the Social Internet. Next there is the Internet-of-You controlled by the mobile experience, which adds information about your location and activities through a myriad of mobile sensors. What will the new layer of the Internet look like when it comes from our physical space through wireless-connected products like the Nest thermostat, Sonos speakers and WeMo controls for home electronics, and hard goods, from lamps to pet feeders? How will this new real world web of information interact with the other layers of the Internet? How will this help designers increase user benefits? Come listen to Citizen's point of view on the Internet-of-You and the mobile experience layer at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 11. Through Citizen’s leading-edge work with top-tier mobile carriers, device and chipset manufacturers, and the worlds leading media and content providers, Citizen is uniquely positioned to deliver the future and speak to how the mobile industry is moving. Join the Citizen team and let them tell you a bit about what they see is coming next. www.citizensof.com @pluscitizen www.designweekportland.com → Citizen Open Studio Thursday, 3-7pm Join on Facebook Make Citizen your first or last stop… beer & wine, food, innovation, graffiti, and mobile insights from Portland's leading mobile strategy and innovation firm. Stop by and share thoughts with members of the Citizen team who lead mobile design and user experience for the world's top mobile carriers, OEMs, brands, and media networks. Our studio will be open Thursday, October 11th from 3-7pm. Come draw on our digital graffiti wall, explore input sensors, demo NFC, play Kinect air hockey, and get to know the Citizen team. Starting at 5pm, enjoy Korean BBQ and Mexican food mashups courtesy of Koi Fusion. Beer and wine will also be provided. Come by and say hello! "The Mobile Experience will define the Internet's Next Layer" a talk by Chief eXperience Officer Sce Pike Thursday, 6:30pm mobilelayer.eventbrite.com First there was the Internet of Information, and then came the Social Internet. Next there is the Internet-of-You controlled by the mobile experience, which adds information about your location and activities through a myriad of mobile sensors. What will the new layer of the Internet look like when it comes from our physical space through wireless-connected products like the Nest thermostat, Sonos speakers and WeMo controls for home electronics, and hard goods, from lamps to pet feeders? How will this new real world web of information interact with the other layers of the Internet? How will this help designers increase user benefits? Come listen to Citizen's point of view on the Internet-of-You and the mobile experience layer at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 11. Through Citizen’s leading-edge work with top-tier mobile carriers, device and chipset manufacturers, and the worlds leading media and content providers, Citizen is uniquely positioned to deliver the future and speak to how the mobile industry is moving. Join the Citizen team and let them tell you a bit about what they see is coming next. www.citizensof.com @pluscitizen www.designweekportland.com
end_time 2012-10-10 20:00:00 -0700 → 2012-10-11 20:00:00 -0700
locked nil → false
start_time 2012-10-10 15:00:00 -0700 → 2012-10-11 15:00:00 -0700
Change #17385
2012-10-10
09:41:04

create Calagator::Event 1250462950 Citizen Open Studio Roll back

description nil → Citizen Open Studio Thursday, 3-7pm Join on Facebook Make Citizen your first or last stop… beer & wine, food, innovation, graffiti, and mobile insights from Portland's leading mobile strategy and innovation firm. Stop by and share thoughts with members of the Citizen team who lead mobile design and user experience for the world's top mobile carriers, OEMs, brands, and media networks. Our studio will be open Thursday, October 11th from 3-7pm. Come draw on our digital graffiti wall, explore input sensors, demo NFC, play Kinect air hockey, and get to know the Citizen team. Starting at 5pm, enjoy Korean BBQ and Mexican food mashups courtesy of Koi Fusion. Beer and wine will also be provided. Come by and say hello! "The Mobile Experience will define the Internet's Next Layer" a talk by Chief eXperience Officer Sce Pike Thursday, 6:30pm mobilelayer.eventbrite.com First there was the Internet of Information, and then came the Social Internet. Next there is the Internet-of-You controlled by the mobile experience, which adds information about your location and activities through a myriad of mobile sensors. What will the new layer of the Internet look like when it comes from our physical space through wireless-connected products like the Nest thermostat, Sonos speakers and WeMo controls for home electronics, and hard goods, from lamps to pet feeders? How will this new real world web of information interact with the other layers of the Internet? How will this help designers increase user benefits? Come listen to Citizen's point of view on the Internet-of-You and the mobile experience layer at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 11. Through Citizen’s leading-edge work with top-tier mobile carriers, device and chipset manufacturers, and the worlds leading media and content providers, Citizen is uniquely positioned to deliver the future and speak to how the mobile industry is moving. Join the Citizen team and let them tell you a bit about what they see is coming next. www.citizensof.com @pluscitizen www.designweekportland.com
end_time nil → 2012-10-10 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462950
start_time nil → 2012-10-10 15:00:00 -0700
title nil → Citizen Open Studio
url nil → http://citizenopenstudio.eventbrite.com/
venue_details nil → Citizen Studio 2001 NW 19th Ave Suite 105 Portland, OR
venue_id nil → 202393495
Change #17383
2012-10-10
09:38:32

create Calagator::Event 1250462949 The Mobile Experience will define the Internet's Next Layer Roll back

description nil → Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:30 pm Citizen, 2001 NW 19th Avenue, Suite 105 Join on Facebook First there was the Internet of Information, and then came the Social Internet. Next there is the Internet-of-You controlled by the mobile experience, which adds information about your location and activities through a myriad of mobile sensors. What will the new layer of the Internet look like when it comes from our physical space through wireless-connected products like the Nest thermostat, Sonos speakers and WeMo controls for home electronics, and hard goods, from lamps to pet feeders? How will this new real world web of information interact with the other layers of the Internet? How will this help designers increase user benefits? Come listen to Citizen's point of view on the Internet-of-You and the mobile experience layer at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 11. Through Citizen’s leading-edge work with top-tier mobile carriers, device and chipset manufacturers, and the worlds leading media and content providers, Citizen is uniquely positioned to deliver the future and speak to how the mobile industry is moving. Join the Citizen team and let them tell you a bit about what they see is coming next. This event is part of the Citizen Open Studio from 3-7pm in the Design Week NW Open Studios. There will be lots of neat things to see: citizenopenstudio.eventbrite.com www.citizensof.com @pluscitizen www.designweekportland.com
end_time nil → 2012-10-11 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462949
start_time nil → 2012-10-11 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → The Mobile Experience will define the Internet's Next Layer
url nil → http://mobilelayer.eventbrite.com/
venue_details nil → Citizen Studio 2001 NW 19th Ave Suite 105 Portland, OR
venue_id nil → 202393495
Change #17380
2012-10-10
02:48:05

create Calagator::Event 1250462948 Growth Hacking Workshop: Lean Marketing for Startups Roll back

description nil → Are you struggling trying to figure out how to get customers for your product? Do you want your product to grow virally? Growth Hacking: Lean Marketing for Startups is a workshop at General Assembly designed to help early-stage startups think critically about the problem of user growth. Because figuring out how to get new users at a startup can sometimes feel like being a chicken running around with its head cut off, we've created an interactive and friendly environment for learning the frameworks, tactics and best practices of growth hacking. If you're at a startup trying to launch a product, its essential that you arm yourself with a solid understanding of growth hacking and the strategies you need to succeed. With the right framework, you'll know what the hell to do and where to focus your efforts for the highest return. Come with questions, and be ready to have some fun and build a few things! In this workshop we'll cover growth hacking principles to get you on the right path. We'll spend about half the class setting up some basic growth hacks ourselves. What we'll learn: Mapping out your product's user flow The 5 key user lifecycle stages – i.e. the Growth Hacking Funnel Moving users between user states Building a viral campaign Building and execute an A/B test Identifying your most valuable acquisition channels Optimizing site conversions Increasing user retention & engagement Prerequisites: You should bring a laptop to class. It helps to come in with a specific product or project in mind. Mattan Griffel runs the world's growth hacking agency based out of New York City. He has helped launch over a dozen companies and products. He's a regular teacher at General Assembly and NY Ambassador to the Sandbox Network, a collection of young leaders under 30. Mattan organized the first-ever Social Activity Summit and Assembled Fashion in NYC. He has spoken about growth hacking at various industry events – including at Bloomberg, Internet Week, and Social Media Week – and has been featured in BusinessWeek, Mashable and The Next Web.
end_time nil → 2012-10-17 21:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462948
start_time nil → 2012-10-17 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → Growth Hacking Workshop: Lean Marketing for Startups
url nil → http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4348542608/ga
venue_id nil → 202393494
Change #17378
2012-10-09
18:23:42

create Calagator::Event 1250462947 WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party Roll back

description nil → Join us for the Fifth Annual WhereCampPDX Kickoff Party this Friday at Geoloqi HQ. Beers and banter will be provided. With the growing numbers of geonerds this weekend, we're hoping to acquire more space just downstairs at either Lotus Room or Nedspace. Watch this space for details. WhereCampPDX is a free, volunteer-created unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology. This year’s event will be happening October 12th-14th, with a full day of unconference sessions at Metro Regional Center on the 13th. An unconference is a conference planned by the participants. We convene together, plan sessions, and break-out into the proposed session discussions and activities. This gives everyone an opportunity to bring to the table the things that interest them the most, and talk about emerging topics that are still new and exploratory. We value open participation, providing access to new voices, and lowering barriers to participation. As a result, the event is driven by the interests and talents of the participants.
end_time nil → 2012-10-12 21:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462947
start_time nil → 2012-10-12 18:00:00 -0700
title nil → WhereCampPDX 5 Kickoff Party
url nil → http://wherecamppdx.org
venue_details nil → You must RSVP via the [Eventbrite](http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4059309504) page to gain access. No need to print tickets but you will be asked if you have registered at the door.
venue_id nil → 202393267
Change #17375
2012-10-09
16:07:58

update Calagator::Event 1250460434 Portland Functional Programming Study Group Roll back

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venue_id 202392076 → 202393201
Change #17374
2012-10-09
16:07:58

update Calagator::Event 1250458759 Portland State Aerospace Society Weekly Meeting Roll back

description Interested in space? Rockets? Open Source? Come to one of our weekly meetings and learn all about Portland's premier aerospace club. Want to get involved? Just show up! Our meetings are informal and friendly. PSAS is an open source project and we welcome any help we can get! At our meetings we discuss our current status and break out into small groups to work on projects ranging from writing sensor firmware to designing rocket structures. Just want to know what we are up to? Come to one of our meetings just to chat, and don't forget we have a launch scheduled for June 27th in Eastern Oregon. → Interested in space? Rockets? Open Source? Come to one of our weekly meetings and learn all about Portland's premier aerospace club. Want to get involved? Just show up! Our meetings are informal and friendly. PSAS is an open source project and we welcome any help we can get! At our meetings we discuss our current status and break out into small groups to work on projects ranging from writing sensor firmware to designing rocket structures. Just want to know what we are up to? Come to one of our meetings just to chat, and don't forget we have a launch scheduled for June 27th in Eastern Oregon.
locked nil → false
venue_id 202392076 → 202393201
Change #17372
2012-10-09
16:07:57

update Calagator::Event 1250462946 Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium Roll back

description Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York → Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York
id 1250462945 → 1250462946
locked nil → false
venue_id 202393492 → 202393493
Change #17369
2012-10-09
15:41:24

update Calagator::Event 1250462946 Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium Roll back

id 1250462946 → 1250462945
venue_id 202390760 → 202393492
Change #17367
2012-10-09
15:41:01

create Calagator::Event 1250462946 Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium Roll back

description nil → Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York
end_time nil → 2012-11-16 12:15:00 -0800
id nil → 1250462946
start_time nil → 2012-11-16 11:00:00 -0800
title nil → Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium
url nil → http://www.pdx.edu/computer-science/colloquium-and-other-events-0
venue_id nil → 202390760
Change #17366
2012-10-09
15:40:21

create Calagator::Event 1250462946 Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium Roll back

description nil → Hakim Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Abstract: Cloud computing is often compared to the power utility model as part of a trend towards the commoditization of computing resources. However, today's cloud providers do not simply supply raw computing resources as a commodity, but also act as distributors, dictating cloud services that are not compatible across providers. In this talk, I will discuss a new cloud service distribution layer, called a Supercloud, that is completely decoupled from the cloud provider. A Supercloud give its users the illusion of their own homogenized private cloud (albeit, layered on top of one or more third-party providers). Under the hood, the Supercloud can include different hypervisors, hardware architectures, storage subsystems, and connectivity fabrics. Leveraging a nested paravirtualization layer called the Xen-Blanket, the Supercloud maintains the control necessary to implement hypervisor-level services and management. Using the Xen-Blanket to transform various cloud provider services into a unified offering, we have deployed a Supercloud across Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), IBM, and Cornell University, and performed live VM migration between the different sites. Furthermore, Superclouds create opportunities to exploit resource management techniques that providers do not expose, like resource oversubscription, and ultimately can reduce costs for users. Bio: Hakim Weatherspoon is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. His research interests cover various aspects of fault-tolerance, reliability, security, and performance of large Internet-scale systems such as cloud computing and distributed systems. Professor Weatherspoon received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and B.S. from University of Washington. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and recipient of an NSF CAREER award, DARPA Computer Science Study Panel (CSSP), IBM Faculty Award, the NetApp Faculty Fellowship, Intel Early Career Faculty Honor, and the Future Internet Architecture award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Host: Bryant York
end_time nil → 2012-11-16 12:15:00 -0800
id nil → 1250462946
start_time nil → 2012-11-16 11:00:00 -0800
title nil → Plug into the Supercloud- CS Colloquium
url nil → http://www.pdx.edu/computer-science/colloquium-and-other-events-0
venue_id nil → 202393493
Change #17364
2012-10-09
15:36:00

update Calagator::Event 1250462944 Robust-first computing: Beyond correctness and efficiency Colloquium Roll back

description Dave Ackley, Computer Science Department, University of New Mexico Efficiency and robustness are mortal enemies, inherently opposed on the value of redundancy, which robustness requires but efficiency eliminates. This talk argues that, by emphasizing efficiency alone, computer science is often optimizing the wrong thing, and we could do better, and should, by recognizing and managing the tradeoff explicitly. An illustration of efficiency's costs is presented, along with discussion of possible computing mechanisms when robustness is emphasized even over correctness. Bio: David H. Ackley is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico, with degrees from Tufts and Carnegie Mellon. Over twenty-five years his research contributions have involved neural networks and machine learning, evolutionary algorithms and artificial life, and biological approaches to computer security and computer architecture. → Dave Ackley, Computer Science Department, University of New Mexico Efficiency and robustness are mortal enemies, inherently opposed on the value of redundancy, which robustness requires but efficiency eliminates. This talk argues that, by emphasizing efficiency alone, computer science is often optimizing the wrong thing, and we could do better, and should, by recognizing and managing the tradeoff explicitly. An illustration of efficiency's costs is presented, along with discussion of possible computing mechanisms when robustness is emphasized even over correctness. Bio: David H. Ackley is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico, with degrees from Tufts and Carnegie Mellon. Over twenty-five years his research contributions have involved neural networks and machine learning, evolutionary algorithms and artificial life, and biological approaches to computer security and computer architecture.
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Change #17363
2012-10-09
15:35:35

update Calagator::Event 1250462944 Robust-first computing: Beyond correctness and efficiency Colloquium Roll back

start_time 2012-10-22 10:15:00 -0700 → 2012-10-22 10:30:00 -0700
venue_id 202391953 → 202393491
Change #17360
2012-10-09
15:17:46

update Calagator::Event 1250462944 Robust-first computing: Beyond correctness and efficiency Colloquium Roll back

venue_id 202393490 → 202391953
Change #17359
2012-10-09
13:58:09

create Calagator::Event 1250462944 Robust-first computing: Beyond correctness and efficiency Colloquium Roll back

description nil → Dave Ackley, Computer Science Department, University of New Mexico Efficiency and robustness are mortal enemies, inherently opposed on the value of redundancy, which robustness requires but efficiency eliminates. This talk argues that, by emphasizing efficiency alone, computer science is often optimizing the wrong thing, and we could do better, and should, by recognizing and managing the tradeoff explicitly. An illustration of efficiency's costs is presented, along with discussion of possible computing mechanisms when robustness is emphasized even over correctness. Bio: David H. Ackley is an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico, with degrees from Tufts and Carnegie Mellon. Over twenty-five years his research contributions have involved neural networks and machine learning, evolutionary algorithms and artificial life, and biological approaches to computer security and computer architecture.
end_time nil → 2012-10-22 11:45:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462944
start_time nil → 2012-10-22 10:15:00 -0700
title nil → Robust-first computing: Beyond correctness and efficiency Colloquium
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venue_id nil → 202393490
Change #17357
2012-10-09
10:11:30

create Calagator::Event 1250462943 Guts for Glory Startup Game Jam Roll back

description nil → **Make games and help save lives through organ donation!** Pixel Arts presents the **Guts for Glory Game Jam** in association with Gaming For Social Good's first game summit! In a 20-hour challenge, you will work with fellow game developers to create a game prototype for the purpose of furthering the goals of a Portland nonprofit organization! We will be working with Donate Life Northwest for this game summit. Participating developers will be creating a game prototype dedicated to aiding the mission of this organ donor registry nonprofit, the goals of which are outlined in the immediate link! http://www.donatelifenw.org/content/what-we-do **General schedule:** Friday, October 19th: 6pm-10pm (Team Formation and Brainstorming) Saturday, October 20th: 9am-5pm (Production) Sunday, October 21st: 9am-5pm (Production) Sunday, October 21st: 5pm-7pm (Postmortem) Facilitated by Corvus Elrod, this Game Jam will be focused on creating a deliverable for Donate Life in the long run; the event will be set in a production environment, allowing developers to consider aspects of game development such as budgeting, client input, marketing, and their own quality of life on a day-to-day basis. That being said, production managers, marketers, and advertising agents are welcome to sign up as participants! We have room for 45 participants and will not be counting RSVP's in other locations, though walk-ins are welcome if space permits. Light breakfast and full lunch will be provided; provide restrictive dietary information on your registration. Please also consider bringing $10 for a suggested donation to Pixel Arts!
end_time nil → 2012-10-21 17:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462943
start_time nil → 2012-10-19 09:00:00 -0700
title nil → Guts for Glory Startup Game Jam
url nil → http://g4g2012.eventbrite.com/
venue_id nil → 202393127
Change #17356
2012-10-09
09:58:35

create Calagator::Event 1250462942 Galois Tech Talk: Towards a Formally Verified Component Platform Roll back

description nil → Presented by Matthew Fernandez. In safety- and security-critical environments software failures that are acceptable in other contexts may have expensive or even life-threatening consequences. Formal verification has the potential to provide high assurance for this software, but is regarded as being prohibitively expensive. Although significant advances have been made in this area, verification of larger systems still remains impractical. Component-based development has the potential to lower the cost of system-wide verification, bringing correctness proofs of these large scale systems within reach. This talk will discuss my work that aims to provide a component-based development environment for building systems with high assurance requirements. By providing a formal model of the platform with proven correctness properties that hold at the level of an abstract model right down to the implementation, I hope to reduce the cost of full system verification by allowing reasoning about system components in isolation.
end_time nil → 2012-10-16 11:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462942
start_time nil → 2012-10-16 10:30:00 -0700
title nil → Galois Tech Talk: Towards a Formally Verified Component Platform
url nil → https://corp.galois.com/blog/2012/10/9/tech-talk-towards-a-formally-verified-component-platform.html
venue_id nil → 202390439
Change #17355
2012-10-08
11:39:37

create Calagator::Event 1250462941 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! Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops.
end_time nil → 2012-10-29 22:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462941
start_time nil → 2012-10-29 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001
Change #17354
2012-10-08
11:39:30

create Calagator::Event 1250462940 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! Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops.
end_time nil → 2012-10-22 22:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250462940
start_time nil → 2012-10-22 18:30:00 -0700
title nil → North Portland Coders Night
url nil → http://twitter.com/nopoconi
venue_id nil → 202392001