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Change #5862

2011-02-09

22:53:28

destroy Calagator::Event 1250459500 Portland Functional Programming Study Group Roll back

Change #5861

2011-02-09

21:48:32

create Calagator::Event 1250459779 Android PDX User Group Roll back

end_time	nil	→	2011-02-21 19:30:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459779
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-21 18:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Android PDX User Group
url	nil	→	http://groups.google.com/group/androidpdx/
venue_id	nil	→	202392001

Change #5860

2011-02-09

15:00:26

create Calagator::Event 1250459778 PDX Cocoaheads Roll back

description	nil	→	This meeting will be split into two parts: The "regular" meeting will be a presentation on Xcode 4 by Steve Riggins and Brandon Sneed. Please note that Xcode 4 is still under Apple NDA - this means that in order to attend the meeting you need to have signed up for at least a free membership at http://developer.apple.com. The second part of the meeting will be the kickoff of the Learning iPhone project (http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-cocoaheads-talk/browse_thread/thread/b6f453fca8284f1). Those who aren't interested in the class can head out for beer, and the rest of us will join them when we're done.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-23 22:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459778
source_id	nil	→	996334495
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-23 19:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	PDX Cocoaheads
venue_id	nil	→	202392173

Change #5859

2011-02-09

14:56:22

update Calagator::Event 1250459699 PDX Cocoaheads Roll back

description	This meeting will be split into two parts: The "regular" meeting will be a presentation on audio, specifically the FMOD sound engine, by Simran Gleason. The second part of the meeting with be the kickoff of the Learning iPhone project (http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-cocoaheads-talk/browse_thread/thread/b6f453fca8284f1). Those who aren't interested in the class can head out for beer, and the rest of us will join them when we're done.	→	This meeting will be split into two parts: The "regular" meeting will be a presentation on audio, specifically the FMOD sound engine, by Simran Gleason. The second part of the meeting will be the second month of the Learning iPhone project (http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-cocoaheads-talk/browse_thread/thread/b6f453fca8284f1). Those who aren't interested in the class can head out for beer, and the rest of us will join them when we're done.
end_time	2011-02-23 22:00:00 -0800	→	2011-03-23 21:00:00 -0700
locked	nil	→	false
start_time	2011-02-23 19:00:00 -0800	→	2011-03-23 19:00:00 -0700

Change #5857

2011-02-09

13:13:20

create Calagator::Event 1250459777 Web graphics with Photoshop (user group meeting) Roll back

description	nil	→	Spend Valentine's evening with other lovers of Photoshop and Illustrator. Presentation "PDX Loves Photoshop and the Web!" by Nancy Wirsig McClure of hand2mouse.com. At this month's meeting of the official Adobe User Group, PDDA, learn to use Photoshop to make the best web graphics, animated GIFs and favicons -- and to generate HTML! See Illustrator's latest web-oriented features, too. 6 pm snacks and socializing 6:30 Presentation 7:45 Introductions (brief round-robin), break and networking 8:15 Presentation continues; Q & A No fee to attend. Sign up on the web site to get monthly meeting announcements via email.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-14 21:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459777
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-14 18:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Web graphics with Photoshop (user group meeting)
url	nil	→	http://pdxpsai.groups.adobe.com/
venue_id	nil	→	202391241

Change #5856

2011-02-09

11:21:26

create Calagator::Event 1250459776 pdx.pm Portland Perl Mongers Roll back

description	nil	→	The plan is to have a series of Lighting talks around the topic of "Worst Useful Hack". Though our only scheduled speaker has come down with the sick so it might just end up being social hour... though if you have any ideas you would like to share please feel free to bring them up on the mailing list or on irc. Mailing List info: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?MailingList IRC info: #pdx.pm on irc.perl.org More info on the wiki: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?February2011Meeting
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 20:30:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459776
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 18:53:00 -0800
title	nil	→	pdx.pm Portland Perl Mongers
url	nil	→	http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?February2011Meeting
venue_id	nil	→	202389965

Change #5855

2011-02-09

11:20:59

create Calagator::Event 1250459775 OEN Webinar: How to talk to investors, with Dave Yewman Roll back

description	nil	→	WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? Picture this: standing up on stage: you, next to a projector screen filled with your slides. Sitting in the audience: a room full potential investors and influencers who can either help you or dismiss you. It's showtime. What, exactly, do you say? How, precisely, do you talk to an investor? And can you avoid the oh-so-common mistakes made by dozens of entrepreneurs who've pitched and failed? If you're someone who's ready to ask for money - or even just someone who wants to get better at presenting - you don't even need to leave your desk. Just grab a cup of coffee and click on the URL that will be sent to you via email after you register for OEN's Webinar: How to talk to investors. Think of it as getting some practical presentation tips while wearing your bunny slippers. You'll be able to watch presentation coach Dave Yewman demonstrate how to effectively communicate your message, how to get right to the point, and how to avoid common mistakes. You'll also be able to submit questions online. Sponsor: BrandLive Date: Monday, February 21 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: Online http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=194 OEN Member Registration: $0.00 Non-member Registration: $32.00
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-21 14:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459775
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-21 13:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	OEN Webinar: How to talk to investors, with Dave Yewman
url	nil	→	http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=194
venue_id	nil	→	202390270

Change #5854

2011-02-09

10:14:33

create Calagator::Event 1250459774 Drupal User Group Roll back

end_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 19:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459774
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 18:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Drupal User Group
url	nil	→	http://groups.drupal.org/node/124484
venue_id	nil	→	202391015

Change #5852

2011-02-08

21:39:37

update Calagator::Event 1250459626 IEEE OREGON Virtual Worlds Symposium Roll back

description	Co-sponsored by: National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, NCRAR Goto: http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/oregon-ims-css/ for detailed symposium info. In the context of this symposium, a virtual world will be defined as a computer-based simulated 3D virtual environment in which users, taking the form of avatars visible to others graphically, inhabit, create and use objects, and interact with each other. Although, the usage of virtual worlds for entertainment purposes might be generally understood, the increased usage of virtual worlds for education, business, professional and commercial applications is not yet well understood. The purpose of this symposium is introduce 1) present tutorials and examples of usage of a selected virtual social environment, Second LifeÂ®, which is being used by the IEEEÂ® professional organization to educate, communicate, and promote membership collaboration, present examples of Second Life being used in a wider range of engineering fields such as architecture, mechanical design, corporate group meetings, 2) present a keynote address by an IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Distinguished Lecturer on research topics in the area of virtual social environments and multi-player gaming, and, 3) host a âgeekfestâ event with presentations demonstrating wide-ranging universe of virtual worlds, applications, tools, and situations. It is anticipated the symposium will be jamb-packed with entertaining multimedia presentations, fun for attendees and fun for presenters. The symposium will be considered a success if those attending leave with greater knowledge, deeper understanding, and lots of thoughts on how virtual world technology is, could, or might be applied in our world. Finally, it is hoped the symposium will help foster continued cross-generation, cross-discipline fellowship and learning on this topic. Speaker(s): Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi, Agenda: Goto: http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/oregon-ims-css/ for detailed symposium info. <b>Part 0 (4pm to 4:45pm) Introduction to the selected virtual world, Second Life.</b> Not recorded. Basic introduction to Second Life. For those who have little idea what it is, how it could be used, or how to use it. Includes PBS Digital Nation, parts 6&7, Second Life introductory multimedia. <b>Part 1 (5pm to 6:15pm) Student presentations: IEEE Second Life and Engineering applications.</b> Recorded.<br/> [six] 10 minute presentations total. Two general types of student presentations: â¢ Tutorials on Second Life- How Second Life is being used by the IEEE professional organization and how to use it. Topics might include but not limited to: what are IEEE Second Life islands, how to enter and use them, extend them, etc. How is IEEE currently using their real estate in Second Life. What is the Second Life grid and mainland. What are other tools available in Second Life. Development and acquisition of objects and real estate in Second Life to create image, personality, establish presence, and conduct oneâs âselfâ. â¢ Demonstrations of engineering in Second Life- Demonstrations of other significant engineering usages of Second Life model. Examples might include designing products or buildings using simulation. <b>Break (6:15pm to 7:00pm)</b> Dinner break. Complementary, self-serve food buffet in symposium area. Partakers encouraged to drop a few cans in foodbank barrels. <b>Part 2 (7:00pm to 8:30pm) Keynote: Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi.</b> Recorded. Sponsored by IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Distinguished Lecturer Program: Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi, speaking on research topics relating to virtual social environments and multiplayer gaming. Going out beyond Second Life virtual world to a more generalized, universal view of virtual social environments, including technologies and problems getting us there. <b>Break (8:30pm to 8:45pm).</b> Setup for Geekfest. <b>Part 3 (8:45pm to 10:30pm). Oregon Virtual Universe Geekfest MMXI.</b> Recorded. [Eight] 10 minute presentations total. Open up scope to wider universe of virtual worlds and application areas excluding areas of adult/sexual or violent themes or portraying cultural/political insensitivity. Demonstrations and examples on not only Second Life but other virtual worlds being applied in areas which might include engineering, professional, commercial, entertainment, industry, education, communication, social networking, and beyond. Intended to potentially broaden the discussion to a wider range of ideas the virtual world technology is or could be effectively applied to. <b>Shutdown (10:45pm)</b> Pick the place up and pack it all up. <b>Clear out (11pm).</b> Cafeteria open on 3rd Floor, open 24 hours! Location: Room: Auditorium Bldg: Oregon Health & Science University, OHSU (wikimapia.org/15251732/OHSU-Auditorium) Marquam Hill Campus 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland 97239-3098	→	Co-sponsored by: National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, NCRAR Goto: http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/oregon-ims-css/ for detailed symposium info. In the context of this symposium, a virtual world will be defined as a computer-based simulated 3D virtual environment in which users, taking the form of avatars visible to others graphically, inhabit, create and use objects, and interact with each other. Although, the usage of virtual worlds for entertainment purposes might be generally understood, the increased usage of virtual worlds for education, business, professional and commercial applications is not yet well understood. The purpose of this symposium is introduce 1) present tutorials and examples of usage of a selected virtual social environment, Second LifeÂ®, which is being used by the IEEEÂ® professional organization to educate, communicate, and promote membership collaboration, present examples of Second Life being used in a wider range of engineering fields such as architecture, mechanical design, corporate group meetings, 2) present a keynote address by an IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Distinguished Lecturer on research topics in the area of virtual social environments and multi-player gaming, and, 3) host a âgeekfestâ event with presentations demonstrating wide-ranging universe of virtual worlds, applications, tools, and situations. It is anticipated the symposium will be jamb-packed with entertaining multimedia presentations, fun for attendees and fun for presenters. The symposium will be considered a success if those attending leave with greater knowledge, deeper understanding, and lots of thoughts on how virtual world technology is, could, or might be applied in our world. Finally, it is hoped the symposium will help foster continued cross-generation, cross-discipline fellowship and learning on this topic. Speaker(s): Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi, Agenda: Goto: http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/oregon-ims-css/ for detailed symposium info. <b>Part 0 (4pm to 4:45pm) Introduction to the selected virtual world, Second Life.</b> Not recorded. Basic introduction to Second Life. For those who have little idea what it is, how it could be used, or how to use it. Includes PBS Digital Nation, parts 6&7, Second Life introductory multimedia. <b>Part 1 (5pm to 6:15pm) Student presentations: IEEE Second Life and Engineering applications.</b> Recorded.<br/> [six] 10 minute presentations total. Two general types of student presentations: â¢ Tutorials on Second Life- How Second Life is being used by the IEEE professional organization and how to use it. Topics might include but not limited to: what are IEEE Second Life islands, how to enter and use them, extend them, etc. How is IEEE currently using their real estate in Second Life. What is the Second Life grid and mainland. What are other tools available in Second Life. Development and acquisition of objects and real estate in Second Life to create image, personality, establish presence, and conduct oneâs âselfâ. â¢ Demonstrations of engineering in Second Life- Demonstrations of other significant engineering usages of Second Life model. Examples might include designing products or buildings using simulation. <b>Break (6:15pm to 7:00pm)</b> Dinner break. Complementary, self-serve food buffet in symposium area. Partakers encouraged to drop a few cans in foodbank barrels. <b>Part 2 (7:00pm to 8:30pm) Keynote: Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi.</b> Recorded. Sponsored by IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society Distinguished Lecturer Program: Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Shervin Shirmohammadi, speaking on research topics relating to virtual social environments and multiplayer gaming. Going out beyond Second Life virtual world to a more generalized, universal view of virtual social environments, including technologies and problems getting us there. <b>Break (8:30pm to 8:45pm).</b> Setup for Geekfest. <b>Part 3 (8:45pm to 10:30pm). Oregon Virtual Universe Geekfest MMXI.</b> Recorded. [Eight] 10 minute presentations total. Open up scope to wider universe of virtual worlds and application areas excluding areas of adult/sexual or violent themes or portraying cultural/political insensitivity. Demonstrations and examples on not only Second Life but other virtual worlds being applied in areas which might include engineering, professional, commercial, entertainment, industry, education, communication, social networking, and beyond. Intended to potentially broaden the discussion to a wider range of ideas the virtual world technology is or could be effectively applied to. <b>Shutdown (10:45pm)</b> Pick the place up and pack it all up. <b>Clear out (11pm). Location: Room: School of Nursing Auditorium, Room 144 Bldg: Oregon Health & Science University, 3455 SW US Veterans Hosp Road, Portland OR 97239
url		→	http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/oregon-ims-css/
venue_id	202390751	→	202392369

Change #5850

2011-02-08

18:10:51

create Calagator::Event 1250459773 PDXTech4Good February Meetup Roll back

description	nil	→	Be a Beacon of Goodness: How Nonprofits Can Leverage Location-based Services This month we dive into the growing location-based marketing trend with geo-location tools of Foursquare, Gowalla, Whrrl, Facebook Places, and SCVNGR, and discover how they can be used to spread awareness, fundraise, build community, and engage action. Explore how Whrrl’s Societies are used to build communities and bring like-minded people together. Use Foursquare’s “Tips” to increase consciousness and fundraise for your cause or organization. Employ supporters into action by creating SCVNGR challenges. Play a game of tag with Facebook Places to spread your message amongst the 600 million plus Facebook users. Come on in and join the conversation! We'd love to have you.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-22 19:30:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459773
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-22 17:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	PDXTech4Good February Meetup
url	nil	→	http://www.meetup.com/netsquared-13/events/16496669/
venue_id	nil	→	202391730

Change #5849

2011-02-08

15:26:07

create Calagator::Event 1250459772 Galois Tech Talk: Faster Persistent Data Structures Through Hashing Roll back

description	nil	→	Presented by Johan Tibell. The most commonly used map (dictionary) data type in Haskell is implemented using a size balanced tree. While size balanced trees provide good asymptotic performance, their real world performance is not stellar, especially when used with keys which are expensive to compare, such as strings. In this talk we will look at two different map implementations that use hashing to achieve better real world performance. The implementations have different performance characteristics: one provides very fast look-ups while the other trades better insert performance for somewhat slower look-ups. I will describe the design of these data structures and show some early benchmark results.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-15 11:30:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459772
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-15 10:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Galois Tech Talk: Faster Persistent Data Structures Through Hashing
url	nil	→	http://corp.galois.com/blog/2011/2/8/tech-talk-faster-persistent-data-structures-through-hashing.html
venue_id	nil	→	202390439

Change #5848

2011-02-08

14:35:38

destroy Calagator::Event 1250459703 PDXPHP - Monthy Meeting Roll back

Change #5847

2011-02-08

14:34:47

create Calagator::Event 1250459771 PDXPHP: Monthly Meeting Roll back

description	nil	→	Join fellow PHP developers for presentations and discussions. Topic to be determined
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-15 20:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459771
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-15 18:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	PDXPHP: Monthly Meeting
url	nil	→	http://pdxphp.org/
venue_id	nil	→	202392169

Change #5846

2011-02-08

12:17:25

create Calagator::Event 1250459770 Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting Roll back

description	nil	→	We are preparing to redeploy the first of our SkyPilots in a real network. The initial install is scheduled for this Saturday, February 12 adjacent to Arbor Lodge Park. This weekly will mostly center on preparation and planning for the install. We need warm bodies to help on Saturday, and coming early to help plan would help too. See you there!
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 20:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459770
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 18:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
url	nil	→	http://wiki.personaltelco.net/WeeklyMeeting20110209
venue_id	nil	→	202390038

Change #5845

2011-02-08

09:50:16

create Calagator::Event 1250459769 CFO Forum: Investor Rights with Greg Hinckley Roll back

description	nil	→	Please join your peers for a breakfast and forum discussion on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at The Heathman Hotel where we will discuss Investor Rights with our special guest, Greg Hinckley, President, Mentor Graphics. While company assets belong to the company, shareholders own the company. Learning to deal with your shareholders effectively is of prime importance all companies (private or public). Greg will talk candidly about his experiences with shareholders, how to manage their expectations, and how to balance shareholderâs short-term interests with long-term value creation. Please join us for this interesting and timely discussion. Event Details: When: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Time: 7:30 â 9:00 AM Where: The Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205 Cost: $55 members, $80 nonmembers To Register: TechAmerica Oregon, (503) 624-4871 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (503) 624-4871Â Â Â Â Â Â end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlightingÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (503) 624-4871Â Â Â Â Â Â end_of_the_skype_highlighting Thank you CresaPartners and KPMG LLP for sponsoring this event!
end_time	nil	→	2011-03-08 09:30:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459769
start_time	nil	→	2011-03-08 07:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	CFO Forum: Investor Rights with Greg Hinckley
url	nil	→	http://www.techamerica.org/cfoforum_march
venue_id	nil	→	202391777

Change #5843

2011-02-07

21:46:27

update Calagator::Event 1250459686 Portland Commodore Users Group Roll back

locked	nil	→	false
venue_id	202392298	→	202392368

Change #5841

2011-02-07

19:52:37

create Calagator::Event 1250459768 AgilePDX monthly meeting Roll back

description	nil	→	To Be Decided This event is free and is at our new location, Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion.
end_time	nil	→	2011-05-18 21:00:00 -0700
id	nil	→	1250459768
start_time	nil	→	2011-05-18 18:30:00 -0700
title	nil	→	AgilePDX monthly meeting
url	nil	→	http://agilepdx.org
venue_id	nil	→	202392291

Change #5840

2011-02-07

18:55:35

update Calagator::Event 1250459763 Civic Webs Meetup Roll back

description	Come and work with developers, designers, citizens, librarians, statisticians and urban planners to brainstorm and create applications that improve the city you live in. You don't need to process massive data sets, or have knowledge of the latest fancy database. We encourage "small data" projects and creativity in solving problems. Examples of things to do: Projects such as: http://grandmagrandma.com/page/projects Opening data: http://www.opendataday.org Scraping public data: http://scraperwiki.com/search/boston Max Ogden will be co-hacking from Boston, where he's currently placed for his Code for America fellowship.	→	Come and work with developers, designers, citizens, librarians, statisticians and urban planners to brainstorm and create applications that improve the city you live in. You don't need to process massive data sets, or have knowledge of the latest fancy database. We encourage "small data" projects and creativity in solving problems. Examples of things to do: Projects such as: http://grandmagrandma.com/page/projects Opening data: http://www.opendataday.org Scraping public data: http://scraperwiki.com/search/boston Max Ogden will be co-hacking from Boston, where he's currently placed for his Code for America fellowship.
locked	nil	→	false
title	Civic Webs Meetup	→	Civic Webs DataCamp Meetup

Change #5839

2011-02-07

16:29:35

update Calagator::Event 1250459766 Portland Werewolf - February Gathering Roll back

description	Come out and play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com). Event starts at 6p. Game starts at 7p. If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with "attending". That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play. Ticket Info: Donations appreciated, for the room rental.	→	Come out and play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com). Event starts at 6p. Game starts at 7p. If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with "attending". That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play. Ticket Info: Donations appreciated, for the room rental.
locked	nil	→	false
title	Portland Werewolf - February Gathering	→	Portland Werewolf - February Gathering [NEW VENUE]
url		→	http://portlandwerewolf.com/
venue_id	202390282	→	202392173

Change #5838

2011-02-07

15:23:20

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 TBD Roll back

locked	nil	→	false
title	TBD	→	UpdatePDX monthly meeting

Change #5837

2011-02-07

15:23:00

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 UpdatePDX monthly meeting Roll back

title	UpdatePDX monthly meeting	→	TBD
version	nil	→	1

Change #5836

2011-02-07

14:26:50

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 TBD Roll back

title

TBD

→

UpdatePDX monthly meeting

Change #5835

2011-02-07

13:54:45

update Calagator::Event 1250459727 UpdatePDX: Dan Colish on Redis and Michel Pellitier on Xapian at Idealist.org Roll back

description	The second monthly Update Portland meetup. Come here Dan Colish's plans for using Redis and how Michel Pellitier is using Xapian at <a href="http://idealist.org">Idealist.org</a> for full-text search. Please RSVP on the meetup site and <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/update-pdx">sign up for the mailing list</a>.	→	<a href="http://idealist.org">Idealist.org</a> recently rolled out a new support which included a completely re-architectured backend. 3 developers from Idealist.org will be presenting on different components of infrastructure: <strong>Long Talks:</strong> (~30min) * Michel Pellitier on Using Xapain for Full-Text Search * Jason Kirtland on Using RabbitMQ for Pub/Sub <strong>Short Talk:</strong> (~15 min) * Dan Colish on Redis - "If you're not using Redis, you suck" Please RSVP on the meetup site and <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/update-pdx">sign up for the mailing list</a>.
locked	nil	→	false
title	UpdatePDX: Dan Colish on Redis and Michel Pellitier on Xapian at Idealist.org	→	UpdatePDX: Idealist.org Infrastructure - Redis, Xapian, and RabbitMQ

Change #5834

2011-02-07

13:47:39

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 UpdatePDX: Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist Roll back

title

UpdatePDX: Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist

→

TBD

Change #5833

2011-02-07

10:45:34

update Calagator::Event 1250459721 Galois Tech talk: The Strategy Challenge in Computer Algebra Roll back

description	Presented by Grant Passmore. In automated deduction, strategy is a vital ingredient in effective proof search. Strategy comes in many forms, but the key is this: user-specifiable adaptations of general reasoning mechanisms reduce the search space by tailoring its exploration to a particular class of problems. In fully automatic theorem provers, this may happen through formula weights, term orders and quantifier triggers. In interactive proof assistants, one may build strategies by programming tactics and carefully crafting systems of rewrite rules. Given that automated deduction often takes place over undecidable theories, the recognition of a need for strategy is natural and happened early in the field. In computer algebra, the situation is rather different. In computer algebra, the theories one works over are often decidable but inherently infeasible. For instance, the theory of real closed fields (i.e., nonlinear real arithmetic) is decidable, but any full quantifier elimination algorithm for it is guaranteed to have worst-case doubly exponential time complexity. The situation is similar with algebraically closed fields (e.g., through Groebner bases), and many others. Usually, decision procedures arising from computer algebra admit little means for a user to control them. But, when it comes to practical applications, is an infeasible theory really so different from an undecidable one? The Strategy Challenge in Computer Algebra is this: To build theoretical and practical tools allowing users to exert strategic control over the execution of core computer algebra algorithms. In this way, such algorithms may be tailored to specific problem domains. For formal verification efforts, the focus of this challenge upon decision procedures is especially relevant. In this talk, we will motivate this challenge and present two examples from our dissertation: (i) the theory of Abstract Groebner Bases and its use in developing new Groebner basis algorithms tailored to the needs of SMT solvers (joint with Leo de Moura), and (ii) the theory of Abstract Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition and a family of real quantifier elimination algorithms tailored to the structure of nonlinear real arithmetic problems arising in specific formal verification tool-chains. The former forms the foundation of nonlinear arithmetic in the SMT solver Z3, and the latter forms the basis of our tool RAHD (Real Algebra in High Dimensions).	→	Presented by Grant Passmore. In automated deduction, strategy is a vital ingredient in effective proof search. Strategy comes in many forms, but the key is this: user-specifiable adaptations of general reasoning mechanisms reduce the search space by tailoring its exploration to a particular class of problems. In fully automatic theorem provers, this may happen through formula weights, term orders and quantifier triggers. In interactive proof assistants, one may build strategies by programming tactics and carefully crafting systems of rewrite rules. Given that automated deduction often takes place over undecidable theories, the recognition of a need for strategy is natural and happened early in the field. In computer algebra, the situation is rather different. In computer algebra, the theories one works over are often decidable but inherently infeasible. For instance, the theory of real closed fields (i.e., nonlinear real arithmetic) is decidable, but any full quantifier elimination algorithm for it is guaranteed to have worst-case doubly exponential time complexity. The situation is similar with algebraically closed fields (e.g., through Groebner bases), and many others. Usually, decision procedures arising from computer algebra admit little means for a user to control them. But, when it comes to practical applications, is an infeasible theory really so different from an undecidable one? The Strategy Challenge in Computer Algebra is this: To build theoretical and practical tools allowing users to exert strategic control over the execution of core computer algebra algorithms. In this way, such algorithms may be tailored to specific problem domains. For formal verification efforts, the focus of this challenge upon decision procedures is especially relevant. In this talk, we will motivate this challenge and present two examples from our dissertation: (i) the theory of Abstract Groebner Bases and its use in developing new Groebner basis algorithms tailored to the needs of SMT solvers (joint with Leo de Moura), and (ii) the theory of Abstract Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition and a family of real quantifier elimination algorithms tailored to the structure of nonlinear real arithmetic problems arising in specific formal verification tool-chains. The former forms the foundation of nonlinear arithmetic in the SMT solver Z3, and the latter forms the basis of our tool RAHD (Real Algebra in High Dimensions).
end_time	2011-02-07 14:30:00 -0800	→	2011-02-07 17:30:00 -0800
locked	nil	→	false
start_time	2011-02-07 13:30:00 -0800	→	2011-02-07 16:30:00 -0800

Change #5832

2011-02-07

00:33:10

create Calagator::Event 1250459767 Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting Roll back

description	nil	→	<i>GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland Oregon area. Join other developers for presentations and discussions about Ruby and its uses. VENUE: This meetingâs space is kindly provided by Robert Half Technology at their 2nd Floor Conference Room. Enter the KOIN Tower from SW Columbia between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, take the back elevators to the 2nd floor, and then follow the pdxruby signs.</i>
end_time	nil	→	2011-05-03 21:00:00 -0700
id	nil	→	1250459767
start_time	nil	→	2011-05-03 19:00:00 -0700
title	nil	→	Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting
url	nil	→	http://pdxruby.org/
venue_id	nil	→	202391576

Change #5831

2011-02-06

13:49:12

update Calagator::Event 1250459713 To Be Decided - Agile PDX Roll back

title	To Be Decided - Agile PDX	→	AgilePDX monthly meeting
url	http://xpdx.org	→	http://agilepdx.org

Change #5830

2011-02-06

13:48:57

update Calagator::Event 1250459712 To Be Decided - Agile PDX Roll back

title

To Be Decided - Agile PDX

→

AgilePDX monthly meeting

Change #5829

2011-02-06

10:30:44

create Calagator::Event 1250459766 Portland Werewolf - February Gathering Roll back

description	nil	→	Come out and play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com). Event starts at 6p. Game starts at 7p. If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with "attending". That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play. Ticket Info: Donations appreciated, for the room rental.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 21:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459766
source_id	nil	→	996334494
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 18:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Portland Werewolf - February Gathering
venue_id	nil	→	202390282

Change #5828

2011-02-06

10:29:16

update Calagator::Event 1250459711 Agile Experience Lightning Talks & Chartering Session - Agile PDX Roll back

url

http://xpdx.org

→

http://agilepdx.org

Change #5827

2011-02-06

09:24:06

update Calagator::Event 1250459713 TDB - Agile PDX Roll back

description	TDB This event is free and is at our new location, Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion.	→	To Be Decided This event is free and is at our new location, Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion.
title	TDB - Agile PDX	→	To Be Decided - Agile PDX

Change #5826

2011-02-06

09:23:55

update Calagator::Event 1250459712 TDB - Agile PDX Roll back

description	TDB This event is free and is at our new location, Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion.	→	To Be Decided This event is free and is at our new location, Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion.
title	TDB - Agile PDX	→	To Be Decided - Agile PDX

Change #5825

2011-02-06

09:23:20

destroy Calagator::Event 1250459714 TDB - Agile PDX Roll back

Change #5800

2011-02-05

20:24:09

create Calagator::Event 1250459765 JoomlaPDX User Group Roll back

description	nil	→	<b>This month's topic: What's New in Joomla 1.6</b> ---------- <b>Speaker:</b> Kendall Cabe, co-founder of <a href="http://www.timestwotechnology.com">Times Two Technology</a> and member of the <a href="http://joomlachicago.com">Chicago Joomla User Group</a> ---------- The February 9th meeting of the Joomla Portland Users Group looks to be a great start. Come help kick off the user group and find out what this group is all about. While you are here, learn a bit about Joomla 1.6, the newest version of Joomla! content management system. We'll discuss what's new in 1.6 and what's coming up in future releases. ---------- <b>Schedule:</b> February 9th Meeting Agenda 6:30 pm - Networking and Refreshments 7:00 pm - What is Joomla PDX? Led by Joomla PDX organizers 7:15 pm - Joomla 1.6: What's New and What's coming Led by Kendall Cabe 7:45 pm - After Meeting Networking This group is open to users of all experience levels. Registration is required. For more information <a href="http://joomlapdx.com">visit JoomlaPDX.com</a>
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 20:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459765
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-09 18:30:00 -0800
title	nil	→	JoomlaPDX User Group
url	nil	→	http://joomlapdx.com
venue_id	nil	→	202392367

Change #5798

2011-02-04

21:50:12

update Calagator::Event 1250459711 TDB - Agile PDX Roll back

title

TDB - Agile PDX

→

Agile Experience Lightning Talks & Chartering Session - Agile PDX

Change #5797

2011-02-04

21:45:38

create Calagator::Event 1250459764 Portland Startup Weekend Roll back

description	nil	→	Startup Weekend is coming back to Portland for the 4th time, and we are headed to the suburbs! Prior Portland Startup Weekends have launched companies such as Mugasha, CPUsage and Taggr. The event is a 54 hour sprint where software developers, business people, designers, and other experts go from ideas to full fledged businesses by Sunday night. To learn more, visit www.startupweekend.org.
end_time	nil	→	2011-04-03 21:00:00 -0700
id	nil	→	1250459764
start_time	nil	→	2011-04-01 17:00:00 -0700
title	nil	→	Portland Startup Weekend
url	nil	→	http://portland.startupweekend.org
venue_id	nil	→	202392234

Change #5796

2011-02-04

14:38:04

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 UpdatePDX: Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist Roll back

description

ABOUT THE GROUP: With new databases springing up faster than new food carts this meetup aims to cut through the hype and disseminate knowledge from people who have been using, scaling, and getting-paged-by databases and other systems in production environments. Meetups will be a presentation on someone's experience with a database or related technology in production preceded by 1 or 2 people giving 5 minute lightning talks on technologies they've just begun using and are excited about. Hopefully a few months after giving a lightning talk the speaker will return to present on their experience as the main presentation. If nothing else, come by to have a beer and share war stories with others trying to fight through the hype and keep their systems humming.

→

Change #5795

2011-02-04

14:37:31

update Calagator::Event 1250459727 Dan Colish on Redis and Michel Pellitier on Xapian at Idealist.or<img class="brImage" src="http://img1.meetupstatic.com/img/clear.gif" alt="" width="0" />g Roll back

title

Dan Colish on Redis and Michel Pellitier on Xapian at Idealist.or<img class="brImage" src="http://img1.meetupstatic.com/img/clear.gif" alt="" width="0" />g

→

UpdatePDX: Dan Colish on Redis and Michel Pellitier on Xapian at Idealist.org

Change #5794

2011-02-04

14:36:01

update Calagator::Event 1250459728 Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist Roll back

description	nil	→	ABOUT THE GROUP: With new databases springing up faster than new food carts this meetup aims to cut through the hype and disseminate knowledge from people who have been using, scaling, and getting-paged-by databases and other systems in production environments. Meetups will be a presentation on someone's experience with a database or related technology in production preceded by 1 or 2 people giving 5 minute lightning talks on technologies they've just begun using and are excited about. Hopefully a few months after giving a lightning talk the speaker will return to present on their experience as the main presentation. If nothing else, come by to have a beer and share war stories with others trying to fight through the hype and keep their systems humming.
end_time	nil	→	2011-03-24 20:30:00 -0700
title	Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist	→	UpdatePDX: Jason Kirtland on AMQP at Idealist
venue_id	nil	→	202392011

Change #5793

2011-02-04

11:33:13

update Calagator::Event 1250458992 Open Source Bridge 2011 (tentative) Roll back

title	Open Source Bridge 2011 (tentative)	→	Open Source Bridge 2011
venue_id	202390081	→	202392203

Change #5792

2011-02-04

06:37:20

create Calagator::Event 1250459763 Civic Webs Meetup Roll back

description	nil	→	Come and work with developers, designers, citizens, librarians, statisticians and urban planners to brainstorm and create applications that improve the city you live in. You don't need to process massive data sets, or have knowledge of the latest fancy database. We encourage "small data" projects and creativity in solving problems. Examples of things to do: Projects such as: http://grandmagrandma.com/page/projects Opening data: http://www.opendataday.org Scraping public data: http://scraperwiki.com/search/boston Max Ogden will be co-hacking from Boston, where he's currently placed for his Code for America fellowship.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-12 17:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459763
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-12 09:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	Civic Webs Meetup
venue_id	nil	→	202392061

Change #5791

2011-02-03

19:02:07

create Calagator::Event 1250459762 PDXPUG: Managing Terabytes Roll back

description	nil	→	Selena Deckelmann will be talking about managing terabyte instances of PostgreSQL. This will be a preview of her MySQL Users Conference talk: http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2011/public/schedule/detail/17195 Size can creep up on you. Some day you may wake up to a multi-terabyte Postgres system handling over 3000 tps staring you down. Learn the best ways to manage these systems as they grow, and find out what new features in 9.0 have made life easier for administrators and application developers working with big data. This talk will lead you through solutions to problems Postgres faces when it gets big: backups, transaction wraparound, bloat, huge catalogs and upgrades. You need to monitor the right things, find the gems in DBA-friendly database functions and catalog tables, and know the right places to look to spot problems early. We’ll also go over monitoring best practices and open source tools to get the job done. Working with multiple versions of Postgres back to version 8.2 will be included, and as well as tips on making the most out of new features in 9.0. War stories will be taken from real-world work with Emma, an email marketing company with a few large databases.
end_time	nil	→	2011-02-17 21:00:00 -0800
id	nil	→	1250459762
start_time	nil	→	2011-02-17 19:00:00 -0800
title	nil	→	PDXPUG: Managing Terabytes
url	nil	→	http://www.postgresql.org
venue_id	nil	→	202389965