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2010-03-08
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PDX TechCoffee
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EPISODE #3!
Get up early and work on your side projects with some like-minded geeks!
TechCoffee is part running club, part knitting bee, and part hackathon. It's hard to work on all of your amazing ideas after a long workday, so instead we get up early. And we get together, so we have the reinforcement of other people up early, too. A couple hours a week can make a big difference.
So bring your laptops and your work ethic to the inaugural PDX TechCoffee. One commit a week is all we ask. |
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EPISODE #3!
Get up early and work on your side projects with some like-minded geeks!
TechCoffee is part running club, part knitting bee, and part hackathon. It's hard to work on all of your amazing ideas after a long workday, so instead we get up early. And we get together, so we have the reinforcement of other people up early, too. A couple hours a week can make a big difference.
So bring your laptops and your work ethic to the 3rd weekly PDX TechCoffee. One commit a week is all we ask. |
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2010-03-08
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PDX TechCoffee
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EPISODE #3!
Get up early and work on your side projects with some like-minded geeks!
TechCoffee is part running club, part knitting bee, and part hackathon. It's hard to work on all of your amazing ideas after a long workday, so instead we get up early. And we get together, so we have the reinforcement of other people up early, too. A couple hours a week can make a big difference.
So bring your laptops and your work ethic to the inaugural PDX TechCoffee. One commit a week is all we ask. |
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Change #2168
2010-03-08
07:40:12
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Mobile Monday PDX meeting
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MoMoPDX
Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since itâs right in between Mobile World Congress and CTIA, we invite anyone interested to share a little bit about their experience at Mobile World Congress and what should be checked out at CTIA in Las Vegas at the end of the month. If youâd like to share please let us know and weâll be sure to have a venue set up. Here are the details for next weekâs event:
WHAT: MoMoPDX Meeting #3
WHERE: Backspace â 115 NW 5th in Portland
WHEN: March 8, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm |
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Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since it’s right in between Mobile World Congress and CTIA, we invite anyone interested to share a little bit about their experience at Mobile World Congress and what should be checked out at CTIA in Las Vegas at the end of the month. If you’d like to share please let us know and we’ll be sure to have a venue set up. Here are the details for next week’s event:
WHAT: MoMoPDX Meeting #3
WHERE: Backspace – 115 NW 5th in Portland
WHEN: March 8, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm |
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Change #2167
2010-03-08
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Dr. Scott Burns - NW Major Earthquake Potential with discussion of both Haiti and Chile
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Portland is earthquake country. Three different types of earthquakes are possible in Oregon with two creating big threats for Portland. One is movement on local faults in the Portland area like the Portland Hills Fault. The other is the “Big One’ that could generate a magnitude of 9 along the coast and could last three minutes. Portland would be greatly affected by both.
Dr. Burns will talk about the sources of these quakes and their past history and future chances and specifically will talk about both Haiti and Chile and their relevance to Oregon. Chile is a perfect example of what could happen in Oregon with the Big One. |
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Change #2166
2010-03-07
21:51:25
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Mobile Monday PDX meeting
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2010-03-07
21:49:25
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MoMo PDX
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Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since itâs right in between Mobile World Congress and CTIA, we invite anyone interested to share a little bit about their experience at Mobile World Congress and what should be checked out at CTIA in Las Vegas at the end of the month. If youâd like to share please let us know and weâll be sure to have a venue set up. Here are the details for next weekâs event:
WHAT: MoMoPDX Meeting #3
WHERE: Backspace â 115 NW 5th in Portland
WHEN: March 8, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm |
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Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since itâs right in between Mobile World Congress and CTIA, we invite anyone interested to share a little bit about their experience at Mobile World Congress and what should be checked out at CTIA in Las Vegas at the end of the month. If youâd like to share please let us know and weâll be sure to have a venue set up. Here are the details for next weekâs event:
WHAT: MoMoPDX Meeting #3
WHERE: Backspace â 115 NW 5th in Portland
WHEN: March 8, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm |
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2010-03-07
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MoMo PDX
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Our next Mobile Monday event is just around the corner, next Monday, March 8th. The meet-up will be held at Backspace and since itâs right in between Mobile World Congress and CTIA, we invite anyone interested to share a little bit about their experience at Mobile World Congress and what should be checked out at CTIA in Las Vegas at the end of the month. If youâd like to share please let us know and weâll be sure to have a venue set up. Here are the details for next weekâs event:
WHAT: MoMoPDX Meeting #3
WHERE: Backspace â 115 NW 5th in Portland
WHEN: March 8, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm |
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Change #2162
2010-03-07
15:43:41
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Founders Coffee
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Founder’s Coffee is a low-key, weekly get together for Portland entrepreneurs to connect with each other. No speakers, no pitches, just business founders gathering together to visit for an hour. |
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Change #2161
2010-03-07
15:42:00
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Portland Ten Skill Development Workshop: Sales With The Olsen Group
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ADDITIONAL EVENT INFO
Schedule & Topics
Workshops are held January 28- April 16,2010, on Tuesdays 2-4 pm and Thursdays 6-8 pm at NedSpace Old Town– for a full schedule of workshops & topics: http://www.portlandten.com/skills
Pricing
Passes can be purchased at the door-- cash or check at the door only, please. If you need to pay by credit card, please let a staff member know.
* 1 Workshop Pass: $20
* 1 Track Pass (3 sessions in one topic): $45
* Unlimited Pass (up to 24 sessions): $150
Specials
Upgrade: if you purchase a pass and would like to upgrade to another package, we’ll pro-rate it and you’ll pay only the difference between the passes.
Portland Ten: current participants & alumni attend free.
Six Week Sprint: current participants & alumni may purchase an unlimited pass for $20. |
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2010-03-07
15:38:01
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Portland Ten Skill Development Workshop: Debt Financing With Silicon Valley Bank
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ADDITIONAL EVENT INFO
Schedule & Topics
Workshops are held January 28- April 16,2010, on Tuesdays 2-4 pm and Thursdays 6-8 pm at NedSpace Old Town– for a full schedule of workshops & topics: http://www.portlandten.com/skills
Pricing
Passes can be purchased at the door-- cash or check at the door only, please. If you need to pay by credit card, please let a staff member know.
* 1 Workshop Pass: $20
* 1 Track Pass (3 sessions in one topic): $45
* Unlimited Pass (up to 24 sessions): $150
Specials
Upgrade: if you purchase a pass and would like to upgrade to another package, we’ll pro-rate it and you’ll pay only the difference between the passes.
Portland Ten: current participants & alumni attend free.
Six Week Sprint: current participants & alumni may purchase an unlimited pass for $20. |
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Change #2159
2010-03-07
02:42:34
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Portland Puppet Users Group
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This time around Cody Herriges, the Lead Unix Administrator from Portland State University's Computer Action Team which provides computer infrastructure for the Maseeh College of Computer Engineering and Computer Science will be presenting their puppet implementation. An ever growing and re-factored monstrosity of genius. If you have ever thought about implementing Puppet but wanted to see real use cases before biting the bullet you will get it here. |
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Change #2158
2010-03-06
19:42:43
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SAOpdx: Parallel Java Programming for Multi-Core Processors
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Presented by the Developers Forum
With over 6.5 million software developers worldwide, Java is used in every major industry segment, running on everything from cell phones to scientific supercomputers. Traditionally, it has been difficult for programmers to take advantage of the multi-core systems with their ever-multiplying number of cores. But that is all about to change with JSR-166y. Targeted for Java 7, scheduled for release in late 2010, JSR-166y adds a lightweight task framework known as ForkJoin (FJ) to the Java platform.
Steve Dohrmann will be discussing the fundamentals of parallel Java programming. His talk will include the use of Java threads, an overview of the JSR-166y (ForkJoin) package, and some points on higher-level parallel programming models. If you're a Java developer, you can't afford to miss this opportunity to learn about the future of Java in a parallel world. And developers on other environments will find the overview of parallel application development and solid parallel algorithm fundamentals to be valuable in building systems that scale and provide competitive differentiation for your solutions.
Meet the Speaker: Steve Dohrmann, Software Engineer, Intel
Since joining Intel in 1994, Steve has worked in a variety of research, advanced development, and product groups within the company. He is currently working in a Java technology group and is focused on data-parallel programming for the Java VM.
Intel will be giving away a brand new laptop for a door prize! |
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Presented by the SAO Developers Forum
With over 6.5 million software developers worldwide, Java is used in every major industry segment, running on everything from cell phones to scientific supercomputers. Traditionally, it has been difficult for programmers to take advantage of the multi-core systems with their ever-multiplying number of cores. But that is all about to change with JSR-166y. Targeted for Java 7, scheduled for release in late 2010, JSR-166y adds a lightweight task framework known as ForkJoin (FJ) to the Java platform.
Steve Dohrmann will be discussing the fundamentals of parallel Java programming. His talk will include the use of Java threads, an overview of the JSR-166y (ForkJoin) package, and some points on higher-level parallel programming models. If you're a Java developer, you can't afford to miss this opportunity to learn about the future of Java in a parallel world. And developers on other environments will find the overview of parallel application development and solid parallel algorithm fundamentals to be valuable in building systems that scale and provide competitive differentiation for your solutions.
Meet the Speaker: Steve Dohrmann, Software Engineer, Intel
Since joining Intel in 1994, Steve has worked in a variety of research, advanced development, and product groups within the company. He is currently working in a Java technology group and is focused on data-parallel programming for the Java VM.
Intel will be giving away a brand new laptop for a door prize!
Cost: $5 student rate* / $20 member rate+ / $30 non-member rate
*student rate, sponsored by Intel. Use code: school
Students must register using their school email address.
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Change #2157
2010-03-06
14:21:13
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Jon Bach talks about exploratory testing
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Jon Bach is coming to our local agile users group to tell us about his specialty, exploratory testing. Pizza at 6:30, meeting at 7.
Speaker Bio: Jon Bach has been in testing for 14 years, 12 of which has been as a manager. His experience includes managing teams at Microsoft, HP and LexisNexis, and is currently a managing consultant for Quardev, Inc. -- a Seattle test lab. He speaks frequently about test management and exploratory testing, and is the co-inventor (with his brother James) of Session-Based Test Management. Heâs also written a few articles for testing magazines as well as a listed co-author of a Microsoft Patterns and Practices book on acceptance testing (available for free online). Find him on Facebook, Twitter, or his presentations and articles on http://www.quardev.com, where he also has a blog. |
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Jon Bach is coming to our local agile users group to tell us about his specialty, exploratory testing. Pizza at 6:30, meeting at 7.
Talk: "Exploratory Testing: Now In Session"
The agile nature of exploration and the ability of testers to rapidly apply their skills and experience make exploratory testing a widely used test approachâespecially when time is short. But exploratory testing is often dismissed by project managers who assume that it is not reproducible, measurable, or accountable. If you share these concerns, a solution may lie in a technique called Session-Based Test Management (SBTM), developed by Jon and his brother James specifically to address these problems. In SBTM, testers are assigned areas of a product to explore, and testing is time boxed in "sessions" which have mission statements called âchartersâ to create a meaningful and countable unit of work. Jon discussesâand you can practiceâthe skills of exploration and demonstrates a freely available, open source tool to help manage your exploratoration.
Speaker Bio: Jon Bach has been in testing for 14 years, 12 of which has been as a manager. His experience includes managing teams at Microsoft, HP and LexisNexis, and is currently a managing consultant for Quardev, Inc. -- a Seattle test lab. He speaks frequently about test management and exploratory testing, and is the co-inventor (with his brother James) of Session-Based Test Management. Heâs also written a few articles for testing magazines as well as a listed co-author of a Microsoft Patterns and Practices book on acceptance testing (available for free online). Find him on Facebook, Twitter, or his presentations and articles on http://www.quardev.com, where he also has a blog. |
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Change #2156
2010-03-06
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Startup Weekend #PDXSW
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2010-03-06
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Startup Weekend #PDXSW
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Building off the amazing success of the past 2 Startup Weekends, get ready for it to get even bigger and better. Look for pre-weekend bootcamps and info sessions that are sure to be an amazing value for attendees. |
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Change #2154
2010-03-05
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Zday 2010
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Zday is the annual international celebration in observance of the ideas of Jacque Frescoâs Venus Project as presented in Peter Josephâs popular documentary film Zeitgeist: Addendum.
The ideas behind Jacque's Resource-Based Economy have become viral and are challenging established paradigms.
We will be screening a special edit of Zeitgeist & Venus Project videos, as well as hosted discussions. There will be something for everyone: newcomers, and those who are very familiar.
The activist organization for the Venus Project has become know as The Zeitgeist Movement. This movement has grown to 350,000+ people world wide, in just over 1 year.
Join us in our exploration of the future!
RSVP or View other event location here:
http://zday2010.org/worldwide-map
To learn more about this movement visit:
http://thevenusproject.com
http://thezeitgeistmovement.com
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Zday is the annual international celebration in observance of the ideas of Jacque Fresco’s Venus Project as presented in Peter Joseph’s popular documentary film Zeitgeist: Addendum.
The ideas behind Jacque's Resource-Based Economy have become viral and are challenging established paradigms.
We will be screening a special edit of Zeitgeist & Venus Project videos, as well as hosted discussions. There will be something for everyone: newcomers, and those who are very familiar.
The activist organization for the Venus Project has become know as The Zeitgeist Movement. This movement has grown to 350,000+ people world wide, in just over 1 year.
Join us in our exploration of the future!
RSVP or View other event location here:
http://zday2010.org/worldwide-map
To learn more about this movement visit:
http://thevenusproject.com
http://thezeitgeistmovement.com
http://zeitgeistmovie.com |
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2010-03-05
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Zday 2010
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Zday is the annual international celebration in observance of the ideas of Jacque Frescoâs Venus Project as presented in Peter Josephâs popular documentary film Zeitgeist: Addendum.
The ideas behind Jacque's Resource-Based Economy have become viral and are challenging established paradigms.
We will be screening a special edit of Zeitgeist & Venus Project videos, as well as hosted discussions. There will be something for everyone: newcomers, and those who are very familiar.
The activist organization for the Venus Project has become know as The Zeitgeist Movement. This movement has grown to 350,000+ people world wide, in just over 1 year.
Join us in our exploration of the future!
RSVP or View other event location here:
http://zday2010.org/worldwide-map
To learn more about this movement visit:
http://thevenusproject.com
http://thezeitgeistmovement.com
http://zeitgeistmovie.com |
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Change #2152
2010-03-05
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PDX Tweetup Breakfast - Hashtag, meet Hash
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We move back to the east side, courtesy of Hash Restaurant and Portland Groupon. Eva scored a half-off-breakfast thingy, $12 for $25, so by all means be really nice to her for the next week and who knows? you may get a free ride.
My own attempts at adding a second Groupon to the fray were foiled by an extremely busy day and an adamant refusal to use Facebook Connect to login. I should have just bitten the bullet and done it (I eventually capitulated to get cheap acupuncture).
As always, come prepared to buy your own breakfast and you can dance and sing if you are the beneficiary of coupon goodness in any way. Lots to talk about - IP8, the nascent pdxbreakfast.com, and more... |
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2010-03-04
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PDX Weekly Hackathon
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Come do strange things with computers amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer. Look for the row of geeks with computers in the back of the main room.
All programming languages welcome. Come work on your own projects, work on others participants' projects, get advice, have fun, etc.
You're encouraged to bring a computer, but can team up with others that brought one too.
Afterwards, the group descends on the 12th and Hawthorne foodcart pod for additional nourishment.
Also, many people meet up at the pub during the same time as the hackathon to play boardgames they bring which you're welcomed to play. |
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2010-03-04
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PDX Weekly Hackathon
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Come do strange things with computers amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer. Look for the row of geeks with computers in the back of the main room.
All programming languages welcome. Come work on your own projects, work on others participants' projects, get advice, have fun, etc.
You're encouraged to bring a computer, but can team up with others that brought one too.
Afterwards, the group descends on the 12th and Hawthorne foodcart pod for additional nourishment.
Also, many people meet up at the pub during the same time as the hackathon to play boardgames they bring which you're welcomed to play. |
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2010-03-04
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Launch: Silicon Valley 2010
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2010-03-04
09:59:47
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March SAO Corvallis Tech Pub: Increasing Your Business Through Social Media: What's Important and Why You Should Care
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<b>Thursday, March 11th, 2010<br>
5:30pm - 8:30pm<br>
Location: Renaissance on the Riverfront
136 SW Washington Ave.
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=136+SW+Washington+Ave,+Corvallis,+OR+97333&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=44.560815,-123.261237&spn=0.01428,0.043001&om=1&iwloc=addr" target="top"><img border="1" src="http://www.sao.corvallis.or.us/drupal/files/googlemap_small.png"><br />Google Map</a></b><br />
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<b>RSVP TO:</b> SAO by emailing <b>sao-coordinator [AT] corvallis.sao.or.us</b> or on the <a href="http://www.willametteinnovators.com/events/january-sao-tech-pub-a-new">Willamette Innovators Network</a>
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$5 for SAO members or students, and $15 for non-members
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<i>Includes finger food and no-host bar</i><br>
<b>AGENDA: </b>
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5:30 - 6:15: Business Networking Time with finger food, no host bar<br />
6:15 - 6:25: 30-Second Mic (give us your technology business elevator pitch!!)<br />
6:45 Program: PANEL - <b>Increasing Your Business Through Social Media: What's Important and Why You Should Care</b><br />
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<b>PROGRAM:</b><br />
<p><b>Social Media Panel</b> -- Increasing Your Business Through Social Media: What's Important and Why You Should Care</p>
<p>Social Media is here. Facebook has <a href="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=136782277130">300 million members</a>. Youtube is the <a href="http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-search-engine-domination/">second largest search engine in the world</a>. Twitter is approaching <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2010/02/measuring-tweets.html">50 million tweets a day</a>.</p>
<p>Companies large and small are embracing social media to help get the word out, connect with customers, and provide another way to reach customer service. Comcast is turning its image around largely due to its Twitter account for customer support (<a href="http://twitter.com/comcastcares">@ComcastCares</a>). This year Pepsi decided <a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-02-06/business/17847957_1_social-media-pepsi-online-campaign">not to air any Super Bowl ads in favor of their Social Media campaigns</a>. A Portland food-cart, <a href="http://twitter.com/WHIFFIES">Whiffies</a>, does nearly all of its marketing on Twitter and is expanding to Seattle.</p>
<p>Are your Social Media efforts floundering? Don't know where to start? Feeling overwhelmed with all of the information? Come learn about how you can do things better, smarter, or just get started.</p>
<p><i>Join us for a night of networking and to get your social media questions answered.</i></p>
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<b>PANEL:</b><br />
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<div><img src="http://www.sao.corvallis.or.us/drupal/files/loyan.jpg"></div>
<b>Loyan Roylance, ProWorks</b></p>
<p>Loyan is a 9 year web professional. As the Director of Marketing at ProWorks Corporation, Loyan helps businesses match marketing, sales and service objectives with useful technologies and web tools to create new opportunities. He is an user and evangelist of the social web, social networks and social media from a personal and business perspective. Aside from various business client projects, a few social-web projects that Loyan is associated with include the Willamette Innovators Network (<a href="http://www.willametteinnovators.com">www.willametteinnovators.com</a>), Social Media for Business (<a href="http://www.proworks.com/blog/social-media-for-business">http://www.proworks.com/blog/social-media-for-business</a>) and the emerging Corvallis Social Media Brigade (<a href="http://www.welovecorvallis.com/corvallis-social-media-brigade">http://www.welovecorvallis.com/corvallis-social-media-brigade</a>). Loyan is a regular user of many established social media tools and networks and enjoys exploring new and emerging ones.</p>
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<div><img src="http://www.sao.corvallis.or.us/drupal/files/Tony_pic_thumb.jpg" style="height:200px;"></div>
<b>Tony Jones, Intel</b></p>
<p>Tony Jones currently leads consumer product research for Intel, his work guides the company on future product development and informs on current customer trends. Previous to this Tony lead social media analytics for Intel, working with a team of social media marketing professionals he provided customer insights through the monitoring of social media conversations that were use to provide feedback on current products, programs and marketing efforts. Previous to his work at Intel Tony spent 5 years at HP leading consumer market research for inkjet printing supplies.</p>
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<div><img src="http://www.sao.corvallis.or.us/drupal/files/ryan-lewis-west-300x204.jpg"></div>
<b>Ryan Lewis, Bonfire Marketing</b></p>
<p>Bonfire Marketing LLC is a consulting firm dedicated to developing unique connections between companies and customers. Our system allows businesses to easily tune into social media for marketing opportunities and communication crucial for customer loyalty. Bonfire also consults businesses on the proper methods and social norms associated with a quickly developing delicate form of marketing.</p>
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<b>SAO CORVALLIS:</b>
<p>Tech Brew Pubs are a monthly event organized by the Software Association of Oregon, Corvallis Chapter (<a href="http://www.sao.corvallis.or.us">www.sao.corvallis.or.us</a>). To join our Email Announcement List: TO ADD or REMOVE yourself from the [email protected] mailing list, please go to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/sao-corvallis" target="top">http://groups.google.com/group/sao-corvallis</a>. This list is used to send chapter announcements and NON-commercial items of general chapter interest to local SAO members and others interested in the chapter.</p>
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We encourage you to join and support the Software Association of Oregon (<a href="http://www.sao.org">www.sao.org</a>). The state SAO office sends out a newsletter and a monthly calendar. If you are interested in receiving these please sign up here <a href="http://www.sao.org/Resource_Center/email_list_signup.php">http://www.sao.org/Resource_Center/email_list_signup.php</a>
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<b>SAO EUGENE: </b>
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The Eugene SAO Chapter also has an announcement email list (<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>) which you can join at <a href="http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/sao_announce">http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/sao_announce</a>.
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Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 is designed to uncover and showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in Information Technology, Mobility, Digital Media, Next Generation Internet, Life Sciences and Clean Energy. As in previous years, Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 will feature new companies that are ready for launch, but are not yet well known. These are companies that have a product or service available (as of June 8, 2010), but have not been out in the marketplace for more than a few months.
Companies that are interested in presenting their products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 should send an Executive Summary of no more than 2 pages to [email protected] by latest Friday May 7, 2010. Up to 30 of the most interesting companies will be invited to leverage Launch: Silicon Valley 2010 as the springboard to launch their product or service, and to network with the audience of Silicon Valleyâs top movers and shakers at the Pre-L:SV Event Party on the evening of June 7, as well as at the event itself on June 8. The registration fees for participating companies (once their submissions have been selected) will be SVASE members ($595) and Non-Members ($750) respectively.
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How to learn to parse huge XML documents by doing it wrong for 5 years
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When XML documents can't fit into memory the vast majority of solutions
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Write it Rich! Tips for Reluctant Writers shows you how to
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*Write benefit-based marketing copy
*Deliver DREAMY words so your message
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Come network with other business pros and get your top writing questions answered.
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*Deliver DREAMY words so your message
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Puzzled by Facebook and all the raving about it as a way to get business? In this class I'll discuss how to use Facebook for your business, as well as what your strategy needs to be if you want to succeed in using Facebook for your business.
* Learn what a Fan page is and how to use it to promote your business
* Discover if your business should really be on Facebook or on other sites
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* Why social Media isn't going away and why you need to adopt it.
* How to create a solid social media strategy.
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Over 1.6 billion people, upwards of 30% of the global population, are without access to electricity. Electricity advances developmental factors such as small business development, extended working hours, access to communications, enhanced education levels and rural development. Energy can improve life of millions.
In developing countries access to energy remains constrained by factors such as limited access to well adapted affordable technology, fragmented small markets, prohibitive taxes and limited financial resources. On Dec 14th , at the Copenhagen Climate conference the Obama Administration announced a $350 million dollar initiative dubbed “Climate REDI” to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries.
Join us on March 17th for a discussion with our expert panel, on what kind of innovations in products, finance, supply and service can ensure reliable & affordable energy to the billions of poor across the world.
Our 2 presenters Michael(Kipp) Baratoff, Principal, Equilibrium Capital & Patrick Maloney, Program Director, Lemelson Foundation have been fully immersed in this space, having been engaged with social entrepreneurs over the course of their careers. Lemelson Foundation awarded an energy grant to Selco India for it’s Incubation Center and Innovation Department to develop new products and new business models to solve key problems for energy consumers. The SELCO Solar Light Private Limited (SELCO India) is already an important provider of solar systems and cook stoves in southern India, with products that allow rural families to increase their household income while reducing the environmental and health risks of higher-cost kerosene lamps and inefficient stoves.
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Bill Campbell, our moderator for the evening is also a Principal at Equlibrium as well as a TiE Oregon Charter Member and Board Member.
They will bring an insight into problems, economics, delivery & growth of energy solutions.
This event is also a continuation of our theme “Serving the 6 Billion” on which we launched TiE Oregon in 2007. The keynote (watch the video on our website) speaker at the launch was C.K Prahalad, Paul & Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, a globally recognized business consultant, who gave a stirring speech about the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.
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A 54 hour event to help take entrepreneurs on an exercise from idea to launch. Come meet other passionate startup enthusiasts for a weekend of fun, food, drinks, and startups. No Talk. All Action.
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Change #2116
2010-03-02
14:01:16
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SAOpdx: Parallel Java Programming for Multi-Core Processors
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Change #2115
2010-03-02
11:17:57
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Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting
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<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> |
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Topics:
- Ruby Hangman puzzle by Markus Roberts
- Sinatra and DataMapper by Jesse Cooke
- Bundler by Igal Koshevoy
- Coping with fixtures and fixture-like constructs discussion
- More!
<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 meeting’s 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> |
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Change #2114
2010-03-02
11:03:38
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SAOpdx: Parallel Java Programming for Multi-Core Processors
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Presented by the Developers Forum
With over 6.5 million software developers worldwide, Java is used in every major industry segment, running on everything from cell phones to scientific supercomputers. Traditionally, it has been difficult for programmers to take advantage of the multi-core systems with their ever-multiplying number of cores. But that is all about to change with JSR-166y. Targeted for Java 7, scheduled for release in late 2010, JSR-166y adds a lightweight task framework known as ForkJoin (FJ) to the Java platform.
Steve Dohrmann will be discussing the fundamentals of parallel Java programming. His talk will include the use of Java threads, an overview of the JSR-166y (ForkJoin) package, and some points on higher-level parallel programming models. If you're a Java developer, you can't afford to miss this opportunity to learn about the future of Java in a parallel world. And developers on other environments will find the overview of parallel application development and solid parallel algorithm fundamentals to be valuable in building systems that scale and provide competitive differentiation for your solutions.
Meet the Speaker: Steve Dohrmann, Software Engineer, Intel
Since joining Intel in 1994, Steve has worked in a variety of research, advanced development, and product groups within the company. He is currently working in a Java technology group and is focused on data-parallel programming for the Java VM.
Intel will be giving away a brand new laptop for a door prize! |
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Change #2111
2010-03-02
09:21:11
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Portland Linux/Unix Group: A Talk by Jeri Ellsworth (SICK: RESCHEDULING!)
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<H1>WARNING!!!</H1>
<h2>Jeri is sick and can't do the talk tonight.</H2>
<h2>Informal DorkBotPDX demo night instead!</h2>
In place of Jeri, I have some offers to do demos of projects from DorkBotPDX land, including Simran Gleason about his Kepler's Orrery (a generative music system that composes music from gravity equations), I have a little stepper motor demo, someone suggested they could demo Luz (a ruby / opengl 4-d drawing software), and there may be others.
CANCELLED PRESENTATION was ...
A Talk
by
Jeri Ellsworth
(Circuit Girl)
Jeri Ellsworth is a native Oregonian, born in Yamhill and raised
in Dallas, Oregon. Early on she became fascinated with electronics
and 8-bit computers setting the stage for her unique approach to
learning. Not being challenged in school, she skipped higher
education to pursue a career in car-racing and chassis fabrication.
After that, she opened a chain of computer stores in Oregon and
Washington. She sold those to persue a career in chip design,
which lead her to design the CommodoreOne - based upon the
Commodore 64 - using reconfigurable logic and the C64 DTV 30-
games-in-one joystick, selling, a quarter million units.
She currently works as an Oregon based consultant.
I'm not sure what Jeri is going to speak about yet, but judging from
the talk she gave at Stanford, it should be very good indeed.
See a video of her Stanford talk at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1053309060448851979#
Also, see her webs sites at:
http://www.jeriellsworth.com/
and
http://www.fatmanandcircuitgirl.com/
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<H1>WARNING!!!</H1>
<h2>Jeri is sick and can't do the talk tonight.</H2>
<h2>Informal DorkBotPDX demo night instead!</h2>
In place of Jeri, I have some offers to do demos of projects from DorkBotPDX land, including Simran Gleason about his Kepler's Orrery (a generative music system that composes music from gravity equations), I have a little stepper motor demo, someone suggested they could demo Luz (a ruby / opengl 4-d drawing software), and there may be others.
CANCELLED PRESENTATION was ...
A Talk
by
Jeri Ellsworth
(Circuit Girl)
Jeri Ellsworth is a native Oregonian, born in Yamhill and raised
in Dallas, Oregon. Early on she became fascinated with electronics
and 8-bit computers setting the stage for her unique approach to
learning. Not being challenged in school, she skipped higher
education to pursue a career in car-racing and chassis fabrication.
After that, she opened a chain of computer stores in Oregon and
Washington. She sold those to persue a career in chip design,
which lead her to design the CommodoreOne - based upon the
Commodore 64 - using reconfigurable logic and the C64 DTV 30-
games-in-one joystick, selling, a quarter million units.
She currently works as an Oregon based consultant.
I'm not sure what Jeri is going to speak about yet, but judging from
the talk she gave at Stanford, it should be very good indeed.
See a video of her Stanford talk at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1053309060448851979#
Also, see her webs sites at:
http://www.jeriellsworth.com/
and
http://www.fatmanandcircuitgirl.com/
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Change #2110
2010-03-02
09:21:11
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Portland Linux/Unix Group: Drupal! What is it good for?
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PRESENTATION
Drupal
What is it Good For?
by
Lev Tsypin
Drupal is growing leaps and bounds these days, powering everything
from ma and pa brochure sites to Obamaâs recovery.gov. Does this
mean itâs a great fit for any website? Not exactly.
Drupal has been defined as many things, including a content
management system, a web application framework, and community
plumbing. In some ways, this is both a blessing and a curse;
thereâs so much you can do, in so many different ways, that new
users are crushed under the weight of the options and lack of
clarity. In addition, all of that flexibility does come with a cost,
in terms of performance and conciseness.
This presentation will cover some Drupal basics including history,
core concepts, and system structure. From there, we will dig into
Drupalâs strengths and weaknesses, finishing off by discussing the
types of projects Drupal is best suited for, including specific
examples for each case.
My hope is that developers new to the platform will gain a better
understanding of when to approach a new project with Drupal, more
experienced developers will gain a bit of insight on when not to
use it, and non-techies will have some help in choosing a platform
for their projects along with an understanding why developers they
work with select a given platform. Please note that this talk will
not delve deeply into the technical details of Drupal.
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PRESENTATION
Drupal
What is it Good For?
by
Lev Tsypin
Drupal is growing leaps and bounds these days, powering everything
from ma and pa brochure sites to Obama’s recovery.gov. Does this
mean it’s a great fit for any website? Not exactly.
Drupal has been defined as many things, including a content
management system, a web application framework, and community
plumbing. In some ways, this is both a blessing and a curse;
there’s so much you can do, in so many different ways, that new
users are crushed under the weight of the options and lack of
clarity. In addition, all of that flexibility does come with a cost,
in terms of performance and conciseness.
This presentation will cover some Drupal basics including history,
core concepts, and system structure. From there, we will dig into
Drupal’s strengths and weaknesses, finishing off by discussing the
types of projects Drupal is best suited for, including specific
examples for each case.
My hope is that developers new to the platform will gain a better
understanding of when to approach a new project with Drupal, more
experienced developers will gain a bit of insight on when not to
use it, and non-techies will have some help in choosing a platform
for their projects along with an understanding why developers they
work with select a given platform. Please note that this talk will
not delve deeply into the technical details of Drupal.
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Change #2109
2010-03-02
09:21:10
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Portland Linux/Unix Group: Unit Test Your Database!
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Change #2108
2010-03-02
09:21:09
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Portland Linux/Unix Group: BSD Virtualization
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Michael Dexter from Linux Fund/BSD Fund will give his EuroBSDCon 2008 presentation:
Zen and the Art of Multiplicity Maintenance: An applied survey of BSD-licensed multiplicity strategies from chroot to mult.
Topics of this survey include chroot, jails, Xen, sysjail, SIMH, NetBSD/usermode, kauth Jail, QEMU/kQEMU, GXemul, vkernel |
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Michael Dexter from Linux Fund/BSD Fund will give his EuroBSDCon 2008 presentation:
Zen and the Art of Multiplicity Maintenance: An applied survey of BSD-licensed multiplicity strategies from chroot to mult.
Topics of this survey include chroot, jails, Xen, sysjail, SIMH, NetBSD/usermode, kauth Jail, QEMU/kQEMU, GXemul, vkernel |
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Change #2107
2010-03-02
09:21:09
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Rose City SPIN seminar: Estimation - Understanding Project Environmental Effects
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Networking from 6-7, Seminar from 7-8:00 PM
Event is open to anyone - this is a free talk. Come in early for free pizza provided by the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference!
Abstract:
Estimates are required multiple times in a project. Project members need to make estimates for a variety of reasons, these include:
⢠The amount of time for a task;
⢠The cost for resources;
⢠The cost of software, hardware and other materials;
⢠The time required to finish a task.
However, there are many problems with estimates. This presentation focuses on the sociological and psychological aspects of doing estimates.
It teaches attendees the environmental issues that affect estimates and how to deal with their impact. Through class interaction, it shows both the psychological and sociological factors that affect how estimates are given and provides leaders with tools to help avoid the common pitfalls. By avoiding these situations, estimates become more representative of the project and more variation more predictable. Controlling both of these, help the Project Manager avert trouble.
This a very interactive and fun presentation. It has a short exercise and throughout the presentation, attendees are asked to make estimates on doing the exercise again under a number of situations to help better learn from their own behavior.
Speaker Bio:
Todd Williams has thirty years experience as a Project Manager, Architect, entrepreneur and businessperson. He has spent twenty of those years recovering red projects. From this experience, he has developed a process to make the recoveries more efficient. His experience also provides a plethora of invaluable knowledge on avoiding project failure.
He has worked in manufacturing and service industries for products used internally and externally to the companies developing them. The projects include large-scale system integration of manufacturing systems, equipment integration, web-based collaboration tools, thick clients with automated update via the internet and large-scale business systems integration. The projects have been in Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, the United States and Israel. The teams have been dispersed in as many as five countries, three continents and countless time zones. Some of these projects were captive in-house time and materials projects while others were outsourced fixed-priced projects.
Mr. Williams is the President of eCameron, Inc., located in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, and specializes in recovering red projects. He is a published author and regularly publishes a Project Management Technique eZine.
Directions: Room 86-01 is located between the Engineering Building and the Fourth Avenue Building on the PSU campus.
Enter through the Engineering Building at 1930 SW Fourth Avenue, go down the stairs and through the hall directly ahead. Street parking is available.
Rose City SPIN:
The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.
Questions? Contact Rhea Stadick at [email protected] |
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Networking from 6-7, Seminar from 7-8:00 PM
Event is open to anyone - this is a free talk. Come in early for free pizza provided by the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference!
Abstract:
Estimates are required multiple times in a project. Project members need to make estimates for a variety of reasons, these include:
⢠The amount of time for a task;
⢠The cost for resources;
⢠The cost of software, hardware and other materials;
⢠The time required to finish a task.
However, there are many problems with estimates. This presentation focuses on the sociological and psychological aspects of doing estimates.
It teaches attendees the environmental issues that affect estimates and how to deal with their impact. Through class interaction, it shows both the psychological and sociological factors that affect how estimates are given and provides leaders with tools to help avoid the common pitfalls. By avoiding these situations, estimates become more representative of the project and more variation more predictable. Controlling both of these, help the Project Manager avert trouble.
This a very interactive and fun presentation. It has a short exercise and throughout the presentation, attendees are asked to make estimates on doing the exercise again under a number of situations to help better learn from their own behavior.
Speaker Bio:
Todd Williams has thirty years experience as a Project Manager, Architect, entrepreneur and businessperson. He has spent twenty of those years recovering red projects. From this experience, he has developed a process to make the recoveries more efficient. His experience also provides a plethora of invaluable knowledge on avoiding project failure.
He has worked in manufacturing and service industries for products used internally and externally to the companies developing them. The projects include large-scale system integration of manufacturing systems, equipment integration, web-based collaboration tools, thick clients with automated update via the internet and large-scale business systems integration. The projects have been in Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, the United States and Israel. The teams have been dispersed in as many as five countries, three continents and countless time zones. Some of these projects were captive in-house time and materials projects while others were outsourced fixed-priced projects.
Mr. Williams is the President of eCameron, Inc., located in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, and specializes in recovering red projects. He is a published author and regularly publishes a Project Management Technique eZine.
Directions: Room 86-01 is located between the Engineering Building and the Fourth Avenue Building on the PSU campus.
Enter through the Engineering Building at 1930 SW Fourth Avenue, go down the stairs and through the hall directly ahead. Street parking is available.
Rose City SPIN:
The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.
Questions? Contact Rhea Stadick at [email protected] |
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Change #2106
2010-03-02
09:21:07
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Portland Linux/Unix Group: Crash Reporting: Mozilla's Open Source Solution
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PRESENTATION
Crash Reporting: Mozilla's Open Source Solution
by
K Lars Lohn
Nothing exercises the limits of software like turning it
over to the end users. While in-house testing is invaluable,
the end users can often find the neglected edge cases or subtle
race conditions in a more reliable manner. However, once the
software is in the end userâs hands, postmortem crash information
is usually lost.
By taking the Google Breakpad project and enhancing it with
Mozillaâs own Socorro project, Mozilla has a solution to this problem.
When Firefox goes down, in a last ditch effort, it lobs a
packet of crash information over the wall to Mozilla's Socorro
servers. Socorro Servers, written in Python, can handle millions
of these crashes per day. Using Google Breakpad libraries to
reconstitute useful stack traces, Socorro Server saves its
work in a PostgreSQL database. There statistics are gathered
and displayed under the Socorro UI, a PHP web application.
With this suite of tools, the Mozilla developers can track
trends and even drill down to look at specific instances of
Firefox crashes.
WARNING: during this talk, Firefox will be intentionally
crashed live on stage. Those of delicate constitution may wish
to retire to the lobby prior to the spectacle.
about Lars
Trapped at the triple point between a geek, a hippie and
a biker, Lars is a self proclaimed Cowboy Programmer at the
Mozilla Corporation. Unintentionally specializing in programming
as performance art, Lars frequently jumps into projects on the
Thursday prior to a Monday deadline. Lars is proud of being the
only member of the Web Development team that does absolutely
no Web development.
Lars prefers Python, PostgreSQL and Harleys, but is versed in C++,
MySQL and Subarus.
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Crash Reporting: Mozilla's Open Source Solution
by
K Lars Lohn
Nothing exercises the limits of software like turning it
over to the end users. While in-house testing is invaluable,
the end users can often find the neglected edge cases or subtle
race conditions in a more reliable manner. However, once the
software is in the end user’s hands, postmortem crash information
is usually lost.
By taking the Google Breakpad project and enhancing it with
Mozilla’s own Socorro project, Mozilla has a solution to this problem.
When Firefox goes down, in a last ditch effort, it lobs a
packet of crash information over the wall to Mozilla's Socorro
servers. Socorro Servers, written in Python, can handle millions
of these crashes per day. Using Google Breakpad libraries to
reconstitute useful stack traces, Socorro Server saves its
work in a PostgreSQL database. There statistics are gathered
and displayed under the Socorro UI, a PHP web application.
With this suite of tools, the Mozilla developers can track
trends and even drill down to look at specific instances of
Firefox crashes.
WARNING: during this talk, Firefox will be intentionally
crashed live on stage. Those of delicate constitution may wish
to retire to the lobby prior to the spectacle.
about Lars
Trapped at the triple point between a geek, a hippie and
a biker, Lars is a self proclaimed Cowboy Programmer at the
Mozilla Corporation. Unintentionally specializing in programming
as performance art, Lars frequently jumps into projects on the
Thursday prior to a Monday deadline. Lars is proud of being the
only member of the Web Development team that does absolutely
no Web development.
Lars prefers Python, PostgreSQL and Harleys, but is versed in C++,
MySQL and Subarus.
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Change #2105
2010-03-02
09:21:06
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HacPDX: Portland Haskell Hackathon
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HacPDX is an opportunity to join Portland Haskell hackers in building and improving Hackage libraries and tools. If you've never been, Hackathons are typically not only a good opportunity for experienced devs to work together but also a great way for newcomers to get involved in the community.
Visit this website for complete details: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/HacPDX |
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HacPDX is an opportunity to join Portland Haskell hackers in building and improving Hackage libraries and tools. If you've never been, Hackathons are typically not only a good opportunity for experienced devs to work together but also a great way for newcomers to get involved in the community.
Visit this website for complete details: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/HacPDX |
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