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Change #26320
2014-02-25
11:42:30

update Calagator::Event 1250464406 BarCamp Portland 8 Sessions Roll back

end_time 2014-03-29 21:00:00 -0700 → 2014-03-29 18:00:00 -0700
title BarCamp Portland 8 Sessions → BarCamp Portland 8
venue_id 202392203 → 202390999
Change #26319
2014-02-25
11:42:00

destroy Calagator::Event 1250464405 BarCamp Portland 8 Kick-Off Roll back

Change #26318
2014-02-25
11:33:54

update Calagator::Event 1250465740 MaptimePDX Roll back

description It's March Mapness! Welcome to MaptimePDX, a monthly hack and learn meetup for map nerds, geo-geeks, and the spatially inclined. Beginners are very welcome! Our goal is to be inclusive no matter your tech level, so bring your questions, geoprojects, and mapping curiousities. If you want to get hands-on, we'd also encourage bringing a laptop. If you have any questions about the group or have something you'd like to show/teach send us a message on Twitter @MaptimePDX. → It's March Mapness! Welcome to MaptimePDX, a monthly hack and learn meetup for map nerds, geo-geeks, and the spatially inclined. Beginners are very welcome! Our goal is to be inclusive no matter your tech level, so bring your questions, geoprojects, and mapping curiosities. If you want to get hands-on, we'd also encourage bringing a laptop. If you have any questions about the group or have something you'd like to show/teach send us a message on Twitter @MaptimePDX.
locked nil → false
Change #26317
2014-02-25
11:33:01

create Calagator::Event 1250465740 MaptimePDX Roll back

description nil → It's March Mapness! Welcome to MaptimePDX, a monthly hack and learn meetup for map nerds, geo-geeks, and the spatially inclined. Beginners are very welcome! Our goal is to be inclusive no matter your tech level, so bring your questions, geoprojects, and mapping curiousities. If you want to get hands-on, we'd also encourage bringing a laptop. If you have any questions about the group or have something you'd like to show/teach send us a message on Twitter @MaptimePDX.
end_time nil → 2014-03-05 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465740
start_time nil → 2014-03-05 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → MaptimePDX
url nil → http://maptimepdx.org
venue_details nil → The doors/elevator are locked, but there will be a kind soul in the lobby to let you in. As such, please try to be as punctual as possible!
venue_id nil → 202393267
Change #26316
2014-02-25
09:28:21

create Calagator::Event 1250465739 Ruby Programmers Informal Co-Working Roll back

description nil → Based off an idea from the pdxruby mailing list, this event is for any ruby programmers who want to informally co-work from a cafe. We'll be at Crema Coffee and Bakery on 2728 SE Ankeny St. Come join! If you'd like me to email you about each weekly co-working session, you can email me (Mike LaPeter) at my first initial + last name at gmail.
end_time nil → 2014-02-28 14:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465739
start_time nil → 2014-02-28 10:00:00 -0800
title nil → Ruby Programmers Informal Co-Working
url nil → http://workfrom.co/crema-coffee-and-bakery/
venue_id nil → 202393699
Change #26315
2014-02-25
05:41:24

create Calagator::Event 1250465738 EAST Knowledge - Don't Touch That Data! Roll back

description nil → This is EAST Knowledge's second meeting. All our welcome. We look forward to seeing you there! * **What:** Don't Touch That Data! * **Who:** Jim Rulla * **Where:** The Computer Lab at the Gresham Library * **When:** 10:30am-Noon, Saturday, March 8, 2014 * **Why:** Sharing what we know There's a serious problem: the hardware is spewing out data, but the answer is wrong. It's too late to redesign, and besides, the product *ought* to work. Another filter and some ad hoc software will have to suffice — until new problems arise. Sound familiar? If the textbook analysis doesn't apply to your problem, no filter and no software hack will help. The only reliable way to fix the problem is to model it correctly, then solve the model problem. I will show how incorrect modeling sets back — and in some cases, destroys — product development. The examples: * are real, * are simple (when solved correctly), and * illustrate techniques you can apply to your projects. The examples include applications from audio, optical, and communications engineering. The right model is almost always simpler to understand and easier to solve than the wrong models. Come see how you can simplify *your* project!
end_time nil → 2014-03-08 12:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465738
start_time nil → 2014-03-08 10:30:00 -0800
title nil → EAST Knowledge - Don't Touch That Data!
url nil → http://eastknow.org
venue_id nil → 202394301
Change #26314
2014-02-24
20:50:55

update Calagator::Event 1250465527 Code 'n' Splode Monthly Meeting Roll back

description Topic: TBD **Note: Code-n-Splode (CnS) is a women-focused group. All self-identified women and genderqueer persons are invited to attend and participate, and men are welcome as the guest of a female participant. For more information, visit our website, or send an email to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/code-n-splode">our list</a>. → Topic: Moving Comfortably & Easily Speaker: Sonia Connolly Learn how to work with your body's muscular-skeletal system to move more comfortably and easily through your work day and beyond! **Note: Code-n-Splode (CnS) is a women-focused group. All self-identified women and genderqueer persons are invited to attend and participate, and men are welcome as the guest of a female participant. For more information, visit our website, or send an email to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/code-n-splode">our list</a>.
locked nil → false
title Code 'n' Splode Monthly Meeting → Code 'n' Splode: Moving Comfortably & Easily
Change #26313
2014-02-24
20:24:12

update Calagator::Venue 202394362 Cedexis Roll back

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locality nil → Portland
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postal_code nil → 97204
region nil → OR
street_address nil → 317 SW Alder St, #650
telephone nil →
url nil → http://www.cedexis.com
Change #26312
2014-02-24
20:22:22

create Calagator::Event 1250465737 Portland C++ User Group Inaugural Meeting Roll back

description nil → At this, the first meeting of PDXCPP, we'll have a couple short lightning talks and a roundtable to get to know each other and do some planning of the future directions of the group. Please RSVP on the meetup.com page so we have an idea of what attendance numbers will be like. That will inform our food order. :) Cedexis is providing the meeting space and pizza sponsorship.
end_time nil → 2014-02-25 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465737
start_time nil → 2014-02-25 18:30:00 -0800
title nil → Portland C++ User Group Inaugural Meeting
url nil → http://meetup.com/pdxcpp/
venue_details nil → 317 SW Alder St, #650 Portland, OR 97204
venue_id nil → 202394362
Change #26311
2014-02-24
20:22:22

create Calagator::Venue 202394362 Cedexis Roll back

events_count nil → 1
id nil → 202394362
title nil → Cedexis
Change #26310
2014-02-24
18:24:57

create Calagator::Event 1250465736 Nerd Nite Vancouver #2 – Dark Wings: The Nightlife of Bats and Birds Roll back

description nil → Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet soundly academic vibe. We aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with “e.” Be there and be square. <strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, March 12, 2014, doors at 6:00pm, event at 7:00pm <strong>Cost:</strong> $8.00* suggested cover at the door This Nerd Nite will feature two talks: <b>Owls and Other Night Birds</b> Owls are the first type of birds that come to mind when we think of feathered night fliers, but many other species of birds are also active after dark. <b><a href="http://www.abrinc.com/about/staff/Plissner-Jonathan.htm" target="_blank">Jonathan Plissner, PhD</a></b>, is a senior scientist with ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and Services and has been studying bird populations and behaviors for 30 years. His presentation will focus on nocturnal activities and adaptations of various groups of birds, as well as the risks these birds face in navigating landscapes altered by human beings. <b>The Biology, Behavior & Benefits of Bats</b> Bats are essential to the health of our natural world. They help control pests and are vital pollinators and seed-dispersers for countless plants. Yet these wonderfully diverse and beneficial creatures are among the least studied and most misunderstood of animals. <b>Cris Hein, PhD</b>, is a biologist with <a href="http://batcon.org" target="_blank">Bat Conservation International</a> and has been studying bat behavior and ecology for 14 years. Cris will discuss the amazing adaptations of these nocturnal animals and their importance to humans and the environment. _________ *A note on the suggested cover: Nerd Nite is completely supported by money collected at the door. We are committed to offering education opportunities to adults who want to learn, so if $8 is a hardship for you, please come anyway and donate what you can.
end_time nil → 2014-03-12 20:00:00 -0700
id nil → 1250465736
start_time nil → 2014-03-12 19:00:00 -0700
title nil → Nerd Nite Vancouver #2 – Dark Wings: The Nightlife of Bats and Birds
url nil → http://www.viaproductions.org
venue_id nil → 202394318
Change #26309
2014-02-24
18:21:13

create Calagator::Event 1250465735 Nerd Nite Portland #13 – The Mystique of Terroir…Geology and Wine Roll back

description nil → Nerd Nite Portland #13 – The Mystique of Terroir: Geology, Soils, Climate and Wines in the Northern Willamette Valley Nerd Nite is a monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe. We aim to entertain, educate, elucidate, enlighten, and other things that start with “e.” Be there and be square. ter·roir/tɛrˈwɑr noun Definition: the environmental conditions, especially soil and climate, in which grapes are grown and that give a wine its unique flavor and aroma. The Willamette Valley has a certain je ne sais quoi, no? What special quality of the region’s terroir yields such exceptional wines? How do the soil, climate, and conditions lend themselves to lovely Pinot Noirs, but not Cabernets or Merlots? How does the region’s geologic past affect where and how to grow grapes? How does Oregon compare to other wine-growing regions in the United States and other countries around the world? Join us as Dr. Scott Burns, professor of geology and past chair of the Department of Geology at PSU, and wine enthusiast, tells us about all this and more about what makes a vineyard successful. *A note on the suggested cover: Nerd Nite is completely supported by money collected at the door. We are committed to offering education opportunities to adults who want to learn, so if $8 is a hardship for you, please come anyway and donate what you can.
end_time nil → 2014-03-04 21:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465735
start_time nil → 2014-03-04 19:00:00 -0800
title nil → Nerd Nite Portland #13 – The Mystique of Terroir…Geology and Wine
url nil → http://www.viaproductions.org
venue_id nil → 202390688
Change #26308
2014-02-24
17:04:22

update Calagator::Event 1250465691 Code for Portland Kickoff Meeting Roll back

description Use the power of technology to make our community a better place with Code for Portland, a new Code for America Brigade. This is an exciting chance for people who know and love technology to come together with people who know and love urban issues to use technology and their collective skills to build solutions that matter to our city. We welcome the skills and talents of software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, city staff, local organizations, and community leaders. Code for Portland is part of Code for America's Brigade network and is an ongoing effort to deploy, maintain and sustain civic technology and open data infrastructures. → Use the power of technology to make our community a better place with Code for Portland, a new Code for America Brigade. This is an exciting chance for people who know and love technology to come together with people who know and love urban issues to use technology and their collective skills to build solutions that matter to our city. We welcome the skills and talents of software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, city staff, local organizations, and community leaders. Code for Portland is part of Code for America's Brigade network and is an ongoing effort to deploy, maintain and sustain civic technology and open data infrastructures. Please RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/code-for-portland-kickoff-meeting-tickets-10729996709
Change #26307
2014-02-24
13:46:50

create Calagator::Event 1250465734 Hack + Help: Learning Cohort Night Roll back

description nil → About the event: Come check in with our learning cohorts and hack along with them! Bring a project or just a desire to learn, and come hack with some like-minded people. About Hack + Help: New to coding, or just want to pick up a new language? Experienced in coding and want to help others learn? Join us at the polyglot 2014 Hack + Help sessions! Bring your laptop and desire to learn (and/or teach!).
end_time nil → 2014-02-25 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465734
start_time nil → 2014-02-25 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → Hack + Help: Learning Cohort Night
url nil → http://hackandhelp.com
venue_id nil → 202394035
Change #26306
2014-02-24
13:02:35

update Calagator::Event 1250465592 pdxdevops: Portland DevOps user group meeting Roll back

description Please join us on February 24th at Jama South for an exciting night of devops! * CoreOS and etcd with Brandon Philips (CTO, CoreOS) * Monitoring with Zenoss with Michael Whitis *This month our meeting is sponsored by **Volt Workforce Solutions**. Many thanks to **Volt** for supplying the pizza and to **Jama** for hosting the event!!* ----- ABOUT THE GROUP: pdxdevops is a Portland, Oregon user group that explores the glorious intersection of software development and systems operations, and shares practical advice on working effectively in an era of agile infrastructure, server automation and cloud computing. Meetings are usually on the third Monday of the month. Website: http://pdxdevops.org/ Twitter: @pdxdevops → Please join us on February 24th at Jama South for an exciting night of devops! * CoreOS and etcd with Brandon Philips (CTO, CoreOS) *This month our meeting is sponsored by **Volt Workforce Solutions**. Many thanks to **Volt** for supplying the pizza and to **Jama** for hosting the event!!* ----- ABOUT THE GROUP: pdxdevops is a Portland, Oregon user group that explores the glorious intersection of software development and systems operations, and shares practical advice on working effectively in an era of agile infrastructure, server automation and cloud computing. Meetings are usually on the third Monday of the month. Website: http://pdxdevops.org/ Twitter: @pdxdevops
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Change #26305
2014-02-24
12:37:59

update Calagator::Event 1250465733 PNSQC 2014 - Let's brainstorm abstract ideas Roll back

description Build a bridge to becoming an author and speaker, study and develop ideas in quality engineering, meet other like-minded volunteers. Please join us for a brainstorming session. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided for the group. → Build a bridge to becoming an author and speaker, study and develop ideas in quality engineering, meet other like-minded volunteers. Please join us for a brainstorming session. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided for the group. (Pacific NW Software Quality Conferences are designed to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality software. This meeting is the first step in producing content in our own software quality roles and for PNSQC in October 2014.)
locked nil → false
Change #26304
2014-02-24
12:06:07

update Calagator::Event 1250465733 PNSQC 2014 - Let's brainstorm abstract ideas Roll back

venue_details Thursday March 6th at Decarli 4545 SW Watson Ave, Beaverton, OR 97005 [map](https://www.google.com/maps/place/4545+SW+Watson+Ave/@45.4867537,-122.8060966,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x54950e9fef3facdd:0x914ea57c8e3430b7) →
Change #26303
2014-02-24
12:04:55

update Calagator::Venue 202394361 Decarli restauraunt Roll back

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longitude nil → -122.8064
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region nil → OR
street_address nil → 4545 Southwest Watson Avenue
telephone nil → 503.641.3223
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Change #26302
2014-02-24
12:01:10

create Calagator::Event 1250465733 PNSQC 2014 - Let's brainstorm abstract ideas Roll back

description nil → Build a bridge to becoming an author and speaker, study and develop ideas in quality engineering, meet other like-minded volunteers. Please join us for a brainstorming session. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided for the group.
end_time nil → 2014-03-06 20:00:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465733
start_time nil → 2014-03-06 18:00:00 -0800
title nil → PNSQC 2014 - Let's brainstorm abstract ideas
url nil → http://pnsqc.org
venue_details nil → Thursday March 6th at Decarli 4545 SW Watson Ave, Beaverton, OR 97005 [map](https://www.google.com/maps/place/4545+SW+Watson+Ave/@45.4867537,-122.8060966,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x54950e9fef3facdd:0x914ea57c8e3430b7)
venue_id nil → 202394361
Change #26301
2014-02-24
12:01:10

create Calagator::Venue 202394361 Decarli restauraunt Roll back

events_count nil → 1
id nil → 202394361
title nil → Decarli restauraunt
Change #26300
2014-02-24
09:22:03

update Calagator::Event 1250465732 Create an Effective Investor Pitch Roll back

description We suggest that entrepreneurs not worry about pitching until your company is investor ready. But when the time is right, create a truly effective pitch that combines the right preparation, content, delivery and follow-up. In this seminar, we describe how to do that. Included Tools: OTBC Pitch Checklist This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">TBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, Apr. 10, 7:30am-8:30am<br> Where: OTBC<br> Cost: $15 → We suggest that entrepreneurs not worry about pitching until your company is investor ready. But when the time is right, create a truly effective pitch that combines the right preparation, content, delivery and follow-up. In this seminar, we describe how to do that. Included Tools: OTBC Pitch Checklist This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, Apr. 10, 7:30am-8:30am<br> Where: OTBC<br> Cost: $15
Change #26299
2014-02-24
09:21:34

update Calagator::Event 1250465728 How to Validate your Startup Idea Roll back

description You have an idea for a startup. Is it a good idea? Find out Validate the market need, your solution, and the overall business model first, and your odds of success go up. Way up. In this workshops, we’ll show you how. In this session, we'll walk through each segment of a one page business model canvas and talk about how to document business model assumptions and how to test those assumptions. Cost - $15. When - 7:30am-8:30am, Thursday, Feb. 27. Where - OTBC, 8305 SW Creekside Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008. This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series → You have an idea for a startup. Is it a good idea? Find out! Validate the market need, your solution, and the overall business model first, and your odds of success go up. Way up. In this workshops, we’ll show you how. In this session, we'll walk through each segment of a one page business model canvas and talk about how to document business model assumptions and how to test those assumptions. This seminar is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series When - 7:30am-8:30am, Thursday, Feb. 27 <br> Where - OTBC, 8305 SW Creekside Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008<br> Cost: $15
Change #26298
2014-02-24
09:20:04

update Calagator::Event 1250465729 Avoid Common Mistakes and Protect Your Company Roll back

description This seminar describes steps you should take to protect you company ownership and your company's intellectual property (IP). We provide information about IP protection (copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets) and we describe steps you should take to protect your company stock. Throughout, we'll provide examples of the common mistakes that early stage entrepreneurs make, and how you can avoid those mistakes. This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series of seminars and workshops. Thursday, Mar 6, 7:30am-8:30am Cost: $15 → This seminar describes steps you should take to protect you company ownership and your company's intellectual property (IP). We provide information about IP protection (copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets) and we describe steps you should take to protect your company stock. Throughout, we'll provide examples of the common mistakes that early stage entrepreneurs make, and how you can avoid those mistakes. This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series of seminars and workshops. When: Thursday, Mar 6, 7:30am-8:30am<br> Where: OTBC<br> Cost: $15
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Change #26297
2014-02-24
09:19:03

update Calagator::Event 1250465732 Create an Effective Investor Pitch Roll back

description We suggest that entrepreneurs not worry about pitching until your company is investor ready. But when the time is right, create a truly effective pitch that combines the right preparation, content, delivery and follow-up. In this seminar, we describe how to do that. Included Tools: OTBC Pitch Checklist This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">TBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, Apr. 10, 7:30am-8:30am Where: OTBC Cost: $15 → We suggest that entrepreneurs not worry about pitching until your company is investor ready. But when the time is right, create a truly effective pitch that combines the right preparation, content, delivery and follow-up. In this seminar, we describe how to do that. Included Tools: OTBC Pitch Checklist This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">TBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, Apr. 10, 7:30am-8:30am<br> Where: OTBC<br> Cost: $15
Change #26296
2014-02-24
09:18:25

create Calagator::Event 1250465732 Create an Effective Investor Pitch Roll back

description nil → We suggest that entrepreneurs not worry about pitching until your company is investor ready. But when the time is right, create a truly effective pitch that combines the right preparation, content, delivery and follow-up. In this seminar, we describe how to do that. Included Tools: OTBC Pitch Checklist This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">TBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, Apr. 10, 7:30am-8:30am Where: OTBC Cost: $15
end_time nil → 2014-04-10 08:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250465732
start_time nil → 2014-04-10 07:30:00 -0700
title nil → Create an Effective Investor Pitch
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venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #26295
2014-02-24
09:16:22

create Calagator::Event 1250465731 Create a Realistic Funding Plan Roll back

description nil → Angel investors will not fund an idea - especially not for a first-time entrepreneur. They won't even fund a business plan. Fortunately there are sources of funding available to the early stage entrepreneur. We'll talk about those in this workshop, and walk through a realistic early-stage startup funding strategy. So you'll know right up front what it takes to get funded. This seminar is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series. When: Thursday, April 3, 7:30am-8:30am Where: OTBC Cost: $15
end_time nil → 2014-04-03 08:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250465731
start_time nil → 2014-04-03 07:30:00 -0700
title nil → Create a Realistic Funding Plan
url nil → http://otbc.org/realistic
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #26294
2014-02-24
09:08:40

create Calagator::Event 1250465730 About Stock Roll back

description nil → Early on, team compensation is likely to be in the form of ownership in the company. It's important to understand how that works. This seminar tackles these common questions: What is common versus preferred stock? How do you decide how much stock goes to each team member? What happens if a team member doesn't work out? How is founder ownership diluted when the company takes on investors? How do you minimize dilution? Can founders retain control? How do investors determine you company's value? Included Tools: Stock (Capitalization) Spreadsheet for forecasting value and dilution. This seminar is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/ge_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series. Thursday, Mar 13, 7:30am-8:30am Cost:$15
end_time nil → 2014-03-13 08:30:00 -0700
id nil → 1250465730
start_time nil → 2014-03-13 07:30:00 -0700
title nil → About Stock
url nil → http://otbc.org/about_stock
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #26293
2014-02-24
09:05:56

create Calagator::Event 1250465729 Avoid Common Mistakes and Protect Your Company Roll back

description nil → This seminar describes steps you should take to protect you company ownership and your company's intellectual property (IP). We provide information about IP protection (copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets) and we describe steps you should take to protect your company stock. Throughout, we'll provide examples of the common mistakes that early stage entrepreneurs make, and how you can avoid those mistakes. This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series of seminars and workshops. Thursday, Mar 6, 7:30am-8:30am Cost: $15
end_time nil → 2014-03-06 08:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465729
start_time nil → 2014-03-06 07:30:00 -0800
title nil → Avoid Common Mistakes and Protect Your Company
url nil → http://otbc.org/avoid_mistakes
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #26292
2014-02-24
09:00:52

create Calagator::Event 1250465728 How to Validate your Startup Idea Roll back

description nil → You have an idea for a startup. Is it a good idea? Find out Validate the market need, your solution, and the overall business model first, and your odds of success go up. Way up. In this workshops, we’ll show you how. In this session, we'll walk through each segment of a one page business model canvas and talk about how to document business model assumptions and how to test those assumptions. Cost - $15. When - 7:30am-8:30am, Thursday, Feb. 27. Where - OTBC, 8305 SW Creekside Pl, Beaverton, OR 97008. This is part of the <a href="http://www.otbc.org/get_started">OTBC Get Started</a> series
end_time nil → 2014-02-27 08:30:00 -0800
id nil → 1250465728
start_time nil → 2014-02-27 07:30:00 -0800
title nil → How to Validate your Startup Idea
url nil → http://otbc.org/validate_idea
venue_id nil → 202392234
Change #26291
2014-02-24
08:45:28

update Calagator::Event 1250465561 POSTPONED - AgilePDX Westside: Introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Roll back

description WE HAVE POSTPONED THIS DUE TO THE WEATHER. Stay tuned for the reschedule. Being an agile organization was always the goal (right?). The idea of "business agility" is certainly older than agile software development and many of us have struggled with the pain of an agile development team in an organization that doesn't understand how we work. Finding ways to scale agility from development to the rest of the organization has been a bit of a rocky road so far. Many development teams use Scrum and I'm not sure that's a good fit for some business areas -- I for one wouldn't want HR time-boxing the hiring of a new developer, delivering the best one they could find in 2 weeks. So just scaling what development does to a larger, different audience isn't the answer. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) provides, er, a framework for how the larger organization can operate more effectively together. Rather than provide new ways of working, it synthesizes important aspects of Scrum, XP, Lean, Product Development Flow and other agile notions into a sensible fabric for organizational effectiveness, optimizing the whole. The list of companies finding value in SAFe continues to grow. In something under an hour, I plan to deliver enough information about SAFe that you can have a reasonable elevator conversation about it and leave with an understanding of how much more you want to learn (and where to go find that information). Even if you don't work for a large organization with multiple levels of program and portfolio management, the concepts SAFe is built on and how they interact should spark ideas for how you can grow agile ways of working within your own environment. Bio: After deciding against a career in journalism halfway through college, Millard Ellingsworth has been developing software ever since. He currently works for IBM and was part of a small team of facilitators that led IBM Software Group's agile transformation efforts, training many teams, serving them as an agile coach and working as a scrum master within his own development organization. He has presented on agile topics at internal and external IBM conferences and has written a variety of articles for IBM developerWorks where he is a contributing author and a member of the steering committee. You can follow him on Twitter as @millard3 (https://twitter.com/millard3) and on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MillardEllingsworth). He happily accepts invitations to play golf and talk tech. → Postponed because of weather last month, we have rescheduled this event. Description: Being an agile organization was always the goal (right?). The idea of "business agility" is certainly older than agile software development and many of us have struggled with the pain of an agile development team in an organization that doesn't understand how we work. Finding ways to scale agility from development to the rest of the organization has been a bit of a rocky road so far. Many development teams use Scrum and I'm not sure that's a good fit for some business areas -- I for one wouldn't want HR time-boxing the hiring of a new developer, delivering the best one they could find in 2 weeks. So just scaling what development does to a larger, different audience isn't the answer. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) provides, er, a framework for how the larger organization can operate more effectively together. Rather than provide new ways of working, it synthesizes important aspects of Scrum, XP, Lean, Product Development Flow and other agile notions into a sensible fabric for organizational effectiveness, optimizing the whole. The list of companies finding value in SAFe continues to grow. In something under an hour, I plan to deliver enough information about SAFe that you can have a reasonable elevator conversation about it and leave with an understanding of how much more you want to learn (and where to go find that information). Even if you don't work for a large organization with multiple levels of program and portfolio management, the concepts SAFe is built on and how they interact should spark ideas for how you can grow agile ways of working within your own environment. Bio: After deciding against a career in journalism halfway through college, Millard Ellingsworth has been developing software ever since. He currently works for IBM and was part of a small team of facilitators that led IBM Software Group's agile transformation efforts, training many teams, serving them as an agile coach and working as a scrum master within his own development organization. He has presented on agile topics at internal and external IBM conferences and has written a variety of articles for IBM developerWorks where he is a contributing author and a member of the steering committee. You can follow him on Twitter as @millard3 (https://twitter.com/millard3) and on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MillardEllingsworth). He happily accepts invitations to play golf and talk tech.
end_time 2014-02-11 09:00:00 -0800 → 2014-03-11 09:00:00 -0700
start_time 2014-02-11 07:45:00 -0800 → 2014-03-11 07:45:00 -0700
title POSTPONED - AgilePDX Westside: Introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) → AgilePDX Westside: Introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Change #26290
2014-02-24
08:33:40

create Calagator::Event 1250465727 AgilePDX Downtown Pub Lunch: Human Systems Dynamics Roll back

description nil → On March 7th the Downtown Pub Lunchers will be talking and learning about Human System Dynamics (HSD) with David Whitlock, Scrum Master at Tripwire. David has been trained in HSD and has found it valuable in his work, especially as he helps employees in a newly acquired division become part of Tripwire. He’ll come chock full of information to answer questions and spur new thinking. One of the most interesting aspects of HSD is how it approaches change. It can be seen as a protocol-based or pattern-based system (whether it should be or not) for “dancing with change.” There is a burgeoning body of knowledge about HSD, some of it quite technical. Here is a good, quick video on the topic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mBx12-yf-U) and a link to the Human System Dynamics Institute’s FAQ (http://www.hsdinstitute.org/about-hsd/what-is-hsd/faq-tools-and-patterns-of-hsd.html) to get you started. Perhaps HSD is a pathway toward increasing our capacity to incorporate change? We start at 12p and end at 1p. Strive to be on time: we do. RSVP's appreciated but not required. You'll find us in the back room. See you there!
end_time nil → 2014-03-07 13:00:00 -0800
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start_time nil → 2014-03-07 12:00:00 -0800
title nil → AgilePDX Downtown Pub Lunch: Human Systems Dynamics
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Change #26289
2014-02-24
00:24:13

update Calagator::Event 1250465653 $150,000 Plus Crowdfunding Rumpus Roll back

url http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Your-Startup/events/164696732/http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Your-Startup/events/164696732/ → http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Your-Startup/events/164696732/
Change #26288
2014-02-23
22:28:18

update Calagator::Event 1250465725 Free Online 8 week Android Programming Class Roll back

description Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems https://class.coursera.org/android-001 Study group meeting: Where: Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 When: Wednesday, Feb 26th Time: 7pm (late arrivals are welcome) This is week 5 of the 8 week class. You can catch up by watching the lectures from the first 3 weeks online. There is no cost for class or the study group. How hard you work and how much you want to learn is up to you. For the study group, bring your laptop, get help with homework, ask questions, and socialize. NOTE: Be sure to check our Google Group site before attending. Updates are posted there. Look for us at the back wall by the only power outlets. For more information about the Lucky Lab visit: http://luckylab.com/locations/hawthorne-lucky-labrador-brew-pub/ → Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems https://class.coursera.org/android-001 Study group meeting: Where: Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 When: Wednesday, Feb 26th Time: 7pm (late arrivals are welcome) This is week 6 of the 8 week class. You can catch up by watching the lectures from the first 6 weeks online. There is no cost for class or the study group. How hard you work and how much you want to learn is up to you. For the study group, bring your laptop, get help with homework, ask questions, and socialize. NOTE: Be sure to check our Google Group site before attending. Updates are posted there. Look for us at the back wall by the only power outlets. For more information about the Lucky Lab visit: http://luckylab.com/locations/hawthorne-lucky-labrador-brew-pub/
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Change #26287
2014-02-23
21:49:07

destroy Calagator::Venue 202393804 Doubletree Hotel - Lloyd Center Roll back

Change #26286
2014-02-23
21:48:36

update Calagator::Event 1250464279 THE POWER OF PROFESSIONALISM/12th Annual Managing Projects Programs and Portfolios Conference Roll back

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venue_id 202393804 → 202390263
Change #26285
2014-02-23
21:47:44

update Calagator::Venue 202390263 Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center Roll back

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title Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center → DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center
Change #26284
2014-02-23
21:45:30

destroy Calagator::Venue 202394091 Double Tree Hotel - Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM (PDT) Roll back

Change #26283
2014-02-23
21:44:34

update Calagator::Event 1250464952 Northwest Regional Women in Computing 2013 Roll back

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Change #26282
2014-02-23
21:42:38

update Calagator::Event 1250465726 Northwest Regional Women in Computing 2014 Roll back

description The Northwest Regional Women in Computing (NWrWIC) Celebration focuses on empowering and encouraging women to enter the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, particularly computer science. The conference brings together students from universities and high schools, with industry leaders from the private and public sectors to engage and inspire the next generation of leaders to play an active role in shaping the future of computing and technology. The 2014 conference is the third annual event. Our mission is to encourage women to pursue and build successful careers in computing and technology by improving their educational experience and engagement with industry leaders. With less than 30% of STEM jobs filled by women, the industry is lacking full representation of the world’s views. This lack of diversity inhibits industry’s innovation potential. Our effort recognizes and empowers women who are part of the computing industry and celebrates all who are supporters of them. If you are the following, then you would want to come: * College professionals, * industry leaders, * Job seekers, * STEM/Technology leaders, * Thought leaders, * Professors, * Teachers, * High School STEM students (must be accompanied by guardian) Register for an early bird special until March 12th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northwest-regional-women-in-computing-2014-registration-10400188243 → The Northwest Regional Women in Computing (NWrWIC) Celebration focuses on empowering and encouraging women to enter the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, particularly computer science. The conference brings together students from universities and high schools, with industry leaders from the private and public sectors to engage and inspire the next generation of leaders to play an active role in shaping the future of computing and technology. The 2014 conference is the third annual event. Our mission is to encourage women to pursue and build successful careers in computing and technology by improving their educational experience and engagement with industry leaders. With less than 30% of STEM jobs filled by women, the industry is lacking full representation of the world’s views. This lack of diversity inhibits industry’s innovation potential. Our effort recognizes and empowers women who are part of the computing industry and celebrates all who are supporters of them. If you are the following, then you would want to come: * College professionals * industry leaders * Job seekers * STEM/Technology leaders * Thought leaders * Professors * Teachers * High School STEM students (must be accompanied by guardian) Register for an early bird special until March 12th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northwest-regional-women-in-computing-2014-registration-10400188243
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title Northwest Regional Women in Computing 2014 → Northwest Regional Women in Computing 2014: Women Pioneering Innovation
Change #26281
2014-02-23
21:41:50

create Calagator::Event 1250465726 Northwest Regional Women in Computing 2014 Roll back

description nil → The Northwest Regional Women in Computing (NWrWIC) Celebration focuses on empowering and encouraging women to enter the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, particularly computer science. The conference brings together students from universities and high schools, with industry leaders from the private and public sectors to engage and inspire the next generation of leaders to play an active role in shaping the future of computing and technology. The 2014 conference is the third annual event. Our mission is to encourage women to pursue and build successful careers in computing and technology by improving their educational experience and engagement with industry leaders. With less than 30% of STEM jobs filled by women, the industry is lacking full representation of the world’s views. This lack of diversity inhibits industry’s innovation potential. Our effort recognizes and empowers women who are part of the computing industry and celebrates all who are supporters of them. If you are the following, then you would want to come: * College professionals, * industry leaders, * Job seekers, * STEM/Technology leaders, * Thought leaders, * Professors, * Teachers, * High School STEM students (must be accompanied by guardian) Register for an early bird special until March 12th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northwest-regional-women-in-computing-2014-registration-10400188243
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start_time nil → 2014-04-12 08:00:00 -0700
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Change #26280
2014-02-23
16:40:35

update Calagator::Event 1250465640 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

venue_details FYI Teardrop won't be able to reserve us a spot in advance, so look for some people sporting little UX stickers. We'll also be tweeting out our location via @UXHappyHour. Also! Happy hour here goes until 7pm, so get here earlier if you want to take advantage. → How to find us: look for some people sporting little UX stickers. We'll also be tweeting out our location via @UXHappyHour. Also! Happy hour here goes until 7pm, so get here earlier if you want to take advantage.
Change #26279
2014-02-23
16:39:24

update Calagator::Event 1250465640 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

description UX Happy Hour is a monthly gathering of designers, researchers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting about user experience. As the name might indicate, it's just beer and hanging out! --- To help us get a sense of numbers, you can optionally RSVP via http://attending.io/events/pdx-ux-happy-hour If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected]. → UX Happy Hour is a monthly gathering of designers, researchers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting about user experience. As the name might indicate, it's just beer and hanging out! --- To help us get a big enough table, you can optionally RSVP via http://attending.io/events/pdx-ux-happy-hour If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected].
Change #26278
2014-02-23
16:38:23

update Calagator::Event 1250465640 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

description UX Happy Hour is a monthly gathering of designers, researchers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting about user experience. As the name might indicate, it's just beer and hanging out! --- If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected]. → UX Happy Hour is a monthly gathering of designers, researchers, developers, and anyone else interested in chatting about user experience. As the name might indicate, it's just beer and hanging out! --- To help us get a sense of numbers, you can optionally RSVP via http://attending.io/events/pdx-ux-happy-hour If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected].
url http://attending.io/events/pdx-ux-happy-hour → http://twitter.com/uxhappyhour
Change #26277
2014-02-23
15:31:38

update Calagator::Event 1250465640 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

venue_details FYI Teardrop won't be able to reserve us a spot in advance, so look for some people sporting little UX stickers. We'll also be tweeting out our location via @UXHappyHour. → FYI Teardrop won't be able to reserve us a spot in advance, so look for some people sporting little UX stickers. We'll also be tweeting out our location via @UXHappyHour. Also! Happy hour here goes until 7pm, so get here earlier if you want to take advantage.
Change #26276
2014-02-23
15:30:43

update Calagator::Event 1250463843 UX Happy Hour Roll back

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Change #26275
2014-02-23
15:30:33

update Calagator::Event 1250464067 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

Change #26274
2014-02-23
15:30:06

update Calagator::Event 1250464131 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

Change #26273
2014-02-23
15:29:41

update Calagator::Event 1250464567 Portland UX Happy Hour Roll back

locked nil → false
Change #26272
2014-02-23
15:29:31

update Calagator::Event 1250464667 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back

Change #26271
2014-02-23
15:28:35

update Calagator::Event 1250465044 PDX UX Happy Hour Roll back