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Started Monday
May 20
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DrupalCon Portland 2013 8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm Oregon Convention Center DrupalCon Portland is the official conference of the Drupal community. DrupalCon is a biannual event presented to an ever expanding international audience since Drupal became an open source project in 2001. It's produced by the Drupal Association and a fabulous group of volunteers from across the globe. The Oregon Convention Center will accommodate the largest gathering of Drupal developers than ever before. |
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Started Wednesday
May 22
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WebVisions 8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm Oregon Convention Center Ground Zero for Dangerous ThinkingExplore the Future of the WebWEBVISIONS PORTLAND // May 22-24, 2013 WebVisions explores the future of web and mobile design, digital media, UX and technology with an all-star lineup of visionary speakers, including Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing.net and MAKE Magazine, Ethan and Malachai Nicolle (creators of AxeCop), Carla Diana (Smart Design NYC), Jason Kunesh (Director of UX, Obama for America), Carolyn Chandler (Manifest Digital), Mark Trammell (Twitter), and more! "WebVisions is like the medium that spawned it: unique, personal, honest, emotional and eye-opening." –Jeffrey Zeldman Register online at http://webvisions-portland.strangertickets.com/ |
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SharePoint 2013 Administrator Training Course 8am through Friday, May 24 at 5pm SharePoint Innovations SharePoint 2013 Administrator Training Course: Live Online - $1485 On-Site - $1585 Registration is through our website or call us at 1-800-935-4245 This course is the place to learn the administration, best practices and governance of SharePoint 2013 from industry experts and Microsoft MVPs. SharePoint Innovations SharePoint training environment is a real-world enterprise server farm hosted in SAS 70 compliant datacenter. This course is intended for Administrators, Architects, Developers and other IT Professionals. Audience This course is intended for: IT Professionals (Administrators, Developers, Managers, etc.) Non-IT Professionals who will be participating in SharePoint 2013 Planning and Deployment project(s) in their organization Duration 3 Days Course Outline Module 1 - SharePoint 2013 Deployment Overview SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Product Architecture SharePoint 2013 Best Practice Software, Hardware and Virtualization Requirements SharePoint 2013 6 Major Enterprise Functional Areas SharePoint 2013 Farm and Service Application Architecture SharePoint 2013 Editions IIS 8, .NET 4.0 Architecture SharePoint 2010 Editions Overview Module 2 - SharePoint 2013 Install and Configurations SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites (Active Directory, SQL Server etc.) SharePoint 2013 Farm Deployment and Service Accounts Install SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Server Farm SharePoint 2013 Configuration, Service Application and Content Databases Configuring and Managing SharePoint 2013 Central Administration Configuring and Managing Service Applications SharePoint 2013 Security Management SharePoint 2013 Web Application and Site Collection Configuration Site Collection Logical Architecture, Planning Site Collections, Creating Site Collections Module 3 - SharePoint 2013 Deployment Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Information Architecture SharePoint 2013 Service Application Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Security Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Web Applications, Site Collections, Quotas and Content Database Best Practices SharePoint 2013 Scalability and Performance Best Practices Module 4 - SharePoint 2013 Unified Search SharePoint 2013 New Unified Search Architecture Setup and Configure SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Service Application SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Content Sources and Managed Properties SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Security SharePoint 2013 Unified Search Center SharePoint 2013 Search Performance SharePoint 2013 New Search Web Analytics Management Module 5 - SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Metadata Management Business use case for Managed Metadata Architecture and Enhancements of the Managed Metadata service Anatomy of the SharePoint Metadata Term Store Managed Metadata and the SharePoint 2013 end user experience integration Managed Metadata common business use cases and usage scenarios Administering the Managed Metadata service, Term Sets and Terms Term Store Security and Export/Import Mechanisms Module 6 - SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Content Types Overview of Enterprise Content Type Architecture Role that the Managed Metadata service plays in sharing content types between site collections, web applications and farms Configuring the Managed Metadata service and Site Collections as Content Type Hubs Content Type Syndication and New Cross Site Publishing feature. Enterprise Content Types, Taxonomy and Term Store Best Practices Module 7 - SharePoint Workflows SharePoint Workflow (.NET 4.0 based) Architecture Overview and Management SharePoint Designer 2013. SharePoint Out-of-the-box Workflows Workflow scenarios, Creating workflows, Configuring workflow settings, Deploying workflows Creating Custom Workflows and Extending existing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2013 Creating workflows in Visio 2013 Workflows best practices and 3rd party add-ons Module 8 – Enhancements to MySites and SharePoint Social Networking Managing My Site, My Newsfeed/Activity Feeds, Tags, Notes, Subscriptions (NEW) and Ratings. Finding People in your organization, Viewing My Sites Tag Clouds, Social Bookmarking, Wiki and Blog Sites Expertise Finder Customize MySite Look and Feel User Profile Setup and Configuration Module 9 – SharePoint Site Administration Site Topology, Create/Delete Sites and Workspaces Enhanced Site and List Templates Site Administration and Settings, Manage Regional Settings Manage Site Libraries and Lists, Manage User Alerts, Managing RSS Usage Search and Offline Availability, Manage Sites and Workspaces Workflow Settings, Related Links Scope Settings, Term Store Management Manage Site Features, Reset to Site Definition Site and Site Collection Recycle Bin Site Web Analytics Reports Module 10 – SharePoint Site Customization Adding Pages to your SharePoint Site, Adding and Modifying Web Parts Look and Feel Settings, Modifying Navigational Components Creating Site Templates and Themes Manage the Look and Feel, Customize Site Title, Description, and Icon Web authoring and Publishing, Master Pages and Page Layouts Customize Sites using SharePoint Designer 2013 Module 11 – InfoPath 2013 Business Forms and Workflows Overview of InfoPath 2013 Forms Services Create and Publish InfoPath 2013 Forms Connect Out-of-the-box and Custom SharePoint Designer Workflows to InfoPath 2013 Forms Creating Composite Business Applications and Office Business Applications (OBA) Architecture Business Forms Applications Best Practices Module 12 – SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence and Dashboards Create and Manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Excel Services and Excel Services Web Parts Visio Services Introduction to PerformancePoint 2013 Services Module 13 – eDiscovery and Records Management in SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Records Management and eDiscovery Overview Create and Configure Record Center, eDiscovery Center Information Management Policies, In-Place Records Management Record Routing and Legal Hold Management, SharePoint In-Place Hold, Exchange In-Place Hold, and Query-based preservation Records Management Best Practices Module 14 – Business Connectivity Services (BCS) SharePoint 2013 BCS Overview OData Support and other BCS enhancements Create and Configure Business Connectivity Services External Content Types and Lists Integrate External Systems (Databases, Web Services, ERP/CRM/3rd Party Apps) to SharePoint using BCS BCS and Search Integration BCS Best Practices Module 15 - Backup and Restore in SharePoint 2013 Strategies for protecting against both small and large disasters using the SharePoint 2013 native backup and restore tools Farm-level backup and restore using the GUI and PowerShell Granular backup and restore of site collections, sites, document libraries and lists Granular restore from an off-line SQL Server content database 3rd Party Disaster Recovery Tools, High Availability Options Business Continuity Best Practices Module 16 – SharePoint Governance Governance Overview Information Architecture and Policies SharePoint Governance and Manageability Tools Auditing and Reporting Governance Best Practices Module 17 – SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 Migration Upgrade Concepts and Terminology Deprecated Upgrade Techniques from SharePoint 2010 Database Detach Preparation Content Migration SharePoint 2010 UI Mode vs SharePoint 2013 UI mode |
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Project Management for Non-Project Managers 2:30pm through Friday, May 24 at 4pm Online 3 PDUs available for this course This course is scheduled for two days: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:30PM - 4:00PM PDT Friday, May 24, 2013 2:30PM - 4:00PM PDT Course DescriptionLearn the language and processes of project management and how to use them to effectively communicate with your team to complete projects on time, in budget and with less stress! Project management is an essential skill utilized within many levels of organizations today. More and more individuals are being tasked to assist with project management. However transitioning into the role of project manager without acquiring the necessary skills and training can be overwhelming! This course focuses on providing students with the essential knowledge needed to plan and manage projects effectively, and provides a thorough understanding of project management terminology and fundamental concepts. Students will learn industry Best Practices for incorporating proven-effective, project management processes into their organization. Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. BenefitsAfter attending this webinar, participants will:
Key Project Management for Non-Project Managers Concepts:
Registrationhttps://attendee.gototraining.com/78mx2/register/2200148405721684736 |
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Friday
May 24
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Chef Introductory Workshop - Corvallis 9am Oregon State University This Chef Introductory Workshop is a hands on training class for getting familiar with Chef for performing common automation tasks. In this workshop, we will cover: Set up a local workstation with Chef and connect to a Chef Server. Use Chef to automate installation of a Nagios server as a real world example. Automate other common system tasks with Chef: Each exercise will be instructor-led, and introduce new Chef concepts along the way. We'll cover the Anatomy of a Chef Run, Chef's Authentication Cycle, how to build roles, manipulate configuration through data in attributes, use Chef's search API for dynamic configuration, and more. WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS Attendees should bring a wifi-enabled laptop to the workshop. The following operating systems have been tested as workstation systems with the hands on exercises: Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04 Mac OS X 10.7.3 Windows 7 Other platforms and platform versions may work without modification. Due to time constraints we will not be able to troubleshoot issues with unlisted platforms. Attendees should install non-Chef required software before the workshop starts. SSH/SCP (OpenSSH, puTTY/WinSCP or equivalent) Programer's text editor (Vi/Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text 2 or equivalent) On Unix/Linux/OS X systems: C/C++ compiler, build environment (build-essential, Xcode, or platform equivalent). If Chef is not already installed, use Opscode's Full Stack Chef installer |
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Founders Friday 3–5pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center) We're restarting an old OTBC tradition - Founders Friday. Each Friday, join us for munchies, beverages, and the company of other startup founders to decompress from the week, get help/input on current challenges, and in general get to know some of your peer founders. |
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PSU Tech Talk: Text Lacks Empathy 4:30–5:30pm Portland State University Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) Room FAB 88-09 Have you ever written a nice friendly email and gotten a reply that seems like they read a whole different email? In Open Source communities we write to each other all the time, but we’re not really writing, we’re speaking with our fingers. Text is our primary way to communicate, but text has problems. Speaking conveys subtle emotional cues that as social animals we rely on; text strips them out. A thoughtful correspondent can put those emotions back, but we’re often not thoughtful. This talk is about the special problems of textual communication: mitigating them; ensuring that what you mean to say is what is understood; interpreting messages that seem totally out of whack; and increasing empathic bandwidth. About the speakerNóirín Plunkett is a jack of all trades, and a master of several. By day, she works for Eucalyptus Systems, as a geekEnglish translator, and general force multiplier. She's passionate about community, communication, and collaboration. Her open source work epitomizes the saying “if you want something done, ask a busy person”: Nóirín cut her teeth on the httpd documentation project at Apache, but soon started running conferences for the Apache Software Foundation . She was involved in setting up the Community Development project, is Org Admin for the Google Summer of Code (with more than 40 students!), and continues to contribute to projects as diverse as Infrastructure and Incubator. Nóirín was the first woman on the board of the Apache Software Foundation, and continues to sit on the board of the Open Cloud Initiative. She's also an advisor to The Ada Initiative, supporting women in open technology and culture. When she’s not online, Nóirín often found on the dance floor or down at the pub, although she’s also a keen harpist & singer, and an excellent sous chef! |
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Saturday
May 25
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OMSI Geek Gathering hosted by Hak5 2:30–4:30pm OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) Attention Portlanders, Hack Across America is coming to PDX! Come one and all for a geeky good time with Darren & Hak5 Monkey. We’ll be meeting up at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry this Saturday, May 25th at 5 PM with a pub-crawl to follow! Who: You + Hak5 & Co |
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Monday
May 27
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North Portland Coders Night 6:30–10pm Lucky Labrador Overlook Tap Room Come hang out, drink beer, and write code every Monday night. The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome! It is highly suggested that you bring a laptop and a project to work on. Maybe we'll be in the middle room, maybe in the back room, just keep walking until you see a table full of laptops. |
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Tuesday
May 28
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30am Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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OCCA: Office 365 6–8:30pm Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center Free and open to the public. The Red Lion charges the OCCA for using their meeting room. Please help us defray this cost by buying food and beverages. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except December). RSVP to meetup.com/itpro-70 Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 6 pm Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A): Office 365
What is Windows Intune
Using Office 365 Document services
Next Steps
Presented by Matt Katzer and Don Crawford Matt created KAMIND in 1998 to supply solutions using Microsoft Technologies for small and medium size businesses. In addition to providing out sourced IT managed solutions, Matt pursued the development of technology related inventions and holds 19 domestic and international patents in related areas. Matt holds a BSEE from University of Michigan and an Executive MBA from the University of Oregon. Don Crawford has been consulting and developing software and hardware products since 1969. In January 2012, Matt and Don combined to form a new KAMIND Cloud services business focused on Microsoft Cloud solutions. The new KAMIND is responsible for the Office 365 and Windows Intune migrations of over 200 customers in 18 states and 4 countries. |
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PDX Graph Meetup 6–7:30pm ISITE Design Community Room RSVP on meetup.com The very first PDX Graph Meetup! Huston will be giving an introduction to Graphs, the Graph data model advantage, as well as some tools on how to get your own ideas and Graph Applications up and running! |
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Code 'n' Splode: Topic TBD 7–8:30pm FlightStats 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 our list. |
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Pdx.rb: Hack + Help Session 7–10pm CrowdCompass office in the Ford Building Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby as well as experienced programmers. Bring your laptop and your desire to learn. Experienced Rubyists welcome; we will encourage newbies to self-teach during these sessions so you should have a great place to hack in peace. |
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Wednesday
May 29
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Practical Project Management 9:30am through Thursday, May 30 at 5pm Advisicon 14 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionLearn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices. Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully. Learning Objectives•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects Included MaterialsThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide. A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart. Who should take this course?•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
SimulationWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course. RegistrationRegister at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/ |
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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Lunch 2.0 at OTBC noon–1:30pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center) Join other tech folks to network, check out our expanded space, and have lunch on OTBC! |
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Crowdfunding Tutorial for Startups & Small Businesses 3–5pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center) Come learn more about how crowdfunding can get YOUR project off the ground or accelerated into the marketplace. How crowdfunding works - sites to raise funds or even find investors (Kickstarter, IndieGoGo & more) How to create the “perfect pitch” for crowdfunding sites Use crowdfunding to road test your product offerings & help you build a rabid fan-base We’ll introduce you to the “Money 4 Something” step-by-step DIY workshop and resource to get outside funding to launch or complete your projects. We’ll even give you one of our own proprietary tools that you can use to craft your own crowdfunding campaign on your own—just for attending and learning how you can take advantage of these amazing crowdsourced fundraising mechanisms. Questions? Contact presenter Adrienne Fritze at adrienne@marketingmoxie.biz, or at 503.349.6075. |
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Startup Your Startup: The Dog Ate My Startup 5–7pm NedSpace on 5th Come hear tales of brilliant & young startup founders and get some great Q&A going. High School Musical my ass, how about High School Startup? Or Junior High Startup? Reserve your spot today for The Dog Ate My Startup next Wednesday evening at NedSpace 5th Avenue, third floor, doors open at 5pm, event starts at 5:30pm Seating is limited. Colby Aley is a 16 year old web developer, High School student and entrepreneur. He enjoys working with early stage startups, going from nothing to launched product. After starting his first (failed) company not knowing how to code, Colby decided never again to do so without more solid programming skills. His influencers include Sam Soffes of Nothing Magical and Maciej Ceglowski of Pinboard. Jackson Gariety attended Grant High School 2009 to 2012, he started doing freelance web design in early 2009. His first clients were local businesses and slowly grew his abilities and network to pay for better design and development tools. In 2012 he started working with Brian Hendrickson to build a social web platform called HashTraffic which has been developed and is currently being sold. He also teaches a class on app development. Andrew Oesterreich is a 12 year old 7th grade entrepreneur who attends Wood Middle School in Wilsonville. He started out by doing odd jobs for his neighbors then moved on to giving younger students drum lessons. Last fall, he ventured in on a duct-tape wallet business with 2 friends. It wasn't long til half of the school had a shiny new duct tape wallet. He loves shark tank and is always looking for new businesses to create. The emcee for The Dog Ate My Startup and open QA event is the always funny, the sometimes sober, and the ever flatulent John Friess, founder and CEO of Journey Gym. Doors open at 5:00pm for networking Event starts at 5:30pm and goes until 6:30pm or 6:45pm, it's up to John, let's hope he's lucid. |
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May CAKE (Case) Study 6–8pm East Bank Saloon & Restaurant Last year we gathered weekly to share useful business tips that could be implemented immediately. In 2013 our workshops are changing to a new monthly format. This time we’ll gather monthly to share lessons learned working with a Portland-based business and present the results of our work in the form of a case study. Each month will feature a different local business. Why should you join us? If you can identify with any of the following scenarios, you should stop what you’re doing and reserve yourself a seat for an upcoming CAKE: You have a great idea for a business. You have just started developing a business. You have a hobby you want to make money from. You own an existing business and are feeling overwhelmed. You’re just a really awesome person who enjoys eating cake (the edible kind). Don’t take our word for it, people really like us… “Since the first CAKE workshop that I attended, I’ve gone back as often as my schedule allows. The two hosts, as well as all the participants have great input and advice to offer, and they offer somewhat unconventional advice on how to start up a business with a more ‘boot-strap’ approach.“ -Grant Bernard (Blurble) “CAKE provides, not just vague conceptual pieces of inspirations, but tangible information in order for you to confidently and with ease take the next step to grow your business.” -Akiko Oguchi (5th Season: Clothing Reborn) |
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TiE Pearl Incubator at ISITE Inauguration 6–9pm ISITE Design Ted Wheeler, Oregon State Treasurer, will be the guest of honor at the TiE Pearl at ISITE launch. TiE leaders attending from Silicon Valley are P.K. Agarwal, CEO, TiE Global, and Vish Mishra, Past President TiE Silicon Valley and Trustee TiE Global. Other distinguised guests include Erin Flynn, Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at PSU, TiE Oregon Board Members Diane Fraiman Voyager Capital, and Nitin Khanna CEO, MergerTech. Please RSVP to attend this event, enjoy a reception with appetizers and beverages and network with Who's Who of the Portland investment and Startup scene. Join TiE Oregon and ISITE Design as we celebrate the grand opening of the TiE Pearl Incubator at ISITE, Wednesday May 29th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. A collaborative workspace focused around digital startup companies, TiE Pearl is now accepting applications for residency from Portland-area startups. Tie Pearl is located within ISITE Design's Portland headquarters building, at 2035 NW Overton St, Portland OR 97209. Registration is required for this event. www.oregon.tie.org |
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Coder Dojo Pdx - K12 coder night 6:30–8pm Engine Yard Note: Coder Dojo is on Wednesdays now Free tickets are requiredGet tickets at: https://coderdojopdx.eventbrite.com/ Coder Dojo Portland is a coder night for kids, where K12 youth, along with their parents can play, explore, and learn about coding and building software. More details are available on the website CoderDojoPdx.com. We want interested K12 youths, parents, and mentors to join us! We are in lovely downtown Portland Oregon at the Engine Yard offices.
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Thursday
May 30
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SharePoint Power User Training Course 8am through Friday, May 31 at 5pm SharePoint Innovations SharePoint 2013 Power User Training Course: This class is designed for individual contributors or departmental staff in a variety of job roles, such as content managers, site owners, site administrators, project managers, administrative assistants, functional or operations managers, business users with basic SharePoint skills, and who have the responsibility for managing SharePoint sites as an enabling technology within their workgroups and teams, not necessarily technical professionals. This course provides a comprehensive SharePoint training that will present students with a ground-up understanding for how to use, build and manages sites in a SharePoint Server 2013 environment. Duration 2 Days Course Outline Module 1 – Introduction to SharePoint 2013 Server End User, Content Manager and Site Administrator Overview Sites, Lists, Libraries and Common Web Parts Team Sites and Communities SharePoint Site Hierarchy and the Ribbon What’s new in SharePoint 2013 Module 2 – SharePoint Lists What’s New with SharePoint 2013 lists Create a SharePoint Team Site and Configure Lists and Libraries Add/Modify List Items, Create/Modify List Views, Sort/Filter, List Metadata and Navigation Add Documents to a Library, Edit Library Documents, Share Documents Across Libraries, Create Wiki Pages, Request Access to SharePoint Content Working with Library folders, properties, workflows and document sets Customize List and Library Look and Feel Manage Security of Lists and Libraries Connect Lists and Libraries to Outlook and SharePoint Workspace Module 3 – SharePoint Search and Navigation What’s new with SharePoint 2013 Search and Navigation Metadata Navigation SharePoint Site Information Architecture Best Practices Search, Search Index, Advanced Search, People Search, Refinements, Best Bests and Keywords, Faceted Search Search Security, Web Parts and Alerts Customize Search Results Look and Feel Module 4 – SharePoint and Microsoft Office Integration What’s new with SharePoint 2013 SharePoint Office Integration Overview SharePoint Workspace, InfoPath, SharePoint Designer, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint Module 5 - SharePoint Content Types Overview of Enterprise Content Type Architecture Create and Manage Site Columns and Content Types Document Sets, Term Stores, Content Type Hub Managed Metadata and Content Types common business use cases and usage scenarios Content Type Best Practices Module 6 - SharePoint Workflows SharePoint Workflow Overview SharePoint Out-of-the-box Workflows Workflow scenarios, Creating workflows, Configuring workflow settings, Deploying workflows Creating Custom Workflows and Extending existing workflows with SharePoint Designer 2013 Creating workflows in Visio 2013 Workflows best practices and 3rd party add-ons Module 7 – MySites and SharePoint Social Networking What’s New in SharePoint 2013 MySites. Managing My Site, My Newsfeed/Activity Feeds, Tags, Notes and Ratings Finding People in your organization, Viewing My Sites Tag Clouds, Social Bookmarking, Wiki and Blog Sites Expertise Finder Customize MySite Look and Feel Module 8 – SharePoint Site Administration What’s New in SharePoint 2013 Site Administration Site Topology, Create/Delete Sites and Workspaces Site and List Templates Site Administration and Settings, Manage Regional Settings Manage Site Libraries and Lists, Manage User Alerts, Managing RSS Usage Search and Offline Availability, Manage Sites and Workspaces Workflow Settings, Related Links Scope Settings, Term Store Management Manage Site Features, Reset to Site Definition Site and Site Collection Recycle Bin Site Web Analytics Reports Module 9 – SharePoint Site Customization Adding Pages to your SharePoint Site, Adding and Modifying Web Parts Look and Feel Settings, Modifying Navigational Components Creating Site Templates and Themes Manage the Look and Feel, Customize Site Title, Description, and Icon Web authoring and Publishing, Master Pages and Page Layouts Customize Sites using SharePoint Designer 2013 Module 10 – InfoPath Business Forms and Workflows Overview of InfoPath Forms Services Create and Publish InfoPath Forms Connect Out-of-the-box and Custom SharePoint Designer Workflows to InfoPath Forms Module 11 – SharePoint Business Intelligence and Dashboards Create and Manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Excel Services and Excel Services Web Parts Introduction to PerformancePoint Services Module 12 – SharePoint Security and Site Governance Security and Governance Overview Permissions, Permission Levels and SharePoint Groups Manage User Access to SharePoint Site, Manage SharePoint Groups and Users Permissions Inheritance Hierarchy SharePoint Security and Governance Best Practices |
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(Cancelled) UX and CSS Bootcamp 10am through Saturday, June 1 at 3pm Burnside Digital Office UX and CSS Bootcamp This two-day bootcamp introduces User Experience Design and using CSS3 to create engaging web layouts. We will cover the essential tenants of UX, some of the new properties in CSS3 and HTML5, Polyfills, and how to research which new parts of HTML5/CSS3 are stable and ready to be used now. This class is for students who have already published several websites but are unsatisfied with using someone else’s theme or just want more control over the visual aspects of the web. This class is also great for backend developers who would like to get a handle on CSS to push themselves further in their careers. There will be time from 3pm – 5pm on Saturday to stay later and work with other in the class to complete projects. Pre-requisites: You will need to bring your own laptop for this bootcamp. Students taking this course should have already taken the Intro workshop or demonstrated their abilities by deploying a hand-made website to a server on the internet. Dates: 5/30/13 & 6/1/13 Times: Thursday 5 – 9pm & Saturday 10 – 3pm (lunch provided on Saturday) Early Bird registration fee: $540 Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 10th by 5:00pm Late registration fee: $800 Register Now: http://portlandcodeschool_ux_css_bootcamp.eventbrite.com/# |
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SE Portland Coders Night (SEPoCoNi) 6–10pm Side Door Alternative to PDX Weekly Hackathon. Come hang out and write code in a quieter, less crowded environment with your fellow nerds. The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome! The place is smaller, so finding the nerd herd shouldn't be too difficult. |
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PDX Weekly Hackathon 6:30–10pm Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 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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Zissou Society for Programming Language Exploration 7–9pm Janrain Headquarters The Zissou Society for Programming Language Exploration (aka pdxlang) is a general programming language discussion/exploration group. The weird, the offbeat, the little-known, the forgotten programming languages. These are the things we discuss and explore. Scheduled speakers: Bart Massey talking about m4 and Dave DiNucci talking about ScalPL. There will be pizza and beer. (If your company wants to sponsor that please get in touch with Matt.) |
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Friday
May 31
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Amazon Web Services road trip 2013 - Portland 4–6pm TBD - Portland AWS User Group Road Trip with Jeff Barr |
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Open Source Bridge Volunteer Happy Hour 4–6pm Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub Interested in volunteering at this year's Open Source Bridge? Join us at the Green Dragon to get all of your questions answered and sign up for shifts. |
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Saturday
Jun 1
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Oregon Day of Civic Hacking - Portland, Oregon 8:30am–8:30pm Thetus Corporation "The White House wants you to hack for a better America. Today it announced the National Day Of Civic Hacking on June 1-2 where many government agencies will liberate data for citizens across the U.S. to use to build tech that helps their communities. Twenty-seven cities have planned events where hackers will have access to data from The Department of Labor, The Census Bureau, and even NASA’s space stats. The National Day Of Civic Hacking is a joint project from the U.S. government, Code For America, Random Hacks Of Kindness, and Eric Schmidt’s early-stage venture fund Innovation Endeavors. Part of a growing initiative to increase government transparency and civic engagement,..." from http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/national-day-of-civic-hacking/ |
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Monday
Jun 3
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PDX Puppet User Group 6:30–8:30pm Puppet Labs The monthly PDX Puppet User Group. Join the PDX Puppet Google Group to get notifications of upcoming meetings. Who should attend? Puppet users and people interested in learning more about Puppet. Agenda:
If you have an idea for what you would like to see or if you want to volunteer to present a talk, please post those ideas in the PDX Puppet Google Group |
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DorkbotPDX Meeting 7–11pm Backspace Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity. Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance. We'll be the kids with all the coolest stuff on the table. Hope to see you there. |
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Tuesday
Jun 4
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Workshop: A New Approach to Innovation & Agility 1:30–5pm Embassy Suites 319 SW Pine St Portland OR 97204 Learn how Google & Intel are leveraging the latest in neuroscience to · solve design problems months earlier · dive deep into uninterrupted collaborative effort · transform thrash and frustration into energetic ease and insight · boost creativity in stressful work environments Join us for this experiential workshop exploring the intersection of emotional intelligence, mindfulness and creativity. |
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Recruiting Top Talent and Companies to Oregon (CEO & CFO LEX Dinner) 5:30–8:30pm Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC) Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion of acquisitions, investments, and corporate expansions in the Greater Portland Region. The arrival of new companies and entrepreneurs is continuing to make the region an attractive destination for tech professionals but demand for top talent continues to increase. As a region and as an industry, what can we do to improve our ability to recruit top talent and companies to the area? On the evening of June 4, we invite you to join other technology company CEOs and CFOs as Erin Flynn, Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at Portland State University moderates a discussion on the recruitment of talent and companies to the region. Special guests include Patrick Quinton, Executive Director of the Portland Development Commission, Sean Robbins, CEO of Greater Portland Inc. and Aliza Scott, VP of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Tripwire, Inc. Topics will include:
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Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting 7–9pm CrowdCompass office in the Ford Building ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the mailing list. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there! |
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Wednesday
Jun 5
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SecureWorld Expo 7am through Thursday, June 6 at 3pm Oregon Convention Center SecureWorld provides more content and facilitates more professional connections than any other event in the cyber-security industry. Our model relies on collaboration with high-level security thought leaders, which enables us to provide globally relevant education, training, and networking for cyber-security professionals on a regional level. This is our inaugural event in Portland, our hometown! Join your peers for two days of high-quality training and networking, and earn CPEs. Visit our website for more details, www.secureworldexpo.com. |
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New Challenges in Data Security – Are You Prepared? 7:30–10am Multnomah Althletic Club In today’s increasingly digital and connected world, every organization is constantly exposed to cyber and data security risks. The threat landscape is becoming more complex, and defense strategies that worked 10 years ago are no longer adequate. Join this expert panel as they share an innovative new approach to data security, explain the new risks that have emerged over the last decade, and offer practical advice for an effective defense strategy. What Will You Learn?
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Getting People to Click DONATE on Your Nonprofit Website 6pm Idealist Consulting With this workshop, you'll be able to start to get donations on your nonprofit website. You'll be able to take your donors up the ladder of engagement, you'll be able to prove to them that you are trustworthy, and that your mission truly makes a difference. You'll learn what your donors want the most. You'll learn how to vet a mailing list. You'll also learn how to get more donors to sign up for your email newsletter using social media AND on your website, and, finally, the right words to help people open your emails and get on with donating to your cause! Learn:
Stop by for discussion, networking with the nonprofit tech crowd and refreshments!
About the presenter Mazarine Treyz is the founder of Wild Social Media and Wild Woman Fundraising. Mazarine Treyz is the author of The Wild Womans Guide to Social Media, given 5 stars by Nonprofits.About.com in 2013. Mazarine has been blogging since 1999, and has made a living through online income since 2009. Her nonprofit blog has over 31,000 monthly readers. She has created 4 Apps and sold her first book all over the world, from Tasmania to Finland. Ms. Treyz has taught hundreds of national and international nonprofits how to use social media since 2009. Check out her website: http://wildwomanfundraising.com. Previous speaking engagements include: IRS/SBA, University of Portland Nonprofit Management Program, City of Austin,BigAustin (nonprofit small business incubator in Austin, Texas), The Schleroderma Foundation Leadership Conference, Meals on Wheels National, YNPN, and many more. Wild Woman Fundraising and Wild Woman Social Media Books will be available for sale at event.
Agenda Networking and refreshments 6pm-6:30pm Presentation 6:30pm Parking Parking in this area is free. It is limited to two hours, but only until 7:00pm. We expect there will be ample parking by 6:00pm.
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2013 Tech+Pong Tournament 6:15–8:45pm AltSource Come have a beer and (if you want to) compete in the Ping-Pong Tournament: June 5th Tech+Pong tournament with two brackets: 1) The Best of the Best (for pongers who can smash, hit, and rock their way through a pong game). 2) The Best of the Worst (for rookie pongers who just want to have fun and the thought of "spinning a slice shot" seems like something having to do with a pizza parlor). More details can be found here: http://www.meetup.com/PDX-Tech-Pong/events/111321222/ Do you work for a tech company in any way, shape, or form (developer, marketing, design, admin, tech student, etc.)? Do you want to be more involved in the Portland tech community? Come by and play some Ping-Pong! Or, just come by for some good conversation and a beer. Headbands, wristbands, and other such attire are encouraged. This event is free but please RSVP so we get a head count: http://www.meetup.com/PDX-Tech-Pong/events/111321222/ |
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CHIFOO Presents: The Future of Kick Ass Cars 6:30–8:30pm ISITE Design Community Room The program will begin with a review of Honda’s user research and design research process while developing new applications for the company’s 3-D heads-up display prototype. It will be a fairly candid talk showing lessons learned and how the team changed focus mid-way on design direction after learning about new things while designing. This included focusing more on the driver’s primary task instead of secondary tasks to help create a more engaging (“kick-ass”) experience for the driver. About the Speaker Victor Ng Thow Hing is a Principal Scientist working at the Honda Research Institute in Mountain View, Calif. He has worked on projects related to digital human modeling, intelligent systems, human-robot interaction, and now human-machine interaction in the car. |
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Tips & Tricks with JavaScript presented by AppNexus Eng@Scale 6:30–8:30pm NedSpace on 5th Join AppNeuxs for our first ever Engineering@Scale PDX event: "Tips and Tricks with JavaScript"presented by software engineers from AppNexus' User Interface team. We will kickoff with two lightning talks and then dive into "Writing High Integrity JavaScript" with Nathan Wall. Nathan's talk will explore common security problems and solutions, various ways to implement private state JavaScript, and tips for hardening code to run safely alongside third party scripts. We'll have pizza and beers at 6:30, and the presentation will kick off at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Coder Dojo Pdx - K12 coder night 6:30–8pm Engine Yard Note: Coder Dojo is on Wednesdays now Free tickets are requiredGet tickets at: https://coderdojopdx.eventbrite.com/ Coder Dojo Portland is a coder night for kids, where K12 youth, along with their parents can play, explore, and learn about coding and building software. More details are available on the website CoderDojoPdx.com. We want interested K12 youths, parents, and mentors to join us! We are in lovely downtown Portland Oregon at the Engine Yard offices.
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OWASP Chapter Meeting - Jim Manico 7–8pm Collective Agency Jim Manico has offered to come and give us another great talk. Topic will either be "Top Ten Web Defenses" or "Securing the Software Development Lifecycle". We will serve Pizza! Please RSVP by emailing {tim . morgan at owasp.org} so we can better estimate how much to order. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a 501c3 not-for-profit worldwide charitable organization focused on improving the security of application software. To sign up for future meeting notes and to discuss security topics with local gurus, sign up on the OWASP Portland mailing list: https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-portland Chapter meetings are free and open to the public. |
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Thursday
Jun 6
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SharePoint End User Group 11:30am–1:30pm SharePoint Innovations This group is intended for but not limited to, SharePoint business users interested in learning more about SharePoint and getting involved in the SharePoint community. We Provide an opportunity to learn and enjoy lunch on us! |
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Innovation in Motion: Innovation Party 6–8:30pm CrowdCompass office in the Ford Building Details TBD. |
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SE Portland Coders Night (SEPoCoNi) 6–10pm Side Door Alternative to PDX Weekly Hackathon. Come hang out and write code in a quieter, less crowded environment with your fellow nerds. The meetings are extremely informal, and everyone is welcome! The place is smaller, so finding the nerd herd shouldn't be too difficult. |
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Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting 7–9pm PSU Maseeh Engineering Building PLUG: Portland's only 12-month tech conference The Portland Linux/Unix Group has met since 1994 and hosts two conference-class speakers a month plus a hands-on clinic. This month's topic is to be announced. Find out more at http://pdxlinux.org Many will head to the Lucky Lab NW after the meeting |
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Friday
Jun 7
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OEN's Entrepreneurial Summit: The Entrepreneur’s Journey 8am–4:30pm Mercy Corps From tech to food and onto science, our region's entrepreneurs are developing ideas and companies that are making a difference from both an economic development standpoint and the betterment of the society we live in. The journey from an idea or concept to actually getting your company up and running is never an easy one. It's one that is filled with ups and downs, victories and defeats, but the one thing that all of these entrepreneurs share is a passion for what they are trying to build or create. OEN's Entrepreneurial Summit is your opportunity to discover and learn about the incredible collection of entrepreneurs, across all industries that are making things happen in Oregon.These entrepreneurs all have a passion and belief in what they have built, but their journeys will both inspire and spark ideas within you. D'Wayne Edwards with Pensole Shoe Design Academy, Anna Martens with FreeRangePDX/Leatherman and Mat Ellis with Cloudability are just a few of the great speakers that are lined up for the event. As many of these entrepreneurs will attest, they couldn't have done it on their own. To that end, after the talks have completed, OEN is hosting an"Entrepreneurs Journey" trade show. The trade show will include the organizations, accelerators, universities and government resources that provide the support, mentorship and potential funding for entrepreneurs. |
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Developer Workshop: Windows 8 enterprise apps, consumer apps, and games 10am–6pm Microsoft Portland Office (Pearl District) From enterprise LOB apps, to consumer apps, to games, Windows 8 development has something for everyone. Come hear Microsoft's Matt Harrington and Jeremy Foster, and Telerik's Chris Sells, tell you all you need to know. Attendees will receive a free license to Telerik's RadControls for Windows 8. Thanks, Telerik! The opportunity is NOW! Don’t miss another chance to get in on the next great marketplace! Get your competitive juices flowing and participate in this fun and FREE Windows 8 App Factor event. Friday, June 7: Workshop at Microsoft's Portland office. A day of content on how to build a Windows 8 app. Form teams or code alone, and build your app over the next 2 weeks. Saturday, June 22: Hackathon presentations, done online. Details will be announced at the June 7 event. Register today at the registration site. More information is on http://www.windows8appfactor.com. Agenda
We'll cover what you need to know from idea to store submission. Well show you how to either create an application from scratch or use a beautiful sample to get started. Once you discover your app potential, your team can hack for two weeks building the app of your dreams. You can even get free consulting from Microsoft staff via Skype. Don't worry if you don't yet have Windows 8. We'll give you a trial version which has all the tools you'll need. You can install this in a VM on a Mac or PC as long as you have 25 GB of free space. On Saturday, June 22, we’ll host Windows 8 App Factor Compete online, and provide you with an opportunity to show off your app and hard work to the world and potentially win. Prizes include Surface RT slates, Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, and Jawbone Jamboxes. More details will be provided at the event on June 7. More information to be provided on rules and eligibility for online or in-person submission at the first event. Find out what amazing apps are coming out of your community! Watch and see which developers truly have the Windows 8 App Factor! |
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AgilePDX Downtown Pub Lunch: Team-based Performance Reviews noon–1pm McMenamins Ringlers Pub Description: To facilitate the highest levels of team performance, your practices need to transcend the ordinary. This includes performance review practices. When you use team-based performance reviews, rather than individual-based, you boost collaboration and coherence in a team, which leads to higher performance. Join us for a discussion on how one Fortune 500 Information Technology group used these practices to help solve complicated technical challenges. The Speaker: Jackie Barretta is a successful business change agent. She’s built groundbreaking organizational cultures as a Fortune 500 executive, she’s won a reputation as a leading edge thought leader with her writing and speaking, and, as the Founding Partner of Nura Group, she’s pioneered new ways to conduct business through consulting and training. She is the author of an upcoming book, Primal Teams, which describes the emotional energy of elite teams and helps readers create it in their own teams. She is the former senior vice president and chief information officer for Con way Inc. |
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Rye Beer Fest 4–10pm EastBurn The Rye Beer Fest, a celebration of the revival of rye beers, will be held at EastBurn (1800 E. Burnside., Portland, Ore.) during Portland Beer Week. The fest will take place on Friday June 7th, from 4-10 p.m. and will feature 19 rye beers. Two of the beers being featured are special collaboration beers. One was brewed by 10 Barrel Brewing Company in collaboration with Taplister and the other was brewed by Hopworks Urban Brewery in collaboration with Taplister. All proceeds from the sale of the collaboration beers will be donated to the Children’s Cancer Association. In addition to rye beers, there will be rye cocktails and rye food. Entry to the event is free. The pricing for the beer (half pints and pints), cocktails and food is still to be determined. To keep up with the latest news regarding the Rye Beer Fest check out www.ryebeerfest.com. About Dawn To Dusk: Dawn to Dusk is an endurance paddling where paddlers do laps for 12 hours around Ross Island in downtown Portland to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Association. Last year Bridge City Paddling Club raised more than $28,000 for this great organization. Bridge City Paddling Club is a non-profit organization, dedicated to both community service and competition. |
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PSU Tech Talk: Introduction to JavaScript 4–5pm Portland State University Engineering Building, Room 86-01 As the language of web browsers, JavaScript is pervasive in web application development. It also offers particular advantages in that it is well-suited to functional programming and has the flexibility of a dynamic language. This talk will give a taste of what JavaScript programming looks like, some practices for getting the most out of the language, and some some common pitfalls. Jesse Hallett is a Senior JavaScript Engineer at Jive Software. He is also an organizer of the Portland JavaScript Admirers, a local user group. Jesse has given talks on JavaScript and other topics at various user groups and conferences including Open Source Bridge, NodePDX, and Portland Code Camp. This event is open to the public. Questions email acm_officers@cecs.pdx.edu |
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Tech4Change - A Mercy Corps and Startup Weekend Collaboration 5:30pm through Sunday, June 9 at 9pm Mercy Corps Mercy Corps and Startup Weekend have partnered to create a first-of-its kind event focused on solving some of the world’s toughest problems through technology and entrepreneurship, measured by solutions formulated from the boldest of ideas. Tech4Change will serve as a platform to encourage new ways to think about entrepreneurship in challenging environments around the globe. The 54-hour marathon event will be focused on developing tech tools for the greater good and creating viable social enterprises that can scale to address global needs. We need sharp business development and marketing experts with ideas for social change! We need Ruby and mobile engineers and developers! We need UI/UX experts with an eye for all things beautiful! Here's an opportunity for you to gain experience working with social impact entrepreneurs and nonprofit program officers! Put your skills to the test at Tech4Change and develop a minimum viable product with a shot for deployment with Mercy Corps! Tech4Change will take place at Mercy Corps Portland Headquarters and will start with participants pitching their ideas for social change. You'll also get to hear pitches from Mercy Corps personnel who've been in the field. From there, the crowd will choose the best ideas that will be developed during the weekend. The top prize winning team will have a chance at deploying their application with Mercy Corps in the field! Mercy Corps is a non-profit disaster relief and development organization with operations in over 40 countries. Its mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps strives to catalyze community-led and market-driven solutions to global poverty issues. Increasingly, Mercy Corps is employing technologies which have the potential to give millions of people new access to financial services and information, enabling them to grow businesses and improve their livelihoods, health and communities. Mercy Corps is also increasingly using startup technologies to streamline operations and meet compliance needs, freeing up human and financial resources to benefit those in need.www.mercycorps.org |
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Saturday
Jun 8
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What's New Part Deux noon–3pm Union Pine The original creators, engineers, and evangelists of Adobe After Effects are coming to Portland to provide a truely unique breakdown of the new features of AE. Cineware will be one of the hot topics of discussion. Breakaway Q&A sessions after the presentation will provide attendees the opportunity to sit down with either the creators of Adobe After Effects, C4D, or Red Giant Software to ask them more specific questions about new software and features. Software raffle includes Creative Cloud yearly memberships, a copy of C4D Broadcast R14, and various Red Giant Software products The Lineup ( will probably be adding additional Adobe people ) Paul Babb: President and CEO of Maxon, The Americas. Steve Forde: Product Manager of Adobe After Effects David Simons: Principal Scientist (Co-founder of CoSA) Amir Stone: Software Engineer at Adobe Systems Toff Kopriva: Adobe Technical Support Lead Harry Frank who is an accompolished Motion Designer, Animator & Visual Effects Artist from Red Giant Software will also be joining us to This is your one stop to get the latest updates on new software coming out right now from the people that don't just demo the software they created it. Light snacks / sandwiches will be provided. We will walk over to Rontoms ( 600 East Burnside - a few blocks) after the event for drinks. |
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Tuesday
Jun 11
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30am Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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AgilePDX Westside (morning) - Product Owners as catalyst for Agile Teams 7:45–9am Nike World Headquarters Product Owners as catalyst for Agile Teams |
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PMP Exam Preparation 9am through Friday, June 14 at 5pm Advisicon 28 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionYour career depends on your ability to demonstrate Industry Best Practices in project management. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the industry standard for project managers to validate and certify that you understand and can manage projects to Industry Best Practices. This course prepares you to take and pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI), by offering an in-depth examination of the required study areas. The experienced Advisicon instructors know the exam inside and out, and share their valuable tips and tricks for mastering the PMBOK concepts and passing the exam. Included MaterialsThe Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), 4th Edition is the global standard for project management and is provided to course participants. It outlines the PMI framework of 9 Knowledge areas, 5 Process Groups, and the 44 Processes contained in the PMP exam. Advisicon provides students with a copy of Kim Heldman’s comprehensive PMP Study Guide. This comprehensive exam study guide includes a CD with practice exams, exam prep software, electronic flashcards, and over two hours of additional audio review. All exam objectives, as well as essential PMP topics, concepts, and key terms are covered. This is an essential tool for passing the PMP exam. Who should to take this course?Anyone preparing to take and PASS the the Project Management Institute's PMP exam. Please see the PMI website to review eligibility requirements. Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
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Connected Technology Tour from Verizon noon–3pm Left Bank Annex Join us for this informative lunch seminar that will show you how to transform your business or agency with Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions. DISCOVER how M2M solutions are enabling organizations like yours to: • Increase operational efficiencies • Improve customer or end-user experience • Enhance safety and security • Generate new revenue streams HEAR from industry experts that have developed and deployed innovative M2M solutions in a variety of industries. SEE demonstrations of M2M products and services that are available now, offering you new ways of engaging and enabling your assets, your workforce and your customers or citizens. MEET with Verizon’s M2M specialists and solutions providers to discuss how your business or agency can benefit from M2M solutions. LOCAL PARTNERS In the last year, one of our main initiatives is to help customers integrate wireless into their products. We will be showcasing some of these partners at CTT. Come talk with them about how Verizon Wireless has helped them develop their products. |
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Pdx.rb: Hack + Help Session 7–10pm CrowdCompass office in the Ford Building Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby as well as experienced programmers. Bring your laptop and your desire to learn. Experienced Rubyists welcome; we will encourage newbies to self-teach during these sessions so you should have a great place to hack in peace. |
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Wednesday
Jun 12
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HR Forum: Wellness Programs - Maximizing Employee Engagement and Return on Investment 7:30–9am Xenium HR This event will include a lively discussion of the potential returns of a Wellness Program, setting goals, and effectively marketing to increase employee engagement. We will include real life examples of what works and what doesn't work in the wellness arena, and describe some cutting edge programs. What Will You Learn?
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Health & Life Science IT Forum: Quantified Self - Better Health with Devices and Apps 5:30–8:30pm Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC) Can smart wrist bands, digital shoes or intelligent sweat pants make us healthier? Do our smart phones hold the power to enable our physicians to provide improved treatment and drive better health outcomes? Patient engagement is all the rage, but quantified patients are using fitness devices and apps to collect and interpret extensive data to make better health decisions in growing numbers, and the technology community is there to meet the growing demand for new and smarter tools. Join TAO and HIMSS Oregon for a pre-panel expo that will feature cutting edge personal fitness devices and health and fitness apps from companies like Nike, Fitbit and Athletepath that are driving the quantified self. Then hear from leaders that are helping to define the way devices and apps can go beyond fitness to address our biggest healthcare challenges. Is the quantified self the next healthcare revolution? Panelists:
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PDX DITA User's Group 6:30–8pm Jive Software Quarterly meetup of DITA XML users in the Greater Portland area. Free beer and food, geeky chitchat, discussion of DITA best practices and travails. Newbies to experts welcome. Please join us! The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML data model for authoring and, with the DITA Open Toolkit, publishing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture |
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Thursday
Jun 13
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jQuery Conference Portland 9am through Friday, June 14 at 6pm Oregon Convention Center The jQuery Conference in Portland 2013 will be jQuery's largest event to date. It's a great opportunity to meet and get to know over 1000 of the world's top jQuery talent. |
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Saturday
Jun 15
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Crowdfunding Workshop: Craft the Perfect Pitch - Get Funded 10am through Saturday, June 22 at 4pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center) Saturdays, June 15th & 22nd, (10am-4pm) Crafting the Perfect Pitch for Getting Your Projects Funded through Crowdfunding In this HANDS ON workshop you will create your fundraising pitch and set-up your profile on one of these crowdfunding websites: KICKSTARTER.COM, INDIEGOGO.COM, FUNDABLE.COM. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
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After a review of the workbook, resource material & budgeting tools, we roll up our sleeves to begin the work of creating your project pitch and project marketing plan. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE We have so much confidence in the value of this workshop that we're offering a money-back guarantee. If you complete the workshop and are not satisfied with the value, request a refund in writing within a week of the workshop and we'll refund your workshop fee. |
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Monday
Jun 17
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Open Source Bridge 2013 Volunteer Orientation Sessions 1–4pm Eliot Center (First Unitarian Church) If you are volunteering at Open Source Bridge 2013, you need to come to this! We're holding 2 orientation sessions (1-2:30 pm and 2:30-4pm) today to go over duties and give an updated tour of the venue (many things are new this year). We require that volunteers show up for one of these OSB Volunteer orientations. In addition, certain volunteer positions require training. For these specialized positions, we will be providing specific training today; please be sure to schedule extra time to attend. Thank you! Volunteer orientations will be held onsite at the Eliot Center. If you are interested in learning more about volunteering opportunities for Open Source Bridge, please visit our website. |
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Techno-Activism 3rd Monday: Portland's First! 6–7:30pm Puppet Labs RSVP to this FREE event on eventbrite What is it?This is the first Techno-Activism 3rd Monday event for Portland, Oregon! Read more about techno-activism 3rd mondays. Who should come?Anyone interested in techno-activism. We invite coders, geeks, artists, and anyone else. No technical experience required. Who's hosting?The Privly Foundation will organize this and future TA3M Portland events. Puppet Labs is generously providing space. Event DescriptionWe'll be chatting with James Vasile. James directs the Open Internet Tools Project, which supports development of anti-censorship and anti-surveillance tools. He is a partner at Open Tech Strategies, which advises organizations and businesses as they navigate the open-source world. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Software Freedom Law Center, where he acts as a strategic advisor on a range of free software efforts. James has helped boot up a number of free software organizations, including the FreedomBox Foundation, Open Source Matters, and the Software Freedom Conservancy. His FreedomBox work has been recognized by an Innovation Award at Contact Summit 2011, as well as an Ashoka ChangeMaker’s award for Citizen’s Media. You can learn more about James at JamesVasile.com. He tweets as @jamesvasile and blogs at Hackervisions.org. |
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DorkbotPDX Meeting 7–11pm Backspace Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity. Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance. We'll be the kids with all the coolest stuff on the table. Hope to see you there. |
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Tuesday
Jun 18
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Open Source Bridge 2013 9am through Friday, June 21 at 5:30pm Eliot Center (First Unitarian Church) Open Source Bridge is an open source developers conference, focused on bringing people from a range of technology backgrounds together to share their knowledge and explore what it means to be an open source citizen. Find out more at http://opensourcebridge.org/ |
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PLUG Advanced Topics 7–9pm Free Geek The Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics meeting Every month we have a more hands-on meeting to compliment our 1st Thursday General meeting. Topic to be announced Many will head to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne after the meeting. |
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Ruby Beginners Meetup, aka Ruby Newbie Brewby 7–9pm Eliot Center (First Unitarian Church) This month we're meeting at the Eliot Center during Open Source Bridge. Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby. Bring questions. Drink $beverage. Hack. Experienced Rubyists welcome; we want you to share your expertise! If you have a question or a topic you'd like discussed at the meeting, feel free to post to the mailing list. |
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Wednesday
Jun 19
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Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 9am through Thursday, June 20 at 5pm Advisicon 14 PDUs available for this course. Course DescriptionQuit doing all manual work in Excel! Come learn to use a dynamic, resource driven reporting tool from industry experts. This course is designed to help you manage and master MS Project from simple task management to Program and Portfolio management. Learn how to create and maintain easily dynamic schedules, and address resource demand and capacity, over and under allocations all with visual reporting and proven techniques by 20+ year industry veterans. This course trains participants how to plan, forecast, build, and manage project tasks and resources and to combine issues, risks, deliverables and dashboards in one central tool Learning Objectives
Included MaterialsThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 book. Who should take this course?Project managers, project team members, project schedulers… and anyone who has used Microsoft Project Professional and had a hard time getting it to do what they wanted! Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
SimulationWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercise where the participants can have actual tactical experience creating a schedule, linking tasks, creating custom views, along with best practice knowledge transfer on topics such as critical path methodology, project tracking, and Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. Participants will also walk away with an understanding of how the schedule engine within Microsoft Project functions and will no longer need to ‘game’ the software, but can now let the software work for them. RegistrationRegister at http://managing-projects-with-microsoft-project-2010.eventbrite.com/ |
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Software Configuration Management business lunch noon–1pm Chevys Fresh Mex A lunch meeting for Software Configuration Management engineers, build engineers, source control administrators, install package developers, DevOps personnel, and any related to meet and greet. An opportunity to share perceptions of industry realities and changes and what those might mean for the practical engineer on the line. |
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NEXT Customer Discovery Program by Portland Startup Weekend 6–9pm NedSpace on 5th NEXT is a complete hands-on program for developing and validating your business idea based on a comprehensive curriculum rooted in Steve Blank's Customer Development methodology, built around in-person interactions with potential customers and delivered by our accredited NEXT instructor - Tim Clark. What you will learn: how to generate assumptions to validate about your assumed customer's needs, motivations and their behaviors; how to find and reach out to people for interviews that match your assumed customer segments; how to define experiments that validate or invalidate assumptions you have about your business model; how to develop your own customer discovery interview plan; how to conduct effective customer discovery interviews; and how to turn customer feedback into real insight.
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Agile PDX Evening: Agile Experience Lightning Talks 6:30–8:15pm Puppet Labs Come hear quick stories from the community of Agile Highs and Agile lows. This event is free and is at Puppet Labs. It begins at 6:30 pm with pizza, sponsored by PNSQC (Many thanks to both Puppet Labs and PNSQC for supporting agile in Portland). The program starts at 7:00 pm. After the program you're invited to join us for a no-host gathering at a nearby brewpub for further discussion. |
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Friday
Jun 21
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Elevating Impact Summit 9am–5pm Gerding Theater at the Armory The Elevating Impact Summit, brought to you by Impact Entrepreneurs at Portland State University, is a celebration of new approaches to generating social impact across business, social, public, and academic sectors. This event features a dynamic day of interactive discussion and learning sessions, inspiring speakers, first-hand accounts from social entrepreneurs and innovators, and opportunities to connect with a diverse audience of business professionals, cutting edge entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and students all working to realize the full potential of business for positive impact. Join us at Elevating Impact to connect with creative individuals and groups who are driving social impact across sectors and ages. |
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Tuesday
Jun 25
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Practical Project Management 9am through Wednesday, June 26 at 5pm Advisicon 14 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionLearn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices. Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully. Learning Objectives•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects Included MaterialsThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide. A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart. Who should take this course?•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
SimulationWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course. RegistrationRegister at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/ |
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Pdx.rb: Hack + Help Session 7–10pm CrowdCompass office in the Ford Building Informal meetup targeted at newcomers to Ruby as well as experienced programmers. Bring your laptop and your desire to learn. Experienced Rubyists welcome; we will encourage newbies to self-teach during these sessions so you should have a great place to hack in peace. |
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Wednesday
Jun 26
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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Software as a Service Founders 5:30–7:30pm Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub Do you have a SaaS site that you run? Then you should come to our event! We are entrepreneurs who run and/or manage small software as a service businesses. Your app can be written in any language we welcome all technical abilities, programming languages, and business stages. The important thing is that you have passion for technology and are interested in hanging out with other like-minded folk. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the Green Dragon in SE Portland. This is a new group, so volunteers and suggestions are welcome. |
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Ben Ford will be presenting about making a game in Core Animation. Conventional wisdom says it can't be done with decent performance - he has done it and lived to tell the tale. :) The sample project to be discussed is here: https://github.com/bentford/ButtonWars |
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Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting 7–9pm TBD - Portland The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail luc@appfog.com. We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us! |
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Thursday
Jun 27
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Mastering Requirements Gathering 9am–5pm Advisicon 7 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionA proper set of requirements are the backbone of all successful projects. Poor requirements inevitably lead to poor project performance. Requirements provide the essential link between the goal of the project and the design of outputs and products. They are the only proper basis for your project's quality efforts and are the first line of defense against scope creep. Poor requirements, by themselves, lead to rework and subsequent schedule and budget overruns, flawed designs, failed quality and testing programs, and customer dissatisfaction. This course teaches participants how to elicit, characterize, document, analyze, validate, verify and manage requirements for new projects, products and services. This is a must have for anyone who will be part of delivering or managing a project and includes tools, flowcharts and courseware that leverage industry best practices for successfully managing and delivering requirements to stakeholders.. Included MaterialsCourse participants receive a course manual and CD with tools and templates for gathering, recording, and managing requirements. Who should take this course?
Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
RegisterRegister at http://mastering-requirements-gathering-calagator.eventbrite.com |
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Friday
Jul 5
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Tuesday
Jul 9
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AgilePDX Westside (morning) - Test-First Mentality (BDD and TDD) and Testing Automation 7:45–9am Nike World Headquarters Test-First Mentality (BDD and TDD) , Testing Automation and Continuous Integration |
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Practical Project Management 9am through Wednesday, July 10 at 5pm Advisicon 14 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionLearn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices. Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully. Learning Objectives•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects Included MaterialsThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide. A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart. Who should take this course?•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
SimulationWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course. RegistrationRegister at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/ |
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OTBC/OEN/TAO Summer Camp: A how-to-start checklist 3–5pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center)
Thanks to your feedback, the OTBC/OEN/TAO Summer Camp topics are set. Here's the plan:
Going on vacation? Not to worry. If you miss a workshop in July, it will come around again in August. And here's the schedule:
Learn more and register here |
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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Wednesday
Jul 10
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Selecting and Implementing the Right Volunteer Management System 6pm PREM Group NOTE: This event will not be held on the first Wednesday of the month as per usual. Event moved to July 10 due to the holiday. Intended for small and volunteer run nonprofits, this presentation dispels the mystery surrounding the selection and implementation of a volunteer management system. The first half of the presentation outlines a series of steps, in lay terms, which organizations should follow when selecting a volunteer management system. The second half of the presentation gives attendees a roadmap to move their organization off their old volunteer management system and onto the newly selected system. Choosing a volunteer management system can, actually, be a relatively straightforward process. Geek Speak and Tech Talk will be left at the door as attendees are walked through the mechanics of how to select a volunteer management system that will meet the unique needs of their organization. The fun really begins once the selection process has been completed and an organization is gearing up to put in the new system. Attendees will gain a broad understanding of the steps required to successfully put in a new volunteer management system and will learn about common issues and how to address them. Key Takeaways Include:
Stop by for discussion, networking with the nonprofit tech crowd and refreshments!
About the presenter Jeff Turner, PMP is the Principal at NPO Back Office, a company specializing in supporting the technology needs of small and volunteer run nonprofits. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Mr. Turner is an accomplished Information Technology professional, nonprofit leader and volunteer who spent the first 18 years of his career improving organizational efficiency and integrating mission critical systems for some of the most widely recognized companies in the Pacific Northwest. He now takes great pleasure in helping nonprofits leverage technology to reduce labor requirements and improve organizational communication.
Agenda Networking and refreshments 6pm-6:30pm Presentation 6:30pm Parking Parking in this area is free. It is limited to two hours, but only until 7:00pm. We expect there will be ample parking by 6:00pm.
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Thursday
Jul 11
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OTBC/OEN/TAO Summer Camp: The Top 20 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make 3–5pm OTBC (Oregon Technology Business Center)
Thanks to your feedback, the OTBC/OEN/TAO Summer Camp topics are set. Here's the plan:
Going on vacation? Not to worry. If you miss a workshop in July, it will come around again in August. And here's the schedule:
Learn more and register here |
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Tuesday
Jul 16
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PMP Exam Preparation 9am through Friday, July 19 at 5pm Advisicon 28 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionYour career depends on your ability to demonstrate Industry Best Practices in project management. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the industry standard for project managers to validate and certify that you understand and can manage projects to Industry Best Practices. This course prepares you to take and pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI), by offering an in-depth examination of the required study areas. The experienced Advisicon instructors know the exam inside and out, and share their valuable tips and tricks for mastering the PMBOK concepts and passing the exam. Included MaterialsThe Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), 4th Edition is the global standard for project management and is provided to course participants. It outlines the PMI framework of 9 Knowledge areas, 5 Process Groups, and the 44 Processes contained in the PMP exam. Advisicon provides students with a copy of Kim Heldman’s comprehensive PMP Study Guide. This comprehensive exam study guide includes a CD with practice exams, exam prep software, electronic flashcards, and over two hours of additional audio review. All exam objectives, as well as essential PMP topics, concepts, and key terms are covered. This is an essential tool for passing the PMP exam. Who should to take this course?Anyone preparing to take and PASS the the Project Management Institute's PMP exam. Please see the PMI website to review eligibility requirements. Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
RegistrationRegister at http://pmp-exam-prep.eventbrite.com/ |
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Wednesday
Jul 17
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OEN Workshop in Hillsboro: Lean Startup - The One Page Business Model 9am–noon Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce A startup is an organization that is searching for a business model that works. It's critical to understand that a startup's business model is a set of assumptions - and those assumptions need to be tested, earlier rather than later! And earlier means before you develop the product or service! (But even if you've already started developing the product is still the right time to validate the business model!) A 1 page business model canvas is an excellent way to capture the assumptions underlying your business model, so you can methodically test those assumptions. In this workshop, you'll learn about the lean startup approach, and be introduced to the 1 Page Lean Business Model Canvas, and discuss how you can use the canvas to test each assumption in the model. Then you'll work through a “hands on” exercise where you complete and present to the group a portion of your 1 page lean canvas. All participants will receive printed copies of the Lean Canvas to use, and will also be provided with a PowerPoint version of the canvas so they can continue to create canvases on a computer. Who should attend: Anyone who is starting a business and has not yet developed and tested the business model for that business. This material and process is relevant for any startup - not just tech startups. Presenter: Steve Morris Steve Morris is the Executive Director of OTBC and the Managing Director of OregonStartups.com. He is a veteran of three start-ups, and has more than 25 years of management experience in the software, service, and semiconductor test industries at companies such as Hewlett Packard, Integrated Measurement Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, Credence Corporation and Teseda Corporation. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from Reed College and a Masters of Science degree from Carnegie-Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration (now The Tepper School of Business). When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Time: 9:00am - Noon Where: Hillsboro Chamber of Commmerce, 5193 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite A, Hillsboro, OR 97124 OEN & HCC Member: $32 Non-Member $70 |
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Saturday
Jul 20
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Community Leadership Summit 9am through Sunday, July 21 at 5pm Oregon Convention Center The Community Leadership Summit 2013 brings together community leaders, organizers and managers and the projects and organizations that are interested in growing and empowering a strong community. The event pulls together the leading minds in community management, relations and online collaboration to discuss, debate and continue to refine the art of building an effective and capable community. At the heart of Community Leadership Summit 2013 is an open unconference-style event in which everyone who attends is welcome to lead and contribute sessions on any topic that is relevant. These sessions are very much discussion sessions: the participants can interact directly, offer thoughts and experience, and share ideas and questions. These unconference sessions are also augmented with a series of presentations from leaders in the field, panel debates and networking opportunities. |
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Monday
Jul 22
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OSCON 8am through Friday, July 26 at 9am Oregon Convention Center Save the Date: OSCON returns to the Oregon Convention Center July 22-26, 2013 |
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Tuesday
Jul 23
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Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 9am through Wednesday, July 24 at 5pm Advisicon 14 PDUs available for this course. Course DescriptionQuit doing all manual work in Excel! Come learn to use a dynamic, resource driven reporting tool from industry experts. This course is designed to help you manage and master MS Project from simple task management to Program and Portfolio management. Learn how to create and maintain easily dynamic schedules, and address resource demand and capacity, over and under allocations all with visual reporting and proven techniques by 20+ year industry veterans. This course trains participants how to plan, forecast, build, and manage project tasks and resources and to combine issues, risks, deliverables and dashboards in one central tool Learning Objectives
Included MaterialsThis course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010 book. Who should take this course?Project managers, project team members, project schedulers… and anyone who has used Microsoft Project Professional and had a hard time getting it to do what they wanted! Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
SimulationWe provide a hands-on project simulation exercise where the participants can have actual tactical experience creating a schedule, linking tasks, creating custom views, along with best practice knowledge transfer on topics such as critical path methodology, project tracking, and Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. Participants will also walk away with an understanding of how the schedule engine within Microsoft Project functions and will no longer need to ‘game’ the software, but can now let the software work for them. RegistrationRegister at http://managing-projects-with-microsoft-project-2010.eventbrite.com/ |
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Wednesday
Jul 24
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Doug Mason will show us how to integrate apps with Twitter and Facebook, both the new iOS 6 way and the way we did it in the Dark Ages, I mean before iOS 6. :) |
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Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting 7–9pm TBD - Portland The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail luc@appfog.com. We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us! |
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Saturday
Jul 27
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Mastering Requirements Gathering 9am–5pm Advisicon 7 PDUs available for this course Course DescriptionA proper set of requirements are the backbone of all successful projects. Poor requirements inevitably lead to poor project performance. Requirements provide the essential link between the goal of the project and the design of outputs and products. They are the only proper basis for your project's quality efforts and are the first line of defense against scope creep. Poor requirements, by themselves, lead to rework and subsequent schedule and budget overruns, flawed designs, failed quality and testing programs, and customer dissatisfaction. This course teaches participants how to elicit, characterize, document, analyze, validate, verify and manage requirements for new projects, products and services. This is a must have for anyone who will be part of delivering or managing a project and includes tools, flowcharts and courseware that leverage industry best practices for successfully managing and delivering requirements to stakeholders.. Included MaterialsCourse participants receive a course manual and CD with tools and templates for gathering, recording, and managing requirements. Who should take this course?
Course Instructors & AccreditationAdvisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management. Course Outline
RegisterRegister at http://mastering-requirements-gathering-calagator.eventbrite.com |
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Wednesday
Jul 31
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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Thursday
Aug 1
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IEEE Technologies for Sustainability (Sustech) 8am–5pm Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center The inaugural IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability will be a 1 day event focused on a cross-disciplinary look at advances in available as well as emerging technologies that advance the goals of long-term economic, societal and environmental sustainability for humanity. |
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Friday
Aug 2
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Wednesday
Aug 7
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CRM Panel Discussion: Experts Talk About Salesforce, CiviCRM, and RedHen 6pm ThinkShout Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) panel discussion: experts talk about Salesforce, CiviCRM, and RedHen. Stop by for discussion, networking with the nonprofit tech crowd and refreshments!
Presenters Brett Meyer and Sean Larkin - ThinkShout - RedHen Stuart Gaston - Korlon - CiviCRM Lila Pigott and Cat Monaghan - Idealist Consulting - Salesforce
Agenda Networking and refreshments 6pm-6:30pm Presentation 6:30pm
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Thursday
Aug 8
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Tuesday
Aug 13
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AgilePDX Westside (morning) - : The art of tailoring/integrating Agile into an Organization 7:45–9am Nike World Headquarters The art of tailoring/integrating Agile into an Organization - Dave Harrison will be joining us to demonstrate how you can adopt Agile techniques in a way that fit in YOUR company's structure! |
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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Tuesday
Aug 27
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Wednesday
Aug 28
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Justin Miller will present about Cocoapods. |
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Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting 7–9pm TBD - Portland The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail luc@appfog.com. We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us! |
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Friday
Sep 6
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TechFestNW 10am through Sunday, September 8 at 10pm TBD - Portland TechFestNW (formerly known as PDXconf) is designed to celebrate interesting people who are passionate about technology. Who are building a better world. And who value craft over commodity. The event takes place in conjunction with MusicFestNW, one of the largest independent music festivals in the US. Last year, MFNW attracted acts from up-and-coming artists to bands like Passion Pit, Dinosaur Jr, Silversun Pickups, and Girl Talk. While the inaugural tech event featured speakers from Flipboard, Betaworks, Walmart Labs, GigaOM, Shazam, and Spotify---as well as local favorites like Draplin Design Co, LAIKA, Chirpify, Simple, and Nike. TFNW will take place September 6-8, 2013, with speakers the 6th and 7th and a hackathon on the 8th. Tech takes place during the day. And music takes place during the night. Creating a true festival atmosphere. |
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Tuesday
Sep 10
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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Thursday
Sep 12
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Wednesday
Sep 18
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Note - this meeting is a week earlier than usual - Organizer's Prerogative, to not conflict with a personal event. Joseph Jaramillo will talk about "Core Data and NSFetchedResultsController, for Fun and Profit". :) |
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Tuesday
Sep 24
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Wednesday
Sep 25
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting 7–9pm TBD - Portland The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail luc@appfog.com. We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us! |
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Saturday
Sep 28
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WhereCampPDX 6 9am–6pm Metro Regional Center Portland's favorite annual geography unconference is back again! Stay tuned for more details. |
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Friday
Oct 4
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Tuesday
Oct 8
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30am Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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Thursday
Oct 10
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Friday
Oct 11
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Lego Kidsfest 4pm through Sunday, October 13 at 7:30pm Oregon Convention Center LEGO KidsFest brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. |
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Saturday
Oct 12
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Beaver BarCamp 12 10am–6pm Kelley Engineering Center (OSU) Join us at the 12th Beaver BarCamp hosted by the OSU Open Source Lab. BBC is a semi-annual interactive unconference where the attendees determine the topics! It's an opportunity to share your experiences and learn about what other people are doing on campus and in the community. Topics can range from technical to recreational. Share your love for programming or teach people how to whistle (already been done!). All you need to do is show up and sign up to host a session. Or you can just attend! We'll have refreshments throughout the day and a limited amount of t-shirts. |
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Tuesday
Oct 22
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Wednesday
Oct 23
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Justin Miller will show us how to use Xcode tools from the command line. Excellent for scripting. |
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Portland JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting 7–9pm TBD - Portland The monthly meeting of Portland's first JavaScript and ECMAscript users' group. We host presentations and discussions on everything JavaScript-related - including JavaScript frameworks, node.js, CoffeeScript, and whatever else comes up. Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/. If you're interested in making a presentation at this or at a future meet-up, please e-mail luc@appfog.com. We are still looking for presenters for this meet-up, so please contact me if there's something you'd like to share with us! |
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Wednesday
Oct 30
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PDX Ruby Lunch noon–1pm BridgePort Brew Pub Get together for lunch and talk Ruby, or something else! For those that have a hard time making it to the pdxrb meeting, and those that like to eat and talk about Ruby at the same time. We'll be holding this on the last Wednesday of the month. |
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Friday
Nov 1
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Tuesday
Nov 12
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Python Presentation 6:30–8:30am Urban Airship Inc Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month:
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Thursday
Nov 14
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Wednesday
Nov 20
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Note - this meeting is a week earlier than usual due to Thanksgiving. Joseph Jaramillo will help demystify Auto Layout. |
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Tuesday
Nov 26
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Python Hack Night 6:30–8:30pm Urban Airship Inc Let's get together and build cool stuff. Bring your computer and your Python projects and come hack with us from 6-9pm on fourth Tuesdays! Never written Python before? No problem. There will be Pythonistas at the ready to mentor beginners. Anyone at any level of Python experience is welcome and invited to join us! |
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Friday
Dec 6
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Commodore Computer Club 7–11pm Pied Piper Pizza The Commodore Computer Club meetings are open to anyone with an interest in Commodore technology. Our attendees come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and all are welcome. Come to learn, come to share. It’s all for the love of anything Commodore. |
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Thursday
Dec 12
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Joomla! PDX 6–8pm McMenamins Backstage Bar, Kimball Room Come join us and learn about Joomla! |
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Wednesday
Jan 22, 2014
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Super Models in 3D!!!! Scott Neal will kick off 2014 in style with another installment of his annual Core Data presentation series. This year it's super models, aka how to design your data model so you're working with Core Data instead of against it. |
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Wednesday
Feb 26, 2014
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Elizabeth Taylor will reprise her popular presentation about doing testing with UIAutomation. This time with sample code! |
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Wednesday
Mar 26, 2014
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PDX Cocoaheads 7–9pm Walmart Labs Joel Bernstein will present about Reactive Cocoa. |
