BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120814T193936Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120905 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120814T193936Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120901T043135Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462728 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Wednesday\, September 5\, 2012 at 6pm th rough Saturday\, September 8\, 2012 at 11:59pm.\n\nDescription:\nFirst a nd foremost\, we wanted to showcase Portland and folks that champion Por tlandy ideals. I’m lucky that\, for the most part\, I get to sit back an d watch all of the amazing stuff that happens in Portland. And I consist ently revel in the awesomeness that people here are building. With PDX\, we wanted to showcase that almost frenetic variety of creativity in our town. But we also wanted to bring in folks who subscribed to common ide als. That’s why\, in addition to some amazing Portland people\, you’ll f ind folks like Tumblr and Flipboard on the docket. \;\n \;\nSecond \, we wanted this to be a true creative festival atmosphere. One of thin gs we wanted most was to make this a festival of creativity\, with some of that being creative applications of technology and some of that being the creative spirit of the music industry. That’s why MFNW and PDX are inextricably linked. And it’s also why we’ve got speakers with a foot in music and a foot in tech\, like Spotify\, Shazam\, CASH Music\, and Ten der Loving Empire. \;\n \;\nThird\, we wanted to create something intimate\, inspiring\, and invigorating. Many of us remember the serendi pitous experiences of conferences like SXSW and Big Omaha. We wanted to capture that same kind of experience\, bring interesting speakers\, and get interesting folks in town for the event. Our goal is to have you sit ting next to someone you never imagined having the opportunity to meet. Or getting the chance to chat with an amazing panelist at one of the con certs. Or simply running into someone on the street at the food carts. A nd maybe\, just maybe\, you’ll get to spend a little more time chatting with awesome Portland people whom you never get to see. \;\n \;\nL ast but not least\, we wanted PDX to provide a good excuse for people to visit Portland. Especially for those folks who are actively considering Portland for the next phase of their business or career. You see\, some times we forget how lucky we are to live where we do. And to work here. But rest assured\, there are any number of people and companies outside looking in. And this is a great opportunity to showcase what we’ve got h ere. \;\n \;\nhttp://siliconflorist.com/2012/08/14/experience-port land-thinking-musicfestnw-tech-conference-pdx/\n\nTags: startups\, confe rence\, creative\, tech\, digital\, pdx\, plancast:plan=chry\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462728 URL:http://lanyrd.com/2012/pdxconf/ SUMMARY:Portland Digital eXperience (PDX) LOCATION:Various: false SEQUENCE:5 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR