BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170926T201933Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171011T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20171011T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170926T201933Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170926T201933Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472569 DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 5:30pm\, talk starts at 6:00pm. \;\n \;\n Blockchain technology surfaced with Bitcoin and was first conceptualized by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Bitcoin’s underlying technology is blockch ain\, one does not exist without the other. However\, many individuals s oon realized the true power and seemingly unlimited potential of blockch ain technology. Over the last 8.5 years\, we have seen innovation paving the way for what many deem the second generation of the internet. To ma ny this is still the early days of blockchain technology\, even though i t has been 8\, going on 9 years since introduction. Our understanding of a blockchain\, possible applications\, and the world of possibilities a ssociated is rapidly evolving and changing. \;\n \;\nThis talk wil l discuss the basics of blockchain and touch on the concept of public\, private\, and hybrid blockchain\; specifically\, Dragonchain. \;\n 3\;\nOur Presenter\, Eileen Quenin \;\n \;\nEileen Quenin is a UX Strategist and tech evangelist for Dragonchain\, an open source platform . It’s is best described as a distributed crypto ledger framework protoc ol that makes it easy to create cost-efficient business networks where v irtually anything of value can be tracked and traded. \;\n \;\nEil een is active in the Seattle start up ecosystem. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design and a Master of Science degree in Engineer ing with a focus on Human Computer Interaction. \;\n \;\nPrior to joining working on Dragonchain\, she spent 3 years in Amazon Global Paym ents guiding product development for gift cards\, AmazonPay and Amazon P ayPhrase. She holds a patent on techniques for intelligent selection of a currency preference conversion. \;\n \;\nPrior to that\, Eileen worked at LexisNexis on fraud prevention\, background checks\, public re cords\, and identity management solutions was instrumental in bringing t o market visualization and drawing tools designed for creating link anal ysis charts—visual relationships between individuals\, addresses\, vehic les\, corporations\, and other items.\n\nTags: refreshPDX\, blockchain\, dragonchain\, ux\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12504725 69 URL:http://rfrshpdx.org/dragonchain/ SUMMARY:UX Using Blockchain LOCATION:FINE: 1140 SW 11th Ave \n Suite 200\, Por tland OR 97205 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR