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 RDATE:20180311T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 RDATE:20191103T020000 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170826T023447Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170830T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170830T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170826T023447Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170826T023447Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472430 DESCRIPTION:"\;411"\;: Ten entrepreneurs will get five minutes to pitch the audience and then three minutes of questions about their idea . After the last pitcher has answered questions from the audience\, atte ndees will then vote for the three (3) winners who will split the prize money equally. \;\nWhen: First pitch will be at 6:00pm with doors ope ning at 5:30pm and everyone out by 8:00pm \;\nWhere: Our gracious hos ts are the great folks at Instrument. Their amazing HQ is located at the One North development in the heart of inner N/NE Portland on North Will iams Ave. \;\n \;\nWho: This event is the brainchild of Stephen Gr een @PDXStepheng\, economist\, entrepreneur &\; strong advocate of CH EATING to support small businesses. By day he is the Community Manager f or Townsquared where he is engaging area small businesses to support eac h other and share knowledge. Stephen\, along with others in the communit y have been looking to spread broader narratives about black founders lo cally. This event wouldn't be possible without the support of some amazi ng partners\; Instrument\, Spirit Mountain Community Fund\, Silicon Flor ist\, Digital Trends\, Built Oregon\, ClientJoy\, Albina Community Bank\ , Miller Nash Graham &\; Dunn LLP\, Business For A Better Portland 3\;\n \;\nWhy: To connect the region's growing entrepreneurial ecosys tem with the increasing number of African-American founders. \;\n \;\nCost: Tickets are $22 with ALL PROCEEDS from ticket sales going dire ctly to the three winners. Bring some extra cash to make sure you leave with some event swag.\n\nTags: startup\, startups\, entrepreneurship\, e ntrepreneur\, entrepreneurs\, pitch\, competition\, black\, african amer ican\, diversity\, inclusion\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/even ts/1250472430 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-pitchblack-black-entrepreneur -pitch-contest-where-you-play-the-shark-tickets-37012915627 SUMMARY:PitchBlack: Black entrepreneur pitch event LOCATION:Instrument: 3529 N Williams Avenue\, Portland OR 97227 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181109T191143Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181129T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181129T170000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181109T191143Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181109T191143Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474551 DESCRIPTION:We usually sit in a circle. We listen\, share\, encourage: ri nse\, repeat. \;\n \;\n*Friends and any guests are welcome. \; \n \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: POC\, black\, diversity\, professionals\, jo bs\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250474551 URL:https://www.meetup.com/PDX-Blacks-in-Technology-Meetup/ SUMMARY:PDX Blacks in Technology Next Happy Hour LOCATION:Olive or Twist: 925 NW 11th Ave\, Portland Oregon 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190202T153415Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190213T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190213T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190202T153415Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190202T153415Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474979 DESCRIPTION:Code Switching or Soul Switching \;\n \;\nOur panel wil l seek to give thought to the complex role of power in constructing and maintaining discursive and societal claims of identity through “code swi tching.” or what some call "\;soul switching"\; which refers to the actions of a particular person and/or group that is assumed to break from their own “natural” practices to perform codes “not their own” for the purposes of fitting in\, acquiring capital\, and accessing spaces n ot easily afforded. \;\n \;\nPanelists include: \;\n \;\n- D r. Mona-Lisa Pinkney - Sr. Director\, Cybersecurity @Nike \;\n- Dr. A lisha Moreland-Capuia - Asst. Professor School of Medicine &\; Execut ive Director Avel Gordly Center of Healing @ OHSU \;\n- Lakecia Gunte r - VP Programmable Solutions Group @ Intel \;\n- Grace Andrews - Sen ior Solutions Engineer @ New Relic \;\n \;\nModerator: \;\n \;\nDeena Pierott - Diversity Strategist and BWiSTEM Co-Founder\n\nTags: STEM\, technology\, women\, free\, black\, tech\, code\n\nImported from : http://calagator.org/events/1250474979 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bwistem-code-switching-or-soul-switching -tickets-55472163735 SUMMARY:Black Women in STEM: Code switching or soul switching LOCATION:Puppet: 308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20221111T163013Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20221118T150000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20221118T120000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20221111T163013Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20221111T170100Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250478622 DESCRIPTION:A free\, virtual networking opportunity for Black startup fou nders around the US\, organized by Accenture and PIE (https://piepdx.com ) \;\n \;\nJoin Accenture for an exciting networking event for tec h founders. Connect with Black founders\, investors\, and Accenture indu stry experts from across North America. \;\n \;\nKeynote speaker: Dr. Charlton McIlwain \;\n \;\nAuthor of the recent book\, Black S oftware: The Internet &\; Racial Justice\, From the Afronet to Black Lives Matter\, Dr. Charlton McIlwain is Vice Provost for Faculty Develop ment &\; Engagement at New York University\, and Professor of Media\, Culture\, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt. He works at the intersec tions of computing technology\, race\, inequality\, and racial justice a ctivism. He has served as an expert witness in landmark U.S. Federal Cou rt cases on reverse redlining/racial targeting in mortgage lending\, and recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Service s about the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence on the fin ancial services sector. He writes regularly for outlets such as The Guar dian\, Slate's Future Tense\, MIT Technology Review and other outlets ab out the intersection of race and technology. McIlwain is the founder of the Center for Critical Race &\; Digital Studies\, is the President o f the Board for Data &\; Society Research Institute\, heads NYU’s All iance for Public Interest Technology\, and is NYU’s Designee to the Publ ic Interest Technology University Network. \;\n \;\nFounders atten ding this event will have the opportunity to... \;\n \;\n- Meet Ka thy Ross and Dujon Smith\, leads of the Accenture Black Founders Develop ment Program \;\n- Hear about recent Accenture Ventures start-up inve stments and our FY23 goals \;\n- Participate in peer-to-peer networki ng with founders and investors from across North America \;\n \;\n Peer-to-Peer networking hosted on Mixtroz (https://www.mixtroz.com/). 3\;\n\n\nTags: free\, startup\, startups\, entrepreneur\, entrepreneurs\ , founder\, founders\, cofounder\, cofounders\, portland\, pdx\, communi ty\, online\, black\, bipoc\, networking\, virtual\n\nImported from: htt p://calagator.org/events/1250478622 URL:https://piepdx.com/accenture202211 SUMMARY:Connecting the dots: A virtual networking event for Black founder s LOCATION:Online: placeholder for on-line events\, SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231227T184047Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240207T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240207T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231227T184047Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231227T184047Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250480861 DESCRIPTION:PitchBlack 2024 is sold out. But you can still see all of the pitches. Live from the comfort of your favorite web browser. Just visit the PitchBlack site on Wednesday evening to catch the livestream: https ://pitchblackpdx.com \;\n \;\nThe PitchBlack pitch competition giv es Black entrepreneurs a platform to connect with the broader startup ec osystem — while also awarding them with cash prizes to help their concep ts flourish. Last year’s competition awarded $80\,000 in total prize mon ey to innovative Black businesses\, and this PitchBlack will be bigger a nd better than ever. Grab your tickets today! \;\n \;\nTICKETS: $2 9\n\nTags: pitch\, competition\, pitchblack\, pitch black\, black\, entr epreneur\, entrepreneurs\, pitch competition\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250480861 URL:https://www.pitchblackpdx.com/ SUMMARY:PitchBlack 2024 (with livestream) LOCATION:The Reser: 12625 Southwest Crescent Street\, Beaverton OR 97005 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR