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OVF is excited to hold the second PDX AI Demo Night!

​The goal of this event is to showcase the AI products coming from the founder and engineering community through lightening demos and Q&A.

​Join us for a fun evening of learning & networking, as we revel in the latest AI demos from:

​ Digs

​ Hello Wonder

​ Skypoint

​ Squidgies

​Agenda:

​ 6:00-6:30pm: Welcome w/ Food & Drinks

​ 6:30-7:15pm: AI Demos

​ 7:15-8:00pm: Networking

​Please be sure to register now, as we have limited capacity and seats will fill quickly!

​The location and any additional details will be provided to registrants prior to the event.

RainSec is an informal group of like-minded security professionals who meet to network and discuss topics of interest in a non-work, non-vendor setting.

While our target audience is experienced information security professionals, this is a public event open to any interested parties. If you have a friend or colleague who might benefit, please pass an invite along.

Follow @PDXRainSec on Twitter for last minute updates.

Because COVID-19 still presents significant risk to some members of our community, we ask that you observe the following and make your own risk assessment decision regarding your attendance:

• If outdoor seating is available and weather permits, we will be outside.
• If you are feeling sick, stay home!
• If you've had a recent COVID exposure, stay home!
• If you are not vaccinated, stay home!
• If you are otherwise considered high risk for COVID, please stay home until you feel it is safe to gather in large groups (20-40 people). We don't want to be the cause of anyone's illness or death.

You can also find us on Meetup.com and Google Groups.

If you're looking for more security-focused community meetups in the Portland area, check out pdx-infosec.com.

RainSec is an informal group of like-minded security professionals who meet to network and discuss topics of interest in a non-work, non-vendor setting.

While our target audience is experienced information security professionals, this is a public event open to any interested parties. If you have a friend or colleague who might benefit, please pass an invite along.

Follow @PDXRainSec on Twitter for last minute updates.

Because COVID-19 still presents significant risk to some members of our community, we ask that you observe the following and make your own risk assessment decision regarding your attendance:

• If outdoor seating is available and weather permits, we will be outside.
• If you are feeling sick, stay home!
• If you've had a recent COVID exposure, stay home!
• If you are not vaccinated, stay home!
• If you are otherwise considered high risk for COVID, please stay home until you feel it is safe to gather in large groups (20-40 people). We don't want to be the cause of anyone's illness or death.

You can also find us on Meetup.com and Google Groups.

If you're looking for more security-focused community meetups in the Portland area, check out pdx-infosec.com.

RainSec is an informal group of like-minded security professionals who meet to network and discuss topics of interest in a non-work, non-vendor setting.

While our target audience is experienced information security professionals, this is a public event open to any interested parties. If you have a friend or colleague who might benefit, please pass an invite along.

Follow @PDXRainSec on Twitter for last minute updates.

Because COVID-19 still presents significant risk to some members of our community, we ask that you observe the following and make your own risk assessment decision regarding your attendance:

• If outdoor seating is available and weather permits, we will be outside.
• If you are feeling sick, stay home!
• If you've had a recent COVID exposure, stay home!
• If you are not vaccinated, stay home!
• If you are otherwise considered high risk for COVID, please stay home until you feel it is safe to gather in large groups (20-40 people). We don't want to be the cause of anyone's illness or death.

You can also find us on Meetup.com and Google Groups.

If you're looking for more security-focused community meetups in the Portland area, check out pdx-infosec.com.

re you looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity? CODE PDX is here to help! We are designers, developers, and product managers, both experts and learners, coming together to make our city better for everyone. We welcome all skill levels and disciplines.

CODE PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work for the betterment of all. We are just getting started, so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type, we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community!

Are you looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity? CODE PDX is here to help! We are designers, developers, and product managers, both experts and learners, coming together to make our city better for everyone. We welcome all skill levels and disciplines.

CODE PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work for the betterment of all. We are just getting started, so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type, we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community!

The next meeting of the OpenSpatialPDX will be happening June 24 at OpenSourcery!

The agenda:

• Desktop GIS Smackdown (uDig versus Quantum versus GRASS etc)

• Open Source Bridge report

• Update on state initiative put forward by Dean Anderson from Polk County to replace various desktop and web-based tools with OS solution.

Hope to see you all there.

CLICK HERE to register for free on EventBrite

Oregon/SW Washington URISA (http://www.orurisa.org/) presents:

KOOL APPS 2010 FEATURING OPEN DATA AND OPEN SOURCE

This all day event is free to the public. It is co-sponsored by the PDX-Open Source GIS users group, a special interest group of OR-URISA.

This event is coordinated with WhereCampPDX, and attendees are encouraged to attend both events!

Attendees should plan on bringing a laptop to participate in the hands-on portion and a three-hour walk-thru of selected open source GIS applications.

Agenda: * 9am - 11am : OpenStreetMap - Presented by Cloudmade * 11am - Noon : The Open Source GIS stack - Presented by PDX-OSGIS * Noon - 1pm: Lunch on your own * 1pm -3pm : The Open Source GIS stack * 3pm - 5pm : Invited demos of projects solved with open source gis tools.

Beverages and light snacks provided by OR-URISA

This event takes place at Portland State University, in the Smith Center's VanPort Room (#338). Registration is free but space is limited to 72 participants.

• PSU Campus map
• PSU on Google Maps

Please feel free to post any questions to the PDX-OSGIS user group!

We meet over beers and food to discuss problems, and solutions, we find using DITA. All are welcome.

Please join the LinkedIn group and ask any questions you might have!

Join us to celebrate the second anniversary of ADX!

Everyone is welcome - from members to those of you who "have been meaning to check that place out."

Highlights include: Food, and beer from sponsor our Ninkasi Brewing Company, the “Men of ADX” car wash a dog wash with Charles, the Mayor of ADX demonstrations throughout the shop facilities games, races, skateboarding, and bands! an Arduino workshop (from 10am-5pm; sign up online) a bike trailer building workshop with the Center for Appropriate Transport (from 12pm-5pm) and a furniture show from Studio Moe (from 12pm-10pm)

...with more to be announced!

As ADX enters its third year, our efforts in business incubation, product development, and small manufacturing have begun to bear fruit. The public is invited to celebrate this milestone and learn more about our community, facility, and members.

Over the last two years, ADX has seen thousands of visitors from around the world for events, gallery shows, tours, classes, creative off-sites, and more. Businesses have worked or launched from the space, developing new products, while the in-house fabrication team has built projects for a diverse client base. ADX has partnered with Supportland, Portland Made, and a myriad of local organizations and businesses.

Tiny Startup Camp is an event helping to explore, educate, and motivate people to create Tiny Startups--defined as small, highly scalable, non-funded companies. As a two-day event, day one of Tiny Startup Camp is structured around speakers helping attendees learn the details of planning for, testing, launching, and monetizing small online businesses. The second day is a workshop format, with on-site facilitators giving hands on help while attendees actively implement the steps necessary to get a live test site up and running. With experts in paid search, SEO, WordPress, monetizing strategies, story telling, and audience definition, it's sure to help a wide range of people, from budding entrepreneurs, to already launched startups interested in testing and creating new product lines. Tiny Startup Camp is November 10-11 at the Urban Airship offices in NW Portland. Get your ticket at http://tinystartupcamp.eventbrite.com/

You are cordially invited to the newest technology and design community group in Portland. Part Ignite (if you haven’t been, you should), part Pint (if you remember back that far), part MindShare (if you want to meet new people), Spark is a monthly meet up for technologists, designers, developers, product managers, agency wonks, project managers, producers, database geeks, and other nerds of all flavors.

Each month we’ll host a speaker, demonstration, experiment, lecture, or learning exercise for a short time at the beginning of the evening. Then we’ll turn the music up, the lights down, and rock the night away at the Jack London Bar. Let's mix. Let's mingle. Let's share ideas.

The inaugural event is this Thursday, Jan 5 @Jack London Bar. Basement of the Rialto. 529 Southwest 4th Avenue. Starts at 5:30. Ends whenever you get tired.

The bar will be open at 4 for happy hour specials.

Looking forward to building a community!

The [not] first meeting of the newly re-grouped Portland Open Source GIS user group.

Parking is limited, but mass-transit is ample.

We'll have some type of software demonstration, discussion about group structure and preferences, and then adjourn to a local boozery around 8 for more co-conspiring.

You can find out more and sign up for announcements by joining the google group pdx-osgis.

Hey PDX Legal Hackers, we're (finally!) kicking off this meetup group with our first official meetup. If you can attend and are interested in giving a short (6-minute max) presentation on a legal hack you've developed or are interested in developing let me know and I'll put you on the agenda. Otherwise we'll be heavy on the networking for this first event and we will work together to set a theme and agenda for future meetups. Hope you can make it!

The second meeting of the newly re-grouped Portland Open Source GIS user group.

Parking is limited, but mass-transit is ample.

We'll have some software demonstrations, chat about upcoming conferences, schedule future talks/events and whatever else we can think up. We'll adjourn to a local boozery around 8 for more co-conspiring.

You can find out more and sign up for announcements by joining the google group http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgis.

Welcome to MTX, the Microsoft Technology Expo — A full day community conference showcasing Microsoft enterprise technologies. This 3rd annual event brings together technology leaders and technical teams in Portland and the Pacific Northwest to share solutions and best practices. MTX is packed beginning-to-end with high-value presentations spearheaded by local technology visionaries who use Microsoft to drive their digital transformation, innovation, and growth.

PDXWIT is thrilled to be partnering with Free Geek for a special edition happy hour on #givingtuesday November 27th! The theme of the evening is Supporting our Community. Let’s connect to talk about how we can really show up and support one another.

While the event is primarily intended for networking, we will have a short segment at 5:30 to share important announcements and showcase some individuals in our community.

An employee of Free Geek will provide an introduction to the company and share open job opportunities.

A guest speaker will share their story of the impact Free Geek and PDXWIT has had on their professional and personal life.

Elizabeth Stock and Hilary Shohoney will talk about how critical it is for community members to do what they can to support organizations that matter to them.

During the event, we’ll have more to do than free-form networking:

An activity table where you can get creative. This is a fantastic way to meet others if large groups are not your thing. If you have trouble finding it, look for Meg Aul, our Event Activities Director.

Table topics to help break the ice.

A section for job seekers and our sponsors who are hiring, to ensure people get connected.

A #givingtuesday table with raffle prizes and other goodies for folks who decide to support BOTH FreeGeek and PDXWIT at the event.

Agenda:

4:30 p.m. - Doors open/networking

5:30 p.m. - Introductions, announcements + lightning speakers

6:30 p.m. - Event ends

Purpose:

PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.

Our events are inclusive. ALL people who support our purpose are welcome.

Join us on March 8th as we celebrate International Women's Day at Nike! We are thrilled to invite you to a fun evening of talks from experienced technical women, networking, and food + drinks. Come enjoy conversations, great swag and the company of fellow software engineers.

A self-organized team is perhaps the holy grail of agile. Ideally, scrum masters work themselves out of a job as the team becomes less dependent on managers, scrum masters, and project managers. But how is this achieved; what does it take to get there? Can a scrum master simply step away from a self-directed team yet everything remains seamless? Or does a team still benefit from coaching and facilitation to improve sprint after sprint? Let’s share our successes and failures of teams past and present so as a community we can seek that holy grail!

Limited spots! Reserve your seat at https://www.meetup.com/AgilePDX-User-Group-Portland-Metro/events/239176786/ before the waitlist kicks in.

Doors open half hour before noon for those who wish to purchase a lunch and settle in before we begin.

Need more hints and tips about one of our newest locations? http://agilepdx.org/westside_hints_and_tips.html

By now, we’ve all heard of the Internet of Things, but what does it really mean? What’s at stake, and what are the biggest opportunities and risks? Join us for our October PubTalk to learn about the scope and future of IoT. Our October PubTalk is in partnership with Thing PDX.

The OEN PubTalk™ is our flagship monthly happy hour — a perfect starting point for new community members and a great place for established members to make new connections.

As always, the program will be preceded by time for networking and will include free appetizers and pizza. Registration begins at 5:15 p.m. Our PubTalks usually kick off with a short pitch from an OEN member, followed by audience Q&A.

Panelists for our October PubTalk include: Frank D’Andrea, Amazon.com; Scé Pike, IOTAS; Surj Patel, Rigado; and Vera Sell, Senrio.

Inclusion has become a popular buzzword these days. But what does it really mean, why is it important, and what can we actually do about it? Our February PubTalk will cut through the jargon and vague “good intentions,” bringing uncomfortable truths about our startup community’s implicit biases to light. Attendees will walk away with a list of concrete actions they can take today to help ensure that all Oregon entrepreneurs have access to the support and resources they need to thrive.

Our all-star panel will feature Stephen Green of Elevate Capital (moderator), Paige Hendrix Buckner of ClientJoy, Tory Campbell of Felton & Mary’s Artisan Foods, Dwayne Johnson of ScaleUp Partners, and Grace Andrews of Puppet Labs and Lurabel.

As always, the program will be preceded by time for networking and will include free appetizers and pizza. Registration begins at 5:15 p.m.

Cost: $10 for OEN members; $20 for non-members. We do take walk-ins but prefer that you register online: http://bit.ly/feb-2016-pubtalk

EBER ON-DEMAND DAYS AT PSU

This February 3rd if you’re a PSU student, faculty member or alumni then you’re in luck! You’ll have access to on-demand hot chocolate delivered to you anywhere on PSU campus, whether you’re in class, the library, the rec center, or Cramer hall, we’ve got you covered. All you have to do is click the “hot chocolate” button on our app, and we’ll be on our way in less than 15 minutes! We’ll be in the Smith Memorial Student Union Cafeteria for more information.

COST: $0

This includes: * free hot chocolate * free delivery * free smile

EASY AND SIMPLE: 1. Make Appointment 2. Choose Hot Chocolate 3. Submission Completed

Hours of Operations: *10 am to 2 pm (February 3rd)

Once you have completed your request we’ll send you a text to let you know we’re on our way.

Yes, its that easy! bitly.com/ondemandeber

An overview of how New Relic does billions of database transactions per day on 70 instances!

Hosted at Acquia's new office location.

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Topic: Effective Architecture/Design­/Development with MySQL - Ronald Bradford

Effective MySQL Architecture and Design Practices

Correctly designing a MySQL architecture has a huge impact on the growth of your system for future needs.

In this presentation we will cover.

• The strengths and weaknesses of MySQL
• What MySQL scale-out architecture means
• High Availability considerations
• The importance of changing key system default configurations
• How to integrate MySQL with existing and and new data sources.

From this presentation we will create a checklist of what key business and technology decisions should be asked and discussed before building a MySQL based system.

Effective Software Development with MySQL

While the MySQL RDBMS is essential for storing your information, how your application interacts and with applicable business logic is what makes each company in unique.

Some key points in this presentation include.

• Integrating MySQL with common programming languages
• The various developer tools that work well with MySQL
• The importance on developing standards and good SQL practices
• Common mistakes developers and frameworks make, and how to avoid them.
• What causes the most time for development and support time.
• How to invest time in quality and performance during development

We will review some of the important changes between versions including new features and compatibility differences. A great example is the impact of the new sql_mode default in Version 5.6.

From this presentation we will create a checklist of what developers need to know and do for creating great software that lasts.

Ronald has over 25 years of professional RDBMS experience in MySQL, Oracle, and Ingres. His expertise covers MySQL, LAMP and cloud-based consulting in architecture, performance, scalability and business continuity. Ronald is a former employee of the MySQL Inc consulting team (06-08) and Oracle Corporation (96-99). He has currently published 4 books on MySQL, his most recent titles available from Oracle Press include Effective MySQL: Optimizing SQL Statements, Effective MySQL: Backup & Recovery and Effective MySQL: Replication Techniques in Depth.

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

Note: different location this month. We are at Elemental's 721 Oak location (head W on Oak and the entrance will be after the newly renovated bar on your right.) There is a metal gate at the entrance to the location. Please register through meetup.com so I can get a good headcount for pizza and beverages

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Come join an amazing group of women for happy hour at Little Bird! No specific agenda, just network and have fun! Make sure you say hi to Amie Kuttruff, a Web Developer at Little Bird. Read our newsletter for more information about Amie!

PDX Women in Tech exists to celebrate professional women in the Portland-metro area who work with, manage, lead or have an interest in TECHNOLOGY. Whether you are developing event-driven, non-blocking applications in node.js or setting technology strategy for a Fortune 500 company–or anything in between–come join us!

Agenda / Speaker is open.

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Agenda / Speaker is open. If no better option arises, I will just give the presentation on pt-query-digest that I am giving earlier in the month to coworkers.

http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-query-digest.html

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Eat. Drink. And talk tech at the 3rd Annual TechCrawl. Here are 4 reasons you won’t want to miss it.

1. Stay connected to the ever-growing tech community in Portland (nice!)

2. Win an iPad (whoa!)

3. Win tickets to TFNW and MFNW (double whoa!)

4. Win tickets to GeekWire Summit (shut the front door!!)

How it works:

5:15 to 5:45 Kick-off and Networking Reception @ Block 300

Directions to Block 300 here

Head to the future CrowdCompass and Puppet Labs offices at Block 300 for some pre-crawl networking in the first floor lobby reception area. Grab some food, a drink and your TechCrawl map. If you’re feeling lucky enter for a chance to win an iPad and a full pass to TechFestNorthWest, MusicFestNorthWest and GeekWire Summit.

5:45 to 6:00 TechCrawl Announcements

Get the latest info on the event and then head off to tech land.

6:00 to 8:00 Crawl, Drink and Eat!

Crawl, drink and eat your way through tech companies in Portland.

Participating tech companies will be announced this Friday. Add your company to the Crawl by contacting [email protected]

8:00 to 10:00 After Party @ OnDeck Sports Bar sponsored by GeekWire

The party continues at OnDeck Sports Bar.

Don't be late for the drawing happening at 8:45.

This year we will be giving away an iPad and a full pass to TechFestNorthWest, MusicFestNorthWest and GeekWire Summit.

Special thanks to our TechCrawl Sponsors:

CrowdCompass: Go mobile. Get popular. Make it happen even faster with a CrowdCompass app for your event, conference, trade show, or large meeting.

Puppet Labs: Puppet Labs makes IT automation software that helps system administrators manage infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, from provisioning and configuration

Block 300: Block 300 offers rare, large blocks of space in a premier downtown location.

Ahead of OSCON the following Monday, we'll hold our first non-technical meet and greet for everyone to get together, meet each other, talk, etc. The venue--Lucky Lab--is a brewpub, so you can purchase food and drinks while we mingle.

It's about time we finally try to get people together to talk Scala, so we've decided to have an informal gathering at the Lucky Lab on Wednesday (Nov 18th) at 7PM. This will be a good opportunity to meet others who are interested in Scala and get a sense for what others might be using it for. Feel free to show up even if you're just casually dipping your toes in the water.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIMATION

Christina Beard will present on the fundamentals of animation, and how those principles can be applied to web development. Her talk will explore the basic animation principles used by character animators the world over for studios like Disney, Pixar or Studio Ghibli and how those same principles can be applied to create more pleasing and engaging motion graphics and design for web developers.

Christina is a Portland born and raised designer and animator. She has worked for the video game industry as an animator and game designer, as well as on commercials, graphic design and front end web development. Outside of work she loves to write fiction and play video games.

Join us to discuss and contribute to the development of the City’s surveillance technologies policy by exploring what surveillance technologies are and how Portlanders can have better control of technology being deployed and used in the city.

In this codesign event, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about existing city policies on privacy and digital justice, and contribute to the city surveillance policy development and outcomes that are going to inform the policy.

Listen to an introductory presentation from City staff to learn about surveillance technologies policy development and how other communities define Community Control over Surveillance Technologies (CCOS).

Join other participants in breakout rooms to explore:

• An updated definition of surveillance technologies considering emergent tech and impacts in the Portland community

• What Community Control over Surveillance Technologies (CCOS) governance could look like in Portland

• Listen to other participants and share your experiences for how surveillance technologies impact residents and visitors in Portland

This event is open to all Portlanders and is organized in collaboration with Smart City PDX, the City of Portland's Office of Equity and Human Rights, PDX Privacy, and Cascadia Partners.

Background on City of Portland privacy and surveillance policy development:

The City of Portland is working on developing a comprehensive surveillance/ privacy policy. This policy will create the transparency and accountability processes for use and purchase of surveillance technologies. It will also define roles and responsibilities for decision making, oversight, and implementing aspects of this policy.

The Smart City PDX program and the Office of Equity and Human Rights are coordinating policy development actions, including policy drafting, City of Portland agencies coordination, and public engagement.

These policies need to be informed by those most impacted. Negative impacts of surveillance technologies are disproportionately experienced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. Abuses derived from surveillance technologies can endanger people’s freedoms, civil rights, and liberties.

Existing Portland policies define surveillance technologies as any software, electronic device, system utilizing an electronic device, or similar used, designed, or primarily intended to collect, retain, analyze, process, or share audio, electronic, visual, location, thermal, olfactory, biometric, or similar information specifically associated with, or capable of being associated with, any individual or group.

This definition covers certain surveillance technologies; however, emergent technologies, including artificial intelligence and predictive inference algorithms, are not necessarily covered by this definition. The City is exploring an updated definition of surveillance technologies that includes these new and emergent information technologies.

Read more about the policy roadmap and engagement plan here: https://www.smartcitypdx.com/news/2021/8/11/the-city-of-portland-starts-the-work-developing-its-surveillance-policy