Ready to build something with AI - or help others do the same?

Join us for a relaxed, co-working style session where you'll have three hours to explore AI building with other curious creators. This isn't a structured workshop - it's a supportive space where you can experiment, tinker, and see what happens when you start playing with AI tools.

We'll have experienced AI builders in the room ready to answer questions, troubleshoot challenges, and share insights as you work. Whether you're taking your first steps or diving into a complex project, you'll have access to people who can help.

🙌 Perfect for complete beginners who want guidance getting started, experienced builders who need dedicated time to work on projects, and AI experts who want to help others learn.

💪 If you have AI building experience and want to support fellow creators, sign up as a helper when you register!

👍 Walk away with whatever you manage to build, new connections, and the confidence to keep experimenting on your own.

What to bring:

• Your laptop
• Your curiosity
• Any project idea you are working on or have been wanting to try (or just show up and see what emerges)

This event is in partnership with AI Portland and Portland AI Engineers.

This Hub programming is supported by funding from Business Oregon.

Doors open at 5:15pm. We start at 5:30pm

​About this workshop

The foundation of a successful startup is a good idea, but most founders struggle to characterize the strength of their startup idea. As a result, many founders invest their time, money and effort only to build something nobody cares about. If only founders could get a specific, actionable signal sooner.

To overcome this challenge, Nascent methodology enables founders to evaluate data from discovery interviews and quantify a startup idea in dollars ($). Ultimately, founders are able to decide within seconds whether to stop the project or continue iterating.

​This workshop is ideal for founders of startups with no customers (i.e., idea-stage startups). You'll walk through a case study of a founder who applied Nascent methodology to their startup idea. If you find the methodology compelling, then you can join our January cohort and apply it to your own startup idea.

​In this workshop, we'll use a case study to teach you to:

• ​Identify People in Pain — potential customers who are actively struggling with a problem

• ​Quantify the Pain in Dollars ($) — to assess how much value you could create by solving the problem

• ​Avoid wasting time on ideas that are unlikely to be successful

• ​Make decisions with minimal data (i.e., despite having few or no customers)

Using Intellectual Property to Grow Your Business Local experts will share invaluable insights into the world of innovation and business creation. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a seasoned small business owner, a university researcher with a revolutionary discovery, or a student charting your career path, this panel is for you!

Our speakers will delve into topics critical for any startup or university researcher,, offering firsthand accounts and advice on:

Intellectual Property (IP): Learn how to protect your brilliant ideas, from patents and copyrights to trademarks, and understand their strategic importance in the marketplace.

Starting Companies: Gain practical guidance on launching and scaling a successful business, navigating the challenges and seizing opportunities.

Licensing University Research: Discover the pathways for translating academic breakthroughs into commercial products and services, fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

Entrepreneurship: Hear inspiring stories and actionable strategies from those who have built their own empires, offering a candid look at the journey of an entrepreneur.

Featuring an expert lineup:

Justin Wagner - McCoy|Russell

Anna Brown - Stark Street Materials Corporation

Mark Ronay - Ronay Labs (founder, LiquidWire)

Andrew Greenberg - APDM/Tova/PSU

Dr. Robert Strongin - Captis Biotechnologies/PSU

This is a unique opportunity to learn from the best, network with like-minded individuals, and gain the tools you need to propel your ideas forward.

[Free] ​Master the art and science of building the right thing by using market, customer & user discovery techniques used at Meta, AWS, Booz Allen, Disney, New Relic, and more, from the team at ProductTheory.io.

​Product discovery is where great products are born - it's the systematic process of understanding what your market truly needs before you commit resources to building it. We'll explore research methodologies, customer interview techniques, and validation frameworks that reveal genuine insights. Companies with strong discovery programs see nearly 2x ROI. You'll gain practical skills for conducting meaningful customer conversations, interpreting feedback accurately, and translating insights into confident product decisions.

You'll also learn the art of product storytelling for your pitch deck, positioning, sales, marketing and stakeholder alignment.

​ProductTheory.io workshop series at Kiln: ​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa brings 20 years of experience from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. Her frameworks have supported successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and numerous startups navigating the path from concept to revenue. These sessions offer practical, field-tested approaches to the challenges every founder faces.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Your success strengthens the entire ecosystem.

CALLING ALL EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURS!

Are you passionate about solving problems in education? Early-stage founders for education ventures face a lot of unique challenges, but also some unique opportunities. We're building a new event series for you called LRN|PDX!

Whether you want to build a for-profit, non-profit, or public-private venture, LRN|PDX is a monthly event series for entrepreneurs across the learning section, from K-to-Grey. We'll be delivering essential, from-the-trenches programming that ed founders need to hit those first milestones.

Join us for our first event:

Problem-Hunting for Ed Founders: Finding Problem-Solution Fit for Your Education Venture

Speakers: Justin Wolske (Chief Product Officer, Yellowbrick; Asad Butt (Director, Metro Region Innovation Hub); Other speakers TBD

Agenda

9a-10a: Founder Networking

10a-11a: Presentations

11a-12p: Founder Breakout Groups

Cost: FREE (light refreshments provided)

ABOUT LRN|PDX

LRN|PDX is a new initiative designed to serve education-focused ventures across the Portland and Oregon entrepreneurship ecosystems. Sponsored by Airy Disc Learning and the Metro Region Innovation Hub, LRN|PDX provides programming, networking opportunity, and expertise to help entrepreneurs solve the most pressing problems across the education landscape. If your organization is interested in joining LRN|PDX, please reach out to Justin or Asad.

Startup Cafe is a great opportunity for founders and startup partners to connect, learn, and level up. Free coffee and donuts throughout the event!

Feel free to drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time...all are welcome!

Agenda

9:00a - 12:00p - Main Event Space

General networking, coffee, and donuts. Open to All Founders

​Launch with precision in today's market.

​The go-to-market landscape has fundamentally shifted. What worked even two years ago may not work today, with changes in how buyers discover solutions, evaluate options, and make purchasing decisions. This session focuses on current, effective approaches to reaching your market and driving adoption. We'll cover positioning strategies that resonate, channel selection that matches your audience, and launch tactics that generate meaningful traction in today's environment.

​ProductTheory.io workshop series at Kiln:

​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy. Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa has spent 20 years in the trenches - from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. She's seen what works and what wastes time. These aren't theoretical workshops; they're based on frameworks that have powered successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and dozens of startups who went from idea to revenue.

​Free for both Kiln members and the broader community because great products make everyone's ecosystem stronger. Just show up ready to work.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

​Session 1: Building & Testing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) 9/24/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln

​Session 2: : Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile https://luma.com/7zmulrns 10/1/25, Noon, Kiln

​Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy: New Approaches for the 2025 Landscape https://lu.ma/xstcod52 10/8/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln:

​Session 4: Product-Market Discovery: A Deep-Dive for Learning, Testing & Earning with Customers & Users https://luma.com/dx4xeeji 10/20/25, 1-3 p.m., Kiln

​Kiln

Session 2: The Question of Who? Your ICP (Plus get a free workday at KILN!)

​Know your market as well as you know your product.

​One of the most critical decisions you'll make is defining who you're building for. Getting your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) right determines everything from product features to pricing to marketing channels. We'll explore proven frameworks for identifying and understanding your core market, diving deep into customer motivations, pain points, and buying behaviors. You'll leave with practical tools for customer research and a clear picture of who will become your most valuable users and advocates.

​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy. Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa has spent 20 years in the trenches - from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. She's seen what works and what wastes time. These aren't theoretical workshops; they're based on frameworks that have powered successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and dozens of startups who went from idea to revenue.

​Free for both Kiln members and the broader community because great products make everyone's ecosystem stronger. Just show up ready to work.

​Session 1: Building & Testing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) https://luma.com/r71wcfez 9/24/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln

​Session 2: : Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile https://luma.com/7zmulrns 10/1/25, Noon, Kiln

​Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy: New Approaches for the 2025 Landscape https://lu.ma/xstcod52 10/8/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln:

​Session 4: Product-Market Discovery: A Deep-Dive for Learning, Testing & Earning with Customers & Users 1-3 p.m., Kiln

Startup Cafe is a great opportunity for founders and startup partners to connect, learn, and level up. Free coffee and donuts throughout the event!

Feel free to drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time...all are welcome!

Agenda

9:00a - 12:00p - Main Event Space General networking, coffee, and donuts

9:30a - 10:30a - Lessons in Scaling a Brand (Panel) What does it take to transform a product into a thriving business? Join Peter Choi, owner of Choi’s Kimchi, and Jamie Brandenburg, President & CEO of Trailblazer Foods, for a candid conversation on scaling a brand, navigating growth challenges, and building lasting customer loyalty. Whether you’re in food, tech, or services, their insights will help you think bigger about how to take your idea to the next level.

10:30a - 12:00p - Workshop: TBD TBD

This event is in partnership with the City of Gresham Economic Development Office.

This Hub programming is supported by funding from Business Oregon.

Nailing Product-Market Fit Workshop Series Session 1: Building & Testing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

​ProductTheory.io workshop series at Kiln: ​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa has spent 20 years in the trenches - from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. She's seen what works and what wastes time. These aren't theoretical workshops; they're based on frameworks that have powered successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and dozens of startups who went from idea to revenue.

​Free for both Kiln members and the broader community because great products make everyone's ecosystem stronger. Just show up ready to work.

​Session 1: Early Stages - Building Your First Customer-Facing Version (MVP) ​Build smart from day one.

​You're at one of the most exciting and challenging stages of your journey - turning your vision into something real. The decisions you make now about what to build first will shape everything that follows. In this session, we'll walk through how to create your MVP (Minimum Viable Product - your first testable version) strategically. Whether you're technical or business-focused, you'll gain clarity on prioritizing features, validating assumptions early, and building momentum with real user feedback. This is about setting yourself up for sustainable growth from the start.

​The Upcoming Product-Market Fit Series at KILN PDX

​A Free Workshop for All Founders, Product People & Innovators ​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy. Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community.

​Session 2: : Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile https://luma.com/7zmulrns 10/1/25, Noon, Kiln

​Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy: New Approaches for the 2025 Landscape https://lu.ma/xstcod52 10/8/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln:

​Session 4: Product-Market Discovery: A Deep-Dive for Learning, Testing & Earning with Customers & Users https://luma.com/dx4xeeji 10/20/25, 1-3 p.m., Kiln

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

Location Kiln 1120 SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214, USA

Generate Revenue Faster Unlock your first or next revenue stream through strategic partnerships

Join the Metro Region Innovation Hub and Go‑To‑Market startup strategist Lesley Carstens for a hands‑on workshop that shows you how to find and create partnerships to unlock your first — or an additional — revenue stream. Tech startups will learn how to find the right partners, engage them, and penetrate your target market and ecosystem faster.

Great partnerships can give you: - Instant credibility - Scaled impact - More opportunities - One great partnership can be worth 1,000 cold calls

Workshop agenda: 9:30 - 10:30am - Presentation/Overview & Q&A 10:45-12:00pm - Optional Workshop Lesley will randomly pick 1-2 startups in the room to do live outreach to prospective partners. Attendees will come away with a map for how to do partner outreach.

Bio: Lesley Carstens is a Go-To-Market Strategist with 20+ years of experience driving growth through high-value strategic alliances for both Fortune 500 companies and startups. She’s advised business luminaries like Keith Ferrazzi and Jay Abraham, and believes your next big opportunity is already in someone else’s network — you just need to unlock it. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleycarstens/

Startup Cafe is a great opportunity for founders and startup partners to connect, learn, and level up. Free coffee and donuts throughout the event! Feel free to drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time...all are welcome!

Agenda 9:00a - 12:00p - Main Event Space General networking, coffee, and donuts

9:30a - 10:30a - Presentation: Generate Revenue Faster with Lesley Carstens Unlock your first or next revenue stream through strategic partnerships.

10:30a - 12:00p - Workshop: Generate Revenue Faster with Lesley Carstens Lesley will randomly pick 1-2 startups in the room to do live outreach to prospective partners

​Launch with precision in today's market.

​The go-to-market landscape has fundamentally shifted. What worked even two years ago may not work today, with changes in how buyers discover solutions, evaluate options, and make purchasing decisions. This session focuses on current, effective approaches to reaching your market and driving adoption. We'll cover positioning strategies that resonate, channel selection that matches your audience, and launch tactics that generate meaningful traction in today's environment.

​ProductTheory.io workshop series at Kiln:

​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy. Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa has spent 20 years in the trenches - from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. She's seen what works and what wastes time. These aren't theoretical workshops; they're based on frameworks that have powered successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and dozens of startups who went from idea to revenue.

​Free for both Kiln members and the broader community because great products make everyone's ecosystem stronger. Just show up ready to work.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

​Session 1: Building & Testing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) 9/24/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln

​Session 2: : Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile https://luma.com/7zmulrns 10/1/25, Noon, Kiln

​Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy: New Approaches for the 2025 Landscape https://lu.ma/xstcod52 10/8/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln:

​Session 4: Product-Market Discovery: A Deep-Dive for Learning, Testing & Earning with Customers & Users https://luma.com/dx4xeeji 10/20/25, 1-3 p.m., Kiln

​Launch with precision in today's market.

​The go-to-market landscape has fundamentally shifted. What worked even two years ago may not work today, with changes in how buyers discover solutions, evaluate options, and make purchasing decisions. This session focuses on current, effective approaches to reaching your market and driving adoption. We'll cover positioning strategies that resonate, channel selection that matches your audience, and launch tactics that generate meaningful traction in today's environment.

​ProductTheory.io workshop series at Kiln:

​There’s one challenge all founders have in common, especially in 2025. It’s achieving product market fit.

​This free workshop series at Kiln is based on ProductTheory’s celebrated Product-Market Fit Canvas: a framework for ensuring smart, data-driven product development and market strategy. Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community.

​Why This Series Matters: Dr. Ali Maaxa has spent 20 years in the trenches - from Big Tech innovation teams to zero-to-one product launches. She's seen what works and what wastes time. These aren't theoretical workshops; they're based on frameworks that have powered successful launches for AWS, Recreation.gov, and dozens of startups who went from idea to revenue.

​Free for both Kiln members and the broader community because great products make everyone's ecosystem stronger. Just show up ready to work.

​Open to both Kiln members and the broader entrepreneurial community. Non-members get a free day pass to Kiln with their participation.

​Session 1: Building & Testing your MVP (Minimum Viable Product) 9/24/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln

​Session 2: : Understanding Your Ideal Customer Profile https://luma.com/7zmulrns 10/1/25, Noon, Kiln

​Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy: New Approaches for the 2025 Landscape https://lu.ma/xstcod52 10/8/25, 11:00 a.m., Kiln:

​Session 4: Product-Market Discovery: A Deep-Dive for Learning, Testing & Earning with Customers & Users https://luma.com/dx4xeeji 10/20/25, 1-3 p.m., Kiln

​Kiln

Part of the 2025 CETI Enchanted Technology Summer

Instructors: Justin Patrizi

Saturday, August 23 2025, 2024. 2:00pm -- 5:00pm.

Have you ever created something interactive, but weren’t sure how to bring it from your computer screen or breadboarded Arduino to a finished installation that won’t break down? In this workshop, we’ll take a broad look at what it takes to launch an exhibit in a hands-on science museum, build PNW weather-resistant LED art, or keep people from prying apart escape room puzzles. Many examples will be passed around, we will make and break some prototype components, and learn to anticipate where problems might occur to design better.

Prerequisite: Some familiarity with creating installations.

Required Materials: Bring questions and curiousity

Part of CETI's Enchanted Technology Summer 2025

LEARN THE ART OF STAINED GLASS!

@ Hedron Hackerspace 2020 SE Bush Street, PDX

Three Saturdays: Aug 23, 30 & Sep 6 | 12-4pm

Location: Hedron Hackerspace

Instructor: Silliam Bims

Level: All-Levels + Beginner-friendly

Cost: $180 includes all materials and tools.

50% of proceeds go to support Hedron Hackerspace!

Bring your wildest images, patterns, and tessellations!

This three-week workshop will introduce participants to the stained glass copper foil technique — a versatile, cold-glass method that allows for intricate, lightweight, and sculptural designs.

Create a colorful window panel, a lantern that glows from within, or a unique lampshade. This class will help you to confidently realize your ideas in two- or three-dimensional form.

The class will cover visual design, pattern-making, structural planning, and hands-on skill-building. Cold glass working techniques will be the focus. No kiln forming or lampworking will be involved.

What You'll Learn:

• How to cut and shape glass using hand tools
• How to apply copper foil and prepare pieces for soldering
• How to solder safely and cleanly
• How to use both traditional scribing and/or digital design tools
• How to approach the construction of structurally sound 2D and 3D pieces
• Finishing techniques: patina, cleaning, and display

What's Provided:

• Safety glasses
• A broad selection of clear, colored, and opaque sheet glass
• Glass cutters, nippers, grinding implements, pliers, and soldering tools
• Vinyl plotter for cutting custom design guides
• Copper foil, solder, flux, lead came
• A variety of support forms for assembling lamp shades
• Plenty of design help and encouragement!

What to Bring:

• Closed-toe shoes and work-safe clothing
• An old towel you don't mind dedicating to your project
• A sketchbook, or reference images (optional but helpful)
• Ideas, curiosity, and patience!

Schedule

Saturday, August 23 – Foundations & Design

• Overview of materials and tools
• Cold glass cutting and grinding techniques
• Pattern-making and structural considerations
• Laying out and cutting your design

Saturday, August 30 – Construction!

• Applying copper foil
• Soldering techniques
• Assembly strategies for 3D forms (lanterns, lampshades)
• Continued work on individual projects

Saturday, September 6 – Finishing & Display

• Final soldering and adjustments
• Cleaning, patina, and polish
• Hanging and mounting methods
• Group share and informal critique

Additional Info

• No experience is necessary, but attention to detail and respect for sharp materials is a must!
• Class is limited to 12 participants to allow for plenty of tool time and individualized support.
• A morning session will be provided if the class fills.

Sign up soon to save your spot!

Email first to confirm availability: [email protected]

Then pay to reserve your spot:

Paypal: Hedron Hackerspace
Venmo: Hedron Hackerspace

In this workshop we'll show you the technique of creating digital designs to attach to textiles.

Bring patterns and designs into Bambu Studio, a program for 3D printers, and learn the workflow to create machine code so that they can make models that are attached to fabric.

Prerequisite: Basics of 3D Printing. Required Materials: We've got the printer, filament, and plenty of fabric

Part of CETI's Enchanted Technology Summer 2025

Part of the CETI Enchanted technology Summer 2025

Instructors: Bernardo Pantoja

Sunday, August 10 2025. 10:30am -- 12:30pm.

A tool for creation, documentation and exploration.The workshop aims to empower participants with the knowledge and skills needed to explore the potential of 360-degree cameras for use in immersive and standard videos as well as a tool for 3D asset creation.

The workshop will be composed of an in-lab talk covering an overview of the 360 camera, filming best practices. . Followed by a hands on exploration of the gear on a short walk near the CETI lab capturing videos and stills.

12:30 pm (optional) Concluding with an overview of the app for post processing and export of media. And applications including, 3D scanning and recording live action. At the end, we will also experiment with our larger 360 camera exploring, streaming and recording live action. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a solid grasp of how to use 360 cameras to enhance their digital projects.

Prerequisite: A curiosity about 360 cameras. Required Materials: We will provide a 360 camera but you are welcome to bring your own if you have one. If you have a laptop, please bring one to save any files captured and created during the course. CETI has a few that can be borrowed during the course.

​Quantifying and Refining a Startup Idea A good idea is the foundation of a successful startup, yet most founders struggle to characterize and enhance the strength of their idea — especially for startups without customers. In this 2-hour hands-on workshop, participants will walk through a case study applying “Nascent Methodology,” a novel, unique approach to identify the earliest signals of opportunity for startups without customers. Through guided exercises, participants will search for People in Pain (an initial indication of potential customers) and will quantify the Pain in dollars ($). By the end of the workshop, founders will be able to evaluate a startup idea in seconds. Participants will come away with a framework for evaluating and iteratively improving their own startup ideas.

Additionally, participants in the workshop will be eligible to join a cohort of founders who will receive regular support as they apply this methodology in August and September.

Quantifying and Refining a Startup Idea A good idea is the foundation of a successful startup, yet most founders struggle to characterize and enhance the strength of their idea — especially for startups without customers. In this 2-hour hands-on workshop, participants will walk through a case study applying “Nascent Methodology,” a novel, unique approach to identify the earliest signals of opportunity for startups without customers. Through guided exercises, participants will search for People in Pain (an initial indication of potential customers) and will quantify the Pain in dollars ($). By the end of the workshop, founders will be able to evaluate a startup idea in seconds. Participants will come away with a framework for evaluating and iteratively improving their own startup ideas.

Additionally, participants in the workshop will be eligible to join a cohort of founders who will receive regular support as they apply this methodology in August and September.

Instructor: Skye Estes

In this workshop, we will build fluency on how to create interactive multimedia content. And how one can integrate TouchDesigner in to a workflow with other software (MadMapper, VDMX, etc.) and hardware/devices—projectors, lasers, microcontrollers, MIDI. Building expertise in creating exciting interactive installations.

Materials: Bring a laptop with a free version of TouchDesigner installed (we have a few to lend in the lab)

Prerequisites: An introductory knowledge of touchdesigner

Part of CETI's Enchanted Technology Summer 2025

Create, publish, and share Augmented Reality tours and content using the Trace platform.

In this hands-on workshop intended for all experience levels, we’ll review some AR fundamentals and build on-demand, location-based experiences covering:

Content creation

Avatars and recordings

Space management

Publishing and hosting

Discovery and viewing

Afterwards, we can create a tour together at PSU, likely outdoors on the Park.

Required Materials: BYO Phone or borrow an iPad from the lab

Prerequisite: All experience levels welcome

Instructor: Bernardo Pantoja

The workshop will cover the workflow of creating 2D layouts, arranging them in 3D using blender, and exporting for AR experiences.

Each participant will gain the knowledge base to further explore using the techniques, ideas, and workflow from the workshop to create their own AR Dioramas.

Materials: Laptops, cellphones, blender installed, Photoshop (or similar photo editing app), Create Trace account. We will have a few laptops for you to use.

Prerequisites: Experience in photoshop or similar photo editing app.

Part of CETI's Enchanted Technology Summer 2025

​A good startup idea is the foundation of a successful startup, yet most founders struggle to characterize and enhance the strength of their idea. In this hands-on workshop, participants will walk through a case study applying “Nascent Methodology,” a novel, unique approach to identify the earliest signals of opportunity for a startup idea. Through guided exercises, participants will search for People in Pain (an initial indication of potential customers) and will quantify the Pain in dollars ($). Founders will come away with a framework for evaluating and iteratively improving their own startup ideas. You must register in Luma (https://lu.ma/yg56sl7w) to attend.

​Notes: - ​We'll automatically sign you up for the NascentStartups.com newsletter. - ​This event will be recorded. We may publish brief clips in the newsletter.

Part of the CETI Enchanted Technology Summer 2025

Instructor: Leroy Laush

Saturday, July 19, 2025. 2:00pm -- 4:30pm.

Workshop participants will build a new CETI themed custom designed Punk Synth Console. No experience in soldering is required. This is a great, simple project to learn how to solder!

Prerequisite: None. A willingness to experiment.

Required Materials: We will provide all the required tools to use during the workshp as well as electronics kits for the synth that you may take away.

Instructor: Skye Estes

In this workshop, we will explore TouchDesigner from a beginner’s perspective, with the goal of achieving a level of proficiency with the tool to utilize it in your own artistic explorations.

Materials: Bring a laptop with a free version of TouchDesigner installed (w e have a few to lend in the lab)

Prerequisites: All are welcome.

An introductory workshop on how to use arduinos in interactive art. We will approach how to design a project, break it down into parts, make block diagrams, how various sensors work and how to work with them, and options for output. We will go over how to setup and wire an arduino, and how to turn your block diagrams into basic processing code. The point of this workshop is for artists to demystify microcontrollers, and how to use them practically, and how to design a project to be implemented simply and reliably.

We are offering the workshop for just the(partial) cost of materials and waiving all other costs.

Prerequisite: none

Required Materials: We will provide an arduino and needed materials for you to take away as well as all needed tools to use in the lab. The ticket cost includes materials

Please Note: This special Startup Cafe will be held in conjunction with the Invent Oregon competition at University of Portland!

Startup Cafe is a great opportunity for founders and startup partners to connect, learn, and level up. Free coffee and donuts throughout the event!

Feel free to drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time...all are welcome!

Agenda 9:00a - 12:00p - Main Event Space: General networking, coffee, and donuts

9:30a - 10:30a - Workshop: Bootstrapping a Startup with Jordan Holt, Co-Founder @ SightLine Applications

11:00a - 12:00p - Fireside Chat with Michael Bernert, Co-Founder @ Solid Carbon

Startup Cafe... is a space for workshops, networking, and conversation! This is the great opportunity for founders and startup partners to connect, learn, and level up. Free coffee and donuts throughout the event!

Feel free to drop by for 10 minutes or stay the entire time...all are welcome! The breakout workshops are optional, and we have a large main space for open conversations.

Agenda

9:00a - 12:00p - Main Event Space
General networking, coffee, and donuts.

9:30a - 10:30a - Workshop 1
TBD

11:00a - 12:00p - Workshop 2
TBD

PDX Founders!

Level up your startup game at our Bootstrapping Workshop for early-stage founders in PDX — no funding, no problem!

Join Amina Moreau from Radious for hands-on tips, real talk, and good vibes only.

Friday, May 30 @ the Hub