An AI Institute

Led by Ameeta Agarwal, Richard Coffey, Douglas Hanes, Martin Smith, Matthew Sottile, Peter Vickery

Part conversation with experts, part unconference, and part hands-on experimentation, we hope you come away with a fluency, confidence, and understanding to engage further (critically and creatively) with this rapidly evolving and increasingly prevalent technology, and find a community to continue this dialogue.

Learn more about the current state and future of the thing called “AI” at the moment. What it is and isn’t, what’s real and what’s hype; what can it do and what are its limitations; What are applications and implications. What are potential avenues where it can do amazing things? What does it mean for the future of learning, work, and innovation? And should we worry?

This introductory convening — a collaborative conversation and experiential learning — will lead to more advanced skill-building and topically-focussed workshops, hackathon, and an unconference and symposium later in the fall and winter.

A unique opportunity for developers, vibe coders, and entrepreneurs to own a part of the AI healthcare ecosystem. Over the course of the day teams will prototype how they envision AI improving the health journey. Participants will learn about jobs that need to be done along the journey and a panel of healthcare experts available for discover.

Independent financial backers will attend the demos where teams will compete for cash prizes and potentially backing for POC development. CodyMD Accelerator will also be on the hunt for CodyMD Founders. If selected you will have access to a robust suite of resources including HIPAA compliant tech stack with token allowance, active CodyMD users for UAT and low cost customer acquisition, a proven go to market playbook, and expertise to help launch. Everything you need to launch your POC in weeks.

Join Us For Our First Hack & Back. Register To Attend Prizes A chance to win cash, get backed by an independent backer, and/or become a CodyMD Founder. Win Cash - Awards will be given for Gold ($1000), Silver ($500), and Bronze ($250)

Get Backed - Connect with independent backers at the demo and awards reception.

CodyMD Founder - Get the opportunity to build your POC in weeks on the CodyMD platform. Get access to customers to test your concept, prototype in a HIPAA compliant environment, and get the coaching to secure your seed round.

The Brief Demonstrate how AI can improve the health journey by completing a job to be done. CodyMD envisions an ecosystem of AI bots or agents performing a number of jobs to help make the healthcare journey more delightful, efficient, and effective. From pre-care, to care, to post-care the healthcare journey is defined by a number of “jobs” that need to be done by patients and providers. Currently these jobs are done with a lot of elbow grease and hundreds of incompatible systems. Redundancy and inefficiency reign as people wade their way through the friction in the system trying to complete hundreds of jobs including self diagnosis, health history, and payment.

Expert Panel Participants will have access to an expert panel of healthcare innovators and experts. Ask a panel of experts about how and why friction points exist in the health journey. Leverage insights to create your prototype.

Judges Our judges include leaders in health tech innovation, venture capital, and design/branding.

Laurel Burton is the CEO of Instrument, where she is leading the company to become the most iconic design and technology firm in the world. With deep expertise in emerging technologies, Laurel is a driving force in advancing the industry, transforming how businesses connect, create, and scale. A strategic builder and visionary leader, she brings a relentless commitment to innovation, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and charting the future of design and technology with confidence and purpose.

Portland-based entrepreneur and Portland Seed Fund Venture Partner Shashi Jain invests in deep-tech startups. A former Senior Strategic Innovation Manager at Intel, he pioneered applications in healthcare, AI for space, and blockchain. Shashi teaches entrepreneurship to high school students through TYE Oregon, mentors early-stage founders, and serves on the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum board. His book, The 100 Coffees Project, is forthcoming. Jain is passionate about innovation and supporting future innovators.

Kirk Gerner is the CEO of Health Interfaces, specializing in early-stage healthcare innovation and commercialization. With a background in strategic development and partnerships at Samaritan Health Services, he has been instrumental in launching and scaling health tech ventures globally. Kirk is committed to fostering equitable, data-driven healthcare solutions and actively supports startups through governance and investment.

Emery Han leads investments and corporate partnerships at Plug and Play, one of the world’s most active VC firms and open innovation platforms. Previously, he served as VP at Digital Domain and a technology investor at CMIG Capital. Emery holds a Master’s in Management Science from Stanford GSB and a BA from Columbia University.

Mohan Nair is a healthcare innovation leader and CEO of Emerge® USA, bringing over 30 years of executive experience driving transformational change in the health sector. As former Chief Innovation Officer at Cambia Health Solutions, he led groundbreaking initiatives that merged technology, data, and design thinking to reimagine care delivery. Mohan is passionate about mentoring the next generation of innovators and brings a keen eye for scalable, purpose-driven solutions that make a real-world impact.

To support Startup Week and AI: Portland's Zero-to-One Build Challenge, this Startup Cafe will focus on building AI Automations and Vibe Coding. Come join our free workshops, whether you plan to participate in the hackathon.

Agenda

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

9:30a - 10:30p - Hackathon Kickoff & Form Teams Form teams for AI Zero-to-One Build Challenge

10:30a - 11:30a - Workshop 1
From Ugh to Ahh: Automate Your Most Annoying Tasks with AI - Addie Olson / Cascadia Solutions

11:45a - 12:45p - Workshop 2
Vibe Coding: Build an MVP using Low-Code AI App Builders - Brandon Upchurch / AI Architect @ MeBot.ai

We are kicking off our first hackathon at Rontoms and would love for you to join us! Come for drinks and connect with other folks in the tech community. This first event will be for forming groups to create a brand new product or service. We are happy to help organize groups for you if you would like. Coding ability not required. This is all about coming up with a fun idea and presenting it to the group.

This first event is for forming groups only

A second event will be scheduled a month later, where all groups can present their fun new product or service.

Save the date because the first hacklandia happens this October at the old Portland State University Business Accelerator/new westside UpStart Collective location! You will have the opportunity to come to build an idea you have been thinking about or join a team that will be formed to create over 48 hours.

RSVP here: https://hacklandia.splashthat.com/

Space is limited to 150 RSVPs so don't wait. This event will fill up fast!

Part hackathon, part geek social, Dorkbot is a relaxed, informal gathering of makers, creatives, electronic artists, circuit designers, programmers, video game designers, digital archaeologists, hackers, cyberpunks, and mod synth gear-heads in Portland, Oregon.

Bring your electronic wonders (or horrors) for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.

Table space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we'll have a table for drinks and snacks, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB. The Free cart is back, take or leave some components (don’t leave TOO much, if you have big stuff, maybe check the Discord/mailing list to see if anyone is interested in taking it first!)

Info and links to our Discord and other social channels are at https://dorkbotpdx.org

Part hackathon, part geek social, Dorkbot is a relaxed, informal gathering of makers, creatives, electronic artists, circuit designers, programmers, video game designers, digital archeologists, hackers, cyberpunks, and mod synth gearheads in Portland, Oregon.

Bring your electronic wonders (or monsters) for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.

Table space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we'll have ice and a table for drinks and snacks, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB. The Free Bin is back, take or leave some components (don’t leave TOO much, if you have big stuff, maybe check the Discord/mailing list to see if anyone is interested in taking it first!)

Info and links to our Discord and other social channels are at https://dorkbotpdx.org

Part hackathon, part geek social, Dorkbot is a relaxed, informal gathering of makers, creatives, electronic artists, circuit designers, programmers, video game designers, digital archeologists, hackers, cyberpunks, and mod synth gearheads in Portland, Oregon.

Bring your electronic wonders (or monsters) for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.

Table space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we'll have ice and a table for drinks and snacks, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB. The Free Bin is back, take or leave some components (don’t leave TOO much, if you have big stuff, maybe check the Discord/mailing list to see if anyone is interested in taking it first!)

Info and links to our Discord and other social channels are at https://dorkbotpdx.org

Dorkbot PDX invites tech enthusiasts to a unique meetup at CTRLH - PDX Hackerspace. This event is a convergence of a hackathon and a social gathering, tailored for makers, electronic artists, programmers, and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and creativity.

• Bring and Showcase: Gadgets, code, or electronic artworks.
• Platform for Sharing: Exchange ideas and get feedback from Portland's tech community.

For more details and to RSVP, check out our Meetup page event link.

Learn more about us at dorkbotpdx.org.

Part hackathon, part geek social, Dorkbot is a relaxed, informal gathering of makers, creatives, electronic artists, circuit designers, programmers, video game designers, digital archeologists, hackers, cyberpunks, and mod synth gearheads in Portland, Oregon.

Bring your electronic wonders (or monsters) for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time. Whether it's code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.

Table space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we'll have ice and a table for drinks and snacks, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB. The Free Bin is back, take or leave some components (don’t leave TOO much, if you have big stuff, maybe check the Discord/mailing list to see if anyone is interested in taking it first!)

Links to our Discord, mailing list and socials on our website

Let us know you're attending on Meetup if you use it! - https://www.meetup.com/ctrl-h/events/294552367/

To the civic tech community, data analysts, open software developers, designers, advocates, community, and local organizations working on data, local residents and all those interested in civic data.

This event is an opportunity to engage with local residents to explore the City’s neighborhood data and other City of Portland open datasets and maps. This Disco Tech will include workshops and tables to help people to learn about data from zero to subject matter experts.

"DiscoTech" is short for "Discovering Technology." It is a term coined by the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition which defines a replicable model for a multimedia, mobile neighborhood workshop fair. DiscoTechs are designed so that participants learn more about the impact and possibilities of technology within our communities.

The purpose of this event is to create a space for local residents and organizations to explore Portland neighborhoods data and other city open datasets. You can explore developing apps or spreadsheets to facilitate data visualization. Or, do your own data exploration and analysis, enhance the city data with other datasets; Or, dig deeper and explore metadata and link information underneath.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn, propose ideas and projects to others, join a team or individually, and develop their own analysis and apps that may contribute to our larger Portland Community. Multicultural, socially responsible, and projects in languages other than English are encouraged.

The Smart City PDX program team members are committed to dismantling barriers derived from systemic discrimination that have reduced the voice of marginal communities in Portland. We base our approach on digital rights and equity principles like Targeted Universalism and the Smart City PDX Priorities Framework to build local policy that promotes equity and fairness.

We want this event to become a collaborative space, rather than something competitive. So, we won’t be offering prizes or awards; however, we will be able to incentivize community participation.

Projects will have the opportunity to be featured in the Smart City PDX site.

Be creative! Learn! Explore!

PDX connections, what are your plans for February 16th? Join my friends and me at Climate Curious for a fun interactive event that will connect you with a wide range of bright minds from across #Portland's #climate, #tech, and #design communities.

We're collaborating with Fresh Consulting to create a totally different kind of networking event. Expect brain-tickling conversations about climate, and active problem-solving, with of course some drinks and snacks. RSVP here: www.climatecurious.co

We're collaborating with Fresh Consulting to bring Portland's climate, design, and tech communities together around a fun rapid-fire creative challenge that is unlike any networking event you've ever been to before. You will meet lots of people, you will be challenged to think in new ways (no artistic talent or public speaking required), and there will be snacks and drinks!

Come work alongside your PDX.rb community as we make contributions to 2 projects maintained and led by our members.

This a fantastic opportunity to get involved in OS if you haven't before. Project maintainers will have scoped tickets to guide work and be present to answer questions.

This is also a fantastic opportunity to mentor and give back.

Bring a laptop

The goal of this hackathon is to support and uplift one another as a community. We are focusing on two projects that are maintained by community members for this hackathon. We may focus on ruby for good projects in future but this was such a lovely opportunity for us to come together as a community <3

Projects we are Supporting:

Bridgetown: A next-generation progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby Repo: https://github.com/bridgetownrb/bridgetown

RailsDevs: A reverse job board for Rails developers Repo: https://github.com/joemasilotti/railsdevs.com

This is a hybrid event. If you can join us in person, we would love to see you. If you are joining from outside Portland or if you have any health concerns, this event is specifically designed for a positive zoom experience as well as in person experience.

ETH Portland is a 3-day community hackathon created for developers, designers, and blockchain enthusiasts based in the NorthWest. Anyone at all experience levels interested in blockchain tech, DeFi, NFTs, P2E gaming, DAOs, and all things web3.

PDXWIT joined Kiva to put on a virtual 6-week hackathon for social good. Over 200 participants came together to create solutions that provide financial access across the globe.

Let’s celebrate the hard work of all our participants and watch the winning hackathon videos!

We will have ASL interpretation and closed captioning throughout. Please get in touch with any additional accessibility needs you may have.

All are welcome. Hope to see you there!

Agenda: 12:00 p.m. - Event opens 12:03 p.m. - Introductions + Announcements 12:10 p.m. - Winning videos 12:45 p.m. - Event ends Purpose:

We are building a better tech industry by creating access, dismantling inequities and fueling belonging.

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

Part virtual hackathon, part virtual geek social, these virtual biweekly meetings are a time for you to virtually join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your virtual toys for others to see, or log on to see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us online and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Headphones required!

We're meeting on gather.town - link below: https://gather.town/wwo7i5YDGkmo9BaV/dorkbot password: dorkbot

Part virtual hackathon, part virtual geek social, these virtual biweekly meetings are a time for you to virtually join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your virtual toys for others to see, or log on to see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us online and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Headphones required!

We're meeting on gather.town - link below: https://gather.town/wwo7i5YDGkmo9BaV/dorkbot password: dorkbot

OHSU is joining forces with MIT Hacking Medicine and more than 20 academic and industry partners for the inaugural OHSU Invent-a-thon, a virtual health care hackathon, October 23–25, 2020.

Open to anyone in the world, our event will convene hundreds of innovation enthusiasts – from thought leaders to students - in health care, engineering, research, business, and design to build impactful medtech and digital health solutions to pressing challenges in:

• Surgical Care
• Early Disease Detection
• Rural Health
• Management of Chronic Conditions
• Health Equity

How does a virtual health care hackathon work? During the Invent-a-thon, participants will choose a specific problem within their track and work virtually within interdisciplinary teams to brainstorm and build a solution to this problem. Teams can use all tools at their disposal and will receive expert guidance from our mentors and sponsors as they develop their solutions. At the end of the Invent-a-thon, teams pitch their solutions to a panel of judges to compete for $40,000 in prizes.

Teams emerging from the Invent-a-thon will have a chance to receive continuing mentorship and access to support and resources in order to realize their solution and create real-world impact.

Attendance is free for all accepted applicants. Let’s make healthcare better! Applications are due October 14 (apply at Inventathon.org).

Panel and Discussion on Working Remote and Creating Community

As the COVID-19 situation evolves, many of our offices have issued voluntary, recommended, or mandatory work-from-home guidance. While some of us already work from home and some of us are new to it, we are all adjusting to new situations with partners, kids, pets and housemates. We are also readjusting to a new way of socialization with virtual coffees and happy hours.

Our panel will discuss their tactics for working at home or remotely.We will talk about how we have adjusted schedules and environments to accommodate kids and other folks at home with us. Then we will discuss ideas on how to create community and stay connected while practicing social distancing. We will then open it up for Q&A and discussion. We also want to hear from you, since this is a new situation for all of us and none of us have all the answers.

More information on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Portland/events/269529355/

⏰ Agenda:

5:30 - 5:40 - Get connected and Welcome

5:40 - 6:25 - Panel Discussion

6:25 - 6:55 - Q&A

6:55 - 7:00 - Wrap up

👩🏽 About our Panel:

Keeley Hammond (she/her) is a Senior Software Engineer at InVision. She’s currently a front-end engineer on InVision Studio, and has been working remotely full-time for the past three years. In addition to her work at InVision, she also serves on the governance team for Electron.

Amber Milavec (she/her or they/them) is a Principal Engineer / Architect for Skillz, an esports platform for mobile games. Formerly, she was a Senior Principal Architect at Nike, as well as the creator of We Code Hackathon for Women and Friends.

Tricia Radcliffe (she/her) is a Solutions Architect at New Relic. She has been in the Monitoring and Observability space for over 15yrs. With this experience, Tricia works with customers to design a monitoring practice for their specific business objectives. Tricia’s free time is spent outdoors whenever possible.

Posey (she/her) is a Product Owner at MarcomCentral and COO of Tech Superwomen. Her empathy and insatiable curiosity drive her to build inclusive communities in tech. She asserts that an engaged community informs a more inclusive, innovative product. You would usually find her traveling or petting stranger’s dogs. Now she’s following more dogs online.

Stacy Watts (she/her) is a Senior MSS Platform Engineer at BlueVoyant, which provides advanced cyber threat intelligence, managed security services, and proactive incident response and remediation. She works in a global scrum team every day. Distance is not a barrier to workplace connection or empathic communication.

👩🏽‍💻 About Women Who Code

We are a global nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Our events offer study groups, technical workshops, hackathons, networking events, panel discussions, lightning talks, and social events featuring influential tech industry experts, innovators, and investors. We help you build the skills you need to raise your professional profile and achieve greater career success. Current and aspiring coders are welcome. Join our Slack community here: https://bit.ly/wwcpdx-slack

📃 Code of Conduct

WWCode is an inclusive community, dedicated to providing an empowering experience for everyone who participates in or supports our community, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, socioeconomic status, caste or creed. Our events are intended to inspire women to excel in technology careers, and anyone who is there for this purpose is welcome. We do not tolerate harassment of members in any form.

Our Code of Conduct applies to all WWCode events and online communities. Read the full version at http://www.womenwhocode.com/codeofconduct

Develop tech tools and startup ideas to facilitate access to justice and progress the business of law.

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!

Part hackathon, part geek social, these biweekly meetings are a time for you to come join others for insight, inspiration or just insanity.

Bring your toys for others to see, or come see what others have been painstakingly chipping away at in their spare time.

Whether it's code or chips, hacking of all sorts is encouraged. But we also like to hear your crazy ideas, so please come join us and bring your willingness to share your brilliance.

p.s. This event is open to everyone, dork or robot. No ^H membership is required to attend. All are welcome. That means you!