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:20070311T020000 RDATE:20070311T020000 RDATE:20080309T020000 RDATE:20090308T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 RDATE:20110313T020000 RDATE:20120311T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071104T020000 RDATE:20071104T020000 RDATE:20081102T020000 RDATE:20091101T020000 RDATE:20101107T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 RDATE:20121104T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 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:20080520T002120Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070614T103000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070614T073000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080520T002120Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080713T043117Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250454940 DESCRIPTION:http://www.dwt.com\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/eve nts/1250454940 SUMMARY:Davis Wright Tremaine: Deferred Compensation LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080331T103917Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080426T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080426T110000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080331T103917Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080618T131957Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250453982 DESCRIPTION:The Venture Resources Conference is a one-stop-shop for resou rces your startup needs to succeed. Five service providers required by a nyone starting a business will offer you an opportunity at no charge to sit down in a 1:1 setting\, discuss your ideas and get specific answers to your specific business needs. For more detailed information and to r egister\, please visit http://www.vrconf.com\n\nImported from: http://c alagator.org/events/1250453982 URL:http://vrconf.com SUMMARY:Venture Resources Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080520T002106Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080529T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080529T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080520T002106Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080713T042932Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250454167 DESCRIPTION:Co-founder of Mentor Graphics \;\n \;\nManaging Directo r of OVP Venture Partners \;\n \;\nInterview followed by Q&\;A. \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250454167 URL:http://chapters.acg.org/portland/calendar/detail.asp?F_EVENT_CATEGORY _ID=&EVENT_ID=3177&MONTH_CHOICE=5&DAY_CHOICE=29&YEAR_CHOICE=2008 SUMMARY:ACG: An Evening with Gerry Langeler LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080609T091432Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080612T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080612T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080609T091432Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080713T043210Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250455356 DESCRIPTION:OEVA meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month (except Dec.) in downtown Portland at Two World Trade Center\, on the co rner of SW Salmon and 1st Street. \n * 7pm - 7:30\, Socializing\, Car show and tell\n * 7:30 - 9pm\, Meeting\nPGE provides outlets for rec harging your vehicle\, so bring your EV if you have one.\n\nImported fro m: http://calagator.org/events/1250455356 URL:http://www.oeva.org SUMMARY:Oregon Electric Vehicle Association meeting LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090312T174650Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090327T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090327T073000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090312T174650Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090312T181701Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250456833 DESCRIPTION:The stimulus is coming! \n \n What does it mean for you\, your business \n and the Portland metro area? \n + + + \n Come hear \n \n U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer \n talk about the $800 billion federal stimulus package \n and the implica tions for our region's economy at a \n \n Greenlight Ambassado rs Breakfast \n Friday\, March 27\, 2009 \n 7:30-9:00 a.m. \n \n Two World Trade Center\, Mezzanine 2\, 3 &\; 4 \n 2 5 SW Salmon Street \n (A parking garage is located on Taylor Street between Naito and First.) \n \n Continental breakfast will be served. \n \n $10 admission \n Funds will be donated to Oregon Heat\, which provides \n utility payment assistance to low-i ncome households. \n \n REGISTER NOW: www.greenlightgreaterpor tland.com » \n \n Or... http://tinyurl.com/Greenlightgreaterpo rtland\n \n This Greenlight Ambassadors event is \n gener ously hosted by Portland General Electric. \n \n Open to all\, though space is limited to 150 people. \n \n \n metrofac tual@greenlightgreaterportland.com • Greenlight Greater Portland\n\nImpo rted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250456833 URL:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2130577/ SUMMARY:Greenlight Ambassadors Breakfast w/ U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090930T184542Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091027T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091027T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090930T184542Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091009T144130Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457764 DESCRIPTION:Rose City Software Process Improvement Network seminar in par tnership with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (www.pns qc.org): \;\n \;\n Effective Job Seeking — How To Cope\ , Prepare\, and Move Forward If You Find Yourself Unemployed \;\n Presented by Michael Hoffman \;\n \;\n Networking @ 6 :00 PM\; Seminar 6:30-7:30 PM\; This event is free and open to the publi c. \;\n \;\n Abstract: \;\n The unexpected happ ened to me on November 17\, 2008… I was laid off. I was 20 years out of college\, a seasoned software industry engineer\, and leader\, and was s uddenly thrown into the pool of “Unemployed Hi-Tech Professionals” that numbered in the tens of thousands in the Portland area. A few months lat er\, I was employed again\, the results of a job search that involved te chniques and technologies relevant to seeking employment given today’s h iring practices. \;\n \;\n This presentation/discussion will focus on: \;\n •Company hiring attitudes/practices \;\n •Key technologies and techniques for job searching \;\n •C onsiderations when working through recruiting companies \;\n •Ri ght and wrong ways to apply \;\n •Effective approaches to gettin g that first interview \;\n •Making yourself stand out \;\n •Preparing ahead of time for when it happens to you \;\n  3\;\n Speaker Bio: \;\n Michael Hoffman is a 20-year vetera n of the software industry. He has filled a variety of development and q uality engineering\, strategist\, and leadership roles at companies such as Jeppesen Sanderson\, Hewlett-Packard Company\, Insight Distribution Software\, Sharp\, and GTE Government Systems. Mr. Hoffman’s experience spans the realms of communications systems\, factory control/integration \, embedded systems\, PC applications\, and web-base solutions. Addition ally\, he teaches various software engineering courses for Oregon Instit ute of Technology. \;\n \;\n Mr. Hoffman recently found himself involuntarily seeking employment at a time when many companies were downsizing and few were hiring. As a result\, he developed strategi es and techniques that proved effective in today’s job market for identi fying opportunities\, applying voluntarily for positions\, interviewing\ , and following-up. Mr. Hoffman continues to mentor unemployed colleague s\, sharing advice and best practices based on his experiences. \;\n \;\n Rose City SPIN: \;\n The Rose City Software P rocess Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mu tual support\, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchang e practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories a bout the technical\, business\, and human facets of software process imp rovement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large comp any or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN\n\nImported from: http: //calagator.org/events/1250457764 URL:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4550691/ SUMMARY:Rose City SPIN: Effective Job Seeking LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091009T232911Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091103T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091103T140000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091009T232911Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091009T232911Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457853 DESCRIPTION:Oregon’s four premier research universities\, Oregon Health & amp\; Science University\, Oregon State University\, Portland State Univ ersity\, and the University of Oregon\, have launched a new website\, to promote interaction between industry and Oregon research universities. Innovate Collaborate Oregon incorporates a searchable technology portal allowing visitors to identify and learn more about promising discoveries and collaboration opportunities at Oregon’s universities. \;\n \; \nOregon universities collaborate with entrepreneurs\, companies and the business community to ensure that ideas generated by faculty\, students and staff reach the private sector to create products and services whic h benefit the public. Innovate Collaborate Oregon will allow greater ind ustry access to the latest advances in university research and enable th e universities to generate resources to continue academic research. It a lso provides the public with an opportunity to learn more about world-cl ass research in the State of Oregon. \;\n \;\nOregon’s public res earch universities collaborate on initiatives in addition to Innovate Co llaborate Oregon. These include the University Venture Development Fund\ , The Oregon Innovation Showcase and participation in Oregon’s Signature Research Centers (ONAMI\, BEST\, and OTRADI). \;\n\n\nTags: ostartup skey\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250457853 URL:http://www.icoregon.net/icoregon_showcase.html SUMMARY:2009 Oregon Innovation Showcase LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T220230Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100407T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T220230Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T221755Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458449 DESCRIPTION:The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)\, Software Association of Oregon (SAO) \, Oregon Business Association (OBA) and the Portland B usiness Alliance are presenting the 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate Forums. Tech America will be a supporting organization for the forums \;\n&# 13\;\nOregon’s economy is facing great challenges. The state is struggli ng with serious budgetary shortfalls and that is exacerbated by an unemp loyment rate that is hovering above 10 percent. With the recent passage of measures 66 &\; 67 many Oregonians question what the impact will b e for Oregon businesses. Policies that support and encourage business gr owth and economic development are a top-of-mind priority for many Oregon ians. These candidate forums are intended to provide an opportunity for members of the business community to ask the candidates from each party what they would do to help support business and economic growth in Orego n. \;\n \;\nThe Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate forum will take place on Wednesday\, April 7 at Portland General Electric’s auditorium located at 121 SW Salmon St\, 2WTC in Portland. It will feature Democrat ic candidates Bill Bradbury (www.bradburyfororegon.com) and John Kitzhab er\, (www.johnkitzhaber.com). \;\n \;\nThe Republican Gubernatoria l Candidate forum will take place on Tuesday\, April 27 at the Multnomah Athletic Club 1849 SW Salmon St. in Portland. It will feature Republica n candidates Allen Alley (www.allenalley.com) and Chris Dudley (www.chri sdudley.com). \;\n \;\nTickets are required for onsite attendees a nd individual live stream access. Registration is recommended for satell ite venues. \;\n \;\nThe gubernatorial candidate forum will be hel d prior to the primaries and will be moderated by Laural Porter of KGW N ews (twitter.com/lauralkgw). Check-in begins at 4:00PM. The program will begin at 4:30 PM and will run to 6:00 PM. Tickets are $20 for members o f presenting or supporting organizations and $40 for non-members. We enc ourage attendees to pre-register online using the link below. \;\n 3\;\nThe forums will be streamed live over the web. Individual web strea m tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance\, but business community m embers outside of the Portland area may attend a satellite event in thei r local area at no charge. \;\n \;\nFor more information about the forums\, or to register for either of these events\, please go to: \ ;\n \;\nDemocratic Candidates Forum: www.sao.org/event/dgp \;\n 3\;\nRepublican Candidates Forum: www.sao.org/event/rgp \;\n \;\nF ollow the discussions on twitter: #pdxGDP &\; #pdxRGP. \n\nTags: poli tics\, oen\, democratic\, republican\, gubernatorial\, local\, forum\, c andidates\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458449 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=138 SUMMARY: Gubernatorial Candidate Forum - Democratic Candidates LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100511T181951Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100519T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100519T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100511T181951Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100517T155205Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458678 DESCRIPTION:This month IxDA Portland is pleased to present a lecture from Jared Spool! \;\n \;\n \;\nWednesday May 19\, 2010 \;\n \;\nCost: \;\nFree! You need to register and bring your ticket for ad mission. There are only 220 seats available! \;\nRSVP: http://spool-a mazon.eventbrite.com/ \;\n \;\nWhere: \;\nWorld Trade Center Po rtland \;\n121 SW Salmon St\, 2WTC\, Portland OR 97204 \;\nBrid ge Level Auditorium \;\nDirections [http://www.wtcpd.com/mapsanddirec tions.php] \;\nParking is available below the building for $3. \;\ n \;\nWhat Time: \;\n6pm-8pm \;\n \;\nTopic: \;\nRevealin g Design Treasures from The Amazon \;\n \;\nOn its surface\, Amazo n.com just seems like a large e-commerce site\, albeit a successful one. Its design isn't flashy\, nor is it much to write home about. But deep within its pages are hidden secrets -- secrets that every designer shoul d know about. \;\n \;\nIf one looks closely at what the team at Am azon has built\, it's filled with innovative functionality and clever de signs\, all of which creates a delightful experience for its users and d irectly produces regular profits for its shareholders. But not all is pe rfect. Some design changes in the last few years have not been the succe ss that the team had hoped for. Amazon's exceptional qualities and imper fections are critical knowledge for any designer that wants to dig deep into what makes the site tick. \;\n \;\nIn this entertaining prese ntation\, Jared will share some of UIE's latest research into the hidden treasures of (the) Amazon. You'll learn: \;\n \;\n+ The simple Ye s/No question that increased revenues by more than $1 billion \;\n+ T he elegant subtlety of Amazon's security system \;\n+ Why Amazon's bu siness model is more than meets the eye (and why designers need to care) \;\n+ The wins and losses that Amazon has had with social media func tionality \;\n \;\nAbout the speaker \;\n \;\nJared M. Spool \, Founding Principal \;\nIf you’ve ever seen Jared speak about usabi lity\, you know that he’s probably the most effective\, knowledgeable co mmunicator on the subject today. What you probably don’t know is that he has guided the research agenda and built User Interface Engineering int o the largest research organization of its kind in the world. He’s been working in the field of usability and design since 1978\, before the ter m "\;usability"\; was ever associated with computers. \;\n 3\;\nJared spends his time working with the research teams at the compan y\, helps clients understand how to solve their design problems\, explai ns to reporters and industry analysts what the current state of design i s all about\, and is a top-rated speaker at more than 20 conferences eve ry year. He is also the conference chair and keynote speaker at the annu al User Interface Conference\, is on the faculty of the Tufts University Gordon Institute\, and manages to squeeze in a fair amount of writing t ime. \;\n \;\nSponsored by: \;\nIxDA Portland\, CHIFOO\, PGE\, ISITE Design\, Aquent \;\n \;\n \;\n\n\nTags: upcoming:event=5 615048\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458678 URL:http://www.ixda.org/local/event/25272 SUMMARY:IxDA Portland: Jared Spool LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T173033Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T183000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T173033Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T173033Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459366 DESCRIPTION:Talk will be held at the World Trade Center\, Portland\, Mezz anine Level 2 in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC). \;\n \;\nThis is a free talk and open to the public. \;\n \;\nAbstract \;\nDuring a given workday\, we eithe r focus on testing activities or we have to focus on the things that int errupt testing activities. Some of us lament the interruptions\, others find it energizing because it’s consistent with notions of Agile — like responding to change over following a plan. I’ve got an idea on how to u se interruptions to focus on testing activities. Multi-tasking is not ev il\, nor does it have to torpedo your project\, but it may require a man agement technique to help you stay sane. Enter Thread-Based Test Managem ent — a way to let interruptions guide you to where you’re needed most. Using a kanban-style dashboard is one way to go with the flow without lo sing your way. Using a spreadsheet with rows to track topics you followe d in a day is another. In this talk\, Jon Bach describes his experiences with a new technique he and his brother James invented that might help you get rid of the shame of feeling undisciplined for letting yourself b e interrupted while being more response-able to the important things tha t need your time and attention. \;\n \;\nSpeaker Bio \;\nJon ha s over 15 years of experience\, including Fortune 500 and start-up compa nies\, serving in the Quality Assistance and Software Testing domain. He is a co-author of a Microsoft Patterns and Practices book on Acceptance Testing (2010) and is an award-winning keynote speaker for major testin g conferences (STAR\, QAI\, BCS SIGIST). He has served as the vice presi dent of conferences for the Association for Software Testing\; invented a method for managing and measuring exploratory testing\; a method for c oaching testers (Open-Book Testing) and categorizing risk (Color-Aided T est Design) and has published over 50 articles\, whitepapers\, and prese ntations about the notions of value of exploration and rapid\, risk-base d testing. He has been with Quardev for the past 6 years and serves as t he speaker chairman for the acclaimed Seattle non-profit QASIG testing f orum (www.qasig.org). \;\n \;\nAbout Rose City SPIN \;\nThe Ros e City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum fo r networking\, mutual support\, and promotion of effective software prac tices. We exchange practical experiences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\, and human facets of sof tware process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software develo pment community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work f or a large company or a small one\, corporate or self-employed\, industr ial or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \;\nMonthly seminars are sponsored by the Rose City SPIN and the Pac ific Northwest Software Quality Conference. \n\nTags: spin\, jon bach\, test\, software\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250459366 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2010-conference/conference-program/networking-ac tivities#spin SUMMARY:Jon Bach: My Crazy Plan for Responding to Change (Rose City SPIN ) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110218T154420Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110309T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110309T103000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110218T154420Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110306T074904Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459812 DESCRIPTION:The Pioneer Lecture Series: Network Performance Management is coming to Portland on Wednesday\, March 9th. Gain insight from the cre ators of TCPDUMP\, WinPCap and Wireshark. You'll find out how Dr. Steve McCanne\, Loris Degioanni and Gerald Combs came together as the pioneer s of packet capture and analysis. You'll also find out what they see a s the next generation of application aware network performance managemen t and what it means for you. \;\n \;\nSponsored by Riverbed Techno logy\n\nTags: libpcap\, tcpdump\, packet\, performance\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250459812 URL:http://app.riverbed.com/e/er.aspx?s=1155&lid=1624&elq=0180069f955542c 0bd00cad654539958 SUMMARY:Network Performance Management: Past\, Present and Future LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111013 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111010 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110822T231342Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461238 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 10\, 2011 at 8am throug h Wednesday\, October 12\, 2011 at 5:30pm.\n\nDescription:\nWhat can the software quality industry learn from quality in other industries like e ducation\, health care\, manufacturing\, government? What can other indu stries learn from us? Tell us. \;\n \;\nThe PNSQC seeks broad inte raction and exchange of ideas from different sources. Whether you are a software quality engineer\, tester\, manager\, consultant\, Agilist\, no n-Agilist\, software developer\, maintenance engineer\, or whether you a re directly in the field of software quality or simply related to it or concerned about it\, we invite you to interact.\n\nTags: software\, qual ity\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250461238 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111005T033356Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111011T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111011T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111005T033356Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111005T033356Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461423 DESCRIPTION:The Science of Being Happy and Productive at Work \;\nPres ented by Scott Crabtree\, Happy Brain \;\n \;\nDates/Times: Tuesda y\, October 11th\, 2011: Networking @ 5:30 PM\; Seminar 6:00-7:30 PM \;\n \;\nLocation: World Trade Center Portland\, Mezzanine Level 2 (1 21 SW Salmon\, 2WTC\, Portland\, OR 97204) \;\n \;\n \;\nAbstra ct \;\n \;\nGrounded in solid scientific data\, this award winning presentation provides actionable steps to help you become happier and m ore productive at work. Various studies show that happier people are mor e productive\, more creative\, more insightful\, more engaged\, more res ilient and healthier. This presentation covers dozens of techniques to i ncrease job happiness\, organized around themes of goals\, relationships and attitude. \;\n \;\n \;\nPresenter Bio \;\n \;\nScott Crabtree earned a B.A. in Cognitive Science from Vassar College in 1988 . Immediately after\, he worked on artificial intelligence\, including e xpert systems software. Seeking more fun in his life\, he started workin g at the first of several game development companies in 1996. Serving as a Software Engineer\, Game Designer\, Producer and Entrepreneur\, Scott is proud to have worked on game development with companies including Mi crosoft\, Mattel\, Disney\, LEGO and Nike. He’s published games for PS2\ , Xbox\, PC and mobile phones\, including the iPhone. He joined Intel in 2005 as an Engineering Manager focused on video game developers. He is currently Tech Strategist for Intel Atom Developer Program. He is fascin ated by and passionately studies organizational development\, human psyc hology and the science of happiness and well-being. \;\n \;\nScott lives in Portland\, Oregon with his wife and 2 year old daughter. He lo ves spending time with them\, especially in nature\, and also enjoys pla ying with his band Mister Fisk. \;\n \;\n \;\nHow to Register&# 13\;\n \;\nNo need to register! This is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference and Rose City SPIN. 3\;\n \;\n \;\nAbout PNSQC \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Nor thwest Software Quality Conference\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge excha nge to produce higher quality software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to pr omote software quality by providing education and opportunities for info rmation exchange within the software community. \;\n \;\nAbout th e Rose City SPIN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improveme nt Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, a nd promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical expe riences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technic al\, business\, and human facets of software process improvement. The R ose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/ Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small o ne\, corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you a re welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n \;\n\n\nImported from: htt p://calagator.org/events/1250461423 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2011-conference/networking-activities#spin SUMMARY:Rose City SPIN: The Science of Being Happy & Productive at Work LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110922T222110Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111206 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110922T222110Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110922T222110Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461377 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Tuesday\, December 6\, 2011 at 9am throu gh Wednesday\, December 7\, 2011 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nACHIEVING IT S ERVICE EXCELLENCE is not just a desire but a necessity to position your IT organization as the competitive “provider of first choice.” Technolog y for most organizations is a commodity\; having a service oriented team is where you will truly begin to gain competitive advantage. Successful IT organizations have an IT Service Strategy that is based on a common definition of service and an understanding of what is important from you r clients’ perspective. “Achieving IT Service Excellence” means that eve ryone from the CIO to the individual contributor delivers consistent ser vice and manages the client’s expectations on an ongoing basis. \;\n& #13\;\nMore info: http://learningforleverage.com/events/achieving-it-ser vice-excellence/\n\nTags: it\, itsm\, iti\n\nImported from: http://calag ator.org/events/1250461377 URL:http://learningforleverage.com/events/achieving-it-service-excellence / SUMMARY:Achieving IT Service Excellence LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120206T201935Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T083000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120206T201935Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120215T212427Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461927 DESCRIPTION:THANK YOU to our sponsors: ProKarma and Agile Open Northwest! ! \;\n \;\nFor any code base there comes a time when you want (or need) to change it. If your changes are extensive\, it’s easy to get los t in a jungle of dependencies or on a sea of broken code. Ultimately\, y ou might just give up and shove it away under the legacy label. Instead of doing that\, use "\;The Mikado Method\,"\; a systematic appro ach to reclaim your code. The method helps you visualize\, prepare\, and perform business-value focused changes\, while delivering\, and without having a broken code-base in the process. It enhances team communicatio n\, collaboration and learning\, and helps individuals stay on track. 3\;\n \;\nhttp://mikadomethod.wordpress.com/book/ \;\n \;\nFor: Lead developers\, architects\, programming coaches\, or anyone who want s to get some serious hands-on practice on how to work their way out of messy code while keeping the delivery frequency and business value focus . \;\n \;\nJoin Ola Ellnestam\, founder of Agical.se and author o f The Mikado Method\, as he leads the group through exploring techniques for restructuring difficult-t0-work-with code. Ola likes to combine peo ple\, technology and business which is best done with simple means and f lexible processes. More than that he likes to share his knowledge and ex periences because that’s how new insights are created according to him. http://ellnestam.wordpress.com/ \;\n \;\nhttp://www.hanoulle.be/ 2012/02/who-is-ola-ellnestam/ \;\n \;\nhttp://www.agical.com/ \ ;\n \;\nRegistration fee: $85 - The participation of our sponsors\, ( including Agile Open Northwest\, ProKarma\, and...you?) helps us to keep the fee as low as possible. \;\n \;\nFor more information\, or i f you'd like to sponsor this event\, contact dlarsen [at] futureworkscon sulting [dot] com \n\nTags: workshop\, programming\, training\, software development\, refactoring\, coding\, legacy code\, software architectur e\, software design\, SOLID\, coupling\, cohesion\, software application s\, continuous delivery\, agilepdx\n\nImported from: http://calagator.or g/events/1250461927 URL:http://www.regonline.com/mikadomethodworkshop SUMMARY:AgilePDX event: "The Mikado Method\, or how to behead the legacy beast" workshop LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:13 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121008 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120402T202010Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462206 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 8\, 2012 at 8am through Wednesday\, October 10\, 2012 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\n# PNSQC 2012 – E ngineering Quality \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the best software quality con ference in the west from the standpoint of take-home\, usable learning\, state-of-the-art and practice discussions\, and high quality interactio ns and networking in the broad field of software quality. \;\n \;\ n[Registration](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/registration-inform ation) is now open. \;\n \;\nIf your company needs a real shot in the arm – ideas that work in today’s complex computing environment – the n you’ll want to attend PNSQC. \;\n \;\nJoining us will be the fol lowing Keynote Speakers: \;\n \;\n* Matt Heusser (Excelon) will ex plore [A Brief History of the Quality Movement and what Software Should Do About It](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/keynote-speakers). \;\n* Dale Emery will discuss [Testing Quality In](http://www.pnsqc.org/ 2012-conference/keynote-speakers#keytue). \;\n \;\nThe [invited s peakers](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/invited-speakers) will be Suzanne Miller (SEI)\, Ben Simo (Quality Frog)\, Linda Rising\, and Pete r Walen. There will also be 8 in-depth workshops\, including a two-day Certified ScrumMaster Training with Solutions IQ. \;\n \;\nThe com plete two-day [technical program](http://www.pnsqc.org/2012-conference/t echnical-paper-abstracts-and-bios) is now available with talks across th e software industry – from Mobile and Cloud to UX and Design\, with Test ing\, Automation\, Process Improvement and more. \;\n\n\nTags: confer ence\, software\, pnsqc\, quality\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org /events/1250462206 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:30th Annual Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150311Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121009T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121009T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150311Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120919T150401Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462858 DESCRIPTION:Rose City SPIN Presentation in partnership with PNSQC \;\n \;\nAgile Metrics – Velocity is Not the Goal \;\n \;\nMichael “Doc” Norton\, LeanDog \;\n \;\nVelocity is one of the most commo n metrics used—and one of the most commonly misused—on agile projects. V elocity is simply a measurement of speed in a given direction—the rate a t which a team is delivering toward a product release. As with a vehicle en route to a particular destination\, increasing the speed may appear to ensure a timely arrival. However\, that assumption is dangerous becau se it ignores the risks with higher speeds. And while it’s easy to incre ase a vehicle’s speed\, where exactly is the accelerator on a software t eam? Michael “Doc” Norton walks us through the Hawthorne Effect and Good hart’s Law to explain why setting goals for velocity can actually hurt a project’s chances of success. Take a look at what can negatively impact velocity\, ways to stabilize fluctuating velocity\, and methods to impr ove velocity without the risks. Leave with a toolkit of additional metri cs that\, coupled with velocity\, give a better view of the project’s ov erall health. \;\n \;\nA promoter and practitioner of agile since 1999\, Michael “Doc” Norton (@DocOnDev) is an agile coach and a partner with LeanDog. Doc’s twenty-plus years of software development have provi ded him with experience on a wide range of topics. As a member of LeanDo g\, living in Wadsworth\, OH\, Doc provides coaching\, mentoring\, train ing\, and delivery in agile/XP/lean software development techniques. Doc is immediately suspicious of anyone who declares expertise in a single programming language or methodology. He is passionate about helping othe rs become better developers\, working with teams to improve delivery\, a nd emphasizing software craftsmanship. \;\n \;\nAbout Rose City SP IN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SP IN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, and promotion o f effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences\, idea s\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technical\, business\ , and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN s erves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one\, corporate o r self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you are welcome at th e Rose City SPIN. \;\nMonthly seminars are sponsored by the Rose City SPIN and the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference. \;\n \;\nAbout PNSQC \;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Q uality Conference\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality . The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce hi gher quality software. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software qu ality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. \;\n\n\nTags: agile\, software develop ment\, spin\, pnsqc\, Velocity\, Software Metrics\n\nImported from: http ://calagator.org/events/1250462858 SUMMARY:Agile Metrics – Velocity is Not the Goal LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120823T160941Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121011T173000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121011T083000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120823T160941Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121003T145522Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250462777 DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgilePDX\, Agile Open Northwest\, TAO QA &\; Dev Forums\, PNSQC: \;\n \;\n"\;Agile Testing: How do WE Make it Work?"\; \;\n \;\nAs our organizations move toward "\ ;Agile” for developing software\, we all face the challenge of understan ding how to adapt our former roles and ways of working to new work roles and processes. \;\nHow do we ensure the continued value of testing?& #13\;\n \;\nJoin us in Open Space to share your questions\, challeng es\, strategies\, success stories\, and how you've overcome stumbling bl ocks. \;\n \;\nIn small groups\, we’ll discuss topics such as: 3\;\n \;\n· How is Agile testing different from how we’ve always done it? \;\n· How do we know what to test? \;\n· How do we know what not to test? \;\n· On Agile teams\, when does testing happen and whos e job is it? \;\n· What is Exploratory Testing and why should we care ? \;\n· How do regression tests work? \;\n· How does testing impro ve my design? Should it? \;\n· How do we ensure it is cost effective? \;\n· What do people mean when they say\, "\;no defects”? \;\ n· Does Agile change how we test or does it just raise the existing issu es? \;\n \;\nBring the topics you feel passion for and add them to the list! \;\n \;\nEach self-organizing discussion group will cre ate a document or other record of their discussion\, ideas\, questions\, and insights. We’ll share everyone’s experiences at the end of the day. \;\n \;\nWho should attend? \;\n \;\n· Testers facing an A gile adoption/People new to the testing role/Testers eager to jump in 3\;\n· Devs who want to get serious about defect-free code \;\n· CTOs and Managers of Test/Validation\, Dev\, Application Delivery \;\n· A cademics preparing new software/IT professionals for the real world \ ;\n \;\n Cost to attend: $75 per person (Register early. We expect to sell out.)\n\nTags: agile\, unconference\, qa\, software\, open space \, testing\, development\, agilepdx\, pnsqc\, quality\, TAO\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250462777 URL:http://www.techoregon.org/events/event_details.asp?id=251109 SUMMARY:Agile Testing Open Northwest LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130905T180117Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131009T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131009T073000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130905T180117Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130905T180117Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250464839 DESCRIPTION:A cost effective resource for basic IP training that would ot herwise be coordinated and produced in-house. This 4-hour workshop will describe\, in depth\, the entire patent system\, from its reason for exi stence to how to create strong patents as valuable corporate assets.  3\;\n \;\nThe first hour of the workshop will be a general overview o f the patent system and will be lead by Vincent Chiappetta\, Professor o f Law\, Willamette University. \;\n \;\nContent will include: \ ;\n \;\n- Why the US has an intellectual property system \;\n- Ho w patents relate to other forms of intellectual property \;\n- How pa tents are used both offensively and defensively \;\n \;\nIn addit ion\, three small-group sessions will provide access\, in a non-threaten ing\, teaching environment\, from industry veterans who will answer ques tions specific to your industry or business. \;\n \;\nSmall Group Breakout Sessions \;\n \;\nSteps to take before filing a patent a pplication \;\n Lead: Brenna Legaard\, Lane Powell PC \;\n•When a nd how to document inventions \;\n•How to decide whether a patent app lication should be filed \;\n•How to work with inside or outside pate nt counsel \;\n \;\nHow to draft a patent application \;\n Lead s: Thaine Allison\, Director Technology\, SB&\;I\, Nike \;\nJay Ra fter\, Stoel Rives LLP \;\n•How to develop an application that will u ltimately issue as a patent \;\n•Why are claims so hard to read (and how to read them) \;\n \;\nHow to successfully navigate an applic ation through the Patent Office \;\n Leads: Kevin Ross\, Marger Johns on McCollom PC \;\nRick Boyd\, Ater Wynne LLP \;\n•How examiners u se "\;Prior Art"\; \;\n•How to best respond to Patent Office rejections \;\n•How to prosecute a patent that will withstand an inva lidity attack \;\n \;\nParticipants will take home a packet of val uable materials specific to developing an in-house patent system. \;\ n \;\nWho should attend? \;\n• Engineers new to the patent system \;\n•Engineering managers \;\n•Managers having IP responsibility& #13\;\n•VCs who seek in-depth knowledge about the patent system \;\n• Small business owners and entrepreneurs \;\n \;\nEvent Details: &# 13\;\nDate: October 9\, 2013 \;\nTime: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. \;\n 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Networking and Breakfast \;\n8:00 a.m. - 12:0 0 p.m. Program\, break-sessions and Q&\;A \;\nLocation: World Trad e Center\, 121 SW Salmon Street\, 2WTC\, Mezzanine 2\, 3\, and 4\, Portl and\, OR 97204 \;\nCost: TAO Members $55 | Nonmembers TAO $85 \;\ nTo Register: www.techoregon.org \;\n \;\nSponsor: \;\nMarger Johnson &\; McCollom PC\n\nTags: entrepreneur\, intellectual property \, ip\, engineers\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12504648 39 URL:http://sao.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=288340&group= SUMMARY:The Patent System Boot Camp: An In-depth Primer LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131008T194942Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131014 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131008T194942Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131008T194942Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465028 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 14\, 2013 at 9am throug h Wednesday\, October 16\, 2013 at 9pm.\n\nDescription:\nIt's not too la te to register or volunteer for PNSQC\, the Northwest's premier software quality conference. Attend the conference\, watch the keynotes\, talk t o paper and poster presenters\, come to the official party. \n\nTags: so ftware quality\, conference\, meetup\, authors\, pnsqc\, agile\, lean\, testing\, party\, keynotes\, speakers\n\nImported from: http://calagator .org/events/1250465028 URL:http://pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130919T171612Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131015T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131015T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130919T171612Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130919T172806Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250464915 DESCRIPTION:Your Path Through Agile Fluency: Making Agile Work for You 3\;\nPresented by Diana Larsen and James Shore \;\n \;\nNetworking with complimentary hors d'oeuvres at 5:30pm \;\nPresentation at 6:30 pm \;\n \;\nAbstract \;\n \;\nThe promise of Agile is simple and compelling: a team that effortlessly surfs the wave of business pos sibility\, changing direction to meet the needs of a changing market. Tr ansitioning to Agile confers many benefits to an organization\, but all too often teams don’t (or can’t) deliver on the promise. Too few teams a chieve the ideal. \;\n \;\nDiana Larsen and Jim Shore developed a model of the ways agile teams deliver value. This model describes four c onditions of Agile fluency\, what you can expect from each condition\, a nd how to increase your team’s fluency\, so you can achieve what Agile p romises. \;\n \;\nDiana and Jim will demonstrate how the organizat ion’s desire for benefits and willingness to invest make the real differ ence. From creating value\, to delivering\, optimizing\, and beyond\, yo u will learn the practices\, techniques\, and change necessary as teams stretch their understanding of Agile and achieve new levels of excellenc e. This talk is based on the ideas behind the article at www.agilefluenc y.com. \;\n \;\nBio \;\n \;\nDiana Larsen is a founding part ner of FutureWorks Consulting. She is considered an international author ity in the areas of Agile software development\, team leadership\, and A gile transitions. Diana works with organizations in the western US and a round the world. Deeply in tune with how work teams grow\, adapt\, and d evelop\, she co-authored Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great\, Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams and Projects\, and most recently\, with James Shore\, “Your Path through Agile Fluency: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile” at www.agilefluency.com. \;\n \;\nAn active volunteer \, Diana is a current board member for Agile Open Northwest and the Orga nization Design Forum\, coordinating committee member for AgilePDX\, and past board member of Agile Alliance and PNSQC. She is also an associate of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute. You can follow her on Twitter (@DianaOfPortland) or contact her directly at diana@futureworksconsultin g.com. \;\n \;\nJames Shore teaches\, writes\, and consults on Agi le development processes. He led his first Agile team in 1999 and was an early adopter of Extreme Programming in 2000. Today\, he focuses on hel ping people understand how all aspects of Agile\, from technical\, to bu siness\, to social\, fit together to create successful software projects . \;\n \;\nJames is an inaugural recipient of the Agile Alliance’ s Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practice and is co-author of The Art of Agile Development (O’Reilly\, 2007). In 2012\, InfoQ name d him as one of the “most influential people in Agile.” He writes about software development on his “Art of Agile” blog at http://jamesshore.com and he hosts the screencast series “Let’s Code: Test-Driven JavaScript” at http://www.letscodejavascript.com. \;\n \;\n \;\nA Special Treat from PNSQC \;\n \;\nPlan on coming early! In collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) the SPIN meeting will complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages beginning at 5:3 0 pm. This is a great opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange with other practitioners on the current state of software development.& #13\;\n \;\nPNSQC is the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conferenc e\, a group of volunteers interested in Software Quality. The Mission of the PNSQC is to enable knowledge exchange to produce higher quality sof tware. As a non-profit\, it seeks to promote software quality by providi ng education and opportunities for information exchange within the softw are community. \;\n \;\nHow to Register \;\n \;\nThis is a FREE lecture sponsored by the Rose City SPIN. But you can help us plan b y registering at: https://2013octspin-reg.eventbrite.com \;\n \;\ nRose City SPIN \;\n \;\nThe Rose City Software Process Improvemen t Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking\, mutual support\, an d promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical exper iences\, ideas\, knowledge\, wisdom\, and war stories about the technica l\, business\, and human facets of software process improvement. The Ros e City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Va ncouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one\ , corporate or self-employed\, industrial or academic setting\, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN. \;\n\n\nTags: agile\, software develo pment\, process improvement\, spin\n\nImported from: http://calagator.or g/events/1250464915 SUMMARY:Your Path Through Agile Fluency: Making Agile Work for You LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140926T203752Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140926T150000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140926T140000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140926T203752Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140926T203752Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250467054 DESCRIPTION:In conjuction with PNSQC\, please join us for the PNSQC kick- off event\, meet the vendors\, mingle and mix it up. We provide complime ntary hors d’oeuvres and beverages\, and will invite the local software community to join us. \;\n \;\nThen you provide us your tales from the dark side with Quality Open Mic Night! Get into the Halloween spiri t with the evenings Emcee\, Frank D’Andrea who will open the night off w ith a Blood-Curdling Tale of Testing! \;\n \;\nNothing can prepar e you for stories you will hear this dark and eerie night as your collea gues drag you to the brink of madness with tales of terrifying testing\, scary software\, inscrutable specifications\, and devilish defects! \;\n \;\nHave your own terrifying tale to tell? The stage is yours fo r 5 minutes IF your dare! Survivors will be cursed with a special prize awarded for the truly most frightening\, nightmarish\, and deeply distur bing descriptions of software gone horribly\, horribly wrong. \;\n 3\;\nThis open mic event is hosted by the greatest howler of all – Frank D’Andrea – and brought to you by PNSQC and TAO. \;\n \;\nTell you r tale or die trying! \;\n \;\nDetails: \;\nWhen: Monday\, Oct ober 20th \;\nTime: 5:30 - 8:00 PM - includes appetizers and soft dri nks - beer\, wine and cocktails for purchase \;\nWhere: Wold Trade C enter\, room tbd\, Portland\, OR \;\nCost: Free to attend but regist ration is required \;\n \;\nAre you interested in being our beer\ , wine and cocktail sponsor? Contact Kari.Naone@techoregon.org! \n\nImp orted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250467054 URL:http://www.techoregon.org/event?eventid=12628242413 SUMMARY:Quality Open Mic Night | QA Community Event in conjunction with P NSQC LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140827T175310Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141023 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141020 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140827T175310Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140827T175310Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250466886 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 20\, 2014 at 7am throug h Wednesday\, October 22\, 2014 at 10pm.\n\nDescription:\nAnnually\, PNS QC provides a two-day technical program and a one-day workshop during ou r fall conference. PNSQC events draw participants from Universities and Corporations from around the world. Among the major participants are ADP \, Boeing Computer Services\, Hewlett-Packard\, Intel\, Mentor Graphics\ , Tektronix\, Microsoft\, Portland State University and Oregon State Uni versity.\n\nTags: qa\, quality assurance\, product management\, software product managers\, quality professionals\, agile\, developer-testing\, tester-development\, Maintenance Engineering\n\nImported from: http://ca lagator.org/events/1250466886 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2014-conference/2014-conference-glance/ SUMMARY:The Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141121T203312Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141210 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141121T203312Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141121T203312Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250467423 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Wednesday\, December 10\, 2014 at 7am th rough Thursday\, December 11\, 2014 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nThe electri c grid system runs on software and those software functions are expandin g in response to more solar and wind in the grid. \;\n \;\nThe Gr idWise® Architecture Council and Smart Grid Northwest are pleased to ann ounce that the Second International Conference and Workshop on Transacti ve Energy will be held on December 10-11\, 2014 in Portland\, Oregon at the World Trade Center. \;\n \;\nCapacity is limited and regular ticket prices end on December 7 when late registration prices go into ef fect. \;\n \;\nThe meeting brings together representatives of gov ernment\, industry\, utilities\, vendor organizations and academia who h ave an interest in advancing transactive energy—an approach that combine s economic and control techniques to improve power grid reliability and efficiency. \;\n \;\nThis year the event has a variety of worthwh ile activities for energy professionals\, policy makers and anyone inter ested in the value revolution of intelligent electricity. The conference will feature keynote talks from energy industry leaders\, international expert panels\, presentations of selected papers on topics critical to the success of transactive energy. There will also be four different int eractive workshops where attendees can discuss and develop answers to im portant questions about the future of intelligent electricity. \;\n&# 13\;\nThe 2014 conference will again be a partnership between the GridWi se® Architecture Council (GWAC) and Smart Grid Northwest with support fr om the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory \, the Bonneville Power Administration\, Portland General Electric\, and others. \;\n \;\nGWAC was formed by the Department of Energy to promote and enable software interoperability among the many entities tha t interact with the nation's electric power system. \n\nImported from: h ttp://calagator.org/events/1250467423 URL:http://events.gridwiseac.org/2014/tec/ SUMMARY:Transactive Energy Conference 2014 LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151012 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150924T194518Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469113 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 12\, 2015 at 8am throug h Wednesday\, October 14\, 2015 at 6pm.\n\nDescription:\nPNSQC has a str ong Pacific Northwest region attendance profile with a substantial propo rtion of national and international presenters and invited speakers. \;\n \;\nThe conference attracts a diverse audience and is considered a “must attend” event for software product managers\, quality professio nals\, Agilists\, managers\, contractors\, consultants\, customers\, dev eloper-testers\, tester-developers\, and maintenance engineers. \;\n& #13\;\nPNSQC Mission: Enable knowledge exchange to produce higher qualit y software.\n\nTags: quality\, software\, agile\, conference\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250469113 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific NW Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T162703Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151012T183000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151012T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T162703Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T162703Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469192 DESCRIPTION:Kick-off Social &\; Open Mic Tales of Testing Terrors \ ;\n \;\nPlan on joining us for this Kick-off event\, meet the vendors \, meet your fellow attendees and speakers\, mingle and mix it up. We pr ovide the complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages\; we invite the loc al software community to join us. \;\n \;\nNothing can prepare you for stories you will hear this dark and eerie night as your colleagues drag you to the brink of madness with tales of terrifying testing\, scar y software\, inscrutable specifications\, and devilish defects! \;\n& #13\;\nHave your own terrifying tale to tell? The stage is yours for 3 m inutes if you dare! Survivors will be cursed with a special prize awarde d for the truly most frightening descriptions of software gone horribly\ , horribly wrong. \;\n \;\nThis open mic event is brought to you b y Pacific NW Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) and Technology Associat ion of Oregon (TAO).\n\nTags: free\, networking\n\nImported from: http:/ /calagator.org/events/1250469192 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2015-conference/2015-networking-activites/ SUMMARY:Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) - Kick-off Social & Open Mic Tales of Testing Terrors LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151013T193000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151013T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20151008T171508Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469194 DESCRIPTION:PNSQC Town Hall with Rose City SPIN \;\nTuesday\, October 13\, 2015\, 5:30 – 6:30 PM \;\n \;\nCome join PNSQC and the Rose C ity SPIN for networking and knowledge exchange with complimentary hors d ’oeuvres and beverages. After two intense days of presentations\, it is your chance to talk over not just PNSQC 2015 but the current state of so ftware development. This event is open to the public because we want to share the knowledge gained at the conference with the entire silicon for est community. Please stop by. \;\n \;\nRose City SPIN Presentatio n \;\nTuesday\, October 13\, 2015\, 6:30 – 7:30 PM \;\n \;\nExp loring the Landscape of Software Quality – An Agile Park Bench with Davi d Hussman \;\nInvited Speaker Panel \;\n \;\nIn this session we will welcome many of our keynote and invited speakers to the stage for an interactive panel discussion. As an audience member\, you will have t he chance to be actively involved by submitting questions for the panel speakers to answer and then voting on whether you want the discussion to continue or change topics after a period of time. This is a great oppor tunity to engage with an established set of practitioners that are explo ring the best in software quality today. \;\n \;\nJoin us ahead of the event for a fantastic networking session with drinks and hors d’oeu vres. Join fellow attendees and local community members to share in grea t conversation. Panel questions will be collected here so don’t forget t o submit some of the challenging questions that come up in your discussi ons!\n\nTags: free\, quality\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/even ts/1250469194 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2015-conference/2015-networking-activites/ SUMMARY:Software Quality Town Hall (PNSQC + SPIN) & An Agile Park Bench with David Hussman LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160510T033936Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160618 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160616 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160510T033936Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160510T033936Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250470246 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Thursday\, June 16\, 2016 at 8:30am thro ugh Friday\, June 17\, 2016 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nThe SAFe® Agilist c ertification program is for executives\, managers and Agile change agent s responsible for leading a Lean-Agile change initiative in a large soft ware enterprise. It validates their knowledge in applying the Scaled Agi le Framework\, lean thinking\, and product development flow principles i n an enterprise context so they can lead the adoption of the Scaled Agil e Framework. \;\n \;\nThis Leading SAFe® workshop will show you ho w to deliver large projects with multiple teams and how Agile works at t he portfolio and program levels. \n\nTags: agile\, project management\, lean\, SAFe\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250470246 URL:http://pmi-portland.org/activities/workshops/609-certified-scaled-agi list SUMMARY:Certified Scaled Agilist - SAFe Agilist Certification Program LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161017 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160913T175154Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250470814 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 17\, 2016 at 7am throug h Wednesday\, October 19\, 2016 at 5pm.\n\nDescription:\nA two-day techn ical program and one day of workshops for software quality engineers\, t esters\, managers\, consultants\, software developers\, Agilists and non -Agilist. \;\n \;\nA featured speaker is author\, consultant and “Pragmatic Manager” Johanna Rothman of the Rothman Consulting Group\, In c. She will lead a workshop on using Agile + Lean to deliver business va lue every day.. \;\n \;\nPNSQC events draw participants from Unive rsities and Corporations from around the world. Among the major particip ants are ADP\, Boeing Computer Services\, Hewlett-Packard\, Intel\, Ment or Graphics\, Tektronix\, Microsoft\, Portland State University and Oreg on State University. \;\n \;\nPNSQC’s mission is to enable knowle dge exchange to produce higher quality software. We seek to increase the awareness of the importance of software quality. As a non-profit corpor ation\, we seek to promote software quality by providing education and o pportunities for information exchange within the software community. PNS QC provides opportunities to demonstrate\, teach and exchange ideas on b oth proven and leading edge software quality practices. \n\nTags: qualit y\, qa\, agile\, lean\, pnsqc\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/eve nts/1250470814 URL:http://www.pnsqc.org/2016-conference/conference-at-a-glance-2016/ SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference (PNSQC) LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170707T184949Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170712T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170712T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170707T184949Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170707T184949Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472192 DESCRIPTION:First\, Happy Kubernetes Birthday! This will be our Kube Bir thday meetup\, so we'll have cake. \;\n \;\nWe'll also be having a "\;installing/running Kubernetes on Bare Metal"\; extravaganza. This will include: \;\n \;\n* Ryan Moe of IBM talking about runn ing Kubernetes on his Raspberry Pi Cluster\; \;\n \;\n* An ARM64 b ox from the ARM consortium\, set up for testing Kube on ARM64 \;\n 3\;\n* Josh Berkus's x86 Microcluster\, and a demo for installing kubead m in containers \;\n \;\nIf you have semi-portable hardware to ins tall Kubernetes on\, with any architecture\, please let us know in the c omments and bring it along. \;\n \;\nPlease RSVP on meetup.com if you are able to.\n\nTags: docker\, containers\, kubernetes\, cloud\, lin ux\, raspberry pi\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12504721 92 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Cloud-Native-PDX/events/240649080/?eventId=240 649080 SUMMARY:CNPDX July: Bear Metal\, Bare ARMs and Kubernetes Anniversary LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170719T184817Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170914T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170914T080000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170719T184817Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170719T184817Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472241 DESCRIPTION:Innovations on the frontiers of science and technology can he lp address the environmental challenges we face. The 2017 BEST FEST will explore how cutting edge innovations in Advanced Manufacturing\, Energy \, Water\, Natural Resources\, IoT\, Agriculture and Food can make a pos itive impact on the planet while also growing the Oregon economy. Exper ts from across industries in Oregon and outside the state along with ent repreneurs and university researchers will expose exciting innovations i n an informative and fascinating program. \;\n \;\nNow in its ninth year\, BEST FEST brings together the doers\, thinkers\, and innova tors working in clean technology across the region. Our signature event – known as the Pacific Northwest’s premier cleantech innovation conferen ce – is about learning\, inspiring\, networking\, sharing ideas\, and sh aping a better\, more sustainable future. BEST FEST convenes a diverse audience of entrepreneurs\, investors\, partners\, corporates\, universi ty researchers\, students\, and scientists – all of whom share the commo n goal of accelerating solutions to environmental challenges and want to create opportunities to engage. \;\n \;\nEarly bird tickets on s ale now at: https://tinyurl.com/y7mc2a28\n\nTags: innovation\, cleantech \, students\, portland\, oregon\, sustainability\, psu\, Cleantech Chall enge\, clean technology\, technology\, investors\n\nImported from: http: //calagator.org/events/1250472241 URL:http://www.oregonbestfest.org SUMMARY:BEST FEST\, The Pacific NW's Premier Cleantech Innovation Confere nce LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180928T064518Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181003T194000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181003T080000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180928T064518Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180928T064518Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474352 DESCRIPTION:For the third year in a row\, the Portland OWASP chapter is p roud to host our information security training day! This is be an excell ent opportunity for those interested to receive top quality information security and application security training for prices far lower than nor mally offered. It's also a great chance to network with the local infose c community and meet those who share your interests. \;\n \;\nOWAS P Portland 2018 Training Day will be October 3\, 2018. \;\n \;\nCo urses \;\nCourses will be held in two tracks: four in the morning ses sion\, and four in the afternoon session. Each participant can register for one morning course\, or one afternoon course\, or one of each. \; \n \;\nThe Portland OWASP chapter is hosting its 3rd annual training day. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to receive quali ty information security and application security training for next to no thing. It will also be a great chance to network with the local infosec community. For more information\, see the main event page. \;\n \; \nCourses are held in four tracks: four in the morning session\, and fou r in the afternoon session. Each student can register for one morning co urse\, or one afternoon course\, or one of each! \;\n \;\nNOTE: If you see that a course is sold out\, then it is unlikely we will have an y additional seats in that course. You can email ian DOT melven AT owasp .org OR benny DOT zhao AT owasp.org OR bhushan DOT Gupta AT owasp.org to request being added to the waiting list. Please be sure to specify whic h class(es) you want to be added to the wait list for. \;\n \;\nOW ASP Portland 2018 Training Day will be October 3\, 2018. This year we'll be located at: \;\n \;\nWorld Trade Center Portland \;\n121 SW Salmon St. \;\nPortland\, OR 97204. \;\nLater in the evening\, a social mixer will also be held at Rock Bottom Restaurant &\; Brewery \, just a short walk away: \;\n \;\n206 SW Morrison St \;\nPort land\, OR 97204 \;\n \;\nTime Activity \;\n8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Mo rning Registration and Continental Breakfast \;\n8:30 AM - 12:00 PM I ntro to Hacking Web 3.0 \;\n(Mick Ayzenberg) \;\n \;\nIntrodu ction to Computer Forensics \;\n(Kris Rosenberg) \;\n \;\nInt ro to Practical Internal Vulnerability Scanning \;\n(Patterson Cake) \;\n \;\nIncident Handling in Cloud Environment - a primer \ ;\n(Derek Hill) \;\n \;\n12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch on your own - Me et a new friend and grab a bite! \;\n \;\n1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Aftern oon Registration (for those attending only in the afternoon) \;\n \;\n1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Advanced Application Security Testing \;\n(Tim othy Morgan) \;\n \;\nAppSec Testing Beyond Pen Test \;\n(Bhu shan Gupta) \;\n \;\nApplied Physical Attacks on Embedded Systems \, Introductory Version \;\n(Joe FitzPatrick) \;\n \;\nAdvanc ed Custom Network Protocol Fuzzing \;\n(Joshua Pereyda) \;\n \ ;\n5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Evening Mixer @ Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery& #13\;\n \;\nWant to get news and information on our 2018 Training Day ? Subscribe to the Portland OWASP mailing list or follow @PortlandOWASP on Twitter!\n\nTags: owasp\, security\, opensource\, hacking\, AppSec\, training\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250474352 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portland-owasp-training-day-2018-tickets -48203102778 SUMMARY:OWASP Portland 2018 Training Day LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180213T225528Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181008 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180213T225528Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180213T225528Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250473273 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 8\, 2018 at 7am through Wednesday\, October 10\, 2018 at 5:30pm.\n\nDescription:\nNow in its 36 th year\, the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference prioritizes adding and improving the quality of software. \;\n \;\nOur indust ry learns from working with education\, healthcare\, manufacturing\, gov ernment sectors\, and more. What can those other industries learn from u s? Come and find out at PNSQC 2018.\n\nTags: software\, software confere nce\, software quality\, conference\, 2018\, software quality conference \, software testing\, testing\, qa\, tech\, technology\, tech conference \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250473273 URL:https://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190917T164126Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191014 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190917T164126Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190917T164126Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476211 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 14\, 2019 at 7am throug h Wednesday\, October 16\, 2019 at 5:30pm.\n\nDescription:\nThe 37th Pac ific Northwest Software Quality Conference will be held October 14-16\, 2019. \;\nWith two days of technical talks and keynotes and a full da y of workshops\, this conference focuses on ways to improve the process of building and deploying software projects and systems. \;\n \;\n Tracks Include \;\n- People\, Management and Leadership \;\n- Tech nologies and Tools (including Machine Learning and AI) \;\n- Performa nce and Security \;\n- Automation \;\n- Processes\, Practices\, an d Methods \;\n- Quality Engineering \;\n \;\nRegistration infor mation is online \;\nhttps://www.pnsqc.org/2019-conference/2019-regis tration-information/ \;\n \;\nOur industry learns from working wit h education\, healthcare\, manufacturing\, government sectors\, and more . What can those other industries learn from us? Come and find out at PN SQC 2019.\n\nTags: software\, software conference\, software quality\, c onference\, 2019\, software quality conference\, software testing\, test ing\, qa\, tech\, technology\, tech conference\n\nImported from: http:// calagator.org/events/1250476211 URL:https://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200227T213629Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201012 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200227T213629Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200227T213629Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476899 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Monday\, October 12\, 2020 at 7am throug h Wednesday\, October 14\, 2020 at 5:30pm.\n\nDescription:\nThe 38th Pac ific Northwest Software Quality Conference will be held October 12-14\, 2020. \;\nFor this year’s conference\, we’re focusing on Quality Look ing Forward — how AI is changing the industry\, staying ahead of hacks o n the security front\, managing remote teams during COVID-19\, and where software quality is heading in the future. \;\nPNSQC 2020 will be on line this year\, so you can easily join keynotes\, technical presentatio ns\, panels\, and workshops. Stream the conference to watch from the com fort of your home office\, or next to your cat or dog on the couch. \;\nEarly bird pricing is just $95 for all three days\, which includes a hands-on security vulnerability testing workshop. Join us for October 1 2-14\, 2020\, by registering now. \;\n \;\nTracks Include \;\n- People\, Management and Leadership \;\n- Technologies and Tools (inc luding Machine Learning and AI) \;\n- Performance and Security \;\ n- Automation \;\n- Processes\, Practices\, and Methods \;\n- Qual ity Engineering \;\n \;\nRegistration information is online \;\ nhttps://www.pnsqc.org/2020-conference/ \;\n \;\nOur industry lear ns from working with education\, healthcare\, manufacturing\, government sectors\, and more. What can those other industries learn from us? Come and find out at PNSQC 2020.\n\nTags: software\, software conference\, s oftware quality\, conference\, 2020\, software quality conference\, soft ware testing\, testing\, qa\, tech\, technology\, tech conference\n\nImp orted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250476899 URL:https://www.pnsqc.org SUMMARY:The 2020 Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240815T181957Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240925T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240925T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240815T181957Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240815T181957Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250481256 DESCRIPTION:The 4K4Community Fun Run is a 4 km (2.49 mi) running and walk ing event that raises funds for local nonprofits and is unique in that 1 00% of your registration fee is tax-deductible! The 2024 beneficiaries a re: POIC + Rosemary Anderson High School\, Birch Community Services\, F orest Park Conservancy\, and Path Home. \;\n \;\nThis year\, the r un starts and ends downtown at World Trade Center Portland. At the finis h line\, participants will celebrate with free drinks and snacks and vis it nonprofit booths to learn about the work being done to better our com munity. Participants who register by September 9 will also receive a com memorative event t-shirt. \;\n \;\nWhether you’re running the dist ance\, walking with a group\, or cheering at the finish line\, come toge ther with your community to get active and give back. \;\n \;\n[Mo re info about the 4K4Community Fun Run](https://www.4k4community.com/)\n \nTags: nonprofits\, run\, community\, fundraiser\, tech\n\nImported fro m: http://calagator.org/events/1250481256 URL:https://app.fieldday.com/events/23a6b210-0b55-4906-9a40-17e1f1aeb78f SUMMARY:4K4Community Fun Run LOCATION:World Trade Center: 121 SW Salmon\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR