Pioneer Square WeWork

Are you currently working through a Deep Learning or Machine Learning tutorial, course, or project? This Share & Tell roundtable will give you the opportunity to plug in your laptop & share with the rest of the group! It can be any sort of success, failure, or frustration you've experienced on your journey.

The focus of the group is R but given that many libraries are only available in Python or other languages, and it's often easier to just use them instead of making everything work in R, I supposed we'll allow it ;) Just be aware there is a high likelihood the audience will be skewed towards R & scientific research workflows (as opposed to Python & software engineering).

WiMLDS's mission is to support and promote people whose perspectives are underrepresented in the larger data science & tech community, seeking to express themselves through quantitative, computational modalities. We create opportunities for members to engage in technical and professional conversations in a positive, supportive environment by hosting events for & by demographically underrepresented minorities with an emphasis on gender minorities (if you couldn't tell by the name of the organization).

There is no demographic restriction on membership; anyone whose needs are otherwise underrepresented by other groups in this space & feels this group would benefit them is welcome to participate.

For this meetup I will be discussing how to interface Amazon Web Services with IoT devices, Specifically the AWS IoT Core services. This will be a small group lecture to determine interest in the topic for a bigger demonstration if feasible. This two hour lecture will cover how simple embedded devices like the ESP8266 and Raspberry Pi can send data to AWS core and then what kind of workflow is typical for IoT within the AWS Cloud (DynamoDB, S3, QuickSight etc.) with the data. The lecture roughly follows my course on Udemy which explores the topic more extensively with hands-on labs.

https://www.udemy.com/exploring-aws-iot

This will be a free lecture with limited space rather than our typical hands-on workshop due to time and space constraints. If it proves popular I will plan a bigger and longer, hands-on workshop. We are not affiliated with Amazon or Hackster.

Code for PDX is looking for volunteers who want to work on projects with local government and nonprofits.

What do you want to contribute and what do you want to learn?

We are both experts and learners, joining together to make our city better for everyone.

We welcome all skill levels and disciplines!

Portland Startup Ecosystem,

The Google Cloud for Startups Program is excited to invite you to our 2018 End of Summer Mixer for Portland-area entrepreneurs, investors, and other members of the startup ecosystem.

Join us on Tuesday, September 4th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm for an opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow Portland-based 'startup junkies' as well as members of the Google startup teams.

Special Guest:

Aaron Raddon, Co-Founder and CTO of Lytics will be speaking about their entrepreneurial journey, the key decisions made along the way, and why he chose to move Lytics to Google Cloud.

Please RSVP here as space is limited.

Light food and drinks will be served. [Please bring a valid ID.]

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]..

Date & Time: Tuesday, Sep 4th, 2018. 6:00pm - 7:30pm.

Address: Pioneer Square - WeWork - 700 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

Event Link: RVSP HERE - https://events.withgoogle.com/portland-startup-ecosystem/

Looking forward to seeing you,

Jason Scott

Startup Program Lead, West Coast