Ecotrust Building

Happy Holidays geo-nerds!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday December 10th, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

Happy New Year geo-nerds!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday Jan 21, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday February 18, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday March 18, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

Tax day is in the rear view mirror!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday April 15, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday May 20, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday October 15th, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday 9/17, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good ope geo-discussion!

Please join us this Wednesday to hear from Ryan Burley of GeoSolutions who will share an overview of "GeoSolutions in Action" and showcase some real world applications leveraging the Open Source for Geo ecosystem.

GeoSolutions is composed of international professionals with leading roles in some of the main Open Source products for the geospatial field such as GeoServer, GeoNetwork, MapStore and GeoNode for which they provide Enterprise Support Services, Subscription Services and Professional Training Services. GeoSolutions counts among its customers more than 300 major national and international government agencies as well as private companies worldwide.

We'll have time for a little show and tell right after so bring your apps or works-in-progress and meet other geo-folk :)

Wednesday 6/18 6:30pm | Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR

As always, there will be pizza! And BYOB is always welcome.

Our mailing list is here, drop us a line with any questions: http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgeo

Please join us this Wednesday to hear from Brendan Farrell who will share observations from his year working in GIS in Paris. He’ll discuss open data, the IGN (French equivalent of the USGS) and one of his favorites: Le Salon International de l’Agriculture.

We'll have time for a little show and tell right after so bring your apps or works-in-progress and meet other geo-folk :)

Wednesday 2/19 6:30pm | Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR

As always, there will be pizza! And BYOB is always welcome.

Our mailing list is here, drop us a line with any questions: http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-osgeo

Please join us this Wednesday to hear from Richard Greenwood of Greenwood Mapping who will share insights from his 30-year career, starting as a land surveyor and evolving into a GIS professional specializing in open-source solutions. He has developed and supported more than a dozen County-focused MapServers in Idaho and Wyoming. These online maps are powered by his custom web mapping platform, built on MapServer, OpenLayers, and PostGIS. The maps provide public access to geographic data and legal documents, and are essential tools supporting county tax assessors, treasurers, and clerks in their daily work.

We'll have time for a little show and tell right after so bring your apps or works-in-progress and meet other geo-folk :)

Wednesday 2/19 6:30pm | Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR

Please let us know if you'd like to join via Zoom and we can set that up.

PDXOSGeo is covering a number of topics this month, including a debrief on the NACIS Annual meeting, a lightning round of map demos, GIS Day planning, and a brief workshop on OpenStreetMap's Tasking Manager to learn how you can get involved in disaster relief mapping. Join us Wednesday 10/23 6:30pm | Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. https://pdxosgeo.org/

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday 9/18, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some chatter around AI in geospatial, demos, and learnings from the world of open source software for geo.

Join us on the evening of Wednesday, October 2nd as experts explain key considerations for investing at the intersection of health, tech and cannabis.

TOPICS INCLUDE: — Market Evolution trends, growth areas, global and local market data, Oregon’s regional advantages and disadvantages — Supply Chain and Investment Vehicles including blockchain-based solutions and equity vs. debt investing — Regulatory Landmarks current and potential regulations — Health Research specific to cannabis, gaps in intelligence, and where we go now — Experience-based Evidence augmenting evidence-based medicine, laboratory regulatory challenges and the real risk of consolidation and mono-cropping — Final Rollup: Health data property Act, individual ownership of health data, the Quest diagnostic breech, and cannabis ushering a Health 3.0

SPEAKERS: -- Jenny Diggles, Vice President, Cura Cannabis Solutions -- Marcus Estes, Chief Executive Officer, Commodities Exchange -- Adie Rae PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Smart Cannabis -- Robert Strongin PhD -- Alex Tinker, Of Counsel, Tonkon Torp LLP -- Mason Walker, Chief Executive Officer, East Fork Cultivars

In addition, several cannabis and health/tech related companies will introduce their products and solutions... -- Kathleen and Raja Afrika, Co-Founders, Marijuana Software -- Mark Lewis, Founder and CEO, Prrl Labs -- Heidi Marks, Founder, Orevape -- Samantha Montanaro, Co-Founder and CEO, ALTA Social -- Rachael Rapinoe, Co-Founder and CEO, Mendi -- Adrian Wayman, Co-Founder, Green Box

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: -- Investors looking to de-risk their investments by understanding current market, regulatory and technical trends -- Anyone looking for front-line acces to the rapidly evolving landscape of the cannabis industry -- Anyone interested in business opportunities in the health, technology and cannabis industries -- Cannabis entrepreneurs who are currently seeking or will be seeking funding in the future