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Next two weeks

• Saturday

  Aug 24 2019

  Kanban Training & Workshop

  9am–3pm
  NedSpace

  Practical, Hands-on Training For Kanban Learn how to “Stop Starting and Start Finishing”

  Join us for an all day Kanban workshop on August 24th, 2019; featuring Suzanne Ward MBA MEng PMP CSM CSPO PSM CSP, a Scrum Master & Agile Coach/Trainer from Intel.

  Our Kanban workshop will help you adopt a value–centric system of planning and executing your work. In the one day training we cover the basics of Kanban, one of the agile processes, through a combination of theory and extensive exercises. With in-depth exercises and coaching from an experienced practitioner, participants will learn how to initiate change with Kanban and bring in process improvements by identifying and addressing bottlenecks, prioritize, and initiate collaboration.

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

    * Understand how to make prioritization, sequencing and scheduling decisions based on economic factors instead of hunches.
    * Learn how to forecast single and multiple work items (releases, sprints) and be able to answer the questions like "When will the work be finished?" accurately instead of guessing due dates.
    * Acquire skills to avoid emotional objections to changes in general and to Kanban WIP limits introduction in particular.
    * Enabled by seven Kanban cadences, be able to introduce continuous learning and improvement process by implementing organizational feedback loops.
    * Familiarize with Kanban Risk Management approaches, service orientation, asymmetrical commitment and rollout phases for a Kanban initiative.
    * Increase Kanban knowledge to manage, sustain and scale evolutionary improvements in their organization.
  

  BENEFITS:

    * Get a thorough understanding of the Kanban method, its core principles and practices.
    * Learn how to design and introduce a Kanban system into your existing work environment.
    * Understand how to improve service delivery with Kanban systems and ensure better customer focus.
    * Learn to maximize benefits of the Pull-based workflow, limit Work In Progress (WIP) through continuous collaboration and active, ongoing learning and improving by defining the best possible team workflow.
    * Learn concepts through case studies, interactive role play, exercises and discussions.
    * Retain more information because of our unique hands-on approach; based on the latest research into brain science.
    * Be entertained by stories from our real-world experienced and knowledgeable instructors.
    * Maximize investments already made by gaining valuable Professional Development Units (PDUs).
    * Increase your personal worth within your company and in the marketplace.
    * Network with people from Intel Corporation and other software companies.
  

  WHO SHOULD COME? Kanban is one of the easiest ways to get your process and delivery under control, anyone with work that needs to get done will benefit. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, from senior managers looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices. Who should come? People whose work is completed through projects and through teams;

    * Senior Managers
    * Program and Project Managers
    * Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
    * Scrum Masters, Team Leads and Change Agents
    * Product & Software Developers & Testers
    * Software Engineers, Marketing Professionals, Project Managers,
    * Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.
    * Portfolio Managers, Supply Logistics Professionals.
    * Other roles such as HR and Finance professionals
  

  SPEAKER'S CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    * Product, Brand, and Marketing Management in diverse range of markets and industries, with P&L responsibilities up to $100 million annual sales.
    * Quick Learner of new industries/product offerings with results-oriented achievements. Created excitement around a static accessories category in condensed timeframe. Created full line of support, educational, training, and presentation materials. Impact of efforts increased sales from $16.4M to $37.2M in 24 months.
    * Program management for multiple high tech/electronic development projects, averaging $3 million annual budget. Serve in project manager and product manager capacities. Two successful worldwide launches in 3 years. $1M annual OEM/B2B sales and $10M annual sales.
    * Combine demonstrated product management leadership experience with strong hands-on technical background. Equally comfortable delving into product requirements with hard-core engineers as well as presenting to executive level decision makers.
    * Uniquely skilled at fostering new ideas, building successful cross-functional teams, and nurturing a culture of consumer-driven product development and user experience innovation. Experience working in and managing cross-functional, cross-division, cross-geographic and multi-cultural sales, marketing and engineering organizations.
    * International program management, sourcing, engineering, OEM/ODM management/development experience. Overseas work assignments in EU and Asia with extended stay in Asia.
  

  SUZANNE WARD'S CERTIFICATIONS:

    * PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute
    * PSM, Professional Scrum Master, Scrum.org
    * CSM, CSPO, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance
    * CSP, Certified Scrum Professional, Scrum Alliance
  

  ADDITIONAL BENEFITS? FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected].

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• Saturday

  Aug 24 2019

  Women Who Code Portland - Resume Review and Salary Negotiation Workshop

  9:30am–4:30pm
  Vacasa

  Women Who Code Portland is hosting a Resume Review & Salary Negotiation workshop. The goal of this workshop is to provide people with the opportunity to have their resumes reviewed by recruiters from local companies and hear from members in our community about their experiences negotiating their salaries. This event is geared towards helping women, but we welcome everyone who supports our mission of inspiring women to excel in technology careers and follows our code of conduct.

  EVENT COST

  The event cost is $12 for participants and includes lunch. Scholarships: If you are a student, under-employed, or in need of financial assistance, we have full scholarships available for this event. Please submit an application here.

  There will be no refunds for this event. If you cannot attend, you can email us to transfer the ticket to another attendee, or we can add it to our scholarship pool.

  AGENDA

  • 9:30 - Doors Open, Introductions & Welcome note by WWCode
  • 10:00 - Salary Negotiation Panel
  • 11:00 - Jarvis Sam talk: In the Know - Demystifying Resume Writing and Interviewing
  • 12:00 - Lunch
  • 1:00 - Breakout sessions for resume review with recruiters
  • 4:30 - Finish

  RULES

  By coming to this event, you are agreeing to follow our Code of Conduct. Read the full version

  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.

  If you would like to report an incident, please reach out to one of our volunteers or submit an incident report form.

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• Saturday

  Aug 24 2019

  Command Line Basics

  10:30am–12:30pm
  Free Geek

  The command line is a tool for typing computer commands, instead of clicking menus or buttons.

  Learning the command line is a great way to get familiar with core concepts of programming. Students will learn the basic parts of a command, listing, linking, tab completion, file system structure, and more, for the Linux command line.

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• Saturday

  Aug 24 2019

  Podcasting Basics

  1–3pm
  Free Geek

  Podcasts are the talk of the town! Whether you are interested in podcasts about news, botany, or even knitting, digital storytelling is fun and anyone with access to a computer can record their own podcast. You might want to share your expertise, interview fascinating people, or tell great stories to an audience that will truly appreciate them.

  Website
• Saturday

  Aug 24 2019

  Live Streaming with NinjaBunny9000

  3–5pm
  Ctrl-H / PDX Hackerspace

  Interested in learning the ins and outs of live streaming on Twitch and YouTube? This workshop will go over the basics of software and hardware you'll need to get going with your first streams and discuss the different aspects of stream production like audio processing, overlays, alerts, scheduling, best practices, and more so you can start your journey of sharing your amazing projects and experiences with the world.. LIVE!

  Website
• Monday

  Aug 26 2019

  Galois Tech Talk – Cellularization: A Game Theoretic Perspective

  1–2pm
  Galois Inc, 421 SW 6th Ave. Suite 300, Portland, OR, USA, (3rd floor of the Commonwealth building)

  Abstract: My talk will present a distributed secure architecture for “cellularization,” a process in which utilities of the players are aligned by credible/non-credible threats. The proposed solution relies on a novel decentralized permissionless cyber-physical architecture that enables players to participate in Information-Asymmetric (Signaling) games, where deception is tamed by costly signaling, formal verification and zero-knowledge cryptography. The signaling, in order to remain honest (e.g., separating), may also involve asymmetric cryptography, crypto-tokens and distributed ledgers. Here, we will present a rough sketch of the architecture and the protocols it involves. Mathematical and computational analyses will appear in a companion paper.

  Speaker: Professor Bud Mishra, Courant Institute

  Bio: Professor Bud Mishra: An educator, an inventor as well as a mentor to technologists, entrepreneurs and scientists. Prof. Mishra founded the NYU/Courant Bioinformatics Group, a multi-disciplinary group working on research at the interface of computer science, applied mathematics, biology, biomedicine and bio/nano-technologies as well as Tandon-Online program on Bioinformatics Engineering.

  Prof. Mishra has industrial experience in Computer and Data Science (aiNexusLab, ATTAP, behold.ai, brainiad, Genesis Media, Pypestream, and Tartan Laboratories), Finance (Instadat, Pattern Recognition Fund, Prospero.ai and Tudor Investment), Robotics and Bio- and Nanotechnologies (Abraxis, Bioarrays, InSilico, MRTech, OpGen and Seqster). He is the author of a textbook on algorithmic algebra and more than two hundred archived publications. He has advised and mentored more than 35 graduate students and post-docs in the areas of computer science, robotics and control engineering, applied mathematics, finance, biology and medicine.

  He holds 23 issued and 21 pending patents in areas ranging over robotics, model checking, intrusion detection, cyber security, emergency response, disaster management, data analysis, biotechnology, nanotechnology, genome mapping and sequencing, mutation calling, cancer biology, fintech, adtech, internet architecture and linguistics.

  Prof. Mishra’s pioneering work includes: first application of model checking to hardware verification; first robotics technologies for grasping, reactive grippers and work holding; first single molecule genotype/haplotype mapping technology (Optical Mapping); first analysis of copy number variants with a segmentation algorithm, first whole-genome haplotype assembly technology (SUTTA), first clinical-genomic variant/base calling technology (TotalRecaller), first single-molecule single cell nanomapping technology, first non-invasive liquid-biopsy technology, etc.

  Prof. Mishra is currently a professor of computer science and mathematics at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, professor of engineering at NYUs Tandon School of engineering, professor of human genetics at MSSM Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, visiting scholar in quantitative biology at CSHL Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and a professor of cell biology at NYU SoM School of Medicine. Prof. Mishra has a degree in Science from Utkal University, in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, and MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is a fellow of IEEE, ACM, AAAS and EAI, a fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT (Kharagpur), and an NYSTAR Distinguished Professor.

  Website
• Monday

  Aug 26 2019

  UX Happy Hour - August

  6–8pm
  Hawthorne Asylum Food Truck Pod

  Join us for another night of meeting new friends and chill design conversations over food and drinks. Your hosts are Rachel Glaves and Leo LaCroix, both local UX designers. Welcome! We hope you swing by and say hi.

  Venue note: for summer we're meeting at the food cart pod at 11th and SE Madison. We'll be in the west area of the pod with the covered picnic tables, behind most of the food trucks. The pod has a beer cart and many food options - come enjoy dinner with us!

  Website
• Tuesday

  Aug 27 2019

  Women Who Code Portland - Tech Stories: Women Sharing Their Journeys with Martha Valenta

  4–5pm
  online

  🎉 Tech Stories: Women Sharing Their Journeys

  Women Who Code Portland and LaunchCode are thrilled to present a cross-country online series focused on women in tech exchanging stories, building connections, and supporting each other in their careers. The series will be called "Tech Stories: Women Sharing Their Journeys" and it will take place the last Tuesday of the month.

  Each session will feature a conversation with a woman in a senior tech role. Our speakers will talk openly about their current role, their journey, and what their day-to-day work lives are like. We will alternate speakers from the Portland and St Louis communities.

  ➡️➡️➡️ Join the Zoom call: https://zoom.us/j/4266077134 ⬅️⬅️⬅️

  ⏰ Agenda

  4:00 – 4:05 PM – Intros from WWCode Portland and LaunchCode 4:05 – 4:25 PM – Our speaker shares her tech journey 4:25 – 4:45 PM – Q&A from the audience

  👩🏽 Our Speaker

  Martha has been a Human-Centered Design consultant for the past 15 years, with a focus on the financial industry. She has collaborated on strategy, experience, and interaction design with business stakeholders, development teams, and users to create or improve processes and experiences. She is the President of the St. Louis Experience Design organization (STLX) and occasionally teaches UX at LaunchCode's CoderGirl. An artist advocate and prolific painter in her free time, she recently founded I Need That Art, where she connects artists with buyers. Martha is presently a Human-Centered Design Lead at 1904labs.

  👩🏽‍💻 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

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• Tuesday

  Aug 27 2019

  PHPDX - Laravel and Vue.js

  6–8pm
  Vacasa

  Food, learning and a great time to network with the fabulous PHP Community! This month Kurtis Holsapple will be showing us how to Laravel and Vue.js work together.

  Kurtis is a developer here in Portland, OR who loves making things work, which is why he loves both Laravel and Vue.JS. Laravel is the most starred full stack framework on Github (54k stars at the time of writing) and it comes out of the box bootstrapped and ready to go with Vue.js. Because Laravel a server side framework, you have everything you need to get started writing an amazing web application out of the box. Because Vue.js is amazing, the Laravel community has adopted this frontend framework to make your life easier whenever you need to use Javascript. If you're curious about how well Vue can integrate with other tooling, this talk is for you! Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, has talked at the last three years of Laracon US.

  We'll talk about how you can use VueJS with Laravel, the tooling around modern PHP (composer, PHPUnit, etc), Laravel Mix (the Webpack configuration ready to go with Laravel) and more. Join us for a night of fun code examples and more!

  This is a companion talk focused more on the Laravel/PHP side of things. Join us at the Portland Vue.js meetup to continue this talk, but that one will focus more on the Vue side of things. https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Vue-js-Meetup/events/262453723/

  Website
• Tuesday

  Aug 27 2019

  Donut.js August 2019

  6–8:30pm
  Alchemy Code Lab

  Donut.js is a monthly meet-up in Portland, OR with a handful of wonderful talks on tech, creativity, community, and the places they come together.

  Schedule

  • 6:00 — Arrive, socialize, eat tasty donuts and snacks!
  • 6:30 — Opening Remarks
  • 6:45 — Gina Giampaolo — What's Old Is New Again: Old Models for Building A New Web
  • 7:00 — 10-minute break
  • 7:10 — Kate Widdows — Why Neon?
  • 7:25 — 10-minute break
  • 7:35 — Miki Demeter — One Year of Effecting Change from the Inside
  • 7:50 — Meet people and eat more donuts!

  Details

  • $10 or $0 in advance at https://donutjs.club/ or at the door. We take cards.
  • Nametags and pronoun stickers will be available at check-in.
  • Donut.js logo stickers and enamel pins also available at check-in.
  • All talks are live-captioned by Mirabai Knight of Steno Knight.
  • Two all-gender, stall-only restrooms are available.
  • Event is on the second floor. Elevator is available.
  • 3.5′-wide physical access lanes will be taped on the floor throughout the venue.
  • We'll have donuts! We have donuts for omnivores from Delicious Donuts and combination gluten-free-vegan donuts from Back to Eden Bakery.
  • A few other snacks (pretzels, vegan+gluten-free chips) will be available.
  • LaCroix soda and water will be available.
  • We have a Code of Conduct and require that all staff, speakers, attendees, and venue staff abide by it: https://donutjs.club/conduct/
  • A hard copy of our Code of Conduct will be posted at the check-in, by the refreshments, and in each of the bathrooms.

  Our Nonprofit Beneficiary

  Our proceeds each quarter go to a local non-profit. In August we are raising money for we are raising money for Community Vision, whose mission is to make Oregon a place where disabled people can live, work, and thrive in the communities of their choice.

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• Wednesday

  Aug 28 2019

  PDWIT // WeWork Labs Open Work Day

  9am–5pm
  Custom House/WeWork

  WeWork Labs is opening their doors for the PDXWIT community for a day of open co-working. If you are a founder or looking to start your own business you are welcome to spend the day learning more about the resources available to help you grow your business.

  WeWork Labs is The We Company’s global platform for early-stage startups and forward-thinking enterprise companies. We empower inventive humans and organizations to impact the present and influence the future.

  Website
• Wednesday

  Aug 28 2019

  Bridge City Entrepreneurs | Imagination as a Practice

  6–7:30pm
  Hatch Lab PDX,

  Join us for this month's networking event and workshop presentation on "Imagination as a Practice" with imagination professional, Corey Pressman. We just ask for $5 at the door or online to help cover basic costs (free for HatchLab members).

  At Bridge City Entrepreneurs, we explore topics and learn insights from each other to help our businesses thrive. We begin with a speed networking exercise allowing everyone to shake hands and get to know one another's businesses. Then attendees get the chance to hear from a presenting speaker who will share their business expertise. The group will be encouraged to ask questions, voice their challenges and participate in helpful discussions.

  This month’s topic will be “Imagination as a Practice” featuring Corey Pressman. He is a polymath, a visual artist, a cooking instructor, a published poet and science fiction writer, TV personality, and business person. Corey will share his insight from a long career of helping people find their purpose through clarity and creativity. His organization, Intangible has built a framework that provides a simple means to leverage the arts and humanities, collaborative brainstorming, and intentional mind wandering. See more about Corey here.

  This meeting in intended for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to connect with other local businesses. We're confident that everyone will find value and enjoy building community. Learn more about Bridge City Entrepreneurs on our website or get involved in our Facebook Group today. please note Portions of this event will be filmed. If you do not wish to appear on camera, please let us know.

  A note about arriving Please make sure that you're parked in an appropriate zone. We will ask that everyone will check in with us at the front.

  Website
• Wednesday

  Aug 28 2019

  Best Smart Home Tech 2019! What You NEED and Why!

  6–7pm
  Uncorked Studios

  Are you interested in the best Smart Home Tech and how you can use it?

  In this Meetup, I'll bring and share my favorite items in each category.

  1. Nest Cameras - Indoor and Outdoor 4K cameras with IQ face detection and following. Nest has built-in Google assistant with two-way audio and location detection to turn on/off while you are home or away.
  2. Nest Hello - Nest doorbell allows you to see who is at your door record and save footage 24x7.
  3. Nest Hub - The nest hub is a Google Assistant display. You can use it to control smart devices, see who is at the door, and display Google photos.
  4. Google Home and Chromecast - With the Google Home you can ask questions and have it control your TV with Netflix and YouTube.
  5. Alexa - Alexa is the most widely used for controlling smart home devices.
  6. August Automatic Door lock - August runs on location services that allow it to auto-locked unlock based on your location. You can even control it with an Apple Watch.
  7. myQ Garage Door - This hub will allow you to see if your garage is left open and close it from anywhere. It also sends you notifications if you’ve left it open for a custom set period of time. Apple watch is also supported.
  8. Ecobee Smart Thermostat - This thermostat comes with Alexa assistant built-in and a smart sensor to auto-adjustor cold and hot spots in your home. It will learn the occupancy based on motion and habits and adjust over time. It’s evaluated to save 23% percent on cooling and heating costs per annum.

  Honorable Mentions Additional devices you may consider include smart lights, outlets, and Mesh Wifi to support forced roaming, dead zones, and parental controls.

  We would love to hear how you have configured your home or plan to build the best Smart Home.

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• Wednesday

  Aug 28 2019

  Portland JavaScript Admirers - JavaScript Admirers' Monthly Meeting

  6:30–8pm
  Akamai

  Serverless is the new most talked about architecture pattern and quickly becoming a buzz word. The idea is for developers to stop worrying about server management and focus on code. The serverless platform takes care of the provisioning servers, underlying infrastructure, server maintenance security and scaling. We will look at three practical use cases of serverless with example code.

  Secure and Scalable APIs
  Backend microservices
  * Event driven programming

  Key concepts introduced will include triggers, rules, actions, composition and event driven architecture. Finally, serverless is relatively new and we will look at what the shortcomings are with the current technology and how to mitigate them. We will use Apache OpenWhisk as our serverless platform. Apache OpenWhisk is an open source, distributed Serverless platform that executes functions (fx) in response to events at any scale. The talk will include live demo of building and deploying an application to Apache OpenWhisk.

  Speaker: Upkar Lidder is a Full Stack Developer and Data Wrangler with a decade of development experience in a variety of roles. He can be seen speaking at various conferences and participating in tech groups and meetups.

  Website
• Wednesday

  Aug 28 2019

  CTRL-H - PDX Hackerspace - PDX Exploit Workshop

  7–10pm

  Hey everybody. Got a bug you just can't land? Is there a recent CVE you've been eyeballing seductively? Just want to brush up on your APPSEC or OPSEC? Do none of the above questions make any sense, but you're interested in computer security?

  PDX Exploit Workshop is the longest running security meetup in Portland (10 years!). It's an open, self driven event for people interested in computer security. Whether you're a novice or career professional, all are welcome. It's always a good time to learn about security!

  We spend this dedicated time each week researching and exploring topics of software and hardware security as well as working on personal and group projects. Occasionally we have presentations on our findings. Bring a willingness to learn, a curiosity about security, and/or a specific area of interest to share with others.

  This group meets in the PDX Hackerspace mainspace which has comfy seating, deluxe wifi (thanks Kyle!), Club Mate soda in the snack shack, and hackable LED displays to play around with.

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

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  Ruby Coworking

  9am–12:30pm
  Case Study Coffee

  An informal gathering of Ruby/Rails developers, working alongside each other. Join us!

• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  One-on-One Community Tech Appointment

  10:30–11:30am
  Free Geek

  Have a Computer Question? Book today for one-on-one tech help! Learn valuable computer skills, find answers to your questions, and get technical advice through an appointment with a Free Geek volunteer mentor. This is a free, volunteer-powered service. When registering, you must sign a release to participate.

  Details and What to Bring: Please bring your device (laptop and power cord, or desktop tower only) and request an Equipment Pass when you arrive. Volunteers may be able to help with smartphones and tablets based on capacity.

  What Can I Get Help With?

  Using your Linux computer Running updates Installing software LibreOffice help Accessing and using the internet Troubleshoot a computer problem Start using privacy and safety tools like a password manager or VPN And more!

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  One-on-One Community Tech Appointment

  11:30am–12:30pm
  Free Geek

  Have a Computer Question? Book today for one-on-one tech help! Learn valuable computer skills, find answers to your questions, and get technical advice through an appointment with a Free Geek volunteer mentor. This is a free, volunteer-powered service. When registering, you must sign a release to participate.

  Details and What to Bring: Please bring your device (laptop and power cord, or desktop tower only) and request an Equipment Pass when you arrive. Volunteers may be able to help with smartphones and tablets based on capacity.

  What Can I Get Help With?

  Using your Linux computer Running updates Installing software LibreOffice help Accessing and using the internet Troubleshoot a computer problem Start using privacy and safety tools like a password manager or VPN And more!

  Website
• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  Open House for Potential Students Interested in Becoming a Software Developer

  12:30–1pm
  Alchemy Code Lab

  Interested in becoming a software developer and learning to code?

  If so, we invite you to join us any Thursday at 12:30PM to learn more about our program, meet our staff and see our program in action. We offer the most in depth, professional software development program in town and graduates go on to secure roles at a median salary of $75k, and an average of $82k. Everything we teach is done in person by senior software engineers, and every student gets personalized career coaching. We strongly embrace diversity and inclusion, and we are the only Portland only school.

  ABOUT ALCHEMY CODE LAB: - Learn from industry professionals. Experience the real world practice of software development in an immersive, in-person, work environment. Your instructors are senior-level developers who share their knowledge and practices to enter the field at an advanced level. - Be supported as an individual by teaching assistants and career coaching. A low instructional staff to student ratio of 6 to 1 means you have access to the guidance and help you need to successfully complete our rigorous training. Get prepared and ready to network and connect with the companies that interest you and need your technical skills and experiences. - Get more out of your code school. Go beyond online and video-based programs to launch your career at an accelerated level. With an average starting salary of $75k, our graduates earn 25%-50% more than other schools. - Develop Apps in AppLab. Alchemy helps Portland entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life by developing Apps for them. Graduates get paid to create them and add real project experience to their resume.

  Call 503.445.4575 or email [email protected] with any questions!

  Visit our blog to learn more about our program and where our graduates go to work: https://www.alchemycodelab.com/blog Visit Course Report for reviews: https://www.coursereport.com/schools/alchemy-code-lab Visit SwitchUp for reviews: https://www.switchup.org/bootcamps/alchemy-code-lab

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  #FullStackPDX : August : Critique

  6–9pm
  AltSource HQ

  Tickets can be purchased at Meetup.com

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  Latinx Tech PDX: GatsbyJS Code Along with Jason Lengstorf

  6:30–8:30pm
  Alchemy Code Lab

  FREE event, but please RSVP : https://www.meetup.com/LatinxTechPDX/events/264034383/

  Join us at Alchemy Code Lab on Thursday August 29th @ 6:30p for a Code Along to get started with GatsbyJS!

  We are super excited to have Jason Lengstorf www.lengstorf.com , (twitter: @jlengstorf), currently Head of Dev Relations at Gatsby presenting at this month's meetup. Join us as Jason walk us through a Code Along exercise which will familiarize attendees with the Gatsby ecosystem to develop and deploy blazing fast sites www.gatsbyjs.org

  This is going to be a great hands-on learning opportunity so bring your laptops. We recommend you have npm installed. (Please arrive early if you need assistance)

  AGENDA : - Doors open 6:15p - Socialize + enjoy Food & Beverages 6:30p - 7:00p - Code Along w/ Jason Lengstorf 7:00p - 7:50p - Socialize and Wrap up 7:55p - 8:30p - Good Night 8:30p

  Big 🙏🏽 Thank you to our host: Alchemy Code Lab http://www.alchemycodelab.com

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  CTRL-H - PDX Hackerspace - CTRL-H Open House

  7–9pm

  Thursdays are open house night here at CTRL-H. Jon and Melinda are available during this time to give guided tours, answer questions and show you all that the hackerspace has to offer.

  We don't have an opening ceremony or any formal meeting. This is a time for you to eavesdrop on other peoples projects and get support on a project that you may need help with. Bring your laptop, projects, inventions, your technical toys and your broken microwave to CTRL-H and hack with friends.

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• Thursday

  Aug 29 2019

  BSD Pizza Night

  7–9pm
  Flying Pie Pizzeria - Lake Oswego

  A meeting of folks interested in BSD operating systems and related technologies to get together, eat pizza, drink beer, and talk about what interesting things have been going on.

• Monday

  Sep 2 2019

  CTRL-H - PDX Hackerspace - Dorkbot Meetup

  7–10pm

  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!

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• Tuesday

  Sep 3 2019

  Graphic Design with GIMP

  4–5:30pm
  Free Geek

  Join us for a graphic design workshop using an a free and open source software called GIMP. GIMP is a program similar to Photoshop. You can use this program to create posters and art, edit photos, and more.

  Bring your questions -- there will be plenty of time for answers!

  This class welcomes beginners and advanced users alike.

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• Tuesday

  Sep 3 2019

  PDXWIT Presents: Get Hired Up!

  4:30pm through Thursday, September 5 at 6:30pm
  Expensify

  Registration through Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdxwit-presents-get-hired-up-tickets-65986059079] is required to gain entry to this event

  Looking for a job in tech? Join PDXWIT for an evening dedicated to helping you find your next job. You get what you put in, so come prepared to share with copies of your resume. When you register, let us know what you need most right now.

  • Resume review
  • Mock Interviews
  • Portfolio review
  • Q&A with recruiters

  We’ll have a short presentation to negotiate effectively for promotions and raises. Led by Elizabeth Robillard, VP of Business Development at Usermind (www.usermind.com) and principal of consultancy at Negotiating at Work (www.negotiatingatwork.com) for practical advice on how to negotiate for yourself more effectively. Whether you are looking for new opportunities, a promotion or a raise, this brief talk will offer some concrete strategies on how to reach your goals.

  We’re also looking for volunteers to participate in the resume and portfolio reviews, as well as the mock interviews. If you’re interested, please select “Volunteer” in the registration process. If you are volunteering and would also like to participate in the event, please only register once so we have an accurate headcount.

  Agenda: 4:30 p.m. - Doors open, reviews begin 5:15 p.m - Introductions (PDXWIT, host, etc.) 5:20 p.m. - Short presentation with Q&A 5:40 p.m. - Reviews continue 6:30 p.m. - Event ends

  Event FAQ Q: Will there be gender neutral restrooms? A: Yes, on the 2nd, mezzanine, and 3rd floors.

  Q: Is the space ADA accessible? A: All the floors are ADA compliant and the space is accessible via an elevator, but the building elevators are not up to ADA code (wheel in and turn around).

  Q: Will there be food and drink at this event? A: Yes

  Q: What is the parking situation? A: There is no onsite parking.

  Q: Is there any special information that might help me find the entrance? A: The main entrance to the building is on SW 5th Ave.

  Q: Is there secured bike parking? A: Yes

  Q: Should I consider using public transportation? A: Yes, attendees are strongly encouraged to use public transportation.

  Q: Can I bring my dog? A: No, we ask that you leave your furry friend home. Please note there may be office pets present at this event.

  Purpose:

  PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.

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

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• Tuesday

  Sep 3 2019

  Quantified Self Discussion Night

  6–8pm
  Seller Engine

  This is our monthly informal meetup for the Portland QS community. The idea is for us to get together and talk about what we are working on and learning from our data and self-experiments.

  There won't be formal talks, but if you want to show others what you are working on, there will be a projector on hand.

  Food and drinks are going to be potluck style. If you can, bring something that you can share with others. It doesn't need to be elaborate. A simple snack is great.

  If you plan on coming, please mention something that you would like to discuss as a comment on the event. It may be a project that you are currently doing or a more general topic. Looking forward to seeing what you are up to!

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• Tuesday

  Sep 3 2019

  Portland Ruby Brigade - End of Summer Ruby Social

  6–9pm
  The Dyrt

  We'll have pizza starting at 6pm, more details to come...

  Thanks to The Dyrt for providing the rooftop venue this month!

  ABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Ruby Brigade, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like discussed, please post to the mailing list. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month, "Ruby Tuesday" -- see you there!

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• Wednesday

  Sep 4 2019

  Programming with Python 3

  10:30am–1pm
  Free Geek

  Have you ever thought programming was interesting, but don't know where to start? Do you want to unlock the true potential of computers? Join us!

  This class is part 3 of an introduction to programming concepts with Python, an easy-to-learn programming language.

  In this class you will learn the basics of Object Oriented Programming with Python. Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism and other scary sounding terms will be demystified!

  Recommended Prerequisites: Programming with Python 1 and Programming with Python 2

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• Wednesday

  Sep 4 2019

  One-on-One Community Tech Appointment

  4:30–5:30pm
  Free Geek

  Have a Computer Question? Book today for one-on-one tech help! Learn valuable computer skills, find answers to your questions, and get technical advice through an appointment with a Free Geek volunteer mentor. This is a free, volunteer-powered service. When registering, you must sign a release to participate.

  Details and What to Bring: Please bring your device (laptop and power cord, or desktop tower only) and request an Equipment Pass when you arrive. Volunteers may be able to help with smartphones and tablets based on capacity.

  What Can I Get Help With?

  Using your Linux computer Running updates Installing software LibreOffice help Accessing and using the internet Troubleshoot a computer problem Start using privacy and safety tools like a password manager or VPN And more!

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• Wednesday

  Sep 4 2019

  PDXWIT Presents: How to Study for a Technical Interview

  5–6:30pm
  AWS Elemental

  Registration through Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdxwit-presents-how-to-study-for-a-technical-interview-tickets-66692467967] is required to gain entry to this event

  Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. It is hard to know what to expect and even how to prepare for it. Each company evaluates its candidates differently. Luckily, some upfront investment and preparation can really go a long way in helping you distinguish yourself from the rest of the candidates. In this seminar led by an engineering leader at Elemental, we will cover some common interviewing practices for technical interviews and what you may be able to do to get ready. We plan to cover many beneficial topics:

  • Morning preparation, attire, mindset

  • Preparation for the non-technical parts

  • How to study for the coding interview

  • How to execute the coding test

  Due to the level of interaction required, attendance will be capped at 40. Never fear: we will be organizing this same event bi-monthly because we want everyone to have access to this session!

  Agenda:

  5:00 p.m. - Doors open

  5:15 p.m. - Introduction

  5:30 p.m. - Session begins

  6:30 p.m. - Session ends

  Event FAQ

  Q: Will there be gender neutral restrooms?

  A: No.

  Q: Is the space ADA accessible?

  A: Yes.

  Q: Will there be food and drink at this event?

  A:Yes, appetizers and nonalcoholic drinks will be provided.

  Q: What is the parking situation?

  A: No on-site parking available at this event.

  Q: Is there any special information that might help me find the entrance?

  A: The entrance for AWS Elemental is on SW Broadway, between Jefferson & Columbia, on the opposite side of the street from Raven & Rose.

  Q: Is there secured bike parking?

  A: No secured bike parking available at this event.

  Q: Should I consider using public transportation?

  A: Yes, taking public transportation to this event is recommended. The event is conveniently located near MAX and bus lines.

  Q: Can I bring my dog?

  A: No, we ask that you leave your furry friend home.

  Purpose:

  PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.

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

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• Wednesday

  Sep 4 2019

  Women Who Code Portland - A React Developer's Guide To Technical Interviews

  5:30–8pm
  Act-On Software

  🎨 A React Developer's Guide To Technical Interviews

  React is one of the latest and greatest frameworks everyone is buzzing about. You've done some projects and you want to become an official React Developer. We will talk about the most important concepts that every React Developer should know and questions they might ask you in your next interview.

  ⏰ Agenda

  5:30-5:45 - Check-in + Grab food 5:45-6:00 - Welcome from WWCode Portland + Act-On 6:00-7:00 - A React Developer's Guide To Technical Interviews + Q&A 7:30-8:00 - Closing Remarks

  👩🏽 About our Speaker

  Adrianna is a UI Engineer at SalesLoft, Atlanta's #1 Best Place to Work, has previously worked at at an agency building various web and mobile apps in React, React Native, and Ruby on Rails and has interned at MailChimp. She is also part of the Women Who Code Atlanta Leadership team as an Evangelist. She is a public speaker that shares her knowledge on leadership, career, and different React related technologies. Outside of her professional and volunteer work in the Atlanta tech community, Adrianna spends her time keeping up with her 5 yr old son. You can follow her on Twitter @adriannavaldivi.

  👩🏽‍💻 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

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• Wednesday

  Sep 4 2019

  GraphQLPDX - GraphQLPDX Meetup

  6–8:30pm
  Phase 2

  Hey all. Welcome to another GraphQLPDX meetup. Come get together with other GraphQL enthusiasts and those interested in the technology to have some food and chat all things GraphQL, other tech welcome too :).

  If you are interested in giving a lightning talk or discussing something cool you have learned about GraphQL at this month's meetup or in the future, please reach out to Daniel on meetup or @dslemay on Twitter. Hope to see you there.

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