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SaturdayMay 30 2026Portland Indie Game Convention (PIGCON)through
Norse HallWebsitePortland Indie Game Convention (PIGCON) is a brand new convention celebrating independent game developers from Portland and beyond! A weekend for indie developers to learn, share, and connect, PIGCON will consist of two days of showcases, workshops, talks, an artist alley, as well as events featuring familiar and under-the-radar indie game development talent. Saturday hours are 10AM-10PM and will feature an all-day talk track as well as a curated showfloor featuring ~40 indie games and an artist alley. Sunday hours are 10AM-7PM, featuring a second all-day talk track, an all-day workshop track, and a free and open-to-the-public BYO Game showcase where anyone can come to play games, and even bring their own games to set up and showcase! No sign up is required for the BYO game showcase, just show up and grab some table space and power.
Additional special events will be hosted on site both Saturday and Sunday night.
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SaturdayMay 30 2026Portland Indie Game Convention (PIGCON)through
Norse HallWebsitePortland Indie Game Convention (PIGCON) is a brand new convention celebrating independent game developers from Portland and beyond! A weekend for indie developers to learn, share, and connect, PIGCON will consist of two days of showcases, workshops, talks, an artist alley, as well as events featuring familiar and under-the-radar indie game development talent. Saturday hours are 10AM-10PM and will feature an all-day talk track as well as a curated showfloor featuring ~40 indie games and an artist alley. Sunday hours are 10AM-7PM, featuring a second all-day talk track, an all-day workshop track, and a free and open-to-the-public BYO Game showcase where anyone can come to play games, and even bring their own games to set up and showcase! No sign up is required for the BYO game showcase, just show up and grab some table space and power.
Additional special events will be hosted on site both Saturday and Sunday night.
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ThursdayJun 4 20266-4-26 Accelerate Biotech Happy HourWebsite
Join us for OBI’s Accelerate Biotech Happy Hour on Thursday, June 4, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.
Kick off June with OBI’s Accelerate Happy Hour! Good conversations, great people, and a relaxed space to connect. This month’s happy hour is fueled by our beverage sponsors, Ramsey Cox Media Relations and Public Affairs and Nucleate.
It’s a chance to connect with others in the community, build new relationships, and share ideas that move your work forward.
Whether you’re new to OBI or have been part of the community for a while, we’d love to see you there.
When: Thursday, June 4 | 5:30 to 7:00 PM Where: OBI Event Space | Suite 230
RSVP and join us for an easy, welcoming evening built around connection and good company.
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Portland Linux/Unix Group General Monthly Meeting: Inside AI Supercomputers, with Jesse Lopez
WebsiteSummary:
Large language models and other frontier AI systems are trained on clusters with thousands to over a hundred thousand GPUs. But what does that infrastructure actually look like? This talk walks through the anatomy of an AI supercomputer from the ground up: individual GPUs, multi-GPU nodes, racks, and full clusters. We'll cover the three pillars of compute, storage, and networking, then look at how training and inference workloads place very different demands on hardware. Finally, we'll explore how Linux runs the show at every layer from the OS on each node, to InfiniBand fabric management, to job scheduling with Slurm, Kubernetes, and Ray. No AI/HPC background required - just curiosity about what it takes to build and run the machines behind the models.
Bio:
Jesse Lopez is an AI/ML and Technical Program Manager in the Azure HPC/AI organization where he helps deploy large-scale AI infrastructure and works with customers to put it to use. A former scientist, he has a background in high-performance computing, AI/ML, and has been a Linux user since the nineteen hundreds.
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SaturdayJun 6 2026Mentorship Saturdays @ Roseline Cafe & OnlineWebsite
Thanks to Roseline Coffee for providing a physical location! Find inside the hotel and to the right, likely on the couches
Coffee, bagels and people working on their careers and code! We have 2-5 mentors every month ready to help people get started in the industry, get help with a particular problem, or get career advice. We offer resume reviews, portfolio reviews, and sometimes mock interviews (time permitting).
Or call in (audio only)
+1 872-240-8681,,882162595# United States, Chicago
Phone Conference ID: 882 162 595#
Thanks to Capital One Café for providing a physical location!
Discord https://discord.gg/nSCxgbcG7U
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Starlight Parade–
Big PinkWebsitePortland Starlight Parade
n 2026, the Portland Rose Festival proudly introduces an exciting evolution of two beloved traditions: the CareOregon Grand Floral Starlight Parade. This newly reimagined parade brings together the pageantry of the Grand Floral Parade with the energy and excitement of the Starlight Parade into one unforgettable celebration. By combining these iconic events, the Rose Festival is creating a single, dynamic parade experience that honors tradition while embracing creativity, community, and innovation.
To preserve the distinct character of each parade, the event will unfold in two phases. The Grand Floral portion will step off at 6:30 pm, featuring floral floats, marching bands, equestrian units, and community groups in daylight. Later in the evening, as darkness falls, the Starlight portion will step off at 8:30 pm, showcasing illuminated floats, lighting effects, and nighttime spectacle. The two portions will run sequentially allowing each to shine in its own way.
This format allows for richer storytelling, broader representation, and an enhanced experience for both participants and spectators, while also enabling the Rose Festival to focus resources more intentionally—strengthening production quality, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of one of Portland’s most cherished civic celebrations.
We look forward to welcoming the community to this bold new chapter of the Rose Festival.
Ways To Watch
From The Street Get in on the action for free with a city street spot! The CareOregon Grand Floral Starlight Parade travels through downtown Portland and ends at Lincoln High School. View the Route Map below and find your favorite spot!
Pro Tip! Set your chairs for the parade in the afternoon and enjoy some fair food and carnival rides at CityFair before the parade steps off!
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MondayJun 8 2026Dorkbot: June EditionWebsite
People doing strange things with electricity (and code)! DorkbotPDX is a laid-back meetup and show-and-tell for those who make, modify and use technical tools to weird and imaginative ends. You might run into creative coders, electronic artists, circuit designers, retro computing archaeologists, video game devs, modular synth gearheads and cyberpunk DIYers.
Most of Dorkbot is a freewheeling hangout, but each month we feature a short talk about a cool project or teaching some esoteric wizardry.
This month, Helen Leigh will share some of the musical instruments she's made over the years and share some of the technologies behind them. Helen's projects include: spider harp, purring tentacle, golden disco ball theremin, robotic midi drum machine, and an embroidered kraakdoos. (https://helenleigh.me)
Bring your electronic wonders, monsters, and works-in-progress to show off, or come see what others have been working on! Code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here. Table space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we have a table for drinks and snacks, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB. We do this every month, usually on the second Monday night (check the site for upcoming dates to be sure)
Note: We may be famous for the free parts cart…but the pile has gotten unruly, so we’re not accepting new stuff. If you have things to give away, check the Discord offer/ask channel to see if anyone would like to claim them. Feel free to exchange items at Dorkbot, just no leftovers please!
You can subscribe to our calendar and mailing list, join the Discord and find our social links on https://www.dorkbotpdx.org (It also has our Code of Conduct, which we'd like you to check out while you're there)
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TuesdayJun 9 2026Virtual Lunch & Learn: From Half-Baked to Fully-Baked: Getting Your Product Right for Faster Market Uptake–Website
Have you ever wondered if your product truly has the upside you believe—or have sold to your investors? Given the remarkable failure rate of new products, it’s worth understanding what separates the winners from the losers, and how you can see more clearly which of those paths you’re on.
“From Half-Baked to Fully-Baked: Getting Your Product Right for Faster Market Uptake” is for entrepreneurs who run lean and can’t afford a new product failure. The talk is based on case studies with local Inc.-5000 companies that, while smart, made product blunders costing millions of dollars because of overconfidence and hubris.
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WednesdayJun 10 2026dMob @ Rontoms–
RontomsWebsiteJune dMob will be held at Rontoms in SE Portland on Wednesday, June 10 from 6-8pm.
🥃 Cocktails and conversations? Outside? In a beautiful patio space? Sounds like a great time to hang with AIGA Portland!
☀️ Meet us at Rontoms on Wednesday, June 10, from 6 to 8 pm on the Central Eastside for drinks, snacks, and community. Let's take a midweek break and talk about your latest projects and meet other creatives!
(This is a 21+ venue so unfortunately it is age restricted. If you are under 21, please look out for next month's dMob!)
What is dMob?
dMob is a FREE social event launched by AIGA Portland in 2003. Hosted on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, it’s a great way to get out and connect with members of Portland’s energetic design community while exploring the city’s various neighborhoods. AIGA Portland wants to encourage discussion, business development, and foster a more dynamic design community in Portland. You’re bound to find inspiration, and opportunity with this friendly, laid-back group of design professionals!
When you arrive, you’ll get a sticker to wear. Venture forth, find another sticker-wearer and introduce yourself or offer to buy them a drink. It’s a great way to break the ice and meet new people.
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Portland Drupal User Group
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Address: Hawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod Portland, Oregon United States
Hosted by Erin M Miles Rasmussen