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:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160127T204808Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160202T153000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160202T140000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160127T204808Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20160127T204808Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250469727 DESCRIPTION:#"\;In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.&q uot\; - Maya Angelou \;\n \;\n \;\n###Design has the power to p ermeate every product\, moment\, and solution in our lives. \;\n \ ;\n###At the same time\, diversity of thought leads to innovations in de sign that have the power to transform everyday life. \;\n \;\nThe question is\, how do we design products\, services &\; environments t hat reflect a diversity of experiences and perspectives\, which are shap ed by things like race\, ethnicity\, gender\, age\, sexual identity\, ab ility/disability and location\, among other factors? \;\n \;\nPlea se join us and our incredible panel of diversity\, design + technology l eaders\, as we seek to address what diversity means\, not only in the wo rld of design and technology\, but in the world at large. \;\n \;\ n###About our panelists: \;\n \;\nTyesha Snow has spent more than a decade creating and shaping interactive experiences and successfully m anaging software products\, working with some of the world’s largest age ncies to create brand affinity for Fortune 500 companies in multiple ind ustries. \;\n \;\nJames Pritchett is an award-winning designer\, k nown for delivering out-of-the-box concepts\, dynamic visuals and innova tive strategies for online and print delivery. His background includes a cclaimed work on campaigns for startups to leading Fortune 500 brands. H e is currently founder &\; CEO of The More Company. \;\n \;\nJo y Alise Davis is a collaborative design strategist and interdisciplinary social practitioner. She is a founding partner of Design Culture Lab\, a research-based social lab dedicated to the transformation of neighborh oods through collaborative design strategies that address complex spatia l issues of cultural\, racial and ethnic inequality. \;\n \;\nAn e xpert in front-end web development and UI\, Darren Bruckner has been des igning and building quality websites and web applications for major comp anies for almost 10 years. He’s currently founder and CEO of Workfrom.&# 13\;\n \;\n###About our moderator: \;\n \;\nStephen Green is cu rrently serving as community director of Elevate Capital and has over 10 years of experience connecting small/diverse businesses owners to the r esources they need.\n\nTags: pdxstartupweek\, diversity\, social justice \, activism\, social change\, tech\, pdxtech4good\n\nImported from: http ://calagator.org/events/1250469727 URL:https://attending.io/events/designing-for-diversity SUMMARY:Designing for Diversity LOCATION:Portland Development Commission: 222 NW Fifth Avenue\, Portland Oregon 97209 United States SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR