​This event is hybrid; a Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees closer to the date, but please note that the talk itself doesn't start until 6:30!

February is right in the middle of peak hiring season, and PNSQC has a couple of speakers lined up to help you land that next role in a very competitive market.

First, Jeremy Elwood will give his talk titled The Paradox of Plenty: A Modern Hiring Story. It's a reflection on finding a job, but told from the employer's perspective: exploring what actually differentiated successful candidates from the rest, why resume screening failed to surface the strongest candidates, and what to look for in a successful candidate. Along the way, it offers concrete advice for everyone: how job seekers can better present their experience, approach take-home challenges, and prepare for interviews; and how hiring managers can ask better questions, design meaningful evaluations, and reduce unnecessary pain in the process. Ultimately, the talk aims not only to surface systemic problems in modern software engineer hiring, but also to offer practical guidance and cautious optimism for navigating (and surviving) the "paradox of plenty".

Heather Wilcox is excited to follow with her talk titled Resume Tips and Tricks, which will go further in depth on how to write a resume that hiring managers will notice, along with other helpful hints for survival in the era of AI. As an experienced hiring manager and job seeker herself, Heather has reviewed hundreds (maybe thousands?) of resumes. She can tell you that the AI and recruiter generated resumes are usually easy to spot and often treated with a certain amount of disdain and distrust. But, at the same time, you need your information to get past the AI screeners and into the hands of a real human. It's not an easy needle to thread, but she's done it and so can you!

Schedule (all times in PT): 6-6:30 PM: Light refreshments (soft drinks, pizza) and networking 6:30-7:30 PM: Talks/Presentation 7:30-8 PM: Q&A and more networking

Thanks to Trimble this month for lending us their space for the evening!

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!

Think & Drink Trivia Night is back at OBI and we’re kicking off the year strong.

Join us at the Oregon Bioscience Incubator for an evening of dinner, drinks, and smart competition. Whether you roll in with friends or show up solo, you’ll be placed on a team of four or fewer to keep things fair and fun. No trivia steamrolling allowed.

Your ticket includes a hearty catered dinner and two drink tickets to fuel both your brain and your confidence.

Expect classic pub-style trivia covering a wide range of general knowledge topics. Nothing too obscure, nothing too easy, and just challenging enough to spark a little trash talk.

Doors open at 5:30 PM for networking and mingling. Trivia starts promptly at 6:00 PM and yes, there will be prizes worth bragging about.

Come for the trivia. Stay for the community. Leave with bragging rights.

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!

Happy New Year geo-nerds!

PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday Jan 28, 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!

Topic for January: David Percy “Percy” has been doing research on applying Reconstructability Analysis (RA) to categorical raster datasets since 2012, and is preparing to defend his dissertation on Spatial Reconstructability Analysis soon. RA is a form of machine learning that works exclusively with discrete data, so categorical data such as the National Land Cover Database is a perfect source of data for it. These NLCD data have been analyzed in attempts to predict forest dynamics (clearcuts), and wildfire size, specifically looking at how historical vegetation affects these outcomes. Results will be presented that show how these data are useful in modeling future events. All of the extraction for analysis was done in Python using open source GIS libraries Shapely and Rasterio. Code will be shared and discussed.

This is an in person meeting

Agenda

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm - Pizza and Intro 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm - Presentation

Details

So you have a new Workflow in your application. Let's say that it has 20 steps in the workflow

What happens if the instance handling the workflow goes down What happens if a remote service that is invoked in one of the Workflow steps is down This is where a durable workflow comes in. DBOS is a durable Workflow engine that provides this capability along with many other features.

Come learn about the durable workflow space and how you can add such a capability to your Java application

Speaker

Harry Pierson is a Software Engineer at DBOS and is responsible for the Java implementation of DBOS Peter Kraft is the Co-founder of DBOS

Join the Portland AWS User Group for an evening of technical learning with other tech professionals!

Starting networking at 5:30 PM, Presentation at 6:00 PM

Enjoy drinks & PIZZA provided by ProFocus.

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.

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.

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. Happy Holiday Season! Join us for the geo-year in review! Bring us your favorite maps/data visualizations/geo-tidbits from 2025!

As always, there will be Pizza! There may also be cookies! Holiday sweaters optional!

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.

Tour & Fireside Chat with Migration Brewing Co-Founder Colin Rath

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at one of Oregon’s fastest-growing breweries!

Since 2018, Migration Brewing has expanded from a beloved Portland taproom into an award-winning craft brewery with distribution across Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Hong Kong, and Japan. Now, you’ll get the chance to tour their Gresham Pub & Production Facility—the heart of their brewing operation and home to 20 fresh taps, handmade pizzas, and a laid-back, community vibe.

After the tour, sit down for a fireside chat with co-founder Colin Rath, who will share Migration’s growth story—from humble beginnings to international expansion—and lessons learned in scaling a craft brand without losing its soul.

Expect an afternoon of great conversation, inspiration, and of course, excellent beer.

Agenda:

3:00pm | Networking

3:30pm | Tour

4:00pm | Fireside Chat

4:30pm | Networking

About the Venue:

Migration’s spacious Gresham pub features minimalist design, 25-foot ceilings, multiple TVs for local sports, and a large covered patio perfect for any season. All food is crafted in-house using high-quality, locally sourced ingredients—including pizza dough and breads made fresh daily.

Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and toast to Oregon innovation.

This event is in partnership with the City of Gresham Economic Development Office.

This Hub programming is supported by funding from Business Oregon.

Sun Souls and the Community Leaders of the Future of Work unite to create Oregon’s most soul-centered coworking space, where wellness meets work and everyone is welcome. From tarot readers to vibe coders, AI engineers to civil engineers in heart chakra form, this is a home for remarkable talent across every field. Financial analysts, remote workers, virtual companies, and creative misfits alike here, you’re not just seen, you’re celebrated. With the best wellness program in the state, we’re redefining productivity through connection, balance, and purpose. This is your sanctuary. A hub of communities. A portal for the future of work. Built for now. Designed for what’s next.

Open Coworking will always be free for Wellness Wednesdays. <3 #reset

Schedule 9am : Coworking Opens and Starts. 11am : Morning Introductions 12pm : Wellness Session (Breathwork/Sound Bath TBC) 12.45pm : Together Lunchies. 2.00pm : Hard-work Productivity & Connection 5.00pm : End

ps : Then we head to The Haven PDX for Social Night and Elixirs.

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!

Join us for an in-person deep-dive into Microsoft's AI ecosystem with expert speakers covering the gamut of Fabric, Azure, and Power Platform!

Get hands-on insights, practical skills, and insider knowledge to build production-ready AI solutions while networking with peers tackling real-world challenges. Don't miss your shot at this comprehensive event to close out the year.

Dinner and drinks will be served.

Doors open at 4:30 PM PT

Presentations will start promptly at 5:15 PM PT

Agenda:

Prasad Kethana (Co-Founder and CTO @ Key AI) - Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio and MCP Attacks and Countermeasures

Jeromie Webster (AI & Analytics Engineer @ Columbia Sportswear) - Intro to Azure Databricks Agent Bricks

Tobias Eld (General Manager, Analytics @ Fresche Consulting) - Building Agentic AI Solutions Using AI Foundry and Fabric

Sandeep Pawar (Principal Program Manager @ Microsoft Fabric CAT) - Getting Started with AI on Microsoft Fabric

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.

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!

Free Studio ArtWalk, meet the artists and get started on your holiday shopping, music, refreshments and a whole lot of fun!

Join us for an in-person deep-dive into Microsoft's AI ecosystem with expert speakers covering the gamut of Fabric, Azure, and Power Platform!

Get hands-on insights, practical skills, and insider knowledge to build production-ready AI solutions while networking with peers tackling real-world challenges. Don't miss your shot at this comprehensive event to close out the year.

Dinner and drinks will be served.

Doors open at 4:30 PM PT

Presentations will start promptly at 5:15 PM PT

Agenda:

Prasad Kethana (Co-Founder and CTO @ Key AI) - Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio and MCP Attacks and Countermeasures

Jeromie Webster (AI & Analytics Engineer @ Columbia Sportswear) - Intro to Azure Databricks Agent Bricks

Tobias Eld (General Manager, Analytics @ Fresche Consulting) - Building Agentic AI Solutions Using AI Foundry and Fabric

Sandeep Pawar (Principal Program Manager @ Microsoft Fabric CAT) - Getting Started with AI on Microsoft Fabric

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.

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.

Come join us to network with fellow techies, and experience a vast array of games, ranging from party games to middleweight and heavyweight games! We will have over 30 board games available. NedSpace is a large space, featuring 10 private gaming rooms and 3 large common areas each equipped with 1 to 3 tables, accommodating 4 to 8 players per table.

The NedSpace and GameCon communities are very welcoming and a great place to make friends, for new and experienced gamers alike. We can help you find a group to play with when you arrive or let you explore! With the event running for 5+ hours - from 2 PM to 7 PM (or a little later!), you'll have time to break out some more crunchy games if you desire. It's also great for playing lots of shorter party games and everything in between.

BEFORE THE EVENT Join NedSpace's active Discord, where you can chat about the next game night and learn more about NedSpace. You can also schedule games or arrange carpools on the game night channel. On Discord, please make your username your name or nickname, so other members know who you are - it really helps for finding people at the event!

You may want to bring:

• board games
• snacks to share
• weather protection (jacket, umbrella)
• water bottle, reusable plate, fork (or use our provided dishes)

NAVIGATING GAME NIGHT Please make a name tag when you arrive, and feel free to grab food & drinks in NedSpace's kitchen. Folks tend to socialize for the first 30 minutes, and new games start every 20-30 minutes.

If you have any questions during the event (including needing help finding a game to play/join), you can ask in the game night channel on Discord or ask one of our hosts (Lana or Sean and possibly Faris, Jarod or Ripley)

FOOD INFO We provide some snacks, drinks, and other food. We encourage you to bring your favorite foods to share as well. If you bring enough for 10-15 people, that's awesome!

WHAT IS NEDSPACE ALL ABOUT? CO-LABS Our Collaborative Laboratories [Co-lab] are industry-specific micro-communities; Learn from peers in a small group environment. Take on bigger work as a group. Lunch buddies too?

Photo, Film, & Design: OUR MEDIA CO-LAB An intentional design space as a central pitstop for media folk. Connect/learn with other creatives, dump content to the cloud on our 10gbps+ network, attend co-lab specific events, or just hang out. Folks in this room adopt social impact-driven business models that amplify the voices of other local biz owners, while building their own businesses. Web & Interactive: OUR DIGITAL EXPERIENCES CO-LAB The web co-lab is an intentional design space to explore all things digital. Build next-gen websites, explore UI/UX design, Augmented / Virtual Reality, and SaaS. Event Organizers, Grant-Writing, Startup & Founders, Artist & SoundSpace, & Others: OTHER CO-LABS IN DEVELOPMENT We're constantly looking for individuals to build micro-communities around. Want to start your own in our space? All you gotta do is Ask!

Intentional Spaces @ NedSpace eLearning Studio, Code Lab, & eSports Room: OUR MULTIPURPOSE COMPUTER LAB ROOM During the day, this room functions as a drop-in space outfitted with LED lighting & ultrawide monitor docking stations. Members & external parties can reserve the entire space to use for team-driven work or coding sprints. At night, this room comes ALIVE. We game under 10,000 color changing led lights. We live-stream. Battles are won & lost. Friendships are made & broken. Strobe Lab: OUR PHOTO STUDIO Equipped with industry-standard photography strobe gear & equipment, this where one can shoot everything from product photos to portraiture. With stunning views from all 4 corners of our building, you'll never be short of picturesque backdrops. Podcast Studio /OUR AUDIO ROOM WITH A LEGACY Our podcast studio has been home to all manner of podcasters, large & small. From Startup Radio Network to the newly established @THISISPDX.OR, we've seen over 2,500 podcast episodes recorded in this room. Meeting Spaces for your next big Idea Communal spaces are available as drop-in & bookable spaces. Unlimited use for members, no upcharges; community guidelines apply. Not a member but want to book a space? Find us on PeerSpace.

OTHER EVENTS NedSpace's other events - text Events to 9712998979 Join NedSpace's discord and get in contact with the discord manager, Lana, to learn more about NedSpace, its events, and its community! Portland Area Board Games and RPGs Calendar GameCon's other events

QUESTIONS?

• discord: aliceethereal or Lana#2647

Come out and join us to network with local cloud native peers.

Agenda: 5:00pm to 5:30pm – Pizza and Networking! Food sponsored by Mezmo

5:45pm - Streamlining Telemetry Data: Building a Telemetry Pipeline to Handle High-Cardinality Metrics by Chelsea Wright @ Mezmo

Handling high-cardinality telemetry data efficiently is crucial for modern observability systems. In this session, we will explore strategies for designing a scalable telemetry pipeline that can process large volumes of diverse metrics without performance bottlenecks. We’ll cover best practices for data ingestion, storage optimization, and query performance, along with real-world techniques to mitigate challenges like high dimensionality and resource constraints. Attendees will gain insights into building a robust telemetry pipeline that balances accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

6:15pm - What Producing Sound Effects Taught Me About Distributed Systems by Bret Bernhoft

As a sound designer and cloud native developer, I have discovered the art of crafting immersive audio effects mirrors the science of engineering distributed systems. In this talk, I will share how core audio production concepts like managing feedback loops, dealing with signal degradation and understanding the effects of reverb offer direct parallels to tackling challenges in microservices, observability and network latency. Just as a single, complex sound effect is built from many interdependent layers, modern applications rely on an orchestration of services and timing, demanding both precision and systems thinking.

We will explore how considering signal-to-noise ratio can clarify your logging strategies and how the art of mixing audio tracks provides valuable insights into resource limits as well as task prioritization within your deployments. By drawing on these analogies, this session aims to equip you with a new perspective that makes the complexities of cloud native architectures a bit more understandable, all through the lens of sound.

6:45pm to 8:00pm – Networking and Board games!

None of this would be possible without our amazing sponsors:

Thanks to ProFocus for sponsoring the meetup space
Thanks to Mezmo for sponsoring the food

Come join us to network with fellow techies, and experience a vast array of games, ranging from party games to middleweight and heavyweight games! We will have over 30 board games available. NedSpace is a large space, featuring 10 private gaming rooms and 3 large common areas each equipped with 1 to 3 tables, accommodating 4 to 8 players per table.

The NedSpace and GameCon communities are very welcoming and a great place to make friends, for new and experienced gamers alike. We can help you find a group to play with when you arrive or let you explore! With the event running for 5+ hours - from 2 PM to 7 PM (or a little later!), you'll have time to break out some more crunchy games if you desire. It's also great for playing lots of shorter party games and everything in between.

BEFORE THE EVENT Join NedSpace's active Discord, where you can chat about the next game night and learn more about NedSpace. You can also schedule games or arrange carpools on the game night channel. On Discord, please make your username your name or nickname, so other members know who you are - it really helps for finding people at the event!

You may want to bring:

• board games
• snacks to share
• weather protection (jacket, umbrella)
• water bottle, reusable plate, fork (or use our provided dishes)

NAVIGATING GAME NIGHT Please make a name tag when you arrive, and feel free to grab food & drinks in NedSpace's kitchen. Folks tend to socialize for the first 30 minutes, and new games start every 20-30 minutes.

If you have any questions during the event (including needing help finding a game to play/join), you can ask in the game night channel on Discord or ask one of our hosts (Lana or Sean and possibly Faris, Jarod or Ripley)

FOOD INFO We provide some snacks, drinks, and other food. We encourage you to bring your favorite foods to share as well. If you bring enough for 10-15 people, that's awesome!

WHAT IS NEDSPACE ALL ABOUT? CO-LABS Our Collaborative Laboratories [Co-lab] are industry-specific micro-communities; Learn from peers in a small group environment. Take on bigger work as a group. Lunch buddies too?

Photo, Film, & Design: OUR MEDIA CO-LAB An intentional design space as a central pitstop for media folk. Connect/learn with other creatives, dump content to the cloud on our 10gbps+ network, attend co-lab specific events, or just hang out. Folks in this room adopt social impact-driven business models that amplify the voices of other local biz owners, while building their own businesses. Web & Interactive: OUR DIGITAL EXPERIENCES CO-LAB The web co-lab is an intentional design space to explore all things digital. Build next-gen websites, explore UI/UX design, Augmented / Virtual Reality, and SaaS. Event Organizers, Grant-Writing, Startup & Founders, Artist & SoundSpace, & Others: OTHER CO-LABS IN DEVELOPMENT We're constantly looking for individuals to build micro-communities around. Want to start your own in our space? All you gotta do is Ask!

Intentional Spaces @ NedSpace eLearning Studio, Code Lab, & eSports Room: OUR MULTIPURPOSE COMPUTER LAB ROOM During the day, this room functions as a drop-in space outfitted with LED lighting & ultrawide monitor docking stations. Members & external parties can reserve the entire space to use for team-driven work or coding sprints. At night, this room comes ALIVE. We game under 10,000 color changing led lights. We live-stream. Battles are won & lost. Friendships are made & broken. Strobe Lab: OUR PHOTO STUDIO Equipped with industry-standard photography strobe gear & equipment, this where one can shoot everything from product photos to portraiture. With stunning views from all 4 corners of our building, you'll never be short of picturesque backdrops. Podcast Studio /OUR AUDIO ROOM WITH A LEGACY Our podcast studio has been home to all manner of podcasters, large & small. From Startup Radio Network to the newly established @THISISPDX.OR, we've seen over 2,500 podcast episodes recorded in this room. Meeting Spaces for your next big Idea Communal spaces are available as drop-in & bookable spaces. Unlimited use for members, no upcharges; community guidelines apply. Not a member but want to book a space? Find us on PeerSpace.

OTHER EVENTS NedSpace's other events - text Events to 9712998979 Join NedSpace's discord and get in contact with the discord manager, Lana, to learn more about NedSpace, its events, and its community! Portland Area Board Games and RPGs Calendar GameCon's other events

QUESTIONS?

• discord: aliceethereal or Lana#2647

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.

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.

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

Come join us to network with fellow techies, and experience a vast array of games, ranging from party games to middleweight and heavyweight games! We will have over 30 board games available. NedSpace is a large space, featuring 10 private gaming rooms and 3 large common areas each equipped with 1 to 3 tables, accommodating 4 to 8 players per table.

The NedSpace and GameCon communities are very welcoming and a great place to make friends, for new and experienced gamers alike. We can help you find a group to play with when you arrive or let you explore! With the event running for 5+ hours - from 2 PM to 7 PM (or a little later!), you'll have time to break out some more crunchy games if you desire. It's also great for playing lots of shorter party games and everything in between.

BEFORE THE EVENT Join NedSpace's active Discord, where you can chat about the next game night and learn more about NedSpace. You can also schedule games or arrange carpools on the game night channel. On Discord, please make your username your name or nickname, so other members know who you are - it really helps for finding people at the event!

You may want to bring:

• board games
• snacks to share
• weather protection (jacket, umbrella)
• water bottle, reusable plate, fork (or use our provided dishes)

NAVIGATING GAME NIGHT Please make a name tag when you arrive, and feel free to grab food & drinks in NedSpace's kitchen. Folks tend to socialize for the first 30 minutes, and new games start every 20-30 minutes.

If you have any questions during the event (including needing help finding a game to play/join), you can ask in the game night channel on Discord or ask one of our hosts (Lana or Sean and possibly Faris, Jarod or Ripley)

FOOD INFO We provide some snacks, drinks, and other food. We encourage you to bring your favorite foods to share as well. If you bring enough for 10-15 people, that's awesome!

WHAT IS NEDSPACE ALL ABOUT? CO-LABS Our Collaborative Laboratories [Co-lab] are industry-specific micro-communities; Learn from peers in a small group environment. Take on bigger work as a group. Lunch buddies too?

Photo, Film, & Design: OUR MEDIA CO-LAB An intentional design space as a central pitstop for media folk. Connect/learn with other creatives, dump content to the cloud on our 10gbps+ network, attend co-lab specific events, or just hang out. Folks in this room adopt social impact-driven business models that amplify the voices of other local biz owners, while building their own businesses. Web & Interactive: OUR DIGITAL EXPERIENCES CO-LAB The web co-lab is an intentional design space to explore all things digital. Build next-gen websites, explore UI/UX design, Augmented / Virtual Reality, and SaaS. Event Organizers, Grant-Writing, Startup & Founders, Artist & SoundSpace, & Others: OTHER CO-LABS IN DEVELOPMENT We're constantly looking for individuals to build micro-communities around. Want to start your own in our space? All you gotta do is Ask!

Intentional Spaces @ NedSpace eLearning Studio, Code Lab, & eSports Room: OUR MULTIPURPOSE COMPUTER LAB ROOM During the day, this room functions as a drop-in space outfitted with LED lighting & ultrawide monitor docking stations. Members & external parties can reserve the entire space to use for team-driven work or coding sprints. At night, this room comes ALIVE. We game under 10,000 color changing led lights. We live-stream. Battles are won & lost. Friendships are made & broken. Strobe Lab: OUR PHOTO STUDIO Equipped with industry-standard photography strobe gear & equipment, this where one can shoot everything from product photos to portraiture. With stunning views from all 4 corners of our building, you'll never be short of picturesque backdrops. Podcast Studio /OUR AUDIO ROOM WITH A LEGACY Our podcast studio has been home to all manner of podcasters, large & small. From Startup Radio Network to the newly established @THISISPDX.OR, we've seen over 2,500 podcast episodes recorded in this room. Meeting Spaces for your next big Idea Communal spaces are available as drop-in & bookable spaces. Unlimited use for members, no upcharges; community guidelines apply. Not a member but want to book a space? Find us on PeerSpace.

OTHER EVENTS NedSpace's other events - text Events to 9712998979 Join NedSpace's discord and get in contact with the discord manager, Lana, to learn more about NedSpace, its events, and its community! Portland Area Board Games and RPGs Calendar GameCon's other events

QUESTIONS?

• discord: aliceethereal or Lana#2647

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Pizza and Networking!

5:45pm - Playing Super Mario made me a better Platform Engineer - Ramiro Berrelleza @ Okteto

I grew up playing videogames. I still remember that morning where Super Mario, the og platformer, was waiting under the Christmas tree and I had to beat my brother to it. And now, I’m a grown up that talks all day about Platform Engineering. Coincidence? I think not!

In this talk, we’ll explore how Platformer games and Platform Engineering have a lot more in common than we think. Let’s breakdown some of Super Mario’s decades old best practices and see how we can use them to build better platforms that helps us beat our big bad boss: developer friction and cognitive load.

6:15pm - Using Simulation to Understand Kubernetes - David Morrison @ Applied Computing Research Labs

Do you ever wish you could understand what's going on in your Kubernetes cluster? Do you wish that you could safely make changes to your cluster without "experimenting in prod"? Have you ever tried to reason about cost savings or capacity planning and gotten stuck?

SimKube is an open-source tool to help you answer these questions. It is a record-and-replay simulation environment that lets you collect data about your production environment(s) and then replay them locally on your laptop to debug, experiment, and make predictions about your infrastructure. In this talk you'll learn why simulation is an important tool for understanding your infrastructure, and how you can start using SimKube in your own environments.

6:45pm to 8:00pm – Networking and Board games!

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

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.

Come join us to network with fellow techies, and experience a vast array of games, ranging from party games to middleweight and heavyweight games! We will have over 30 board games available. NedSpace is a large space, featuring 10 private gaming rooms and 3 large common areas each equipped with 1 to 3 tables, accommodating 4 to 8 players per table.

The NedSpace and GameCon communities are very welcoming and a great place to make friends, for new and experienced gamers alike. We can help you find a group to play with when you arrive or let you explore! With the event running for 5+ hours - from 2 PM to 7 PM (or a little later!), you'll have time to break out some more crunchy games if you desire. It's also great for playing lots of shorter party games and everything in between.

BEFORE THE EVENT Join NedSpace's active Discord, where you can chat about the next game night and learn more about NedSpace. You can also schedule games or arrange carpools on the game night channel. On Discord, please make your username your name or nickname, so other members know who you are - it really helps for finding people at the event!

You may want to bring:

• board games
• snacks to share
• weather protection (jacket, umbrella)
• water bottle, reusable plate, fork (or use our provided dishes)

NAVIGATING GAME NIGHT Please make a name tag when you arrive, and feel free to grab food & drinks in NedSpace's kitchen. Folks tend to socialize for the first 30 minutes, and new games start every 20-30 minutes.

If you have any questions during the event (including needing help finding a game to play/join), you can ask in the game night channel on Discord or ask one of our hosts (Lana or Sean and possibly Faris, Jarod or Ripley)

FOOD INFO We provide some snacks, drinks, and other food. We encourage you to bring your favorite foods to share as well. If you bring enough for 10-15 people, that's awesome!

WHAT IS NEDSPACE ALL ABOUT? CO-LABS Our Collaborative Laboratories [Co-lab] are industry-specific micro-communities; Learn from peers in a small group environment. Take on bigger work as a group. Lunch buddies too?

Photo, Film, & Design: OUR MEDIA CO-LAB An intentional design space as a central pitstop for media folk. Connect/learn with other creatives, dump content to the cloud on our 10gbps+ network, attend co-lab specific events, or just hang out. Folks in this room adopt social impact-driven business models that amplify the voices of other local biz owners, while building their own businesses. Web & Interactive: OUR DIGITAL EXPERIENCES CO-LAB The web co-lab is an intentional design space to explore all things digital. Build next-gen websites, explore UI/UX design, Augmented / Virtual Reality, and SaaS. Event Organizers, Grant-Writing, Startup & Founders, Artist & SoundSpace, & Others: OTHER CO-LABS IN DEVELOPMENT We're constantly looking for individuals to build micro-communities around. Want to start your own in our space? All you gotta do is Ask!

Intentional Spaces @ NedSpace eLearning Studio, Code Lab, & eSports Room: OUR MULTIPURPOSE COMPUTER LAB ROOM During the day, this room functions as a drop-in space outfitted with LED lighting & ultrawide monitor docking stations. Members & external parties can reserve the entire space to use for team-driven work or coding sprints. At night, this room comes ALIVE. We game under 10,000 color changing led lights. We live-stream. Battles are won & lost. Friendships are made & broken. Strobe Lab: OUR PHOTO STUDIO Equipped with industry-standard photography strobe gear & equipment, this where one can shoot everything from product photos to portraiture. With stunning views from all 4 corners of our building, you'll never be short of picturesque backdrops. Podcast Studio /OUR AUDIO ROOM WITH A LEGACY Our podcast studio has been home to all manner of podcasters, large & small. From Startup Radio Network to the newly established @THISISPDX.OR, we've seen over 2,500 podcast episodes recorded in this room. Meeting Spaces for your next big Idea Communal spaces are available as drop-in & bookable spaces. Unlimited use for members, no upcharges; community guidelines apply. Not a member but want to book a space? Find us on PeerSpace.

OTHER EVENTS NedSpace's other events - text Events to 9712998979 Join NedSpace's discord and get in contact with the discord manager, Lana, to learn more about NedSpace, its events, and its community! Portland Area Board Games and RPGs Calendar GameCon's other events

QUESTIONS?

• discord: aliceethereal or Lana#2647

🍹 Join us for drinks and conversation with fellow web professionals! Take a break from your screens and join the 'PDX Web & Design' community for a casual evening of drinks, conversation, and connections at one of Portland's favorite spots, The Hilt on Alberta.

This is a laid-back opportunity to:

• Meet other web designers and developers in Portland
• Share what you're working on (or take a night off from talking shop!)
• Discover potential collaborations or just make new friends
• Enjoy some of Portland's local flavor

About The Venue The Hilt has some great drinks and food options plus an amazing patio perfect for networking in a relaxed atmosphere.

Who Should Come

• Everyone in the web industry is welcome! Whether you're:
• A seasoned developer or designer
• Just starting your web career
• A freelancer looking to connect
• Agency team members
• Remote workers craving some in-person interaction

No agenda, no presentations—just good conversation with like-minded professionals.

What to Expect First time at a PDXWeb event? Don't worry! Our community is friendly and welcoming. Look for our group inside or on the patio (I'll update with specifics closer to the event). I'll make sure everyone gets introduced and feels included.

This casual gathering is perfect for building those personal connections that make the Portland web community special. Drop in when you can, stay as long as you'd like!

RSVP to help me anticipate attendance. See you there!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Thanks to our generous friends at VanderHouwen, the minimum for the theater is now covered! Still consider bringing a few dollars along in case you want to spend a bit more. We're thrilled to announce our next Geek Movie Night! This time, we're taking it to the next level by hosting it at the luxurious Studio One Theaters. We'll be watching Galaxy Quest! 📽️ Experience the Magic: If you haven't yet discovered Studio One, you're in for a treat! With plush seating and outstanding food, it's an experience you won't want to miss. 💡 Important Info: To make this amazing event happen, there's a small fee involved. Fortunately, April is a slower movie month, so we’ve secured the theater at a more affordable price. Note that purchasing a minimum amount of food and drink will allow us to use the theater at no additional cost! 💸 Cost: Attendees should be prepared to spend approximately $25 on food and drink, assuming we can fill the theater.