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

Meet folks from the Portland Startups Slack IRL

We're back for another Happy Hour, this time at Wayfinder! Our newest organizers, Victoria Dower and Anatoliy Dzhuga will be your hosts for the evening. Victoria is a strategy, marketing, and operations wizard with tons of hardware experience, particularly in civic tech. Anatoliy is a stellar mechanical design engineer specializing in product development, and informal member.

Our monthly Hardware Meetups happen in 25+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to show projects, talk their businesses, and network with other engineers, entrepreneurs, designers, suppliers, and more. Whether you're a hardware pro or just hardware curious, we hope to see you there.

Bring demos! We'll have tables ready for you.

Thank you to our partners Kickstarter helps creative projects come to life. Backers have pledged over $6B to projects on our platform, helping artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators make their ideas a reality.

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a fractional consultant, a full-time employee, or an entire team, informal has the perfect collection of people for the job.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [email protected] for sponsorship inquiries.

See you soon!

(Not actually limited to people in advertising or tech; please invite whoever you like)

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

No agenda, no pitch, no bullshit. As always, come geek out, network, and have a good time.

Beers with Engineers is a diverse group of engineers from a variety of fields coming together to share a drink after work, commiserate with like-minded nerds, and learn more about our respective industries.

If it's your first time joining us, welcome! We strive to make our meetup welcoming for both newcomers and returning attendees and inclusive for all current or aspiring engineers, especially those who are often underrepresented in the field.

See you there!

It's another opportunity to meet the folks from the Portland Startups Slack in real life!

Welcome!

This is our first Meetup! of SW Washington XR. You want to be more connected with the happenings of AR/VR/MR, this is the place for you.

You can be a seasoned veteran or want to see what all the hoopla is about. Please join us!

We will be at the Evergreen Pub - https://www.brotherscascadiabrewing.com/evergreen-pub

108 W. Evergreen Vancouver, WA 98660 6pm - 8pm

We will have Real Wear speakers out to talk about their amazing products. Along with Meta Quest 3 headsets out for demo and beer.

All people that attend will also get Udemy's course on Mixed Reality for free.

If you have been working on something, want to talk VR, or just hang out, we would love to have you!

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

This event has moved to January 25, 2024, due to the possibility of freezing rain.

Members of the Portland Startups Slack gather in person to do the same thing they do on the Portland Startups Slack. Only in real life.

No agenda. Just an opportunity for folks who regularly collaborate online to meet in person.

https://pdxslack.com

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.

Join Defy Security and Sysdig for an event at Level One Beer on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 4:00pm.

Join us for a funfilled and educational evening to discuss how Cloud and AI could impact your business needs.

Space is limited, so register to reserve your spot now!

Please reach out to Ken Robertson ([email protected]) with any questions.

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.

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.

Monthly-ish get together for PDX Tech Slack channel - see you there!

Hello fellow PDXers! We have been dormant for a while, and want to gather for some networking and socializing this summer.

Join us on July 26th for a gathering at Laurelhurst Park, Picnic Area D near the intersection of SE Ankeny St & SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.

We'll provide some light snacks & beverages, but BYO is also encouraged.

A few rules from Portland Parks and Rec:

• No smoking
• Beer/wine only, no other alcohol
• Clean up after ourselves

Accessibility Notes

Parking

• Street parking
• Paved pathway to play area
• 250 feet to play area

Play Area

• Engineered mulch surface
• Ramp into play area

Play Equipment

• Transfer station
• Sensory play elements
• Adapted high-back swing
• Ramp onto play structure

Other Amenities

• Accessible restroom
• Accessible picnic table

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.

This is a special event for after the first day of the Fossy conference - https://2023.fossy.us

The Shift website is entirely volunteer operated! Come out for a 7 mile social bike ride, stay for a beer at a watering hole near the start point and learn about our tech stack and how you can contribute & help us connect Portland area bike funthusiasts on the web and beyond.

Meet at 5:30 pm at Bike Happy Hour, ride at 6:00 pm.

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.

We will gather to share a drink, work on code projects, ask + answer questions and generally uplift one another as a community.

Learn more about PDX.rb at: https://pdxruby.org/

Hello, language model enthusiasts and technology integration developers!

Ready to dive into app development with Large Language Models (LLMs) and other machine learning models? Eager to navigate cutting-edge technologies and learn from others' experiences?

You're in luck! Join us at our ultimate developer-focused, LLM app-building inaugural event!

• 📅 DATE: May 11th
• ⌚ TIME: 5pm - 7pm
• 🌍 LOCATION: GRAYBOX, 107 SE Washington St #700, Portland, OR

Experience an evening of LLM exploration and app development perfect for those creating or interested in LLM-based apps. Master key development concepts and integration code through knowledge-sharing and collaboration. Don't miss out!

🍕🍺 FREE Pizza and Beer: Because coding on an empty stomach is no fun!

🎤🖥️ FANTASTIC Presentations:

1. "AI for Beginners: Crafting a Chatbot to Transform Customer Service" with Chris Schuermyer (beginner-level)
2. “Summarize Long Documents with LangChain: MapReduce and Refine” with Jon Page (intermediate-level)
3. TBD: Stay tuned for our third presenter

👩‍💻👨‍💻 ONE Hour of Hands-On Experience:

Develop your LLM app or start with an API, surrounded by skilled and like-minded developers. Bring your app ideas to life!

🤔✅ JOIN US!

Don't wait! Mark your calendar, grab your laptop, and experience an unforgettable night of coding, networking, and app development!

• Your organizers, Brady & Marty

Hello Rubyist! 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 applicable to all skill levels, from newbies and experts. Every month people come together to share their knowledge, projects and enthusiasm for Ruby.

Learn more about PDX.rb at: https://pdxruby.org/

We will gather to share a drink, work on code projects, ask + answer questions and generally uplift one another as a community.

Learn more about PDX.rb at: https://pdxruby.org/

Come work alongside your PDX.rb community as we make contributions to 2 projects maintained and led by our members.

This a fantastic opportunity to get involved in OS if you haven't before. Project maintainers will have scoped tickets to guide work and be present to answer questions.

This is also a fantastic opportunity to mentor and give back.

Bring a laptop

The goal of this hackathon is to support and uplift one another as a community. We are focusing on two projects that are maintained by community members for this hackathon. We may focus on ruby for good projects in future but this was such a lovely opportunity for us to come together as a community <3

Projects we are Supporting:

Bridgetown: A next-generation progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby Repo: https://github.com/bridgetownrb/bridgetown

RailsDevs: A reverse job board for Rails developers Repo: https://github.com/joemasilotti/railsdevs.com

This is a hybrid event. If you can join us in person, we would love to see you. If you are joining from outside Portland or if you have any health concerns, this event is specifically designed for a positive zoom experience as well as in person experience.

We are having a #social_beer get together on Thursday February 2nd, around 6:30pm at Migration Brewing (2828 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97232) - would love to see you there!

Very casual opportunity to shoot the shit with fellow Rubyists

We're all gathering January 19 at 10 Barrel Brewing in Portland, and we'd love for you to come! Join a select group of data professionals as we sit back and unwind over some light bites, beer, and awesome conversation. Start 2023 with the OA Club & Census. 😎

Regular monthly meeting agenda, followed by social hour