Get ready to kick off the holidays with a night of gaming and good vibes! Join us 11 floors up at NedSpace for an exciting mix of eSports, classic board games, and a relaxed atmosphere perfect for connecting with fellow gamers and enthusiasts.

Whether you're here to dominate in competitive video games, enjoy some nostalgic board game fun, or just chill with friends, there's something for everyone.

Highlights:

• eSports Stations: Bring your laptops & consoles and jack-in on the ultra-wide monitor setups in our Web & Interactive and Code Lab rooms. Parallel play or let’s pick a game & co-op.
• Board Games: A variety of classics and new favorites to keep the fun rolling. A game of Catan anyone?
• Chill Vibes: LED-lit rooms, cozy social spaces, and killer night views of metro pdx to make it a night to remember. Bring your crew or come solo — open invite to all, this is your chance to level up your holiday season!

Join us to rub elbows with nonprofits & social good businesses who want to use technology to make Portland a better place to live!

We'll be talking about what types of meetups we want to have in 2012 and we'll also be raffling off some great prizes!

Come and check out the PCS classroom, meet some new folks, drink some nog, play some board/card/dice games, and be witness to the first ever PCS tree lighting ceremony!

Admittedly, the 'ceremony' aspect of things will be a bit thin... but the other festivities will make up for it :)

We will have nog and beer. Feel free to bring your own drinks/food, or bring some to share. Mostly, you can expect to just hang out, play some games, and learn more about PCS informally.

You are cordially invited to the 1st Annual {LOG} CAMP: Holiday Fundraiser, hosted by PREM Group. Enjoy the wildy entertaining comedy improv of Comedy Sportz, festive music, craft beer, local cider and good food as you support the low-income youth, and communities of color in the LOG CAMP: #bridges program at Harrison Park School.

Entertainment Headliner: Comedy Sportz ($15 value) http://www.portlandcomedy.com/
DJ: Mike Ramerez (StrateG)

Food & Beverages Catering sponsored by: BRIX Tavern Desserts sponsored by: Sweetness and Joyness Beverages sponsored by: Widmer Brothers Brewing, Lompoc Brewing, and 2 Town Ciderhouse.

Come out to our December Super Awesome Holiday Blowout Extravaganza! In case you have been hiding away from all sources of information, .NET is going open source! Much of the framework is going on GitHub and Microsoft is creating CLR for Mac and Linux.

And, Visual Studio Community - functionally equivalent to Pro - is available for free to open source devs and students!!

...and what do you know? Scott Hanselman is ENTHUSED!

Scott will share more about the direction that Microsoft is taking!
>> http://hanselman.com/

As a bonus, we'll have Rex St. John the IoT evangelist from Intel Mashery showing off (and giving away!) some of the Intel's Edison "computer on a SD Card" dev platform.
>> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html

We will also be giving away *TWO* of the brand new Microsoft Bands! These are the hottest fitness devices *and* they connect to iPhone, Android, and WinPhone!
>> http://microsoft.com/microsoft-band/

You know we'll have Qdoba for food... and AfterWords will be sponsored!

This may be our best gathering yet!

6:00 p.m. Qdoba and Networking
6:30 p.m. Business and Intro Presentation
7:00 p.m. Scott Hanselman!
~8:30 p.m. AfterWords at Thirsty Lion SPONSORED!

SQAUG Presents a Winter Celebration & Networking Event!

Let’s get together for FOOD, LIBATIONS, and Networking of Course!!!

at

Touché Restaurant & Bar 1425 NW Glisan Street Portland, 97209

on

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 from 5:30pm until 8:00pm

Join the Fun: We are well into our third year, and going strong! Come celebrate with us, blow off some work-steam – and enjoy refreshments with your SQAUG compatriots! Whether you talk tech, look for work, or just enjoy the evening – it’s going to be great to see all of you again!! Join us!!

Details:

• We have a section reserved in the upstairs pool room at Touché Restaurant, just ask for the SQAUG group

• Appetizers will be served and pool tables can be reserved

• Come mingle with us! Event is FREE to the public and NO RSVP is required to attend

• There is a free parking lot and surrounding metered parking available

A HUGE THANK YOU to our Sponsor for this event:

CorSource 419 SW 11th Avenue • Suite 300 • Portland, Oregon 97205 • 503-726-4545

SQAUG is Portland/Vancouver area’s only Software Quality Assurance User Group! We are new, and would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who would like to participate in a user group dedicated to growing the Quality Assurance field.

SQAUG is made up of a group of SQA professionals who have banded together in an open forum to learn from each other through a series of interactive discussions, engaged debates, training presentations, exploring tools, and general networking and sharing of job opportunities. Our goals are to expand knowledge about Software Quality to all professionals who are passionate about their careers, and take Software Quality seriously.

For more on SQAUG:

WEB: http://www.sqaug.org/

Linked in: SQAUG

Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/SQAUGPDX/

Kenton’s favorite Thanksgiving event is back! Join us for the 2015 Proper Thanksgiving Feast this Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015, 12:00-4:00 pm. This FREE Thanksgiving community dinner is open to everyone.

We’re pleased to partner with Po’Shines Cafe de la Soul to offer a fresh, high-quality menu featuring traditional Thanksgiving favorites and innovative new dishes. Join us this Thanksgiving, and we think you’ll want to make Proper part of your Thanksgiving tradition, too. All are welcome.

The Proper Thanksgiving Feast features music, entertainment, kids’ activities, an inclusive community experience, and great food. We offer vegetarian options, too. Hosted in a wheelchair-accessible space.

The Thanksgiving feast is held at Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N Denver Ave. (at Kilpatrick St.), Portland, OR, 97217. Join us anytime between noon and 4:00 pm.

We still have room for more entertainers and volunteers! Please contact us if you are interested in performing or volunteering with us.

The mission of Proper USA is to unite community across all lines. That means the Proper Thanksgiving Feast is a safe space for all community members, regardless of race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, ability, nation of origin, age, or religion.

We're planning a holiday party. Please say you'll be here. Let's celebrate the season with good friends & good cheer!

We cordially invite you to a festive holiday celebration! PDX NALTA is a networking group for Native, Afro-Americans & Latinxs in tech, but this event is open to all!

Join up for drinks, hors d'oeuvres & dancing. We'll also be raffling off prizes to raise money for iUrbanTeen!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 6-9 pm

The Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS), a student aerospace group at Portland State University with decades of experience in high-powered amateur rocketry, is hosting a Yuri’s Night Party, in honor of the international space holiday.

Fifty-five years ago, Yuri Gagarin was the first person to travel into space when his spacecraft completed one full orbit about the Earth on April 12, 1961. In honor of his great accomplishment, parties are held worldwide every year to celebrate humanity’s progress in space.

As part of this international celebration, PSAS is hosting a “space race” with challenges and games, technology displays from local rocketry and space groups, engineering labs open to visitors, and food and beverages provided. We will also be screening the film First Orbit, a reconstruction of what Yuri would have seen on his journey.

The event will be held on April 12 from 6:30-9:30 in the Engineering Building of PSU (1930 SW 4th Ave Portland, OR 97201, at the intersection of SW 4th and College). All ages are welcome; there is a recommended $10 donation per person at the door.

Please join us as we celebrate the past, present, and future of space travel!

Is that holiday deal too good to be true? It just might be. In this special workshop, you’ll learn how to identify and protect yourself from classic online scams like phishing, too-good deals and fake delivery emails.

This workshop will help you understand online threats, how they work, and how to avoid problems. You’ll leave with the tools and resources to navigate the web securely.

Join us for a festive evening hosted by AI Portland, Rose City Techies, and the Technology Association of Oregon, as we come together to celebrate our thriving tech and AI community! Connect with fellow professionals from across Portland’s tech and creative landscape, enjoy light snacks and drinks, and expand your network in a relaxed, holiday-inspired atmosphere.

We will be verifying registration and checking IDs at the door. The dress code is casual, but feel free to add a bit of holiday sparkle if you’d like!

We look forward to an evening of good conversation and great company—don’t miss out on this celebration of community and connection!