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Wednesday
Jul 16, 2008
Portland Lunch 2.0 at souk

The Portland Lunch 2.0 saga continues at flex term office space provider souk, once again in Old Town on July 16, 2008.

We won't stop until we have Lunch 2.0 at every, single business in Old Town.

Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about here, and we're putting a PDX stamp on it.

Come one, come all, whether geek or not. Have some lunch on souk, mix and mingle with your fellow Portlanders, learn about the tech scene in Portland, go home or back to work happy and full.

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Thursday
Jun 18, 2009
PDX Critique [NEW DATE & LOCATION]

The mission of PDX Critique is to provide a monthly forum for Creatives of any stripe (graphic, web, whatever) to share information and constructive criticism.

We will be meeting at the Open Source Bridge conference in the Marquam room at the Oregon Convention Center. You do NOT need to be registered for the conference to be able to attend the pdxcritique session.

If you have something to show, sign up here: http://groups.google.com/group/pdxcritique/web/slots-for-june-2009

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Friday
Aug 23, 2013
Stumptown Syndicate Social/Happy Hour

Come hang out and mingle with other amazing members of the tech community. Starting in August 2013, Stumptown Syndicate, the organization behind Open Source Bridge and many other great community events will be hosting monthly social happy hours so that you can meet and chat with members of our lovely community. Join in the fun!

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Wednesday
Aug 13, 2014
Startup Happy Hour

Startup Happy Hour is a get-together for Portland's startup community, taking place every other Wednesday at a rotating brewpub.

This is a purely social event — no nametags, no presentations, just hanging out with awesome people in a friendly, casual setting.

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Friday
Apr 30, 2010
Go Portland Tech
AboutUs

Go Portland Tech is a chance for everyone involved in Portland technology to come try their hand at Go, a game that is loved by geeks the world over.

Go is both thousands of years old, simple to learn, and poses interesting computer science problems (a computer player has yet to beat the best humans, and amateurs can still beat the bots too).

Regular Portland Go club meetups are held on Tuesdays and Saturdays (see: OregonGo.org) but this is a chance for tech folks that are seasoned players or absolute beginners to get together and share a game.

No experience is necessary to attend, and there will be drinks and snacks.

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Friday
May 28, 2010
Go Portland Tech
AboutUs

Go Portland Tech is a chance for everyone involved in Portland technology to come try their hand at Go, a game that is loved by geeks the world over.

Go is both thousands of years old, simple to learn, and poses interesting computer science problems (a computer player has yet to beat the best humans, and amateurs can still beat the bots too).

Regular Portland Go club meetups are held on Tuesdays and Saturdays (see: OregonGo.org) but this is a chance for tech folks that are seasoned players or absolute beginners to get together and share a game.

No experience is necessary to attend, and there will be drinks and snacks.

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Wednesday
Dec 12, 2018
Out in Tech PDX | Working #OutHere: Being LGBTQ+ at Work
Adpearance

1 in 4 LGBTQ+ folxs face discrimination at work. 4 in 4 of them are fearless and proud.

Join us on 12.12 for an all-star panel on being LGBTQ+ at work. Hosted at Adpearance, we will be talking to professionals from Adpearance, L2T Media, Nike, and Netlify about how they go about navigating professional relationships with both customers and colleagues while being LGBTQ+.

Come for the stories. Stay for the social. 🌈🍻

6:00 PM | Doors 6:30 PM | Panel 8:00 PM | Social

Featured Panelists:

Josh Beckel, Senior Sales Engineer, Adpearance/Foureyes Amber Daniel, Senior OEM Sales Manager, L2T Media Jarvis Sam, Senior Director of Sourcing and Diversity Recruitment/Programs, Nike Perry Eising, Community Strategy/Management, Netlify

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com or on his Instagram over at @itsdieguito

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Monday
Feb 23, 2009
Social Media Club PDX Meeting
Agency Ultra Sport Lounge [CLOSED Jan 2010]

Social Media Club PDX presents: Towards a More Social Organization Monday February 23, 2009 at 6:00pm

The Agency 1939 SW Morrison St. Portland, Oregon 97205 Get Directions

Join Chris Heuer, co-founder of the Social Media Club, at the re-launch of Social Media Club PDX as he discusses how companies can transform their organization through the use of social media. Chris will discuss the elements and framework for creating a successful social media strategy and how to get your organization and clients behind it. He will also examine how companies need to re-think current advertising methods and their purpose in order to utilize the full potential of social marketing. Q&A session will follow.

Learn more about this topic on Chris Heuer's blog. http://www.chrisheuer.com/

Time: Networking 6-6:30, Presentation: 6:30 Seating is first come first serve. Cost: Free

Visit www.socialmediaclubpdx.com to learn more or follow @socialmediapdx on twitter.

About Chris Heuer: Chris Heuer has over 13 years of entrepreneurial Internet experience and 16+ years of marketing experience, having previously taught classes at Miami Ad School in Web design, multimedia and convergence marketing. He currently specializes in consulting on holistic business strategy and social media for big brands, non-profits and emerging technology companies, helping them leverage the power of Internet and Web 2.0 technologies. In early 2006, Chris formed BrainJams to organize resources and best practices in the emerging "Unconference" movement, striving to bring social media tools and Open Space gatherings to a wider audience. These efforts have no resulted in the launch of Social Media Club in order to better realize the vision he has for bringing diverse groups of people together to share their understanding of best practices in social media and "Real Marketing."

Website: http://socialmediaclubpdx.com/

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Thursday
Oct 11, 2018
Out in Tech PDX | Sharing is Queering
Airbnb Portland

Join Out in Tech PDX on Thursday, October 11th for a panel on LGBTQ+ futures and the sharing economy! Stay afterwards for the social! Hosted by Airbnb.

Schedule:

6:00 PM | Doors

6:30 PM | Panel

8:00 PM | Social

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

Note: A BIG thank you to Ovidio Francisco for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at https://www.ovidio.design

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Tuesday
Sep 17, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | Demos & Drinks
Airbnb Portland

Are you a developer, data scientist, engineer, or product leader? Do you want to meet fellow LGBTQ+ folks who have created an app or have very strong opinions on the best programming language? Are you working on collaborative, open-source, or community-based products or apps? Want to share your work with a supportive queer tech community?

We got you.

Join Out in Tech PDX for Demos and Drinks at Airbnb! RSVPs are required and free. Please RSVP through Eventbrite to attend.

Schedule 5:30pm | doors

6:30pm | demos

8:00pm | social + networking

9:00pm | closes

Drinks and hors d'oeuvres provided. Must be 21+ to drink. Arrive early to guarantee entrance.

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS hosts Airbnb who made this event possible by graciously allowing us to use their space, and providing drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

And a special thanks to Ovidio Francisco for volunteering their time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. They maintain their little corner of the web over at http://ovidio.design

Check out our Code of Conduct.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

Note: We recommend arriving early. Unfortunately, RSVP does not guarantee entrance. If we reach capacity, we may be required to turn people away.

Presenters Rebecca Alexander Founder, AllGo

Michael Holland Mini Hotel Search App

Trang Ho and Trang Sharbaugh Founders, MasaFresh

Jeremy Abbot Proxy Croak Codes

As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, Out in Tech depends on the community it serves. We thank our generous members and sponsors for their financial and in-kind support.

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Tuesday
Feb 1, 2011
PDX Web & Design Happy Hour
Bailey's Taproom

If you're like me, you spend WAYYYY too much time in front of a computer. I think it would be great to have a monthly get together at a bar or pub to just get to know each other, have a brew, and yes, talk about the business. Real human interaction, in other words.

We meet the first Tuesday of every month.

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Thursday
Nov 20, 2014
Startup Happy Hour @ Barlow (Classy Cocktail Edition)
Barlow

Is Silicon Forest the new Madison Avenue? Find out at Startup Happy Hour, featuring a new twist — or if you prefer, an olive.

You're invited to our Classy Cocktail Edition, taking place at Barlow, Portland's signature cocktail lounge.

From 8 to 10 PM, enjoy an artisinal libation or two, shared in the exquisite company of the Portland Startup Scene.

Dress to impress.

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Wednesday
Jul 30, 2014
Startup Happy Hour: Launch Party
Base Camp Brewing Co.

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Wednesday
Mar 21, 2018
Indie UX/UI Meetup // Workshop & Tools
Beer

The topic for this meetup is: Design Workflow & Tools What's your design or front-end coding workflow like? What are some of your favorite tools? Share and learn.

Venue: we'll be in the back room at Beer on Stark St.

We get together every two weeks to hang out, drink beer, meet new friends, and do a variety of design-related activities including discussions, workshops, skillshares, and hack days. Come join us and talk design!

This is a community-driven event, so if you have ideas for future meetup topics, let us know. During the meetup please buy something to eat or drink to support our awesome venue.

// ABOUT THIS GROUP //

Do you freelance? Are you still learning? Are you the only designer on your team? Only developer who cares about front-end? You might be an indie designer.

The goal of this group is to build community. We aim to help people feel more fulfilled, supported, and connected in their work. ALL people working or interested in design are welcome but most especially women, nonbinary folks, LGBTQA+, POC, and any others who are not well supported or represented in the tech industry.

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Wednesday
Jun 6, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Beulahland

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

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Tuesday
Dec 3, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | December Social
Bumped

Join Out in Tech Portland for our December Social at Bumped!

You navigated dinner with the relatives, survived the Black Friday madness and finally finished the Thanksgiving leftovers. Now what?

Come hang out with your extended family and share the stories!

We'll be at Bumped on Tuesday, December 3rd from 5:30 - 8:30pm. Drinks and food will be provided by our lovely host. Please RSVP for your FREE ticket to attend.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are a part of / interested in the tech industry, then come out and join us. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

Bumped for graciously hosting us and sponsoring food and beverages.

Ovidio Francisco for volunteering his time and talent to build the beautiful graphics for this event.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

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Wednesday
Jan 22, 2020
Out in Tech PDX | Demos & Drinks
Bumped

Join Out in Tech Portland for Demos and Drinks at Bumped!

Are you a developer, data scientist, engineer, or product leader? Do you want to meet fellow LGBTQ+ folks who have created an app or have very strong opinions on the best programming language? Are you working on collaborative, open-source, or community-based products or apps? Want to share your work with a supportive queer tech community?

We got you.

We'll be at Bumped on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30 - 8:30pm. Drinks and food will be provided by our lovely host. Please RSVP for your FREE ticket to attend.

Schedule

5:30 | Doors

6:00 | Demos + Q&A

7:00 | Social Hour

8:30 | Event Ends

Featured Presenters TBA

Want to see your name here? Submit your idea to us! All experience levels and project stages are welcome. Apply here --> bit.ly/oitpdxdemos

Whether you are interested in technology, leading your own company, or just looking to connect with the LGBTQ+ tech community, this event is for you.

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

Bumped for graciously hosting us and providing food and beverages.

Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

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Wednesday
Dec 17, 2014
RefreshPDX - December 2014 Social
Bunk Bar Water Ave

Let's celebrate on December 17th!

Instead of our normal monthly talk and then drinks, this month we are going to just cut to the chase and have some drinks.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are on Refresh Portland! Come join us!

Our Venue We'll be holding up for a couple of hours at Bunk Bar (1028 SE Water Ave) starting at 5:30pm.

We'll have a couple of give-aways, but mostly it will just be a chance to hang out and enjoy each others company.

Please RSVP

And don't just bookmark it. Come!

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Wednesday
May 9, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Cascade Brewing Barrel House

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

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Wednesday
Jul 16, 2014
Workfrom Wednesday - Coworking
Case Study Coffee

Workfrom Wednesday comes back to the East Side!!

This week we will be going to a Workfrom favorite Case Study Coffee. This is the Case Study on NE Sandy. They have a good assortment of snacks and pastries, and snappy WiFi. Right down the street from Case Study is an awesome food cart pod with a beer garden AND WiFi. I will be eating lunch and working there so if you want to grab lunch come join. We try to support each location that supports us by buying something. So come hungry, in need of a coffee, and ready to get some work done with awesome people.

There is bike and car parking on the street and the number 12 bus runs on Sandy.

You can find out more about the space and why it's awesome on their Workfrom page.

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Saturday
Jun 25, 2011
IndieWebCamp
through Cloudability

Rather than posting content on many third-party silos of data, we should all begin owning our own data that we're creating. Publish short status updates on your own domain, and syndicate to Twitter. Publish photos on your own domain, syndicate to Flickr, etc, etc.

This is the basis of the "Indie Web" movement. We'll get together for two days to talk about what has been done in the field, and where still needs to be done. There will be workshops and breakout sessions the second day.

For some reading on the subject, browse Tantek's documentation of his projects like Whistle and Falcon, two projects he created as an effort to begin owning his own published content.

Hosted by Tantek Çelik, Aaron Parecki and Amber Case.

RSVP on the IndieWebCamp Wiki.

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Tuesday
Dec 13, 2011
Winter Coders' Social - Fifth Annual Edition
Cloudability

Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the fifth time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time.

We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://goo.gl/akjFi. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins.

Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups.

Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there!

PS: We're grateful to Urban Airship , Emma, ShopIgniter and Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) for sponsoring this event.

Tuesday
Dec 11, 2012
Winter Coders' Social - Sixth Annual Edition
Cloudability

Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the fifth time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time.

We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://bit.ly/winter-social-2012-potluck. We'll provide some beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins.

Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups.

Also, this year there will be a raffle toward the end of the night.

Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there!

PS: We're grateful to the following companies for sponsoring this event:

Urban Airship
The Open Bastion
Mozilla
Open Source Bridge
ShopIgniter
Portland Incubator Experiment
O'Reilly User Groups
Vadio
Code Scouts
AppThwack

PPS: If you'd like to sponsor, contact Michelle Rowley.

Wednesday
May 29, 2019
Out In Tech PDX | May Demos and Drinks
Cloudability

Are you a developer, data scientist, engineer, or product leader? Do you want to meet fellow LGBTQ+ folks who have created an app or have very strong opinions on the best programming language? We got you. Join Out in Tech PDX for Demos and Drinks at Cloudability! Apply to demo: bit.ly/PDXdemos

6:00pm | doors 6:30pm | demos 7:30pm | social + networking

Drinks & snacks available. Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com or on his Instagram over at @itsdieguito

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Friday
Apr 19, 2013
COPIOUSLabs TechTalk: Measuring Social Geography with Graph Databases
COPIOUS

COPIOUS is a user-centered digital experience agency. We build digital products with the user at heart and technology in our bones. We recently moved to a new office and now have a large space to host our TechTalks.

About TechTalks:

COPIOUSLabs TechTalks series meets every other Friday at 1pm at the COPIOUS offices. Our talks span artificial intelligence, new programming languages and techniques, computational linguistics, geographic data processing, systems and software architecture, augmented reality, network security, and more as proposed to the Copious engineering team.

About this talk:

Speaker: Dann Stayskal

Graph databases offer a unique way of looking at data. Rather than the familiar tables of data, graph databases store data as relationships between named things. So, they're an ideal choice for social networks, geogrpahic route planning, and campaign finance modeling.

In this week's tech talk, Dann Stayskal walks us through how to configure a graph database called Neo4J to answer a few questions about social graphs: out of all connections on facebook, twitter, google+, and linkedin, who would it recommend to follow next?

This will be a public-accessible tech talk with no technical background necessary to follow along!

All are welcome to attend. If you have a talk that you'd like to suggest presenting, please email it to [email protected] along with a brief outline of what you'd like to cover.

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Tuesday
Apr 19, 2011
Portland Female Executives
Courtyard by Marriott City Center, Portland

Like wine? Enjoy tasting ‘new’ wines? Join PDXfX on April 19th for our "Wine & Social Event" at the Courtyard Marriott.
This event features an evening of mixing and mingling with friends old and new. Establish some new contacts and nurture existing relationships. See what your colleagues are doing and share what you are up to.

Enjoy appetizers, live jazz and learn about 3 local wines while meeting other professionals in our community. General introductions will be made at 6pm.

Plan to attend this fun night as this is one of our rare events that men are welcome!

Admission is $30 for a flight of wine, gourmet cheese and more. Portland Female Executive Members will receive a complimentary glass of wine. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. And don’t forget about the door prize!
Read who is attending on LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter. Advance ticket purchases are suggested.

Register Today for the Wine & Social Event! Wine & Social Event Fee

$30.00 if registered by April 17th.
($35.00 if registered after April 17th)
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Tuesday
May 1, 2018
Out in Tech Portland // May Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our May Social at Crush Bar!

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, May 1st from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com/

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Tuesday
Oct 2, 2018
Out in Tech Portland // October Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our October Social at Crush Bar!

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com/

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Tuesday
Dec 4, 2018
Out in Tech PDX | December Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech PDX for our December Social at Crush Bar!

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, December 4th from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com

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Monday
Jan 21, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | January Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our FIRST SOCIAL OF 2019 at Crush Bar!

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on on Monday, January 21st from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com/

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Tuesday
Feb 5, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | February Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our February Social at Crush Bar!

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, February 5th from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com/

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Tuesday
Apr 2, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | April Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech PDX for our April Social at Crush Bar!

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are a part of / interested in the tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, April 2nd from 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm. Please RSVP through Eventbrite using the link above. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

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Tuesday
May 7, 2019
Out In Tech PDX | May Social
Crush Bar

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our May Social at Crush Bar!

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community, empowering aspiring tech leaders to improve our world by showcasing accomplished speakers, producing timely and thought-provoking events, and connecting our members to new opportunities and each other. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we provide resources and mentorship to ensure career access for LGBTQ youth and provide web services for LGBTQ activists around the world.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, May 7th from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Note: A BIG thank you to Ovidio Francisco-Juan for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://ovidio.design

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Tuesday
Jan 7, 2020
Out in Tech PDX | January Social
Crush Bar

Join us for our monthly social @ Crush Bar!

New year, same social! We are super excited to bring you our first social of 2020. Come catch up with all your favorite people and hear about all of the awesome things Out in Tech has planned for the new year.

If you're interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some of the most fabulous folx in town or are a part of / interested in the tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We'll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, January 7th from 6:00 - 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Please RSVP through Eventbrite for your FREE ticket to attend

Schedule

6:00pm | doors

7:30pm | announcements

9:30pm | social concludes

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

Crush Bar for graciously providing us with the wonderful event space.

Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build the beautiful graphics for this event.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, Out in Tech depends on the community it serves. We thank our generous members and sponsors for their financial and in-kind support.

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Wednesday
Jun 7, 2023
Out in Tech June Social: Pride Edition
Crush Bar

Looking to meet new friends? Searching for new opportunities? Or simply looking to be in a queer space with other fellow humans celebrating Pride Month?

Come join Out in Tech PDX at Crush Bar on Wednesday, June 7th, from 6pm to 9pm.

Whether you're interested in tech, working in tech, or you're tech-adjacent (hint: that's everyone), come mingle with us, have a beverage of choice, and meet the fabulous members of your PDX Out in Tech community.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

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Tuesday
Oct 1, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | October Social
Crush Bar - 1400 SE Morrison Street - Portland, OR 97214

Note: Free reservations required, please RSVP at the event's EventBrite page if you're planning on coming!

Join us for our monthly social @ Crush Bar!

We’re back at Crush Bar after a summer hiatus, and we’re ready to pack the house!

If you’re interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some of the most fabulous folx in town or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We’ll be at Crush Bar on Tuesday, October 1st from 6:00 – 9:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Schedule

6:00pm | doors 7:30pm | announcements 9:30pm | social concludes

Check out our Code of Conduct.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, Out in Tech depends on the community it serves. We thank our generous members and sponsors for their financial and in-kind support.

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Sunday
Oct 3, 2010
Daybreak Cohousing Social and Site Tour
Daybreak Cohousing

Nurturing a rich and vibrant social fabric...

We still have some homes available and are seeking additional members. Are you interested in joining Daybreak or do you want to learn more about us and cohousing? We hold regular socials to introduce you to our growing community. We value and enjoy the opportunity to get together with each other and with you. Socials are scheduled twice a month, the first Sunday and the third Thursday of the month.

Come socialize with us in our Common House! We are interested in meeting you and having you get to know us a little bit too. In addition, we'll have short tours to view the property, the Common House and some of the homes. We still have some homes available.

To honor our privacy, we request that everyone remain in the main part of the Common House area in which the social is being held or with your tour guide.

The site is accessible for wheelchairs either by using the elevator on the Delaware Ave. entrance or up the entrance ramp at Killingsworth to our 'ground level' (the grade of the ramp does not match ADA requirements, but it is close and should not present a problem).

Our address is 2525 N. Killingsworth St. The entrance is on Killingsworth between N. Delaware and N. Wilbur. Take the Yellow line MAX to the Killingsworth station. Or take the #72 Killingsworth or #35 Greeley bus.

Want to find out more about Daybreak before then? Please contact Ken at [email protected] or call him at 503-310-7044.

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Thursday
Oct 21, 2010
Daybreak Cohousing Social and Site Tour
Daybreak Cohousing

Nurturing a rich and vibrant social fabric...

We still have some homes available and are seeking additional members. Are you interested in joining Daybreak or do you want to learn more about us and cohousing? We hold regular socials to introduce you to our growing community. We value and enjoy the opportunity to get together with each other and with you. Socials are scheduled twice a month, the first Sunday and the third Thursday of the month.

Come socialize with us in our Common House! We are interested in meeting you and having you get to know us a little bit too. In addition, we'll have short tours to view the property, the Common House and some of the homes. We still have some homes available.

To honor our privacy, we request that everyone remain in the main part of the Common House area in which the social is being held or with your tour guide.

The site is accessible for wheelchairs either by using the elevator on the Delaware Ave. entrance or up the entrance ramp at Killingsworth to our 'ground level' (the grade of the ramp does not match ADA requirements, but it is close and should not present a problem).

Our address is 2525 N. Killingsworth St. The entrance is on Killingsworth between N. Delaware and N. Wilbur. Take the Yellow line MAX to the Killingsworth station. Or take the #72 Killingsworth or #35 Greeley bus.

Want to find out more about Daybreak before then? Please contact Ken at [email protected] or call him at 503-310-7044.

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Wednesday
Apr 28, 2021
Wine Down Wednesday: What's Blooming?!
Digital Webinar

Come as you are and unwind with StartOut entrepreneurs.

We'll have a new topic each month designed to facilitate a meaningful conversation and help establish connections that will help you on your entrepreneurial journey.

No matter how you arrive, you'll leave smiling and looking forward to the next one.

-

What's Blooming?!

Moderator: Kelly McDonald, Founder & CEO of Kyndoo

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Wednesday
Nov 20, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | We put the "i" in iOS
eBay

Whether we are posting to social media, messaging friends or crushing candy, most of us spend way too much time on our phones. Chances are you're reading this on a phone or tablet, right now! The future is mobile!

Join Out in Tech PDX on November 20th as we chat about all things mobile. Ever wonder how an app goes from being an idea to being a best seller in the App Store? Curious about what tools it takes to build an app? Confused about the difference between Apple and Android?

Our experienced panel of mobile developers will answer all these questions and more.

Please RSVP for a FREE ticket on Eventbrite to attend!

Schedule

6:00 | Doors

6:30 | Panel Discussion + Q&A

8:00 | Social Hour

9:00 | Event Ends

Featured Panelists

Lauren Lizardo (she/her) - Unity Game Developer

Zach Heusinkveld (he/him) - iOS/Android Developer, Kiva

Dan Melton (he/him) - Staff Software Engineer, Dipsea Stories

Morgan Lutz (she/her) - Android Developer, Kiva

Whether you are interested in technology, leading your own company, or just looking to connect with the LGBTQ+ tech community, this event is for you.

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

eBay for graciously hosting us and providing food and beverages.

Ovidio Francisco for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event

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Saturday
Jun 22, 2013
IndieWebCamp 2013
through Elemental Technologies

Rather than posting content on many third-party silos of data, we should all begin owning our own data that we're creating. Publish short status updates on your own domain, and syndicate to Twitter. Publish photos on your own domain, syndicate to Flickr, etc, etc.

This is the basis of the "Indie Web" movement. We'll get together for two days to talk about what has been done in the field, and where still needs to be done. There will be workshops and breakout sessions the second day.

RSVP on the IndieWebCamp Wiki

See the full schedule

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Thursday
Mar 28, 2013
Engine Yard Happy Hour
Engine Yard

It's been too long since we had folks over. And I swear, we somehow accumulated too much beer. ;) So we're having a drink night tomorrow (Thursday) from 6-8 pm. Come by, help us with our drink(ing) problem, and see some faces old and new.

Cheers!

Amy, Mark, Rachel, and Jacob.

Saturday
Jun 30, 2012
IndieWebCamp
through Esri R&D Center (aka Geoloqi HQ)

Rather than posting content on many third-party silos of data, we should all begin owning our own data that we're creating. Publish short status updates on your own domain, and syndicate to Twitter. Publish photos on your own domain, syndicate to Flickr, etc, etc.

This is the basis of the "Indie Web" movement. We'll get together for two days to talk about what has been done in the field, and where still needs to be done. There will be workshops and breakout sessions the second day.

For some reading on the subject, browse Tantek's documentation of his projects like Whistle and Falcon, two projects he created as an effort to begin owning his own published content.

Hosted by Tantek Çelik, Aaron Parecki, Amber Case and Crystal Beasley.

RSVP on the IndieWebCamp Wiki.

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Wednesday
Feb 9, 2011
pdx.pm Portland Perl Mongers
Free Geek

The plan is to have a series of Lighting talks around the topic of "Worst Useful Hack".

Though our only scheduled speaker has come down with the sick so it might just end up being social hour... though if you have any ideas you would like to share please feel free to bring them up on the mailing list or on irc.

Mailing List info: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?MailingList

IRC info:

pdx.pm on irc.perl.org

More info on the wiki: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?February2011Meeting

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Wednesday
Apr 13, 2011
pdx.pm Portland Perl Mongers
Free Geek

topic: Mock::Quick speaker: Chad 'Exodist' Granum

Mock::Quick: (CPAN, Github) Is a modern mocking library taking advantage of modern Perl interface design.

Topics include: * Quickly throwing together a minimum object to shove somewhere * Mocking a quick, but strict object * Takeover an already loaded class redefining and restoring specific methods * Generate a mocked class that prevents the real one from loading * Anonymous package mocking for a reusable mock * Collecting usage data * Brief overview of internals (the more you know! -=*

Mailing List info: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?MailingList

IRC info:

pdx.pm on irc.perl.org

More info on the wiki: http://pdx.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?February2011Meeting

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Wednesday
Aug 10, 2011
pdx.pm : Dependency Injection strategies with perl
Free Geek

pdx.pm : Dependency Injection strategies with perl

notbenh - Dependency Injection:

  • What are you talking about?
  • ... oh that, I did that all the time in java/ruby/??? so you can do that in perl!?
  • So what are some patterns for non-moose solutions?
  • What else can you do with this stuff?

If you have specific questions/aspects that you would like me to focus on please feel free to contact me pre-meeting at ben.hengst { at } gmail.com

As always, social time and drinks at the Lucky Lab Hawthorne (3 blocks north) post talk.

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Thursday
Oct 2, 2014
Meet & Geek (After-hours tour of Free Geek)
Free Geek

What? Free snacks, beer/wine, tours, and conversation. Connect with staff, volunteers and other community members to get a special after-hours behind the scenes look at Free Geek.

When? Thursday, October 2nd 5:30-7:30pm. We're offering casual tours at 6 and 6:30.

Why? Why not! We're want to show off what we've been up to lately (did you know we're going for Responsible Recycler certification?) and hear your ideas about what we can do to better serve you and our community.

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Wednesday
May 23, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Funhouse Lounge

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

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Wednesday
May 7, 2014
Portland Novice Programmers Meetup (First One!)
Galois, Inc

RSVP on the meetup.com site. Please and thank you!

Be at the door by 5:30pm.

Message me on Skype: tylerzika if you are running behind so we can buzz you in.

Small presentation on the meetup idea and values at 5:45pm by Tyler Zika.

Socialize, forming Master Mind groups, coding, and brainstorming from 6-7pm.

Another small presentation. Topic and speaker TBA for remainder of meetup.

Happy Coding!

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Wednesday
Jan 22, 2014
Freelancers Union - Freelancers Happy Hour
Green Dragon Bistro & Brew Pub

Kick back with craft beer at a special happy hour for freelancers!
Brought to you by Freelancers Union

Whether you’re a programmer or publicist, crafter or cook, you’re invited to mingle with other freelancers and independent business owners who share your goals and challenges. Choose from 62 eclectic craft beers on tap at the Green Dragon - a tasty menu (with vegan options) is also available.

$15. Includes one free drink ticket. RSVP online.

About Freelancers Union
Freelancers Union promotes the interests of independent workers through advocacy, education, and services. Not a member? Be sure to join us - membership is free!

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Friday
Jun 5, 2015
Startup Happy Hour
Green Dragon Bistro & Brew Pub

Legend tells of a happy hour for the Portland startup scene that brought everyone together at the Green Dragon on Fridays.

We're not sure what happened to it, but one thing is clear: it's time to bring it back.

Join us for our summer kickoff of Startup Happy Hour, beginning with a new tradition that rekindles and old one: a Green Dragon gathering on the first Friday of every month.

Startup Happy Hour is a happy hour for startups. No pitches or powerpoints -- just casual socializing with likeminded people.

Join us as we gather together at the rising of the moon, around 9:30 PM.

Please RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/StartupHappyHour/events/222926792/

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Sunday
May 18, 2014
Hatch: Soup
Hatch

Hatch, a co-working and incubator space for social entrepreneurs, is hosting Soup, a quarterly dinner to fund projects that benefit your community.

Have a good idea or know someone who does? Apply online by April 30th.

Want to eat some soup with your friends and support good ideas? Attend the event on May 18th. $20 pre-sales, $25 at the door.

More info at www.hatchthefuture.org/programs/hatch-soup. Send questions to [email protected].

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Monday
Aug 26, 2019
UX Happy Hour - August
Hawthorne Asylum Food Truck Pod

Join us for another night of meeting new friends and chill design conversations over food and drinks. Your hosts are Rachel Glaves and Leo LaCroix, both local UX designers. Welcome! We hope you swing by and say hi.

Venue note: for summer we're meeting at the food cart pod at 11th and SE Madison. We'll be in the west area of the pod with the covered picnic tables, behind most of the food trucks. The pod has a beer cart and many food options - come enjoy dinner with us!

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Sunday
Aug 20, 2023
Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) — August Accessibility Happy Hour
Hinterland

Join us for a casual summer-end accessibility social. Chat about your favorite accessibility topics, meet new people, and discuss what you'd like to learn at future events.

Food and drinks are available to purchase from a variety of food carts. This event is no-host (each participant pays for their own food/drinks), but there's no obligation to buy something to attend.

Seating area and restrooms are wheelchair accessible, via side/rear entrance. Location is accessible by public transit from multiple nearby bus lines, there is bike parking out front, and street parking is available nearby.

See hinterlandpdx.com or call (503) 231-4333 for more details about Hinterland.

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Tuesday
Sep 24
Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) — September Accessibility Social
Hinterland

Join us for a casual end-of-summer/beginning-of-fall accessibility social. Chat about your favorite accessibility topics, meet new people, and discuss what you'd like to learn at future events.

Food and drinks are available to purchase from a variety of food carts. This event is no-host (each participant pays for their own food/drinks), but there's no obligation to buy something to attend.

Seating area and restrooms are wheelchair accessible, via side/rear entrance. Location is accessible by public transit from multiple nearby bus lines, there is bike parking out front, and street parking is available nearby.

See hinterlandpdx.com or call (503) 231-4333 for more details about Hinterland.

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Wednesday
Mar 17, 2010
TiE Oregon: Energy Solutions for the Developing World
Intel Ronler Acres RA1 Auditorium

Bringing cost effective energy to the Billions living in primitive conditions

Over 1.6 billion people, upwards of 30% of the global population, are without access to electricity. Electricity advances developmental factors such as small business development, extended working hours, access to communications, enhanced education levels and rural development. Energy can improve life of millions.

In developing countries access to energy remains constrained by factors such as limited access to well adapted affordable technology, fragmented small markets, prohibitive taxes and limited financial resources. On Dec 14th , at the Copenhagen Climate conference the Obama Administration announced a $350 million dollar initiative dubbed “Climate REDI” to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries.

Join us on March 17th for a discussion with our expert panel, on what kind of innovations in products, finance, supply and service can ensure reliable & affordable energy to the billions of poor across the world.

Our 2 presenters Michael(Kipp) Baratoff, Principal, Equilibrium Capital & Patrick Maloney, Program Director, Lemelson Foundation have been fully immersed in this space, having been engaged with social entrepreneurs over the course of their careers. Lemelson Foundation awarded an energy grant to Selco India for it’s Incubation Center and Innovation Department to develop new products and new business models to solve key problems for energy consumers. The SELCO Solar Light Private Limited (SELCO India) is already an important provider of solar systems and cook stoves in southern India, with products that allow rural families to increase their household income while reducing the environmental and health risks of higher-cost kerosene lamps and inefficient stoves.

Our event organizer, TiE Oregon Clean Energy SIG chair, Ravi Sinha, is the Chairman of Choice Solar India Pvt Ltd., company engaged in creative distribution of energy solutions to India's marginalized residents.

Bill Campbell, our moderator for the evening is also a Principal at Equlibrium as well as a TiE Oregon Charter Member and Board Member.

They will bring an insight into problems, economics, delivery & growth of energy solutions.

This event is also a continuation of our theme “Serving the 6 Billion” on which we launched TiE Oregon in 2007. The keynote (watch the video on our website) speaker at the launch was C.K Prahalad, Paul & Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, a globally recognized business consultant, who gave a stirring speech about the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.

It centers on the proposition that the world's poor can be the engine of the next round of global trade and prosperity and can be a source of innovation.

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Friday
Jan 10, 2014
MapCamp Portland Hackathon!
through ISITE Design

Announcing MapCamp! A 2-day event for mapping enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon.

What is it? A two-day series of presentations and a hackathon at ISITE Design that rewards teams and individuals that make the best use of Portland city data. We'll be providing food, drink, entertainment and some other surprises.

Have a dataset, tool or app to demo? Let us know and we'll include you in Saturday morning's lightning talk lineup!

Why is this going to be awesome?

  • Competitive hackathon with fun prizes in a bunch of categories
  • Talks on interesting new tech/tools/apps from Esri and others
  • Fun surprises!
  • The cozy, conveniently-located confines of ISITE Design and the TiE Pearl Incubator
  • Also, tamales and beer.
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Saturday
Aug 23, 2014
Summer Coder's Social: Asian Night Market Edition
Jade District Night Market

This event is for local software developer user groups to get together for a potluck and to have a good time in the summer weather.

This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games, socialization, and potluck(ish) so be sure to bring the whole family and any outdoor friendly games you'd like to share!

This year, let's go to the Jade district's new night market. There will be entertainment, shops, food, and people to meet and socialize with! We can have a potlucky type thing, though there will be food vendors there too.

Spreadsheet for organization: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CxOdn_VKD3HbomDhBRceizmH6q0obdQ63fzL3rhkiJk

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Tuesday
Aug 6, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | August Social
Jama Software

Come join Out in Tech Portland for our July Social at Jama!

That's right! Our monthly social is taking a hiatus from our amazing hosts at Crush Bar to bring you a few months of fun in the sun at outdoor venues. This month we are excited to be hanging out on the gorgeous Jama rooftop patio!

We'll be at Jama on Tuesday, August 6th from 5:30 - 9:00pm. Drinks will be provided. Please RSVP for your FREE ticket to attend.

If you are interested in connecting with the Out in Tech PDX chapter, want to meet some fabulous people or are apart of / interested in the Tech industry, then come mingle with us and have a few drinks. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

Jama for graciously allowing us to use their beautiful rooftop patio space and donating for refreshments!

Ovidio Francisco for volunteering their time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event.

Check out our Code of Conduct.

Questions/Concerns? Please email [email protected]

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Tuesday
Jul 17, 2012
OpenSocial State Of The Union - 2012
Jive Software

This year's "State of the Union" event will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Jive offices in Portland, Oregon. It lines up with OSCON, the premier conference for open source technologies. We'll have discounted passes for the conference, so be sure to check out the OSCON site for all the detailed information about that event. If you just want to grab some swag, we'll also have "Expo Only" tickets as well.

While past State of the Union events have been structured as a "mini conference", this year we've decided to take a different tact. The Foundation's primary goals are to enable our community in developing open standards and technology that advance the social Web and foster a vibrant, open ecosystem of social platforms and applications. This year's event will be a series of working sessions where we will focus on specific topics that, as a community, we need to address in the upcoming year. Each session will be moderated to keep us on track. The moderator will produce an "action plan" that we'll use to track our progress and measure our results.

Changing an industry is never easy and, as always, there's plenty of work to do! Please come, roll up your sleeves, and join us for a great day of advancing the social Web.

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Sunday
Mar 9, 2014
Local Wiki Edit Party #3
Kenton Public Library

The Local Wiki is an amazing resource. It has proven itself elsewhere (see daviswiki.org) and now we're starting the Portland version!

Come join edit party #3! If there's interest, we can migrate to the café next door. And if you can't make it to the party, start a page from home! Add your favorite bubbler. Add your favorite café, neighborhood, or brewery!

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Wednesday
Jun 28, 2023
Kiln Portland Open House
Kiln Portland

The Kiln Portland Open House is an event that you won't want to miss! Stop by on June 28th between 3:30-6pm for a locally-sourced happy hour, snacks, networking, and tours of our space while we are still under construction.

Our open house will take place at 1120 SE Madison Street. At Kiln Portland, we're passionate about connecting with our community and showcasing our innovative workspace. During the open house, you'll have the opportunity to meet members of our team, learn more about our coworking space, and connect with other like-minded individuals.

Whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or simply curious about our space, the Kiln Portland Open House is the perfect opportunity to explore our community and see what we're all about. Mark your calendars, and be sure to RSVP here -> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kiln-portland-open-house-tickets-663050079637

We hope to see you there!

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Thursday
Jul 13, 2023
Kiln Portland Open House
Kiln Portland

The Kiln Portland Open House is an event that you won't want to miss! Stop by on July13th between 3:30-6:00pm for a locally-sourced happy hour, snacks, networking, and tours of our space while we are still under construction. Our open house will take place at 1120 SE Madison Street. At Kiln, we're passionate about connecting with our community and showcasing our innovative workspace. During the open house, you'll have the opportunity to meet members of our team, learn more about our coworking space, and connect with other like-minded individuals. Whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or simply curious about our space, the Kiln Portland Open House is the perfect opportunity to explore our community and see what we're all about. Mark your calendars, and be sure to RSVP! We hope to see you there!

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Monday
Jul 24, 2023
The Final Kiln Portland Open House
Kiln Portland

Don't miss the final Kiln Portland Open House & the last opportunity to reserve your ideal workspace before we open our doors to the community!

Stop by on July 24th between 3:30-6:30pm for a locally-sourced happy hour, snacks, networking, and tours of our space. Our open house will take place at 1120 SE Madison Street.

At Kiln, we're passionate about connecting with our community and showcasing our innovative workspace. During the open house, you'll have the opportunity to meet members of our team, learn more about our coworking space, and connect with other like-minded individuals.

Whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or simply curious about our space, this Open House is the perfect opportunity to explore our community and see what we're all about. Mark your calendars, and be sure to RSVP! -> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kiln-portland-open-house-the-final-sneak-peek-tickets-680362732247?aff=oddtdtcreator

We hope to see you there!

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Wednesday
Jun 13, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Lardo

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

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Monday
May 23, 2016
STEM Coffee Hour
Latte Da

We are happy to announce that we will be holding our second event at Latte Da in downtown Vancouver!

This is an opportunity to meet and engage others who work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) related fields here in the SW Washington area, so be sure to bring business cards and information on projects you may be working on, opportunities for others in the community, etc.

Those of you wanting something non-caffeinated after work will be glad to know the venue also has beer and wine available.

Looking forward to another hour of networking and supporting local business!

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Sunday
Aug 29, 2010
Summer Coders' Social
Laurelhurst Park

Picnic Area B.

This event is for local software developer User Groups to get together and have a BBQ (instead of the regular meetings).

This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games and BBQ so be sure to bring the whole family.

Potluck

Sign up for potluck (see what has already been added)

Sunday
Aug 21, 2011
Summer Coders' Social
Laurelhurst Park

Picnic Area A. - Group picnic directly west of the off-leash area on the south side of the park.

This event is for local software developer User Groups to get together and have a BBQ (instead of the regular meetings).

This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games and BBQ so be sure to bring the whole family.

Potluck:

See what other folks are bringing to the Potluck then add what you would like to bring.

Sunday
Sep 23, 2012
Summer Coders' Social
Laurelhurst Park

Picnic Area D. - Northeast corner of Laurelhurst Park

This event is for local software developer User Groups to get together and have a potluck (instead of the regular meetings).

This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games and potluck so be sure to bring the whole family and any outdoor friendly games you'd like to share!

Potluck:

See what other folks are bringing to the Potluck, then add what you would like to bring. Try to fill in the blanks (bring a main course if it's all dessert/salad so far).

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Saturday
Sep 14, 2013
Summer Coders' Social
Laurelhurst Park

This event is for local software developer user groups to get together for a potluck and to have a good time in the summer weather.

This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games and potluck so be sure to bring the whole family and any outdoor friendly games you'd like to share!

Please bring a dish or drinks if you are able to. See what others are bringing and add your own dish / drinks to the list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsEHtxZZUtqidEVHV19XM2NQaEV5SnhhWDN1ajJnTkE&usp=sharing

Wednesday
Jul 26, 2023
Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) — Summer Social in the Park
Laurelhurst Park

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
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Thursday
Jun 20
Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) — Summer Social in the Park
Laurelhurst Park

Hello fellow a11y PDXers!

Join us for a social gathering on Thursday, June 20th, at Laurelhurst Park, Picnic Area D, near SE Ankeny St and SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.

This is an opportunity to network, reconnect with old friends, or make new ones! Previous experience or accessibility knowledge is not required, but curiosity is welcomed. 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
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Wednesday
Dec 10, 2008
dMob December - Bad Holiday Sweater edition
Life of Riley Tavern

"Can I buy you a drink?"

This is our monthly gathering for the entire Portland design community. Social interaction and networking is the core of this monthly event. AIGA Portland wants to encourage discussion, business development, and help foster a more dynamic design community here in Portland.

How It Works

It’s simple. When you arrive, you’ll get a sticker to wear. Venture forth, find another sticker-wearer and offer them a drink. That’s the trick: you can’t just drink your own, that just wouldn’t be social. It’s a great way to break the ice.

Come join us downstairs at the Life of Riley tavern. There's no charge to come spend a few hours with your fellow creatives, but in the spirit of the season, we'd encourage you to bring along a canned good donation and wear your best, bad, holiday sweater.

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Friday
Aug 28, 2009
PDXCritique Social hour
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

We will be meeting Friday August, 28th at 6 pm at the Lucky Lab, S.E (Hawthorne) to discuss our future. We would love if you could join us and help us sort out meeting spots, what you would like to see happen with this group, meeting times and any other things that might be on your mind.

This is a social meeting, but if you have any things you need reviewed, we would love to help you out. Just let us know.

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Thursday
May 17, 2012
Ubuntu Hour + Debian Beering
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

Come Join Fellow Ubuntu Users and some Debian Folk for a beer or snack and some good socializing surrounding open source. This event is being held at Lucky Lab and attendees should bring $$ for their own food/drink.

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Monday
Jun 4, 2012
Open Source Bridge 2012 Volunteer Meet & Greet (3 of 3)
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

Open Source Bridge (OSB) invites you to our final Volunteer Meet & Greet in this year's conference. All are welcome.

OSB Meet & Greets are a great way to learn more about volunteering for the conference and to meet the conference organizers. There will be a total of three meet and greets. Each one will be hosted at a different location in Portland, leading up to the conference June 26-29, 2012.

If you are interested in learning more about Volunteering with OSB, please visit our website.

Note: Date and location are still be confirmed.

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Wednesday
Aug 22, 2012
Debian Beering + Ubuntu Hour
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

Come Join fellow Ubuntu Users and Debian Folk for beer, snacks and some good socializing surrounding open source. This event is being held at Lucky Lab and attendees should bring $$ for their own food/drink.

Thursday
May 31, 2012
Open Source Bridge 2012 Volunteer Meet & Greet (2 of 3)
Lucky Labrador Overlook Tap Room

Open Source Bridge (OSB) invites you to the second Volunteer Meet & Greet of the year. All are welcome.

OSB Meet & Greets are a great way to learn more about volunteering for the conference and to meet the conference organizers. There will be a total of three meet and greets. Each one will be hosted at a different location in Portland, leading up to the conference June 26-29, 2012.

If you are interested in learning more about Volunteering with OSB, please visit our website.

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Saturday
Aug 24, 2013
Open Source Bridge / Stumptown Syndicate Volunteer Appreciation Party
Mt Scott Park

Have we mentioned lately how very appreciative we are of our volunteers at Open Source Bridge and other Stumptown Syndicate events? You've officially made 2013 great! So, we'd like to extend our thanks again, and show our gratitude by throwing a party.

Details: Volunteer Appreciation Party Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:30 pm with roller skating starting at 3:30 pm! Mt. Scott Park for picnic potluck and skating at the adjacent Mt. Scott Community Center.

We'll be providing some party trays from Nicholas Restaurant, and beverages, complete with an alcohol permit.

If you can bring salad, snack foods, or desserts, we'd love you even more.

You can RSVP on FB at https://www.facebook.com/events/502680206477027

Additional: If you can't make it out on Saturday, but are available Friday, August 23, Stumptown Syndicate (the nonprofit that oversees Open Source Bridge) is having a Happy Hour gathering. It will be a regular monthly event.

We prefer vegan/vegetarian food for all our events. Thank you!

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Tuesday
Jul 20, 2010
CivicApps Awards Ceremony
NedSpace

Please note the new date, Tuesday, July 20th

Join CivicApps, Microsoft and the Software Association of Oregon at NedSpace Downtown to network, socialize, and publicly honor the best app entries for the first round of apps development. The evening will culminate in the "Best of Show" award, recognizing the top app among the "blue ribbon" award winning apps for Most Useful, Most Appealing, Most Original, Best Use of Data and Civic Choice apps.

Come meet with your fellow developers, entrepreneurs, potential investors/employers, and others. Register today to reserve your spot at http://civicappsawards.eventbrite.com

Hors d'oeuvres, beverages, and a no-host bar will be available.

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Friday
Aug 27, 2010
Portland Ten Summer Social
NedSpace Old Town

We are excited to celebrate the completion of Portland Ten's 2010 Summer Startup Challenge. It has been a great summer and we would like to recognize all of our founders' hard work!

We will be honoring the graduates of the summer Portland Ten and Sprint programs as well as celebrating the 18-month birthday of Portland Ten! Drinks and dessert will be served!

Please RSVP on Upcoming @ http://bit.ly/dBHh3R or email [email protected].

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Monday
Nov 4, 2013
FutureTalk with Sridhar Solur
New Relic

FutureTalk is brought to you by New Relic in collaboration with the PIE ...

Beyond the confluence of Mobile, Social, Cloud and Analytics

Few revolutionary technologies have created new value pools, displaced incumbents, changed lives, liquefied industries, and made a lasting economic impact. We are fortunate to be witnessing a perfect storm of Mobile, Social, Cloud and Analytic's creating this tectonic shift. In this session we will explore the rise of this connected ecosystem and look beyond into the world of Contextual computing, Wearables and the Internet of Things.

This will be the first presentation in a series of free monthly FutureTalks from disruptive Developers, innovative Technologists and world-changing Creatives. So invite some friends, come grab a seat (and a slice of pizza!), and buckle up for what will be a very engaging event!

Please RSVP via Eventbrite HERE

Wednesday
Jan 30, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | Demos & Drinks
New Relic

Are you a developer, data scientist, engineer, or product leader? Do you want to meet fellow LGBTQ+ folks who have created an app or have very strong opinions on the best programming language? We got you. Join Out in Tech PDX for Demos and Drinks at New Relic!

Apply to demo: bit.ly/PDXdemos

6:00pm | doors

6:30pm | demos

7:30pm | social + networking

Drinks & snacks available.

New Relic is located on the 27th floor.

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com or on his Instagram over at @itsdieguito

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Wednesday
Jun 12, 2019
Out in Tech PDX | Pride Kickoff 2019
New Relic

Time to bust out the floral print because the sun is back from its winter-long hiatus, flowers are blooming, and that can only mean one thing: pride is just around the corner, and Out in Tech wants to party with you!

Come kick off your 2019 pride season with Out in Tech at New Relic on Wednesday, June 12th!

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Drinks & snacks graciously provided by New Relic.

Note: A BIG thank you to Diego Mancilla for volunteering his time and talent to build our beautiful graphics for this event. He maintains his little corner of the web over at http://di-nation.com or on his Instagram over at @itsdieguito

Out in Tech unites the LGBTQ+ tech community. We do this by creating opportunities for our 25,000 members to advance their careers, grow their networks, and leverage tech for social change. For more, outintech.com.

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Wednesday
Aug 12, 2009
dMob with Portland AIGA
North 45

All right dMobbers, July is almost over, and we know you are all hoping that none of your clients or co-workers saw you at one of the multitude of Portland’s famous beer festivals. You are probably dreading the, “Hey, wasn’t that you I saw hitting on the beer chip lady” conversation. Well, it is time to come out to do some damage control. dMob is classing it up this August at North 45. North 45 has wine, fancy cocktails, and promises to be an environment free from hop crowns, loud crowd cheers, and inebriated handstand competitions. Make new creative friends and never forget the dMob mantra… “Can I buy you a drink?”

The dMob Concept This is our monthly gathering for the entire Portland design community. Social interaction and networking is the core of this monthly event. AIGA Portland wants to encourage discussion, business development, and help foster a more dynamic design community here in Portland. Plus, with such a plethora of independent breweries, our choice of venues and beverages is expansive.

Fees Free and open to the public. That’s right, no charge! For one, you’ll have a great time. And even better, it’s an amazing opportunity to network and meet fellow designers.

How It Works It’s simple. When you arrive, you’ll get a sticker to wear. Venture forth, find another sticker-wearer and offer them a drink. That’s the trick: you can’t just drink your own, that just wouldn’t be social. It’s a great way to break the ice.

Additional Info If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact: [email protected]

dMob now has a permanent web page on the Portland AIGA site. Go to http://portland.aiga.org/events/network for all your linking or bookmarking needs.

You can now view past event photos at our Flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/portland_aiga

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Monday
Apr 20, 2020
Effectively using video Q&A with Sylvia Salazar of Tono Latino
Online

Please join us for a Q&A session with PIE alum and mentor in residence Sylvia Salazar of Tono Latino, a media company that helps distill politics down to digestible chunks — with a special focus on informing Latinx and Spanish speaking communities.

Sylvia is a Colombian immigrant and a computer engineer turned political activist. Her passion is helping other people understand what is going on in the world of politics and encourage them to become more politically involved and vote. She is determined to change Latinx representation in politics and in media.

As her following has grown, Sylvia has experimented with a number of video formats and has a variety of creative ways to make short form video work. (You can experience her creativity firsthand on Instagram.) She's excited to share that expertise with you.

RSVP: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/sylvia-salazar-tono-latino-video/

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Thursday
May 3, 2012
Portland's Outlier - Open House
Outlier Solutions, Inc,.

Join Us for The Outlier Open House

You are invited to our open house event celebrating Outlier's expansion into a cool new space. We're also turning 7 years old, so there will be cake!

Drinks, Food, and Fun!

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Saturday
Oct 14, 2017
Mop Street Swap Meet
PASCAL

PASCAL is hosting a swap meet free to anyone at Portland's new Hackerspace located at 2410 N Mississippi Ave on Oct 14 from noon to 10:00pm. This event is for people who like to swap cool tech and electronics!

This event will have space for 15 booths with tables and nice comfy seats. There will be onsite snacks, a food truck outside with covered seating and smoking area, and a local DJ. Parking is available street side close to Widmer Brewery and McMenamins.

We are here to make connections with our community and collaborate with our neighbors- and have an opportunity to sell and trade!

Tuesday
Oct 18, 2016
PDX Code Guild Demo Day!
PDX Code Guild

Join PDX Code Guild and our wonderful graduates for an awesome evening of final project demos, refreshments, and fun!

Schedule:

6:30pm | Light Refreshments & Mingling
7:00pm | Student Demos!
7:45pm | Break
8:00pm | Student Demos!
8:45pm | Happy Hour

RSVP here!

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Wednesday
Aug 27, 2014
Startup Happy Hour
Pints Brewing

Startup Happy Hour brings together the Portland startup community, taking place at local brewpubs and startup headquarters.

RSVP here!

Who Should Join
Anyone who is actively involved with startups is welcome to attend: founders, developers, designers, investors, community managers, marketers, media professionals, and more.

Why should I join?
There are lots reasons to drop by Startup Happy Hour: • Interact with friendly, like-minded peers • Build your network with others in Portland's startup ecosystem • Share your ideas and projects with people who get what you're doing

What should I expect?
Startup Happy Hour is a purely social event, designed to build community and camaraderie in the startup ecosystem.

Don't expect nametags, pitches, or long presentations — instead, look forward to hanging out with awesome, like-minded people.

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Monday
Oct 7, 2019
Marketing Loves Sales
Portland Center Stage at The Armory 128 Northwest 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97209

This year’s Marketing Loves Sales event will focus on the pivotal role Social Media plays for marketing and sales. For the first time, the event will have tracks dedicated to the nuances of social media for each of these teams. From planned marketing programs to social selling, our speaker lineup is packed with industry experts and practitioners who will deliver fresh ideas and innovative case studies.

Join more than 300 sales and marketing and sales professionals for a day focused on upping your social media game!

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Wednesday
May 1, 2013
Esri Dev Meet Up - Helping to Keep Portland on the Edge
Portland City Grill

In coordination with the Oregon and Southwest Washington URISA GIS in Action conference, we will be hosting an Esri Dev Meet Up on Wednesday, May 1st. Food and beverages will be provided at the meet up.

The Esri Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python.


Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial development.

Meetup Schedule:

*6:00 - 7:00 PM Registration and Social (Appetizers and Beverages served)

*7:00 - 7:30 PM Keynote Speaker

Jim Walter - Kimerasystems.com: Real World Experiences Creating Intelligent Mobile Devices Through Contextual Awareness and Persistent Location

*7:30 - 8:30 PM Lightning talks

Theresa Valentine from the USDA Forest Service "GeoNIS: Automating the Process of Integrating Spatial Data for 26 Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites, and Making Data Available via Map and Image Services"

Paul Ferro is a GIS Analyst for DOGAMI. He will be presenting "Tips, Tricks, and Scripts for Planning Your Migration to ArcGIS Server 10.1." It will cover how to mine and archive 10 Web service properties for a 10.1 deployment and use Python to stage 10.1 service definitions in advance.

Dana Maher is a Mobile Application Developer who works on Web and mobile applications, primarily relating to Emergency Management, Urban Planning, and Operational Support will present "Architecting a Mobile Common Operating Picture for Emergency Management." She will cover the architecture of an app that pulls from a disparate group of spatial data sources and formats to provide a common operating picture for Oregon emergency management.

*8:30 - 9:30 PM Raffle, Networking and Social.

Follow us on Twitter: @Al_Laframboise and @AmyNiessen

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Sunday
Feb 7, 2010
Wei Qi (Go) with the Portland Go Club
Portland Classical Chinese Garden

The first Sunday of every month, the Portland Go Club hosts a casual workshop for this ancient, pan-Asian board game. This is a free event with garden admission.

Enjoyed by classical Chinese scholars for thousands of years, Go (Wei Qi in Chinese) is a simple looking yet strategically complex game for people of all ages.

We'll be there with sets playing, so join in, ask questions, or just watch. More info at: http://oregongo.org/

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Wednesday
Dec 12, 2012
Comic Rocket Game Night
Portland State Business Accelerator Mt. Hood room

Hey, it's 12/12/12, and time for another evening of games with Comic Rocket! We've been doing this monthly since September and it's been awesome, so it's time to do it again!

We're bringing our game libraries, including Risk, Blokus, Magic: The Gathering, Ricochet Robots, Order of the Stick, and many more games. Please bring anything you want to play too!

We'll provide snacks and drinks. Last month people self-organized a group pizza order as well, and if you'd like to participate this month, you have the power. :-)

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Tuesday
Aug 10, 2010
Pythonic Summer Social Hour!
Produce Row Cafe

The next PDX Python meeting is just over a week away, and since the Webtrends space is not available the plan is to meet at Produce Row around 6:30pm. The pub is open to all ages until 9pm, so I hope everyone will be able to join us for an evening on their new patio. They've actually redone the entire interior, as well. I went there tonight to make sure they'd be able to accommodate us next week, and it looks awesome!

Thanks a ton to everyone who offered to host us this month. I hope we can take a raincheck for the next time we need a place to meet. :)

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Sunday
Apr 29, 2012
Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Release Party
Puppet Labs on NW Park (old office)

For every Ubuntu release we like to organise parties all over the world. At these parties everyone is welcome and we get together to celebrate, meet new friends and often introduce people new to Ubuntu to our community and our Operating System. Release parties are not only a great way to meet people but they are a lot of fun!

RSVP for the event is available here: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-or/1609/detail/

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Thursday
Jan 26, 2012
PDX Startup Weekend Alumni Happy Hour
Quimby's on 19th

Are you a Portland Startup Weekend Alumni participant, mentor, judge or speaker? Come join us for our new monthly Happy Hour get together! Catch up with your SW friends, hear what teams are up to, provide encouragement, and have an all around good time!

This event is scheduled to follow Pitch Club, being hosted at P.I.E. starting at 6pm. Practice your pitch then come celebrate over a drink!

Pitch Club event info: http://calagator.org/events/1250461814

Sunday
Jan 11, 2009
WorldCamp/GreenCamp brainstorming session
Red and Black Cafe

Interested in seeing a sustainability-focused unconference in Portland? Come to the Red and Black and help us figure out how to make it happen.

This was originally scheduled for December 21, has been rescheduled due to snowpocalypse.

Contact klint at klintron dot com if you can't make it but are interested in the project.

Tuesday
Nov 14, 2017
I want to work for NAVEX Global w/David Nash (powered by FREE PIZZA)!
REGUS

For November, we have David Nash as our very special guest.
This is the last meetup for the year as we will be taking a winter/holiday break in December.
So make sure you join us and learn from a Product Management legend in Portland!

Here's David's self-introduction:
"Since arriving here in ’92 from New York, Portland has been very, very good to me. Like the TV commercial says, ‘I know a few things because I’ve seen a few things’. I would add that I’ve been blessed to meet some amazing people along the way. I came here courtesy of Intel, where I worked for some 17 years, and where I had the good fortune to reinvent myself several times: from motherboards to software-video & telecom, from Intel Labs, to venture investing and internal startups, I did everything I could to try new things, soak it all in, and become versatile. After leaving Intel in 2006, I spent 10 years at ADP Dealer Services (now known as CDK Global) where we built software for Automotive Retailers & OEMs. Last October – just about 1 year ago – I had the amazing good fortune to join NAVEX Global, who provides the world’s most comprehensive Ethics & Compliance SaaS platform – and has the inspiring mission of helping organizations protect their people, reputation, and bottom line. Our mission really speaks to me because, as a Boy Scout Leader for 25 years, I care a lot about integrity and being a servant leader. In addition to networking relentlessly along the way, I’ve also followed my passion in Product Management and created ProductCamp Portland in 2012. We’re running our 7th camp in March 2018. This one will be exciting for sure. And free pizza as usual!

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Thursday
Jul 6, 2017
1776 Challenge Cup Portland
Revolution Hall

Join PIE, in partnership with 1776 and Revolution, on July 6, 2017 for Challenge Cup Portland where 15-20 startups will pitch for the chance to win a paid trip to New York City for the Global Final round of Challenge Cup!

Challenge Cup is a worldwide tournament for the most promising, innovative startups to win prizes, make connections, and share their vision on a global stage. This year, 1776 is partnering with 75 cities to host Challenge Cup Local events, and PIE is excited to host the competition for Portland's top startups!

One winner will advance with a free trip to the Global Finals at Challenge Festival in New York City from November 13-17, 2017. There, the finalists will compete for the grand prizes as well as spend time with the investors, customers, media and other key connections that can help them succeed on a global scale.

Interested in attending Challenge Cup Portland? RSVP today to see startups from your area in action!

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Friday
Oct 3, 2014
Startup Coffee Hour! The Pop-Up Startup Accelerator
Rocking Frog

Startup Coffee Hour! reinvents the Startup Accelerator as a two-hour flash mob at a coffee shop.

The accelerator is like a tavern in an RPG: you can wander around the room and explore freely; you can walk up to anyone and talk to them; you can reacquaint with past companions and team members; you can sit at a table and share a laugh with elders, artisans, and heroes; you can form adventuring parties that may last a lifetime — and that's just the first 15 minutes. Learn more.

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Wednesday
Feb 7, 2018
Indie UX/UI Meetup - Kickoff Meet & Greet
Shut Up and Eat

Hi everyone! This is the very first event in a new series of meetups for independent/alternative designers in Portland. Come on by and meet some folks! Let's talk about what we can do with a group like this.

// ABOUT THIS GROUP //

Work alone? Freelance? Self-taught? Only designer on your team? Only developer who cares about UX? You might be an indie designer.

The goal of this group is to build community by sharing space, stories, process, techniques, and skills. We aim to help people feel more fulfilled, supported, and connected in their work. ALL people working or interested in design are welcome but most especially women, nonbinary folks, LGBTQA+, POC, and any others who are not well supported or represented in the tech industry.

This is a community-driven event and so the format, process, and schedule of this series is still in flux. Things to think about: What do you need? How can we (this group) help?

See Facebook event page for more details.

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Wednesday
Apr 4, 2018
Indie UX/UI Meetup // $Money
Shut Up and Eat

This topic of this meetup is: Money Any topic is game. Negotiation, salaries, rates, strategies, and also freelance/small business taxes (happy April!). Talking about money can always be difficult, so please be compassionate in your conversation.

Venue: side room at Shut Up and Eat in SE Portland

We get together every two weeks to hang out, drink beer, meet new friends, and do a variety of design-related activities including discussions, workshops, skillshares, and hack days. Come join us and talk design!

This is a community-driven event, so if you have ideas for future meetup topics, let us know. During the meetup please buy something to eat or drink to support our awesome venue.

// ABOUT THIS GROUP //

Do you freelance? Are you still learning? Are you the only designer on your team? Only developer who cares about front-end? You might be an indie designer.

The goal of this group is to build community. We aim to help people feel more fulfilled, supported, and connected in their work. ALL people working or interested in design are welcome but most especially women, nonbinary folks, LGBTQA+, POC, and any others who are not well supported or represented in the tech industry.

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Saturday
Apr 15, 2017
The Amazing Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
Side Door

POGO Events presents The Amazing Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. A series of clues leads you around the city performing physical and mental challenges along the way.

You can sign up as a team or as an individual and we will partner you with a team.

The hunt takes three hours. Please wear comfortable shoes. One member of the team should have a smart phone (either Android or I-Phone). The hunt is run through an app called ScanQuest. Please download that before you come to the event.

It is a great way to connect with friends or meet new ones.

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Wednesday
Jun 20, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Slabtown

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

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Wednesday
Aug 8, 2012
Personal Telco Project Weekly Meeting
Suzette Creperie

Personal Telco is a collection of individuals, businesses, and organizations who share -- or plan to share -- internet connectivity rather than hoard it. It's also a group of volunteers who want this network to grow. We believe internet access should be available, fair, and uncensored. Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in PDX.

Whether you're a technology wizard or technically incompetent, volunteering with us is a great way to learn something new, enjoy teaching others, or use your skills to do something useful!

More info at https://personaltelco.net/wiki/PersonalTelco

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Friday
Sep 27, 2013
WhereCamp Opening Party
Temboo / NXT Studios

Come meet fellow geo enthusiasts and get excited for Saturday's unconference sessions at WhereCamp!

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Stumptown Syndicate Happy Hour
Temboo / NXT Studios

Stumptown Syndicate, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that oversees events like WhereCamp Portland, Ignite Portland, BarCamp Portland, and Open Source Bridge, is having a Happy Hour gathering to bring together Portland's ever-growing tech community. Join us for drinks and food and stay for WhereCamp's kickoff party that starts at 6 p.m.

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Friday
Sep 23, 2016
Techlandia - a comedy about startups
The Funhouse Lounge

Does riding a tricycle to meetings make you seem more intelligent? It can if you work in tech.

Join Seattle comedian Bridget Quigg for an evening of laughter as she spins her 11 years at startups into a celebration of the "quirks" of tech culture. Look forward to Quigg's signature mixture of games, stories, and music. Topics include the Agile Method, founders, recruiters, engineers, digital marketers, and outrageous snack options, like bone broth shots.

The show sold out in Seattle and received positive acclaim from Geekwire, NPR, Broadway World, and more. Bring your friends for an evening of fun at The Funhouse Lounge.

More info: http://www.bridgetquigg.com/techlandia-tour.html

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Saturday
Sep 24, 2016
Techlandia - a comedy about startups
The Funhouse Lounge

Does riding a tricycle to meetings make you seem more intelligent? It can if you work in tech.

Join Seattle comedian Bridget Quigg for an evening of laughter as she spins her 11 years at startups into a celebration of the "quirks" of tech culture. Look forward to Quigg's signature mixture of games, stories, and music. Topics include the Agile Method, founders, recruiters, engineers, digital marketers, and outrageous snack options, like bone broth shots.

The show sold out in Seattle and received positive acclaim from Geekwire, NPR, Broadway World, and more. Bring your friends for an evening of fun at The Funhouse Lounge.

More info: http://www.bridgetquigg.com/techlandia-tour.html

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Friday
Sep 30, 2016
Techlandia - a comedy about startups
The Funhouse Lounge

Does riding a tricycle to meetings make you seem more intelligent? It can if you work in tech.

Join Seattle comedian Bridget Quigg for an evening of laughter as she spins her 11 years at startups into a celebration of the "quirks" of tech culture. Look forward to Quigg's signature mixture of games, stories, and music. Topics include the Agile Method, founders, recruiters, engineers, digital marketers, and outrageous snack options, like bone broth shots.

The show sold out in Seattle and received positive acclaim from Geekwire, NPR, Broadway World, and more. Bring your friends for an evening of fun at The Funhouse Lounge.

More info: http://www.bridgetquigg.com/techlandia-tour.html

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Saturday
Oct 1, 2016
Techlandia - a comedy about startups
The Funhouse Lounge

Does riding a tricycle to meetings make you seem more intelligent? It can if you work in tech.

Join Seattle comedian Bridget Quigg for an evening of laughter as she spins her 11 years at startups into a celebration of the "quirks" of tech culture. Look forward to Quigg's signature mixture of games, stories, and music. Topics include the Agile Method, founders, recruiters, engineers, digital marketers, and outrageous snack options, like bone broth shots.

The show sold out in Seattle and received positive acclaim from Geekwire, NPR, Broadway World, and more. Bring your friends for an evening of fun at The Funhouse Lounge.

More info: http://www.bridgetquigg.com/techlandia-tour.html

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Wednesday
Oct 23, 2013
Developers & Cleantech Networking Happy Hour
Thetus Corporation

Developers, designers and cleantech professionals! This is a networking event you don’t want to miss. You will learn about the Cleanweb Initiative and the movement in Portland.

This event also connects PSU-TAO Cleanweb Hack participants as well as tech and cleantech industry professionals.

The networking provides opportunities for the hackathon participants to discuss project ideas, scout out team members and learn hackathon 101 basics. It will also serve as a platform to open dialogue that connects cleantech and tech industry in Portland.

This is free networking event. There will be food, drink and good conversations!

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Monday
May 20, 2013
Open Source Bridge Volunteer Luncheon Meetup
U.S. Bancorp Tower

Come learn about volunteer opportunities at this year's Open Source Bridge! Receive updates on volunteering, sign up with the newest version of our app, learn more about the conference, meet the core team, and socialize with other volunteers.

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Tuesday
Dec 10, 2013
Winter Coders' Social - Seventh Annual Edition
Urban Airship Inc

Join Portland's tech community in celebrating the end of another year. This is a fun, free annual event where members of local user groups and their families are invited to mingle, eat and play games. This is the seventh time the event's been held and it's lots of fun every time.

We'll have a potluck, so you're welcome to bring something yummy to share with others. If possible, label your food and whether it meets particular dietary needs, e.g. "vegan", "vegetarian", gluten-free", etc. If you'd like, tell others what you plan to bring, or see what others are bringing at http://j.mp/wcs2013. We'll provide beverages, plates, cups, utensils and napkins.

Like games? Bring your favorites and play them with others. We'll have some rooms with tables set aside. Have an activity or contest that you'd like to organize? Join the discussion at https://groups.google.com/group/pdxgroups.

Please spread the word, all are welcome. See you there!

PS: We're grateful to Urban Airship for hosting this event,

And our sponsors Janrain and Mozilla!

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Wednesday
May 23, 2012
Open Source Bridge 2012 Volunteer Meet & Greet (1 of 3)
US Bank Tower - Ground Floor Conference Room

Open Source Bridge (OSB) invites you to our first Volunteer Meet & Greet of the year. All are welcome. We will be meeting in the mezzanine of the US Bank building for lunch.

OSB Meet & Greets are a great way to learn more about volunteering for the conference and to meet the conference organizers. There will be a total of three meet and greets. Each one will be hosted at a different location in Portland, leading up to the conference June 26-29, 2012.

If you are interested in learning more about volunteering with OSB, please visit our website.

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Thursday
May 17, 2018
Social Neurobiology with Dr. Serena Saturn
Vacasa

Neurogeeks May Meetup features Dr Serena Saturn from University of Portland. Learn how social connection impacts neurophysiology.

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Tuesday
Feb 12, 2019
Calorie Restriction, Longevity, and Brain Health
Vacasa

Calorie restriction has been associated with greater longevity, how does that affect the brain? Gail Stonebarger is currently collaborating with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to determine whether calorie restriction (CR) of 30% is able to delay or slow brain aging in rhesus macaque monkeys. Previously, CR has been shown in various species to enhance cognition and metabolic function, extend lifespan, and, in this population, extend healthspan. In this talk, Gail will discuss normal and pathological brain aging, the unique population of very old monkeys housed at the NIA, what effects CR has on the brain, and will also include future directions of this research.

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Wednesday
Dec 13, 2023
Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) — Accessibility Winter Social
Victoria Bar

Join us for a casual year-end accessibility social. Chat about your favorite accessibility topics, meet new people, and discuss what you'd like to learn at events in the new year.

Food and drinks are available to purchase. This event is no-host (each participant pays for their own food/drinks), but there's no obligation to buy something to attend.

Location is wheelchair accessible, near public transit, and there is street parking for bikes and cars available nearby.

See victoriapdx.com or email [email protected] for more details about Victoria Bar.

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Friday
Jun 9, 2017
DEADLINE: 1776 Challenge Cup Portland applications due
through Virtual Meeting

A global competition for the world’s most promising startups tackling complex, regulated challenges to share their vision on a global stage, engage with industry leaders, and win grand prizes.

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Thursday
Jan 13, 2011
The Real Life Social Network
Webtrends

The focus of this talk isn't on Facebook, or Twitter, or Buzz - but rather how current research understands social interactions work in the real work. Specific technologies will only be mentioned as to how they all get it wrong - and more importantly - how you don't have to.

You won't want to miss this. It isn't another "Social network buzzword Twitter buzz buzzzzzz lol" talk - but real interesting research in human behavior with real implications on future UX design.

I'll be going over mostly the research presentation by Paul Adams, who works as the UX research lead for Google's social initiatives. EDIT: Apparently today he accepted a job at Facebook.

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Wednesday
Feb 19, 2020
Out in Tech PDX | Tech-nically Dating
WeWork Custom House

Love is in the air this time of year! The rise of U.S. dating apps has fundamentally altered how members of the LGBTQ community find partners and connect to one another. In fact, nearly two-thirds of gay and lesbian couples in the U.S. met online.

Join Out in Tech PDX as we chat about how technology has changed the dating game. You'll hear from the creators of online dating platforms and the stories of those who use them. We'll be discussing design, privacy, security and inclusion, as well as what keeps us hooked on these apps. There will be featured presentations, followed by a discussion panel with Q&A.

A BIG thank you to our FABULOUS sponsors who made this event possible:

WeWork for graciously providing their space for this event.

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Thursday
May 17, 2018
Access to Justice Hackathon: Improving access to justice through technology
through White Stag Building, 70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209

The MBA is partnering with the Technology Association of Oregon to host a hackathon focused on improving access to justice and services for self-represented litigants and the homeless.

WHAT IS A HACKATHON? A hackathon is an event at which a large number of people meet to engage in a collaborative endeavor, splitting into teams and brainstorming new solutions to existing problems.

COLLABORATE AND TAKE ACTION: This is a 2 day event. Will we kick off the event on Thursday May 17th with an introduction to the problems being worked on, networking, and team building. Friday May 18th, teams will work on the solutions to the problems before presenting their solution to a panel of legal and technical judges.

The hackathon will focus on improving accessibility and efficiency for access to homeless shelters and support services, pro bono volunteerism, and the new courthouse. There will be four problems teams can choose to work on:

  1. Working with LASO to identify ways to harness technology to connect lawyers to pro bono opportunities;
  2. Partnering with Transition Projects, Inc. to brainstorm about how an app or website can make it easier for homeless and people in transition can find shelter beds, meals, and other support services;
  3. Working with a representative of the Multnomah County Courts to develop technology that helps self-represented litigants navigate the courthouse and legal system;
  4. Partnering with a representative of the Multnomah County Courts to develop technology to assist those without limited or no financial resources in understanding where they need to be (and when) for court appearances, and assisting those individuals with transportation options and directions.

WHO CAN ATTEND: This event is open to the general public! If you work in legal, are a developer, are a designer, work with the homeless population or have a desire to help, this event is for you! Know someone who is? Share this event with them. Space is limited, so register today.

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE/ASK QUESTIONS: Register to attend for free. Please send an email to [email protected] to RSVP

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE: Thank you to event sponsors Barran Liebman and University of Oregon. Additional sponsor opportunities available - please see sponsor form for details.

For more information, contact the MBA at 503.222.3275 or [email protected].

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