The Agile Alliance Board of Directors joins AgilePDX for a public reception on June 2, 2011 at 6 PM at Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon.

Welcome to the Agile Alliance Board of Directors reception, in collaboration with AgilePDX. We invite you to an evening of food, drinks, and interesting discussions with the board of directors of Agile Alliance and AgilePDX. We will open up with introductions to AgilePDX and Agile Alliance. Hosted birds-of-a-feather table discussions will cover the hottest trends and controversies in the Agile space. Please send email to [email protected] to reserve your seat at the table.

The Oregon Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) invites you to its November Learning and Networking Event on Emerging Trends in Product Management and Marketing. New ideas and different approaches emerge regularly in the disciplines of product discovery, development and delivery. Examples are design thinking, open innovation and product owners for Agile. As a group, we’ll assemble a list of the major trends that we’re observing. We’ll review what the industry thought leaders are talking about and then try to put these trends into context; whether they are major inflection points redefining product management or passing fads that detract from the execution of product management fundamentals.

The source material for this event is based on the presentation voted the “Best Session” at May’s ProductCamp Portland. The session will be interactive in nature. In addition to presenting research results, we’ll draw on the insights and opinions of the audience during a Q&A session to add greater depth and different perspectives. Come prepared with several trends you’ve heard about which you’d like to contribute to our conversation. Hopefully, you’ll leave with at least a couple of topics you’ll want to explore further.

A special thanks to the Oregon Technology Business Center (OTBC) for hosting this event.

Discussion Leaders

David Nash

Vice President, ADP Dealer Services

President-elect, PDMA Oregon Chapter

Miki Tokola

Principal, Micom Consulting

President, PDMA Oregon Chapter

Date, Time, and Cost

Thursday, November 29, 2012

5:30 – 6:00pm: Registration, refreshments and networking

6:00 – 7:30pm: Presentation and Q&A

7:30 – 8:00pm: Refreshments and networking

$20 on-line registration prior to the event

$25 at the door

A discount is available for PDMA members

To register on-line visit the website above

Please join us on Thursday, January 15, for our annual SEC and FASB Accounting Update. During this session, you can learn about implementation issues surrounding the revenue recognition standard, and what the current hot topics and comment letter trends are at the SEC. An update from the AICPA/SEC conference held in early December will also be discussed.

This session features Paul Munter, a partner in KPMG’s Department of Professional Practice. Paul is involved in the development of KPMG’s positions in response to proposals from the IASB, IFRIC, FASB, SEC, and other standard setters as well as the development of the firm’s guidance and publications on both IFRS and U.S. GAAP including comparison of IFRS to U.S. GAAP, business combinations, share-based payment, and revenue recognition.

Paul served as the Academic Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he worked on many of the Commission’s Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives and rule-making activities. He was honored by the Texas Society of CPAs as its first “Outstanding Discussion Leader.” He has also been honored by the Florida Institute of CPAs as its Outstanding Educator and he was honored by Beta Alpha Psi as the National Business Information Professional of the Year.

Paul will be joined by Dennis White, an audit senior manager in KPMG’s Portland office serving both public and private companies. Dennis has extensive experience with SEC reporting matters and is a member of KPMG’s Revenue Network, assisting Companies with implementing matters regarding the new revenue recognition standard.

Speakers:

• Paul Munter , Partner with the Department of Professional Practice, KPMG
• Dennis White , Sr. Audit Manager, KPMG

Event Details: When: Thursday, January 15th Time: 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | 7:30 AM Networking and Breakfast | 8:00 AM Presentation and Q&A Where: Oregon Zoo, Vista Room, Portland, OR Cost: Members and KPMG Guests $35 | $65 Nonmembers
CPE Credits will be available for this event