Downstream

The Portland State University Alumni Association in partnership with members of the Portland Development Commission present the first event of a 4-part speaker series designed to provide insights about some of Portland’s most prevalent and successful industries. Our March event on Technology will focus on companies involved in the designing, developing, and building of hardware and software systems. Come join us for networking opportunities and listen to an engaging panel discussion from leaders in Portland's technology field.

Doors open at 5:30 PM, panel discussion begins at 6:00 PM. There will be networking opportunities before and after the 1-hour panel discussion to meet the panelists, recruiters in the industry, and PSU staff along with other PSU alumni.

Moderating the event will be Skip Newberry, President of the Technology Association of Oregon. Panelists include:

-Serge Leef, Vice President of New Ventures and General Manager of the System-Level Engineering Division at Mentor Graphics

-Ryan Brady, Director of Mobile Products Operations and Finance at Qorvo Corp (formally TriQuint Semiconductor)

-Michael Tanguay, SVP Sales & Engineering at DWFritz

-Kevin Johnson, Sr. Business Development Coordinator and Advanced Manufacturing Liaison for the Portland Development Commission

Purchase your Early Bird tickets by February 19th for only $20! Cost will increase to $25 after that. Ticket price includes a great spread of appetizers, 2 drink tickets, and processing fees. This event is open to the community.

Are you a Cinder developer? Do you love creative coding? Come on over and hear about the latest developments in Cinder, chat with other creative developers like yourself, watch some amazing presentations, and maybe give one yourself! Cinder is a C++-based creative coding library that has been used in a wide variety of artistic software projects. It helps us push the boundaries of what art and software development can be. Check it out at: http://libcinder.org/

AGENDA:

1. Downstream Presentation

10 minutes

We'll talk about the framework we built to supplement Cinder, and demo some apps.

1. Introductions

5 minutes

Introduce yourself!

1. Open Discussion

20 minutes

Propose ideas for Cinder. Ask questions. Recommend libraries that can be integrated into Cinder. Tell us if you're stuck on a Cinder project. We're here to help!

1. Show and Tell: 10 slots

60 minutes

Bring your Cinder projects and tell us all about them!