Digital Trends

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Join us for happy hour at Digital Trends to celebrate PDXWIT's 5 Year Anniversary!

For our first event in 2017 and in honor of our anniversary, the theme of the event is reflecting on how your life has changed over the last five years. We will hear more about this from our lightning speakers and use this concept as our networking conversational prompt.

While the event is primarily intended for networking, we will have a short segment at 5:30 to share important announcements and showcase women in our community who are doing great things.

Introduction to Digital Trends, including what they do and what jobs they are hiring for.

Meet entrepreneur Paige Hendrix Buckner, who went from teaching and directing public policy to founding a company that ensures businesses can easily gift locally-sourced items to their clients, at her company ClientJoy.

A talk by Maarika Krumhansl, a mother of a young daughter and a Release Manager at Jama Software, about how she is a mama in tech.

Remember, throughout the event we will have an activity table for people who want to create during the event. This is a fantastic way to meet others if large groups are not your thing.

PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.

Trans and non-binary people are always welcome at our events.

Calling all creatives, designers and product people!!--For our October event, Digital Trends (@DigitalTrends) hosts YESpdx with a talk from Michael & Miriam the Co-founders of Nutcase Helmets (@nutcasehelmets).

We’ve all seen them. Buzzing around town—watermelons, 8-balls, polka dots & union jacks…I’m talking about Nutcase helmets! You didn’t know? They’re local! .. Oh you did know? Well, their business is international…and in the Nutcase universe, it’s all about design!!

Starting in their garage and growing since 2005, the Nutcase team knows a thing or two about pivots, supply chain, trade shows and everything in-between. Bring your friends, have a laugh and meet fellow entrepreneurs, creatives and investors. Space is limited, RSVP now!

This event is co-sponsored by Digital Trends, OEN & Volt Technical Resources