PDX Tech Events

Oregon Training Network: Managing Virtual Teams

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:57:05 -0700

Oregon Training Network: Managing Virtual Teams

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9am through Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5pm

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center

1000 Ne Multnomah St

Portland , OR 97232

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Portland Ten Founders Coffee

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:02:06 -0800

Portland Ten Founders Coffee

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 9 – 10am

Daily Cafe

902 Nw 13th Ave

Portland , OR 97209

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Founder’s Coffee is a low-key, weekly get together for Portland entrepreneurs to connect with each other. No speakers, no pitches, just business founders gathering together to visit for an hour.

Managing Virtual Teams - 50% off!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:40 -0800

Managing Virtual Teams - 50% off!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9am through Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5pm

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center

1000 Ne Multnomah St

Portland , OR 97232

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In today’s rapidly changing business environment, managers and employees alike are increasingly challenged to find new ways to get things done – better, faster, and cheaper. More and more companies today are embracing the concept of the virtual team work environment to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their people who often work remotely, whether from across town or on the other side of the world.

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Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:29:01 -0700

Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 7 – 9pm

Robert Half Technology, 2nd Floor Conference Room

222 SW Columbia St

Portland , OR 97201

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The Portland Ruby Brigade is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland Oregon, area. Join other developers for presentations and discussions about Ruby and its uses.

VENUE: This meeting’s space is kindly provided by Robert Half Technology at their 2nd Floor Conference Room. Enter the KOIN Tower from SW Columbia between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, take the back elevators to the 2nd floor, and then follow the pdxruby signs.

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Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 7:29am.

SAOpdx: Where Do You Grow From Here? Think Outside the US

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:00:35 -0800

SAOpdx: Where Do You Grow From Here? Think Outside the US

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 7:30 – 10:30am

US Bank Tower - Ground Floor Conference Room

111 SW 5th Ave.

Portland , Oregon 97204

United States

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Presented by the SAO’s International and Finance Forums

It’s time to start thinking about how your company is going to take advantage of the opportunities that’ll be in front of you with the upcoming economic growth predicted in the next 12-24 months. To be ready many successful software companies are looking at implementing or expanding their international strategy. Why international? One reason is that many countries are going to lead the US in coming out of the downturn. Case in point is the recent increase in interest rates in Australia - a sign that country will be an early bird in the forthcoming economic rise. Many global markets are already experiencing increases in B to B and B to C sales, job growth and other signs that we are still waiting for in the US. And with the weak dollar your solution may be a bargain in many markets around the world.

Hear from a panel of leading software executives how they are positioning their companies in markets outside the US to expand and strengthen their respective organizations. They will also highlight ‘do’s and don’ts’ from their past experiences so that you can avoid their mistakes and take advantage of their success.

Panel
Bob McCarthy, Vice President/CFO, Tripwire, Inc
Tom O'Keefe, Executive Vice President, EthicsPoint
Jeff Gaust, President/CEO, Board of Directors, Prolifiq Software
Paul Wilde, Chief Financial Officer, Webtrends

If you’re looking at how you could make international be a part of your company’s future please join us for this informative and thought provoking session.

Who should attend: CEO’s, CFO’s, Business Owners, Business Development Directors, Sales and Marketing Executives or anyone involved in strategic planning.

SAOpdx: E-Commerce and Customer Centric Selling

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:13:10 -0800

SAOpdx: E-Commerce and Customer Centric Selling

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 3:30 – 6:30pm

Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub

112 Sw 2nd Ave

Portland , OR 97204

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Presented by IBM, Ascendant Technology, and the Marketing + Sales Forum

If you are a corporate executive, business owner, or technology leader at your company, we would be pleased to have you participate in our panel moderated event with industry experts in the field of eCommerce. E-commerce and multi-channel selling is undergoing an accelerated evolution which has been driven by new technologies, rapidly evolving user behavior, and business model innovation. These trends are reshaping the market and the customer experience.

Panelists
Steve Gatto, Worldwide eCommerce Solutions, IBM
Joe Davis, CEO, CoreMetrics
Sean Wyrick, Commerce Business Unit Executive, Ascendant
Craig Savio, Director eCommerce, Boeing

Join us after the panel for hosted drinks and appetizers.

Who should attend: Top Sales, Marketing, Technology, and Business Development Executives

Sponsored by IBM and Ascendant Technology

Tickets: $5*/$15
*member rate
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Portland Semantic Web Interest Group

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:57:13 -0800

Portland Semantic Web Interest Group

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 7 – 9pm

TBD Portland

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Portland , Oregon

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A new community for discussion of technology and philosophy topics related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data movements. The December meetup will be an informal one to gauge interest and decide on a plan for future meetups.

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linked data, semantic web, web development, web standards

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 10:57am.

OEN Workshop: Planning for the Successful IPO

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:31:38 -0700

OEN Workshop: Planning for the Successful IPO

Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 7:30 – 10am

Ernst & Young

Portland , OR 97209

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Please join us for a discussion of the keys to successful initial public offerings and the IPO value journey co-hosted by Ernst and Young LLP and Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. Continental breakfast included.

Presenters: Greg Beams and Peter Wall

Gream Beams
Greg Beams is an audit partner located in our Seattle office, but also serves as coordinating partner for two Portland office clients. Greg brings over 22 years of experience serving both public and private companies.

Greg has extensive experience dealing with the accounting and reporting complexities common to high-growth business and is able to bring that experience to bear in assisting companies in dealing with issues unique to the software and technology industry. Greg has served SEC registrants throughout his career and has significant experience providing assistance and insight to clients as they execute a wide variety of public offerings, including IPOs.

Peter Wall
Peter Wall is an audit senior manager with more than 10 years of experience serving public and private clients in both the Seattle and Portland markets. He has spent the majority of his career serving clients in the technology, consumer products and energy industries.

Peter has extensive experience in dealing with a variety of accounting matters, including revenue recognition, equity structuring transactions, acquisition and purchase accounting, as well as other issues common to middle market companies.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:31pm.

Oregon Training Network: Basic Introduction To Yahoo Pipes

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:27 -0700

Oregon Training Network: Basic Introduction To Yahoo Pipes

Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 10am – noon

souk

322 nw 6th ave, suite 200

Portland , Oregon 97209

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Digital Journalism Social Hour

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:35:44 -0700

Digital Journalism Social Hour

Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 7 – 9pm

Rose & Thistle Pub

2314 Ne Broadway St

Portland , OR 97232

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Digital Journalism Portland and Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and SW Washington Chapter have teamed up to create an informal social hour that showcases local, innovative digital journalism projects. Come hang out with your peers, have a drink and learn about the people who are changing our industry.

December's presenter will be Nozzl Media.

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blogger, digital, editor, journalism, media, newspaper, radio, reporter, tv, web

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Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:35am.

Oregon Training Network: Get New Business In A Challenging Market

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:04:18 -0700

Oregon Training Network: Get New Business In A Challenging Market

Friday, December 4, 2009 from 8am – 1:30pm

US Bank Tower - Ground Floor Conference Room

111 SW 5th Ave.

Portland , Oregon 97204

United States

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Use SAODISC promo code for 15% discount

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:04pm and last updated
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Taking Advantage Of Externally Hosted Platforms & Applications

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:06:36 -0700

Taking Advantage Of Externally Hosted Platforms & Applications

Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9am through Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 5pm

Hilton Portland and Executive Tower

921 SW Sixth Avenue

Portland , OR 97204

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ABPMP Round Table

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:14:17 -0800

ABPMP Round Table

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 7:30 – 8:30am

Buffalo Gap,

6835 S.W. Macadam Avenue,

Portland , OR 97219

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Cost: Free, please buy coffee/ breakfast
Interested: RSVP on Linked-in bit.ly/2lhrb

Are you looking for other professionals who are implementing or working on business process projects?
Are you interested in business process and need help getting started?
Are you interested in sharing and learning best practices?
Do you want real on the ground practical advice or can you give others help?

ABPMP (Association of Business Process Management Professionals) is building a community of practice in Portland. Come join us for our first un-roundtable. We will start with introductions and topic selection followed by a group discussion. The meeting will be moderated by a BPM professional.
www.abpmp.org -- www.bit.ly/oMW70

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abpmp, business process, community of practice, networking, round table

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Monday, November 23, 2009 at 8:14am.

Winter Coders' Social - Third Annual Edition

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:15:44 -0700

Winter Coders' Social - Third Annual Edition

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 6 – 11pm

NedSpace Old Town

117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210

Portland , OR 97209

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We're doing it again! Come join Portland's tech community and celebrate the closing of another year.

Go to the form above and let us know what you can bring!

This Year's Sponsors:

Nedspace
And

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coders social, free, nedspace, party, user groups

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 1:15pm and last updated
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Portland Silverlight User Group Kickoff

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:42 -0800

Portland Silverlight User Group Kickoff

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 6 – 8pm

Fiserv Cafe

3400 NW John Olsen Place

Hillsboro , OR 97124

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This is the first meeting of the Portland Silverlight User Group - our keynote speaker will be Vertigo (www.vertigo.com) CEO Scott Stanfield. At its core, Vertigo is a group of developers and designers working closely together to create amazing user experiences.

Scott will discuss how Vertigo uses Silverlight, Blend, SketchFlow and a handful of development techniques (“Blendability”, MVVM and View State Manager) to enable our design and development teams to move quickly and build great apps like the Winter Olympics (http://www.vertigo.com/Olympics.aspx), Sunday Night Football (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26393211/), and Hard Rock International (http://www.vertigo.com/hardrock.aspx).

If you’re an interaction designer, you’ll see what’s possible with Silverlight. If you’re a developer, you’ll learn better techniques to enable the designers to dial-in the fidelity they want. Or if you're just plain curious, please join us!

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design, silverlight, user group, ux, vertigo

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7:50am and last updated
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TechAmerica - Protecting Your Markets from Unlawful Forgein Competitors

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:08:49 -0800

TechAmerica - Protecting Your Markets from Unlawful Forgein Competitors

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 7:30 – 10am

Oregon Zoo, Skyline Banquet Room

4001 SW Canyon Rd.

Portland , OR 97221-9704

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About the Event:
In challenging economic times and as competition grows fiercer, many companies find that enforcement of their intellectual property rights is critical to their success. Knock-off products, often from companies outside the United States, eat into sales. But defending your intellectual property is not inexpensive. Three of Portland’s leading companies will tell you how they defend their domestic and foreign markets quickly, efficiently, and inexpensively, and how to make these strategies work on any scale.

What will you learn?
- How to diversify your IP portfolio to put your company in the best position to defend your markets
- How to use the laws of foreign jurisdictions to stop infringing products where they are manufactured
- How to use the fastest, most cost-effective IP enforcement actions available

Panelists:
- Tom Evans, Corporate Patent Attorney at Mentor Graphics will relate lessons from Mentor’s patent infringement lawsuit in China and describe how Mentor uses its IP portfolio to defend its markets around the world.

- Julianne Davis, Assistant General Counsel/Intellectual Property at Nike, Inc. will tell you why you should add design patents, trademark registrations, and copyright registrations to your IP portfolios, and how Nike uses its diverse portfolio to police its markets in the US and around the world.

- John Motley, Associate General Counsel & Director of Intellectual Property at Columbia Sportswear, will talk about Columbia’s successful use of Thai and other foreign patent and trademark law to combat infringement where products are manufactured.

- Tigran Guledjian, a partner at Quinn Emanuel in Los Angeles, practices extensively in complex intellectual property litigation with an emphasis in high technology patent litigation. Tigran will discuss his efforts on behalf of Seiko Epson and other clients to use the International Trade Commission to obtain and use exclusion orders to stop infringing products at the border.

Moderator:
- Brenna Legaard is a partner at Chernoff Vilhauer McClung & Stenzel, an intellectual property law firm in Portland, Oregon. A seasoned trial lawyer, Brenna brings significant real-world experience to her patent prosecution and opinion practice and routinely helps start ups and publicly traded clients alike prioritize their IP budgets and cost-effectively enforce their rights against infringers.

Cost: $50 TechAmerica members and LES Industry members, $110 nonmember technology companies

To Register:
Call TechAmerica Oregon, (503) 624-4871.

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Kari.Naone@techamerica.org, (503) 624-5715.

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competition, forgein competitors, intellectual property, ip

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Agile Product Owner Certification

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:09:34 -0700

Agile Product Owner Certification

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 9am through Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 9am

TBD Portland

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Portland , Oregon

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agile, product owner, scrum

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:09pm and last updated
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SAOpdx: (Webinar) Optimizing the Software Product Quality through Ethnographic Futures Research

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:31:34 -0800

SAOpdx: (Webinar) Optimizing the Software Product Quality through Ethnographic Futures Research

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from noon – 3pm

Online

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Presented by the Quality Assurance Forum

Software companies have great incentives to gain a competitive edge by improving their software practices and processes. Improving processes and practices is tricky at best. Experience has shown that the desired benefits of improvement initiatives are not seen or rarely last. Improvement initiatives are regarded by developers and QA as the fad de jour.

It doesn’t need to be that way.

The Ethnographic Futures Research (EFR) methodology eliminates the reasons improvement initiatives fail. It excels at creating a shared vision and forging consensus by using ethnography to set realistic goals and create a strategy to achieve those goals.

Meet the Presenters
John Prohodsky, Chair, IEE Oregon Section Computer Society
Robert B. Textor, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

Portland Werewolf - December Gathering

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:21:49 -0700

Portland Werewolf - December Gathering

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 6pm

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

915 SE Hawthorne Boulevard

Portland , Oregon 97214 (map)

Come play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com).

If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with "attending". That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play.

Ticket Info: Donations appreciated, for the room rental.

Drupal Users Meetup

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:20:24 -0800

Drupal Users Meetup

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 6 – 7:30pm

OpenSourcery

1636 NW Lovejoy Street

Portland , Oregon 97209

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A theme has emerged from recent offers to present, namely, ways to avoid the use of panels. To round it out, I'm hoping one or two of the folks who use Panels will volunteer to do the Modules 101 introduction (what kind of problems does Panels solve and what are the gotchas associated for complete beginners) as well as a more hands-on example of how to use Panels.

Tentative Agenda

Introductions and Call for Notetaker

Modules 101: A 5-10 minute overview of a Drupal module for beginners. This month: Panels. (beginner introduction)

Panels: A more advanced look at how to use panels. (beginner hands-on)

Content Template: (jnicola) Using node-content_type.tpl.php instead of Panels. (beginner / intermediate)

Node Reference & Co.: (emptyvoid) Node reference / node relationships / modal dialog API / alternative to panels (advanced)

Announcements: Items of Interest from User Group members

Logistics

We meet at the OpenSourcery offices at 1636 NW Lovejoy St. Portland, OR 97209. NOTE: Please be aware that the developers at OpenSourcery will be working right up to event time. We ask that you arrive no earlier than 5:50pm. Thank you!

After the presentation finishes we'll walk over to the Lucky Lab NW for food and drink.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 3:20pm.

Bola Moyo Benefit Show with Leonard Mynx, Sean Flinn, & Amy Seeley

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:12:55 -0800

Bola Moyo Benefit Show with Leonard Mynx, Sean Flinn, & Amy Seeley

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7pm through Thursday, December 10, 2009 at midnight

Someday Lounge

125 NW 5th

Portland , Oregon 97209 (map)

Bola Moyo will have its annual fundraiser at Someday Lounge in Portland on Wednesday December 9. It should be a great night, with local musicians Leonard Mynx, Sean Flinn (of Y La Bamba) and Amy Seeley. DJ Doctor Funk will be dusting off some soul records as well if you feel like dancing!

Tickets are $25 if you purchase in advance, and $30 on the door. Please buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment! They are now available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/90410. Doors open at 7pm, and the bands start at 8pm.

**Buy tickets before December 1st and you will go into the draw to win a free acupuncture treatment!**

Proceeds will go towards Bola Moyo's youth and adult education programs in Malawi. For more info on our work, please visit our website, http://bola-moyo.org/. We hope you can join us to help create a better life for the youth and women of Balaka, Malawi!

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Oregon Training Network: Monitoring Conversations Using Yahoo Pipes

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:11:24 -0700

Oregon Training Network: Monitoring Conversations Using Yahoo Pipes

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 9am – noon

souk

322 nw 6th ave, suite 200

Portland , Oregon 97209

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Rediscover Your Future

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:43:20 -0800

Rediscover Your Future

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 2 – 5pm

Downtown Hillsboro

Entrepreneur Programs Help Individuals
and Businesses Survive and Thrive Amid Recession

--A program to help dislocated workers explore and expand their potential as entrepreneurs--

Building a strong business future in Washington County is the focus of a new business incubator located in downtown Hillsboro: Green Sustainable Business Accelerator (GSBA).

GSBA offers a new approach to successful entrepreneurship. Instead of fruitless job searches, sending out dozens of resumes and experiencing the reality that a job might be unattainable in the present economy, we offer hope and help to those who would like to take a different approach by creating their own business. Those who embark on that venture need a strong support network and mentoring to be successful. GSBA offers that and more.

The Kauffman FastTrac® LaunchPad initiative is being offered in response to the many workers who have lost their jobs and businesses that are struggling due to the current economic environment. It is a proven fact that entrepreneurship plays a key role in getting America back on the road to recovery. Over 300,000 entrepreneurs have participated in FastTrac® programs.

To apply for the program, or to receive more information, please visit: http://www.gsbaccelerator.org/future.html
Call Dan Smith at (866)638-1097
Or e-mail: support@gsbaccelerator.org

Cost: FREE

Sponsor: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

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business, entrepreneur, free, incubator, jobs, workshop

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OEN SwapMeet - December

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:42:30 -0700

OEN SwapMeet - December

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 5 – 7pm

Someday Lounge

125 NW 5th

Portland , Oregon 97209 (map)

Meet. Greet. Repeat.

In these tough economic times, Oregon's economy needs innovators and entrepreneurs to develop new opportunities for economic growth. SwapMeet is a great way to meet the people who are the drivers of this effort.

Join us at the OEN SwapMeet, a networking program specifically for people looking to connect with entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and the people who can help Oregon businesses grow.

There's no entrance fee, and no pressure. Just networking, connecting, and a no-host happy hour! We hope to see you there.

Date and Time: Thursday December 10, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Registration: No Cost

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Internet Strategy Forum - Portland Chapter Meet-up

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:17 -0800

Internet Strategy Forum - Portland Chapter Meet-up

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 5:30 – 7:30pm

BridgePort Brew Pub

1313 Nw Marshall St

Portland , Oregon 97209

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Informal gathering of ISF PDX members at Bridgeport Brewpub. Opportunity for networking, re-connecting with fellow chapter members, meeting the new Portland Chapter Director, James Fishback, and discussing how the chapter can help you become a better Internet professional.

For more info, contact james at pacdevelopment dot com or call 503 389-0603.

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Rose City SPIN: Developing Requirements for Legacy Systems

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:32:05 -0800

Rose City SPIN: Developing Requirements for Legacy Systems

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 6 – 8pm

Intel, HF3-Auditorium, Hillsboro, Oregon

5200 NE Elam Young Parkway

Portland , Oregon 97124

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This is a free talk open to the public and presented by the Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN).

Logistics:
Networking from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Talk presented from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (doors close at 7:15)

Talk:
Developing Requirements for Legacy Systems presented by Bill Baker

Abstract:
Many legacy systems were created without documented requirements. Over the years, changes were made, often without adequate documentation. Software quality suffers as the system becomes more and more complex. This presentation will provide a case study of bringing requirements management and other related process improvements to a legacy software product — one which has been successful for over twenty years.

A cross-functional team of management undertook a project to improve significantly the processes related to requirements. This presentation describes the lessons learned while undertaking this project. Among these are:
• A good implementation start is essential. Outside consultants are useful. Fully involve all stakeholders.
• Different audiences have different needs. Find effective ways to communicate to each audience.
• Be pragmatic when choosing what requirements to write and how much effort to put into describing the current system.
• Leverage tool adoption to make changes that are more general to the software development process.

Author Bio:
Bill Baker is a software development manager at Sage in Beaverton Oregon. He has been involved in software development, project management, and process improvement for a number of years. While at Harland Financial Solutions, Bill led the improvements outlined in this paper. Bill has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University and an excessive collection of other degrees from Washington State University and Michigan State University.

About the Rose City SPIN:
The Rose City Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) is a monthly forum for networking, mutual support, and promotion of effective software practices. We exchange practical experiences, ideas, knowledge, wisdom, and war stories about the technical, business, and human facets of software process improvement. The Rose City SPIN serves the software development community of the Portland/Vancouver metro area. Whether you work for a large company or a small one, corporate or self-employed, industrial or academic setting, you are welcome at the Rose City SPIN.

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Designspeaks with Aaron Draplin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:32:53 -0800

Designspeaks with Aaron Draplin

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 7 – 9pm

The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel

403 Sw Stark St

Portland , OR 97204

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Tall tales from a large man.
Pretty much everything from Aaron Draplin and the DDC.
Presented by 52 Ltd. and AIGA Portland

Born in Traverse City, Michigan, Aaron Draplin is the sole proprietor of Draplin Design Company and created Field Notes Brand. Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, the freedom fighters of the Draplin Design Co. proudly roll up their sleeves on a handful of projects related to the Print, Identity, Web, Illustration and Gocco Muscle categories.

Hunkered down in his “36nd year” the DDC has shipped the goods for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Company, Snowboard Magazine, Grenade Gloves, Gnu Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Forum Snowboards, Giro Helmets, Richmond Fontaine, Chunklet Magazine, Exit Real World, Timberline, Snowboarder Magazine, Wired Magazine, Chuck Prophet, Nike, Cobra Dogs, Uncle Buck, and the Obama Administration.

Draplin promises to tell his story, show some work, talk some smack, and hawk a mountain of merch. Gonna’ be fun as hell. Be there, or be added to his ever-growing shit list. In Gary we Trust.

Be there: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 7:00pm – 9:00pm The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland, 403 SW 10th Ave. (Corner of SW 10th and Stark) Portland, OR 97205

Cost: Members: $8 in advance/$10 at the door
Non-Members: $18 in advance/$20 at the door
Students: $5

Bonus: Everyone receives free Field Notes, but you’d better bring that moth-eaten wallet. Beyond his yarn, Draplin’s got plenty to sell.

A selection of beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. ID required for beer and wine.

About 52 Limited

52 Limited provides contract freelance employees, full-time placement and custom project teams to a diverse client roster which includes: advertising agencies, design houses, interactive firms, brand marketers, health care organizations and others. With offices in Portland and New York, 52 Limited can help you find work or find talent. For additional information about the company please visit www.52ltd.com

About Designspeaks

Showcasing the most interesting designers in the Pacific Northwest, Designspeaks was developed to inform, engage and inspire. The small-talks quarterly series delivers an intimate venue intended to connect to others, to see what they are doing, and how they’re doing it. Some speakers will be household names and others will have managed to maintain a lower profile. Either way, all will challenge you to think a bit differently about design and its impact on this region.

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Oregon Training Network: Integrating Sustainability Into Your Business Practices

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:15:48 -0700

Oregon Training Network: Integrating Sustainability Into Your Business Practices

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 9am through Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5pm

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center

1000 Ne Multnomah St

Portland , OR 97232

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sustainability, training

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SAOpdx: Integrating Sustainability into Your Business Practices - 50% off!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:33:49 -0800

SAOpdx: Integrating Sustainability into Your Business Practices - 50% off!

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 9am through Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5pm

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center

1000 Ne Multnomah St

Portland , OR 97232

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Presented by Oregon Training Network and Worksystems, Inc.

Sustainability is good for business. This two-day class will provide you with the rationale, the methodology and real-life examples of how and why organizations have used sustainability to their strategic and operational advantage in the marketplace. Learn how sustainability not only improves your company’s triple bottom line - financial, social, and environmental – but how it improves your company’s image in the world, which can reap huge benefits. You will leave having developed a draft sustainability plan for a specific company process and return to work being able to lead company sustainability initiatives.

Portland Functional Programming Study Group

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:30:45 -0700

Portland Functional Programming Study Group

Monday, December 14, 2009 from 7 – 9pm

NedSpace Old Town

117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210

Portland , OR 97209

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Join programmers, researchers and enthusiasts to discuss functional programming.
pdxfunc is a study/user group exploring the world of functional programming based in Portland, Oregon. The group welcomes programmers interested in all functional languages, including Haskell, Erlang, OCaml, Scala, and others. The group meets regularly and provides presentations, demos and discussions applicable to all skill levels, from newbies and experts. The meetings are usually on the second Monday of the month.

VENUE: Space for the meeting is kindly provided by NedSpace, a co-working space for startups, innovative technology companies, non-profits, artists and social entrepreneurs.

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IxDA Portland: Design Jam Session

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:16:05 -0700

IxDA Portland: Design Jam Session

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 from 6 – 9pm

AboutUs

107 SE Washington St., Suite 520

Portland , Oregon 97214

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This is a casual, non-sponsored workshop. Feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share.

IxDA Portland is the local chapter of the Interaction Design Association (http://www.ixda.org/).

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Portland Java User Group

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:05:17 -0800

Portland Java User Group

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30pm

Oracle (Downtown Campus)

1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 800, Room 8005

Portland , Oregon 97204

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This month's topic: TBD

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PJUG meetings start with some time to eat and socialize (pizza and beverages are provided), followed by the featured speaker, then Q&A, discussion, sometimes a drawing to give away swag. :)

Though we like knowing how many people to expect, you don't *have* to RSVP, on Upcoming or otherwise. Go ahead and just show up!

Many people also go for a drink and further discussion following the meeting, at a location determined ad hoc (lately, the Market Street Pub at 10th and Market: http://mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=24 ).

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SAOpdx: Building Applications for Mobile Devices

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:33 -0800

SAOpdx: Building Applications for Mobile Devices

Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 11:30am – 1:30pm

Portland State University

1633 SW Park Ave

Portland , OR 97214

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Presented by the Developers Forum

What's driving mobile application development? Why should you consider developing mobile applications? Interested building an application for today's mobile devices? Come hear why companies are developing mobile applications. Learn from experienced developers about the platforms and how to get started.

Speakers:
Jason Grigsby Mobile Strategist, Co-Founder Cloud Four
Steve Romero, President, Critical Path Software, Inc.

30 hour day

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:30:19 -0800

30 hour day

Friday, December 18, 2009 at 4pm through Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 10pm

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)

1227 NW Davis St

Portland , Oregon 97209

United States

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What's more, you can use our Creative Commons licensed content for a little charitable fundraising of your own. Just grab the stream and build an event around it, large or small.

Join us December 18 and 19 for 30 hours of entertainment, interviews, and interesting goings on—while helping some very worthwhile causes. All from the cozy warmth of your own Web browser.

Search Engine Marketing Tips and Tactics – a free event

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:40:12 -0700

Search Engine Marketing Tips and Tactics – a free event

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 4 – 5:30pm

MacForce

100 SE Salmon

Portland , Oregon 97214

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Join Colleen Wright of the Search Engine Academy of Oregon and get some search engine marketing tips and tactics that you can implement immediately at this free seminar.

You will learn:

The difference between on-page and off-page factors and how to take advantage of them
Usability Tips that will keep your visitors on your site
What tools you can use to help determine the best course of action for optimizing your website
Why it is important to understand search and where search is heading in the future
Basic Actionable steps to implement immediately

While introducing these marketing nuggets, she will also give you a brief overview of what you will learn in the "Ultimate SEO Mastery Workshop" coming in July. If you have been thinking about taking the class or just want information on SEO basics, this is one hour you don't want to miss.

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internet marketing training, search engine optimization classes, search engine optimization seminar, search engine optimization training, search engine optimization workshops, seo training

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OEN PubTalk™ - Seed Oregon - Round 3

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:38:21 -0700

OEN PubTalk™ - Seed Oregon - Round 3

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 5 – 7pm

BridgePort Brew Pub

1313 Nw Marshall St

Portland , Oregon 97209

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OEN's Seed Oregon is a unique competition held during four consecutive PubTalk events. The competition is for Oregon and Southwest Washington seed-stage companies who are seeking capital within the range of $100,000 to $2,000,000. One winner from each preliminary round will move on to a championship round, where a finalist will earn a coveted presenting opportunity at OEN's Angel Oregon, the premier angel investing event in the Northwest.

Nine presenting companies in total will be selected to compete in the 2009-2010 Seed Oregon tournament. Each will have 10 minutes to present their concept to the PubTalk audience, followed by a 10 minute Q&A session. Three companies will compete at each of the preliminary rounds, with the audience voting for the winning presentations to move to the championship round.

Apply to OEN's Seed Oregon PubTalk!
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Online registration for this event closes Wednesday, January 13th. Please register at the door after that time.

Date and Time: January 13th, 2009, 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Bridgeport Brewpub - 1313 NW Marshall, Portland, Oregon

Registration to attend: OEN Member: $15, Non-member: $25

Price to submit application:
Member: $75 (includes entry at one PubTalk and the Seed Oregon application fee)
Non-Member: $174 (includes entry at one PubTalk, a discounted one year OEN individual membership {$26 savings}, and the Seed Oregon application fee)

PDXPHP - Monthy Meeting :: Symfony In The Cloud

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:29 -0800

PDXPHP - Monthy Meeting :: Symfony In The Cloud

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 6:30 – 8pm

NedSpace Old Town

117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210

Portland , OR 97209

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This will be a narrative presentation of one user's experience as Lead Developer on Nebul.us upgrading a Symfony application for deployment to Amazon's cloud-based infrastructure.

We will discuss the obstacles met along the way, including juggling master and slave database connections, writing uploaded files to S3, and distributing static assets using the CloudFront CDN.

Additionally, integration with the Symfony configuration and environments system will be demonstrated, allowing one application to be developed locally and seamlessly deployed to the cloud.

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PDXPHP - Monthy Meeting

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:06:33 -0800

PDXPHP - Monthy Meeting

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 6:30 – 8pm

NedSpace Old Town

117 NW 5th Ave. Suite 210

Portland , OR 97209

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The PDXPHP user groups meets every 3rd Tuesday.

This Meeting topic is still to be determined. Typically this posting will be updated with the meeting details a few weeks before the meeting

Our Mission: The Portland PHP Users Group is a community forum for people to share, meet and learn about PHP and Open Source technologies. The group strives to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in PHP regardless of their skill level or background. Through sharing and communication we believe we can foster a creative and successful community of PHP developers.

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Dec 9, 2009: Drupal Users Meetup at OpenSourcery

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:24:35 -0800

Tentative Agenda

Introductions and Call for Notetaker

Modules 101: A 5-10 minute overview of a Drupal module for beginners. This month: Panels. (beginner introduction)

Panels: A more advanced look at how to use panels. (beginner hands-on)

Content Template: (jnicola) Using node-content_type.tpl.php instead of Panels. (beginner / intermediate)

Node Reference & Co.: (emptyvoid) Node reference / node relationships / modal dialog API / alternative to panels (advanced)

Announcements: Items of Interest from User Group members

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After the presentation finishes we'll walk over to the Lucky Lab NW for food and drink.

Dec 3, 2009: ConnectPDX : December @ Kells! at Kell's Irish Restaurant and Pub

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:18:11 -0800

ConnectPDX is now a monthly event - join us every 1st Thursday!

We invite you to a new kind of networking, relaxed, open, and the kind that fosters meaningful connections. You've been to enough networking events to know that they're usually a frantic business card swap, where you leave forgetting half the people you met.

ConnectPDX aims to be different. We want to make networking fun again, so we're going to meet at Kells, a low key, low pressure space to meet + connect with others.

We encourage professionals from different industries to attend.

Cost: There is no cost to attend, but we do ask that you register so we can get a count for the space.

Dec 15, 2009: IxDA Portland: Design Jam Session at About Us

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:15:48 -0700

Join us for another design jam session! We will start with a description of the design problem followed by work in small groups on design ideation and solution sketches. At the end, the small groups will present their ideas and sketches back to the larger group.

This is a casual, non-sponsored workshop. Feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share.

IxDA Portland is the local chapter of the Interaction Design Association (http://www.ixda.org/).

Dec 18, 2009: 30 hour day at Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:51 -0800

30 hour day is a cockamamie scheme concocted by Cami Kaos of Strange Love Live and Rick Turoczy of Silicon Florist. The concept? Livestream for 30 hours straight in an effort to raise money for charities like Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots.

What's more, you can use our Creative Commons licensed content for a little charitable fundraising of your own. Just grab the stream and build an event around it, large or small.

Join us December 18 and 19 for 30 hours of entertainment, interviews, and interesting goings on—while helping some very worthwhile causes. All from the cozy warmth of your own Web browser.

Mar 3, 2010: Ignite Portland 8 at Bagdad Theater and Pub

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:23:51 -0800

Dec 8, 2009: Portland Silverlight User Group Kickoff at Fiserv Cafe

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:12:35 -0800

This is the first meeting of the Portland Silverlight User Group - our keynote speaker will be Vertigo (wwww.vertigo.com) CEO Scott Stanfield.

Scott will discuss how Vertigo uses Silverlight, Blend, SketchFlow and a handful of development techniques (“Blendability”, MVVM and View State Manager) to enable our design and development teams to move quickly and build great apps like the Winter Olympics (http://www.vertigo.com/Olympics.aspx), Sunday Night Football (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26393211/), and Hard Rock International (http://www.vertigo.com/hardrock.aspx).

If you’re an interaction designer, you’ll see what’s possible with Silverlight. If you’re a developer, you’ll learn better techniques to enable the designers to dial-in the fidelity they want. Or if you're just plain curious, please join us!

Dec 3, 2009: OEN Webinar: What is Cause Marketing and Why Should I Care? at Online

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:22:34 -0800

Beyond the edges of corporate social responsibility is a place where goodness and business and the interplay between the two merge, creating space for interesting new opportunities - opportunities where everyone can win.

This month, join Perry Gruber, CEO and co-founder of NedWater and Mark Grimes, co-founder of Ned, NedSpace, and NedWater as they share stories that go beyond corporate social responsibility and into cause and social marketing: its business value, what it looks like and why these two guys think business, consumers and the economy are going to be forever changed by this evolving social phenomena.

Speakers:

Perry Gruber
Perry Gruber is a social entrepreneur, professional speaker, co-founder and CEO of NedWater - Liquid Change, a Portland-based socially-responsible startup providing philanthropic water service for the workplace. Before becoming a social entrepreneur, he spent eight years in Intel Corporation’s CSR programs, nine years in the Bonneville Power Administration’s media relations department and, before that, nine years as a journalist in the United States Marines. Perry’s award-winning keynotes inspire university, conference, association and business audiences to overcome cynicism and rediscover optimism. Has an MBA graduate from George Fox University.

Mark Grimes
Mark Grimes is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who has started each of his businesses with cash on hand, no business plan and all have been profitable within 90 days. Past founder of eyescream interactive, an advertising agency with clients such as P&G, Nextel, Disney, and Outpost.com. Eyescream was one of the top 20 interactive advertising agencies according to Adweek magazine with annual billings of more than 7.2 million dollars. Mark currently focuses on developing social purpose enterprises and helping other social entrepreneurs develop their business models.

Current businesses include NedSpace (www.nedspace.com) co-working for startups, innovative tech companies, artists, nonprofits and social entrepreneurs; NedWater - liquid change (www.nedwater.net) philanthropic water service for the workplace, and Ned.com (www.ned.com) a member-governed network taking action locally, nationally & globally, in order to make the world a better place.

Dec 2, 2009: Chat with Allen Alley - Co-Founder Pixelworks at Stoel Rives (Portland)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:03:50 -0800

Over 30 years Allen Alley has built an experience base that spans multiple disciplines from engineering to marketing, venture capital, entrepreneurship and most recently, public service.

In January 1997 he co-founded Pixelworks where he still serves as Chairman of the Board.

Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW), a fabless semiconductor company, is a leading provider of system-on-chip ICs for the advanced display industry. Pixelworks' solutions provide the intelligence for advanced televisions, multimedia projectors and flat panel monitors by processing and optimizing video and computer graphics signals to produce high quality images. Many of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and computer display products utilize our technology to enhance image quality and ease of use of their products.

Under Allen’s leadership as President, CEO and Chairman for 10 years, Pixelworks has achieved many major accomplishments, including:

• Growing Pixelworks into a global company with approximately 250 employees at offices in Portland, San Jose, Tokyo, Taipei and Shanghai.
•Leading a successful initial public offering in May 2000 raising $66.1 million which was the top semiconductor IPO of 2000.
• Exceeding $1 billion in cumulative revenue since founding in 1997 and $171 million in annual revenue in 2005.
Join us on Dec 2nd to hear about Allen Alley’s entrepreneurial journey.

Jan 6, 2010: CHIFOO Meeting: Confessions of a Public Speaker with Scott Berkun at White Stag Building

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:41 -0800

Presented by Scott Berkun,
author of "Confessions of a Public Speaker" and other books
http://www.scottberkun.com

If you wonder why your wonderful ideas rarely get accepted, or are compromised beyond recognition in meeting after meeting, it might not be your creative design talents that are the problem. It’s your ability to frame, shape and pitch your ideas effectively to others.
This fun, brutally honest, interactive talk, loosely based on the O’Reilly book ‘Confessions of a Public Speaker’, will give you everything you need to know to present, pitch, convince and sell your ideas so your world domination plans can begin.

Dec 8, 2009: Winter Coders' Social, Third Annual Edition at NedSpace Old Town

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:34:51 -0800

We're doing it again! Come join Portland's tech community and celebrate the closing of another year.

Go to the form above and let us know what you can bring!

This Year's Sponsors:

Nedspace
And

Dec 17, 2009: SAOpdx: Building Applications for Mobile Devices at Portland State University

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:15 -0800

Presented by the Developers Forum

What's driving mobile application development? Why should you consider developing mobile applications? Interested building an application for today's mobile devices? Come hear why companies are developing mobile applications. Learn from experienced developers about the platforms and how to get started.

Speakers:
Jason Grigsby Mobile Strategist, Co-Founder Cloud Four
Steve Romero, President, Critical Path Software, Inc.

Register: http://sao.yourmembership.com/events/event_details.asp?id=76797

Dec 14, 2009: Mobile Love, Android Style #18 at Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:16:14 -0800

The Portland-area user group for enthusiasts of the Android mobile phone operating system from Google.

Dec 3, 2009: Digital Journalism Social Hour at Rose & Thistle Pub

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:26:32 -0700

Jan 20, 2010: Lunch 2.0 at Extensis at Extensis

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:58:40 -0700

Extensis is our host for the 23rd iteration of Portland Lunch 2.0.

Extensis builds font management and digital asset management software and has been doing so for 15 years, right here in Portland.

Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about at lunch20.com, and we're putting a PDX stamp on it.

You can follow all things Portland Lunch 2.0 an the Silicon Florist.

Are you vegan or vegetarian? Please leave a comment so we can plan food accordingly. Thanks.

Jan 7, 2010: Digital Journalism Social Hour at Rose & Thistle Pub

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:52:10 -0700

Dec 10, 2009: OEN SwapMeet - December at Someday Lounge

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:34:39 -0700

Meet. Greet. Repeat.

In these tough economic times, Oregon's economy needs innovators and entrepreneurs to develop new opportunities for economic growth. SwapMeet is a great way to meet the people who are the drivers of this effort.

Join us at the OEN SwapMeet, a networking program specifically for people looking to connect with entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and the people who can help Oregon businesses grow.

There's no entrance fee, and no pressure. Just networking, connecting, and a no-host happy hour! We hope to see you there.

Mar 12, 2010: South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival 2010 at Austin Convention Center

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:13:42 -0700

May 19, 2010: WebVisions 2010 at Oregon Convention Center

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:06:04 -0700

WebVisions explores the future of web design, technology, user experience and business strategy to uncover the trends for web and mobile applications, blogs, social media, animation and motion graphics and more. Be ready to network, share ideas and be inspired by an all-star lineup of speakers.

Over the years, the event has built a loyal audience of designers, developers and industry leaders. We invite you to join us for an event that's seen as "the creative conference for the Web."

Dec 4, 2009: HTML 5 Communication: Using Web Sockets, Server-Sent Events, and more to build real-time Web applications at The Skills Matter eXChange

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:57:25 -0700

he HTML 5 Communication Workshop is a highly practical, one-day workshop about HTML 5 Communication for Real-time Web applications, using Web Sockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), PostMessage, Cross-Document Messaging, and more. Presented by Kaazing consultants, this workshop will teach you how to create next generation real-time Web 2.0 solutions, using HTML 5 Communication, which will work in today's browsers. The afternoon session is hands-on, so bring your laptop!

Registration Codes and Cool Prizes
Register before October 31st and take advantage of the early bird discount and pay just £50!
Additionally, everyone who registers will be eligible to win an iPod Touch that we will raffle of at the end of the workshop.

Detailed Programme:

* 08:30-09:00 arrivals, coffee
* 09:00-09:15 Welcome, introductions
* 09:15-09:30 History of the real-time web
* 09:30-10:00 Enter HTML 5 Communication!
* 10:00-10:30 WebSocket
* 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
* 10:45-11:00 Server-Sent Events
* 11:00-11:30 PostMessage and Cross-Document Messaging
* 11:30-12:00 Beyond WebSocket
* 12:00-13:00 Lunch
* (bring your laptop for afternoon labs)
* 13:00-13:30 WebSocket server installation
* 13:30-14:30 Server-Sent Events Broadcast scenario (Hands-on lab)
* 14:30-14:45 Coffee Break
* 14:45-15:30 WebSocket scenario (Hands-on lab)
* 15:30-16:30 Extending WebSocket and using Stomp and JMS (Hands-on lab)
* 16:25-16:30 Closing comments and raffle prize draw

Dec 15, 2009: Portland Java User Group at Oracle

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:51:25 -0800

This month's topic: TBD

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PJUG meetings start with some time to eat and socialize (pizza and beverages are provided), followed by the featured speaker, then Q&A, discussion, sometimes a drawing to give away swag. :)

Though we like knowing how many people to expect, you don't *have* to RSVP, on Upcoming or otherwise. Go ahead and just show up!

Many people also go for a drink and further discussion following the meeting, at a location determined ad hoc (lately, the Market Street Pub at 10th and Market: http://mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=24 ).

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