Andrew Ettinger

We are going to switch it up this month with PDX-UX's first group workshop. We'll present you with a small UX challenged interface in need of some pretty, some information design and even some data visualization skills. You and your peers will form groups and nosh on some solutions. Bring your brains and a laptop if you have one, and...

Come to the Lucky Lab (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) at 7pm on Thursday Dec 1st for our very first Portland Startup Weekend Happy Hour! Plan on catching up with friends you met at SW, share what you have been up to recently, and provide encouragement for those that are moving forward with their SW companies.

We'll try to get a reserved section, but...

Round 3 of the software build for the PDX11 Mentor Network! Join Portland's top coders and network leaders, and put your fingerprints on the PDX11 Mentor Matching software. Hosted by Puppet Labs, and refreshments provided.

After a long summer break, I'm pleased to announce Update Portland will be returning October 27th with stories of disasters and near misses from PHPFog, Threadless, and Urban Airship.

The meeting will begin at 6pm at PIE, and beer will be provided. Please RSVP! Looking forward to seeing you there!

The Syndicate has a lot going on this Fall and we want to tell you all about it! Come by Collective Agency on Monday, October 10th from 4-7pm to enjoy some refreshments and hear what we have to say.

Calagator Link (including venue details): http://calagator.org/events/1250461241

At around 5:30pm, we'll do a short presentation which will...

WhereCampPDX is an annual unconference for anyone interested in geography and technology.   Schedule: Friday 10/7 - Opening Party Saturday 10/8 - Unconference Sessions and evening hackathon Sunday 10/9 - Games and excursions

After a summer packed with activity and progress, the PDX11 Mentor Network is convening for a general meeting. Agenda includes updates on software build, community survey results, new approaches to events, and upcoming milestones. For newcomers there will also be a brief overview of the PDX11 initiatives and the other networks. Please join us for...

If you had just five minutes to showcase your cutting-edge products, technologies, or methodologies, what would you say? What if you were forced to present those ideas with 20 PowerPoint slides that each rotated automatically after 15 seconds?

The Software Association of Oregon is sponsoring an Ignite event on September 15th. As a speaker,...

Join us in celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony and launch of the Portland Incubator Experiment with Mayor Sam Adams, at our First Thursday Block Party.

We'll be welcoming the new class of start-ups and the esteemed mentor group with drinks, entertainment, and of course... PIE.

In response to Texas Governor Rick Perry's planned August 6 "Day of Prayer and Fasting", I have decided to create a counter-event to be held world wide, wherever you happen to be, and inclusive of everyone who wants to show their extreme disapproval of Rick Perry and everything he claims to support and stand for.

He wants a day of...

API Hackday PDX brings developers together the Saturday after OSCON in downtown Portland for an all-day coding fest focused on building apps with APIs. Developers of all experience levels can share ideas, collaborate on existing projects, start new ventures, and find out about new APIs to play with. Brought to you by: SimpleGEO, Twilio, SendGrid,...

The Oregon Brewers Festival is one of the nation's longest running and best loved craft beer festivals. Situated on the west bank of the Willamette River, with towering Mt. Hood as a backdrop, it is the ideal venue for anyone who loves craft beer. With a laid back attitude and scores of award-winning beers, the festival reflects the essence of...

In town for API Hackday PDX, OSCON, or Oregon Brewfest? Take timeout to meetup with fellow hackers over tater tots and mini corndogs at the Low Brow in the Pearl District. API Hour lasts from 6-8:00pm

2 free drink tickets if you register for API Hackday PDX on Saturday, 7/30 by the time you arrive: http://apihackdaypdx.eventbrite.com

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Would you pitch a project? Launch a web site? Teach a hack? We’re going to find out when we conduct our second Ignite event at OSCON.

A participant-driven event where attendees discuss, debate and explore topics near & dear to the hearts of community leaders (hashtag: #cls11)

Goal: Community development of a website to help Portland's growing tech community find Mentors and share knowledge.

Inspired by Calagator and ePDX.org.

This is our kickoff and initial hackathon. We hope to have a basic mentor/mentee matching website working by the end of the day.

The Portland Development Commission will be providing food...