Doug Coleman
Social Media Monitoring Intern @TripwireInc

Writer, Podcast Producer, Social Media Dude, Web Freak.

Ignite Portland is an exciting, fast-paced, night of presentations where people can share their passions and burning ideas. The rules are fairly simple: 20 sides x 15 seconds per slide (auto-advancing) = 5 minutes of awesome. Presentations can be on nearly any topic, so long as they can teach, enlighten, or inspire us.

Friday, November 18, 2011 at 6:30pm through Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 6pm

Come hack on open gov datasets and Geoloqi!

Friday:
6:30Pm-9:00Pm - Hacking, planning and drinks begin!

Saturday:
9:30-10:00Am - Registration, breakfast and coffee.
10:00Am-10:15Am - Attendee short presentations. Groups and individuals set up to hack. Ideas are...

Dear attendees (and everyone else),

On november 11, 2011 at 11:11 the date will be 11/11/11 11:11. Since 11:11 is the best time for wishing, this day will be pretty epic.

yes we know, it is not for a while, but we're excited so we made this early.

also, this is just an event fan page, not a party, a gathering, a convention, or anything...

The Portland Creative Conference (Cre8Con) is an interdisciplinary exploration of the creative process within various creative industries. The conference features keynote presentations from leading creatives across a variety of fields (from companies such as LAIKA, Nike, Wieden+Kennedy, Dark Horse Comics, Michael Curry Design, White Horse, CROW...

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

RSVP on the IndieWebCamp wiki. http://indiewebcamp.com/Guest_List

Rather than posting content on many third-party silos of data, we should all begin owning our own data that we're creating when we create it. Publish short status updates first on your own domain, and then syndicate to Twitter. Publish photos on your own domain, then syndicate...

WebVisions is a nationally recognized conference that explores the future of Web design, technology, user experience and business strategy from May 25 - 27, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Attend workshops with the experts, chill out in the WebVisions lounge, and network, share ideas and be inspired by an all-star lineup of speakers.

When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in.

Join us May 19, 2011, for the first Pacific Northwest 140 Character Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington. The key focus of this conference is on how real time technology (like Twitter and Facebook) is changing business, government, healthcare, social services, media, education, celebrity – and everything.

There will be many...

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDxPortland, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxPortland event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Full details at http://bit.ly/paulbingman

Who should attend:

Anyone interested in learning about social media in the public sector.



Topic:

Whether you describe yourself as a social media expert or a complete novice, this “plain language” seminar will offer useful information told through both research and personal experiences about the world of viral messaging for emergency...

PDX Lean Startup Circle and Urban Airship, Inc. welcomes Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup methodology. Eric is the author of the popular blog Startup Lessons Learned and the creator of the Lean Startup methodology. He co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup, which has today has over 40 million users and 2009 revenue over...

Free and open to the public!

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Demolicious is Portland Web Innovators’ showcase of member’s work. Whether it’s a side project or a new business, you have ten minutes to show what you’ve got. We’ve seen content management systems, Firefox extensions, Wordpress plug-ins, and complete sites. What do you have to show off?

Each demo night gets a lot of interest, from both...

Join thousands of technology professionals in tuning out the fun happening in Austin by staying home and working, drinking alone. All those who participate swear to join in virtual flashmobs by staggering outside their homes and offices at 3am and raising their ( keyboards [, middle_fingers [, farts ]] ) in the general direction of Austin.
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It’s time for another Portland Data Visualization Meetup! We’ll have three to four main presentations and networking time.

Webtrends will again graciously host us on their top floor. The venue is on the 16th floor of the building right next to Men’s Wearhouse. Here’s a Google Maps streetview of the entrance of 851 SW 6th Ave # 1600,...

Event is free; light dinner included.

What: Technology enthusiasts, journalists, students and media makers are invited to participate in a discussion about how public media and the community can better support each other.

When: Tuesday, September 21, 5:30-9pm

Where: Oregon Public Broadcasting, 7140 SW Macadam Avenue, Portland, OR 97219

Format:...