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==October (New!)==
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==End of October/November and Beyond! (New!)==
  
===Portland Open Beer Club - October 2008===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1261201/ Oct 30, 2008: OEN's Venture Northwest at Portland Marriott (Downtown)
Portland Open Beer Club - October 2008 Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5pm Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub 928 SE 9th Ave Portland , Oregon 97214 ( map ) Portland Open Beer Club and Portland Open Coffee Club are monthly meetups offering a low key, agenda-free format centered around meeting like-minded individuals and talking about technology, the web, and startups. The Portland Open Beer Club meets the second Thursday of every month at Green Dragon at 5pm.
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It starts with a simple seed. But from that seed grows strong, vibrant and sustainable companies that are ripe for investment. Venture Northwest (formerly Venture Oregon) is the premier forum for new and emerging investment opportunities in exciting companies from Oregon, Washington, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the region's growth segments, explore exciting new technology and research, and connect with entrepreneurs from the area's hottest emerging companies including nanotech,
  
===SAO October Tech Pub - Dawn Foster===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1219848/ Nov 1, 2008: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Install Party at Backspace
SAO October Tech Pub - Dawn Foster Thursday, October 9, 2008 from 5:30 – 8pm Renaissance on the Riverfront 136 SW Washington Ave. Corvallis , Oregon 97333 US ( map ) Thursday, Oct 9th, 2008 5:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Renaissance on the Riverfront 136 SW Washington Ave. 1000 NE Circle Blvd Corvallis, Oregon 97333 Google Map RSVP TO: SAO by emailing <email>35819c99873a4e9bb8036b9e15032bb9</email> FREE this month for SAO members or students, and non-members Includes finger food and no-host bar.
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Celebrate the release of Ubuntu 8.10, the Intrepid Ibex. Get a copy of the .iso file without waiting for the long download. Get a burned CD or burn one of your own and pass on the free software love. Get installation help and talk to local linux experts.
  
===The Electricity Restructuring Debate===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1256712/ Nov 5, 2008: Social Network Spaghetti - Portland Web Innovators at Vidoop
The Electricity Restructuring Debate Thursday, October 9, 2008 from 7:30 – 9pm Reed College (Psychology 105) 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Portland , Oregon 97202 US ( map ) Reed Economics Lecture Series: The Electricity Restructuring Debate William Hogan, "Energy Policy for Electricity Markets" William W. Hogan, Raymond Plank Professor of Global Energy Policy at Harvard University, is the research director of the Harvard Electricity Policy Group, which explores the issues involved in the…
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Scott Kveton will tell us where he thinks we with the state of current [http://www.the-online-world.com/people-search-facebook-orkut-myspace social networks] and how we're actually on our way to the promised land. Kveton is a digital identity promoter, open source contributor, and VP of Open Platforms for Vidoop.
  
===PostgreSQL Conference West===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1019765/ Nov 5, 2008: Lunch 2.0 at the Eclipse Foundation at Eclipse Foundation
PostgreSQL Conference West Friday, October 10, 2008 at 8am through Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 5pm Portland State University, Native American Student & Community Center 710 SW Jackson Street Portland , Oregon 97201 US ( map ) Join us for the second annual PostgreSQL Conference West! Scheduled to begin October 10 and go through the weekend, West being held at Portland State University is going to be the destination for learning, fun and general education about PostgreSQL. Links Website Tags…
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The Portland Lunch 2.0 saga continues at the Eclipse Foundation in downtown. Come join your old Twitter pals, meet some new people, learn about what the Eclipse Foundation has going on these days. Did you know they had a Portland office? Worried about parking downtown? It's probably going to be raining by then. No worries, the Max Oak Street stop is right in front of their building. Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about at lunch20.com, and we're putting a PDX stamp on it. Are you…
  
===Oregon Manifest bike show - opening night party===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1243431/ Nov 6, 2008: The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy at The Nines Hotel
Oregon Manifest bike show - opening night party Friday, October 10, 2008 from 7 – 11:59pm Wieden and Kennedy 224 NW 13th Portland , Oregon 97209 US ( map ) Oregon Manifest bike show Opening Night Blowout at Wieden +Kennedy Wieden + Kennedy, the global ad agency behind Teams of Portland and some of the finest creative work in the world, is taking the concept of an opening party and blowing it up beyond imagination. In the works is a special multi-media bike builder exhibition featuring their…
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The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy Date: Thu, Nov 6th Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm Location: The Nines Hotel 525 SW Morrison Portland, OR 97204 Cost: $35 for non members $10 Discount for walking or taking mass transit Registration Deadline: 11/06/2008 Topic: The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy Register for this Event Back to Event Calendar The Clean Technology Alliance is proud to present a special event hosted by noted expert Jesse Berst of GlobalSmartEnergy to chronicle the rapid growth of…
  
===Calagator Code Sprint===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1168203/ Nov 10, 2008: The semi-un-not-so-official Wordpress Upgrade Party at CubeSpace
Calagator Code Sprint Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 10am – 6pm CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave. Portland , Oregon 97214 USA ( map ) Join us to work on adding features and improving Calagator! We have a full-day code sprint on Saturday at CubeSpace starting at 10am and ending around 6pm. You don't have to be there for the full day, join us for however much time you'd like to contribute. Some possible tasks for the sprint include adding data versioning and rollback, improving Google Calendar…
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We saw the demo at WordCamp, now lets get together for the grand launch of WordPress 2.7!
  
===PNSQC 26th Annual Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1107612/ Nov 12, 2008: Refresh Portland at Jive Software
PNSQC 26th Annual Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference Monday, October 13, 2008 at 7:30am through Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 6pm Oregon Convention Center 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Portland , OR 97232 US ( map ) Links Website Download to iCal You can edit this event . This item was imported from http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/o... Monday, March 17, 2008 at 10:33am and last updated Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 5:41pm .
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Refresh Portland is a monthly talk (held every 2nd Wednesday) about design, front-end development, usability and web standards. We’re in the process of finalizing the speaker. Please watch this space and our twitter account ( http://twitter.com/RefreshPDX ) for future developments. Refresh Portland is part of the Refreshing Cities Movement.
  
===Mobile Love, Anrdoid Style #6===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1100706/ Nov 13, 2008: Ignite Corvallis at CH2M HILL Alumni Center
Mobile Love, Anrdoid Style #6 Monday, October 13, 2008 at 6pm Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Boulevard Portland , Oregon 97214 ( map ) The October/November release dat e for the HTC Dream phone from T-Mobile approaches. Android is an operating system for cell phones written by Google. Links Website Download to iCal You can edit this event . This item was imported from http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1087530/ Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 4:24pm .
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I hope you'll join us for Ignite Corvallis in November at High Tech After Hours. Ignite Corvallis Thursday, November 13th, 2-3pm CH2M HILL Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (Across from Reser Stadium) NOTE: Submission deadline for presentation proposals is Tuesday, November 4th. email proposals to ignite [DOT] corvallis [AT] gmail Ignite is coming to Corvallis! Share burning ideas. If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15…
  
===DorkbotPDX Meeting===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/872418/ Nov 13, 2008: Ignite Portland 4 at Bagdad Theater and Pub
DorkbotPDX Meeting Monday, October 13, 2008 from 7 – 10pm Lucky Labrador Beer Hall 1945 NW Quimby Portland , OR 97209 US ( map ) Come join us for an evening of socializing, talking about odd hacks and poking around with other people toys. Bring things for show and tell if you like, or just bring a willingness to share your interests. We'll be the kids with all the coolest stuff on the table. Hope to see you there. Download to iCal You can edit this event . This item was imported from…
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Save the date! Ignite Portland 4 will happen on Thursday November 13, 2008, at the Bagdad. Same venue. Same format. Even more burning ideas. More details to come - stay tuned! http://www.igniteportland.com http://twitter.com/igniteportland http://friendfeed.com/rooms/igniteportland
  
===Portland Functional Programming Study Group===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1261201 Nov 15, 2008: Cre8Camp Portland (@SOUK)
Portland Functional Programming Study Group Monday, October 13, 2008 from 7 – 9pm CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave. Portland , Oregon 97214 USA ( map ) 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…
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Cre8Camp Portland is a BarCamp-like unconference with a creative twist--it is for creative industry professionals. Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Participants drive the session topics and lead the discussions. Ticket Info: Buy Tickets. http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland. Visit http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland for more information. Photos from the last Cre8Camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahockley/sets/72157606463692695. Cre8Camp will be at SOUK: 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200. Portland, Or. http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland. Add to calendar: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1265330/export
  
===Starve Ups: A Tale of Two Inc. 500 Companies===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1098808/ Dec 6, 2008: CyborgCamp 2008 at CubeSpace
Starve Ups: A Tale of Two Inc. 500 Companies Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from 6 – 9pm eROI 505 NW Couch, Suite 300 Portland , Oregon 97209 United States ( map ) Links Website Download to iCal You can edit this event . This item was added directly to Calagator Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 9:17am .
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[[Note: The date of this event has been changed to Dec. 6th]] CyborgCamp is a simulcast unconference about the future of the relationship between humans and technology. We'll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. CyborgCamp's aim is to have many communication channels such as Twitter, Flickr, UstreamTV, Video and Audio recordings and live chats displayed on the screen.
  
===PHP: Using Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR with PHP and Zend Framework===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1020710/ Jan 4, 2009: The Ethics of eWaste at Westminster Presbyterian Church
PHP: Using Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR with PHP and Zend Framework Tuesday, October 14, 2008 from 6:30 – 8pm CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave. Portland , Oregon 97214 USA ( map ) Rich Internet applications (RIAs) are everywhere. With Web businesses like Google and Yahoo! and brick and mortar companies like Harley Davidson and Sherwin Williams embracing RIAs for their online presence, the media buzz is giving way to the reality of a better Internet. Adobe has recently contributed AMF support to the Zend…
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Electronic waste or "e-waste" is broken or unwanted electrical or electronic devices. Many components of e-waste are considered toxic. Due to the difficulty and cost of recycling used electronics as well as lacklustre enforcement of legislation regarding e-waste exports, large amounts of used electronics have been sent to countries such as China, India, and Kenya, where lower environmental standards and working conditions make processing e-waste more profitable. Oso Martin, President of Bear…
  
===Lunch 2.0 at the Art Institute of Portland===
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148458/ Jan 14, 2009: Lunch 2.0 at the New OTBC Office at OTBC in the Beaverton Round
Lunch 2.0 at the Art Institute of Portland Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from noon – 2pm Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis Portland , Oregon 97209 US ( map ) The Portland Lunch 2.0 saga continues at the Art Institute of Portland in the Pearl, and big thanks to Bram Pitoyo for making this work. Come join your old Twitter pals, meet some new people, learn about what the Art Institute has going on these days, and check out the exhibits, all with a full belly. This will be at the beginning of the…
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For the first time, Portland Lunch 2.0 will happen in the 'burbs, Beaverton to be precise. The OTBC is moving into new space and partnering with the Beaverton Round Executive Suites . So, to showcase their new digs and introduce Lunch 2.0 to the suburbs, the OTBC will be hosting Lunch 2.0 on January 14, 2009. The Beaverton Round is right on the MAX line about 20 minutes from Portland. Just jump off the Blue Line at the Beaverton Central stop, and you're 90 feet from the new OTBC office. Lunch 2.0 is…
  
===CubeSpace's Second Birthday Party & Open House===
 
CubeSpace's Second Birthday Party & Open House Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 4 – 8pm CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave. Portland , Oregon 97214 USA ( map ) Mark your calendars: on Thursday, October 16, CubeSpace marks our second birthday! What does this mean for you? A community-wide open house, with delicious food, great company, and some fun and games to boot. Current, former, and future members of CubeSpace are all invited, as are general well-wishers, curious onlookers, and newsletter…
 
 
===Bend Venture Conference 2008===
 
Bend Venture Conference 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 5pm through Friday, October 17, 2008 at 6pm Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall Street Bend , OR 97701 US ( map ) Celebrating its fifth year, Bend Venture Conference has established itself as the major regional event connecting seed and early stage companies with investment opportunities. The annual conference attracts over 300 entrepreneurs, investors and service providers and gives attendees the opportunity to network with the best of the Northwest.…
 
 
===Building a Brand that Matters===
 
Building a Brand that Matters Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 7 – 8:30pm Milam Hall 2520 Campus Way Corvallis , OR 97333 US ( map ) The Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series Building a Brand that Matters Alfred LinCOO, CFO and Chairman, Zappos.com Thursday, Oct. 16, 20087-8:30 p.m. Milam Hall, Room 026 Alfred Lin is responsible for all financial, administrative, and warehouse operations of Zappos.com. Since 2005, he has brought focus, strategy, and financial discipline to help grow the business…
 
 
===Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up===
 
Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up Friday, October 17, 2008 from 4 – 7pm Olympic Mills Commerce Center 107 Se Washington St Portland , OR 97214 US ( map ) Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/art-tech08 Read reviews of the first of three Mash Up events: http://tinyurl.com/yelpreview08 Featuring Live DJs Echoik & Frequency Working Artists Network + Software Association of Oregon introduce Equilibrium: The Human Mash Up. In the spirit of disruptive ideas and breaking down barriers…
 
 
===WhereCamp PDX===
 
WhereCamp PDX Friday, October 17, 2008 at 6pm through Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 3pm souk 322 NW 6th Avenue, suite 200 Portland , Oregon 97209 US ( map ) "Society is being transformed by new maps and new mapping technology. Our mission is to help create a free forum for people to talk about, present, explore, and learn about projects that involve place." What is WhereCamp PDX? WhereCampPDX is a free unconference focusing on all things geographical and cartographical. This informal meeting…
 
 
WhereCampPDX Gaming #1: Pac-ManHattan
 
WhereCampPDX Gaming #1: Pac-ManHattan Sunday, October 19, 2008 from 9 – 11am souk 322 NW 6th Avenue, suite 200 Portland , Oregon 97209 US ( map ) This first of the WhereCampPDX Location-Based games brings the ancient art of Pac-Man to the Portland city streets near you! Players are assigned to be either 'Pac-Man' or 'ghosts' and the game plays out over several city blocks near souk. For more details, see the game description posted at WhereCampPDX. About the original game:…
 
 
===Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON)===
 
Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) Monday, October 20, 2008 at midnight through Thursday, October 23, 2008 at midnight Holiday Inn Portland Downtown/Convention Center 1441 NE 2nd Ave. Portland , OR 97232 US ( map ) Hold the Dates: The fourth annual Government Open Source Conference returns to Portland Oregon with an expanded program which will include an International Open Source Summit, hosting international governments as well as US state and locals. Focus this year will be on OSS…
 
 
===Cocktail Cabaret at McMenamins Mission Theater===
 
Cocktail Cabaret at McMenamins Mission Theater Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 8 – 11pm Mission Theater & Pub 1624 Nw Glisan St Portland , Oregon 97209 US ( map ) Saturday, October 25 Cocktail Cabaret presents: "A NIGHT AT THE CARNIVAL" All proceeds from this show will be donated to the Oregon Humane Society. 8 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show $14 advance, $17 day of show 21 and over COCKTAIL CABARET Cocktail Cabaret started when a small group of friends came together in late 2004 to…
 
 
===Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West===
 
Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West Monday, October 27, 2008 at 8:30am through Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 4:30pm Grand Hyatt Hotel 721 Pine Street Seattle , WA 98101 US ( map ) The Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West (REFF-West) will unite investors, financiers and project developers in the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on the Western U.S. The conference builds on the success of the Clean Tech Investing in the Pacific Northwest conference and REFF-Wall Street. Attendees will…
 
 
===Smalltalk Users Group meeting [tentative]===
 
Smalltalk Users Group meeting [tentative] Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 6:30 – 8:30pm GemStone Systems 1260 NW Waterhouse Ave # 200 Beaverton , OR 97006 US ( map ) pdx.st is the Portland Smalltalk Users Group. The group welcomes programmers interested in the Smalltalk language. Members interact through a mailing list and meet regularly for presentations, demos and discussions. Tags programming, smalltalk Download to iCal You can edit this event . This item was added directly to Calagator…
 
 
===Science Pub: Science Circus - The Physics of Fun===
 
Science Pub: Science Circus - The Physics of Fun Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 7 – 9pm McMenamins Mission Theater 1624 NW Glisan Street Portland , Oregon 97209 ( map ) Come see physics in action! Jugglers, acrobats, and other circus artists often base their acts on simple Newtonian principles of motion and balance taken to extremes. How does gravity's constant rate of acceleration affect the juggling of bowling balls? Why would a Nobel Laureate beg a vaudevillian to spin a ball on his finger?…
 
 
===Venture Northwest 2008===
 
Venture Northwest 2008 Thursday, October 30, 2008 from 8am – 5pm Portland Marriott (Downtown) 1401 SW Naito Parkway Portland , Oregon 97201 US ( map ) It starts with a simple seed. But from that seed grows strong, vibrant and sustainable companies that are ripe for investment. Venture Northwest (formerly Venture Oregon) is the premier forum for new and emerging investment opportunities in exciting companies from Oregon, Washington, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the region's…
 
 
===PSBA: Technology Roadmapping===
 
PSBA: Technology Roadmapping Thursday, October 30, 2008 from noon – 1pm Portland State Business Accelerator 2828 SW Corbett Ave Portland , OR 97201 US ( map ) Whether you call it strategic product development, technology forecasting, or something else, planning your company's technology evolution while also keeping an eye on technologies in your market is a critical capability. It supports developing successful technologies, gaining investor confidence, and successfully competing in the…
 
  
  
 
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http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1261201/ Oct 30, 2008: OEN's Venture Northwest at Portland Marriott (Downtown) It starts with a simple seed. But from that seed grows strong, vibrant and sustainable companies that are ripe for investment. Venture Northwest (formerly Venture Oregon) is the premier forum for new and emerging investment opportunities in exciting companies from Oregon, Washington, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn about the region's growth segments, explore exciting new technology and research, and connect with entrepreneurs from the area's hottest emerging companies including nanotech,…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1219848/ Nov 1, 2008: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Install Party at Backspace Celebrate the release of Ubuntu 8.10, the Intrepid Ibex. Get a copy of the .iso file without waiting for the long download. Get a burned CD or burn one of your own and pass on the free software love. Get installation help and talk to local linux experts.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1256712/ Nov 5, 2008: Social Network Spaghetti - Portland Web Innovators at Vidoop Scott Kveton will tell us where he thinks we with the state of current social networks and how we're actually on our way to the promised land. Kveton is a digital identity promoter, open source contributor, and VP of Open Platforms for Vidoop.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1019765/ Nov 5, 2008: Lunch 2.0 at the Eclipse Foundation at Eclipse Foundation The Portland Lunch 2.0 saga continues at the Eclipse Foundation in downtown. Come join your old Twitter pals, meet some new people, learn about what the Eclipse Foundation has going on these days. Did you know they had a Portland office? Worried about parking downtown? It's probably going to be raining by then. No worries, the Max Oak Street stop is right in front of their building. Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about at lunch20.com, and we're putting a PDX stamp on it. Are you…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1243431/ Nov 6, 2008: The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy at The Nines Hotel The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy Date: Thu, Nov 6th Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm Location: The Nines Hotel 525 SW Morrison Portland, OR 97204 Cost: $35 for non members $10 Discount for walking or taking mass transit Registration Deadline: 11/06/2008 Topic: The Smart Grid and the New Electricity Economy Register for this Event Back to Event Calendar The Clean Technology Alliance is proud to present a special event hosted by noted expert Jesse Berst of GlobalSmartEnergy to chronicle the rapid growth of…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1168203/ Nov 10, 2008: The semi-un-not-so-official Wordpress Upgrade Party at CubeSpace We saw the demo at WordCamp, now lets get together for the grand launch of WordPress 2.7!

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1107612/ Nov 12, 2008: Refresh Portland at Jive Software Refresh Portland is a monthly talk (held every 2nd Wednesday) about design, front-end development, usability and web standards. We’re in the process of finalizing the speaker. Please watch this space and our twitter account ( http://twitter.com/RefreshPDX ) for future developments. Refresh Portland is part of the Refreshing Cities Movement.

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1100706/ Nov 13, 2008: Ignite Corvallis at CH2M HILL Alumni Center I hope you'll join us for Ignite Corvallis in November at High Tech After Hours. Ignite Corvallis Thursday, November 13th, 2-3pm CH2M HILL Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (Across from Reser Stadium) NOTE: Submission deadline for presentation proposals is Tuesday, November 4th. email proposals to ignite [DOT] corvallis [AT] gmail Ignite is coming to Corvallis! Share burning ideas. If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/872418/ Nov 13, 2008: Ignite Portland 4 at Bagdad Theater and Pub Save the date! Ignite Portland 4 will happen on Thursday November 13, 2008, at the Bagdad. Same venue. Same format. Even more burning ideas. More details to come - stay tuned! http://www.igniteportland.com http://twitter.com/igniteportland http://friendfeed.com/rooms/igniteportland

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1261201 Nov 15, 2008: Cre8Camp Portland (@SOUK) Cre8Camp Portland is a BarCamp-like unconference with a creative twist--it is for creative industry professionals. Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Participants drive the session topics and lead the discussions. Ticket Info: Buy Tickets. http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland. Visit http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland for more information. Photos from the last Cre8Camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahockley/sets/72157606463692695. Cre8Camp will be at SOUK: 322 NW 6th Avenue, Suite 200. Portland, Or. http://www.cre8camp.org/Cre8CampPortland. Add to calendar: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1265330/export

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1098808/ Dec 6, 2008: CyborgCamp 2008 at CubeSpace Note: The date of this event has been changed to Dec. 6th CyborgCamp is a simulcast unconference about the future of the relationship between humans and technology. We'll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. CyborgCamp's aim is to have many communication channels such as Twitter, Flickr, UstreamTV, Video and Audio recordings and live chats displayed on the screen.…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1020710/ Jan 4, 2009: The Ethics of eWaste at Westminster Presbyterian Church Electronic waste or "e-waste" is broken or unwanted electrical or electronic devices. Many components of e-waste are considered toxic. Due to the difficulty and cost of recycling used electronics as well as lacklustre enforcement of legislation regarding e-waste exports, large amounts of used electronics have been sent to countries such as China, India, and Kenya, where lower environmental standards and working conditions make processing e-waste more profitable. Oso Martin, President of Bear…

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148458/ Jan 14, 2009: Lunch 2.0 at the New OTBC Office at OTBC in the Beaverton Round For the first time, Portland Lunch 2.0 will happen in the 'burbs, Beaverton to be precise. The OTBC is moving into new space and partnering with the Beaverton Round Executive Suites . So, to showcase their new digs and introduce Lunch 2.0 to the suburbs, the OTBC will be hosting Lunch 2.0 on January 14, 2009. The Beaverton Round is right on the MAX line about 20 minutes from Portland. Just jump off the Blue Line at the Beaverton Central stop, and you're 90 feet from the new OTBC office. Lunch 2.0 is…





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