http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/4070/ Events feed for the Silicon Florist Group on Upcoming. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:25:19 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/929003/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/929003/ webguypdx http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/929003/#comments 45.5219 -122.68 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:25:19 -0700 2008-07-24T17:25:19-07:00 iPhoneDevCamp - Portland 20080802 20080803 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179065/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179065/ Jive Software 915 SW Stark Portland Oregon United States http://jivesoftware.com Other
This annual conference draws institutional investors and investment bankers from across the western US who are interested in the emerging companies that the Northwest has to offer. Companies that have presented at Venture Oregon have raised over $1.3 billion in venture capital since 1996 and over $68 million in angel investment.*

*Not all companies who presented had investments reported in Venture Source

Interested in applying to present at Venture Northwest 2008? If so, then visit the Venture Northwest 2008 Application & Guidelines page for more information.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928518/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928518/ Sarena Regazzoni http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928518/#comments 45.5228 -122.675 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:09:36 -0700 2008-07-24T10:09:36-07:00 Venture Northwest 2008 20081030T080000 20081030T170000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1508/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1508/ Portland Marriott (Downtown) 1401 SW Naito Parkway Portland Oregon 97201 United States http://marriott.com/property/propertyPage.mi?marshaCode=PDXOR 503-226-7600 Social
Details:
Location: Bridgeport Brew Pub in the Pearl 1313 NW Marshall
Portland, Oregon
For Purchase:
Member Price: $15.00 Info Purchase
Non-member Price: $25.00 Info Purchase
Member Price - Exhibit Table: $101.00 Purchase
Non-Member Price - Exhibit Table: $200.00
(Includes 2 admissions to PubTalk and one OEN individual membership for a year).
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925746/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925746/ Sarena Regazzoni http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925746/#comments 45.5309 -122.685 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:41:11 -0700 2008-07-23T15:41:11-07:00 PubTalk - Oregon's Green Advantage Company Showcase 20080813T163000 20080813T190000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38819/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38819/ bridgeport brewpub + bakery 1313 NW Marshall Portland Oregon 97209 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38819/ Social We're busting loose with a special 15th anniversary OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship Dinner

Save the Date
Thursday September 18, 2008
Oregon Convention Center

Be there when we honor the best of Oregon's rule-breaking, adventure-addicted entrepreneurs with a 15th anniversary blow-out.

Lead the Pack - Register Early!
Register on or before July 15, 2008, and get the early-bird price of $180/ticket and $1800/ table price.

Prices from July 16, 2008 to the day of the event are $195/ticket and $1950/table.
No refunds after August 15, 2008.

The finalists for the 2008 Awards Dinner have been chosen! Visit the 2008 Awards Dinner Finalists page for further information.

Details:
Date and Time: Sep 18, 2008
05:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Location: Portland, Oregon
For Purchase:
Individual Ticket: $195.00 Purchase
Table of 10: $1950.00
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925750/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925750/ Sarena Regazzoni http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925750/#comments 45.5285 -122.662 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:53 -0700 2008-07-23T15:45:53-07:00 OEN Awards Dinner 20080918T173000 20080918T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1786/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1786/ Oregon Convention Center 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Portland Oregon 97232 United States http://www.oregoncc.org/ 800-791-2250 Social
This will be a satellite event to the main event being held in San Francisco.

The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925523/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925523/ multimodal http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925523/#comments 45.5191 -122.675 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:16:48 -0700 2008-07-23T12:16:48-07:00 iPhoneDevCamp 2 - Portland Oregon 20080802 20080803 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/80202/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/80202/ Jive Software 317 SW Alder St Ste 500 Portland Oregon United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/80202/ Social
We'll have 45 min. of Q&A, then head out to lunch as a group.

(Make sure you watch at least one of the Gary Snoman VC videos before then: http://garysnoman.com)
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/922798/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/922798/ hundreddollar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/922798/#comments 45.5185 -122.661 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:11:49 -0700 2008-07-22T11:11:49-07:00 PDX Lunch w/ a VC-- meet with Epic Ventures & learn about VC funding. 20080730T120000 20080730 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.cubespacepdx.com/ 503.206.3500 Other
DATE: Thursday, July 31st
TIME: 6 pm - 8 pm
PLACE: Lucky Lab Brew Hall (SE Hawthorne)

Join with members of the Personal Telco Project, NTEN and the City of Portland to learn more about and discuss the history, progress, and future of municipal wireless. This is a great opportunity to hear about efforts like MetroFi and Personal Telco, as well as how you can get involved in improving your neighborhood's networks.

The Portland 501 Tech Club is growing with your participation and turning into one of the hottest new places to learn, connect, and CHANGE within the Portland community! This is a fantastic way to keep conversations, learning opportunities and networking going throughout the community.

If you haven't already, please join the Portland 501 Tech Club at http://groups.nten.org. Please email Anna at anna@nten.org or Amy at amyrsward@gmail.com with any questions.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903749/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903749/ annaNTEN http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903749/#comments 45.5123 -122.656 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:31:00 -0700 2008-07-15T14:31:00-07:00 Municipal and Community Wireless: A Portland 501 Tech Club Event from NTEN 20080731T180000 20080731 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/9175/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/9175/ Lucky Labrador Brew Pub 915 SE Hawthorne Boulevard Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.luckylab.com/ 503-236-3555 Social
Click the following link to register this event : http://www.regonline.com/?160988

powered by RegOnline http://www.regonline.com/


]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/746589/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/746589/ yt.regonline http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/746589/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:05:13 -0700 2008-05-30T13:05:13-07:00 ACM SIGUCCS 2008 Fall Conference 20081019 20081022 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77808/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77808/ Hilton Portland & Executive Towers 921 SW Sixth Avenue Portland Oregon United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77808/ Education
When: Jul 30, 2008. @5:30pm

Where: CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Avenue.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 206-3500
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909567/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909567/ multimodal http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909567/#comments 45.5185 -122.661 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:17:44 -0700 2008-07-16T09:17:44-07:00 Flex user group meeting - Portland Oregon 20080730T173000 20080730T200000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.cubespacepdx.com/ 503.206.3500 Social Winter Coders Social (few pics). Summer Coder's Social is the outdoor and (hopefully) sunny successor!!!
This will be a very casual geek event with outdoor activities, games and BBQ so be sure to bring the whole family.
Sponsors will provide the basics of Hamburgers and Hotdogs (and Vegan equivilants). Potluck will provide the rest. This is also a BYOB event.

RSVP here then head to the event site to sign up for the potluck.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/869350/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/869350/ samkeen http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/869350/#comments 45.5193 -122.623 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:46:11 -0700 2008-07-08T12:46:11-07:00 Summer Coder's Social 20080803T110000 20080803T170000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/164523/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/164523/ Laurelhust Park (area E tables) SE 39th & Stark Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/164523/ Social
In his talk, Raven will provide a basic overview of the process of developing and distributing software for the iPhone and iPod touch, and share some key findings and metrics gathered in the two weeks since the launch of the App Store. What does the App Store mean for third party mobile developers?

Raven Zachary is the founder of iPhoneDevCamp, a not-for-profit gathering to develop applications for iPhone and iPod touch using both the native SDK and web standards, and is a technology industry analyst with The 451 Group, where he covers open source technology.

Raven's interest in Apple's mobile technology extends back to the Newton in the mid-1990s, and he was a former MacWEEK columnist covering Apple's launch of Mac OS X. He is regularly quoted by the media on issues relating to the iPhone and separately, open source.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909742/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909742/ grigs http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/909742/#comments 45.5188 -122.665 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:41:53 -0700 2008-07-16T10:41:53-07:00 Mobile Portland -- iPhone App Store 20080728T180000 20080728 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/94174/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/94174/ AboutUs offices 107 SE Washington St., Suite 520, Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.aboutus.org Social
presents

Bio On Tap

You are cordially invited to join OBA members for a Summer
evening of networking, libations and a brewery tour.

Bridgeport Brewpub & Bakery
(Heritage Room)
1313 NW Marshall Street

Date: July 31, 2008
Time: 6-9pm

$25 OBA members - $35 nonmembers
Hors d'oeuvres and two drinks provided
Space is limited
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903951/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903951/ multimodal http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/903951/#comments 45.5309 -122.685 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:39:12 -0700 2008-07-15T17:39:12-07:00 Bio on Tap -- Oregon Bioscience 20080731T180000 20080731T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/708/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/708/ BridgePort Brew Pub 1313 Nw Marshall St Portland Oregon 97209 United States http://www.bridgeportbrew.com/pubs/brewpub.html Social ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898641/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898641/ Eva Cat Herder http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898641/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:05:19 -0700 2008-07-14T13:05:19-07:00 From Side Project to Startup 20080912T180000 20080913T190000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/71651/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/71651/ CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Avenue Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/71651/ Education
This sprint will be focused on cleaning up rc1 and getting either an rc2 out or a 1.0 final. More details will be posted here and announced on django-dev as we get closer to the time of the sprint.

Please read more and confirm your reservation at http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/SprintPortlandAugust2008 .
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/896895/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/896895/ mtrichardson http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/896895/#comments 45.524 -122.676 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:26:25 -0700 2008-07-13T10:26:25-07:00 Django Sprint, Portland Oregon, 2008 20080822T090000 20080822T180000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/139734/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/139734/ Vidoop 117 NW 5th Ave, Suite 210 Portland Oregon 97209 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/139734/ Commercial ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/871722/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/871722/ samgrover http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/871722/#comments 45.475 -122.653 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:56:04 -0700 2008-07-10T09:56:04-07:00 PDX Flickr Meetup 20080726T190000 20080726 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/34651/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/34651/ Sellwood Riverfront Park SE Spokane St. & Oaks Pkwy Portland Oregon United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/34651/ Social
More details to come - stay tuned!

http://www.igniteportland.com

http://twitter.com/igniteportland

http://friendfeed.com/rooms/igniteportland
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/872418/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/872418/ jabancroft http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/872418/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:17:44 -0700 2008-07-10T18:17:44-07:00 Ignite Portland 4 20081113T190000 20081113T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/61559/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/61559/ Bagdad Theater and Pub 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=9&id=176 (503) 236-9234 Social
* Who? Influencers, Entrepreneurs, and Tech Enthusiasts!
* What? A confluence of leading bloggers and new media!
* When? August 21st – 23rd, 2008!
* Where? Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle, WA!
* Why? Because all things are possible!
* Register Now!

* We'll be in downtown Seattle
* Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included
* Tags are "Gnomedex" and/or "Gnomedex2008"
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/ therahmin http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/#comments 47.6108 -122.348 Sat, 31 May 2008 13:00:04 -0700 2008-05-31T13:00:04-07:00 Gnomedex 8.0 20080821T190000 20080823T173000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5371/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5371/ Bell Harbor International Conference Center 2211 Alaskan Way Seattle Washington 98121 United States http://www.bellharbor.org/ 206.441.6666 Commercial
If you are interested in business or career opportunities in Greater China, want to network with other like-minded, international professionals in Portland who share the same interests, or just want to stay abreast of what's happening in one of the most exciting regions of the world today, this is the place to be!

To learn more about who attends the ORIENTED Happy Hours and why, check out these Youtube videos

http://www.oriented.com/happyhours

Dress code: Professional Attire or Business Casual

Door Fees

General Admission: 10 USD

ORIENTED Members who RSVP before 8 PM EST on 7/30 will enjoy the following discounted rates:

* Premium & Lifetime Members: Free!
* Standard Members: Free!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/849261/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/849261/ multimodal http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/849261/#comments 45.5011 -122.653 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:46:34 -0700 2008-06-28T17:46:34-07:00 Oriented happy hour in Portland Oregon 20080731T190000 20080731T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58673/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58673/ Blue Dragonfly 1195 SE Powell Blvd Portland Oregon 97239 United States http://www.bluedragonflypdx.com 503-234-2585 Social creative industries professionals. There is no charge to attend, but participants can opt to pay for a $10 box lunch. Registration required.

Participants drive the session topics and lead the discussions. Visit the web site for more information.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/781133/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/781133/ sgehlen http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/781133/#comments 45.5254 -122.676 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:36:08 -0700 2008-06-11T16:36:08-07:00 Cre8Camp Portland 20080726T100000 20080726T150000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/92822/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/92822/ souk 322 NW 6th Avenue, suite 200 Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://soukllc.com 503-517-6900 Other The SXSW Interactive Festival offers five days of panels, keynote discussions, Trade Show, and exciting evening events. Attendees benefit from hands-on, how-to training as well as long-term, big-picture analysis in an atmosphere that charges creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. More to the point, coming to SXSW Interactive is a great way to recharge your creativity.

Where does the SXSW Interactive Festival occur?
Daytime panel programming (as well as the Trade Show & Exhibition) takes place at the Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez) in downtown Austin. Evening events occur at various nightspots around the city.

Who attends this event?
SXSW Interactive appeals to uber-geeks and digital creatives who push the cutting edge of technological change. The event appeals to content developers, web designers, programmers, bloggers, wireless innovators, gamers, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. Even if you are not a technical person, you will benefit from the outside-the-box thinking that thrives at SXSW.

What kind of topics are covered at the event?
Panel topics cover everything from web design, usability, and blogging to wireless innovation and new technology business models. Other panels focus on more general topics that are nonetheless relevant to the digital creatives who attend SXSW Interactive. Discovering new ideas that lead us to a better future is the underlying theme on all of this programming.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/ kathrynyu http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/#comments 30.2622 -97.7399 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:55:02 -0700 2008-03-17T10:55:02-07:00 South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference 20090313 20090317 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/799/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/799/ Austin Convention Center 500 E Cesar Chavez Street Austin Texas 78701 United States http://www.austinconventioncenter.com/ (512) 476-5461 Festivals
If you are involved in an OSS project or initiative you think we'd like to know about as we put the program together, please let us know!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419314/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419314/ debbryant http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419314/#comments 45.5333 -122.664 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:21:49 -0700 2008-01-28T11:21:49-07:00 Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) 20081020 20081023 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/112424/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/112424/ Holiday Inn Downtown-Portland Convention Center 1441 NE 2nd Ave. Portland Oregon 97232 United States http://www.hiportland.com/about (877) 777-2704 Other Microtechnologies Institute
and Washington Technology Center
Presents
The Fifth Annual
Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference
Science To Commercialization for the Micro/Nanotechnology Economy

September 8-10, 2008
Hilton Hotel
Vancouver, Washington

This fifth annual conference has emerged as the premier nanoscience and microtechnologies research and business event in the Pacific Northwest.

Join over 300 industry leaders, researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech transfer professionals to discuss the issues and opportunities inherent in commercializing small tech innovation.

Presentations on:

* Nanoelectronics
* Nanoscale Lithography
* Printed Electronics
* Green Nanotechnologies
* Nanomaterial-biological Interactions, EHS
* Nano-bio Technologies: Tools and Diagnostics
* Nanotechnology for Energy
* Nanomaterials for Electro-optics
* Novel Photovoltaic & Luminescent Devices
* Micro-Energy and Chemical Systems
* Micropower & Batteries
* Nanotechnology and Forest Products
* Nanoscale Measurement and Characterization
* Nanophotonics and Optics
* Nanomedicine - Therapies and Clinical Applications

Special half-day parallel sessions (included in your registration fees):

* Nanotechnology 101 for Business and Technical Professionals
* Commercialization, Technology Transfer and IP Protection

Who should attend:

If you are involved in the transformation from discovery and development to commercialization of products this conference is for you.

* Scientists
* Engineers
* Entrepreneurs
* Venture Capitalists
* R&D Managers
* Administrators
* Product Development Managers
* Government Officials
* Policy Makers
* Non-Government Organization Officials
* Students
* Technology transfer specialists
* Strategic Planners
* Business Development Managers
* Product Development Professionals
* Investors
* Investment Analysts
* Proposal Writers
* Legislators
* Academicians
* Legislative Assistants & Analysts
* Intellectual Property Managers
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/470690/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/470690/ multimodal http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/470690/#comments 45.6256 -122.674 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:51:15 -0700 2008-04-08T08:51:15-07:00 Micro Nano conference 20080908T080000 20080910T170000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48746/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48746/ Hilton Vancouver Washington 301 West 6th Street Vancouver Washington 98660 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48746/ (360) 993-4500 Education
This event listing is to gauge interest... please RSVP if you're planning on attending, but keep an eye on the WordCamp Portland website for official registration information.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/ aaronhockley http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/#comments 45.5185 -122.661 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:38:08 -0700 2008-06-04T22:38:08-07:00 WordCamp Portland 20080927 20080927 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52522/ CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Ave Portland Oregon 97214 United States http://www.cubespacepdx.com/ 503.206.3500 Social
Inverge brings presenters and attendees together from a variety of professions and disciplines to help make sense of the changes we are experiencing as a result of the digitization of media and the democratization of distribution. The big picture is revealed via the integration of disciplines at the event. The presentations are high-level, informative and conceptual, pointing the way toward the future and facilitating advanced professional development.

To create a unique experience for attendees, this conference is integrated with three other cultural events happening in Portland over the same multi-day period:
+ Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts)
+ MusicFestNW (over 100 indie bands)
+ First Thursday Gallery Walk (an evening of art, wine and music)

Visit the conference site to see the complete list of confirmed thought-leader speakers.

Learn why Portland is an awesome place to visit for this event.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/460704/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/460704/ sgehlen http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/460704/#comments 45.5239 -122.682 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:42:44 -0700 2008-03-20T23:42:44-07:00 Inverge: the interactive convergence conference 20080904 20080905 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/107131/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/107131/ Gerding Theater at the Armory 128 NW 11th Ave Portland Oregon 97209 United States http://www.pcs.org/directions/ Commercial