Portland User Interface SIG

The Portland User Interface Special Interest Group is a group of internet, software and product development professionals who meet monthly to learn more about usability and user experience. Each month, we invite a company to present their Web site, product or application at our hands-on round table review meeting.

Legion of Tech

The purpose of this not-for-profit organization is to grow and nurture the local Portland community through free, educational, community-run technology events.

Portland State Aerospace Society

PSAS is a student aerospace engineering project at Portland State University. We're building ultra-low-cost, open source rockets that feature perhaps the most sophisticated amateur rocket avionics systems out there today. PSAS members work on airframes, avionics, communication equipment, motors, software, and more. We welcome participation fr...

Oregon and Southern Washington Oracle User Group

Fun with Oracle!

Oregon SQL Developers

Oregon SQL Developers (OSQL-d) provides opportunities for SQL Server developers, .NET, and other developers accessing SQL Servers, as well as SQL Server administrators, to meet and discuss SQL Server technologies that are of specific interest to developers. Discussion topics include 'Best Practices', T-SQL code, Query Optimization, Reporting, ET...

PDX Django

PDX Groups (it's meta)

A mailing list for user group organizers to talk about issues related to organizing user groups. Also responsible for planning the Summer and Winter Coders' Socials.

PDX Weekly Hackathon

Come do strange things with computers amongst others whilst drinking fine Portland beer. Look for the row of geeks with computers in the back of the main room. All programming languages welcome. Come work on your own projects, work on others participants' projects, get advice, have fun, etc. You're encouraged to bring a computer, but can t...

PDX RIA

The PDX RIA group is located in Portland, Oregon and focuses on Rich Internet Application development with the Adobe tools. We talk about Flex, Flash, JavaScript, ColdFusion as well as development challenges like source control and team organization. PDXRIA meets on the third thursday of the month at PCC Sylvania Campus.

PDX Visualization

Topics will include: * Vis languages: R, Processing, Flash/Flex, Javascript * Toolkits/APIs: VPython, Google Maps, Google Visualizations, UUorld * Interesting demos/presentations (TED and elsewhere) * Howto/experience sessions * Trends/discoveries in vis * Data mining * Analytics

Portland Wiki Wednesday

Wiki Wednesdays are events for people interested and excited about wiki software and the communities that use it. People get together to chat, learn about wikis, find jobs, talk deals and generally cavort. Wiki Wednesdays in Portland, Oregon are held every Wednesday. Everyone, from the expert to the merely curious, are welcome. Come join us i...

PDXScala

Scala in the lovely Pacific NW (Portland, Oregon, to be precise)

Personal Telco Project

The Personal Telco Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Portland, Oregon dedicated to the idea that people have a central role in how their networks are operated. We do that by building our own networks that we share with our communities, and by helping to educate others in how they can too. To date, we have done this using ...

PJUG - Portland Java Users Group

PLUG - Portland Linux/Unix Group

We are a group of enthusiasts dedicated to teaching and learning about Linux and Unix. There is no membership fee to join. We welcome people of all levels of experience.

Portland Area Game Developer Interest Group

PAGDIG stands for Portland Area Game Developers Interest Group. It is the local IGDA chapter for Portland, OR. We have several goals: - To meet like-minded developers in the area. - We want to be a forum where we can meet other developers and enthusiasts. - To be a social/networking forum more than having structured meeting topics. We ...

Portland Area Open Source Geospatial

All are welcome! Our group ranges from the geo-curious to researchers, analysts, and überhackers that use GIS and mapping in their work. Have a problem you're trying to solve? tool/business you're developing? Website you need some help with? Come tell us about it! We are an official user group of OSGeo (http://www.osgeo.org/) and a speci...

Portland JavaScript Admirers

Portland JavaScript Admirers is a group that meets monthly to discuss topics on JavaScript and ECMAscript ranging from client-side web frameworks, to functional and prototypal programming theory.

Cascade SIGGRAPH

We exist to serve the needs of the Oregon and Southwest Washington computer graphics community. Through meetings, workshops, conferences, and other activities, the Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter works to promote an increased knowledge of and greater interest in the educational, artistic, and scientific aspects and applications of modern technology...

Portland Silverlight User Group

The primary goal of this user group is to allow software developers and designers in the Portland area share ideas, promote collaboration, and exchange knowledge regarding Microsoft’s Silverlight platform.

CHIFOO

CHIFOO (pronounced ‘ky - FOO’), Computer-Human Interaction Forum Of Oregon, a local professional chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, serves practicing professionals, academics and students in the Oregon and Southwest Washington region through lecture series, workshops and networking in the areas of User Experience, Usability and Interaction Design.

Cocoaheads

The Portland CocoaHeads group is devoted to discussion of Apple's Cocoa Framework for programming on Mac OS X and iOS devices. During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. Developers using any Cocoa-related language (Objective-C, Python, Ruby, etc.) are welcome.

DevGroupNW

Since 1994, the DevGroup has provided a forum for developers to network, share knowledge and find out what's happening in the Web, Multimedia and Interactive worlds. We encourage you to attend our Free monthly meetings in Portland, Oregon and get together with your peers in a relaxed, educational environment.

Agile PDX

We see Portland as a world class leader in software development. By "world class" we mean profitable, sustainable, and joyful. Our mission is to create a vibrant, successful Agile community of practice that shares real-world experiences, distilled wisdom, and innovative ideas for Agile done well.

Final Cut Pro Portland User Group

Portland Final Cut Pro User Group is dedicated to the education and development of its members through the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience. We focus not only upon the Final Cut Pro Software, but also on video animation, compositing and authoring as well as hardware for the professional video, broadcast and event videographer. All...

Open Gov West PDX

The OpenGovWest Conference has sparked Portland area follow-up meetings with the hope of creating a local network of people interested in open government. The purpose of this group is to continue communication on-line, facilitate collaboration, plan future meetings, and to promote open government in our region.

Drupal PDX User Group

Welcome to the Portland, Oregon Drupal Users Group. Meetings take place every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the OpenSourcery offices at 1636 NW Lovejoy St. Portland, OR 97209. We've begun a second meetup on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 5pm at the Lucky Lab on 1945 NW Quimby. We meet, work on our projects, and ask questions of...

Software Association of Oregon

The Software Association of Oregon is the only Oregon-based trade association dedicated solely to supporting the success of our state's software and technology Industries. Our membership includes, but is not limited to, technology companies of all kinds and sizes, and technology professionals working for companies outside the industry.

Startup Weekend Portland

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a...

Demolicious

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.