BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PDXWIT - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PDXWIT X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pdxwit.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PDXWIT REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020015Z CREATED:20260324T194900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T020015Z UID:701-1778832000-1778864400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:2026 Build Challenge: AI for a Better PDX (Portland Startup Week) DESCRIPTION:🚨 [REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/fztyd70j) 🚨 \nAI Portland is excited to participate again in this year’s Portland Startup Week. \nAI Portland Build Challenge is a one‑day civic‑focused hackathon where teams build AI-powered projects to make life in Portland better\, culminating in a 5 pm showcase in front of our panel of judges. \nWhether you’re an AI expert\, a creative problem-solver\, or simply AI-curious—there’s a place for you in this challenge. No coding experience required! The most innovative solutions come from diverse perspectives working together. \n​This is your opportunity to connect with Portland’s growing AI community\, learn through doing\, and transform ideas from zero to one in a supportive\, collaborative environment. \nStay tuned for more event details! \n🚨 [REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/fztyd70j) 🚨 \n*** URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/2026-build-challenge-ai-for-a-better-pdx-portland-startup-week/ CATEGORIES:AI,Dev Week,Hackathon,Meetup ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pdxwit.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1024x576-0LZoAL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T204500 DTSTAMP:20260514T080713Z CREATED:20260502T045621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T080713Z UID:2349-1778787000-1778791500@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Belly Dance with Rachel Brice DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ppyys4se\nAddress:\nDatura\nWe’ll lock the gate after 15 minutes\, and open 45 minutes before class\, so get here early and meet your fellow classmates!\nPortland\, OR\nUnited States\nDatura Style belly dance is a fusion approach known for its slow\, muscular\, and “gooey” technique. Once we’re thoroughly warmed up\, we’ll learn a step or combination and carefully drill each building block.\nWhat to bring:\nStretchy layers for warming up and cooling down\nA water bottle (filtered water provided)\nWho this is for: This class is created with the intermediate student in mind\, but anyone who loves working on essentials is welcome to join. One year of belly dance experience is recommended.\nCome for the class\, stay for the tea!\nJoin us in the Tea Room after to hang out and get to know…\nHosted by Rachel Brice URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/belly-dance-with-rachel-brice/ LOCATION:Datura\, 116 NE Russell St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160104Z CREATED:20260506T231206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160104Z UID:2432-1778785200-1778792400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Gresham Vibecoders Unite! DESCRIPTION:Join us for our very first Gresham Vibecoders Meetup! We’ll kick things off with introductions — who you are\, what you’re building (only if you want to share)\, and what tools you’re using. From there\, we’ll do an open show-and-tell where anyone can demo a project they’ve been working on\, no matter how finished (or unfinished) it is. We’ll swap tips\, talk about what’s working\, what’s broken\, and what we’re figuring out as we go.\n\nExpect good conversation\, a few laughs\, and maybe a spark for your next build. Come as you are — beginner\, builder\, or just AI-curious. All are welcome!\nTags: meetup\, Vibecoding\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482560 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/gresham-vibecoders-unite-2/ LOCATION:Lolo’s Boss Pizza\, 21817 NE Halsey St\, Fairview\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T074304Z CREATED:20260506T054401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T074304Z UID:2415-1778785200-1778792400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Gresham Vibecoders Unite! DESCRIPTION:Find more information on https://luma.com/pdx.tech URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/gresham-vibecoders-unite/ LOCATION:https://www.meetup.com/gresham-vibecoders/events/314634192/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Callie Schneider":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160104Z CREATED:20260507T233822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160104Z UID:2470-1778781600-1778792400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:May 2026 Portland Linux Kernel Meetup DESCRIPTION:The Portland Linux Kernel Meetup for May 2026 will be at…\n\n * Date: Thursday\, May 14\, 2026\n * Time: 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM US/Pacific\n * Location: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall\, 1945 NW Quimby St\, Portland\, Oregon 97209 US\n\nCome enjoy a beverage and chat with other people who are interested in the\nLinux kernel. All experience levels are welcome. This is a friendly and casual\nmeetup. Look for a table with a plush Tux penguin.\n\nTo get timely reminders of Portland Linux Kernel Meetups\, see\nhttps://ikluft.github.io/pdx-lkmu/subscribing-to-pdx-lkmu-events.html.\nTags: PDXLKMU\, kernel\, linux\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482564 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/may-2026-portland-linux-kernel-meetup/ LOCATION:Lucky Labrador Beer Hall\, 1945 NW Quimby St\, Portland\, Oregon 97209 US: false CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160104Z CREATED:20260501T214122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160104Z UID:2339-1778779800-1778787000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Cloud Native May Meetup: Change-driven Architecture and Serving Inference at Scale DESCRIPTION:Cloud Native PDX May: Change-driven Architecture and Serving Inference at Scale\n\nThis May is all about scaling; scaling your infrastructure management\, or scaling your LLM inference serving. Join us to find out about some open source tools to make managing large modern stacks easier.\n\nDate: Thursday\, May 14\nTime: 5:30–7:30 PM\nLocation: Reperio Health\, 4784 SE 17th Ave Suite 120\, Portland\, OR\n\nRecording: Talks are typically recorded (opt-in by speakers)\n\nA big thank you to Microsoft for sponsoring food & beverage\, and to Reperio Health\, our venue host.\n\nDrasi\, a new take on Change Driven Architectures: Aman Singh\, Microsoft\n\nModern cloud-native systems constantly generate data changes\, and applications often need to react to them. Building change-driven solutions that respond to specific changes in distributed data is challenging. This talk introduces Drasi\, a CNCF Sandbox project that simplifies the design and implementation of change-driven architectures using Graph Queries and pluggable components. For example\, with Drasi you can declaratively write automation to detect and respond to running containers with newly identified vulnerabilities across pods and deployments in a Kubernetes cluster. Join us for a walkthrough of real-world use cases that show how Drasi’s approach brings structure and responsiveness to complex distributed environments – without writing custom code.\n\nDynamo: Large Scale Distributed Inference\nDavid Zeir\, Director\, DL System Software\, Nvidia\nNeelay Shah\, Distinguished Engineer\, Nvidia\n\nThis talk introduces Dynamo\, NVIDIA’s open-source Kubernetes-native distributed inference platform. We’ll cover the problem space\, walk through Dynamo’s architecture — disaggregated prefill/decode\, KV-cache-aware routing\, and a transport layer that moves KV blocks directly between GPUs — and dig into the Kubernetes integration for scheduling\, autoscaling\, and graceful failure handling. We’ll close with a demo of Dynamo serving a real workload.\nTags: kubernetes\, containers\, cloud\, intrastructure\, devops\, LLM\, inference\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482554 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/cloud-native-may-meetup-change-driven-architecture-and-serving-inference-at-scale/ LOCATION:Reperio Health\, 4784 SE 17th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T025923Z CREATED:20260324T195102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T025923Z UID:710-1778779800-1778787000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:The Great Techie Book Exchange DESCRIPTION:*We’re excited to bring back our beloved Great Techie Book Exchange to kick off spring. Join us at one of our favorite venues and hosts\, White Owl\, which offers us plenty of space for lots of books and engaging conversations.* \n**Details**\nSpend an evening with us exchanging our favorite books on a beautiful patio as we welcome the spring season 🌼\nIn the past\, we have not required attendees to bring a book\, but this year is now a true book exchange. Everyone is asked to please bring one book to contribute—and you’ll leave with a new-to-you read in return! \nDon’t stress if you don’t have one on hand. Affordable options are easy to find nearby\, including thrifted books from Goodwill\, or even free finds from *littlefreelibrary.org*. \n🕰️ **Schedule** \n* **5:30pm:** Arrive at the event\, check-in\, and grab a name tag\n* **6:00pm:** Order a drink and wander around “pitching” your book to others\n* **7:00pm:** Drawing for book selections\n* **7:30pm:** Feel free to go or refresh your drink\, dive into more book discussions or general conversations with your new connections \nFeel free to come and go as your schedule and/or social battery allows. Don’t miss this great opportunity to share a book you enjoyed and discover one you’ll love next all while making some new connections. 📚🌿 \n✅ **Tips:** \n* Bring a book – it could be tech or career-related\, but it doesn’t have to be. If it’s a favorite of yours\, bring it!\n* Have your LinkedIn QR code ready\, business card\, and contact details to swap \nWe can’t wait to see you there! 🌹 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/the-great-techie-book-exchange/ LOCATION:White Owl Social Club\, 1305 SE 8th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Meetup,Miscellaneous,Networking ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pdxwit.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1024x576-uFPN7y.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000 DTSTAMP:20260514T074303Z CREATED:20260501T044212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T074303Z UID:2327-1778779800-1778785200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Building D3.js Visualizations For Non-Technical Audiences DESCRIPTION:Find more information on https://luma.com/pdx.tech URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/building-d3-js-visualizations-for-non-technical-audiences-2/ LOCATION:https://www.meetup.com/portland-design-thinkers/events/314420080/ CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Mrazek":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160104Z CREATED:20260424T201042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160104Z UID:2209-1778779800-1778785200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Building D3.js Visualizations For Non-Technical Audiences DESCRIPTION:This presentation introduces D3.js as a powerful tool for transforming complex data into clear\, meaningful visual stories which non-technical audiences can understand and use. It explains what D3.js is\, how it works with web technologies and why visualization is essential for revealing patterns and insights raw data alone cannot show.\n\nThis talk emphasizes designing visualizations with the audience in mind while also covering core D3 concepts such as data binding\, scales\, layouts and interactive graphics. Through examples\, case studies\, design principles and practical tips\, this presentation demonstrates how builders can use D3.js to communicate ideas effectively and empower people to discover insights from data.\nTags: portland design thinkers\, data visualizations\, UX research\, problem solving\, collaboration\, innovation\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482543 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/building-d3-js-visualizations-for-non-technical-audiences/ LOCATION:Virtual: false CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T153000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160103Z CREATED:20260514T155613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160103Z UID:2583-1778765400-1778772600@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Better Futures Club DESCRIPTION:​Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures.\n\nImagine an artist community\, a think tank\, and a research center in the same building. People in all of those fields working alongside each other imagining and creating different futures together. Cross pollination and inspiration. Liberal Arts and STEM and R&D. Photographers\, physicists\, authors\, astronomers\, musicians\, makers\, mathematicians\, designers\, developers\, fashionistas\, climatologists and all manner of imaginative optimists.\n\nAll Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)\nTags: ruby\, STEM\, liberal arts\, community\, hacking\, AI\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482577 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/better-futures-club-7/ LOCATION:Autumn Coffee Roasting\, 3286 NE Killingsworth St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T133000 DTSTAMP:20260514T160103Z CREATED:20260505T223756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T160103Z UID:2409-1778756400-1778765400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Portland Monthly BEAM Meet & Chat DESCRIPTION:**Note:** Your RSVP is required in order to attend this event.\n\nLet’s get together for an informal BEAM PDX hangout: coffee\, conversation\, and light co-working.\n\nThis is a low-key monthly meetup for folks working with **Elixir\, Erlang\, Gleam**\, and other **BEAM languages**\, aimed at reconnecting the local community and rebuilding momentum after a long quiet stretch. We’ll holding this on the second Thursday of each month.\n\nThere will be opportunities to:\n\n– Ask questions about Elixir and other BEAM languages\n– Share what you’ve been working on (or stuck on)\n– Get help with programming or design problems\n– Co-work: get things done with like-minded folks nearby\n– Brainstorm ideas for future talk-based meetups and identify potential speakers\n– Bring your laptop if you’d like. It’s totally optional.\n\nNew to BEAM languages\, or just curious? You’re very welcome.\n\nPlease RSVP so we know roughly how many people to expect. If your plans change\, un-RSVP when you can.\n\nThis meetup is also part of our transition away from Meetup to a new home for the group\, where we’ll be organizing future events.\nTags: elixir\, erlang\, functional programming\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482559 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/portland-monthly-beam-meet-chat-3/ LOCATION:Inner SE Portland\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T213000 DTSTAMP:20260513T074457Z CREATED:20260513T074020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T074457Z UID:2561-1778698800-1778707800@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Musical Improv Play Session DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/ae5p139b\nAddress:\nRobinwood Station Community Center\nWest Linn\, Oregon\nUnited States\nThis play session is for lovers of musical theatre\, improv comedy\, singing\, dancing and being silly!\nInfinite Improv! along with Friends of Robinwood Station are thrilled to be bringing the pure unbridled joy that is making up music on the spot to the community of West Linn. We provide the musicians\, you help create the songs!\nThis play session is for you If you’ve:\nNever tried making up a song on the spot before but might want to try!\nTaken musical improv classes and want practice time!\nPerformed in musical improv shows pretty regularly but STILL WANT MORE!!!\nIf you’re new to musical improv\,…\nHosted by Aden Nepom URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/musical-improv-play-session/ LOCATION:Robinwood Station Community Center\, 3706 Cedaroak Dr\, West Linn\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T203000 DTSTAMP:20260513T154250Z CREATED:20260508T235611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T154250Z UID:2489-1778697000-1778704200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Portland Drupal User Group DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/76lre84o\nAddress:\nHawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod\nPortland\, Oregon\nUnited States\nHosted by Erin M Miles Rasmussen\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482565 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/portland-drupal-user-group/ LOCATION:Hawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod\, SE 10th Ave &\, 1080 SE Madison St\, Portland\, OR 97214\, USA: false CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260513T154249Z CREATED:20260428T205956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T154249Z UID:2270-1778695200-1778702400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:dMob @ Company Wine Bar DESCRIPTION:Pull your shorts out of the back of the drawer and don’t forget the sunscreen! 🍷 \n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, May 13 at 6:00 PM for a golden hour evening with friends\, wine\, and refreshing drinks at Company Wine Bar in SE Portland.\nTags: portland\, pdx\, dmob\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482548 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/dmob-company-wine-bar/ LOCATION:Company Wine Bar\, 916 SE 34th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T193000 DTSTAMP:20260512T153024Z CREATED:20260418T182117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T153024Z UID:2093-1778607000-1778614200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Community Broadband PDX Meetup DESCRIPTION:Come join Community Broadband PDX to talk about building a publicly owned broadband network here in Portland. \n\n\n\nSee you there!\nTags: broadband\, internet\, utility\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482536 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/community-broadband-pdx-meetup-3/ LOCATION:Multnomah County Library Hillsdale Branch\, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260512T074336Z CREATED:20260512T073904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T074336Z UID:2543-1778605200-1778616000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:the dirty secrets of clothing supply chains (dinner\, expert Q&A\, & mini-doc screening) DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/go1to4tk\nAddress:\n4511 SE Main St\nPortland\, OR\nUnited States\nMake friends who care about stuff at Soapbox Portland\, the city’s most fun community space for climate action!\nWe’re having a party for people who care about the planet. Same time\, same place\, every week. You’re invited. Every event we put on includes dinner\, facilitation\, and vibes. Soapbox Project believes finances should never act as a barrier for folks to participate in our events. Please select the ticket price that best suits your financial situation or reach out for a free ticket by emailing sam@soapboxproject.org. P.S. This ticket is tax-deductible and can be matched by your employer…\nHosted by Sam (Soapbox Project)\, Jacquelyn Krogman & Renee Garcia URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/the-dirty-secrets-of-clothing-supply-chains-dinner-expert-qa-mini-doc-screening/ LOCATION:4511 SE Main St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T190000 DTSTAMP:20260512T073004Z CREATED:20260510T065834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T073004Z UID:2518-1778605200-1778612400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Founder Demos & Networking DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/a9d2ptob Address: Metro Region Innovation Hub Portland\, Oregon United States Hosted by Oren Tuchin URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/founder-demos-networking-2/ LOCATION:Metro Region Innovation Hub\, 2130 SW 5th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Oren Tuchin":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T190000 DTSTAMP:20260512T153024Z CREATED:20260501T214120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T153024Z UID:2337-1778605200-1778612400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Founder Demos & Networking DESCRIPTION:Take a break from panels\, and meet the people building things in Portland.\n\nThis is a casual\, walk-around event where early-stage founders will be demoing what they’re working on from small tables.\n\nYou’ll be able to:\n\n– See what local startups are building\n\n– Talk directly with founders and teams\n\n– Meet others in the tech community\n\n– Move freely between demos and conversations at your own pace\n\nTo help make those moments easier\, we’re featuring Wyrl\, a networking app built for in-person events. Wyrl shows you who’s around you in real time\, lets you view their profiles\, and message other attendees so you can connect while you’re attending this and other Startup Week events.\n\nFree drink tickets are available with Wyrl sign up. Download it at wyrl.io/app\n\nHosted by Wyrl\n\nSponsored by TiE Oregon Foundation\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482553 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/founder-demos-networking/ LOCATION:Metro Region Innovation Hub\, 2130 SW 5th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T190000 DTSTAMP:20260512T073005Z CREATED:20260406T214026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T073005Z UID:1661-1778605200-1778612400@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Github Copilot Devs Day DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/dtfjnq15 Address: Multnomah County Library – Albina Portland\, OR United States Hosted by Joanna Gough URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/github-copilot-devs-day/ LOCATION:Multnomah County Library – Albina\, 205 NE Russell St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Hackathon,Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Gough":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T170000 DTSTAMP:20260512T153024Z CREATED:20260501T214121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T153024Z UID:2338-1778598000-1778605200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Product-Market Fit + Go To Market Strategy: A Free Lightning Workshop for Founders DESCRIPTION:A toolkit for founders from Ali Maaxa\, Ph.D.\, incubation product & marketing strategist (founder: ProductTheory.io\, former: AWS AI\, New Relic AI\, Meta AI\, Recreation.gov)\, guest VC expert Marianne Motus (UC Berkeley Business School)\, PDX startup dev team Semi-Decent\, and leaders from CHIFOO and the ORPIB Incubator.\n\nThis is a FREE lightning workshop to help scrappy startup founders nail product-market fit (PMF) and go-to-market strategy (GTM). Be your own incubator\, be nimble\, and be ready to answer deep strategic questions for potential investors\, flagship customers\, or strategic partners — in a flash.\n\nSure\, PMF and GTM are buzzwords thrown around constantly. But they stand in for due diligence that actually makes a difference. Skipping the fundamentals is the primary reason 91% of startups fail:\n\nThe classic frameworks that undergird successful incubations — from enterprise AI to EdTech startups\nRigorous market research powered by smart AI context engineering\nReal-deal\, progressive hypothesis-testing toward a heavy-hitting MVP\nIn fact\, 82% of "failed" founders say that challenging their assumptions about their market would have saved their business.\n\nMost startups don’t find product-market fit for one of two reasons: consultancies charge high overhead to run studies and then throw their findings over the wall — or founders rely on raw AI outputs without the frameworks and context engineering that hold up under VC scrutiny and real product + user discovery.\n\nFounders need a toolkit they can use throughout their entire product and business development journey. Before you hire a fractional\, take generic expert advice from someone who doesn’t understand your context\, or worse — guess your way into brand damage — let us help you develop your ProductTheory with startup-friendly canvases that will anchor your pitch deck and your upcoming rounds of critical business decisions.\n\nLearn more about Ali Maaxa’s work: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alimaaxa/\n\nGet on board with ProductTheory.io: https://www.producttheory.io/\nTags: Portland Startup Week\, startups\, innovation\, aws\, product market fit\, go to market strategy\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482552 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/product-market-fit-go-to-market-strategy-a-free-lightning-workshop-for-founders/ LOCATION:Kiln\, 1120 SE Madison St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T213000 DTSTAMP:20260511T151258Z CREATED:20260506T231151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T151258Z UID:2430-1778524200-1778535000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Dorkbot PDX: May Edition DESCRIPTION:People doing strange things with electricity (and code)!\n\nDorkbotPDX is a laid-back meetup and show-and-tell for those who make\, modify and use technical tools to weird and imaginative ends. You might run into creative coders\, electronic artists\, circuit designers\, retro computing archaeologists\, video game devs\, modular synth gearheads and cyberpunk DIYers.\n\nBring your electronic wonders\, monsters\, and works-in-progress to show off\, or come see what others have been working on! Code or circuits\, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.\n\nMost of Dorkbot is a freewheeling hangout\, but each month we feature a short talk about a cool project or teaching some esoteric wizardry.\n\nThis month\, Matthew Nielsen is sharing: A novel\, super efficient data compression technique used for audio time stretching (and more!). The intended audience is not just synthesizer/sampling nerds but anyone with an interest in digital signal processing\, particularly the efficient embedded variety. I’ve successfully applied this to weather data\, GPS/IMU\, and a range of industrial transmitters. See demo here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3FgaHN-ig\n\nTable space with power will be available for project show-and-tell; we have a table for drinks and snacks\, feel free to contribute to the communal cache/BYOB.\n\nWe do this every month\, usually on the second Monday night (check the site for upcoming dates to be sure)\n\nNote: We may be famous for the free parts cart…but the pile has gotten unruly\, so we’re not accepting new stuff. If you have things to give away\, check the Discord offer/ask channel to see if anyone would like to claim them. Feel free to exchange items at Dorkbot\, just no leftovers please!\n\nYou can subscribe to our calendar and mailing list\, join the Discord and find our social links on https://www.dorkbotpdx.org (It also has our Code of Conduct\, which we’d like you to check out while you’re there)\nTags: maker\, microcontrollers\, programming\, 3dprinting\, diy\, electronics\, engineering\, arduino\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482561 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/dorkbot-pdx-may-edition/ LOCATION:Ctrl-H / PDX Hackerspace\, 7608 N Interstate Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T190000 DTSTAMP:20260511T071202Z CREATED:20260503T051245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T071202Z UID:2375-1778518800-1778526000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Portland | AI/ML Social Night DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/n54zrhl5 Address: Double Mountain Overlook Taproom Portland\, OR United States Hosted by Joanna Gough URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/portland-ai-ml-social-night/ LOCATION:Double Mountain Overlook Taproom\, 1700 N Killingsworth St\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Gough":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T130133Z CREATED:20260228T001510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T130133Z UID:362-1778490000-1778497200@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:PDX Code & Coffee @ DeadStock Beaverton DESCRIPTION:## What to Expect: \nAt Beaverton Code and Coffee\, we currently have informal hosting with multiple rotating hosts. If you are a regular attendee (2+ times/month)\, feel free to ask more about it\, and I can add you as co-host! \nCode and Coffee is an inclusive\, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee\, bring your laptop\, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others\, share your knowledge\, and possibly collaborate on side projects\, online courses\, or even your day-to-day work tasks. \nStill uncertain? Let’s chat on Discord! [https://discord.gg/JbGyY3bKTS](https://discord.gg/JbGyY3bKTS) \n## Venue: \nThe Venue is Deadstock Coffee Beaverton\, who is graciously allowing us to host a space. WiFi\, power outlets. Check them out here: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/gH6zTjoTqssvE5rM9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/gH6zTjoTqssvE5rM9 “https://maps.app.goo.gl/gH6zTjoTqssvE5rM9”) \n## Agenda: \n* **9 AM – Arrival**\n* **11:30 AM – Wrapping Up**: You can stay longer\, but we’ll officially be done! \n*After the introduction circle\, everything is self-organized. Find a social circle or grab a desk and code.* \n## Links: \n* Join the Discord: [https://discord.gg/JbGyY3bKTS](https://discord.gg/JbGyY3bKTS)\n* Or [https://codeandcoffee.chat/](https://codeandcoffee.chat/)\n* If this link is down\, visit the main site [https://codeandcoffee.org/](https://codeandcoffee.org/) click on the Discord button! URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/pdx-code-coffee-deadstock-beaverton-37/ LOCATION:Deadstock Coffee Beaverton\, 12305 SW Broadway St\, Beaverton\, OR 97005\,\, Beaverton\, OR\, 97005\, United States CATEGORIES:Code & Coffee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pdxwit.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1024x576-Ybs2uJ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T200000 DTSTAMP:20260509T065935Z CREATED:20260509T065454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T065935Z UID:2511-1778353200-1778356800@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Energy\, Sound\,and Soul DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/96h16lmn\nAddress:\nThe People’s Yoga\nPortland\, Oregon\nUnited States\nA 60 min journey into the body + mind + soul.\nConnect with the body\, breathe together\, deeply relax\, & receive healing vibrational medicine.\nNo experience necessary.\nGentle movements that meet the participants where they are.\nMindful breathing focusing awareness on the breath.\nGuided meditation through a body scan inviting them to notice sensations in the body.\nParticipants will receive a gentle flow of reiki through each note played using a drum\, ocean drum\, crystal quartz bowls\, and koshi chimes.\nBenefits may include:\nRelief of stress\, tension or anxiety.\nCalming the nervous system and…\nHosted by Aubrey URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/energy-soundand-soul/ LOCATION:The People’s Yoga\, 4029 SE Hawthorne Blvd\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000 DTSTAMP:20260509T065935Z CREATED:20260504T051529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T065935Z UID:2385-1778320800-1778331600@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Workshop with Todd | Build Ideas YC is looking for. DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/0pind1v2\nAddress:\nPortland State University Business Accelerator\nPortland\, OR\nUnited States\nWe’ve done more than 5 hackathons already. –\nNow we’re going to solve the problems we see at EVERY hackathon we’ve done.\nI don’t know what idea to do -Maybe I could join a team.I don’t like the other ideas.\nLoop : I don’t know what idea to do. =______=\nFor Todd’s workshop this time\, we are going to address Y Combinator’s Request for Startups! Come up with ideas that’s going to change the way the world works. This is an exercise and no Garry Tan would be showing up today.\nSo here’s what we’re going to do\nY Combinator publishes a list of startup ideas they want to fund. We’re going to use it.…\nHosted by Joanna Gough & Todd Greco URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/workshop-with-todd-build-ideas-yc-is-looking-for/ LOCATION:Portland State University Business Accelerator\, 2130 SW 5th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Gough":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T210000 DTSTAMP:20260426T022910Z CREATED:20260426T022910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260426T022910Z UID:2232-1778266800-1778274000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Beaverton | Lovable Vibe Coding DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/u84x1b8u Address: BGs Food Cartel Beaverton\, Oregon United States Hosted by Joanna Gough URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/beaverton-lovable-vibe-coding-3/ LOCATION:BGs Food Cartel\, 4250 SW Rose Biggi Ave\, Beaverton\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Gough":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T190000 DTSTAMP:20260508T061504Z CREATED:20260426T022909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T061504Z UID:2231-1778259600-1778266800@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Beaverton | Lovable Vibe Coding Meetup DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/vl7mj4ks Address: BGs Food Cartel Beaverton\, OR United States Hosted by Joanna Gough & Sweta Surbhi URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/beaverton-lovable-vibe-coding-meetup/ LOCATION:BGs Food Cartel\, 4250 SW Rose Biggi Ave\, Beaverton\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma ORGANIZER;CN="Joanna Gough":MAILTO:calendar-invite@lu.ma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260508T064359Z CREATED:20260508T063916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T064359Z UID:2476-1778230800-1778238000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Startup Couve Coffee: Eastside DESCRIPTION:Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/8ac2qf9x\nAddress:\nVancouver Innovation Center\nVancouver\, Washington\nUnited States\nWelcome All Founders and Tech Pros\n• What we’ll do\nDrink coffee\, kindly sponsored by Impact Washington\, and talk with other great founders and companies in our local area.\n• What to bring\nNada. Just a friendly demeanor and willingness to meet new great founders and talk about your project.\nImpact Washington is a non-profit that helps small and mid-sized manufacturers in WA become more competitive\, efficient\, and profitable through custom consulting\, training\, and business improvement services.\n• Important to know\nThis is REALLY not the place you want to come if you are looking for sales…\nHosted by North Bank Innovations & Eliza Storey URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/startup-couve-coffee-eastside-2/ LOCATION:Vancouver Innovation Center\, 18110 SE 34th St\, Vancouver\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Luma END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T210000 DTSTAMP:20260507T234249Z CREATED:20260504T222652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T234249Z UID:2394-1778180400-1778187600@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Portland Linux/Unix Group General Monthly Meeting: Expiring MS Certificates and Secure Boot with Loren Lang DESCRIPTION:\nSummary:\n\nSecure Boot and how to deal with the upcoming certificate updates that are going to be required when the old Microsoft CA expires in June. Many systems will need this update.\n\n"I am hoping to go into the details of both installing your own certificates if you don’t want to use the Microsoft certificates and how to deal with the Microsoft CA when you need to such as fulling the IT requirements for your employeer when you want to run Linux as your main operating system. I’ve had to deal with that to get my primary work laptop dual-boot enabled and with working Nvidia drivers that needed to be signed with a MOK."\n\nBio:\n\n"While I got to play with my first Sun Workstation running Solaris back in 1996\, but it was getting Red Hat Linux where my interest really took off. Since then\, I have moved to better options and have spent some time contributing to various distributions and even a little time with FreeBSD ports. My primary job revolves around embedded engineering of some sort. I am currently working at Intel and am one of the very few people on the floor with an IT-approved Linux desktop for my primary workstation."\nTags: plug\, linux\, Expiring secure boot certificates\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482558 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/portland-linux-unix-group-general-monthly-meeting-expiring-ms-certificates-and-secure-boot-with-loren-lang/ LOCATION:Portland State University Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) Room FAB 86-01\, 1900 SW 4th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260507T234249Z CREATED:20260506T231151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T234249Z UID:2429-1778176800-1778184000@pdxwit.net SUMMARY:Better Futures Club DESCRIPTION:​Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures.\n\nImagine an artist community\, a think tank\, and a research center in the same building. People in all of those fields working alongside each other imagining and creating different futures together. Cross pollination and inspiration. Liberal Arts and STEM and R&D. Photographers\, physicists\, authors\, astronomers\, musicians\, makers\, mathematicians\, designers\, developers\, fashionistas\, climatologists and all manner of imaginative optimists.\n\nAll Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)\nTags: ruby\, STEM\, liberal arts\, community\, hacking\, AI\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482562 URL:https://pdxwit.net/event/better-futures-club-6/ LOCATION:Fernhill Park NE Portland\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Calagator END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR