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Get your geek on this weekend

Posted by Rick Turoczy on Tue, March 25, 2008 10:43 PM · Filed under Portland , Events · 5 Comments

Portland skyline by Matt McGeeFor some, this week marks Spring Break. But here in Portland, this marks the beginning of the summer event season. And the stark realization that there are more geek events coming to town than you could ever hope to attend.

This weekend, however, is an easily digestible precursor---an appetizer, if you will---to the geeky madness that will soon overwhelm Portland. So, it might be a good opportunity for you to dip your toe in the water. Or, to carry on the analogy, to get a taste of what the summer holds.

Here's what's in store for those brave enough to venture out, this weekend:

  • Thursday: BarCamp Portland informal meetup
    The intent is to get a group of cool people interested in technology together to chat over drinks on the fourth Thursday of every month. Anyone working in high-tech is welcome to attend. Conversations usually range from wikis to open source to blogs to who knows what!
  • Friday: Beer and Blog
    Scott Kveton, Chair of the OpenID Foundation, will answer your questions about how to use OpenID on your blog.
  • Saturday: Startupalooza
    Startupalooza is an interactive forum for the tech startup community. The event features discussions, presentations, demonstrations and networking allowing participants to share, learn and connect in a candid, no-BS environment.

(Photo credit: Matt McGee)

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5 Comments

Dawn Foster said on Wed, March 26, 2008 at 5:56 AM

Don't forget about the Dorkbot meeting on Sunday :-)

They have Cathy Swider - Using LEGO Mindstorm NXT robots with students to create art; Ward Cunningham - What If Bacteria Designed Computers?; and David Frech - Bootstrap yourself into conviviality by writing your own Forth

http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/dorkbotpdx_0x01

Rick said on Wed, March 26, 2008 at 7:08 AM

Oh man. Really? I was planning to rest on Sunday. ;)

Thomas Lockney said on Wed, March 26, 2008 at 7:18 AM

Dawn, I was just coming to add a comment mentioning that myself. Thanks for the nod in our general direction. ;~)

» Startupalooza: Join fellow startups to compare notes - Silicon Florist said on Wed, March 26, 2008 at 1:04 PM

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Flickr Photos in the Wild | Matt McGee said on Thu, March 27, 2008 at 9:01 PM

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