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  • Thursday
    Jan 15 2026
    Women Who Dare PDX: Mix & Mingle — Connect, Rise & Build Community
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    NedSpace

    Kick off 2026 with an uplifting morning of connection, empowerment, and community! Join us for a casual Women Who Dare Mix & Mingle where you’ll meet like-hearted women and allies who value authenticity, courage, and meaningful conversations.

    Whether you’re new to Women Who Dare or already part of our growing movement, this is a beautiful opportunity to:

    ✨ Make genuine connections ✨ Share your goals and intentions for 2026 ✨ Find encouragement from a supportive community ✨ Get a sneak peek of what’s coming for Women Who Dare 2026: “The Power in the Pause, The Bravery in the Shift”

    Get a sneak peek of what’s coming for Women Who Dare 2026: “The Power in the Pause, The Bravery in the Shift”

    Come as you are—bring your curiosity, your story, and your desire to rise alongside other women who dare.

    RSVP (free): https://www.meetup.com/startup-your-startup/events/312355895/

    Website
  • Portland Monthly BEAM Meet & Chat
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    Honey Latte Cafe

    Let’s get together for an informal BEAM PDX (formerly the Portland Elixir & Erlang User Group) hangout: coffee, conversation, and light co-working.

    This 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.

    There will be opportunities to:

    • Ask questions about Elixir and other BEAM languages
    • Share what you’ve been working on (or stuck on)
    • Get help with programming or design problems
    • Co-work: get things done with like-minded folks nearby
    • Brainstorm ideas for future talk-based meetups and identify potential speakers
    • Bring your laptop if you’d like. It's totally optional.

    New to BEAM languages, or just curious? You’re very welcome.

    Please RSVP so we know roughly how many people to expect. If your plans change, un-RSVP when you can.

    This meetup is also part of our transition away from Meetup to a new home for the group, where we’ll be organizing future events.

    Website
  • Let's get back to work
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    Nedspace

    Whether you are interested in a career shift, startup life, or curious about freelancing. We will have groups to help work through getting started.

    Whether you are interested in a career shift, startup life, or curious about freelancing, we will have breakout groups to help you get started.

    We will have a resume and interview community if you need to brush up on either or both.

    We will have resume reviews and mock interviews by volunteer recruiters or peers to fine-tune your approach.

    Alli, Lisa, and Beth are hoping to get everyone, and in some cases ourselves, back to work!

    We look forward to seeing everyone in person!

    Break out topics:

    Resume review Sharing effective work search tactics (tools, sites, etc) Getting started with consulting or startup founding Open discussion: How are ppl feeling & what’s helping to cope TBD: Tips on skills needed for careers today, what careers will be AI-proof TBD: Oregon Women in Trade and other groups Bring your own lunch or snacks

    What to Bring

    Snacks or lunch Laptop or notebook

    Event Flow

    11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Arrival & casual networking 12:00-12:30 PM: Intro to break-out group sessions. 12:30-1:30 PM: Breakout group session Work from the space all day! Come early or stay late to enjoy our downtown workspace.

  • Jan 15th 2025 Portland Python User Meetup
    python

    Event Agenda: There will be a main talk between 30 minutes to 1 hour followed by optional lighting talks.

    Main Talk by the Lake Monsters Robotics Team

    The Lake Monsters Robotics Team competes in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics every year. They will give an overview and demo of their robot and how they prepare for competition. They are also always looking for mentors to help assist the students in the program-so they'll provide information for that too if you are interested in getting involved!

    Lightning Talks: Lightning talks are talks up to 5 minutes in length on any topic that might interest other Python people. See PyCon’s Lightning Talks description for more details.

    Website
  • Better Futures Club
    ruby

    ​Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures.

    Imagine 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.

    All Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)

    Website
  • BSD Pizza Night

    A meeting of folks interested in BSD operating systems and related technologies to get together, eat pizza, drink beer, and talk about what interesting things have been going on.

    Website

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  • Saturday
    Jan 17 2026
    Code & Coffee @ Roseline Coffee
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    Roseline Coffee

    Details

    What to Expect:

    Code 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. Still uncertain? Let's chat on Discord!

    Venue:

    The Venue is at Capital One Café, who is graciously allowing us to host a space. WIFI, power outlets Recommended Parking: Smart Park, $7 all day https://www.portland.gov/transportation/parking/smartpark

    Coffee:

    Capital One Café has drip coffee and fixings available for it

    Agenda:

    10 AM - Arrival: Head to the top by the glass rooms 10:15 AM - Introductions: Share your name Discuss your current projects or interests. If you don’t have a specific project, share what intrigues you! Mention your expertise and how you can assist others. Are you job hunting or hiring? Let us know! Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. 12:30 AM - Wrapping Up: You can stay longer, but we'll officially be done! We usually grab lunch as a group at near by food carts

    Website
  • Sunday
    Jan 18 2026
    Portland Linux/Unix Group's Monthly Linux Clinic

    That PLUG Clinic you like is coming back into style!

    The PLUG Clinic returns again this month on January 18th, from 1pm-5pm, at Willamette University's space on the 2nd floor of the Ecotrust Building. If you need help with your Linux computer, or want to offer help, you are welcome!

    Volunteer helpers are as desirable as helpees. Helping is fun and rewarding. If you've ever helped out at a PLUG Clinic before, come checkout the space!

    Thank you Willamette University, for hosting us!

    Website
  • Tuesday
    Jan 20 2026
    Portland Accessibility and User Experience Meetup (PDX A11Y UX) - Tiny CSS, Big Impact [virtual]
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    Online

    Topic

    This talk explores the incredible power of tiny CSS snippets that create big accessibility improvements, proving that sometimes the most impactful code is measured in lines, not libraries. We'll dive deep into practical, copy-paste-ready CSS solutions that require minimal implementation time but deliver maximum inclusivity. Each snippet comes with real-world context, showing exactly how these small changes impact actual users.

    Agenda

    The event begins at 6 pm; join early, starting at 5:45 pm for networking.

    • 5:45–6:00pm Networking
    • 6:00–6:15pm Introductions and announcements
    • 6:15–6:45pm Presentation
    • 6:45–7:15pm Q&A and discussion

    About the presenter

    Mike Mai is an expert in design systems, web accessibility, HTML/CSS, and typography. His design philosophy is rooted in a fundamental understanding of the web. Mike's passion for typography, cultivated during my BFA in Graphic Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, directly informed my decision to pursue web design professionally. He considers typography to be the most critical foundation of any website, given its text-centric nature, making typeface selection and typesetting my first order of business on any new projects.

    Mike firmly believes that design is about solving problems, a principle instilled by a formative mentor. This conviction drove his path to specializing in accessible web design. While strong typographic forms are important, they must be balanced with robust function and an intuitive user experience. He is committed to ensuring all his designs are usable, useful, and truly inclusive.

    RSVP

    Please RSVP for the Zoom link:

    Accommodation requests

    If you have any accommodation requests, don't hesitate to get in touch with us before the event to discuss.

    Website
  • Better Futures Club
    ruby

    ​Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures.

    Imagine 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.

    All Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)

    Website
  • Wednesday
    Jan 21 2026
    Witchy Watercolor @ Wonderlove
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    Wonderlove

    Witchy Watercolor is an enchanting evening of painting and tarot!

    Let yourself go as you create your own mystical watercolor masterpiece and receive insights in a mini tarot reading. No experience necessary - all skill levels encouraged! Grab your friends and come relax and recharge 💫 
Class includes: + Mini tarot reading + watercolor supplies/instruction to paint two tarot cards + shenanigans 🌙 Arrive early for tarot readings, drinks and dinner, and parking. Class is good for all ages, but check the venue if bringing youth. 🌙

    Website
  • PDXOSGeo January Meetup
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    Ecotrust Building

    Happy New Year geo-nerds!

    PDXOSGeo connects again this week, Wednesday Jan 21, 6:30p Hot Lips Pizza @ the Natural Capital Center 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland OR. Join us for some show and tell and good open geo discussion!

    We're striving to post our speaker a couple weeks in advance of the meeting, so watch this space!

    Website
  • Thursday
    Jan 22 2026
    PNSQC Quality Jam 2026

    It’s time to kick off the 2026 Call for Papers with a Quality Jam! This will be an evening of lightning talks to inspire and be inspired for new proposals on software quality — a jam session to get together as a group and hear a variety of perspectives.

    The speaker lineup for this year is:

    "Testing the Future: From Testing Code to Testing Intelligence" with Premi Vinayagam from Jama software "The OWASP Top 10 Isn’t a Vulnerability List—It’s a Mirror: What 2025 Tells Us About Supply Chain Security" with Caroline Wong "Test Plans Made Easy: Saying a Lot By Saying Very Little" with Wayne Rosenberry "Data-Driven API Test Case Generation Using AI and Model Context Protocol" with Joseph Petsche "Formally Secure Hardware with Rust" with Calvin Deutschbein "Lessons Learned in AI Engineering" with Mitch White "Software Quality by Example as a Senior Engineer" with Mark Kleinhaus

    Make a New Year's resolution to build your career by increasing your quality know-how and skills, and make some new connections with other software quality professionals.

    The first hour will provide time for networking and a chance to share some food and drink.

    This event is hybrid - we'll be returning to the University Place Hotel, and we'll also stream it online, all for free!

    Website
  • January Cloud Native PDX Meetup: Observability, Kubernetes, and the Beginner’s Journey
    –
    Reperio Health

    Let’s kick off 2025 with another great evening of cloud-native learning, real-world talks, and hallway conversations with Portland’s platform-engineering community.

    Date: Thursday, January 22 Time: 5:30–7:30 PM Location: Reperio Health, 4784 SE 17th Ave Suite 120, Portland, OR Recording: Talks are typically recorded (opt-in by speakers)

    The Observability Reset: 4 Foundational Principles for O11y That Scales by Noam Levy, CTO at groundcover

    Let’s face it, collecting metrics, logs, and traces isn’t enough anymore. Most o11y stacks today are drowning in telemetry, buried in cost overruns, and spread so thin across tools that they’ve become more noise than signal. The classic SaaS-based model is cracking.

    This talk lays out 4 foundational principles for building a sustainable observability posture - that scale with infra and budget:

    • Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC): SaaS o11y is financially unsustainable at scale.
    • Consolidate or Bust: DevEx suffers when visibility is fragmented- consolidation isn’t a luxury - it’s a requirement.
    • Standardize Everything: Open protocols, pluggable pipelines, and vendor-neutral APIs are the only way forward, or your o11y is a ticking liability.
    • Self-Reliance: You can’t rely on app-level instrumentation forever - eBPF enables scalable o11y without complexity

    This session pulls from real-world deployments and lessons learned helping engineering teams scale visibility without compromise.

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    “What It’s Like to Learn Cloud-Native Today — A Beginner’s Kubernetes Story” by Kelis Hightower

    When given the chance to explore cloud-native development, I chose not to avoid the unfamiliar. With no prior Kubernetes experience and only a few weeks to learn, I took a hands-on approach by building a small burnout-aware study tool to ground abstract concepts in something tangible.

    This talk shares what it’s like to learn cloud-native technologies today from a beginner’s perspective. Through experimentation with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud services, I’ll reflect on the mental model shifts, early misconceptions, and “aha” moments that emerged from learning by building. Rather than focusing on expertise, this would offer an honest look at what beginners actually take away from a short, modern introduction to cloud-native systems.

    Agenda

    5:30–6:00 — Check-in, snacks, networking 6:00–6:30 — The Observability Reset (Noam Levy) 6:30–7:00 — Beginner’s Kubernetes Story (Kelis Hightower) 7:00–7:30 — Networking (and games if anyone wants to bring some!)

    Who Should Attend

    Platform engineers, SREs, DevOps, app/platform teams, OSS maintainers, beginners learning cloud-native, and anyone curious about observability, Kubernetes, modern infra, or developer experience.

    Sponsors

    Venue Sponsor — Reperio Health F&B Sponsor — groundcover

    Website
  • Friday
    Jan 23 2026
    PNSQC 2026 QA Free Workshop Day
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    University Place Hotel

    As part of the start of the PNSQC 2026 Call for Papers, we’re excited to invite the community to a full day of free, in-person workshops in Portland. Held the day after the PNSQC Quality Jam, this Free Workshop Day is designed to sharpen practical skills, spark new ideas, and bring the QA community together for hands-on learning and connection.

    Join us for an interactive day led by experienced practitioners and thought leaders, featuring two workshop tracks with sessions offered in both the morning and afternoon. Whether you’re strengthening your core testing skills or exploring how AI is shaping modern quality practices, there’s something here for you.

    Registration on the PNSQC website is required.

    You can register for the full day, or choose only the workshop options that fit your schedule. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early and help spread the word.

    Morning Workshops (8:30 AM – 12:00 PM)

    AI Orchestration: Dual Stewardship with John Cvetko. Explore how humans and AI can collaboratively manage quality, risk, and decision-making in modern systems. QA Re-Bootcamp with Heather Wilcox & Bhushan Gupta. Refresh foundational testing skills and examine modern quality practices through engaging, activity-based learning.

    Afternoon Workshops (1:00 PM – 4:30 PM)

    Integrate MCP into your workflow with Joe Petsche. We will work with a variety of MCP servers to connect your quality apps and find ways to do your job better and faster. Come with your apps and we will connect in to your scenarios too. Writing Practical Test Plans, Fast and Easy with Wayne Roseberry. This workshop teaches a pragmatic, lightweight approach to writing effective test plans—fast.

    There will be morning refreshments, and we'll take a group lunch, giving you plenty of time to connect with fellow quality professionals throughout the day.

    Website
  • Tuesday
    Jan 27 2026
    The Power of Storytelling for Founders
    free
    –
    Online

    The Power of Storytelling for Founders: For Pitching or Selling, Be More Engaging with Stories

    Make your investor or sales pitch more memorable and engaging with storytelling.

    People naturally connect with stories and using storytelling can make your pitch more memorable and impactful. In today's competitive market, it's not enough to just have a good product or service; you also need to be able to effectively communicate your vision and value proposition. This is where storytelling comes in.

    Storytelling helps founders stand out and make a lasting impression on potential investors and customers.

    In this virtual workshop, Dana will take us through some strategies to:

    · Make complex ideas more understandable and relatable to your audience.

    · Increase engagement and keep their attention

    · Build trust by sharing authentic stories that demonstrate your values and capabilities.

    Join us to transform your big vision into stories that grab attention.

    Dana Sather Robinson

    Dana is an angel investor, pitch trainer and creator of the Pitch 4 Impact Framework. As a professional presentation skills trainer, she understands how to help clients communicate with impact, clarity and authenticity. Dana is an active member on the board of E8 Angels, an innovative cleantech angel investing group. The Pitch4Impact program was created from two perspectives, as an investor and as a trainer of presentation skills. Dana emphasizes how to make the most of your own natural style to be memorable and authentic. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-sather-robinson/

    Website
  • Wednesday
    Jan 28 2026
    Witchy Watercolor @ Bad Habit Room
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    Bad Habit Room

    Witchy Watercolor is an enchanting evening of painting and tarot!

    Let yourself go as you create your own mystical watercolor masterpiece and receive insights in a mini tarot reading. No experience necessary - all skill levels encouraged! Grab your friends and come relax and recharge 💫 
Class includes: + Mini tarot reading + watercolor supplies/instruction to paint two tarot cards + shenanigans 🌙 Arrive early for tarot readings, drinks and dinner, and parking. Class is good for all ages, but check the venue if bringing youth. 🌙

    Website

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