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SundayMar 8 2026She Dares to Rise conferenceWebsite
A transformational experience for female leaders ready to step into their next chapter.
Our theme is "The Power in the Pause & The Bravery in the Shift."
Join a powerful community of female leaders who are breaking barriers, redefining leadership, and rising into their fullest potential.
Share in the Experience * Powerful storytelling from influential female leaders * Engaging panel conversations focused on growth, leadership, and transformation * Intentional networking designed to build real connection and community
This event welcomes all genders -- men, women and allies.
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TuesdayMar 10 2026CANCELED - founder.coffee @ Big Pink
WebsiteCup of Joe Coffee Roasters and The Vault Bookstore is a great place to relax with a good book and a cup of coffee. With hundreds of books across all genres, and delicious coffee with specialty roasts and delectable flavors, this is the perfect spot to unwind in the Big Pink lobby.
The objective of this meetup is for you to connect with your fellow founders, talk about what you are struggling with, and just get to know the community.
Hope to see you all there!
Josh & Mark
As a business owner, you are faced with many challenges. You're forced to make decisions every day that could make or break your business. founder.coffee is a way to network with other entrepreneurs to allow free-flowing information with the intent to collaborate and help each other. So often we're challenged, and there's very little we can do to express our challenges with the people we work with or the people we care about. Think of founder.coffee as your own personal support group for business owners. We're all here to help!
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Community Broadband PDX MeetupWebsite
Come join Community Broadband PDX to talk about building a publicly owned broadband network here in Portland.
RSVP to be added to our mailing list!
See you there!
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ThursdayMar 12 2026Portland Monthly BEAM Meet & ChatWebsite
Let’s get together for an informal BEAM PDX 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. We'll holding this on the second Thursday of each month.
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.
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SaturdayMar 14 2026Silicon Forest Tech Summit: Agility in a Time of ChangeWebsite
We are living in a time of rapid, exponential change. Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace. Industries have shifted. Communities are navigating uncertainty, disruption, and opportunity all at once—impacting individuals, organizations, and entire ecosystems across the Pacific Northwest.
The Silicon Forest Tech Summit is a space where innovation, community, and leadership intersect to shape the future of our region with intention and agility.
Why Attend
Last year, our impact exceeded expectations:
- Engaged 1,000+ attendees
- Brought together 40+ companies
- Reached over 400,000 motivated participants
We: - Break down silos
- Serve as a launchpad for innovation
- Create space for connection and conversationJoin Us
Join the tech community for a full day of learning, networking, and connection with leaders, builders, and innovators across industries and generations.
Silicon Forest Tech Summit: Agility in a Time of Change
Register: https://www.steamcircuit.com
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WednesdayMar 18 2026Portland AI Engineers March Meeting : Demo Night!Website
This will be a demo night, come show what you've been building with and help of AI and/or you product that leveraged AI.
Reach out to [email protected] if you would like to demo
Schedule:
5:00 - 5:30: Snacks and networking 5:30 - 6:30: Presentations 6:30 - 7:00: Wrap up and networking
Get involved: Present your work at a future event: Email us at [email protected] to discuss sharing your project or insights Provide feedback: Help shape our community by sharing your ideas and suggestions Sponsor an event: Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities For more information and to join our community, visit portlandai.engineer
Thank you to our amazing sponsors Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) Silicon Florist AlteredCraft O'Reilly
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ThursdayMar 19 2026MeeBoss Hiring Festival – Startup Registration–Website
Oregon's Flagship Startup Hiring Event
The Oregon Hiring Festival brought to you by MeeBoss, Oregon Entrepreneur Network [OEN], and WeWork, is HERE! We'll be bringing together 10+ hiring companies and ~100+ job seekers for an afternoon of matchmaking, conversation, and in-person connections.
Here’s how it works: once you register, MeeBoss will get your open roles live within 48 hours. Our match-first, chat-first platform connects you directly with qualified candidates ahead of time so you can begin conversations online before the event. Then, at the festival, you’ll meet those candidates face-to-face at your booth, alongside new walk-ups who discover your team on the spot.
To keep things flowing smoothly, the hiring block runs for three hours straight. While some job seekers step out for lunch or attend the panel discussion, others stay engaged at the booths. Creating a natural rotation and steady candidate flow without overwhelming lines. Please bring more then one person to support your booth.
This streamlined format guarantees high-quality interactions while giving you the buzz, PR spotlight, and networking energy of a full-day festival, but without requiring your team to commit an entire day.
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Cloud Native March Meetup: Microshift, Bootc, and AWS InfrastructureWebsite
March is all about infrastructure! We'll learn to manage edge container deployments, and then how to account for our AWS infrastructure drift.
Date: Thursday, March 19 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)
A big thank you to Reperio Health, our venue host, and Red Hat, our food and beverage sponsor this month. If your company can sponsor our meetup, please contact the organizers.
Running MicroShift on Fedora Bootc for Scalable, Secure, and Resilient Edge Deployments - Ram Gopinathan, Red Hat
As edge computing accelerates across industries—from utilities and manufacturing to retail and smart cities—organizations are looking for lightweight, reliable, and secure platforms to deploy containerized applications at scale at the edge. Enter MicroShift, a small-footprint Kubernetes distribution, paired with Fedora Bootc, an image-based, immutable operating system built for consistency and resilience.
In this session, we’ll demonstrate how running MicroShift on Fedora Bootc creates a powerful foundation for edge workloads, combining the familiarity of Kubernetes with the reliability of image-based OS updates and atomic rollbacks. Learn how this approach reduces operational complexity, improves boot-time performance, and enhances system integrity—especially for unattended or resource-constrained edge environments.
Mind the Gap: Tracking AWS Infrastructure Drift Over Time - Christopher Buckley, Buckshot Technologies
Modern DevOps pipelines focus heavily on deploying infrastructure-as-code, but what happens after the deploy? In many organizations, the infrastructure evolves outside of Git — through the console, ad hoc scripts, or third-party tools — leaving behind blind spots and compliance risk.
In this talk, we’ll explore practical ways to track infrastructure drift and deltas across AWS environments. You’ll learn how to snapshot configurations, compare changes between points in time, and surface deltas across accounts in a format that’s accessible to engineers, auditors, and security teams alike.
We'll demo an open-source tool built to show Git-style diffs for AWS infrastructure — not as a pitch, but as a case study in how visibility empowers better decisions, faster troubleshooting, and cleaner audit trails. Whether you're running one VPC or a hundred, knowing what changed is the first step to staying in control.
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BSD Pizza NightWebsite
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.
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SaturdayMar 21 2026Code & Coffee @ Capital One Café (Upstairs)Website
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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