A group of entrepreneurs who meet regularly to stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share real life experience and wisdom. Some of our events will be sponsored and some will promote specific programs.

The Portland Sitecore CMS User Group meets once each month in the downtown Portland Oregon area, for networking and learning. We may meet in a board room on occasion for practical training, and other times in a pub. The user group is led by the ISITE Design technical staff, and open to anyone using or considering the Sitecore Content Management System, or who has an interest in .NET CMS platforms, regardless of technical proficiency. Programmers, marketers, content authors, agencies, CMS users …

Now in its fifth year, the Portland Digital Marketing Conference will connect marketing professionals and students with new customers, ideas, technologies and business opportunities. With its position being "Where today's marketers connect," the conference spans two days, and features national keynote speakers, presentations by Portland business leaders, digital marketing bootcamps, and the fast-paced Ignite learning experience to showcase small to large business digital marketing success storie …

This group is for starters in Portland who wish to create software businesses that provide them a very comfortable lifestyle while contributing to the world around them. If you are building (or considering building) Software as a Service applications that require no co-founders or any outside investment, this group is for you.

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

We are part of the movement to revolutionize the way small businesses market and are fanatical about Infusionsoft. This group is for sharing ideas, methods, tools and inspiration among Infusionsoft users in the Portland Metro area. If you're an Infusionsoft user or just curious about how Infusionsoft can help you grow your business, this is the place for you!

Innovation in Motion – a monthly thought leader gathering to discuss the trends in interactive marketing and online innovation.

JobGroup empowers professionals to effectively manage their careers by promoting networking, volunteerism, and job search skills.  We routinely hold 2-3 events per week.  Events include targeted networking mixers, job search seminars, and community outreach.

Drupal is the best Content Management System, for multi-site and multi-language available in the open source community. I would like to start a meet-up group to discuss all things drupal from custom websites like the lab-connector ( dataservices.co ) project my company created to deliver laboratory test results online to smaller projects, blogs or community websites. I have an office at NedSpace downtown where could meet!

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, fin …

Site owners who use Google Analytics sometimes have a tendency to “tag it and forget it”. We aim to change that by providing a free source of expert advice and collaboration with other Google Analytics users. Google Analytics has been cranking out new features right and left, and these are powerful tools in the right hands. The Google Analytics User Group is designed to bring analytics professionals, consultants, and marketing users into the same room so that we can share and learn how to use GA …

The Portland chapter of Hacks/Hackers, a group dedicated to building a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information.

This group is for PSU's Professional Development Center's meetings, events and activities such as the Digital Marketing Strategies quarterly breakfasts, HR's breakfasts and other program events and open houses

Meet with other developers, web operations, system administrators, designers, and business professionals who are looking to making their site and application faster, enhance the user experience, and lower abandonment rates and make more money.

How often do you get to talk one-on-one with industry leaders? The Small Business Marketing Group was founded so you can learn about the latest technology, strategies, and industry buzz from the experts themselves. We don’t just cover the basics, we are focused towards upper management, directors, and business owners, but everyone is welcome to join! We present information you can’t get anywhere else, so don’t forget to bring a pen and paper! Have something you would like to present? Let us kno …

A meetup group for developers to discuss and share expertise in Facebook development, maybe even do a few HACKs together once in a while.

PDX-UX hosts a monthly talk on UX design and development. Our conversations range from Data Visualization to Server-Side Platforms. From UX practices to HTML5/CSS. We want to foster a community & create a space to network.

Atlassian user groups are informal gatherings of users, developers and enthusiasts for honest discussions about common interests, challenges and best practices. AUGs are great for connecting with like-minded people who are passionate about Atlassian tools and technology. Events can be anything from a few members chatting over coffee, to a product release party at a pub or a seminar with multiple speakers and product demos. AUGs are like group study sessions in college, except there are no tests …

A closely knit community of Chief Technology Officers, empowering each other to grow in their astute leadership of Portland's hottest Internet companies.

Are you looking to redesign your website, change career paths or just want to learn about something new? Then this meetup is for you! We are excited about Drupal and will be posting training opportunities both at a cost and for free, along with Drupal met ups in Portland, Oregon. Drupal is a free community supported framework for creating, organizing, presenting and managing a website. Most commonly referred to as a content management system, or CMS, Drupal has much more to offer. Millions of we …

RubyNest aims to provide a safe, inviting, and supporting community to women who want to take the leap into computer programming. With a focus on programming in Ruby and creating web applications with Ruby on Rails, we hope to help you attain skills necessary for you to feel comfortable leaving the nest and joining Portland's larger software development community.

This is a maker group for anyone interested in learning basic electronics and Arduino or other microcontroller programming. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your projects, learn and play.

Meet some of the most interesting startups in Portland. And grab a bite to eat with your peers. All for free. Interested in participating? Sign up to host Portland Lunch 2.0. Interested in suggesting a venue? Please use Meetup to do so. Coordinated by Silicon Florist and PIE. Brought to you by the awesome Portland, Oregon, startup scene.

This is a group for anyone interested in building a cleantech community in Portland. You can be a computer engineer, an innovator, a web developer, an entrepreneurs, a coder, a hacker, a marketing guru, an angel funder, a VC so long your goal is to create the best applications to improve and solve the environmental issues.

Blog: http://thingtuesday.com/ We decided to create our own open meetup to discuss and learn about the Internet of Things. We encourage the curious, the hackers the entrepreneurs and the executives who are engaging in this area to come join us to listen to talks, share in conversation and networking. Each session we will have talks, "show and tells "and space to hack and network with others. Modelled on two phenomenally influential and successful groups, Mobile Monday and the catalytic Silicon V …

Huzzah! Like Video Games, Comics, Science, Puns, Math, Computers, or other stuff? So do we. Looking for others who collect 8-bit or other classics? Um, yea. Enjoy learning and building your own gizmos? Share the love, yo. Hoping to expand your social circle, or online circle? This should help. Tired of shopping think geek and want to get out of the house before your cat kills you? Need to find just a few more games to complete your Nintendo collection? Our fearless leader Niki must meet you. Se …

Oregon's premier resource for technology connection, advocacy, education, and innovation.

Demolicious shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of the best work from Portland's web and mobile tech communities. Each event includes about five demos on the stage of the Mission Theater. Judges provide feedback, critique and questions. Then the attendees determine a winner. Previous presenters have gone on to raise money from PIE, the Portland Seed Fund and other investors.