Today we have a guest post from Adam DuVander. We’ve asked WhereCampPDX participants to talk about what they’re excited about right now, and this is the first of the set. There’s no doubt that the Web has recently gone more mobile. Many of us have Internet access just about everywhere we go. Over the last [...]
WhereCampPDX 2010 planning is in full swing and organizers are meeting weekly. The geo-unconference is slated for September 25th at Metro Regional Center. Several other WhereCamp events including parties, app demos, hacking sessions, and geolocative gaming are also in the works. WhereCampPDX is designed and built by the local PDX community and all are welcome [...]
Join us to talk about CivicApps, the City of Portland’s open data project, this Saturday at NedSpace Oldtown. We’ll start at 10AM with a little show-and-tell session, then attendees can split into groups to look through the data or work on projects that use it. This is an unofficial meetup, not sponsored by the city, [...]
Thank you so much to all of the WhereCamp organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees who helped make the weekend fabulous. We had people traveling from as far away as Washington, D.C., as well as a great set of local Portland GIS users, planners, and geo-nerds. Here’s a few highlights from around the web. Kate Chapman [...]
Are you planning to attend WhereCampPDX this weekend? Here’s a guide to making the most of it. Friday night: View Larger Map The kickoff party starts at 6pm sharp at Gallery Homeland. Help us finalize our plans by RSVPing on Upcoming. You can earn bonus points by helping set up and tear down (we need [...]
Saturday night at WhereCampPDX, we’re having a pizza dinner before we move onto late night hacking activities, all hosted by the Portland Incubator Experiment. We’ll have Old Town Pizza, salad, chips, and beverages to fuel your brain for coding. Like last year, we’re asking dinner attendees to prepay, $10 to cover the cost. Use the [...]
WhereCampPDX kicks off Friday October 2nd with an opening night party at Gallery Homeland (2505 SE 11th Ave, Portland OR). This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow WhereCampers, discuss session ideas before the Saturday schedule planning rush, and try a round of our Arrivals game (shown above). The party starts at 6pm, and [...]
We’re pleased to announce we have a venue and a date! WhereCampPDX will be happening October 2nd through the 4th, with the main unconference session portion happening on Oct. 3rd at the Metro Regional Center. If you’re planning to attend, please let us know by adding your name to the attendees list on the wiki. [...]
WhereCamp PDX is an unconference, meaning that we define the sessions and schedule together at the conference rather than ahead of time. For this year’s event, we invited a keynote speaker to help kick off the conference, and connect the many topics and people that WhereCamp brings together. We’re pleased to announce that James Fee [...]
WhereCamp PDX may be over for this year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still get together once in a while. Come mingle with your fellow WhereCampers on November 18th, 7pm, at the White Eagle in N Portland. It’s right on the yellow MAX line. This is a great chance to find out what everyone’s [...]
