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Note this document has multiple colored category tabs below for different types of events/groups/places/opportunities!
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Alternate startup-centric list of local resources is maintained by Rick (Silicon Florist) here: https://github.com/portland-startups/docs/blob/master/index.rst
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Embeddable markdown version is at https://incanus.github.io/pdx-tech-mega-index/
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GroupPurposeIn-person meetingLive chat / message boardRelated ConferenceNotes
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Dorkbot PDXDorkbotPDX is a relaxed, informal show-and-tell for electronic artists, circuit designers, microcontroller programmers, retro computing enthusiasts, video game designers, digital archaeologists, and mod synth gearheads in Portland, Oregon.
Dorkbot generally happens the second Monday of each month. Check back though, sometimes we like to be tricky (Or holidays get in the way).Discord link and mailing list info on website
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PARTSPortland Robotics group is a lively forum for public interchange on robotics; anyone is welcome to join the group.Meets regularly at Ctrl-H - see website for detailshttps://portlandrobotics.org/links_robots.php?link_id=19 has lots of good other links
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https://pigsquad.comPortland Indie Game Squad are a nonprofit organization supporting game development and indie game enthusiasts in Portland, OR. We organize game related events, networking opportunities, resources, and more!Many events - see website for detailsPortland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE)
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PLUG (Portland Linux / Unix Group)Portland Linux/Unix Group (PLUG) is a group of enthusiasts dedicated to teaching and learning about Linux, Unix and related freedom-producing technologies.meets monthly, first thursday, 7pm, in the basement of the PSU engineering building.mailing list, linked from website (pdxlinux.org), irc #pdxlinux on geekshed.FOSSY (?)
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https://www.meetup.com/pdx-php/meets each month to sharpen skills, network with other PHP developers in the area, learn new ideas & technologies, laugh, and drink beer
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OTVARCLocal westside amateur radio club running meetings, coordinating SEA-PAC conference, and doing examinations.Monthly meetings are generally held on the third Thursday of every month in the Cedar Hills Baptist Church. The address is 2470 SW Roxbury Ave, Portland, OR 97225. The typical start time is 7 PM. Everyone is welcome to come to our meetings to learn more about amateur radio.https://www.facebook.com/groups/OTVARCSea-Pac in Seaside
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https://qrpdx.orglow power ∙ portable ∙ homebrew: an informal amateur radio community based in Portland, Oregon and focused on low power transmission in all its forms
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Personal Telco ProjectPersonal Telco Project operates numerous open-access free-to-the-end-user networks around the city, thanks to the generosity of our hosts.Every Wednesday, locations vary - see link for latest updates
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https://pdxruby.orgpdx.rb is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland, Oregon area. The group welcomes all programmers interested in the language and its implementations, tools, libraries and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails.
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PDXPUGPostgres Database Users
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CymaSpaceWe Make Arts, Cultural & Media Events Accessible & Inclusive To The Deaf & Hard of Hearing Through Technology, Education & OutreachOn the events page.
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PDX 2600The PDX branch of the 2600 community (See 2600.com if unfamiliar with the hacker quarterly)Check website - Previous location was shuttered so currently nomadic meetings.
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RainSecRainSec is an informal group of like-minded security professionals who meet to network and discuss topics of interest in a non-work, non-vendor setting.yes, see the meetup page
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Rose City Techies"We're an inclusive community of techies dedicated to building, creating, and exploring the future of technology together." - probably professional networking orientedyes, see the meetup page
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Portland Code and Coffee"A Portland coding meetup for any dev-curious, aspiring, or professional developer to work/hack on your project. Or learn to code in an afternoon with coffee and cool-inclusive people. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your laptop! Details on individual event pages."yes, see the meetup page. Typically meeting every two weeksdiscord
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AI Portlandhype-driven but maybe cool.yes, see the meetup page
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Papers We Love: PDX"This is the Portland, OR chapter of Papers We Love, an organization that curates interesting papers in the computer science literature and helps organize local chapters to read and discuss them."yes, see the meetup page
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Hardware Happy HourMonthly show-and-tell for hardware projects. Put on by Crowd Supplyyes, see the meetup page
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Digital Dabblerspredominantly digital art folks, doing regular meetups.yes, manydiscord - not sure if public anymore.
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Portland Design ThinkersPDT is a community of creative problem solvers advancing human-centered design literacy through high-quality events, lively conversation, and practice-based development.We're made up of all kinds of people: practitioners who use human-centered design methods and mindsets every day, yes, frequently, see MeetUp pagePositive and collaborative group, came recommended
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https://www.repairpdx.org/Taking inspiration from the original Repair Cafes in the United Kingdom, Repair PDX has been mending household goods in an inviting way.https://www.repairpdx.org/repair-events
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https://virtua.gallery/VIRTUA is a art center and art retail space at Lloyd Center Shopping Mall in Portland, Oregon. We believe that putting experiential and thought-provoking, contemporary art in a publicly accessible place like a neighborhood shopping center can have a revitalizing impact on our community, while breaking down barriers to contemporary art engagement.They seem to have dystopian techno music noise events! They have done webpage design classes. They stream them on Twitch!Saw a number of vintage computers and VR art displays. Doing classes on web design for art, etc.
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https://digitalcorpspdx.org/Portland Digital Corps is a grassroots volunteer project connecting tech professionals with local nonprofits to fix what’s broken, build what’s missing, and ship what matters.
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Portland Nerd NiteWe have happily found a venue for all of us nerds, geeks and freaks to gather to share our knowledge and our passions.

Just come thirsty for knowledge … and beer of course.

The first Sunday of every month we will be at Mississippi Pizza Pub in their fabulous Atlantis Lounge starting June 2nd. Event runs 7:30-9:30pm and is a completely free event.
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Multnomah County Libraries "Tech Help Drop In" Meet one-on-one with a friendly, knowledgeable Tech Helper who will help you find answers to questions about mobile devices, websites, getting started with tech, and more.
https://multcolib.org/events-classes SEARCH FOR TECH HELP
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PDX Meshtastic GroupMeshtastic® is a project that enables you to use inexpensive LoRa radios as a long range off-grid communication platform in areas without existing or reliable communications infrastructure. Local group has about 75 people.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1104568624083376/ or pdxmesh.com
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https://ceti.institute/lab/Open to all, the CETI Community Technology Lab at PSU provides access to cutting-edge technology, tools, support, and expertise to create, experiment, prototype, fabricate, innovate, with emerging technologies and media. The lab serves as an incubator and catalyst for informal cross-disciplinary learning, teaching, mentoring, and creation.
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https://dtc-wsuv.org/ell-catalog/index.phpCatalog for the Electronic Literature Lab (ELL) The ELL Catalog serves two purposes for the Electronic Literature Lab (ELL). First, it documents the works held in ELL’s three collections––the Dene Grigar Collection, the Electronic Literature Organization Collection, and the Marjorie C. Luesebrink Collection. Second, it provides visitors to ELL with information about the platform and software needed for experiencing a specific work in one of the collections. Both a preservation and finding tool, the ELL Catalog aims to afford accessibility to information about works of electronic literature to both remote and local visitors.
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https://queersocialclub.com/events-portland/t4tech-2Trans Tech Social

Come and meet other trans nerds! Bring a project to show off!
1st and 3rd Mondays 7-10PM @ Ctrl+H
7600 North Interstate Avenue Portland, OR, 97217
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