The group mission: The goal of this group is to bring together any interested people in the Portland area who have worked in film or video, or otherwise have a special aptitude for these fields, in a fluid, creative workshop and discussion on given topics each month. The central idea is to get actors, writers and directors together to socialize and meet each other, and take in new information and offer creative feedback. We will focus on traditional as well as new media, from classical filmmakin …

This group will work to create an Integrally informed production team based on some foundations laid by recent scholars within the Integral Community. We begin by defining our theory and practice along with assigning roles and group ritual. Our practice will generate Integral media from script to screen and serve to foster development in its participants. Ideally we can create a habitat to learn and grow by applying the Integral framework to a powerful medium.

A group hosted by the Online News Association for local professionals interested in the changing landscape of digital media and new technology. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, technologists, developers, designers and more with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information on ONA, check out http://www.journalists.org NOTE: We must have your first and last name in order for you to attend ONAC meetups. Please make sure these are in your …

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 PSU's Center for Executive and Professional Education (CEPE) meetings, events and activities such as the Digital Marketing Strategies quarterly breakfasts, HR's breakfasts and other program events and open houses

While we started out as a freelance writers group, we are now an inclusive creative community, who count amongst our midst a teacher, dancers, graphic artists, tech writers, actors and various hypenations, including writers with contract jobs. Our group meets approximately every three week for happy hour and dinner/munchies. Discussions range from chatting about what we're working on or not, new freelance opportunities (local or otherwise), our oh-so-crazy working life tales, to just spending ti …

An opportunity for artists working in polymer and other media to network, share ideas and promote polymer as an expressive art medium.

This group is for women and men who are interested in feminist issues. We will have meetings on various topics including: women's empowerment, equal rights, portrayal of women in the media, relationships, activism, medical/reproductive laws etc. Some of our meetings will be informal social gatherings, discussion groups, guest speakers and panel forums. We will also include some activism in the form of social posting and activist blogging.

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share your outdoor interests!

What you'll get out of PDXTech4Good events: Nonprofit staffers will find a friendly, welcoming atmosphere for those not experienced with technology, and many chances to ask questions of tech-experienced nonprofits and experts. Techies will find opportunities to hear the real-world stories of nonprofit clients, and put their own expertise to social good — as well as the potential for lasting relationships (be they paid or volunteer) with leading organizations in our community. Activists and comm …

From originator, Judith Devine "We would like to bring together collage artists of all levels to create a supportive community for mutual inspiration and learning. Collage is a medium so wide-ranging and diverse that is often not taken seriously in the arts community; a situation that we would really like to change." The Portland Collage Guild is a group of artists working in a variety collage and assembláge techniques.  Our mission is to share and inspire creativity in the collage arts.  Each m …

This Meetup is for those interested in discussing best practices for marketing & promoting books. Members may include people in the publishing industry or related fields and may include publishers, authors, marketers, publicists, bloggers, reviewers, literary enthusiasts, graphic designers, self-published authors, etc.

Welcome Sleuthing Women! Now in its 5th year, this book group is comprised of intelligent, diverse, mature (ahem!) women who have been transplanted to Portland. This fact alone adds an undeniable Flavor to our as well as the basis for laughs! We choose mysteries written by worldwide authors. The group meets on the 2nd Saturdayof each month at 12pm for book discussion and lunch.  Meetings are held in members' homes on a rotational basis for privacy. Occasionally if a scheduling conflict arises we …

Homo Neophilus meme trading for the intellectually curious… “We want to recruit you because you’re so gullible.  That is, gullible in the right way.  You’re skeptical about conventional wisdom, but attracted to unorthodox ideas…All humans are irrational, but there are two different kinds of irrationality-- those who love old ideas and hate and fear new ones, and those who despise old ideas and joyfully embrace new ones…They are all in one piece, so to speak…They are fully aware…And conscious w …

Google Adwords seminar. Live Streaming from Keynote Speakers from Google. event sposored and catered by Google

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

Calling all writers, bloggers, and editors who cover the topic of sex. Let's get together and work on our blogs, books, or essays over a few cocktails. Whether you are writing your own version of Fifty Shades of Grey or you are trying to navigate the tricky world of x-rated advertising for your blog, we'll write and promote our work together.

"Content Strategy" describes the strategic approach to identifying, planning, collecting, creating, distributing and governing content. People interested in "Content Strategy" will likely be involved in the fields of communication, marketing, advertising, web design, web development, interaction design, information design, copywriting, search engine marketing, and... perhaps others... I would like to meet other like-minded Content Strategists in the Portland area. Open to all. Focus on discussin …

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 …

This is just for fun.  Our city is beautiful!  Let's descend upon some of it's loveliest parks, courtyards, over-grown alleyways and graffiti covered train yards.  Let's land like a flock of geese with our long legged easels and respectfully take over a public place for a progressive form of loitering.  We can stay a couple of hours, splash around some colors, soak up some sun,  and then move on to somewhere nearby for a drink and to appreciate each others' unique perspectives and talents. Prac …