"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 …

We are a group of UX, UI, and Web Designers in Eugene who love the industry. We want to have a strong community of designers and learn from each other. Join our meetings if you want to see what other designers in the area are working on, learn some new tips, network with other designers and developers or see presentations by design pros from ad agencies, startups, and design shops. This is an exciting time for designers.

The Northwest Creative Social Club is the Meetup Group for all creative professionals in the Portland, and Vancouver, metro area. It allows us to connect with each other socially, and professionally. The Northwest Creative Social Club supports the local creative community by promoting social connections, enjoyment, networking, and learning across all creative disciplines, and is open to professionals in the creative industries, people who aspire to make their mark in the creative industries, and …

Welcome to Portland's first ExpressionEngine Meetup group. Are you a Portland area-based web designer and/or developer already working in EE or considering EE as your next CMS? This group is for you. If you're new to EE or want to expand your knowledge a bit, join us and learn from others. If you're an EE veteran, join us and share your wealth of knowledge! If you've never really worked with a CMS, come find out why EE might just the right fit for you.

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.

Do you need to learn HTML but have trouble learning and taking action because it's boring? Do you hate web design books, blogs, videos, articles, and tutorials that don't explain anything as much as I do? This group is for complete beginners who need to dive right into HTML, CSS, and Javascript immediately. We will pair up on laptops and power through Head First HTML5 (O'Reilly) and help each other complete the exercises. The Head First books were created to trick your brain into thinking that t …

We gather at a local pub at 7 pm, have a brew, snack, and/or meal, talk about things typographic, and sometimes bring something for show and tell. People of all ages, genders and aesthetic backgrounds are welcome. Please join us! You can be a graphic designer, typographer, type designer, or just anybody interested in fonts and typography. I was part of a similar once-a-month gathering in Seattle, that met in a bar in the basement of a bookstore. It was fun and I missed it when I moved to Portlan …

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.

SEO Tips and Tactics Meetups are hosted by Response Interactive LLC, Affordable Web Technology and Hendersonian Design on either the third or fourth Wednesday of the month depending on room availability. This meetup explores a variety of topics around SEO and Social Media. You will learn new strategies and tactics through a one-half hour presentation followed by the group sharing ideas. You will meet great people who are Internet Marketing professionals, web designers, web developers, students a …

I decided to start this group because programming is one of my favorite things to do. The purpose of the group is to learn how to program, program better, or just to have fun.You should join if you have a passion for programming.

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!

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

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 …

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!

Eugene knows Ruby. Now it's time for Rubyists in Eugene to know each other. This group is for software professionals and hobbyists alike that like or would like to learn Ruby and associated frameworks: Rails, Sinatra, Ramaze, etc.

A social/professional group for women who are Python programmers at every experience level, in the Portland, OR area. Developers and aspiring developers, please! Join us on IRC - #pyladiespdx or find us on Twitter @PyLadies_pdx We have three types of meetings: Women-only Women and their invited guests All are welcome Please check the meeting description to determine which type of meeting we're having. We typically meet every other Wednesday and most Saturdays.

CodeChops is a modern coworking space located in the new Broadway Commerce Center. http://beamdevelopment.com/location/downtown-eugene-redevelopment Come be part of the action

Bringing together coders from all language to be better together. Oh, and Beer

Love WordPress? Us too! Our User Group meets on the fourth Monday of every month, and our Developer Group meets on the second Monday of every month. We strive to connect you to your peers in the Portland area, and provide continuing education opportunities for you to grow your knowledge.

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 …

This group is geared towards business owners trying to increase their visibility, and beginning internet marketers. 2013 EPCC Co-Sponsorship We are proud to announce a co-sponsorship for this group by the east Portland Chamber of Commerce, which should go a long way towards ensuring regular events. The chamber has been around since 2003, and is dedicated to serving the interests of businesses on Portland’s sprawling Eastside, from the bank of the Willamette River to the City of Gresham. As the s …

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 …

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 …

We're talking about design, building and employing elearning successfully. Join us!

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 …

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 …

Love Print? Design? Technology that makes ink on paper a fine partner in our digital world to drive sales, brand awareness, web traffic, donations & more? Old school meets new school in the place called Printlandia... continue to network, learn about the possibilities to grow.

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 …