Topic: "The Most Human Documentation", talk by Christian Miles at WTD PDX 2026. Video followed by discussion.
Pizza will be served at 5:15pm.
Zoom Registration: https://pdx.zoom.us/meeting/register/0vPArxYIRa-VkJX47Ryn0g
WSU Vancouver MIS club and the Oregon Data Community host a free one-day training event for data professionals and students using the Microsoft Data Platform.
Session topics include SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse, data analytics, visualization and more!
Coffee and Beverages will be provided, and lunch will be available for a small fee.
Conference attendance is free, but registration is required. Use the QR code below.
Make an augmented reality environment in an hour? Yes, it can be done.
Come to the workshop led by Brenda Grell and see.
PARTS -- the Portland Area Robotics Society -- is an Oregon non-profit formed to help people interested in robots. Monthly meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome, from complete beginners to experienced builders. Meetings typically include show-and-tell of members robots and projects, short technical talks, build discussions, and plenty of time to ask questions about motors, sensors, microcontrollers, power and control software. The group gathers at PDX Hackerspace (CTRL-H) in Section 2, the main space you enter through the front door, at 7608 N Interstate Ave in Portland. Bring a project you are working on, or just come to see what other people in the Portland robotics community are building. Free to attend, and a friendly landing spot for students and hobbyists getting st https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/parts-portland-area-robotics-society-2026-11-01
Summary: Let's talk about the use (and abuse) of tmux! We'll cover the basics of how it works, how I use it for both good and evil, and the terrible things other people have done with it (hint: tmux is turing complete). This will be a helpful session for people who are just getting started, and (hopefully) amusing for people who have been using tmux for years. Bio: TBA
Tags: plug, linux, tmux
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Join us at CtrlH in the Kenton neighborhood for Home Assistant Community day! Talk about your projects\, demo what you've created\, and learn how to convert that old Amazon Echo dot into a voice assistant to use with Home Assistant. Snacks and drinks are available!
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/home-assistant-community-day-2026-11-07
Working with data that's too large, too slow, or too messy for regular CSVs? Join us for an introduction to the {arrow} package in R. We'll explore how Arrow and Parquet files can make large datasets faster to store, read, and analyze, all while using the familiar dplyr workflows you already know and love. Using Portland's Biketown data, we'll convert, query, and visualize millions of rides without breaking a sweat (or our laptops). Bring your laptop if you want to follow along. No need to RSVP via Meetup, but we might share info ahead of time in the event comments!
Tags: data, r, women in tech
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We are an Oregon non-profit formed to help those interested in robots. Our monthly meetings are open to the public. Everyone is welcome.
More info: https://portlandrobotics.org/home.php
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/parts-portland-area-robotics-society-2026-11-01
Tech talent pool This is a fun networking event to play pool and talk tech. We will have free tables to play on and Happy Hour runs until 6pm. Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be great at pool to attend!
That PLUG Clinic you like is coming back into style! The PLUG Clinic returns again this month on November 15, from 1pm-5pm. We are back at the Albina Branch Library this month. If you need help with your Linux computer, or want to offer help, you are welcome! Volunteer helpers are as desirable as helpees. Helping is fun and rewarding. If you've ever helped out at a PLUG Clinic before, come checkout the space! Thanks to the taxpayers of Multnomah County for the beautiful new building!
Tags: Linux Help, plug, clinic
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People doing strange things with electricity! Dorkbot PDX is an informal show-and-tell for electronic artists, circuit designers, microcontroller programmers, retro computing enthusiasts, video game designers, digital archaeologists and modular synth gearheads. Bring something you have built and talk about it, or just come along to see what other people in the Portland hardware and electronic art community are up to. Presentations are short and casual, and range from finished installations to half-working prototypes and instructive failures. The meetup usually draws 20 to 50 people, is free, and is very welcoming to newcomers -- no project required. Hosted at PDX Hackerspace (CTRL-H), 7608 N Interstate Ave, Portland, in Section 2, the main space you enter through the front door, from 6:30 https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/dorkbot-2026-11-09
Come hack the hackerspace or visit our open house! Open to the public\; let us know if you'd like a tour or bring your own project to hack on! This is a great time to learn about the space\, apply for membership\, meet people at the space\, or for new members to receive orientation.
\nWork Party+Open House is every Saturday *except* the last Saturday of each month\, which is a closed work party for members only to focus on repairing and improving the space.
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/work-party-open-house-2026-11-07
Portland Code & Coffee Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session: drink your beverage of choice, bring your laptop, and hang out with your peers! Have engaging conversations, or focus on work or projects. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly collaborate on side projects, online courses, or even your day-to-day work.
\-\-\-\- Schedule \-\-\-\-
**Drop** **in** **at** **any time!** Everyone has commitments from time to time so **join** **us** **when** **you** **can!**
**Introductions are informal and** **unscheduled** \- practice your personal elevator pitch\, or take things slower to build your confidence\.
\-\-\-\- Venue \-\-\-\-
**Fly** **Chai** allow us to informally and freely use their space. If within your budget, we'd appreciate your help to sustain our use of the venue, by purchasing **[something tasty](https://order.toasttab.com/online/fly-chai-12520-sw-farmington-rd)**, whether Chai or otherwise.
Find us at tables with a **Code&Coffee** **sign** \- or a group of laptop\-users\!
**Wifi** and **power** **outlets** are available. The meeting area should be **accessible** \- please let us know if you have concerns\.
\-\-\-\- What to expect \-\-\-
* A smaller, less intimidating, lower pressure, cozy atmosphere. * A mix of regular and new faces, week to week. * A simpler schedule - every week, same time, same place - that you can drop into when you like. * Being closer to you than other events.
If those are to your liking, we hope you'll drop by sometime!
\-\-\-\- Getting to the venue \-\-\-\-
Fly Chai is between Watson & Washington, and Farmington & the pedestrian 1st Street commons.
The meetup page has a Google map, or use alternatives like [OpenStreetMap](https://osm.org/go/WIDNi6~gt-?m=).
Let us know if you have advice on the travel options below!
\-\- Parking \-\-
A lot outside the venue has 4 regular and 1 accessible space.
Beaverton City maps indicate:
* On-street parking within \~2-3 blocks is limited to 2 hours. * On-street parking to the South between 3rd-5th have indefinite parking * A public parking lot bounded by Hall & Washington, and 3rd & Beaverton City park (next to Beaverton City Library)
Paid parking is available at the Beaverton central district garage, near the Beaverton Central MAX stop, for $1/hour up to 8 hours.
These are all up to 5-10 minutes from the venue.
\-\- Public Transit \-\-
Beaverton Central (Red/Blue MAX), then [walk~ 8 minutes](https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_foot&route=45.4904681%2C-122.8070937%3B45.4867379%2C-122.8052808#map=16/45.48864/-122.80644&layers=N)
Beaverton Transit Center (Red/Blue MAX, bus, WES) then [walk ~11 minutes](https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_foot&route=45.4912376%2C-122.8009972%3B45.4867379%2C-122.8052808#map=15/45.48905/-122.80314&layers=N)
For a shorter walk to the venue, take a bus from Beaverton Transit Center (52 to Farmington/Hall, 76 to Watson/Broadway, 57 to Canyon/Watson)
\-\-\-\- Supporting the events \-\-\-\-
Purchasing items from the venue helps us maintain a healthy relationship with them.
If you attend semi-regularly then please consider signing up to be a co-host. This reduces the load on other co-hosts, and provides backup for the event if another is unable to attend. To get involved, please chat with a co-host at an event!
\-\-\- Links \-\-\-
Still uncertain?
Information on the wider Portland Code & Coffee group is available on [meetup](https://meetup.com/portland-code-coffee). The channel #portland-general is available for the group to chat on Discord.
That and the set of nationwide Discord channels may be accessed at [codeandcoffee.chat](https://codeandcoffee.chat/), or the Discord button at [codeandcoffee.org](https://codeandcoffee.org).
Further information about the central Code&Coffee organization and their other events is available on their [website](https://codeandcoffee.org/).
Veterans in Technology First Thursday of the month at Tap Union Freehouse, 1300 Washington St #200 Vancouver, WA.
Join NWVIT for our meeting in Vancouver, WA. Join us at this informal professional networking event. No presentation/agenda for this meeting. Bring your spouse! Connect with other veterans in the Vancouver, WA area.
Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures. Imagine an artist community, a think tank, and a research center in the same building. People in all of those fields working alongside each other imagining and creating different futures together. Cross pollination and inspiration. Liberal Arts and STEM and R&D. Photographers, physicists, authors, astronomers, musicians, makers, mathematicians, designers, developers, fashionistas, climatologists and all manner of imaginative optimists. All Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)
Tags: ruby, STEM, liberal arts, community, hacking, AI
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Join PDX Women Coders for a back-end study session, where we read and discuss Designing Data-Intensive Applications (2nd edition) (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensive-applications/9781098119058/) by Martin Kleppmann. We...
ARTHACK is a monthly evening of discussion for computer enthusiasts and artists, hosted at ADX in Southeast Portland. The group talks about and shares work that explores the intersection of code, art, hardware, and society -- generative work, creative coding, physical computing, hardware hacking, net art, and the social questions that come with all of it. Bring a laptop and you can share something on the open projector: works in progress, experiments, failures, and half-finished ideas are all welcome alongside finished pieces. No experience with either art or code is required, and there is no formal program -- it is an informal, conversation-driven night for people who like making things with computers. Free and open to all. ADX is at 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland. https://artdesignxchange.com/events/arthack-mtd89-53dw5
Hack Lunch is the monthly meeting of the PDX Hacker Foundation, whose mission is empowering the Portland hacker community through grants, education and asymmetric impact. The foundation gathers over lunch to review grant requests, plan education and outreach programs, and discuss how best to support maker, hacker and technology projects around Portland. Anyone curious about the foundation work, interested in applying for a grant, or looking for a way to get involved in supporting the local hacker community is welcome to sit in and listen. Held at PDX Hackerspace (CTRL-H), 7608 N Interstate Ave, Portland, in Section 2 -- the main space you enter through the front door -- from noon to 2:00 PM Pacific on second Wednesdays. https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/hack-lunch-2026-11-11
Portland Code & Coffee ## Details
\#\# Mentorship Saturdays Partnership Because of the big overlap between our communities, we’ve partnered with Mentorship Saturdays. As a result, we’ll now be hosting **two Code & Coffee events per month** — at this location
\#\# What to Expect: Roseline Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee, bring your laptop, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly
Exploit Workshop is the weekly computer security meetup at CTRL-H: an open\, self driven event for people interested in computer security. Whether you’re a novice or career professional\, all are welcome!
It's a workshop in the sense that there are people working\, and also talking shop. If you have a laptop\, you should definitely bring it\, but it's not mandatory. A lot of attendees have something they're working on during the meetup. Newbies are encouraged to ask questions and talk to other attendees about what they're working on\; this is a great way to learn more about the field and what kinds of things people in infosec actually do all day.
Mostly though\, it's just hackers hanging out.
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-11-04
PDXCPP: The Portland C++ User Group We're very excited to welcome you to the Portland C++ User's Group (PDXCPP) meetup! Join us in downtown Portland to hobnob, learn, and share with other Modern C++ enthusiasts! Bring your C++ questions, stories of coding adventure, and tales of debugger derring-do!
This month, we will be meeting at the Lucky Labrador Brewpub on SE Hawthorne.
NOTE: We're not really meant to be a "bar group", as kind as the folks at Lucky Lab have been. We are seeking a suitabl
People doing strange things with electricity!
\nDorkbotPDX 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.
\nBring your electronic wonders\, monsters\, and works-in-progress for others to see\, or come see what others have been working on! Whether it's code or circuits\, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.
\nThis is an active\, ongoing event with average attendance of 20-50 people. It is free and open to everyone\, and newcomers are welcome!
More info: https://dorkbotpdx.org
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/dorkbot-2026-11-09
Beers with Engineers No agenda, no pitch, no bullshit. As always, come geek out, network, and have a good time.
Beers with Engineers is a diverse group of engineers from a variety of fields coming together to share a drink after work, commiserate with like-minded nerds, and learn more about our respective industries.
If it's your first time joining us, welcome! We strive to make our meetup welcoming for both newcomers and returning attendees and inclusive for all current or aspiring engineers,
Thanks to Roseline Coffee for providing a physical location! Find inside the hotel and to the right, likely on the couches Coffee, bagels and people working on their careers and code! We have 2-5 mentors every month ready to help people get...
Portland Has Skill This is a monthly Haskell-related hangout for Haskellers, Functional Programmers, and nerds of all sorts!
Presenter and topic TBA!
Location is Kiln Portland in the Cactus Room. We should be visible from the front door, or text the phone number on the front door and we will let you in! There are also many food carts nearby for more dining options.
All are welcome!
Portland Code & Coffee Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session: drink your beverage of choice, bring your laptop, and hang out with your peers! Have engaging conversations, or focus on work or projects. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly collaborate on side projects, online courses, or even your day-to-day work.
\-\-\-\- Schedule \-\-\-\-
You're welcome to **drop** **in** **anytime** during the event. We understand that every
Details ## What to Expect: Code and Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee, bring your laptop, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly...
Get up-to-date information at: https://luma.com/wf629e9l Address: Hawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod Portland, Oregon United States Hosted by Erin M Miles Rasmussen Imported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482571
The monthly meeting of the PDX Hacker Foundation:
"Empowering the Portland hacker community through grants\, education\, and asymmetric impact."
More info: https://pdxhf.org/
Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/hack-lunch-2026-11-11