PDX Web Innovators

A Manifesto for the Next Industrial Revolution

Posted by Umair Haque on June 17, 2008 5:47 PM

http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/haque/2008/04/an_open_challenge_to_silicon_v.html

We were overwhelmed with the interest this event received. The docket filled up fast and it became obvious people wanted to show off what they're working on. Then as the crowd filtered into CubeSpace, we also learned there are a lot of people who want to see what others are up to. There will be another Demolicious soon.

Thanks to everyone who came and made the event a success. A special thanks to the five demoers and Strands, who sponsored us with refreshments.

The July meeting will feature demos from fellow Portlanders. Whether it's a side project or a new business, you have ten minutes to show what you've got.

Care to get on the list? Let Adam know. Just want to attend? RSVP on Upcoming.

Confirmed Demolicious schedule:

Portland Web Innovators co-founder Ryan Williams' side project, NetworthIQ, has been acquired by Corvallis-based Strands.
NetworthIQ was started in 2005 by Fourio, a company Ryan founded with three friends to build side projects into sustainable businesses.

I currently work in a collective office space in the Rocket Building.  The space is called TenPod.  It's a great to space to work in, in a really great building, and a fun neighborhood.  I'm currently the only web/tech/graphic designer in the space, so have a self-interest in getting some more folks like you involved!  From the developer:

There was really no way to manage the coolness at our April meeting. About 40 people, mostly developers, packed into the ISITE conference room to see three content management systems explained and demoed back-to-back.

All the speakers were well prepared and did a great job representing their platforms. My thanks to them:

For the first two years of its existance, the Portland Web Innovators site was only a forum. It was a good place to communicate amongst the group, but it lacked basic information about the group.

With our re-launch, we've taken a major step. And now we have a platform for some of the things we've talked about for awhile, such as a aggregator for outside member blogs.

We were unable to transfer posts or user accounts from the previous forums. Sorry about that. But we do have new forums ready to be used.

While I'm at it, a few thank yous:

• Needmore Designs for hosting the old forum for two years. I know it was a bit of a pain from an administration standpoint.
• Lev from Level OS, who put together the Drupal installation, helped mightily along the way, and now has agreed to host it.
• Matt Beck of CouldBe Studios and Ray Brigleb (Needmore), for taking a few hours out of a Saturday to help explore Drupal's many options.

This thing isn't done. I'd love to know what we should tweak to make it more useful as a community resource.