Hey dudes and betties, I just moved to Portland all the way from Michigan, so like a lot of you, I don't know many people around here. I gotta say (and I get the feeling that you're thinking the same thing) I'm getting a little burned out of all of these Meetup groups where the age range is from 20-40ish.  Personally, I don't think that is a good mix of people... many of us are single and ready to mingle, still enjoy the bar nights.... you get the idea.  Join up and let's have some fun and meet …

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 …

We're at a  place in our lives where we want to play hard and have FUNNN.   We're about making new acquaintances, some of which may evolve into true friendships.   Both singles and those with partners are part of our group Since age is generally a state of mind anyway, if you're heading toward fifty or over, it really doesn't matter. If you have a partner who also wants to participate, each person should become a member since some of our events do not include guests. You'll find our group welcom …

This group is about helping Portlanders meet their deep inner yearning for more sensuality, more sexiness, and more connection. We do this by inviting any sex positive groups, events, or individuals to let the group know about happenings they may be offering or have heard about. Since the brain is the most important sex organ we have, this group is interested in, Stimulating ideas around sex, love, relationship styles, community, Erotic poetry, literature, and film, Classes and workshops. Sinc …

A group of entrepreneurs who meet regularly to stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share real life experience and wisdom. Some of our events will be sponsored and some will promote specific programs.

Finding the creative photographer within. Work with other photographers, participate in exercises to challenge your vision, and get feedback to help improve your images. Geared toward any photographer that wants to shoot outside the box. We believe that everyone has a vision and look forward to seeing what you have to share. Our monthly activities include: ~ Meetings. Often with a specific topic for discussion or a local photographer discussing their work.. Past topics have include the Color o …

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 are a group of book-lovers who meet once a month for a lively discussion.  We read both fiction and non-fiction books and are open to all genres except romance. The books are selected 2-3 times a year through a polling process.  Active members get to suggest books, then a poll is created to decide on which of those books we will read. We understand that not everyone is able to finish the book before each meeting.  Don’t let that stop you from coming to our monthly meetings.  There is always a …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

Welcome! The Portland Artists Social Guild is a group of adult (21+) local artists who exchange ideas, tips, techniques, offer positive critiques, support and encouragement, share new and previous works, stories, and demonstrations, select one theme each month to create at home and share at the following meet, attend galleries and events, and develop valuable friendships! Does this sound like fun? It is! Want to join? Please read our "About Us" page for membership details on how to become a PA …

BrainSilo is a non-profit Hacker-space Located in Portland, Oregon. The space has been established to provide a place where artists, hackers, experimenters, average joes, non-average joes, and pretty much anyone else, can come to work on, contribute to, and share their projects and ideas. People who come to BrainSilo wear clothes that can get dirty. It's not a suit and tie party. If you need PPE (gloves, eye protection, retroreflective underwear) byo-ppe. Safety has never been an issue at BrainS …

For all the bi and gay men who are looking for more quality friends. Come meet and hang out in a friendly environment, get to know, support and laugh at each other. The group is designed for professionals or people with goals in life that live in the Portland Metro Area. In the future, in addition to periodic meeting we would like to organize fun and exciting things to do. Ideally, this would be a group where we could become good friends and rely upon each other for support and friendship. So, …

Learning to lucid dream, astral project, or have an out of body experience requires work and practice in the real world. I have personally had many lucid dreams, and have even had an incredible out of body experience. I know others that have seen/predicted the future in their dreams with amazing accuracy and detail. For decades I have read about people with money (grants) performing lucid dream experiments in labs with high tech equipment and often thought how cool it would be to get involv …

This is a semi-regular get together that I hold in order for Portland Engineers to meet outside of the office to share ideas, vent about a frustrating project, or just network with peers.

Thinking about starting a blog? Already blogging and interested in learning more? And most importantly, are you generous with your knowledge, kind to your fellow Portlandians, and willing to share your sense of humor? This group is for anyone who has a positive attitude and wants to write online, whether it's for fun, business, self-discovery or just self-indulgence. It's easy to start a blog -- and it can even be done for free -- but if we wait until our ideas are perfect and the stars are alig …

This group is for motivated women in Real Estate, Lending, Title, and Insurance to come together and learn, share, grow, and develop in the greater Portland Metro, Vancouver & Pacific NW region. In an industry that is constantly about leads, prospects, and potential I would like to see a group of strong women come together in an environment of sharing of knowledge, successes, fears, dreams, and great ideas. This group is developed to help women join the lists of top producers.

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

Networking and Wine is exactly that - a business networking group that features local vineyards offering wine tastings. This allows business professionals the opportunity to meet, network and share ideas over wine.

Are you an IT professional interested in Agile software development methodologies (XP, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, etc) and engineering principles (pair programming, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration (CI), test automation, etc)? Are you interested in evangelizing Agile to others? Or, are you an experienced Agile practitioner who wants to share your experiences and ideas with a group of like-minded colleagues? If you answered yes and you live in Portland, then join our group!

For all the guys who are looking for more guy friends. Established and happy in life but wanting more guy time? Come meet and hang out in a friendly environment. This group is for guys who want to: Talk, relate, and laugh about dating and relationships, music, sports, fitness or any other shared interests. Meet for occasional happy hour, brunch, drinks, games, or other activities around town. Get to know each other, make friends, laugh at each other, support each other, and welcome new members. …

I searched for bilingual Korean/American for baby group and found none in Portland, Oregon. So, I decided to start one to see if anyone would be interested in teaching the Korean language to their babies. I speak fluent Korean and English.  I am a mom with 6 month old twin boys. I started reading Korean story book and also singing Korean children songs. I am hoping to meet more moms and dads who are willing to share ideas and also participate in children play-time in Korean/American language. Yo …

Avid gardeners who would like to tour other folks gardens in a group and discuss their success and troubles. Learn new ideas, share starts, get inspired. Plans are to visit public gardens or private gardens of members who want to share their hard work with the group.

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!

Anything you wish for will be brought to you. This is a fact! The idea that you can manifest anything your heart desires will become more and more evident to you as you continue down this path. I have experienced this in my life and I want to collaborate with others who either know this truth or interested in knowing it. We will share dreams we have for our life and our world. Tools will be offered to help us see the law of attraction become evident in our lives. Special guests who have had firs …

Our ACIM Center hosts 3 Course meetings a week as well as being the home of a Non-Violent Communication Group which beautifully reflects Course principles. More information and directions to our Center are listed in the link below. A nice selection of books are also available to check out as desired.  Facilitators may vary each week.   All are welcome. No RSVP required. WORKBOOK LESSON STUDY GROUP BEING CONSIDERED - This meeting will occur on either Tuesday, Wednesday OR Thursday evening from 7 …

Welcome to your FRIENDS OF CONSCIOUS LIVING. We are a combination of 2 groups. The first one is a group of people seeking to live more consciously by intention. To foster this, we meet to discuss and share our experiences and insights in open conversations or presentations by members of our circle and friends from other circles. Our topics are diverse, many of an esoteric nature, many of a practical nature. We are inspired by the works of Caroline Myss, Thomas Moore, Sri Aurobindo, Ervin Lasz …

Are you a clutter bug? Or a neat freak? Or (like most of us!) lost somewhere in between? Then join us and share organzing/cleaning tips, general household ideas, and good ole conversation. You're a Domestic CEO if you're the one who runs the house.  Cooking, cleaning, organizing, running the kids from here to there, making sure that your house is truly a home makes you a Domestic CEO. So come join us ~ and together we will find a method to the homemaking-madness! **Please note:  Domestic CEO's i …

Welcome! Life is a wonderful journey: it isn't about finding yourself, it's about Creating Yourself! Each of us comes to life with our own experiences, goals, interests, needs and dreams. We can achieve and enjoy more "with a little help my friends" than alone. Wherever you are in life, you can always benefit by having friends, community and family who support you in you endeavors to succeed. With that in mind, this group is about you sharing insights, books, ideas, pathways, dreams, and about h …