pdx-tech-mega-index

Group Purpose When Volunteer opportunity? Notes
Calagator The best homegrown, community-driven event calendar for technology and related events. Ongoing YES Cultivate this website, write articles for the dormant blog!
MeetUp Portland Meetup aggregator Ongoing    
https://www.pdxtech.io/ PIE-backed Calagator killer (WIP 2025) Ongoing    
Teardown 2025 Teardown is about the practice and the art of hardware: prototyping, manufacturing, hacking, testing, creating, disassembling, experimenting, and circumventing, all while having fun. Leave the marketing glitz and talk of venture capital at the door and come prepared learn, teach, and be inspired. June 20 - 22, 2025 YES Cory Doctorow, Kate Stewart, and Bunnie Huang are confirmed presenters
Portland Retro Gaming Expo   October 17-19 2025 YES  
SEA-PAC Seaside The Northwest’s Largest Amateur Radio Convention! Lots of radio and radio-adjacent speakers, swap meets, vendors, and nerd beach activities. May 30th - June 1st, 2025
YES  
BSides Portland Conference in the Pacific Northwest information security and hacking community by creating local inclusive opportunities for learning, networking, collaboration, and teaching. Probably late October 2025 YES  
         
FOSSY 2025 Software Freedom Conservancy will again hosting a community oriented conference this coming summer. FOSSY (Free and Open Source Software Yearly) is focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software, uplifting contributors of all experience.

July 31st – August 3rd 2025 YES Community-driven follow-up to OSCON disappearing.
         
         
         
Sources        
https://www.nucamp.co/blog/coding-bootcamp-portland-or-top-10-mustattend-tech-meetups-and-conferences-in-portland        
http://pdxgroups.pbworks.com/w/page/15254367/FrontPage