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International Coworking Week
+ Workfrom PORTLAND
PORTLAND COWORKING WEEK
#PDXCOWORK2015
AUG 4 - 7. 2015
International Coworking Week + Workfrom Portland + local coworking spaces have teamed up to bring you PORTLAND COWORKING WEEK: a conference with free coworking + collaboration.
What happens when you gather the makers of collaborative spaces and the people who work in them? Join us for a week of coworking, community events and collaboration and find out!
Tickets are free and give you access to explore Portland's best collaborative and shared work spaces.
Coworking sparked the rise of the sharing economy and has given countless individuals, entrepreneurs and startups across industries a way to affordably start and grow their passions into businesses.
This is a week devoted to celebrating those people and places creating the commons. It's also a conference for freelancers, artists, startups and remote employees to connect, work alongside others, socialize, and learn tips for safer, more productive work in coworking environments.
Timeline
The FULL EVENT SCHEDULE for ticket holders has now been posted at pdxcowork2015.workfrom.co -- go there to RSVP to all the panels, redeem your free coworking pass and connect with other attendees.
All events require a free Portland Coworking Week ticket unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday 4th
Opening Panels w/Coffee + Tea, 8:30 - 10:30am
presented by Stephouse Networks @ CENTRL Office
Meet the founders of Portland's Coworking spaces, learn about the variety of (and differences between) local incubators & accelerators and explore how coffee shops fit into our coworking landscape.
Coworking Tips, Tricks, and Hacks, 6 - 7:30pm
hosted by PDX Code Guild
To celebrate Portland Coworking Week, we're hosting a reverse Q&A: you can submit your questions (as well as your tips) about how to cowork better! We'll have snacks and drinks to help keep the ideas flowing. RSVP with PDX Code Guild
Open Coworking, All Day
see below for participating spaces
Wednesday 5th
9am - 4pm, Community Open Offices @ Umpqua Bank
Swing by to meet other business professionals, swap tips, seek advice and make connections. ROSTER WILL BE SHARED SOON. Have a skill you want to share? Click here to let others know when you'll be at Umpqua and we'll add you to the roster.
All Day, Open Coworking
see below for participating spaces
10am - 2pm, Coworking Tours
see below for spaces hosting tours at this time
5pm - 7pm, Portland Coworking Week Attendees + Panelists Happy Hour + Mixer @ Collective Agency
Thursday 6th
Coworking AMA on Twitter, 9am
Community Lunch + Learn Panels, 11am - 1pm
presented by Stephouse Networks @ DeskHub
Learn from other people's mistakes...and successes. Join local area experts in a series of panels and discussions focused on professional development around making remote working and coworking more productive, rewarding, reliable, safe and fun.
Open Coworking, All Day
see below for participating spaces
"Do it with Others" Creative Challenge, 6-8pm
hosted by the Creative Roundtable @ Forge RSVP
WeWork First Thursday Happy Hour, 6-11pm
WeWork Custom House - RSVP
Friday 7th
8:30 - 10:30 am, Closing Panels w/Coffee + Tea
:presented by Stephouse Networks @ DeskHub
Sharing work space goes beyond the desk. Meet the makers behind shared art, kitchen and living spaces. Join us as we explore how we can build more welcoming and inclusive communities ... and what's in store for the future of Portland's collaborative spaces.
10:30 am, Annouce PDC Coworking Scholarship Winner
You needn't be present to win. More on the scholarship below.
All Day, Open Coworking
see below for participating spaces
Panels
The conference portion of Portland Coworking Week. Check out our awesome panelists on the FULL EVENT SCHEDULE.
While many may have differing opinions on the growth of Portland, one thing we can all celebrate is the rise of the coworking space! Meet Portland's awesome coworking spaces -- and learn a little bit about what makes them unique.
Alex Hughes & Jeff Arthur, CENTRL Office founders @centrloffice
Rob Bart, founder of Forge Portland @forgepdx
Darsey Landoe, founder of Pep Coworking Shop @darseyland @pepcoworking
Alex Linsker, founder of Collective Agency @alexlinsker @ColelctiveAgenC
LeAnn Raschke, The Factory @forddistrict
Matt Preston, ADX @ADXPortland
Simon Love, Hatch Innovation @HatchTheFuture
Brandon Cannady, owner of Venture Business Centers @vbc_pdx
Ronda Closner, curator of DeskHub Portland @TheDeskHub
What makes an incubator an incubator and an accelerator an accelerator? How do they differ from other coworking spaces? Meet some of Portland's incubator and accelerator leaders as they answer these popular questions and give us a quick run down on who's who in the current ecoysystem ... and thoughts on what may be coming.
Krystal South, Oregon Story Board @ksouth @orstoryboard
Rick Turoczy, PIE @turoczy
Katherine Krajnak, Portland Development Commission @StartupCityPDX
Coffee shops have been the birthplace of revolutions. Is there a new one brewing? How can coffee shops and coworking spaces collaborate to offer a full suite of options for tomorrow's mobile workforce?
Darren Buckner, Workfrom founder @darrenbuckner
Kacey Birch, Southeast Grind owner
Sam Purvis, Good Coffee cofounder
Collin Jones, Crema Coffee + Bakery owner
Join us for lunch as local professionals share their stories and tips to help you make the most out of coworking -- whether in one space or many.
Mobile Security: Staying safe while working in Shared Spaces @ 11:15
Darren Buckner & Jewel Mlnarik, Workfrom founders
Working on the Road: Coworking around the World @ 11:40
Jason Gershensonm @jasongershenson, a nomadic lawyer
Josh Wardini, independent digital nomad
Viet Nguyen, world traveling open-source software developer
Working Remote: Tips for the Telecommuter and Roaming Office Dweller @ 12:05
Nicole Miller @nmillerbooks, Community Champion at Buffer @buffer
Marina Martinez, Marina Martinez Consulting
Katie Lane @_katie_lane, Attorney & Negotiation Coach, Work Made for Hire
Grace Ewura-Esi Andrews @GraceEwuraEsi, intern at Puppet Labs and GraphAlchemist cofounder
Skills for Collaboration @ 12:30
Terra Soma, Soma Collaborations @Soma_Terra
Monica Borrell, Cardsmith founder and certified (PMI) project manager
Portlanders have been coworking since the turn of the century. Meet some of Portland's collaborative space pioneers, of all shapes and sizes. Meet the makers behind some of Portland's collaborative spaces offering shared access to studios and commercial kitchens.
Rob Bart, Forge Food and Forge Small Homes founder
Chris Bennett, Newspace @NewspacePhoto
Rochelle Darensbourg, Switchyard Studios and Rox Chox
Matt Preston @adxmatt, ADX @ADXPortland
Tony Peniche, NXT Industries @NXTIndustries, Time & Oak @whiskeyelements
Sharing a space can take tact. Virtual doors can often replace physical doors. How do people and companies sharing space create a welcoming and productive workspace for folks across industries, verticals, demographics and traditional silos?
Alex Linsker, Collective Agency @CollectiveAgenC
Simon Love, Hatch @HatchTheFuture
Stephen Green @PDXStephenG, Albina Community Bank, Housing Development Center, @OregonPubHouse
Juan Barraza, VDO Interpreters @vdointerpreters, ALPFA Portland @alpfapdx, Startup Weekend Latino @pdxswlatino
Join our discussion on how community is helping companies with strong passions and ideals stay true to themselves and create a sustainable business. Meet Portland entrepreneurs involved in some of those incubators and accelerators we learned about in our opening sessions—and local experts who’ve helped hundreds (thousands?) of startups and small businesses grow.
Chris Justice, Startups.co
Thubten Comerford, WePostMedia founder @Thubten @WePostMedia @StartupChron @NewTechPDX
Paige Hendrix Buckner, Client Joy founder @clientjoy (at Startup PDX Challenge)
Chloe Steinhoff-Smith, Scopic cofounder (at Oregon Storyboard) @getscopic
Lin Carson, PhD, BAKERpedia founder (at Nedspace) @BAKERpedia
CENTRL OFFICE - PEARL DISTRICT
1355 NW Everett St Ste 100 @centrloffice
Open Coworking Tues-Fri, Tuesday Morning Sessions
322 NW 6th Ave @collectiveagenc
Open Coworking Tues-Fri, Wednesday Happy Hour
334 NW 11th Ave @TheDeskHub
Thursday Lunch Session, Friday Morning Sessions
425 SE 11th Ave
Open Coworking Tues-Fri @ADXPortland
1410 SW Morrison Street
Open Coworking Tues-Fri @forgepdx
HATCH COMMUNITY INNOVATION LAB - NE
2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Open Coworking Tues-Fri @hatchthefuture
2121 N Willis Blvd
Open Coworking Tues-Fri @pepcoworking
Explore More Coworking Friendly spaces around Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton and other surrounding areas.
Our version of a skill share: post up at Umpqua's beautiful Fox Tower location and invite the community to hit you up for advice, help or inspiring conversation. Did you know their free community space has a coworking-friendly lounge, conference rooms ... and cookies?
Community is at the root of coworking and strong communities are built on collaboration, diversity and access. In an effort to bring more access to and foster an inclusive coworking community in Portland, the Portland Development Commission and Workfrom have created a scholarship for one lucky attendee of Portland Coworking Week 2015. We’re looking for diverse applicants who are typically underrepresented in the coworking community due to age, gender, ethnicity, race, or other factors. Just answer a few simple questions about who you are and how this scholarship will advance your goals.
We'll hold a random drawing from a pool of the best answers and award a $450 credit towards membership at any of the participating coworking spaces of your choice.
We'll announce the winner at Friday morning's closing session, though you needn't be present to win.
Sessions Sponsor: Stephouse Networks
Scholarship Sponsor: Portland Development Commission
Office Hours Sponsor: Umpqua Bank
Community Sponsor: DeskHub
Community + Social Sponsor: WeWork
Community Sponsor: Edge Networks
Community Sponsor: The Freelance Conference
Happy Hour Sponsor: Softlayer Catalyst Program
Collaboration Sponsor: The iPad Receptionist
Coffee Donation: St. John's Coffee Roasters
Tea Donation: PlumDeluxe
Beer Donation: BridgePort Brew Pub
Event Host: the Creative Roundtable
Community Sponsor: Client Joy
Community Sponsor: Mathys+Potestio
Community Sponsor: Scopic
Collaboration + Productivity Sponsor: Cardsmith
productivity inspired by sticky notes
Collaboration + Productivity Sponsor: Flock
daily standups for remote teams
Productivity Sponsor: Painless 1099
automate saving for taxes
Community Supporter: AJC Photography
Community Supporter: DataScopic
