Comments on: Portland Mayor Sam Adams talks open source, mobile, coworking, and the startup environment

By: Exploring Civic Engagement and Technology in Portland « Dyepot, Teapot

Exploring Civic Engagement and Technology in Portland « Dyepot, Teapot — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:56:49 +0000

[...] and what this “civic engagement” thing is about. Last year, about this time, I was invited to participate in one of a series of conversations organized by the mayor’s office to connect with local [...]

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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:09:45 +0000

[...] Portland Mayor Sam Adams talks open source, mobile, coworking, and the startup environment (4) [...]

By: Nelking

Nelking — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:28:25 +0000

Would you say it’s sort of fragmented and difficult to organize? It’s the nature of
PDX I’m afraid…

By: Rick Turoczy

Rick Turoczy — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:35:30 +0000

@Marshall Well, yes. Unfortunately that answer continues with “… and 50 other events that attract different folks.” :)

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:28:17 +0000

Where do we go to find the community? Barcamp! RIght?

By: Nancy King

Nancy King — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:57:06 +0000

My thoughts: the PDX start up and technology scene is both collaborative and fragmented. There is no one place where the big, small, mobile, open source, hardware, software, people consistently come together. OEN, SAO AeA have long been the go-to organizations that public officials communicate with. If they stay in touch with the big employers, the hot new start ups and these organizations, they’ve done their part. Too much effort not enough reward to do anything else.

We all know the true scene is not packaged nicely and the Mayor seems to know it too.

The thought that the Mayor gets this is a big step. Now, it’s up to those who have felt they have no voice to make it real EASY on the Mayor’s office (and other leaders) to understand the priorities . The more inclusive the group the better.

Good public servants, know what they don’t know. Time for those who have remained quiet, feeling that public involvement isn’t necessary to help educate an obviously interested Mayor. He needs to know what will truly put Portland on the map. Public/private partnership can be a powerful thing if it’s done well.

Having just finished a search for an Arts org doing a somewhat similar thing, it’s both exciting and it’s daunting. I encourage those that were apart of this conversation to embrace the opportunity to execute. That’s the opportunity you were just handed.