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title: 'Geek Bat signal: iPhoneDevCamp 2 Portland needs your help'
date: '2008-07-23T22:02:56-07:00'
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# Geek Bat signal: iPhoneDevCamp 2 Portland needs your help

![iPhone](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/imgiphone.jpg?w=925)I recently posted a link to the [iPhoneDevCamp 2 Portland](http://iphonedevcamppdx.pbwiki.org/ "iPhoneDevCamp Portland") event (and I believe there will be another one when the [ma.gnolia](http://ma.gnolia.com/groups/siliconflorist "ma.gnolia") links post fires off). This differs from the original iPhoneDevCamp, because this time around Portland will have a satellite event so that Portland folks can participate without having to spend the cash—and the carbon—to make it to the main event down in San Francisco.

Very cool idea. And a great way to keep the community involved.

Except for one thing. [Doug Coleman](http://dougcoleman.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/iphone-devcamp-2-pdx-update/ "Doug Coleman") and [Dean Martindale](http://webguypdx.com/blog/2008/07/23/iphonedevcamp-portland-update/ "Dean Martindale") are reporting they’ve hit a snag:

> Enthusiasm is high about an [iPhone DevCamp 2 satellite event](http://dougcoleman.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/iphone-devcamp-2-comes-to-portland/) being held in Portland. However, PCC Cascade informed us today that **we will *not* be able to use their facilities to host DevCamp 2 PDX without paying almost $1000 in security and overtime fees**. Disappointing news, because plans have been in the works for weeks now and we have already announced it to the world. This leaves us without a venue to host this event that is only a week and a half away.

So, I’m throwing up a “Geek Bat signal.” If anyone has the ability to host the event or to help these smart folks find somewhere to muck around with their iPhone apps, **please comment below**.

Even if you can’t help, please spread the word that they need help.

For more information on the event, see [iPhoneDevCamp 2 Portland on Upcoming](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925523 "iPhoneDevCamp 2 Portland").

*\[Update\]* Even as I compose this post, a number of folks are pitching in with possible venues, but the problem hasn’t been solved yet.