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title: 'Lunch 2.0 at WebVisions'
date: '2009-02-22T12:40:03-08:00'
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  - Events
  - Lunch2.0
  - Portland
  - WebVisions
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  - conference
  - Lunch2.0
  - WebVisions
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# Lunch 2.0 at WebVisions

As previously teased, [WebVisions](http://webvisionsevent.com/) will be hosting a Lunch 2.0 on May 20, the first day of the conference. WebVisions runs May 20-22 at the [Oregon Convention Center](http://www.oregoncc.org/).

This Lunch 2.0 will be free to all, even if you’re not planning to attend the conference. Of course, if you are interested or are attending, this will be an excellent opportunity to get a sneak peek at the conference.

May 20 is the [workshop](http://webvisionsevent.com/workshops/) day of the conference, so this will be a chance to rub elbows with the workshop attendees and presenters, e.g. [Jason Grigsby](http://twitter.com/grigs) and [John Keith](http://twitter.com/jtkeith) of [Cloud Four](http://www.cloudfour.com/) who are presenting “[Performance Optimization for Web and Mobile](http://webvisionsevent.com/workshops/performance_optimization_8UU6/?redir=L3dvcmtzaG9wcy8jd3NfOQ==)” in the afternoon. Assuming they show up early for Lunch 2.0.

Now I’ve guilted them a little, accidentally. Did I mentioned that Jason’s [presentation](http://www.slideshare.net/grigs/going-fast-on-the-mobile-web) at last year’s WebVisions was outstanding? He even brought Voodoo Donuts, which tipped the scales over [Scott Kveton](http://twitter.com/kveton)‘s session, which *had* to be at the same time.

Anyway, these are the types of [speakers](http://webvisionsevent.com/speakers/) you’ll get at WebVisions.

Here’s the official conference about:

> *Discover the future of Web design, user experience and business strategy for three days of mind-melding on what’s new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career.*

![wv.png](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wv.png?w=925)**Hosts:** [WebVisions](http://webvisionsevent.com/)

**Where:** [Oregon Convention Center](http://www.oregoncc.org/), [777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97232](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=777+NE+Martin+Luther+King,+Jr.+Blvd.+Portland,+OR+97232&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.093296,87.451172&gl=us&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr)

**When:** May 20 from 12 PM to 2 PM

Please [RSVP on Upcoming](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1808990/) so the hosts can get an idea of how much grub to get. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, drop a comment on the event page for planning, unless you don’t want to eat.

This will be the first Portland Lunch 2.0 hosted by a conference, and it should be an interesting mix of conference attendees, many from out of town, and Portlanders.

This crowd mix should provide some interesting conversation, as well as an opportunity to network outside your normal crowd. Of course, if you want to see the Norms of the Portland tech scene, I’m pretty sure they’ll be there too, next to the Cliffs.

**Don’t forget these Lunch 2.0s, coming soon:**

- [March 11](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1429655/) at OpenSourcery
- [April 8](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1897236/) hosted by MioWorks at the Green Dragon
- [March 25](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1808911/) [April 22](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1808911/) at TechShop Portland in Beaverton
- [ May 20](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1808990/) hosted by WebVisions at the Oregon Convention Center

As always, big thanks to all the hosts who have hosted or plan to host Lunch 2.0. Drop a comment (or tweet [@jkuramot](http://twitter.com/jkuramot)) if you want information about hosting one. It’s [easy](http://siliconflorist.com/2008/11/11/how-to-lunch-20/).