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title: 'Hoping for a hardware-focused happy hour? Huzzah! Your hopes have been handled, honorably.'
date: '2022-02-22T16:38:52-08:00'
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  - Events
  - Hardware
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - Startups
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  - crowdsupply
  - h3
  - 'happy hour'
  - hardware
  - 'hardware happy hour'
  - 'helen leigh'
  - Meetup
  - Portland
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# Hoping for a hardware-focused happy hour? Huzzah! Your hopes have been handled, honorably.

I don’t want to get my hopes up. Or our collective hopes up. But there’s something about a new happy hour popping up on Meetup that makes me think that things may be changing for the better. Especially when it’s a gathering that brings together a community of folks who could use more happy hours. Like the local hardware community. Meet [Hardware Happy Hour (3H) Portland](https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-portland/).

The event is organized by hardware hacker and writer [Helen Leigh](https://twitter.com/helenleigh), a recent Portland transplant who has served as head of community for [CrowdSupply](https://www.crowdsupply.com/) since late 2020.

> We welcome anyone interested in any kind of hardware from beginner to expert: Arduino DIYers, engineers, hardware start up founders, e-textile experimenters, LED-curious folks, 3D printing enthusiasts or robotics geeks.
> 
> If you’re working on something even vaguely related please do bring it along. No presentations, no pitch decks, just projects and conversation.

The first gathering takes place March 22, 2022, at 6:00PM. It is free to attend. Proof of COVID vaccination is required and the event will be held outside.

For more information or to stay in the loop on upcoming gatherings, visit [Hardware Happy Hour Portland](https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-portland/).