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title: 'Shortened week still long on tech and startup events'
date: '2026-09-08T07:19:38-07:00'
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# Shortened week still long on tech and startup events

Labor Day may have shortened the week. But it hasn’t reduced the number of events happening in the startup and tech community this week. Here’s a smattering of events that may pique your interest.

**Tuesday (Sep 8)**

- [DevopsDays PDX](https://devopsdays.org/events/2026-portland-or/welcome/)
- [FAST Celebration Reception](https://www.techoregon.org/event/fast-celebration-reception), Salem
- [Introducing the IPRAM Lab for Tokenized Regulated Asset Markets](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/315908982/) — 8:00am
- [Startup Business Essentials: Growing Smart: Legal Strategies That Protect Your Business](https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/event-detail?event=686) — 8:30am
- [Data Prepper Triage Meeting](https://www.meetup.com/opensearch/events/hkppztyjcmblb/) — 9:00am
- [Bridgespace Coworking X ATPROTO PDX | Open Coworking](https://luma.com/j4f367xs) — 10:00am
- [Beyond “Wait for an Approval”: End-to-End Approvals with Power Apps & Dataverse](https://www.meetup.com/portland-power-power-platform-user-group/events/312647508/) — 5:30pm
- [Portland Geek Dinner – Tigard!](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/315285374/) — 5:30pm
- [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcmblb/) — 6:00pm
- [Hillsboro/Beaverton | Claude Code | Builders Night with Jim](https://luma.com/58ptx5e8) — 6:30pm
- [PDXPUG MeetUp: Migrating to a Temporal Schema](https://www.meetup.com/pdxpug/events/316102878/) — 6:30pm
- [In-Person WordPress Meetup: Ask Questions, Meet People](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-wp/events/316159198/) — 6:30pm

**Wednesday (Sep 9)**

- [Search Community Meeting – Triage and Backlog Discussion](https://www.meetup.com/opensearch/events/ldwsvtyjcmbmb/) — 9:00am
- [(CS)²AI Author Spotlight™: Cassie Crossley](https://www.meetup.com/portland-cyber-security-for-control-systems/events/316297514/) — 10:00am
- [Hack Lunch @ PDX Hackerspace](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/events/hack-lunch) — 12:00pm
- [Coffee, Donuts and Conversation with Tech Workers](https://luma.com/pdx-dpf2) — 1:30pm
- [Applied AI Ethics MonthlyMixer – Where Innovation Meets Responsibility](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/lvkqrtyjcmbmb/) — 5:00pm
- [Mentoring- Small Steps, Big Shoes](https://luma.com/dzw3og5z) — 6:00pm
- [Portland Drupal User Group](https://luma.com/fgpd1gc8) — 6:30pm
- [Exploit Workshop @ PDX Hackerspace](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-09-09) — 6:30pm
- [PIGSquad Social: Art/Code & Coworking Night](https://pigsquad.com/events-list/artcodenight0926) — 7:00pm

**Thursday (Sep 10)**

- [Introducing PDP-Connect: Building An Open Standard For Personal Data Portability](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316182753/) — 9:00am
- [Brand Storytelling Workshop – Creating A Consistent Brand Presence](https://luma.com/ojgxih5f) — 3:00pm
- [Dr. Claude-Love or, How I stopped worrying and learned to love the robot.](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-php/events/316107778/) — 4:30pm
- [Charter Member / Angel Investor Meeting](https://events.tie.org/Oregon/CharterMemberAngelInvestorMeeting1) — 5:00pm
- [Play pool. Talk tech](https://www.meetup.com/tech-talent-pool/events/szxkwtyjcmbnb/) — 5:30pm

**Friday (Sep 11)**

- [PNW CoffeeOps](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/pzprgtyjcmbpb/) — 8:00am
- [AI Revolution: Governance, Strategy & Execution](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-revolution-governance-strategy-execution-tickets-1997501731450) — 8:30am, Vancouver
- [Startup Couve Coffee](https://luma.com/f29c9zq3) — 9:00am, Vancouver
- [Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers](https://www.meetup.com/code-freeze-fridays/events/snsbztyjcmbpb/) — 12:00pm
- [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcmbpb/) — 6:00pm
- [Silicon Florist weekly watch party](https://luma.com/1aqjcny8) — 9:00pm

**Saturday (Sep 12)**

- [Biohacking Workshop: Hello World @ PDX Hackerspace](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/biohacking-workshop-hello-world-2026-09-12) — 9:00am
- [Agents, Everywhere: Beyond The Chatbot — Global Hackathon (AI Tinkerers Portland)](https://luma.com/wkclcvcs) — 10:00am
- [Mentorship Saturdays @ Roseline Cafe & Online](https://www.meetup.com/mentorship-saturdays) — 10:00am
- [PDX Code & Coffee – Happy Valley @ Peet’s Coffee](https://www.meetup.com/portland-code-coffee/events/qkdnztyjcmbqb/) — 10:00am
- [Work Party + Open House @ PDX Hackerspace](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/work-party-open-house-2026-09-12) — 12:00pm

**Sunday (Sep 13)**

- [PIGSquad Summer Game Jam Celebration](https://pigsquad.com/events-list/summerjamcelebration2026) — 6:00pm


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