--- title: 'Need an event or two to attend…? Here are some options for this week' date: '2026-09-14T12:31:15-07:00' type: post word_count: 729 char_count: 5993 tokens: 948 categories: - Portland --- # Need an event or two to attend…? Here are some options for this week Post Labor Day activity is in full swing. And this week has lots of opportunities to gather with likeminded folks from the startup community. If you’re looking to meet up with folks in real life, here are some options for you. **Monday (Sep 14)** - [R-Ladies Social plus Future Event Brainstorming](https://www.meetup.com/rladies-pdx/events/316026203/) — 5:00pm - [Dorkbot: September Edition](https://dorkbotpdx.org/) — 6:30pm **Tuesday (Sep 15)** - [founder.coffee](https://luma.com/aen2zb8u) — 9:00am - [Bridgespace Coworking X ATPROTO PDX | Open Coworking in Sellwood](https://luma.com/toiza0zz) — 10:00am - [September Startup Conversations in the Couve – Susan Bladholm](https://luma.com/cn0xar57) — 10:00am, Vancouver - [Pitch, Please: September](https://oen.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/event-detail?event=556) — 11:00am - [Silicon Forest Tech Connect by ProFocus Technology](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-forest-tech-connect-by-profocus-technology-tickets-1996829584039) — 5:30pm - [Portland Geek Dinner – Portland!](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/315193785/) — 5:30pm - [PNSQC x BiTpdx](https://www.meetup.com/pnw-software-quality-professionals-pnsqc/events/316384360/) — 6:00pm - [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcmbtb/) — 6:00pm - [Using AI strategically in your job. Joint happy hour & panel](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-blacks-in-technology-meetup/events/315670298/) — 7:00pm - [PDXCPP – Monthly Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/pdxcpp/events/fvprbtyjcmbtb/) — 7:00pm **Wednesday (Sep 16)** - [(CS)²AI Online™ Replay: Keeping Defense Simple & Practical](https://www.meetup.com/portland-cyber-security-for-control-systems/events/316468724/) — 10:00am - [Portland Issues with City Adminstrator Raymond Lee (Virtual)](https://wearebetterportland.com/events/portland-issues-with-city-adminstrator-raymond-lee-virtual) — 12:00pm - [Agentic AI Multimodal MonthlyMixer – Where Agents Minds Meet](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/ptkqrtyjcmbvb/) — 5:00pm - [T‑SQL Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric](https://www.meetup.com/portland-azure-user-group/events/312643336/) — 5:30pm - [Pitch Club](https://events.tie.org/Oregon/PitchClub_September2026) — 5:30pm - [Cloud Native PDX September: Observability Night!](https://www.meetup.com/cloud-native-pdx/events/315866615) — 6:00pm - [In Dialogue with AI: Demystifying AI (Night 1)](https://www.meetup.com/ai-portland/events/316244043/) — 6:00pm - [Cocktails + Code](https://www.meetup.com/portland-ruby-brigade/events/nzpdntyjcmbvb/) — 6:00pm - [September Fintech PDX Meetup!](https://www.meetup.com/fintech-pdx-meetup/events/315847876/) — 6:30pm **Thursday (Sep 17)** - [VeltoraCore – The Optimization Layer for Fragmented Markets](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/315617335/) — 8:00am - [Portland Monthly BEAM Meet & Chat – Elixir, Erlang, Gleam languages](https://beam-pdx.groupflow.app/events/12951) — 11:00am - [Common Cause: Business Power for Climate Action (Session 1 – The Why)](https://onpurposeoregon.org/events/common-cause-business-power-for-climate-action-session-1-the-why) — 4:00pm - [People, Processes, and Technology: What productivity looks like in 2026 and beyond](https://web.cvent.com/event/website/106ac01b-1d6c-43ef-b8dd-924dd48fdd53/landingPage) — 5:00pm - [Demolicious – September 2026](https://luma.com/6hl559w9) — 5:00pm - [OBI Startup Spotlight Expo](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oregonbioscienceincubator/2102695) — 5:00pm - [Beers with Engineers](https://www.meetup.com/pdxbwe/events/tczqmtyjcmbwb/) — 5:00pm - [AMA PDX Educational Workshop – Maximizing Year-End Growth](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ama-pdx-educational-workshop-maximizing-year-end-growth-tickets-1998260115798?aff=ebdsoporgprofile) — 5:30pm - [BSD Pizza Night](https://bsd.pizza/) — 7:00pm **Friday (Sep 18)** - [PNW CoffeeOps](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/pzprgtyjcmbxb/) — 8:00am - [PDX Code & Coffee @ Kiln](https://www.meetup.com/portland-code-coffee/events/316214877/) — 9:00am - [Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers](https://www.meetup.com/code-freeze-fridays/events/snsbztyjcmbxb/) — 12:00pm - [Tech Talk | The Developer’s Design Advantage: Why UX and UI Matter](https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/316500589/) — 1:00pm - [PDX Neurodivergent Tech Workers Online Meetup!](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-neurodivergent-software-engineers/events/scxhqtyjcmbxb/) — 6:00pm - [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcmbxb/) — 6:00pm - 🌹 [Silicon Florist watch party](https://luma.com/16r9xuit) — 9:00pm **Saturday (Sep 19)** - [Code & Coffee @ Roseline Coffee](https://www.meetup.com/portland-code-coffee/events/315129840/) — 10:00am - [Stripe Hackathon](https://luma.com/ve669ksm) — 10:00am **Sunday (Sep 20)** - [Digital Creatives and Coffee! 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