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title: 'Startup and tech events this week'
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# Startup and tech events this week

If you’re looking to get out to an event or three this week, there are a bunch of options available. There’s also High Desert Innovation Week happening in Bend with several events to attend.

**Monday (Oct 12)**

- [The Pacific NW Software Quality Conference (PNSQC)](http://www.pnsqc.org/)
- [PNSQC Free Track – Online](https://www.meetup.com/pnw-software-quality-professionals-pnsqc/events/316781683/) — 7:00am
- [Code & Coffee – Beaverton](https://calagator.org/events/1250482671) — 9:00am
- [Hands on with Home Assistant](https://www.meetup.com/pnw-diy-home-automation/events/316716089/) — 5:30pm
- [Enterprise Blockchain Club](https://www.meetup.com/enterprise-blockchain-club/events/dpsmtsyjcnbqb/) — 6:00pm
- [Dorkbot](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/dorkbot-2026-10-12) — 6:30pm

**Tuesday (Oct 13)**

- [What PDPP Unlocks: 4 Builders on What They Built, Why It Was Hard, What’s Next](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316360566/) — 9:00am
- [founder.coffee @ 40lbs (downtown)](https://luma.com/dh13cb6q) — 9:00am
- [What Microsoft Doesn’t Tell You About the Canvas Authoring MCP](https://www.meetup.com/portland-power-power-platform-user-group/events/312647471/) — 5:30pm
- [Portland Geek Dinner – Tigard!](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/hqxjxtyjcnbrb/) — 5:30pm
- [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcnbrb/) — 6:00pm

**Wednesday (Oct 14)**

- [Automated Supply Chain Accountability with Computer Vision & Ledger Technology](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316325979/) — 7:00am
- [FabricOps: Operating Hyperledger Fabric Networks on Kubernetes](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316118386/) — 9:00am
- [(CS)²AI Online™ Replay: ICS Cybersecurity Roundtable: Product Lifecycle](https://www.meetup.com/portland-cyber-security-for-control-systems/events/316884007/) — 10:00am
- [Cyber Incident Response Tabletop for Small Businesses](https://luma.com/z237xcee) — 10:30am, Vancouver
- [Hack Lunch](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/hack-lunch-2026-10-14) — 12:00pm
- [WORKSHOP: After the Idea Session 6](https://luma.com/z1bqrq2l) — 2:00pm
- [Applied AI Ethics MonthlyMixer – Where Innovation Meets Responsibility](https://www.meetup.com/ac-pdx/events/lvkqrtyjcnbsb/) — 5:00pm
- [\*\*READ 1ST SENTENCE\*\* GitHub Copilot Dev Days | Portland(-ish), Oregon](https://www.meetup.com/padnug/events/316517340/) — 5:00pm
- [R-Ladies: Everyone Makes a Map](https://www.meetup.com/rladies-pdx/events/316562685/) — 5:00pm
- [The Euclidean Algorithm Generates Traditional Musical Rhythms](https://www.meetup.com/papers-we-love-pdx/events/316363602/) — 6:00pm
- [October Fintech PDX Meetup!](https://www.meetup.com/fintech-pdx-meetup/events/315847929/) — 6:30pm
- [Portland Drupal User Group](https://luma.com/3e2o26k9) — 6:30pm
- [Exploit Workshop](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/exploit-workshop-2026-10-14) — 6:30pm

**Thursday (Oct 15)**

- [LFDT Mentorship: Talent Angels – Pilot Project](https://www.meetup.com/lfdt-oregon/events/316285111/) — 8:00am
- [Portland Monthly BEAM Meet & Chat](https://beam-pdx.groupflow.app/events/13068) — 11:00am
- [Accelerate Biotech Networking Lunch at Bend Venture Conference](https://buytickets.at/oregonbioscienceincubator/2307326) — 11:30am
- [Panel: Future of AdTech – Portland](https://www.nextnw.org/event/panel-future-of-adtech---portland) — 3:00pm
- [Demolicious – October 2026](https://luma.com/37w6w87d) — 5:00pm
- [Beers with Engineers](https://www.meetup.com/pdxbwe/events/tczqmtyjcnbtb/) — 5:00pm
- [Westside Marketers + AMA Collab at Beaverton BG Food Cartel](https://www.meetup.com/westside-marketers-meetup/events/316566294/) — 5:30pm
- [Upcoming HUG Event](https://www.meetup.com/portland-houdini-user-group-porthug/events/316783486/) — 5:30pm
- [Table Recursion](https://www.meetup.com/portland-has-skill/events/316718528/) — 6:00pm
- [BSD Pizza Night](https://bsd.pizza/) — 7:00pm

**Friday (Oct 16)**

- [PNW CoffeeOps](https://www.meetup.com/portland-devops-groundup/events/pzprgtyjcnbvb/) — 8:00am
- [PDX Code & Coffee @ Kiln](https://www.meetup.com/portland-code-coffee/events/316818835/) — 9:00am
- [Tech Talk | Staying Relevant in Tech with Advait Sowale](https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/316585963/) — 10:00am
- [Friday Happy Hour at Beermongers](https://www.meetup.com/code-freeze-fridays/events/snsbztyjcnbvb/) — 12:00pm
- [PDX Neurodivergent Tech Workers Online Meetup!](https://www.meetup.com/pdx-neurodivergent-software-engineers/events/311984070/) — 6:00pm
- [Coding Club](https://www.meetup.com/westside-coding-club/events/qnrbbvyjcnbvb/) — 6:00pm
- **🌹[Silicon Florist watch party](https://luma.com/event/evt-WntnXDuEx24oieP)** — 9:00pm

**Saturday (Oct 17)**

- [Code & Coffee @ Roseline Café](https://calagator.org/events/1250482303) — 10:00am
- [Work Party+Open House](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/work-party-open-house-2026-10-17) — 12:00pm
- [Locksport Meetup](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/locksport-meetup-2026-10-17) — 2:00pm

**Sunday (Oct 18)**

- [Digital Creatives and Coffee! (drop-in social)](https://www.meetup.com/digital-dabblers/events/316842621/) — 9:00am
- [The Final Frontier: Star Trek Night!](https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/the-final-frontier-star-trek-night-2026-10-18) — 5:00pm


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