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Jan 3, 2013Attend WebVisions NYC – Get Rushkoff’s New Book!by editor

Present ShockAuthor and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff is a big idea guy. He’s a commentator on CNN and frequent contributor to Time, Discover and NPR, and he’s not afraid to take on important subjects. That’s why we’ve invited him to deliver his WebVisions NYC keynote on “Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now”.

Sound familiar? It should, ’cause it’s also the title of Rushkoff’s latest book, which will be given to everyone who registers for the show. And you can get your book signed by the author following his keynote.

If you haven’t already registered, why not do it now?

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Dec 7, 2011Take User Research to the Next Levelby katied

Lou Rosenfeld

As user research becomes firmly established in organizations around the world, it’s tempting to congratulate ourselves and retreat to our shiny new labs. But our work is nowhere near complete. As currently practiced, user research remains narrow in focus, often limited to the qualitative methods that reflect our own educational biases, and the tools that fit within our own comfort zones.

In “Beyond User Research“, keynote speaker, Lou Rosenfeld, explores some of the other research perspectives and practices available and suggests how you can use them to develop better products and services for yourselves and your clients.

A well known speaker, teacher, and moderator, and founder of Rosenfeld Media, Lou helped establish the fields of information architecture and user experience, and has advocated for the role and value of librarianship in those fields.

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Dec 2, 2011Create Fabulous Games with HTML5by katied

Jesse Freeman

The new frontier of gaming is all about HTML5, with its fancy new features that allow designers and developers to create awesome gaming experiences that can be delivered to modern desktop and mobile browsers. If you haven’t played an HTML5 games, stop by HTML5games.com and take a few for a spin.

Convinced? Roll up your sleeves and get started developing your own games in Jesse Freeman’s fabulous half-day workshop on “Building HTML 5 Games,” where you’ll learn how to use Impact JS to create amazing retro-style games that deliver fast, fluid performance and can be deployed on a wide range of devices.

Jesse’s hands-on workshop will cover game design and theory, deployment and distribution, and the installation of HTML5 tools and ImpactJS. You’ll not only jump start your capabilities, you’ll get started in making a game, generating assets, and working with inheritance, animation & sound. Workshop attendees will also get a free non-commercial license of Impact JS along with documentation and lesson source code.

An expert in the gaming field, Jesse (@jessefreeman) is on the cutting edge of interactive development on the web and mobile platforms and is a Technical Architect and Technology Evangelist at Roundarch.

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Dec 1, 2011Wield the Awesome Power of Adaptive Web Designby katied

Aaron Gustafson

Sure, you want to roll up your sleeves and start using HTML5 and CSS3…it’s what the cool kids are doing. But, alas! Your client (or boss) wants the website to look good on older browsers. What to do?

In his half day workshop on “Adaptive Web Design,” author and web standards aficionado Aaron Gustafson (@aarongustafson) will show how novices and experienced professionals will gain insight and understanding about progressive enhancement and how to use it in their work.

Learn the secrets of building web pages from the content out with “mobile first” and ”responsive design”, use JavaScript wisely, work with layered CSS (including CSS3) and comply with accessibility standards. You will also learn about ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) and see how you can employ them.

Aaron has a love of web standards and an in-depth knowledge of website strategy and architec­ture, interface design, and numerous languages, including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. He is Group Manager of the Web Standards Project (WaSP), wrote the JavaScript library eCSStender and writes for .net Magazine. His latest book Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement is…well, all about adaptive web design.

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May 15, 2011CivicApps Hackathon – Mobile Apps for Educationby editor

Hackathon for Education

Come build apps for education with us!

In partnership with the City of Portland and the Mayor’s Office, we’re honored to announce a CivicApps Hackathon dedicated exclusively to making mobile applications for education. There will be time in the morning for ideas and presentations from educators involved with the city, and brainstorming sessions and hacking in the afternoon.

When?

Sunday, May 22nd, 10:00am-7:00pm

Where?

PIE / Portland Incubator Experiment
1227 NW Davis Street
Portland OR 97209

Register (free)

Registration link: [Event registration is closed]

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Mar 9, 2011The World is Upside Down: The Impact of Design and Social Media on Politics and Societyby editor

The World is Upside DownThe web and mobile phones are rapidly changing how we connect to friends, family and our community, as well as with communities around the globe. It’s hardly imaginable that social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter, along with mobile phones, could help to peacefully topple regimes in the Middle East and so effectively rally global support for the victims of the earthquakes in Japan.

Join a panel of web, mobile, design and social media experts as they explore the future of communication and its potential as a catalyst for positive change.

When: Wed., March 30th, 6:00-8:30pm

Location:
Portland State University, Rec Center – Auditorium 1
1800 SW 6th, Portland

Presented by WebVisions, Software Association of Oregon , AIGA Portland and Portland State University.

Ticket Prices

General Admission: $25 $12.50
Association Members (see below): $15 $7.50
Students: $10 $5.00

Associations: AIGA Portland, Software Association of Oregon
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Jan 12, 2011Be a SXSW early bird!by editor

This is a friendly reminder to register to attend SXSW 2011 by Friday, January 14th to receive a discount up to 20% off the walk-up rate. Check out the online schedules for the most complete list of events and start building your own experience.

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Dec 6, 2010Register by Dec. 7th for PSU’s Digital Marketing Conferenceby editor

Portland State’s 2010 Digital Marketing Conference will be held on Monday, December 13. This year’s conference has expanded to the renovated Lincoln Hall 450+ auditorium and suites and will feature 3 tracks, 25+ speakers including keynote/futurist Brian David Johnson of Intel, a digital marketing boot camp, and an Ignite DMC. Hear presentations on hyper-local to international business in Track 1 ranging from the local grocers’ use of social media to music, the arts and interactive media.

Register by December 7th for only $275 (or $199 for students) at http://www.pdxdmc.com/register.shtml

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Oct 15, 2010Backstage Pass:The Brave New World of Mediaby editor

Brave New World of Media

Wed., Nov. 17th, 6:15-8:30pm at the Hollywood Theatre

Digital media, the Internet, games and mobile applications have opened up new channels of distribution for film and television and offer tremendous opportunities for enterprising companies. The traditional model of media production is rapidly changing and it’s more important than ever to develop plans to fully leverage film, video and interactive projects to reach audiences around the country and around the world.

From 6:15-7:00pm, we will be serving h’ordeuvres from Blue Coyote Cafe & Catering and Drifter Pale Ale courtesy of Widmer Brothers Brewing.

Presented by WebVisions, Oregon Film, Portland Creative Conference and Oregon Creative Industries

Ticket Prices

General Admission: $35
Association Members (see below): $25
Students: $15

Association partners include OMPA, AIGA Portland, AEPDX, 3DPDX, WebVisions, Portland Creative Conference, CHIFOO, and Cre8Camp

Event registration is closed. We hope you enjoyed the show!

ABOUT THE EVENT:

“A Conversation with Jeff Geoffray”

Vince Porter, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Film and Television, and Jeff Geoffray, a gap financing expert at Blue Rider Pictures, will look at the brave new world of meta-media production and share his insights for businesses to evolve and grow in the fast-changing media environment.

Panel Discussion: “Six on Media”

Join a panel of experts from feature films and television to advertising and gaming as they explore the secrets of their success and share their insights on the future of media production.

Jeff Geoffray, Blue Rider Pictures
Beth Harrington, Beth Harrington Productions
Robert Lewis, Fashionbuddha Studio
Bruce Wyman, Second Story
Dan White, Pipeworks Software
Dean McBeth, Wieden + Kennedy

Moderator: Brad Smith, Hot Pepper Studios

Event Sponsors:


PayDogs

Metal Toad Media

Oregon Film

MacPac
PayDogs
Metal Toad Media
Oregon Film
MacPac

PSU Multimedia Professional Program


Pacific Grip & Lighting

FILTER

Widmer Brothers
PSU Multimedia Professional Program
Pacific Grip & Lighting
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AIGA Portland

OMPA

PCC Cascade Multimedia Dept.

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Sep 7, 2010SEMpdx November Event: Paid Search for Google, Microsoft, Facebook & Moreby editor

The November meeting of SEMpdx is all about paid search, and we have
three local search marketing professionals to speak. The topics
covered will be Google AdWords, Microsoft Ad Center, and the Facebook
advertising platform, and we will have three speakers giving their
presentations, followed by a Q&A session.

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010, 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Liquid Agency | Brand Marketing
1800 NW 16th Ave., Suite 200
Portland, OR 97209

Register: http://www.sempdx.org/sempdx-events/paid-search-for-google-microsoft-facebook-more/

Webvisions Followers Use Discount Code: WEBVIS

Speakers:

Tom Hale — founder/owner of Thomas Creek Concepts, an online
marketing agency specializing in Google AdWords account management,
consulting, and training. His professional credentials include:
Former Top Contributor to the Google AdWords Help Forum (pre-quota),
Google AdWords Certified Partner, recognized Google AdWords Help
Expert, and he is on the SEMpdx Advisory Board, as well as a Moderator
and Rabble Rouser in the SEMpdx Forums

Heather Schwartz — from Anvil Media will be presenting about
Microsoft Ad Center, which has now replaced Yahoo. Heather has been
with Anvil for over 2 years focusing on paid search initiatives for
clients. Heather has been published in industry publications such as
PPC Insider in addition to contributing to PPC specific whitepapers at
Anvil. As Account Executive, Heather has been the lead on eCommerce
accounts such as Lucy Activewear as well as non-profit accounts such
as The Nature Conservancy and AFS USA and health care clients such as
Providence Health & Services.

Steve Burnett — from Engine Works will speak about Facebook and other
alternatives to traditional Pay Per Click marketing.

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