Like I mentioned before, Portland is full of things to do if you are a geek.  There is a meeting or event virtually every day, but I’ve narrowed it down to a few choice events I will be attending this week and next.  Students, pay attention.  It is important to use events like these to network and learn things they don’t teach you in school.  I keep track of these events on Upcoming.com :

Wednesday July 16, 2008:

Portland Lunch 2.0 at souksouk (12:00-2:00pm)

The Portland Lunch 2.0 saga continues at flex term office space provider souk , once again in Old Town on July 16, 2008. We won’t stop until we have Lunch 2.0 at every, single business in Old Town…

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Personal BrandingCubeSpace (7:00-8:30pm)

In this workshop by Al Polito, we will explore personal branding. Branding goes deeper than your slogan; it’s about knowing the value you bring to your clients/customers, and expressing it powerfully…

Beer & Blog

Cre8Camp Portlandsouk (10:00am-3:00pm)

Cre8Camp Portland is a BarCamp-like unconference with a creative twist–it is for creative industries professionals. There is no charge to attend, but participants can opt to pay for a $10 box lunch…