Portland Tech 2008
Looking back, looking forward

Who am I?

That which I will admit exists
but will not be my focus
(but we can talk
about as a group)

That on which I will focus

Making headlines
A view of the Forest via the Florist

Community
Our greatest achievement in 2008
had absolutely nothing to do with code

Virtual

Physical

Ad-hoc

Photo courtesy Amber Case

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Organized

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Camp-ing-ish stuff
Events that fostered community

Side Project to Startup

Mainstream media
Wider recognition of what’s happening

Photo courtesy Scott Kveton

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

What’s next?
Some of the things I see
for Portland tech in 2009

Still no funding

Technology

Mobile

OpenID

Geolocation

Community

Open Source Bridge

Hacklab / Geek Lodge

Current voices
will grow stronger

Some old favorites will return

“Outsiders” will join the
community...
and they’ll be good at it

Traditional business interest

Your turn: What’s next?
More importantly, what would you like to see?

Thank you