This group is designed to encourage networking between glamor/boudoir/erotica photographers, models, and makeup artists. We also plan to hold group photo shoots on a regular basis. Our first group shoot is this July.  We plan to hold group shoots at the rate of at least 1 per month, often more frequently. Anyone seriously interested in glamor/boudoir/erotica photography is welcomed to join. Because of the nature of the subject matter, professionalism, respect, and discreetness is expecte …

Our group will meet at a private Portland studio with professional lighting to photograph models in the glamour style, including fashion, lingerie, and boudoir. We are open to professional photographers, experienced amateurs, and novices.

Want to Parent with Compassionate Communication? As parents we model for our children...just as our parent's modeled for us. By modeling compassionate communication we teach our children a way to communicate that inspires empathy and love toward themselves and others and lay a foundation for them to thrive in life. Through Compassionate Communication and natural energy flow, learn to identify and heal the root cause of triggers and patterns in your life and how to communicate on a Heart Level wi …

Serving the Portland metro area, I've decided to start an independent sales networking group for those of us in Scentsy, Avon, MK, 31 Gifts, Miche, Tupperware, Amway, Cutco, Pampered Chef, Pure Romance, Passion Parties, Tomboy Tools, and any other company that uses network/party sales as its business model. I'm new to this side of town and would like to meet up with other owners so we can hash out ideas, vendor-blendors, and find out what we can learn from other consultants to increase our on su …

The Portland, Oregon Lean Startup Circle Meetup. “A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/what...... "A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" (Eric Ries) The number one reason that Startups fail is lack of customers (~90%), not product development failure (~10%). The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create …

Looking to further your acquaintance with polyamory and the Portland-area folks who practice it? We're hoping to help. If you are thinking about joining this group please do so because you want to be an ACTIVE member.  We understand that not every one can make every meetup but we want active participation.  (Active membership means we would like to see your face at a meetup at least once every other month.)    We meet every fouth Friday at a pub from 7-9. Occasionally we will have other meetin …

This is a group dedicated to the discussion and the spread of the idea that abundance exists and should be enabled to be at the core of our society, rather then scarcity, which is largely artificial. At its heart this is a social and environmental sustainability advocacy group. We have been been inspired to by the Zeitgeist movies: Addendum and Moving Forward, and the Venus Project. We act as the local chapter of the Zeitgeist Movement, with a very Portland community perspective. We regularly me …

An open conversation around emerging technologies which directly bridge physical and digital design, environments, and user experiences. Bring your potentials,  projects, and problems to solve and let's have some fun connecting and sharing.  

Our mission is to employ gospel music to express the power of spirit and bring a message of faith, hope, love and joy to our community, the country and the world; to exemplify through interfaith multiracial and multicultural membership the principles of equality, justice, peace, unity and cooperation; and to serve as a model for what is possible among people.

OTBC is an incubator for Tech, Biotech, Cleantech and Opentech startup companies. We are located in Beaverton, Oregon, and provide office space and coaching/advising help for startups. OTBC is funded by the City of Beaverton, with the goal of economic development. We recruit startups that have a scalable business model and a lot of growth potential. We also have lunch events and seminars that are open to all, and we host other events from the SAO (Software Association of Oregon) and OEN (Ore …

This is a group based on the movie THRIVE. If you haven’t seen it, or you’re curious what it’s all about, you can watch it for free online at http://www.THRIVEmovement.com. This group is about putting the movie into action. Words are great, movies have their purpose, but if they don’t incite any real action, they’re ultimately pretty empty. This is about us, as men, standing up and identifying what’s wrong, and working to make things right, one small action at a time.

This group is for people interested in NLP who: 1. Are new to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) who want to learn more about it 2. Have some experience with NLP, want to connect with others who are like-minded in the NLP Learning Community, keep their skills up to date, and learn something new 3. Want to experience NLP in action: seeing it modeled, taught, and demonstrated through the change work processes 4. Would like to experience a new NLP Process each meeting that is useful 5. Want to enjo …

The integration of computer generated elements into our physical world is a trend that will not go away. Augmented reality is a where things are heading. This group is dedicated to bringing professionals in Mobile application development, Augmented Reality, Modeling and Design together to create connections and promote opportunities for creating AR Projects.

Vancouver Solidworks users getting together to network, and receive free training, food and tchotchkes from SW corporation.