Join us for Portland Code Camp 2010

Portland's Mayor Sam Adams will be at Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday. Mayor Adams will be joined by Matt Nees, President of the Software Association of Oregon (SAO).

Last December, the Mayor engaged with executives of regional software development companies at a 'Fireside Chat' sponsored by SAO. Now the Mayor and SAO are reaching out to engage software developers to continue an informal conversation about how the City of Portland can best support the Portland metropolitan area becoming one of the top regional venues for software development. Join the Mayor and Matt as they roll up their sleeves and dig in to find out about the needs and desires of the software development community.

During this lunchtime session, the Mayor will discuss some of the City’s initiatives related to software. He will also respond to questions from software developers about the City’s plans to identify and expose resources that are available to engage the software development community. Do you have questions about what the City of Portland and SAO can do to enhance the regional software development community?

Tweet your questions to #devsat-mayor before noon Saturday.

This spring, the Portland, Oregon, development community is coming together in a way never experienced before.

Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday are combining and coordinating efforts to bring 700–800 regional software development professionals together for the opportunity to immerse themselves in seminars, presentations, group exploration, and networking. Participants will be able to engage in their preferred technology, as well as to sample other options, with a focus on extending information exchange and enhancing the cross pollination of ideas. Mark your calendar! Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday 2010 are scheduled for May 22, 2010, at the University of Portland campus. The event is scheduled from 8:00 AM until 10:00 PM. The University of Portland facility offers a great venue — including large fully equipped and air-conditioned meeting rooms, excellent parking, access to public transportation, and easy bike commuting. A few deep dive sessions (2.5 hour) will be scheduled for 7:00 PM, after evening snacks and refreshments.

This year, Portland Code Camp is encouraging presentations in the areas of Mobile, Social, Cloud, and Gaming. Of course, other informative topics will be considered. A hallmark of Code Camp is that we encourage presenters to keep their presentations within the realm of code; a few sessions may have such informative value that they will be permitted without code. Click here to submit a Portland Code Camp session.

Portland SQLSaturday is encouraging presentations related to interoperability of any of the SQL platforms, including T-SQL (SQL Server), PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Abstracts for platform specific sessions are also encouraged. Click here to submit a SQL Saturday session abstract.

Admission to this event is free, all costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. Please register soon as seating is limited — and tell you friends and colleagues about the event.