Continuing the BarCamp and Ignite Traditions
Stumptown Syndicate is committed to supporting the needs of the Portland technology community in a variety of ways. Given today’s announcement that Legion of Tech will be ceasing its programs, we’ve...
View ArticleHappy Hour Open House on Monday, October 10th!
The Syndicate has a lot going on this Fall and we want to tell you all about it! Come by Collective Agency on Monday, October 10th from 4-7pm to enjoy some refreshments and hear what we have to say....
View ArticleJim Eastman Elected to the Board of Directors
At the Stumptown Syndicate Board meeting last week, we held elections for a new board member of Stumptown Syndicate. We are pleased to announce the election of Jim Eastman to the Board of Directors for...
View ArticleBecome a Syndicate Member Today!
Do you enjoy learning about technology from others at events like BarCamp, Ignite, Open Source Bridge, PDX Tech Workshops and user group meetings? Do you want to see these events continue to grow and...
View ArticleStumptown Syndicate at OSCON
We know we’ve been quiet here on the Syndicate blog. We’re preparing a post to update you on all the awesome things we’ve been working on. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that we’ll be at...
View ArticleJoin us at next week’s Town Hall!
Stumptown Syndicate will be having a town hall meeting next week on Wednesday, August 29th from 7-10pm at the offices of Geoloqi. We’ve been busy planning our upcoming year of programs, and we want to...
View ArticleGoodbye, Igal
Sometime early Tuesday, April 9, Igal Koshevoy left us, following a long struggle with depression. He was a beloved member of our open source technology community, and will be missed. Igal was a...
View ArticleCelebration of Life for Igal Koshevoy: Sunday, 4/21, 4pm-7pm at First Unitarian
We are planning a Celebration of Life for our friend and colleague, Igal Koshevoy. We welcome all who wish to participate, volunteer, and contribute to these efforts. Igal’s memorial will be Sunday,...
View ArticleIt’s Official: We’re a 501(c)(3)!
We’re happy to announce that we’ve received confirmation from the IRS of our 501(c)(3) public charity status! Being granted 501(c)(3) status confers several new benefits: Your individual contributions...
View ArticleReflecting on Five Years of Open Source Bridge
While Stumptown Syndicate is younger than Open Source Bridge, our annual open source technology conference, many of the same people have been involved in both efforts from their beginnings. As we...
View ArticleOSCON is next week and we’ll be there! (volunteers needed)
We’ll be at O’Reilly’s OSCON next week. Not only are we running a booth in the non-profit pavilion of the expo hall, but we’re also giving a tutorial called Community-Driven Event Planning. So, please...
View ArticleAnnouncing Monthly Happy Hour Socials
Photo by reidab Beginning in August, the Stumptown Syndicate will be hosting a monthly happy hour on the fourth Friday of every month. This is a great opportunity to hang out and mingle with other...
View ArticleWhereCampPDX is coming! – September 27–29, 2013
WhereCampPDX, our free, annual unconference for people interested in geography and related technologies is coming up soon. This year’s event will be happening September 27–29 at the Metro Regional...
View ArticleVolunteer Appreciation Party – August 24, 2013
Have you volunteered at one of our events? Want to help out in the future? Come party! To celebrate all of the amazing volunteers come together to make Stumptown Syndicate events successful, we’re...
View ArticleWelcome Melissa Chavez, our newest Board member!
Effective September 1, Melissa Chavez joins our Board of Directors. Melissa is a long-time contributor to Syndicate activities, most recently serving as Chair of our Communications Committee. Melissa...
View ArticlePlease match this $15,000 donation by December 31st at 1:30pm!
Update 12/31 1:30pm PT: WE DID IT!! Nearly 100 of you donated over $8,500.00 and another donor has offered the difference needed to match Sumana’s $15k. Thank you so much everyone! We’re looking...
View ArticleYou met our fundraising challenge — thank you!
Thank you to all our donors for meeting our fundraising goal for 2014; nearly a hundred of you donated, and Dreamwidth gave $7,000 to finish matching Sumana Harihareswara’s challenge. We can’t say...
View ArticleClarification regarding Ignite Portland and other local Ignites
In light of recent events, we feel compelled to issue the following clarification. Stumptown Syndicate’s Ignite Portland is a separate event from and not related to the recently canceled Ignite...
View ArticleChuck Lauer Vose joins the Syndicate Board
We are excited to have Chuck Lauer Vose join our Board of Directors, starting this month. Chuck has been active in many meetups and events locally, including PDX Ruby, founding Hack & Help, and...
View ArticleWe’re up for a Yelp Grant and need your votes!
We’re excited to share that Stumptown Syndicate has been nominated for a Yelp Foundation community grant! The nonprofit with the most votes will receive $5k towards their cause. In our case, that could...
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