Upcoming Local Tech Events

[Jason]

Corvallis .NET User Groupers,

There are a few events coming up in the next month or so that should be on your radar.  Beaver Bar Camp, Willamette Innovators Night/Ignite Corvallis 2, and the SEO Hot Seat Tech Pub from SAO Corvallis.  Check out the details below:

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Beaver BarCamp

Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 10am - 6:30pm

Kelley Engineering Center at Oregon State University

"BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees."

CDNUG is planning on having our monthly meeting at Beaver Bar Camp.  Let's see if we can have a .NET track!  If you have something to present or want to hear one of your fellow CDNUGers present, come on down. 

http://beaverbarcamp.org

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Willamette Innovators Night 2009
Technology Threads—Connecting Our Community

Thursday, November 5th from 3-9pm
LaSells Stewart Center/CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Corvallis, Oregon

"Willamette Innovators Night (formerly High Tech After Hours) brings together the Willamette Valley’s most innovative companies and organizations to share, learn, and connect.  This is an excellent opportunity to network with other innovators, researchers, potential collaborators, investors, and academics while celebrating the creativity and innovation in our community."

WIN is shaping up to be a great event.  OSU Colleges of Science, Engineering, and Business are all promising a big presence (professors, grad students, and poster displays).  The Young Pros are having their monthly meeting at the event, and Beer & Blog will be meeting there as well (Portland, Corvallis, and Eugene).  Ignite Corvallis 2 will be in the evening this time and that event is always fun.  Sign up to the http://willametteinnovators.com/ network to get updates on what's happening as the event gets closer.

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Ignite Corvallis Proposal Deadline of October 15th Approaching Fast!

Thursday, November 5th from 7:30-9pm
LaSells Stewart Center/CH2M Hill Alumni Center
Corvallis, Oregon

If you have been on the fence about an Ignite Corvallis proposal, then its time to get an idea submitted!

October 15th (next Thursday) is approaching fast and we want you to be a part of the action.

Not sure what to talk about? Here are some ideas:

* Life experiences
* Lessons learned
* How-to
* Funny story
* Have a great blog post? Can you make that a 5 minute presentation?
* A crazy idea
* Research and information
* A meme

20 slides; 15 seconds a slide; 5 minutes.

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October Tech Pub - Search Engine Marketing Hot Seat (Tonight)

Thursday, Oct 8th, 2009
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Location:

NEW!!! Strega's Restaurant.
The first event at the re-opening!
517 SW 2nd St #500

Have you ever wanted to get specific, straight-to-the-point answers and advice on your website's search engine optimization (SEO) strategy? Even if you currently don't have a website that is seeking customer traffic, would you like to see some real-world examples of what to do (and not to do) to get a website advertised well and ranked highly in the search engines?

Taking a cue from the Search Engine Marketers of Portland (SEMpdx.com), we have created an event just for you! This is our third year for what has become a very popular event , where lots of information is shared and learned. And for starting off the new program year, we are holding this event at the soon-to-be-reopened Strega's Restaurant, with the best aerial view of Corvallis!