Portland by Night (and Day Too) - Social Group

'Portland by Night (and Day too)' welcomes you! We are calling 2024 the "Year of Positive Energy" and look forward to spending time together doing fun things with friends! (1/2024)

Learn about our group and our policies: Click on 'Read More' . . .
We have a new policy that attendance at each event is at the discretion of the host(s) of that event. Everyone (including organizers and hosts) have the right to have a fun time in a safe, supportive, friendly environment! (1/2023)

PBN offers a wide variety of events and locations that can help you get out of the house, do something you enjoy and make some new friends! We are an easy-going, open minded group. Everyone is welcome. This group is totally inclusive and tolerant regardless of AGE, sex, gender, ethnicity or political leanings.

These are some simple guidelines to keep this fun and fair for all: please remember that the organizers and hosts are volunteers and that all of us want to have pleasant experiences!

BASIC GROUP RULES AND GUIDELINES:

• This is a social group, not a singles group. Please keep that in mind at all events and keep it friendly. Social events are a great way to meet new people and develop new relationships. Please feel free to bring friends, spouses and partners to all events where guests are allowed, if they are included in your RSVP.

• Please keep all conversations and interactions friendly. This means we would prefer to keep politics out of the conversations as they do not mix well with alcohol. Sports talk is encouraged, and some events will revolve around some sporting events. Again, please keep it civil.

• Please refrain from gossip and bad-mouthing either at meetup events or in the 'comments' section of the event. If there is an issue with another person in the group you are welcome to contact any of the organizers. If you have issue with an organizer or event host please bring it to the head organizer through the 'messages' tab on the group main page.

• Since many events involve alcohol, please drink responsibly. Please use public transportation, Lyft/Uber or designated drivers. The organizer(s) take(s) no responsibility for your behavior and are not liable for any repercussions or legal issues resulting from such behavior.

• PLEASE POST A PHOTO OF YOURSELF. We like your dog/cat/horse/lobster, but we request you post a photo of yourself so that we can identify you at event. Profiles with fake photos will be deleted.

• Feel free to take and upload photos after events. Please be civil and do not post inappropriate or explicit photos on our site or any other social media site.

• Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. This includes aggression, sexual inappropriateness, bad language, not paying your share or just being a jerk. These types of behavior will result in immediate expulsion and banning from the group. You are all adults and should know what 'Bad behavior' is.

• There is no 'Merchandising' or 'Self promotion' allowed withing the group. Your profile should not include links to your business nor should your profile name be a 'DBA'.
  Organizers will not be hosting Meetups and get togethers for monetary gain or profit. There are plenty of other social media sites to promote you business.

• 'NO SHOW' POLICY (Posted April 2, 2021)
  We are establishing a 'NO SHOW' policy for the 'Portland By Night' Meetup Group. We feel this is necessary for a couple of reasons.
  First, we are growing as a group (600 members) and we now have many members who attend regularly. No-shows have not been a problem because all our events have been outdoors for several months and group size has not been a problem.
  Second, as the cities open to limited capacity, we will be adding more meetups in intimate settings. We will still focus primarily on outdoor events until the population gets vaccinated and we return to a more normal activity schedule.
  Meetups have a group size limit for a reason. The organizer of the event will determine what the maximum attendance level is for safety and comfort reasons. We also must limit attendance size for restaurants and happy hours for obvious reasons.
  For this reason, we are establishing and publishing our 'NO SHOW' policy which takes effect immediately.
  PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE 'NO SHOW' POLICY and all other group rules. Thank you.
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  Each member is responsible for maintaining their own 'RSVP' status. If your plans change, please modify your RSVP so that someone else can take you place.
  People on the waiting list are automatically moved to 'GOING' when someone moves off the 'Going’ list. If you are on the waiting list, you are responsible for monitoring your RSVP status.
  All members are responsible for monitoring their RSVP status prior to the event, especially in the 24 hrs. before the event. 
  This is extremely important because some meetup events require us to make a reservation for a maximum amount of people. A 'no show' means an empty spot.
  Please send a Private Message (via the Meetup APP or the web version) to the organizer if you cannot attend.
  
  'Portland by Night NO SHOW POLICY'

  A 'No Show' will show up on your personal profile if you fail to attend an event that you are signed up for.

• A second 'No Show' will result in the member possibly being blocked from all events at the discretion of the Leadership Team.

• A third 'No Show' will result in the member being excused from the group permanently.
  These policies will go into effect on April 1st, 2021.
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'Portland by Night Social Group' - Group Legal Disclaimer and Liability
1. 'Portland by Night Social Group' group is a public group. Attending events and becoming a member of this group is voluntary.
2. By joining the 'Portland by Night Social Group' group as a member or guest you agree to hold the organizers, assistant organizers and event coordinators not responsible in the event of accident, personal injury, loss of life, destruction or loss of personal property or any other wrongful act.
3. You also agree to hold the organizers as well as other group members not responsible. By participating voluntarily in the group, you expressly waive any and all such claims against each other member in the group, including without limitation any and all claims against the group organizer, assistant organizers or event hosts.
4. The 'Portland by Night Social Group' group holds a variety of different activities involving alcohol but also activities such as, but not limited to: hiking, biking, sports, dancing, beer tasting, hugging, high-fiving and so on. These events can be dangerous. By participating voluntarily in the group, you understand that you are responsible for your own safety.
5. By Joining ‘Portland by Night Social Group' group, you agree to Meetup.com legal disclaimer. Because 'Portland by Night Social Group' uses their services to post events and has no control over Meetup.com legal disclaimer, you expressly waive any and all such claims against 'Portland by Night Social Group'’, the group organizer, assistant organizers or any officer of the group.
'Portland by Night Social Group' Group Photo Release Disclaimer
1. You understand that the 'Portland by Night Social Group' group takes pictures of events and your picture may be taken during one of these events.
2. You agree that we can use your picture/likeness on the 'Portland by Night Social Group' Meetup site and other related sites to promote our group activities.
3. All pictures once posted on the 'Portland by Night Social Group' group will then become property of 'Portland by Night Social Group' group.
4. 'Portland by Night Social Group' group will normally not to use your picture off line and we will do our best to contact you if your picture is posted on a related site however, this is not an obligation and contacting will not be required.
5. By submitting information (comments, message boards, pictures, events) to the 'Portland by Night Social Group' group, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and otherwise exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to that information at its sole discretion, including storing it on Meetup.com servers and incorporating it in other works in any media now known or later developed including without limitation published books.
6. If you do not wish to grant 'Portland by Night Social Group' these rights, do not submit information to this website. 'Portland by Night Social Group' reserves the right to select, edit and arrange submissions, and to remove information from the 'Portland by Night Social Group' website at any time at its sole discretion.
7. No image from this site may be used for any purpose without expressed written authorization from 'Portland by Night Social Group'
If you do not agree to the 'Portland by Night Social Group' group terms and conditions stated above, please leave the group at this time.
I acknowledge that I have read and understand this entire Waiver of Liability, and I agree to be legally bound by it.
By joining the 'Portland by Night Social Group' you agree to the above disclaimer in its entirety. Thank you.