Rose City Techies

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About us

We're an inclusive and diverse community of techies dedicated to building, creating, and exploring the future of technology together. This is a place for those who want to find inspiration and forge meaningful connections, all focused on the central theme of our work.

Rose City Techies is founded on non-traditional and creative perspectives, offering a fresh approach to the tech and startup scene.

We welcome all tech centric perspectives - UX designers, developers, founders, digital marketers, product managers, graphic designers, students, career switchers, or whatever tech role you’re in! Come join—you can sit with us.

Interested in volunteering with us? Fill out this form here 👉 https://forms.gle/RUFRs7g4nv4P9Mww6

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Tech Sparks with Rose City Techies
Wed, Jun 17 · 5:30 PM PDT
Kiln Portland, 1120 Southeast Madison Street, Portland, OR, US
Join us for an exciting evening of rapid-fire inspiration— sponsored by ProFocus Technology and Rose City Techies at the most beautiful co-working space in all of Portland, Kiln. At Tech Sparks, local innovators, developers, designers, founders, and creators will each have 10–15 minutes to share their tech-related stories, ideas, experiments, and insights.

Whether you’re a tech worker, startup founder, product designer, engineer, or simply curious about Portland’s tech scene, this event is for you!

🌟 Want to be one of our speakers?
We want to hear your ideas! This is your chance to take the stage and share something you’re passionate about — anything tech, from a side project you’ve been tinkering with, to lessons learned scaling a startup, to bold predictions about the future of tech.

Submit your talk idea here → Tech Sparks Speaker Form
Submission deadline is May 31st 11:59pm
Speakers will be contacted via email on June 3rd

🎤 What to Expect
Our lineup of speakers will cover a wide range of techie topics. Whether you’re there to speak or just to listen, you’ll leave with new insights, fresh inspiration, and new connections.

📅 Schedule
5:30 PM — Check-in, networking, grab a seat
6:00 PM — Lightning talks begin
7:30 PM — Audience Q&A + discussion
8:00 PM — Feel free to move the discussion to one of many nearby bars

📍 Location
Kiln — 1120 SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214
*We’ll be in the Theater room

🥤 Food & Drinks
The event will not be catered, but you’re welcome to bring your own snacks and drinks. The Hawthorne Asylum food trucks are right across the street if you’d like to grab something to bring from there.

🤝 Thank You
A special thank you to ProFocus Technology — Your Partner for Technology Consulting & Staffing — for sponsoring this event and supporting the Portland tech community.
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