#wvpdx chad the robot throwing down with presentation karaoke

How important is twitter to you? #wvpdx

Hot chocolate drink up! Over by the Bored2Death game #wvpdx

Marshmallows attack! Play Bored2Death at the IE booth #wvpdx

12:30 leanUX roundtable in the exhibit hall by the tables #wvpdx

#wvpdx Let the games begin!

Checking out “Rightsizing for bandwidth and screen” on WebVisions Nexus: http://t.co/YGculi4k

Web Nerds Unite! It’s time for the WebVisions conference! See you there! http://t.co/ncFRnkQC

Yes, once again I’m a part of the WebVisions conference and if you do anything involved with knowing what’s up with web / mobile / technology / design / nerdy-stuff you probably ought to join me there.

May 15-18, Oregon Convention Center, Portland Oregon

—> http://www.webvisionsevent.com/portland/

In addition to the conference sessions and the workshops, you can enjoy a super selection of fabulous and totally free events, from Studio Tours to a Visual Effects panel with industry experts!

Studio Tours
Get on our tour bus to award-winning advertising, design, motion graphics and interactive studios: Second Story, Fashionbuddha, ISITE Design, tenfour agency and Ziba Design.

Hackathon for Social Good
Strut your design and programming chops and build web and mobile apps to help non-profit groups. Do-goodery in action!

“Color Me Obsessed” + Replacements Tribute Band
Gorman Bechard’s revealing documentary film on the infamous indie band The Replacements.

Business Innovation and Education Lab
Hear lightning pitches from leading startups and VCs plus a panel of leading educators in a discussion of the Digital Future of Education.

VFX Revolution: How the Internet and Digital Devices are Reshaping Visual Effects and Film
Join Jeff White (Industrial Light and Magic), Ramiro Gomez (Hinge Digital), Fred Ruff (Bent Image Lab) and Jim Clark (Hive-FX) for a panel that reveals the secrets of visual effects for film, with a pre-event party sponsored by Yammer.

Webvisionary Awards + Presentation Karaoke
Be a Powerpoint demi-god in competitive rounds of Presentation Karaoke, followed by our fifth annual Webvisionary Awards ceremony with Chad the Robot and our hilarious MCs.

Chad the Robot says, “check it out, human!”

—> http://www.webvisionsevent.com/portland/

The WebVisions Mascot

I’ll be helping run this Hackathon – join up today!

When:
Tues., May 15th from 9:00am – 5:30pm

Location:
ISITE Design
2030 NW Pettygrove Street
Portland, OR 97209

Join web and mobile experts on Tues., May 15th in an all day Hackathon for Social Good. Hackathons are events when programmers and designers meet to work collaboratively to build programs and applications.

The day will begin with short presentations by educators and non-profit organizations, followed by informational sessions on building sites and web applications to help benefit non-profit organizations.

My Way Home Dog Rescue:
An organization created by a group of people who are committed to improving the quality of dogs’ lives. Their goal is to make a difference by pulling dogs from over-crowded shelters, fostering them in volunteers’ homes, and finding them great forever homes.

Nursing Mother’s Counsel:
NMC is dedicated to the support, promotion and protection of breastfeeding, and they provide free prenatal breastfeeding education classes, including teen parent classes, free peer counseling phone support, and low-cost breast pump rentals and lactation consultant visits for low income breastfeeding mothers.

p:ear
p:ear creatively mentors homeless and transitional youth. Through education, art and recreation programs, p:ear builds positive relationships with each young person to affirm personal worth and to create more meaningful and healthier lives.

Read more and sign up here! http://www.webvisionsevent.com/portland/session/hackathon-for-social-good-p2w2/