Portland Tech 2008Looking back, looking forward

Who am I?

That which I will admit exists but will not be my focus

(but we can talk about as a group)

That on which I will focus

Making headlinesA view of the Forest via the Florist

CommunityOur greatest achievement in 2008had absolutely nothing to do with code

Virtual

Physical

Ad-hoc

Photo courtesy Amber Case

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Organized

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

Camp-ing-ish stuffEvents that fostered community

Side Project to Startup

Mainstream mediaWider recognition of what’s happening

Photo courtesy Scott Kveton

Photo courtesy Aaron Hockley

What’s next?Some of the things I see for Portland tech in 2009

Still no funding

Technology

Mobile

OpenID

Geolocation

Community

Open Source Bridge

Hacklab / Geek Lodge

Current voices will grow stronger

Some old favorites will return

“Outsiders” will join the community...

and they’ll be good at it

Traditional business interest

Your turn: What’s next?More importantly, what would you like to see?

Thank you