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Announcing Agile Open Northwest 2010! This Agile Open Space event will
be
held February 9th and 10th, 2010, in the Seattle Center Northwest Rooms.
Please see http://www.agileopennorthwest.org for registration
information
and further details.

We invite you to our fourth annual Agile Open Northwest conference.
Alternating each year between Portland and Seattle, AONW conferences
bring
together practicing members of the Northwest Agile communities to
explore
the latest developments in agile software development. We held our third
annual event last year in Portland and enjoyed another great success.
Registration is $125.00 for both days, including light breakfast and
lunch.
This low-cost regional conference is a great opportunity to connect
with the
local agile community, experts and novices alike.

Please join us this year as we host 125 experienced, collaborative,
committed agile practitioners from the Northwest U.S. (and beyond) in
tackling the issues around our recurring theme "Agile for Real." As in
past
years, attendance is limited to a predetermined number in order retain
the
many advantages a small conference has to offer.

Here is a comment from a previous attendee:

"These two-day Agile Open Northwest conferences are an extremely good
value.
..[Y]ou learn directly from practitioners in the agile community what
works
and what doesn't. I attended the first two of these conferences, they
were
stunningly good... loads of practical, useful stuff and stimulating
discussions." -- Ian Savage, PNSQC Program Chair

More information can be found at http://www.agileopennorthwest.org. We
look
forward to seeing you there!

Diana Larsen, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock & Patrick Logan, local host group
members


***
Diana Larsen
co-author: "Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great!"
http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/get-in-touch
http://www.futureworksconsulting.com/blog

For upcoming conferences, workshops & events:
http://futureworksconsulting.com/where-we-be

#1624

From: "Wayne A" <wayne@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 7:43 pm
Subject: [job] ISI is looking for a strong web/database developer

iclemartin

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See our cl ad:
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/sof/1495300521.html

#1623

From: "merlyn.albery" <merlyn.madrid@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 6:33 am
Subject: Re: Are Agile companies looking for people?

merlyn.albery

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Yesmail is looking -- although strong Java skills are required.

Cheers,
Merlyn

--- In xpportland@yahoogroups.com, "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...> wrote:
>
> I know several people in this community are currently or will soon be
> looking for work. There are also some companies with openings that have
> people subscribed to this list.
>
> We don't have any community policy about whether job postings are reasonable
> on this list. Perhaps we should address this? I'd like to make it easier for
> Agile people and companies to find each other.
>
> I propose the following: we allow & encourage companies to post openings to
> the list. However, no job seekers posting "I'm available" messages, and no
> on-list replies to job posts (except to ask for clarification). That's
> basically what PADNUG (Portland .Net UG) does. It seems to work well for
> them - most of the content is not job-search related, but people still find
> each other through the list.
>
> What do people think?
>
> If you care, one way or the other, please reply to me (or the list if you
> want to provide info to all).
>
> Arlo
>

#1622

From: "Rich" <yahoo@...>
Date: Tue Dec 8, 2009 2:51 am
Subject: Re: Are Agile companies looking for people?

richclaussen

Online Now

Ditto PADNUG. We like to see what's available in the local area. I use a similar
criteria on PADNUG's LinkedIn group - local agencies or sponsors can join in,
but I generally deny distant agencies.

--- In xpportland@yahoogroups.com, Rebecca Wirfs-Brock <rebecca@...> wrote:
>
> This is how the java users group works as well as CHIFOO (Computer
> Human Interaction Forum of Oregon). CHIFOO also starts each meeting
> with announcements that includes time for people to announce jobs open
> in their companies and/or people who are looking for work as well as
> events of local interest.
>
> So I also think it is fair and reaonable for people to announce things
> that are upcoming that they are involved in (for those of us
> indepdendent consulting/training types or small firms) that would be
> of interest to the local XPDX group.
> For example, a seminar or short course or workshop.
>
> Cheers,
> Rebecca
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Arlo Belshee wrote:
>
> >
> > I know several people in this community are currently or will soon
> > be looking for work. There are also some companies with openings
> > that have people subscribed to this list.
> >
> > We don't have any community policy about whether job postings are
> > reasonable on this list. Perhaps we should address this? I'd like to
> > make it easier for Agile people and companies to find each other.
> >
> > I propose the following: we allow & encourage companies to post
> > openings to the list. However, no job seekers posting "I'm
> > available" messages, and no on-list replies to job posts (except to
> > ask for clarification). That's basically what PADNUG (Portland .Net
> > UG) does. It seems to work well for them � most of the content is
> > not job-search related, but people still find each other through the
> > list.
> >
> > What do people think?
> >
> > If you care, one way or the other, please reply to me (or the list
> > if you want to provide info to all).
> >
> > Arlo
> >
> >
> >
>
> Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
> rebecca@...
> website: www.wirfs-brock.com
> cell: 503-313-4978
>
> "A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which
> flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the
> firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his
> thought, because it is his."--Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
> Don't you want to take responsibility for your design?
>

#1621

From: Sam Livingston-Gray <geeksam@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:46 pm
Subject: Re: Are Agile companies looking for people?

saint_sam

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On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Arlo Belshee wrote:
>
> I propose the following: we allow & encourage companies to post
> openings to the list. However, no job seekers posting �I�m
> available� messages, and no on-list replies to job posts (except to
> ask for clarification). That�s basically what PADNUG (Portland .Net
> UG) does. It seems to work well for them � most of the content is
> not job-search related, but people still find each other through the
> list.

The PDX.rb list has a similar policy:  we welcome job announcements
for positions within 100 miles of Portland, or for which telecommuting
is an option.  The goal is to encourage relevant posts, while having
some criteria with which to moderate messages from clueless
recruiters.  [A recent post advertised a position in SF, saying "I
know, it's not Phoenix, but..."]

-Sam

#1620

From: Rebecca Wirfs-Brock <rebecca@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:35 pm
Subject: Re: Are Agile companies looking for people?

rebeccawb

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This is how the java users group works as well as CHIFOO (Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon). CHIFOO also starts each meeting with announcements that includes time for people to announce jobs open in their companies and/or people who are looking for work as well as events of local interest.

So I also think it is fair and reaonable for people to announce things that are upcoming that they are involved in (for those of us indepdendent consulting/training types or small firms) that would be of interest to the local XPDX group.

For example, a seminar or short course or workshop.

Cheers,

Rebecca

On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Arlo Belshee wrote:

I know several people in this community are currently or will soon be looking for work. There are also some companies with openings that have people subscribed to this list.
We don�t have any community policy about whether job postings are reasonable on this list. Perhaps we should address this? I�d like to make it easier for Agile people and companies to find each other.
I propose the following: we allow & encourage companies to post openings to the list. However, no job seekers posting �I�m available� messages, and no on-list replies to job posts (except to ask for clarification). That�s basically what PADNUG (Portland .Net UG) does. It seems to work well for them � most of the content is not job-search related, but people still find each other through the list.
What do people think?
If you care, one way or the other, please reply to me (or the list if you want to provide info to all).
Arlo

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

rebecca@...

website: www.wirfs-brock.com

cell: 503-313-4978

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't you want to take responsibility for your design?

#1619

From: "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...>
Date: Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:13 pm
Subject: Are Agile companies looking for people?

abelshee

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I know several people in this community are currently or will soon be looking for work. There are also some companies with openings that have people subscribed to this list.

We don’t have any community policy about whether job postings are reasonable on this list. Perhaps we should address this? I’d like to make it easier for Agile people and companies to find each other.

I propose the following: we allow & encourage companies to post openings to the list. However, no job seekers posting “I’m available” messages, and no on-list replies to job posts (except to ask for clarification). That’s basically what PADNUG (Portland .Net UG) does. It seems to work well for them – most of the content is not job-search related, but people still find each other through the list.

What do people think?

If you care, one way or the other, please reply to me (or the list if you want to provide info to all).

Arlo

#1618

From: Sam Livingston-Gray <geeksam@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 7:42 pm
Subject: Re: No Dec meeting

saint_sam

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On Dec 1, 2009, at 11:33 AM, Arlo Belshee wrote:
> We do not yet have a meeting topic for either Dec or Jan. So, I
> propose to cancel the Dec meeting (override me if you want).
>
> Arlo

Note also that the Winter Coders' Social is one week from tonight:
http://calagator.org/events/1250457765

This (and its summer counterpart) provide a fun opportunity to meet
and hang out with people in user groups beyond your usual
technological stomping grounds.

Cheers,
-Sam

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#1617

From: "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 7:38 pm
Subject: Winter Coders' Social on Dec 8

abelshee

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I invite any and all of you to the 3^rd Winder Coders’ Social, on Dec 8 (http://calagator.org/events/1250457765).

It’s a potluck event where people related to code come to hang out. It usually draws a fairly large and varied crowd; it’s a great chance to meet other geeks.

There’s no XPDX meeting in Dec, so I hope to run into some of you at the social.

Arlo

#1616

From: "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 7:35 pm
Subject: What do you want to see in Jan?

abelshee

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We do not yet have a meeting topic for either Dec or Jan. In Feb, Elisabeth Hendrickson will be visiting to run a most excellent Agile simulation for us (based on her WordCount sim, but modified to fit into a 90-minute timeslot).

For Jan, what do people want to see? Especially if you’re a list lurker, what would you attend a meeting for?

Arlo

#1615

From: "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 7:33 pm
Subject: No Dec meeting

abelshee

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We do not yet have a meeting topic for either Dec or Jan. So, I propose to cancel the Dec meeting (override me if you want).

Arlo

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#1614

From: Kimberly Wallmark <kim_yahoo@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:42 pm
Subject: XPDX meeting TONIGHT -- unit test show and tell

fdsalopiuf

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The next XPDX meeting is tonight.  We'll be doing a unit test show and
tell.  Please bring some unit tests -- good, bad, or otherwise
interesting / enlightening.  We're going to discuss them, refactor
them as a group, and generally use them as examples to guide our
discussion of TDD.

Pizza and networking at 6:30; meeting at 7; beer and discussion
afterward.

We're being hosted by Robert Half Technology, whose offices are in the
KOIN tower downtown.

A thousand apologies for the late reminder!

--Kim

#1613

From: "Arlo Belshee" <a+yahoo_xp@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:50 am
Subject: Meeting reminder: unit test show and tell tomorrow

abelshee

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The November meeting is tomorrow at Robert Half Technologies (in the Koin tower).

We’ll be doing a unit test show and tell. So, everyone please bring some tests to show off or ask questions about – this is an audience-driven activity. Please bring us something to talk about!

We’d like to see good examples of hard things, a variety of languages, tests that just didn’t work out well, and you hope the group and refactor / improve, or real head-scratcher testing problems. Basically, bring whatever interests you, because he who brings stuff gets to have us all discuss things that interest him.

RHT has a nice auditorium with projector. I’ll bring a laptop. So bring your tests on a USB stick, or on a laptop of your own.

Wed, tomorrow: 6:30p Pizza; 7:00p start.

Koin Tower. Auditorium is on the second floor; the security guard knows where.

See you there.

Arlo

#1612

From: Jim Shore <jshore@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:42 am
Subject: Re: [apln-pdx] Coaching position [and developer positions!] with Agile Team

jdlshore

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