@bmw and @TheSquare hooked us up with some coverage on KGW, which is Portland’s local NBC. Check us out!

Back in December it was suggested that we should do a mini job fair to help out the local scene during this down economy. So, we’re organizing End Joblessness to give potential employers and job seekers a chance to come together (over beers of course). We’ll be meeting at OTBC on Saturday, January 24th from 12:00-3:00pm.

Saturday, January 24th from 12:00-3:00pm Job Fair Agenda

12:00-1:00pm will be mingling and a beer; 1:00-2:00pm employers will get 2 minutes to share their jobs, contracts, and opportunities with the group; 2:00-3:00pm work seekers chat with employers to explore working together

Help us get the word out! Most of the people we’re hoping to reach are either to far outside of our social circles or are offline completely. We could use your help in letting people know about this free job fair. We’re looking for people offering jobs, contracts, and opportunities; as well as those in need of such things.

Tweet the link to this page http://is.gd/gMLS Email this page to a friend RSVP on Upcoming and Calagator Tell someone in real life using your voice. Crazy, huh?

Why is this free? Because we’re a community, and if we can’t help ourselves, then not even Obama can.

Justin Kistner

Stitched together from 3 photos, this shot shows a good view of the workshop attendees.

Wordpress Ecosystems View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: wordpress ecosystems)

Ok, I uploaded my slides to SlideShare and have embedded them in this post for reference. Bram Pitoyo did a thorough job of taking notes on my session, for which I am much obliged! Thanks, man! Nate DiNiro was kind enough to video record my talk, so I’ll be posting that soonly here as well. About WordCamp Portland I really enjoyed WordCamp Portland and was honored to be a part of it. The night before was a great time at Beer and Blog getting the festivities rolling. I’ll post an update on Beer and Blog shortly with some pics from that party. It was really nice to meet Lorelle and Jane, who both helped make the event special. Last night, I browsed around Flickr and Twitter enjoying some good photos and commentary. I also have a good number of business cards from people I met and more folks that have added me on various services. I’m looking forward to following up on all of these fresh opportunities over the next week. Acknowledgements Seriously, great work everyone. I’m still buzzing today. I had no idea the WordPress community had come to mean so much to me.

Aaron Hockley and crew for pulling it together!! Lorelle and Jane for making us more popular than Matt did Utah
Nate DiNiro for recording my talk CubeSpace was an excellent host as always The sponsors rule for making the event possible! I’m proud that my company, Voce, was a top sponsor! All the attendees! I look forward to talking more with the folks I met and to catch up online with those I didn’t.