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09/07/2026

AI Without the Hype with Scott Hanselman.

On Saturday, Scott showed us what AI actually does when you stop asking it to be magic and start asking it to do your chores.

He talked to his computer in plain English about a video file that was too big to email. It shrank the file without wrecking the quality. Then he ran a chat model locally on his own laptop. No cloud. No account. 209 milliseconds.

Nothing on that screen was a product pitch. It was a guy solving the same annoying problems the rest of us have, on the same laptop the rest of us have.

We do this to build community and learn together. If you're an expert, it's a refresher and a reason to step outside and be around people. If you're learning right now, you get to do it alongside others on the same path. And if you're curious or just lurking, it's the best way to see how far these tools have come.

Who was in the room

K-12 educators. Software developers from Intel. Mechatronics engineers from Daimler. City of Portland employees. Students. Community leaders. People looking for their next job. The room was diverse and multicultural, men and women and everyone, and it was great to see it so full.

Want to go deeper? Our next event is on STEAMCircuit.com. Link in bio.

Special thank you to VENUE for hosting us.

Thank you to our partners: , SHPE Oregon NSBE Portland Professionals, Sneaker Week PDX and Herbert Beauclere.

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08/28/2026

AI Without the Hype with Scott Hanselman
Saturday, September 5 @ NedSpace | Portland’s first coworking space since 2009

AI is moving fast enough that it can make you reconsider your own career in a very real way.
▪️ Why did I try so hard?
▪️ Why did I get the degree?
▪️ What does all this work mean now?

If you have had those thoughts, you are not alone. That is a big part of why we are bringing Scott in.

Scott Hanselman is a Microsoft Vice President and Member of Technical Staff working on Open Source, Windows and the Azure Cloud Developer Experience.

He has been a programmer for over thirty years and has also worked at Intel and Nike. He has spent a couple of decades explaining hard technical things to people without making them feel small about it.

He said something on our Silicon Forest Tech Summit stage that stuck with the room:

" AI isn't meant to replace builders. It's meant to multiply them"

On September 5 he's back, for a talk and an open conversation.

What these tools are actually good at right now, where they fall over, and how to build something real with them. No pitch, no hand waving.

Bring questions like:
Where does AI actually help in my work, and where is it a waste of time?
What should I learn first if I'm starting now?
Is this coming for my job, and what do I do about it?

There are no bad questions in this room, and nobody is expected to arrive already knowing. That's the whole point of doing it together.

▪️ Saturday, September 5
▪️ NedSpace, Portland
▪️ Free to attend
▪️ Food and drinks provided

Bring your friends and colleagues. Bring the coworker who keeps saying they should learn this. Bring the friend who thinks they wouldn't belong in the room, because they would.

>>Register at STEAMCircuit.com. Link in bio

08/23/2026

Sound, Vision, Machine by Reese Bowes

Yesterday Reese took us inside TouchDesigner and showed how approachable real time AV work has become.

We do this to build community and learn together. If you're an expert, it's a refresher and a reason to step outside and be around people. If you're learning right now, you get to do it alongside others on the same path. And if you're curious or just lurking (like me), it's the best way to see how far these tools have come.

In one session we went from the basics to:
▪️Audio reactive visuals that move on every beat
▪️Live computer vision driving graphics from a person's position on camera
▪️ Restyling live video with AI prompts as it plays, all running locally on a laptop with Claude as the live coding assistant

Want to go deeper? Start at alltd.org.

Special thank you to NedSpace for hosting us.

Thank you to our partners:
SHPE Oregon Professional SHPE Oregon
NSBE PRO PDX NSBE Portland Professionals
Sneaker Week PDX Sneaker Week PDX
And if you're looking for more from groups building the

Portland scene, check out:
ADX Fest Art Design Xchange (ADX)
Fireside PDX 🔥 F I R E S I D E | Creative Technology
E Tribe
CETI CETI

08/15/2026

AI Builder Series: Sound, Vision, Machine
Sat Aug 22. 12-2pm PST

NedSpace, Portland

Most AI tools respond after you're done. Reese Bowes builds the ones that respond while you're still playing.

Two hours, hands-on. You'll build a real-time AI workflow for live art and music - and learn why latency rewrites every design decision once you're performing.

Reese Bowes
Principal Designer / Technologist,
Formerly Intel Labs

Register at STEAMCircuit.com - link in bio

Black Portland
NSBE Portland Professionals
SHPE Oregon
Sneaker Week PDX
🔥 F I R E S I D E | Creative Technology

05/20/2026

Join Dr. Osibanjo this Saturday and start your morning off right with a practical workshop on building career insurance in an AI economy.

AI, automation, restructuring, and shifting workplace expectations are changing what career stability looks like. This workshop will help you assess where your career may be vulnerable, build adaptability, and leave with a clearer strategy for what comes next.

Whether you’re comfortable in your role, looking for work, early in your career, or thinking about your next move, this session is for you.

Saturday, May 23
10 AM–12 PM
Online

Register here: www.STEAM Circuit.com

05/11/2026

In a world moving faster than ever, resilience matters just as much as innovation.

One of the most powerful reminders from the Silicon Forest Tech Summit was that the strongest systems and the strongest people are not the ones that never face pressure, but the ones designed to grow through it.

Asmae’s talk challenged us to rethink how we build in the age of AI, cybersecurity, and rapid technological change. Not just building fast, but building with intention, trust, adaptability, and community in mind.

“Root deeply. Flex, don’t break.”

That message will stay with me for a long time.

Thank you Asmae for taking us on a journey with your talk, informative & inspiring 🙏🏾

05/08/2026

Al is advancing so fast, and it can make you reflect on your career path in a very real way.

Why did I try so hard?
Why did I get the degree?
What does all this work mean now?

If you've had those thoughts, you're not alone.

thank you for putting words to what a lot of us are feeling

04/03/2026

The energy, ideas, and community we saw this year were only the start.

We’re looking ahead to SFTS 2027 with excitement and intention.

Come build the next chapter with us.


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