What is Penguin Day Portland?

Penguin Day brings together nonprofit staff, tech providers, geeks,
consultants, and open source software developers for a day of
learning and conversation.  Together, we’ll demystify open source for
nonprofits, frankly address the challenges of developing open source
tools, and learn about specific promising open source applications
for nonprofits.

Penguin Day Portland is made possible by the generous support of
SpikeSource, Meyer Memorial Trust, Free Geek, TACS/NPower Oregon, NetRaising
other local partners, and Aspiration.

What happens at Penguin Day?

Penguin Day Portland features a packed agenda of interactive
workshops, round tables, and “speed geeks.” Topics include:

* Introduction to Free and Open Source Software for Nonprofits
* Local resources and who’s-who in the Portland Free/Open Source
community
* Helping techies and non-techies communicate and cooperate
* Overview of Free and Open Source desktop applications
* e-Advocacy platforms
* The Economics of Open Source: How free is “free?”
* Podcasting with Open Source: Telling Your Organization’s Story
* Selecting an Open Source operating system
* Migrating your organization to Free and Open Source software
* Funding, financing and sustaining an Open Source project
* Hardware recycling using Free and Open Source Software
* Creative Commons and Open Content
* Speed Geek (a lively tour of projects and tools)

For more info on Penguin Days in cities all over the country, see
www.penguinday.org.

What Are Others Are Saying About Penguin Days?

“Penguin Day was great - I had an excellent day - made new friends,
put a lot of faces to email addresses, had a whole load of fun - and
got introduced to some new applications and distributions!  Thanks
again to everyone who organised the day, ran sessions etc - it made
my 4,500 mile trip worthwhile!”
Ian, from London, UK

“Penguin Days are a fantastic opportunity to get together with a wide
variety of people and understand more about the issues that surround
open source.  Unlike a lot of conference/gatherings, the emphasis in
these is on meeting people and making connections that you carry out
of them room.  And that works.
Marnie from San Francisco

“Now on to Penguin Day… Wow. For my part I was impressed by the
international scope of the audience, folks from Great Britain,
Canada, Kenya, Turkey, Ghana, Chicago and all points in between. The
energy was great and the range of topics on the agenda meant there
was something for everyone....suffice it to say Penguin Day set the
mark against which all other events will be measured in my mind.”
John from Chicago

Agenda

If you would like to talk to us about facilitating a session on a
topic you are passionate about, email us at ! 

If your organization is interested in helping sponsor Penguin Day
Portland, please contact or call 413-884-0094.

Questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact us at or by calling
Aspiration at 413-884-0094.