Join us for PUGSfest 2018!
The epic PUGS learning party is back for its third year!
PUGSfest is a full day of taster workshops from some of Portland's most brilliant minds. This year's theme is: ENERGY!
Energy is what powers us, what keeps us going. It's what powers our world.
See the video from last year:
When: Saturday, April 7
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Taborspace
5441 SE Belmont St.
How much: $69 after 4/4
How does PUGSfest work?
On April 7th, a dozen speakers pitch their ideas — 3 minutes each — during our opening session. From there, you choose which four one-hour sessions you want to attend throughout the day.
The epic PUGS learning party is back for its third year!
PUGSfest is a full day of taster workshops from some of Portland's most brilliant minds. This year's theme is: ENERGY!
Energy is what powers us, what keeps us going. It's what powers our world.
Schedule
8:30-9:30
Registration + Coffee + Socializing || Dining room
9:30-10:30
Opening + Presenter Pitches || Dining Room
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Session ONE
Trees and Energy: Carbon, Conservation, and Comfort - Mulysa Melco || Outdoor walking tour (meet in the Conference Room)
Belmont's Electric Streetcar - John Doyle || Outdoor walking tour (meet in the Dining Room)
Reclaiming Your Energy: 5 Nutritional Strategies to Balance Energy Levels Throughout the Day - Rosemary Fotheringham || Dining Room
Energy Education Through an Equity Lens - Haley Mountain (Community Energy Project) || Parlor
12:00-1:00
Lunch
Bring your own, or visit Koi Fusion's food truck in Taborspace's parking lot
1:00-2:00
Session TWO
We All Need Accessibility: Making Digital and Social Spaces Work for Everybody - Amelia Abreu (UX Night School) || Library
Breaking Free from Oppressive Normativity: Workshop - Byron Go || Dining Room
The Maker Movement: A History of Production and The Energy Behind It - Timothy Hamilton (ADX) || Muir Hall
2:00-2:15
Break
2:15-3:15
Session THREE
Energized at Work: Reigniting Your Career - Megan Leatherman || Dining Room
Owning Every Hour of Your Life: Financial Freedom and Your Life Energy - Douglas Tsoi || Annex
Sparking Activism with Hip Hop and Spoken Word - Mic Crenshaw || Muir Hall
Active Imagination: Diving Into Your Subconscious to Unlock Insights and Solve Thorny Problems - George Winborn || Artspace
3:15-3:30
Break
3:30-4:30
Closing Session
Wishcraft: The Power of Weak Ties - Douglas Tsoi || Dining Room
“I had been curious about PUGS for a while, but hadn’t yet taken the plunge. PUGSfest was a great introduction and the best way to see what PUGS is all about. It was inspiring to be surrounded by so many other intellectual and passionate people. Wish I could have attended every single workshop.”
Thanks to our sponsor Fully, as part of your PUGSfest ticket purchase, you will automatically be entered into a drawing for a free Jarvis Adjustable Height Standing Desk. ($400 value!)
Speakers
mulysa melco
pugs instructor: decoding plants: trees in spring (April); drawing plants: summeR SESSION (june).
Trees and Energy: Carbon, Conservation and Comfort
amory jane
sex educator + education coordinator at she bop. pugs instructor: sex skills bootcamp (may).
Tuning In to Desire: Connecting Energetically and Emotionally to Yourself and Your Sexual Partners
megan leatherman
career coacH. pugs instructor: intuitive + Intentional career development (may).
energized at work: reigniting your career
john doyle
art history expert. pugs instructor: race, class, and where people live (may).
belmont's electric streetcar
george winborn
yogi. pugs instructor: finding strength when life changes (april).
Active imagination: Diving into the subconscious to unlock insights and solve thorny problems
timothy hamilton
interdisciplinary artist + designer. education coordinator at adx portland.
The Maker Movement: A History of Production and The Energy Behind It
amelia abreu
founder of ux night school. PUGS instructor: Creating digital spaces everyone can access (may).
We All Need Accessibility: Making Digital and Social Spaces Work for Everybody
mic crenshaw
portland hip hop artist. pugs instructor: hip hop, spoken word, and anti-fascist activism (april).
sparking activism with hip hop and spoken word
Haley mountain
Community educator: lead poisoning prevention program at community energy project.
Energy education through an equity lens
byron go
"human is a verb." Pugs instructor: breaking free from oppressive normativity (may); decolonizing love (june).
breaking free from oppressive normativity: workshop
rosemary fotheringham
nutritional therapy practitioner, owner of flourish fundamentals, + author.
Reclaiming Your Energy: 5 Nutritional Strategies to Balance Energy Levels Throughout the Day
douglas tsoi
pugs founder + instructor: financial freedom (april); how to train (april).
Owning Every Hour of Your Life: Financial Freedom and Your Life Energy
The epic PUGS learning party is back for its third year!
PUGSfest is a full day of taster workshops from some of Portland's most brilliant minds. This year's theme is: ENERGY!
Energy is what powers us, what keeps us going. It's what powers our world.
2018 PUGSfest Partners
This year, you'll get to learn from your favorite PUGSfest instructors and some brilliant folks from these fine groups:
2018 PUGSfest Sponsors
