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.
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
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
