We are the local R user group for Portland, Oregon.  R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics (http://www.r-project.org/).  Our goal is to support and share R experience and knowledge among its users in the Portland community.  We would like to hear how you use and enjoy the R language and statistical programming environment.

Strange Event Inquiry is an informal collective of persons interested in the paranormal and related topics including UFOs, cryptozoology, ghost hunting, transpersonal psychology, futurist science, and psychic phenomenon, to name a few.  We strive for open minded discussion on these topics and regularly meet to discuss topics, hear presentations, and watch videos of interest. Our sponsor group, Strange Event Institute, also conducts investigations of various kinds, and will occasionally report in …

The Portland chapter of Hacks/Hackers, a group dedicated to building a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information.