SEMpdx Partners
SEMpdx partners with a number of organizations in the greater Portland area, as well as the search industry, for co-sponsored events and discounts. Please read below for more information about each partner. If you are interested in becoming an SEMpdx partner, please email our Director of Partnerships at davidmihm@gmail.com.
Portland Area Groups and Events
AIGA Portland
AIGA Portland is an all-volunteer organization that connects local designers to the collective voice, experience, and resources of 52 AIGA chapters nationwide. Its success depends on active participation from members and sponsors.
AMA Oregon
Established in 1959 with 12 core members, the chapter won the National Chapter Excellence Award in 1963-64 and Overall Excellence Award in 1992-93. It covers the geographical area of Portland and SW Washington. There is also a chapter headquartered in Eugene: AMA Southwest Oregon Chapter.
Innotech
In two focused days, InnoTech Oregon creates an environment where education, innovation, peer-to-peer networking and the latest technology and business solutions are all available specifically for business and technology professionals.
Internet Strategy Forum
The Internet Strategy Forum is a professional association and peer networking group for management with responsibility for driving Internet strategy and implementation from within client-side organizations across multiple industries.
Legion of Tech
The purpose of this not-for-profit organization is to grow and nurture the local Portland community through free, educational, community-run technology events.
pdxMindshare
pdxMindShare was founded in 1999 by Anvil Media, Inc., as a means for exploring the future of the Internet through some of the top thinkers in Portland, OR. Once the dot bomb hit, the mission evolved into helping technology professionals find work.
Portland Creative Conference
Learn about the secrets of the creative process from the preeminent leaders in their fields. Speakers include Dan Wieden, Jerry Ketel, Bill Oakley, and Emek.
Oregon Creative Industries
The Oregon Creative Industries (OCI) blog was launched as part of an overall program to gather feedback from the community about this new trade association and help establish a dialog within the community so we can learn how to best add value and boost Oregon’s Creative Economy.
OEN is the largest entrepreneur assistance organization in the state of Oregon. OEN fosters the flow of entrepreneurial ideas, services, and capital to entrepreneurs and helps connect emerging Northwest businesses to growth-stimulating expertise and valuable resources.
Portland Advertising Federation
Celebrating 100 year of setting the standard for the Creative, Design, and Media Community! In 1906, a group of business and professional leaders put their heads together to form an ad club, establishing Portland as a leader in the creative business community. 100 years, at least 76 presidents, and three name changes later, the Portland Advertising Federation, now known as the PAF, is one of the strongest ad clubs in the country.
Portland Code Camp
Code Camp is a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. This FREE community driven event has become an international trend where peer groups of all platforms, programming languages and disciplines band together to bring content to the community.
PRSA Portland
The PRSA Portland Metro Chapter was formed in 1960. It is currently one of the most active PRSA chapters in the nation with nearly 250 members.
WebVisions Portland
WebVisions explores the future of design, content creation, user experience and business strategy to uncover the trends and agents of change that will shatter your assumptions about the Web. Be ready to network, share ideas and be inspired by an all-star lineup of speakers.
Software Association of Oregon
The Software Association of Oregon is the only Oregon based technology trade association solely dedicated to supporting the success of Oregon’s software and technology Industry.
Over the last 20 years the SAO has helped connect technology innovators with people, ideas, and networks to build a foundation that supports innovation, creative thinking, and the entrepreneurial spirit. Our StartUp initiatives support emerging small businesses through mentorship and partner offerings.
Portland State University Multimedia Professional Program
Portland State University’s Multimedia Professional program delivers one of the most comprehensive programs designed to increase your knowledge of Web and new media, with particular focus on business integration. The curriculum covers topics in design, user experience, development, and business strategies for current interactive technologies, including advanced Adobe training.
Social Media Club of Portland
Social Media Club (SMC) was started in 2006 by Chris Heuer, co-founder and partner at The Conversation Group, and Kristie Wells, Co-Founder and President of Social Media Club, with the core mission to: Expand Media Literacy; Share Lessons Learned Among Practitioners; Encourage Adoption of Industry Standards; Promote Ethical Practices through Discussion and Actions.
Social Media Club Portland is one of a growing number of SMC chapters across the globe.
SEO / SEM Industry Events
Search Marketing Expo
SMX — Search Marketing Expo — is the search engine marketing conference from Third Door Media, the company behind the Search Engine Land news site, Sphinn.com, and the Search Marketing Now webcast series.
SMX is programmed by the sharpest minds in search marketing. Together, Search Engine Land editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan and executive editor Chris Sherman have covered the topics, interviewed the luminaries and educated a generation of search marketers.
Search Engine Strategies
Search Engine Strategies (SES) is the leading global conference & expo series that educates delegates on search engine marketing (SEM), including optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices. SES Search Marketing Events provide instruction from the industry’s top Search experts, including representatives from the Search Engines themselves.
WebMasterWorld PubCon
WebmasterWorld’s PubCon is an educational conference and industry trade show programmed specifically for web professionals and website site owners. Although our center piece is Search Engine Marketing, whether your primary role is in web site marketing, corporate IT development, or in technology business management, you will find something of value at PubCon (aka: Publishers Conference). It is also designed to be fun and entertaining with ample opportunity for quality networking.
Online Marketing Summit
The objective of OMS is to enable attendees to collaborate, network, and learn how to execute on the known best practices in Online Marketing. Events include hands-on workshops, on-site usability and SEO labs, thought-leadership presentations, and peer-to-peer collaboration.
PPC Summit
For the last 3+ years we have been teaching one day classes around the USA and internationally about pay per click marketing sponsored by Yahoo!
Participants come from companies of all sizes – from small mom and pop operations, large retailers, major brand advertisers, agencies and SEM’s – all united in their desire to learn more about pay per click.
BGTheory Adwords Seminars for Success
- AdWords Seminars for Success are Officially Sponsored by Google™
- Full Day, In Person Events, with AdWords Seminar Leader Brad Geddes
- Up to $100 in AdWords Credits** & other Google Goodies
- 10% Discount if you Register for both Days!
- Take Home the Presentation in both a Printed Book and Digital Format
- Bonus Presentations Each Day!