Get Your Geek On

For those of you who are pining for the last set of Portland Plan workshops and can’t wait for round 2 (more on that later) we’ve got a fix for you.

There’s a technical team for each of the 9 subject areas in the Portland Plan, and they’re holding workshop meetings that you can sit in on, and informally discuss the topics with the team.

Here’s the full set:

To prepare for Phase II, we have established nine Technical Action Groups (TAGs), one for each of the Portland Plan action areas. The TAGs include staff from City bureaus and our 19 partner agencies. They have synthesized the thousands of comments from the public meetings and surveys, the data from the VisionPDX process and information from the Portland Plan Background reports (http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?c=51427). The result of this work will be the basis for the information shared during the Phase II workshops in April and May.

The TAGs are convening additional work sessions during March to review information that will help shape the development of the Phase II workshops. Each of you has special expertise in different arenas. We would appreciate your involvement in these workshops to help us set direction for the next steps for the Portland Plan.

Please join us at one or more of the meetings listed below. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves!

Sustainability and the Natural Environment

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1900 SW 4^thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500A (2^nd Floor)

Human Health, Food and Public Safety

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1900 SW 4^th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500 (2^nd Floor)

Neighborhoods and Housing

Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1900 SW 4^thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500B (2^nd Floor)

Education and Skill Development

Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1900 SW 4^th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 2500 (2^nd Floor)

Transportation, Technology and Access

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 – Room C (2^nd Floor)

Arts, Culture and Innovation

Monday, March 29, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:00-8:oo p.m.

1900 SW 4^thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 7A (7^th Floor)

Prosperity and Business Success

Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

1900 SW 4^thAvenue, Portland, Oregon 97201 – Room 7A (7^th Floor)

Design, Planning and Public Spaces

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center “Ecotrust” – Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center

721 NW 9^th Avenue, Portland, Oregon  97209

Equity, Quality of Life and Civic Engagement

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 – Room C (2^nd Floor)

For more information, please visit: http://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=289660&c=50730.