Last night, Portlanders turned out to meet, greet, socialize, nibble, and talk about the state of tech in general and SXSW Interactive specifically. Thanks to Porter Novelli and our friends at href="http://www.iovation.com/">iovation, we quickly got everyone checked in and nametagged. But the party couldn't have happened without the generous assistance of White Horse and Filter, who provided the delicious eats. Special thanks to Ami Martin from White Horse for pulling it all together for us. Portland truly proved it is a sister city to Austin last night, and we have the feeling this is only the beginning of a beautiful friendship!