I hearby declare November to be "Web Services Month!"  There are several Webby seminars in Portland slated for the next few weeks:

Tues, Nov 12, 5-9pm (TONIGHT) –  Web Application Platforms: .NET, J2EE, Open Source - Which is best for you? – Internet Professionals Northwest (www.ipn.org) - http://www.ipn.org/ProgramDetail.asp?id=18

Thurs, Nov 14, 6:15-9pm - Patrick Cauldwell and Implementing Web Services in .NET: Remoting vs. ASP.NET – Web Services SIG (http://www.padnug.org/padnug/WebServicesSIG.aspx) – register at: http://cpd.ogi.edu/coursespecific.asp?pam=1066.

Wed, Nov 20, 6:30-8:30pm - Scott Hanselman and Web Services: Behind the Magic – Software Association of Oregon, Developer’s SIG (www.sao.org) - http://db.sao.org/calendar_of_events/event_description.lasso?eventID=11_20_02