Venue

The conference will be held at the Oregon Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Portland Hotel, both of which are located across a quiet street from one another. These sites are located in downtown Portland, which is nine miles from the Portland International Airport. The MAX mass transit public light rail system stops 446 times a day at the Convention Center. For just $2.50 USD, attendees may ride the light rail from the airport to the Convention Center. Before or after the conference, attendees may want to consider visiting nearby points of interest, such as the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls (35 minutes away from the Convention Center), Washington Park (12 minutes away and includes the Hoyt Arboretum, Portland Japanese Garden, and Oregon Zoo), Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (6 minutes away), Powell’s City of Books (5 minutes away), Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (1 hour 15 minutes away), Cannon Beach (1.5 hours away), various wineries (5 minutes – 1 hour away), etc. Note that Oregon does not have any sales tax.