Hotel and Travel Information Architecture "Making Connections" March 21-23 Portland, OR Hilton Portland Hilton Portland 921 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Tel: 1-503-226-1611 When making reservations, mention the code =" INA" to receive the discounted rate of $119 (single or double) The location of the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower puts guests within three blocks (Portland is known for its short blocks of 200 feet long) of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, The Portland Art Museum, the Oregon History Center, movie theaters, dozen of ground level, upscale shopping establishments and great dining. Guests have access to 320 blocks of downtown Portland with free public transportation, which includes the Max Light Rail System. The new ExecutiveTower is unique with 327 boutique-style guestrooms that cater to the association executive and business traveler. Hilton worked hard to develop a comfortable, technically savvy room. With that in mind, all guest rooms feature high speed internet access, Suite Dreams by Hilton luxury beds, internet access via a 27" televisions, dual-line direct line phones with voice mail and dataports. Thirty-one Business King concept rooms are equipped with printer/copier/scanner/fax unit located on the top floor of the hotel. The Hilton Portland completed a 25 million-dollar renovation in 1995 that completely updated its exterior, lobby, restaurants, guest rooms and function space. Business guests will appreciate (in the main building) the fully equipped business center that serves as an *office on the road* with faxing, photocopying, laser printing and other services. Both business and leisure guests can enjoy three restaurants and three lounges as well as the full service athletic club featuring indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms. For a vigorous work out, there is cardio and weight training equipment. In the center of Portland's vibrant downtown area - It happens at the Hilton. Sights to see (highly recommended) Many thanks to Nick Fink (Local Portland Boy) for providing us with this fine list of things to see and do while you are in Portland. General Powell's Books ***** Saturday Market ***** Old Town/Chinatown **** For Sports Fans Basketball @ The Rose Garden (home of the Portland Trailblazers) ***** Baseball @ PGE Park (Home of the Portland Beavers) ** Hockey @ The Memorial Coliseum (Home of the Portland Winter Hawks) *** Golf @ Pumpkin Ridge (Home of the 2003 U.S. Women's Open) **** Skating @ Burnside (Home of true portland skaters) **** Skiing and Snowboarding @ Timberline (Government Camp, OR) **** Windsurfing @ The Columbia Gorge (Hood River, OR) *** Hiking @ Silver Falls (Salem, OR) Biking @ Sunriver Resort (Near Bend, OR) Rafting @ or, should I say, on the Deschutes (Eastern OR) City Parks Pioneer Courthouse Square (Downtown) ***** Forest Park *** Mount Tabor Park *** Tom McCall Waterfront Park **** Washington Park *** International Rose Test Gardens (Washington Park - Portland is "The City of Roses") ***** Oregon Zoo (Washington Park) **** Japanese Garden (Washington Park) **** http://www.japanesegarden.com/ http://www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/Parks/JapaneseGarden.htm Museum and Exhibits Portland Art Museum *** Oregon Historical Society *** Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ***** World Forestry Center (Washington Park) ** Oregon Maritime Center and Museum * Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport, OR) ***** Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (Stevenson, WA) ** The Spruce Goose (McMinnville, OR) **** Oregon Convention Center ** Malls Lloyd Center Mall (Downtown East Portland) ***** Washington Square Mall (Southwest Suburbs of Portland) *** Pioneer Place Mall (Downtown West Portland) **** Oregon in general Travel Oregon Online Oregon Skateparks The Mountains (Skiing/Snowboarding) Mt. Hood Meadows (Government Camp, OR) **** Skibowl (Government Camp, OR) *** Timberline (Government Camp, OR) **** Mount Bachelor (near Bend, OR) ***** The Beaches Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport, OR) ***** Newport, Oregon ** Seaside, Oregon *** Canon Beach, Oregon **** Astoria, Oregon ** The Rivers Portland Spirit River Cruise (dinning) ***** Columbia Gorge Hotel *** Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler **** Columbia Gorge Windsurfing *** Multnomah Falls *****

Getting In, Out and Around Portland Driving from the Airport Distance from hotel: 9 mi. Drive time: 20 min. Directions: From the Airport, take I-205 South and exit onto I-84 West. At the end of I-84 west, you will reach the junction of I-5 north & South. Head South toward Salem (to your left) on I-5. Follow the signs onto I-405. Take the 6th Ave exit off of I-405. Follow 6th Ave for 13 blocks and our front doors will be on your left-hand side. The Hilton Portland (main building) is located on SW 6th Ave between SW Salmon & SW Taylor. The new Executive Tower's main entrance is located on SW Taylor between 6th Ave & 5th Ave. Driving from the North From the North (Southbound) on I-5, take Exit 302A. The exit will say Rose Quarter/City Center. Follow the City Center signs, which will take you across the Broadway Bridge & place you directly on Broadway Ave. Take Broadway 19 blocks & turns Left onto SW Salmon Street. Take Salmon 1 block & turn Left onto SW 6th Ave. Our front doors (main building) will be on your left-hand side. Front doors for the Executive Tower are located on SW Taylor. Air Portland International Airport Rail Union Station (Amtrak) Portland Street Car (public rail, servicing west-side downtown portland, also offers tours (****)) also see this URL for sights: http://home.teleport.com/~dthompso/PSRoute.html MAX Light Rail (public rail, servicing east and west Portland metro area) Portland Vintage Trolley (tour) **** Mount Hood Railroad (tour) ***** Bus Greyhound Tri-Met (public bus, servicing the Portland metro area) C-Tran (public bus, servicing from Vancouver WA to Portland, OR) Green Tortoise (also offers tours) Raz Transportation (also offers tours) Foot (Walking/tour maps) Powell's Books gives away a "Walking Map of Downtown Portland" at all of their stores. This is by far the best walking map out there. POVA gives away free maps at their downtown office. Here is a scan of their downtown map and their metro area map. See sample: Attendees can also purchase a walking map of Portland:

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