Conference Venue

GPCE 2011 will be held at Hilton Portland and Executive Tower, 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon, co-located with SPLASH 2011.

See hotel website for more information.

Portland

Portland is a city located in northwestern part of United States, in the state of Oregon. Portland, with city population of around 582,130 and metropolitan area population of around 2.2 million, is Oregon's most populous city. The city is well known for its environmental friendliness, nice parks, botanic gardens and museums. It is also a great place to dine, with its excellent restaurants and over 25 excellent microbreweries. Portland's Marine west coast climate makes it an ideal place to grow roses, so much so that it has been known as the "City of Roses" that has many rose gardens. Also, Portland's close proximity to beautiful sceneries including Mount Hood, Columbia River, and Multnomah Falls makes it a great place to tour.

Travel

Portland can be reached by air, rail and road.

Planes

All major airlines fly to Portland. See Portland International Airport website for more information.

Directions to the Hotel

The Hilton is located in downtown Portland. Here is a map.