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Blanchet House community service food donations Cindy Wallace OCC staff
Oct. 04, 2016 | community stories

OCC sales team members volunteer at Portland’s Blanchet House

In July, the Oregon Convention Center Sales Team, headed by OCC Director of Sales Cindy Wallace, paid a visit to Blanchet House in Portland to tour the facilities and volunteer their service. They started in the Founders Café, where team members took assignments to plate and serve free, hot meals to each individual in need who came through the door.

LED lighting Energy Trust of Oregon energy efficiency Josh Lipscomb Scott Cruickshank
Sep. 20, 2016 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center replaces lighting fixtures with energy efficient LED technology

The Oregon Convention Center recently replaced all lighting fixtures in the building's Oregon Ballroom, Portland Ballroom and its entire loading dock area. Incandescent and fluorescent fixtures were all changed to a modern, energy efficient LED lighting technology.

The annual energy savings is estimated to be 1,144,076 kWh, with an annual cost savings of approximately $76,000, meaning the replacement project will pay for itself in less than three years.

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World Parkinson Congress WPC 2016 Erin Jepson
Sep. 15, 2016 | news releases

Portland and OCC prepare for the 2016 World Parkinson Congress

From September 20 to 23, the 4th World Parkinson Congress (WPC 2016) will be held at the Oregon Convention Center. The congresses provide an international forum for dialogue on the latest scientific discoveries, medical practices, and caregiver initiatives related to Parkinson’s disease. More than 4,000 participants from around the world will be coming to Portland to attend WPC 2016, presenting a unique set of logistical and service challenges for both the convention center and the city at large.

Marie McLean OCC staff CMP certification
Aug. 16, 2016 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center event manager Marie McLean earns Certified Meeting Professional designation

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is proud to announce that Marie McLean has earned her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credentials.

donations community OCC staff Scott Cruickshank Sunshine Division
Aug. 11, 2016 | sustainability news

OCC staff wages a “Battle of the Bins” donation drive

The Oregon Convention Center staff recently held a "Battle of the Bins" donation drive for Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division, and we had a lot of fun doing it!

solar array solar energy SolarCity Pacific Power Energy Trust of Oregon Scott Cruickshank Matt Pizzuti sustainability
Aug. 10, 2016 | sustainability news

Sunshine Day! OCC’s solar array is fully operational

Oregon Convention Center now features one of the highest-producing solar power arrays ever installed on a U.S. convention center, a unique achievement even for a LEED Platinum building. Power production started on August 4, 2016, and the array has already produced enough kilowatt hours to power five Portland homes for a year. Over the next two decades, it is estimated to generate enough energy each year to power approximately 184 homes.

Hyatt Regency Mortenson Development convention center hotel Metro Tom Hughes
Jul. 21, 2016 | news releases

Hyatt, partners eager to see convention center hotel move forward

It's a good time to be in the hotel business in greater Portland.

For the fifth-consecutive year, Portland's travel industry has had double-digit growth. Downtown Portland hotels have collectively doubled their revenue since 2011.

BIKETOWN PBOT Nike bike share TriMet
Jul. 20, 2016 | community stories

OCC site of one of 100 new BIKETOWN bike share stations

BIKETOWN, Portland’s next generation bike share system, launched on July 19. Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and its partners unveiled a map of the first 100 BIKETOWN station locations. The map is available at BIKETOWNPDX.com. The stations house 1,000 "smart bikes" with the latest technology.

waste diversion United Methodist Church Habitat for Humanity ReStore Triumph Expo and Events Rick Hodges Scott Cruickshank sustainability green meetings
Jul. 11, 2016 | sustainability news

A post-event waste diversion success story

During the United Methodist Church’s 2016 General Conference – which was held at the Oregon Convention Center, May 9-20  –  UMC’s publishing house, Cokesbury, had a very large bookstore set up in one of the center’s exhibit halls. Jeff Barnes, executive director of Cokesbury, approached Triumph Expo and Events, the general contractor and decorator for the show, and asked how to dispose of approximately 50 bookshelves, tables, clothing racks and m

sustainability public art GoLloyd Lloyd District Metro
Jul. 08, 2016 | sustainability news

Take an art and sustainability tour of the Oregon Convention Center

Did you know that the Oregon Convention Center is known for its unique public art collection, valued at well over two million dollars, as well as its sustainability leadership? Please join us for a lunchtime tour that will explore the iconic architecture, the sustainability, and the art of the OCC.

Meet Thursday, July 14th at noon at the Visitors Information Desk, located inside the convention center at street level near the main entrance on 777 NE MLK Jr. Boulevard. 

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