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Sep. 21, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center joins community effort to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is once again participating in the third annual Lights Out Portland 2018 event on September 21, 2018.

Salmon-Safe sustainability OCC Rain Garden Matt Uchtman Dan Kent

Sep. 07, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center recognized for clean water strategy

Healthy watersheds advocate Salmon-Safe has recognized the Oregon Convention Center with Salmon-Safe recertification for its commitment to reducing polluted runoff to the Willamette River.

A Portland-based nonprofit, Salmon-Safe works with public and private landowners to promote reduced water use, onsite stormwater treatment, and protection of water quality. Properties like the Oregon Convention Center are certified as Salmon-Safe for extensive efforts to halt runoff from entering streams and impacting imperiled salmon.

Hyatt Regency Portland Mortenson Construction Portland Business Journal convention center hotel

Aug. 23, 2018 | press

Decades in the making, the Convention Center hotel finally takes shape (Photos)

"For years, the lot at the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Northeast Holladay Street sat vacant but full of promise — promise that someday, a huge hotel would rise from the gravel to accommodate tens of thousands of visitors to the adjacent Oregon Convention Center every year.

"Though three decades passed before all the stars aligned on the project, they did at last in 2017, when the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center finally broke ground.

Tim Libra CMP Events Industry Council Erin Jepson OCC staff

Aug. 22, 2018 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center event manager Tim Libra earns CMP credential

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is proud to announce that event manager Tim Libra has earned his Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential, becoming the tenth OCC staff member to obtain the esteemed industry designation.

Launched by the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 1985 to enhance the knowledge and performance of meeting professionals and advance uniform standards of practice, achieving the CMP certification requires years of professional experience, education and mastery of a rigorous exam.

Hyatt Regency Portland Mortenson Development convention center hotel Metro Scott Cruickshank Heather Back

Aug. 07, 2018 | news releases

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center creates tipping point for 26 conventions to choose Portland

From Metro News

The organizers of 26 conventions have chosen Portland after construction began on the Hyatt Regency Portland hotel, validating projections from hotel boosters about the project’s impact on the local economy.

Before construction, hotel backers said as many as 10 new mid-sized conventions each year would choose Portland because of the addition of a 600-room hotel across the street from the convention center. The hotel is slated to open in early 2020.

Lisa Chan MPI Oregon Supplier of the Year Award Silver Platter Award

Jul. 27, 2018 | news releases

OCC sales manager Lisa Chan named MPI Oregon Chapter Supplier of the Year

The Oregon Convention Center is proud to announce that sales manager Lisa Chan has been named 2017-2018 Supplier of the Year by the Oregon Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

photo of colorful street painting in the Lloyd neighborhood

Lloyd Lloyd Enhanced Services District Lloyd EcoDistrict Go Lloyd Hank Ashforth OCC neighborhood Hyatt Regency convention center hotel

Jun. 26, 2018 | press

‘Lloyd District’ Neighborhood Becomes ‘Lloyd’

Dropping “District” Reflects Dynamic Neighborhood Changes

From Go Lloyd

The Lloyd community is excited to announce the renaming and rebranding of its neighborhood from the “Lloyd District” to “Lloyd.” The new, more modern naming approach is both a reflection of a neighborhood undergoing tremendous growth, while maintaining an appreciation of the area’s rich history.

Benson Polytechnic High School Mortenson Construction Hyatt Regency Portland convention center hotel

Jun. 14, 2018 | news releases

Benson Polytechnic High School gets a virtual, and up-close, look at future Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center

Teenagers across the country see plenty of virtual reality. From video games to iPhone Snapchat filters, it’s easy to find ways the virtual world interacts with the real world.

For 18 lucky Benson Polytechnic High School students, the world of virtual reality had some serious real-world implications last month, as they saw how 3D modeling, computer-aided design and other technologies have helped the builders of the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center.

OCC renovation Bell Circles II Robert Coburn Craig Stroud Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association Regional Arts and Culture Council Metro

May 26, 2018 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center art installation sounds the significance of three sister city relationships

One of the most striking pieces of the Oregon Convention Center’s public art collection will be reinvigorated soon, as the 28-year-old “Bell Circles II” art piece will be updated to span the footprint of the entire convention center.

The Robert Coburn installation, which memorializes the relationship between Portland and three of its Asian sister cities, will greet visitors from the north as well as south once the Japanese bell is located at the southeast corner of the center, near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Lloyd boulevards.

Tom Hughes Metro Travel Portland Mortenson Development Hyatt Regency convention center hotel

May 17, 2018 | news releases

Metro Council president honored for making convention hotel a reality