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  1. Executive Chef Allan Wambaa wins 2019 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award

    Chef Allan Wambaa, who leads the pacific wild culinary team at the Oregon Convention Center (OCC), is being honored by the United Fresh Produce Association with a 2019 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award. The UFPA awards program pays special tribute ...

  2. Oregon Convention Center’s Olivia Lofstedt gains industry-wide recognition

    Olivia Lofstedt, Event Manager at the Oregon Convention Center (OCC), has been recognized by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) in its prestigious 30|UNDER|30 Class of 2019. Each year, IAVM selects the best and brightest emerging ...

  3. Oregon Convention Center named a 2019 Smart Stars Award winner

    The Smart Stars Awards have risen to become a notable industry benchmark and celebrated planning resource for meeting professionals worldwide. Each year, meeting planners vote for their favorite properties, venues and destinations in 35 distinguished ...

  4. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto Rededicate Sapporo Bell at the Oregon Convention Center

    Celebrating the Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association’s 60 years of prosperity and peace Mayor Wheeler from the City of Portland and Mayor Akimoto from Sapporo, Japan solidified their continued commitment to the Portland-Sapporo Sister City ...

  5. Celebrating the Portland Sapporo Sister City Association’s 60 years of prosperity and peace

    Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Sapporo, Japan, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto continued their committment to the Portland Sapporo Sister City relationship by rededicating the Japanese bell gifted by business leaders in Sapporo to Portland as a 30th anniversary ...

  6. Pacificwild Catering now serving local, sustainable keg wines at the Oregon Convention Center

    Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is delighted to announce that our food and beverage partner pacific wild Catering is now serving Coopers Hall keg wines – the same exceptional, sustainably produced Northwest wines served at their local Portland taproom. ...

  7. Oregon Convention Center recertifies at the highest level of the APEX/ASTM green meetings certification

    The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) has been recertified at Level 4 of the APEX/ASTM green meetings certification. This is the second time OCC has successfully recertified at the highest level of APEX/ASTM certification since it became the first convention ...

  8. Oregon Convention Center’s Erin Jepson appointed to IAVM Board of Directors

    The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is pleased to announce that Erin Jepson, OCC’s Director of Events and Guest Services, has been selected as the next Convention Center Sector Director for the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Board of ...

  9. Have your say as the events industry heads to the UN Sustainability Summit

    From Exhibition World Event industry professionals across the globe are being urged to take part in a vital initiative this month – 'Engaging the global event industry with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals' – ahead of the UN ...

  10. Oregon Convention Center visitors can use “pedal power” to charge their mobile devices

    Visitors to the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) can now get in some exercise while also charging their phones and tablets, thanks to an innovative pedal charging station that is on loan to us from local eco-fitness company The Green Microgym. Visitors to ...

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  • Apr. 04, 2025Oregon Convention Center Awards $150,000 in Space to Grow Sponsorships to Seven Local Organizations
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