tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1364630 2013-05-21T09:12:57-07:00 Receive Oregon Convention Center news, show offers and upcoming event updates by subscribing to Oregon Convention Center's e-newsletter, ePoint! TypePad 45.52874-122.644605http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifoccepointhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f58833019102614cf3970c 2013-05-21T09:12:57-07:00 2013-05-21T09:12:57-07:00 Jon Smith This year's flavorful and flower-ful celebration will fulfill anyone's appetite for spectacle. Emphasizing visual and auditory entertainment on a grand scale, the parade features 17 all-floral floats, 18 marching bands, 19 equestrian units and many other special entries. Vintage vehicles,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=JiR9lqwSacU:PDnOHg9Zvxg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/JiR9lqwSacU" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/05/spirit-mountain-casino-grand-floral-parade-june-8-2013.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f588330192aa215572970d 2013-05-20T10:58:22-07:00 2013-05-20T10:58:22-07:00 Jon Smith Sunday, June 2 Portland Walk for Water Saturday, June 8 Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade Friday-Sunday, June 21-23 Annual Ladies Day Out GET TICKETS» Thursday-Sunday, June 27-30 LeakyCon Portland *For information on all upcoming events visit our Events Calendar<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=ZGj_uRPbjq4:ai-MjtRZvTc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/ZGj_uRPbjq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/05/june-2013-public-events.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f58833017eeb27be42970d 2013-05-14T07:29:52-07:00 2013-05-14T07:33:53-07:00 Jon Smith Healthy streams advocate Salmon-Safe has recertified the Oregon Convention Center for its commitment to reducing polluted runoff to the Willamette River. The Portland-based nonprofit Salmon-Safe works with public and private landowners to promote reduced water use, onsite stormwater treatment, and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=_pAVWTsKeso:K3rpwojNo9o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/_pAVWTsKeso" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/05/oregon-convention-center-recognized-for-clean-water-strategy.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f58833019101dd60d5970c 2013-05-07T07:00:45-07:00 2013-05-13T07:12:25-07:00 Jon Smith Message from Martha Bennett, Metro’s chief operating officer In an effort to earn Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the Oregon Convention Center is looking beyond energy-efficient bulbs and stormwater gardens. Sustainability coordinator Erin Rowland is focusing...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=4CFflJDApOQ:gc_ElZx64hc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/4CFflJDApOQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/05/oregon-convention-center-spurs-food-donations-and-car-less-commutes-in-leed-quest.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f5883301901bb78615970b 2013-04-30T10:30:13-07:00 2013-05-06T06:59:26-07:00 Jon Smith By Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. Learn more It's less than half an...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=H6JOnO0AJmw:jGfcOSiR3hs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/H6JOnO0AJmw" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/04/convention-centers-quest-for-leed-gold-means-creative-ways-of-thinking-green.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0099958f5883301901bafe5e1970b 2013-04-29T10:24:31-07:00 2013-04-29T10:27:19-07:00 Jon Smith LeakyCon - the biggest, nerdiest, most awesome fandom celebration of the year - is coming to Portland and the Oregon Convention Center! "LeakyCon is a fan conference. We come from the Harry Potter fandom and celebrate everything about it first...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?a=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/occepoint?i=tiJY9hlyLAY:V7iy7l0A8ao:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/occepoint/~4/tiJY9hlyLAY" height="1" width="1"/>http://occepoint.typepad.com/weblog/2013/04/leakycon-portland-june-27-30-2013.html