This year’s symposium will explore beautiful Portland. Ringed by natural beauty — Mount Hood, the Oregon Coast, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Oregon wine country — Portland is obsessed with keeping that beauty unspoiled. Portlanders recycle 54 percent of their waste, a percentage that exceeds that of any other U.S. city. And they and their fellow Oregonians introduced the nation's first bottle bill in 1971 to encourage recycling. Courtesy of Portland Oregon Visitors Bureau
Our 2008 Host Hotel:
The Doubletree Lloyd Center
The Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center is adjacent to the fabulous Lloyd Center Mall and just blocks from the newly expanded Oregon Convention Center, the Rose Garden Arena, and Memorial Coliseum. The Doubletree hotel is the leading Portland hotel in implementing environmentally sound "sustainable" Green Practices! Located only 9 miles from the Portland International Airport, the MAX light rail system will pick you up at baggage claim and drop you off directly across the street from the front door. More information available at: http://www.portlandlloydcenter.doubletree.com
Hotel Cut-off Date:
September 17th, 2008
To make a hotel reservation at the Doubletree for the GWA Symposium call:
1-800-996-0510.
Mention Garden Writers Association for Discounted Room Rate: $120. USD - single/double