{"id":42,"date":"2015-07-15T16:37:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T16:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2015-07-15T16:37:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T16:37:31","slug":"travel-and-lodging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/travel-and-lodging\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel and Lodging"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Travel and Lodging<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Getting to the Conference Location<\/h2>\n<p>The conference is located in the <strong>UO\u2019s George S. Turnbull Portland Center, located in the historic White Stag Block<\/strong> of the city\u2019s Old Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>70 NW Couch St., Portland, Oregon, (503) 412-3662<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the airport, take the MAX Red Line towards City Center &amp; Beaverton to Old Town\/Chinatown MAX Station. This usually takes 20 minutes and has 12 stops. Then walk 1.5 blocks south to get to 70 NW Couch St. Cost: 2\u00bd-Hour tickets is $2.50, a 1-Day pass is $5.00.\u00a0Ticket and ride information available <a href=\"http:\/\/trimet.org\/learn\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hotel Information<\/h2>\n<p>Make your hotel reservations today. It\u2019s a busy time in Portland with a number of activities coinciding with Experience Engagement. To get the best rates and more convenient locations, we urge you to make them today.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><u><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica\">Conference Hotel:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelmodera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Modera<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/div>\n<div>Book now!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>515 SW Clay St, (503) 484-1084<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica\">These double-queens rooms are $279\/night + tax\/fees.\u00a0Please have call the Hotel directly at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:877.484.1084\" target=\"_blank\">877.484.1084<\/a>\u00a0and ask for the \u201c<b>Experience Engagement Group Rate<\/b>\u201d or reserve online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelmodera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.hotelmodera.com<\/a>\u00a0using the group code \u201c<b>EXPENGUO<\/b>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Other Hotel Options\u00a0in Downtown Portland:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coasthotels.com\/hotels\/oregon\/portland\/the-benson-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Benson Hote<\/a>l,\u00a0<\/u>309 SW Broadway, 503-228-2000 or 800-663-1144<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embassyportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Embassy Suites<\/a>, 319 SW Pine St, 503-279-9000 or 1-800-643-7892<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfavoritecourtyard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Courtyard Portland City Center<\/a>, 550 Southwest Oak St, 503-505-5000<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hotellucia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Lucia<\/a>, 400 Southwest Broadway, 503-225-1717<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.hilton.com\/en_US\/hi\/hotel\/PDXPHHH-Hilton-Portland-Executive-Tower-Oregon\/index.do\" target=\"_blank\">Hilton<\/a>, 921 SW 6th Ave, 503-226-1611<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelfifty.com\/?utm_nooverride=1&amp;gclid=CMyiveWR6ZcCFRNOagod7nd_Cw\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Rose<\/a>, 50 SW Morrison St, 503-221-0711 or 877-505-7220<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Alternative hotels<\/strong> convenient to the MAX line and between the airport and the school.\u00a0 Hotels in the Lloyd District are 10-minutes away from the conference location on the MAX line. Airport hotels are 20-minutes away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doubletreeportland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DoubleTree by Hilton Portland<\/a>, 1000 NE Multnomah St, (503) 281-6111<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/innatcc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inn at the Convention Center<\/a>, 420 NE Holladay St, (503) 233-6331<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheratonportlandairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel<\/a>, 8235 NE Airport Way, (503) 281-2500<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marriott.com\/hotels\/travel\/pdxap-residence-inn-portland-airport-at-cascade-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">Residence Inn Portland Airport at Cascade Station<\/a>, 9301 NE Cascades Pkwy, (503) 284-1800<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aloftportlandairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station<\/a>, 9920 NE Cascades Pkwy, (503) 200-5678<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What help finding a roommate? <a href=\"mailto:support@journalismthatmatters.org\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Air Travel<\/h2>\n<p>The closest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX). It&#8217;s 20 minutes to the conference location and downtown hotels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The George S. Turnbull Center is the UO School of Journalism and Communication\u2019s base in Portland, the state\u2019s media center. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/journalism.uoregon.edu\/turnbull\/\" target=\"_blank\">journalism.uoregon.edu\/turnbull<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel and Lodging &nbsp; Getting to the Conference Location The conference is located in the UO\u2019s George S. Turnbull Portland Center, located in the historic White Stag Block of the city\u2019s Old Town. 70 NW Couch St., Portland, Oregon, (503) 412-3662 From the airport, take the MAX Red Line towards City Center &amp; Beaverton to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/experienceengagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}