The Oregon Convention Center plans to place 160,000 square feet of solar panels on its roof by mid July. SolarCity will build and own the two-megawatt system and sell the power wholesale to the center in a 20-year deal. Matt Uchtman, the center’s director of operations, told the

Erin Rowland, the sustainability coordinator with the Oregon Convention Center (OCC), prepared a sustainability report for VenueConnect 2014 and recently shared the results with IAVM headquarters. Some of the interesting findings include that for each day of the event the average atte

Here in the U.S., July 4th is a time for celebration, and we’re getting in on it, too. Register by 11:59 p.m. (CDT) Friday for 2014 VenueConnect and be entered in a drawing for a $300 American Express gift card. If you already registered, you’re already entered! The winner will be not

As you make travel plans for VenueConnect, please be sure to book your hotel as early as possible. Summer is a popular season for Portland, Oregon, and hotel blocks are filling quickly with housing deadlines fast approaching. We recently added the Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown-Conven

Congratulations to Chef Allan Wambaa—who we featured in our December/January issue of FM magazine with his tips for venues to consider when setting up a farm-to-table program—on earning his ProChef III certification. Wambaa is the executive chef of the Oregon Convention Center (home o