Portland Oregon home of PICMET '03

PICMET
Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology
Portland, OR 97207-0751
USA Tel: +1 503-725-3525
Fax: +1 503-725-4667
E-Mail: info@picmet.org
Web: http://www.picmet.org

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OREGON TRAVEL AND VACATION DREAMS

What is your dream vacation? Is it a long walk on a sandy beach while watching the sun set over the Pacific? Is it a hike through ancient forests? Would you like to golf in the high desert while enjoying spectacular views of mountains, or fish wild rivers famous for salmon and steelhead? Maybe your dream vacation includes visits to award-winning wineries set amidst scenic rolling hills covered with grape vines. Perhaps you would prefer a more cosmopolitan vacation experience in a city dubbed Money Magazine’s No. 1 Choice of “The Best Places To Live” (Money Magazine, December 2000): fine dining, museums, art galleries, shops, and theater in a vibrant and picturesque city.

All of these possibilities and many more are within a short drive of Portland. If you are coming to PICMET, we highly recommend that you take a few extra days from your busy schedule before or after the conference to visit some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Below you will find a link to Oregon’s vast array of holiday treasures. If you see something that appeals to you, Joan Sher of GK Ltd. Travel, PICMET’s official travel agent for the conference, will help you plan any aspect of your trip, including discounted airline reservations, car rentals, pre- and post-conference trips, and tours while in Portland.

The list of things to see and do in the Oregon is endless. However, if you would like to venture a little further, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Reno, Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria, B.C. are all easily accessible from Portland. Joan will arrange special and personalized trips for you upon request.

Joan Sher can be contacted by phone (1-800-284-4180) or e-mail (JoanZSher@aol.com).

Beautiful Oregon Coasts: Oregon has most beautiful coastal scenery, and vast sandy beaches. Only two hours from Portland and an hour from the I-5 corridor, family travelers find a wide range of activities, whether it's walking along the miles of public beaches, horse riding, golfing on the area's many courses, deep-sea fishing, crabbing or clamming. There is always time for whale watching and lighthouse exploring.

Oregon Coast Aquarium: The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon has been named one of the 10 best aquariums in the country by Parade Magazine. visitors to Oregon's central coast shouldn't miss the opportunity to spend a few hours wandering among the aquarium's outdoor poools and trails, the walk- through aviary, or underwater tunnel.

Cannon Beach: Cannon Beach one of the scenic and long beaches of the Oregon. You can take picture beautiful scenic beauty of famous Haystack Rock. Haystack Rock, at 235 feet high, is the third largest coastal monolith in the world. Fly a kite, watch sea creatures in the tidepools, or visit unique art galleries are part of Cannon beach experience.

Oregon Garden: The Oregon Garden is just 15 miles east of Salem and approximately 40 miles southeast of Portland.The Oregon Garden is a world-class botanical display garden that will eventually grow to a 240-acre site nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

Please visit the POVA's website to get more information about Oregon's regional attractions: