777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Business Leader NW 2008 will be held in the Oregon Convention Center (OCC), the largest convention center in the Pacific Northwest.

It is an ideal venue for conventions, industry tradeshows, meetings, and banquets. Located in beautiful and lively downtown Portland, Oregon, the OCC is the preferred destination for many groups because of its commitment to customer service and leadership in sustainable practices.

The center's two grand ballrooms, 50 meeting rooms, 255,000 square feet of exhibit space, full-service catering, and experienced staff can handle events of any size, from 10 to 10,000.

City of Portland

With an estimated population of 568,380 Portland is Oregon's most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest, after Vancouver, B.C., and Seattle, WA. Approximately two million people live in Portland metropolitan area (MSA), the 23rd most populous in the United States as of July 2006. (Source: Wikipedia)
Travel: Travel Portland
Things to do: City Search

Oregon

From rugged coastline to dense forests to high desert to high mountains, Oregon seems to have laid out for those who love the outdoors. Natives learn to ignore the rain.
All about it: Wikipedia