The Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center was the first convention facility in the nation to receive a LEED-EB certification from the US Green Building Council.
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Art and business venues
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Metro owns and operates the Oregon Convention Center and the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center and operates the Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
From home and garden shows to the symphony, manufacturing trade shows
to rock concerts, business seminars to antiques shows, Metro's regional
arts, convention and exhibition facilities host hundreds of events each
year. Chances are you’ve been our guest at least once. The regional
public assembly facilities are managed by the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC), a subsidiary of Metro.
Visit the MERC site for more information
Oregon Convention Center
The Oregon Convention Center is the largest convention facility in the Pacific Northwest, hosting more than 12 million visitors since its opening 1990. An average of $422 million is generated annually in economic benefit for the region from the national and international visitors who attend conventions and events at the facility. In 2004, it was first in the nation to be certified LEED-EB by the U.S. Green Building Council, and, in 2008 became the first to be recertified as LEED-EB Silver.Visit the Oregon Convention Center site
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
The curtain goes up on many of the region's premiere performing arts events at the theaters and halls that make up the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Located in the heart of Portland's cultural district, the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Keller Auditorium, Newmark and Winningstad theatres, and Brunish Hall host world-class performances and entertainers.Visit the Portland Center for the Performing Arts site
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center
Known as “Expo,” the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center is the West Coast's largest public exhibition facility. The center has been a public event venue to generations of visitors who come to enjoy lifestyle and hobby shows, public exhibitions and community events. Expo has undergone extensive renovation and modernization and is now connected to TriMet's Interstate MAX light-rail system, which opened in May 2004.Visit the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center site
Need assistance?
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission
503-731-7800 | 503-731-7870 fax | 503-797-1804 TDD
Related Internet links
- Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission
(http://www.merc-facilities.org/)