The Green Seal certified Portland Marriot Downtown Waterfront hotel is ideally located across from a wide river lined with paths. You can walk in the urban downtown featuring trendy restaurants and brewpubs in old brick and stone buildings. The city’s decidedly unstuffy arts and culture scene melds classical institutions with innovative new venues. A lively street musician scene ranges from classical duos on corners to zydeco bands in the plaza. Portland has some of the nation’s best fleet of food trucks with dozens of them dishing up everything from Scottish bangers to sushi as well as six farmers markets. You can also use their amazing light rail network that is free downtown. Parks and gardens offer grand views of distant mountains including volcanoes.

Program Includes:

• Willamette Valley Winery and Vineyard Tour
• Alternative Varieties Symposium
• Industry Seminars
• Merit Award Presentation – Dr. Roger Boulton, University of California, Davis
• Research Reports
• Themed Sessions with Keynote Speakers
• Ralph Kunkee Seminar: Historical Review by Ralph Kunkee’s Students & Those Working in His Field of Expertise