Technology & Innovation Management: - PICMET Conference

TRAVEL AND EXCURSIONS
EXCURSIONS
Several tours are offered to PICMET ’99 participants to
give the guests an opportunity to see some of Oregon’s
spectacular scenery.
We strongly recommend that you preregister for
these tours because of limited space. The registration
form on page 10 can be used for that purpose. PICMET
reserves the right to cancel a tour if minimum reqirements
are not met. In that case, preregistered guests
will be offered other alternatives.
Spirit of Portland
TRAVEL
PICMET has designated Joan Sher at GK Ltd. Travel in
Portland, Oregon, as the official travel agent for the conference.
She will advise you and help you plan your
trip, including car rentals, pre and post conference
trips, and tours while in Portland. It is impossible to
list all the exciting trips and breathtaking scenery easily
available from Portland. Central and Southern Oregon,
British Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, San Francisco, Las
Vegas and Reno are just a few examples. Joan will
arrange a personalized trip for you on request.
Joan Sher can be contacted by phone (1-800-200-
0344 or 1-503-244-0344), fax (503-244-3503), or e-mail
(Joan-gktvl@aol.com). She is available for all your travel
needs during your visit to Portland and the Pacific
Northwest.
Joan will also be hosting PICMET’s hospitality desk
during the conference, so if you need advice or want to
make last-minute travel arrangements, she will be there
to help you.
CAR RENTAL
Hertz has been designated the official car rental company
for PICMET ’99. Hertz is offering special rates for
conference participants from July 18th to August 5th.
You can arrange car rentals by
calling 1-800-654-2240 and referring
to file number CV47197.
Mt. Hood and Columbia Gorge, Sunday, July 25, 1999
($60; departs 8:45, returns 17:30; price of lunch not
included)
Treat yourself to a scenic wonderland as you enjoy
one the most outstanding one-day excursions in
America. Don’t forget to bring your camera and plenty
of film! Mt. Hood dominates the horizon as you leave
the Willamette Valley and enter the forest-covered
slopes of the Cascade Mountains. You will follow the
historic “Barlow Trail” to Government Camp. It is now
just a few miles to Timberline Lodge at the 6,000 foot
level of Oregon’s Highest mountain peak. Next, depart
Mt. Hood for the famous apple and pear orchards of
the picturesque Hood River Valley. The next stop is
Multnomah Falls. Located in the famous Columbia
River Gorge, the waterfall cascades a spectacular 620
feet to the gorge floor. Then follow the Old Scenic
Highway to Crown Point, where from high above the
mighty river you are treated to a 35-mile long
panoramic view of the Gorge.
Portland City Tour, Monday, July 26, 1999
($30; departs 12:45, returns 16:00)
This tour begins by winding through the streets of
downtown, Old Town and Chinatown while learning
the humble beginnings of this now cosmopolitan city.
It is just a few minutes’ drive up into the West Hills
overlooking downtown Portland. In sprawling
Washington Park you will visit the world-renowned
International Rose Test Garden. Next, tour through
the lovely Arlington Heights residential area and the
Hoyt Arboretum. Enjoy a scenic ride to the magnificent
Pittock Mansion nestled in Portland’s West Hills.
Tour this French Renaissance mansion built in 1909
and take in the panoramic view of the snow-capped
peaks of the Cascades, the Willamette River, the
Columbia River and Portland from the mansion’s
grounds. Continue on through the tree-lined streets of
the Portland Heights residential area before heading
back into downtown (admission to Pittock Mansion
included).
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