Jamie, Bruce and Torsten

Jamie Francis, Bruce Ely, and Torsten Kjellstrand check out their fun snaps at Rob Finch's house.
tom

Oregonlive.com aka The Oregonian

It's Everything Oregon, so it says.

Events Calendar for Portland

Will be more useful as we get closer to June.

alt.portland

Here's another low-budget, yet up-to-date guide. It appears to be focused on the east side.

Dirt Cheap Guide to Portland

Here's a funky guide to Portland. It's remarkably accurate.

Bicycle Rentals

Here's a place to rent bicycles. We're a little shocked at the price though. It appears they're $30 per day. Here's another one (http://fattirefarm.com/page.cfm?PageID=65) for $25 per day. Ouch.

Public Transportation in Portland

We at Geekfest Portland 2007 believe you can survive nicely without having to rent a car.

Though we've never actually done it, we believe you can catch a MAX Line from the airport to a stop not far from the hotel for a measly $2. Simply get on the westbound train and get off at the Lloyd Center Shopping Mall exit. You could either grab a taxi from there or hop on a bus that will get you near the hotel. Better yet, call a fellow APADer with a car and hitch a ride.

We also want to encourage you to plan on doing a lot of walking. Bring comfortable shoes and travel light. Once you escape the semi-safe area around the hotel, you'll find your walk to the action downtown very friendly in a semi-safe kind of way. But, you'll see things worth pointing a camera at.

Click on the link above to plan your trips with Trimet.
Click on this link to plan your trip on MAX.

4012 SE 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-7433

Team Leaders

Emcee: Sol Neelman

Team Leaders:

Thomas Patterson
Michael Rubenstein
Chris Detrick
Tiffany Brown
G.J McCarthy

The Space

I went and checked out the meeting space and rooms at Jupiter Hotel. I think it will work out nicely.

Hotel and Payment Info

GEEKFEST PORTLAND 2007, June 7, 8, 9, 10

HOTEL: To reserve a room, click here: Jupiter Hotel or call: 503.230.9200 or 877.800.0004. You can email them here: info@jupiterhotel.com.

We've reserved 14 rooms with double queens. We are going to ask for more soon. The discounted rate is $119 per night. Tell the booking agent you are part of Geekfest. They'll know what you mean.

If you want one of these rooms, you'll have to book it by April 20 at the latest. I recommend doing it much sooner than that. It's yourresponsibility. If you don't you will miss out on the discount and could possibly end up without lodging.

It's also up to you to find your own roommates. A list of attendees is at the bottom of this email. It should be possible to get a single room if you don't want roomies.

PAYMENT: To confirm your attendance please paypal $30 to this paypal account.

This money will pay for the meeting room we will use to hear speakers and to project our work.

The next step will be securing speakers, team leaders and assignments. I'll post that as it comes available. From what I know so far, you will be very happy. That's all you need to know for now:)

We do know that Sol will be the "EMCEE". He will handle all duties related to running Geekfest once it starts. I will be handling most of the logistical issues. As CEO, of APAD Inc., Melissa has the final word.

Geekfest Information

I will post information and relevant links about Geekfest Portland 2007 Here.