2009 ACM National Conference in Portland, OR

Register today for the Alliance for Community Media's International Conference and Exhibition, July 15th – 18th at the Oregon Convention Center and Doubletree Hotel at the Lloyd Center in Portland, OR. 

The theme this year is “Community Media at the Crossroads”. Join us as we look at and discuss ways to protect community media at the national and local levels.  Learn and explore new concepts and challenge old one.  Discuss new models for community media and look at, brainstorm and debate these new ideas and concepts.   

Be sure to book your hotel room as soon as possible if you have not done so already. Check our website periodically for updates or additions to the program.  

If you have any questions please call Denise Woodson at(202)393-2650, ext. 11 or dw(at)alliancecm.org. 

See you in Portland!

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Portland, OR

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon.

As of July 2008, it has an estimated population of 575,930, and has been referred to as the greenest city in the United States. Portland is Oregon's most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest, after Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington. Approximately two million people live in the Portland metropolitan area (MSA), the 23rd most populous in the United States as of July 2006.

Portland was incorporated in 1851 and is the county seat of Multnomah County.The city extends slightly into Washington County to the west and Clackamas County to the south. It is governed by a commission-based government headed by a mayor and four other commissioners.

The city and region are noted for strong land-use planning and investment in light rail, supported by Metro, a distinctive regional-government scheme. Portland is also known for its large number of microbreweries and microdistilleries, and as the home of the Trail Blazers NBA basketball team.*

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