AEWG-49 will be held U of California at Berkeley June 19-21, 2006

AEWG-50 will be held in 2007 in Lake Tahoe in collaboration with European and Japanese Working Groups

Portland Skyline with Mount Hood 

picture by permission from Portland Oregon Visitors Association   

Hotel - 

Days Inn City Center
The newly refurbished Days Inn City Center has been designated as the AEWG's hotel lodging site for AEWG-46. It is practically on the PSU campus, close to the major city transportation lines and extremely affordable.  Click here for more hotel details for AEWG conference goers.

AEWG-PSU has negotiated a room rate of $69.00, double occupancy (+11.5% sales tax). For $79.00 per night, a full American breakfast will be included for up to two room guests. Please contact the hotel directly to make reservations.  To insure you receive the group rate, indicate you are with the AEWG-PSU. 

Days Inn, 1414 S.W. Sixth Avenue , Portland, Oregon 97201-3404 , 

Phones:  (503) 484-0256;    ( 800) 899-0248 ext 278

Transportation - 

from airport ("PDX")  to the the PSU campus (and the eventual hotel) can be done with a Taxi, Portland's light rail (max) system. The drive from PDX to PSU is 20 minutes traffic permitting, the light rail may take 30 to 40 minutes. The max's (metropolitan area express) red line starts at the airport terminal near the baggage claim area and costs $1.55 one way.

getting around Portland - the immediate downtown area on the West side of the Williamette can be walked.  The light rail and trolley system runs though the downtown area as well as a Trimet bus network.

The hotel and PSU campus are within Portland's so-called "fareless square."  Short trips within this small region, on the light rail, trolly or buses are Free!

Check here for online maps of Portland and Oregon.

City, Meals and Entertainment

There are many fine restaurants within walking distance in Portland.  The Portland Oregon Visitor's Association dinning section has a guide to cities restaurants, microbrewery, and wineries.