Tour 1: Portland City Sights Tour
Monday 10/20/08
Cost: $65
Tour of Portland Schedule:
10AM - Pick up from the Marriott Hotel
10:15 -10:30 AM – Drive to the Pittock
Mansion
10:30 -11:00 AM – Pittock
Mansion
The first stop on the tour will be the historic Pittock Mansion. This
house has been a landmark in Portland since it was built in 1909 for
The Oregonian newspaper publisher at the time Henry Pittock and his
wife Georgiana. This colossal house sits on 46 acres in west Portland
and has gorgeous panoramic views of the city. Henry and Georgiana Pittock
were major pioneers in the development of Portland in the late 19th
century, as Pittock is known as turning The Oregonian into the major
publication it is today and his wife Georgiana was one of the founders
of the Portland Rose Festival. Currently the city of Portland’s
Bureau of Parks and Recreation own the mansion, as the city viewed it
as a remarkable attraction in the city.
11:00 AM – Load bus
11:10 AM – Head to Washington Park
11:15 -11:45 AM – Washington Park
Washington Park
Stop and stretch your legs at Washington Park where you have a clear
view of beautiful Mt. Hood. This nearly 130-acre park is the home of
Portland’s famous International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Garden,
and the Oregon Zoo. There is no better way to see Portland’s flora
and fauna than from this one beautiful location.
11:45 AM – Load bus
11:45 -12:00 PM – Head to the Pearl District
12:00-2:00 PM – Lunch and free time in the Pearl District
Lunch and the Pearl District
Portland’s most recent neighborhood transformation is located
right in the heart of downtown. Since the late 1990’s Portland
has transformed this area from warehouses and railroad yards to a trendy
neighborhood blossoming with art galleries and high-rise condos. Here
you will find the renowned Powell’s City of Books, as well as
famous breweries that can only be found in the Brewery Blocks of Portland.
This area continues to grow as boutiques, galleries, theaters and restaurants
fight for space in this district.
2:00 PM – Load bus
2:15 -3:00 PM – Tour of downtown
Portland including Old Town/Chinatown, Waterfront Park, and the Park
Blocks
Downtown Portland
Finally we’ll end the day with a tour of Portland’s inner
downtown area. Old Town/Chinatown is the original heart of the city,
where now you can find the Portland Saturday Market and curious Shanghai
Tunnels. The donut shop that is ever growing in popularity and has been
featured on many national cooking and travel shows can also be found
here; Voodoo Doughnuts has been calling Old Town home since 2003. Other
points of interest on this tour will include Pioneer Courthouse Square,
the Park Blocks, and the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
3:00 PM – Return to the Marriott
Hotel
Tour 2: Industrial Tour
CoorsTek - Oregon Operations and FEI Company
Cost: $45 (including box lunch)
CoorsTek, Oregon Operations produces
some of the largest ceramic structures available anywhere.
This facility serves the metrology, semiconductor, flat panel, optics,
armor and paper industries with alumina and alpha grade silicon carbide.
Capabilities include 5 meter class guide ways and meter class optics
for telescope components, image sensors, surveillance systems or for
directed energy applications. The Oregon operation has state of the
art forming, sintering, grinding, lapping and precision metrology capabilities
to make guide ways, lightweight mirrors and optical structures.FEI Company
specializes in electron optics and focused ion beam technologies and
imaging for three-dimensional characterization, analysis and modification
of materials and structures with resolution down to the sub-Ångström
level.
The visit to FEI will include a one-and-a-half
hour tour of the Portland NanoPorts product showroom, where participants
will be shown “live thrill rides” of four of their microscopes
and the type of applications of which each is capable. They will be
the TEM, Small Dual Beam, Quanta SEM, and the desktop SEM Phenom.
Friday, October 24. Departure time is 8:00 a.m., return to the
hotel at approximately between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., depending on
airport drop-offs. Tour participation is limited; please register early.
NOTE: If you wish to be dropped off
at Portland International Airport on the way back, please notify the
ASPE office when you register for the tour. Airport drop-off will not
be automatic, but based on sufficient interest.
