Location

VENUE

Inverge is held in the state-of-the-art Gerding Theater at the Armory at the heart of the Pearl District, the most written-about neighborhood in Portland, OR USA, one of the most celebrated cities in the U.S. (see below). This is the first performing arts facility in the world to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest certification level for sustainable building design, construction and operation: LEED Platinum.

Gerding Theater at the Armory
128 NW 11th Avenue (at Davis)
Portland, OR 97209

Media: Gerding Photos | Gerding Video | Photos of Inverge 2007 at the Gerding

Maps: Google | MapQuest | Microsoft Live (best satellite view, plus 3D option) | Yahoo!

Logistics: Driving | Parking | Transit [NOTE: Venue is at the Portland Street Car stop at 11th & Couch]

Pearl District: Restaurants | Coffee, Tea & Sweets | Bars & Brewpubs | Galleries

WHY PORTLAND?

Why travel to Portland for Inverge 2007? If you’ve never been to Portland or haven’t been for several years, this conference and the concurrent performances it gives you access to may be just the excuse you need. Portland is no longer a well-kept secret.

Here are just a few of the kudos given to Portland recently:

  • A Top 12 travel destination in the world for 2007 (Frommer’s Travel Guide)
  • Best U.S. airport for business travelers (Conde Nast Traveler) 2007 & 2006
  • Best place to live in the U.S. (Men’s Journal magazine) 2006
  • No. 1, America’s most sustainable big cities (SustainLane.com) 2006
  • A Fast 30 City – Green Leader (Fast Company magazine) 2007
  • America’s Best Eating Destination (The Food Network) 2007
  • No. 5 most walkable city in the U.S. (Brookings Institute) 2007 
  • Cleanest U.S. city (Reader’s Digest) 2005
  • Best U.S. city for walkers (Prevention magazine) 2006
  • Best U.S. city for cyclists (Bicycling magazine) 2006
  • Best U.S. city for seniors (Bankers Life and Casualty Co.) 2005
  • Best U.S. city for dogs (Dog Fancy magazine) 2006
  • Most courteous drivers in the U.S. (AutoVantage Club Members) 2007
  • No. 2, Greenest Cities in the World (Grist Magazine: Environmental News & Commentary) 2007
  • No. 2, 10 Greenest Cities in America (MSN.com City Guides) 2007
  • No. 2, Healthiest U.S. cities (Cooking Light magazine) 2007
  • No. 3 Top City in the U.S. (Cities Ranked & Rated, Wiley Publishing) 2007
  • No. 3, Top 10 Cities for Independent Moviemakers (MovieMaker Magazine) 2006
  • No. 8, Top 10 underrated cities in U.S. and Canada (MSNBC) 2007
  • No. 9, Top 25 Fittest Cities in the U.S. (Men’s Fitness magazine) 2007
  • No. 10, Best Arts City in America (American Style magazine) 2006
  • One of the world’s nine most successful cities (European Institute for Urban Affairs) 2006
  • One of the 10 Greenest Cities in America (Move.com) 2007
  • One of the 10 Best Places to Retire - Hillsboro, a Portland suburb (US News & World Report) 2007
  • One of the 20 most inventive U.S. cities (The Wall Street Journal) 2006
  • One of the 10 New American Dream Towns (Outside magazine) 2005
  • America’s 10 Best Places to Live and Work for Those Under 40 (Monster.com) 2005
  • Top 10 Best Walking Cities (American Podiatric Medical Association) 2005