Portland, Oregon
May 16 - 18, 2007
(Arrivals on May 15th)
Host NSI Site: Portland YouthBuilders
The YouthBuild USA Education Department is excited to announce that the 2007 Spring NSI conference will take place in Portland, OR. The Education Department's commitment to our NSI sites is to provide the network with learning opportunities through trainings, presentations, working groups, network site visits, and social gatherings. Our hope is that much learning will take place throughout the conference and that NSI colleagues will also share and leave inspired to continue the important work that we all do in graduating our young people with diplomas, and preparing them for post secondary academic and/or career development training.
Past gatherings have included training content areas such as: college from preparation to access, transition and completion, Carnegie math curriculum, school culture & management, integrating technology, reading & writing across the curriculum, data driven decision making, instructional leadership, sharing best practices and challenges to improved network outcomes.
The YBUSA Education team is currently working diligently preparing what we believe will be a rewarding conference that is stimulating and informative.
 We look forward to seeing you there!
Location
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center
1000 NE Multnomah
Portland, Oregon 97232
P: (503) 281-6111
F: (503) 284-8553
About Portland, OR
Thanks to a setting at the junction of the Columbia and Willamette rivers, Portland boasts spectacular natural scenery and ample opportunity for outdoor recreation. It's also an increasingly important city, known for its music scene, brewpubs, coffeehouses, and postmodern design. The "City of Roses" offers abundant waterways, lush greenery, and numerous parks and gardens, including the magnificent International Rose Test Garden and the unmissable Japanese Garden. Tourists will also enjoy strolling Portland's historic Old Town and charming McCall Waterfront Park. Sites of particular interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, a European-style plaza, and Saturday Market, the nation's largest outdoor handicrafts market. Sports fans of all ages will relish a trip to hometown-shop Niketown, followed by a Blazers game at Rose Garden Arena. With the city's award-winning mass-transit system, getting around is a breeze.
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Agenda
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Travel
Book your air travel to arrive into Portland International Airport. To insure better rates, begin to arrange travel immediately. Attendees should arrive on May 15, 2007 and depart on May 18, 2007 after 12 noon.
Directions
From Portland Int'l Airport:
7.0 Miles NE. Follow Airport way to I-205 South. Then take I-84 West, go approximately 5 miles to exit 1 Lloyd Blvd. Go to the second light off of the exit and take a right. Go 1 and 1/2 blocks and Lloyd Center is on the left.
General Arrival Directions
FROM THE NORTH (on I-5):
Take Rose Quarter-City center exit 302A. Take a left at the second light (Weidler). Go to 9th Avenue and take a right. Go to the second light and the hotel is on the left.
FROM THE SOUTH (on I-5):
Take Rose Quarter-City center exit 302A. At the first light, take a right on Weidler. Go to 9th Avenue and take a right. Go to the second light and the hotel is on the left
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Housing
As in our past conferences, YouthBuild USA will pay for the cost of lodging for one attendee per school/program. The second attendee’s cost will need to be paid for by the site. Funds from your NSI grant may be used to pay for the cost of lodging and counted as travel for professional development. Our YouthBuild group rate is $109 per night night for single occupancy and $119/night for double occupancy.
Attendees will not need to make their own reservations. The Education Department will provide the hotel with a rooming list of all attendees, which will specify attendees on the YouthBuild USA master account as well as specify attendees responsible for their own room charges. All attendees will be responsible for any room incidentals and will need to provide the hotel with a credit card at check-in. All attendees should review their bill at check-out.
Check-in time: 3:00pm
Check-out time: 12:00pm
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Special Request
We do our best to serve foods that are acceptable to everyone. There will always be a vegetarian option for meals and pork will be limited to breakfast menus only. If your diet requires us to make special arrangements, please send e-mail to swest@youthbuild.org .
If you have any physical limitations or require specific housing accommodations in order to make your stay more comfortable, please send e-mail to swest@youthbuild.org
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Education Department Registration policies
Early Departure Fee
In the event a guest who has reserved a room within our block checks out prior to the guest's reserved check out date, the Hotel will add an early departure fee of $25.00 to that guest's account. If that guest is on the YouthBuild USA master bill, YouthBuild USA will charge the school/program $25.00 post the conference. To avoid an early departure fee, guests should advise the Hotel before or upon check-in of any change of their departure date.
Late Check-In Fee
IN the event a guest who has reserved a room within our block checks in after the guest's reserved check in date, the hotel will still charge that guest the full room rate, which will be added to that guest's account. The hotel may also cancel that guest's entire registration if they are not advised before check-in. If that guest is on the YouthBuild USA master bill, YouthBuild USA will charge the school/program any additional charges post the conference.
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Cancellation policy
If you need to cancel your registration and attendance, you must notify the Education Department at swest@youthbuild.org.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about your registration or this gathering, please contact Shurie Bostick-West.
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