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Tidbit Tuesday: Conference Crunch Time

September 23, 2008

Conference Information

Weekend Weather:
Expected to be partly cloudy with highs in the 70’s and lows in the 50’s.
Can check here: http://www.wunderground.com/

Friday Night Information:

Powell’s Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, OR

Deschutes Brewery (walking distance from Powells)
210 NW 11th Street
Portland, OR

Public Transit Information:

http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?lang=

Use the Max Red line from the airport.
Get off at Galleria/SW 10th Ave MAX Station
Walk between 0.2-0.4 to your destination
Fares: Adult All Zone ($2.30), Youth/Student ($1.50) or Honored Citizen ($0.95)

Saturday Information:

Dress is casual, casual, casual.

Conference starts bright and early at 8 AM. If you are staying at the hotel, breakfast is included. We will have coffe available and there is a Starbuck in the hotel.

Lunch is on own. Decent restaurant at the hotel, can shuttle over to airport, decent restaurants there.

“Meet the Authors”: 4:00-5:00 PM
Feel free to sit at a table with books, postcards, information for events and school visits.
You may choose to sell your books if you wish. Authors will handle their own sales.

Dinner is 6:30 PM. Buffet style with vegetarian choices.

We are collecting books for donation to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in honor of Nina Morrison (http://www.ninasbooksoflove.blogspot.com/).

Raffle tickets for sale. Many great prizes. Proceeds will go to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for books.
Email me off list: macrush53 at yahoo dot com for any questions you might have.

See many of you in a few days.

Happy Reading.

MsMac

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