Travel


To make your travel to and from the Timberline Symposium easy, enjoyable and economical, we are pleased to offer the following services:

Arrivals and Departures

 Round-trip Ground Transportation

Symposium Hospitality Suite at Portland International Airport

Arrivals and Departures

A important note about travel to and from Timberline Lodge
and Portland International Airport:

When booking your flights, please bear in mind that the travel time from Timberline Lodge to Portland International Airport (PDX)can average from 1.5 to 2 hours under normal driving and surface traffic conditions. Given the enhanced security procedures in place at domestic airports, we strongly recommend that you plan to allot a minimum of 4 hours between your departure time from Timberline Lodge and the departure time of your return flight. The recommended time allotment should allow for both the 1.5 to 2 hour drive from Timberline Lodge to PDX, as well as the 2 hour early arrival time suggested by the airlines.

Toll-Free Travel Assistance Service

If your arriving flight is delayed, please contact our toll-free travel assistance at . You will be asked to provide your name, flight number and airline, the scheduled time of arrival as well as the new expected time of arrival and, if available, a callback number. This information will be forwarded to a Symposium representative.

The toll-free travel assistance service will be available from Friday, February 8, 2008, at 3:00 PM PST, until Saturday, February 9, 2008, at 11:59 PM PST.

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Round-trip Ground Transportation

Your meeting registration fee includes complimentary ground transportation from PDX to Timberline Lodge on Saturday, February 9, 2008, and from Timberline Lodge to PDX on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The scheduled* departures and arrivals are described in the following table:

Saturday, February 9, 2008
(all times are PST)

 Departs
Portland International Airport

 Arrives
Timberline Lodge

 2:00 PM

 @ 3:30 PM

4:00 PM

 @ 5:30 PM

 Tuesday, February 12, 2008

  Departs
Timberline Lodge

 Arrives
Portland International Airport

8:00 AM

@ 9:30 AM

 10:00 AM

@ 11:30 AM

Please indicate if you plan to take advantage of the complimentary ground transportation when completing your meeting registration form.
*
Please be advised: The departure and arrival times listed above are approximate and subject to change. Though unlikely, it is possible that severe weather might occur that would require the delay or cancellation of one or more of the scheduled ground transportation trips.

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Symposium Hospitality Suite

Upon arrival at PDX, we invite you to stop by the Symposium Hospitality Suite, located in Rose City Cafe in The Oregon Market area of the airport main concourse. We will provide a range of complimentary beverages and snacks for you to enjoy while waiting for one of the busses to take you to Timberline Lodge. If time allows, we encourage you to investigate some of the shops in The Oregon Market, or sample some of the more eclectic food and beverages offered at the various restaurants and pubs. Please check-in with the Symposium Host when entering the suite for information about airport services and Symposium ground transportation departure information.

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