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The conference will be held at the historic Benson Hotel in Portland, OR.  Sessions will take place in the Mayfair Ballroom at the Benson.

Contact the hotel directly to make your room reservation.  A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference, reference the PNIC (Pacific Northwest International Conference on Global Nuclear Security)  when you make the reservation.  Early registration is encouraged, the number of reserved rooms is limited.

The Benson Hotel (Facebook link) has been serving the Portland area for 97 years.  It has been awarded a AAA Four Diamond rating and has been recommended by Conde Nast.    The hotel is located near sightseeing, shopping, the Pearl District, performing arts and museums.

  • Consider arriving in Portland on Saturday and enjoy The Benson's award-winning Sunday brunch.
  • The famous Portland Saturday market will be up and running for the season.
  • Open markets also run across the city on Saturday and Sunday.
  • The Benson offers live jazz Friday and Saturday nights in the Palm Court Lounge..
  • The Benson provides excellent and informative walking maps of the Pearl District and downtown Portland.
  • Portland offers free public transportation downtown.

All participants will be invited to a Welcoming Reception Sunday night, which will be held in the Kent Room from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Continental breakfasts and morning and afternoon breaks will also be held daily in the Kent Room.  There will also be a banquet on the evening of April 13, 2010.

To reserve a room at The Benson:   Use the contact information below.  Our group rate is $145, the group name is
PNW Int’l Conference on Global Security.  
Reservation code is: BENGFC 9550.

309 Southwest Broadway, Portland Oregon 97205
Reservations: 1-888-523-6766 or


Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon

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