My mom sent me a link about a conference that’s taking place in Portland this September. It’s called Invergence;
Interactive convergence –when two previously separate areas converge and then integrate user interaction and participation.
It seems pretty interesting so far, too bad I wont be able to make it.
Anyways, it had an interesting page listing all the cool things about Portland, here’s a few of them:
- A Top 12 travel destination in the world for 2007 (Frommer’s Travel Guide)
- Best U.S. airport for business travelers (Conde Nast Traveler) 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
- 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 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
(Sorry, I couldn’t take off any… they were all just too good 
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