Salem Conference Center

As the summer travel season kicks off, we felt like it was time to spotlight one of Salem, Oregon’s most vital non-profit organizations: Travel Salem. Travel Salem is the official tourism and meeting website for Salem, Oregon and works tirelessly to promote Salem as well as Marion and Polk counties

We are finding that participants in conventions and meetings expect more interaction before, during and after the event. Are you leveraging all of your opportunities to do this? Social media gives us the ability to connect to conference presenters, attendees and companies.  We now have the ability t

With summer right around the corner, brides-to-be everywhere are making decisions (some easy and some not so easy) on many details to make the big day perfect. A wedding reception often accounts for more than half of the bride’s total budget and choosing the right venue can be overwhelming. It is ve

The Quinceañera is an important celebration in Latin culture and many details go into the planning and organizing of this special occasion. The Salem Conference Center has been the site of many of these wonderful events; so we wanted to share some tips to help make your Quinceañera everything you en

Earlier this month, Travel Salem announced the 2013 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism, April 14-16 will take place in Salem, Oregon! This event is Oregon’s premier gathering for tourism professionals, and we are honored to participate in hosting this banner event. The annual conference attract

Downtown Salem, Oregon is a vibrant community that is easy to navigate and filled with surprises- just ask anyone.  Spring is the perfect time to visit our city and check out the many local attractions.  Here are some of our favorites:  1) The Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill Salem’s historica

As event professionals, we are always on the lookout for helpful resources to benefit organizations who choose the Salem Conference Center as their event venue.  We have found  MeetingsNet.com to provide sound advice, tips and networking opportunities to meeting and event planners and we recommend c

There is a brand new event coming to Salem! The first ever Cinco de Micro Brewfest, presented by OZ Cap LLC, is coming to The Salem Conference Center on Saturday, May 5th, 2012! The event, which benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties, features local and northwest brews, loca

This week marks a very special milestone for the Salem Conference Center.  As of March 18, solar panels have generated power at the Salem Conference Center for one year. The SANYO HIT Power® 220A solar panel 99-kilowatt system was installed in March 2011. Look how busy they have been this past year!

The 2012 Mid-Valley Green Awards will be held here at The Salem Conference Center on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 5:00 pm. The Green Awards are sponsored by the Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center and ”acknowledge Mid-Willamette Valley individuals, businesses and organizations for their