CANVAS 2026 runs from Sunday 1 November to Wednesday 4 November at the Oregon Convention Center. The organiser prints "4,000+" attendance and requires registration. Three published items shape the week for an attendee: the transit that reaches the building, Election Day on Tuesday 3 November, and the workshop ladder.
Getting to the building
The venue sits eight miles from Portland International Airport. The organiser names PDX as the main airport and lists Amtrak and Greyhound for rail and motorcoach service. It publishes no transfer time and no shuttle.
MAX light rail stops 300 times a day at the convention center. The line connects downtown, the Oregon Zoo and the airport. The Portland Streetcar A Loop reaches NE MLK and Hoyt every 15 minutes at the main entrances. TriMet Bus Line 6 stops at NE MLK and Holladay and at NE MLK and Hoyt.
What a ride costs
An adult TriMet fare is $2.80 for 2½ hours. A rider pays nothing more after $5.60 in a day, and that total is the day pass. Honored Citizen and Youth fares are $1.40, with a $2.80 day cap. Children six and under ride free with a paying passenger. The same fare covers TriMet buses, MAX, WES and the Portland Streetcar.
The car route carries its own numbers. The venue garage holds 800 spaces at $15 for up to 18 hours, with a $15 to $25 event rate at the gate. It opens at 6:00 a.m., gives no in-and-out privileges, bars overnight parking and takes cards only.
The arboretum on a free afternoon
Hoyt Arboretum holds over 2,300 species in Washington Park, two miles from downtown. The grounds open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and charge no admission. From the Washington Park MAX Station, a visitor rides up SW Knights Boulevard to SW Fairview Boulevard and turns right for the Visitor Center at 4000 SW Fairview Boulevard. The Washington Park Free Shuttle also serves the park.
A MAX trip from the convention center to Washington Park and back sits inside one day pass at $5.60.
Tuesday 3 November is Election Day
The organiser's travel page states that CANVAS falls on Election Day in 2026 and asks attendees to vote absentee or vote early. It links an article and a voter toolkit. The page publishes no polling place and no state deadline. An attendee who has not voted before arriving has no venue-side arrangement to rely on.
The workshop ladder
The professional workshop list carries five entries. Three run on Sunday 1 November. Biochar training runs 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Laboratory QA/QC runs 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Soils mapping runs 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each costs $25 for registrations to 23 September and $30 after.
Two run on Tuesday 3 November. The Women in Science workshop on emotional intelligence runs 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at $40 for professionals and $20 for students, rising to $45 and $25. A fuzzy cognitive mapping session runs 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at $40, rising to $45.
The two-day Bayesian Data Analysis workshop runs 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday 31 October and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. It costs $110 to 23 September and $125 after.
Registration for tours and workshops closed on 23 October, the date the organiser's deadlines page sets. An attendee holding a place keeps it. An attendee without one cannot add a session.
The nights the programme needs
Four nights cover a Saturday arrival and a Thursday departure: 31 October and 1, 2 and 3 November. The Saturday night carries the first half of the two-day Bayesian workshop. The meeting fills Sunday to Wednesday, and CANVAS closes on Wednesday 4 November. An attendee who leaves on Thursday 5 November books the Wednesday night.