The clock on the day
The Oregon Caregiver Conference runs Tuesday, 10 November at the Oregon Convention Center. The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter publishes an 8 a.m. start and a 5 p.m. close on its conference page. The event flyer prints the same window as 8AM - 5PM, and the chapter’s registration page carries 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT.
Build the day to 5 p.m. The chapter still carries “2026 Agenda Coming Soon”, so no session grid and no luncheon time are published yet.
Reaching the door without a car
The venue sits eight miles from Portland International Airport. Three published services reach its entrances.
TriMet’s MAX light rail stops 300 times a day near the front door. The line runs to downtown, the surrounding neighborhoods, the Oregon Zoo and PDX itself. That last connection turns the airport run into a rail trip.
The Portland Streetcar A Loop calls at NE MLK and Hoyt every 15 minutes, at a stop outside the main entrances. TriMet bus 6 stops at NE MLK and Holladay, near the Holladay and MLK entrances, and at NE MLK and Hoyt, near the Ginkoberry entrance.
Leave the walk from the stop inside the margin. An 8 a.m. start sets the train.
Carriers and lifts use the short-term drop-off zones on NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and on Holladay Street. Both zones sit on an accessible route to an accessible entrance.
Bicycle parking is free on both garage levels and outside the main entrances, with 32 spaces on P1 and 14 on P2.
The Monday night
An 8 a.m. Tuesday start puts the travel day on Monday. A Monday night in Portland keeps the flight and the opening session apart.
The two registration tiers decide who needs a bed. The first 250 Oregon family caregivers attend at no cost through Oregon Care Partners. That rate carries an Oregon residency condition, and places are released first come, first served, so the tier fills from inside the state. Registration for professionals, students and the general public carries a fee, and those registrants travel.
The programme includes a luncheon presentation.
The garage, and the price at the booth
The venue runs an underground garage with 800 spaces. Two entrances take cars: NE Lloyd Boulevard for the P1 level and NE First Avenue for the P2 level. The clearance runs 7 feet on P1 and 9 on P2.
The standard daily entry rate is $15 for up to 18 hours, with no in-and-out privileges. A stay beyond 18 hours carries additional fees. On an event day the venue charges a dynamic rate of $15 to $25 at entry, so the figure on the board on 10 November sits inside that band.
The garage generally opens at 6 a.m. Overnight parking is prohibited. A driver who needs the car after the close moves it out the same day.
The venue publishes two further limits. The garage reaches capacity on busy days, and the venue does not guarantee a space. It also refuses RVs, campers and trucks with trailers.
Outside the garage, 566 metered spaces sit within three blocks. The drive-through parking booths take cards and touchless payment. A self-pay kiosk takes cash for a driver who carries it.
Both garage levels carry accessible spaces near their elevators: 10 on P1 and 11 on P2. P2 holds the 9-foot clearance that accommodates adapted vehicles. All of them go first come, first served.
What the ticket covers
The chapter page lists keynote speakers on the latest Alzheimer’s and dementia research, breakout sessions the registrant schedules, and continuing-education credit for some Oregon professionals. The page puts CEU eligibility behind a contact.
The venue is cashless. Food and beverage outlets, garage booths and locker rentals take card and touchless payment. A reverse ATM in the MLK Lobby converts cash to a prepaid Visa card with no fee, loads $1 to $500, and cannot be reloaded.
The plan in one line
Monday: arrive, check in, and ride the route once to time it. Tuesday: on a MAX train or the A Loop early enough to stand inside before 8 a.m., the car left where it stays past 18 hours or moved out the same day, and the day built to a 5 p.m. finish.
Registration is required. The 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 takes it by phone.