Five clocks set the trip
The 2026 USA Track & Field Annual Meeting runs 3 to 6 December at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Sessions run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Five published times order the travel. Credential pickup opens Wednesday afternoon, 2 December. The Opening Session starts Thursday at 5:00 p.m. The Officials Hall of Fame Banquet starts Friday at 6:00 p.m. The Closing Session starts Sunday at 8:00 a.m. The MAX pass runs 3 to 7 December.
USATF holds discounted blocks at the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Convention Center and the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland. The booking link arrives on the registration confirmation.
Wednesday 2 December: collect and settle in
Credentials are issued at the Convention Center from Wednesday afternoon. USATF lists the pickup hours as coming soon.
One credential per registrant. Each traveller collects their own at the desk.
The MAX pass comes at pickup. It covers 3 to 7 December, so the Wednesday ride from the airport is paid. The standard adult fare is $2.80 and covers 2.5 hours of travel.
A Wednesday arrival runs to a Sunday departure: four nights.
Thursday 3 December: sessions and the opening
Sessions start at 8:00 a.m. The Opening Session starts at 5:00 p.m. and is open to every attendee at no charge.
A credential is required at every meeting. Open sessions take any registrant, and closed sessions run by invitation. Registration requires current USATF membership.
Friday 4 December: the banquet
The Officials Hall of Fame Banquet starts at 6:00 p.m. Tickets cost $80 through registration and include a choice of plated dinner.
Saturday 5 December: an early start and a late finish
The Awards Breakfast starts at 6:30 a.m. and is open to attendees at no charge.
Night of Legends starts at 6:00 p.m. Tickets cost $50 through registration and include heavy hors d'oeuvres and a signature cocktail. USATF sets the dress as cocktail attire with sneakers.
Sunday 6 December: the close and the bag
The Closing Session starts at 8:00 a.m. The Convention Center holds luggage during that session for anyone heading straight to PDX.
Ask the property for a late checkout before the trip.
Monday 7 December: the pass still runs
The pass stays valid to 7 December. A Monday flight and the ride back to the airport both fall inside it.
The Red Line between PDX and the hall
USATF provides no transport from PDX to the host hotels. None runs from the hotels to the Convention Center.
The MAX Red Line connects the airport and the Convention Center in about 30 minutes. Trains arrive every 15 to 20 minutes. Most lines start around 4:00 a.m. and stop around midnight, so a late arrival needs another mode. The hall to downtown Portland takes about 10 minutes, and PDX to downtown about 40.
Airlines and the fare window
Southwest sells a discounted fare through SWABIZ for travel between 29 November and 9 December 2026.
Delta carries a meeting code, NY575. USATF notes that the code does not reduce Main Basic tickets.
What to load before the flight
USATF prints no schedules in 2026. Schedules sit on the event website, on screens at the venue and in the BAND app. The meeting group code is MJW-S1F-DQ.
A business center with a copier, printer and scanner runs on site. Its hours sit in the schedule and the app.
The Team USATF Store sells merchandise at the Convention Center. Hours are not yet published.
Registration is $385 per person before 4 November at 2:59 a.m. ET and $435 from 3:00 a.m. ET that day. Online registration closes Saturday 5 December at 3:00 p.m. ET, and USATF permits no in-person sign-up.