55th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference
The annual conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America, for art librarians, archivists and visual resources professionals. It returns to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in over a decade.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
April 4 to 7, 2027, Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, OR. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-07. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- The 2027 theme is Confluence: Where Art, Information, and Community Flow Together, and a call for proposals is open for the program. Source
- The conference page lists an exhibitor and sponsor prospectus, and all meetings and sessions take place at the Hilton Portland Downtown. Source
What to plan
Parking and the venue
Parking
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
Transit
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
Accessibility
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
Where to stay
The Hilton Portland Downtown is both the meeting venue and the conference hotel. Source
Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
Dining near the venue
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
From the airport
Airports
Airport to the venue
The Oregon Convention Center is about eight miles from the airport. TriMet's MAX light rail serves both the airport and the center's front door. Source
Rideshare
Rideshare pickup is at the Transportation Plaza on Level 1 of the Short-Term Parking garage. Garage columns are labeled by provider, including Uber, Lyft and Wingz. Source
Taxis
Taxis pick up on Level 1 of the Short-Term Parking garage. Follow the signs to the Transportation Plaza and find the taxi pillar. The airport's list is shown below. Source
- Broadway Cab Company · 503-333-3333
- Flat Cab · 503-970-0033
- PDX Yellow Cab, LLC · 503-841-6328
- Radio Cab Company · 503-227-1212
Black car and SUV pickup
Limousines and town cars wait on the lower roadway outside baggage claim, at the far end nearest the parking garage. Companies shown are the first 12 of the 105 entries in the airport's list, and the list is not exhaustive. Source
- 21st Century Limo Town Car Svc · 503-476-5527
- A Alliance Towncar, LLC · 503-890-1818
- A Black Town Car · 858-775-2755
- A Portland Shuttle Service · 971-464-7292
- A1 Diamond Limousine · 503-288-3800
- A1 Diamond Touring · 503-288-3800
- AAA Shuttle LLC · 503-516-2000
- AAA Town Car · 503-525-0123
- ADA Towncar Services · 503-964-3942
- Adam Airport Shuttle · 503-754-2649
- Alex Shuttle PDX · 503-984-9874
- All American Limousine L.L.C. · 503-956-2601
Public transit
The MAX Red Line station is at the south end of the terminal, reached from the ticket lobby or baggage claim level. Trains depart every 15 minutes. Source
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- Which outcomes a vendor cites come from institutions of a similar size, and can those references be contacted?
- How does a product handle accessibility and privacy requirements for collections and users?
- What does a digital service cost to maintain over time, and who keeps the data if it ends?
- Which claims in a session rest on published studies rather than single-site experience?
Common questions
When is 55th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference?
April 4 to 7, 2027.
Where is 55th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference held?
Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland, OR.
How do I get to 55th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference from the airport?
The Oregon Convention Center is about eight miles from the airport. TriMet's MAX light rail serves both the airport and the center's front door.
Where should I stay for 55th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference?
The Hilton Portland Downtown is both the meeting venue and the conference hotel.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
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