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    Veni, Vidi, Redivi! If you liked what you saw at the 2011 AG, we cordially invite you to come on back for more of the Portland Experience.
    Oregon Mensa knows how to throw a party! Fascinating presentations, stimulating games and good fellowship abound.
    This year we're at a great headquarters hotel right on the MAX light-rail line for easy access to both the airport and downtown.


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Registration:
$79 until March 31, 2012
$89 after April 1, 2012
$40 for under 18 if accompanied by adult.
Meal Plan:
Saturday dinner $35
Sunday Brunch $20
Program
This year BeaveRG features TWO candidates for US Congress. Dr. Arthur Robinson is running as a Republican in Oregon's 4th Congressional District, his son Matthew Robinson is running for the same seat as a Democrat. Unless you've already heard the story, it is probably NOT what you're thinking.

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"Work the System" (Book Title)	Sam Carpenter, (author) (keynote)
Occupy Portland	TBA: Occupy Portland Speakers    Spokescouncil
Research	TBA: Oregon State Library
The Future of Online Education	Warren Blyth
Why Etiquette Matters	Anna, Gray Gables
Taxation and Litigation - the real costs	Dr. Art Robinson
My Experiences as an Author	Dana Haynes (author:    "Breaking Point," & "Crashers")
The Authentic Voice	Linda Brice
Salad/Appetizer Preparation	Ruth Parvin
Current Events in the Middle East	TBA: PSU, Middle East Studies    Speakers Bureau
Thorium Energy	Matthew Robinson
911 Dispatcher Experiences	Angela Parker
Health care reform: What is it? How do we get it? And who cares?	Sam Metz, M.D. and Christopher Goeser, M.D. (The Mad as Hell Doctors)
Use of Force as taught to Oregon State Law Enforcement Officers	Captain Roger Eaton Lorraine Anglemier Legal Services Corporal Scott Willadsen

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Room Reservations
Call 800/343-1822 or 503/235-2100 ext. 161,
Ask for the Oregon Mensa rate.
Saturday Night Banquet:
"Tour of Italy Buffet: with antipasto, Minestone soup, Salad with Pancetta, Chicken Piccata, Eggplant Parmesan, Penne Past with two sauces, Roasted Veggies, Tiramisu and Italian cookies, beverages.
Sunday Morning Brunch
Scrambled eggs with cheese, smoked bacon, garden sausage, potato-leek Au Gratin, fresh fruit, fruit juice, assorted pastries, muffins and breads, Bagels with lox, capers, red onions, and tomatoes, and a spinach salad with champagne dressing, blues cheese, apples and candied walnuts.
Hotel:
Red Lion Inn at the Oregon Convention Center
1021 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
503/235-2100 ext. 161
BeaveRG Room rates: $89.
Nearby restaurants
RG Registration form:
• HTML
• MS Word (.DOC Format)
BeaveRG-XIV Crew:
W. Brewster Gillett - RG Chair
Bill Sheretz - Program Chair
Stephen Darnell - Registrar

Portland Skyline with Bridges

Everything on the Top-10-Plus List can be visited via public transportation.

Airport to downtown is $3 each way on MAX.

7-day pass: $23, good for every Bus, Streetcar and MAX train. For age 65+ it's $13.

Union Station is on the Transit Mall, inside the Free Rail Zone.

Skyline and Light Rail

St. Johns Bridge

Mt. St. Helens 5-19-1982

Some Big Birds

Coastal Rocks

Bagdad Theater, Brew Pub

Pioneer Square

Oregon Convention Center

Hawthorne Bridge

Jamison Park, NW 10th & Johnson, On Streetcar.

Zoo: The amur tiger lives in cold, forrested areas and is the world's largest feline