2025 Oregon Main Street Conference
Dedicated to the Long Game
October 8-10, Albany
With committed leadership, our main street programs throughout Oregon are helping to sustain and enhance the vitality of traditional commercial districts. 2025's conference theme of Dedicated to the Long Game focuses in on sustaining the model and maintaing course over time. Through unique sessions, workshops, and tours this year's theme will reinforce the power of a creating a vision for how the community would like your downtown to look, feel, and function...and then how to keep focused over the long haul.
Downtown organizations experience many highs and lows in working toward a community vision, but through dedicated efforts of local leaders, partners, and volunteers, these organizations thrive. Main Streets are ideally positioned to seize opportunities as they arise, working steadfastly to improve and enhance downtown's functionality, use, and experiences by bringing the community together to live, work, invest, and play.
Sessions cover a variety of topics for both beginners and those with experience. The format includes keynotes, interactive workshops, and networking time. Join us for this very special, one-of-a-kind conference!
Who Should Attend:
Staff and volunteers of organizations focusing on downtown historic preservation and economic development, downtown business and property owners, government leaders, chamber of commerce professionals and volunteers, and others with an interest in the future of downtown will benefit from attending this conference.
Opening Keynote
Keynote speaker information coming soon!
Our session proposals window has closed for the 2025 Conference. As of mid-May our staff are in the process of reviewing sessions and approving the program structure. Check back soon for updates.
Registration information will be updated soon!
Things to Know Before You Register
Conference Option
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Full Conference
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Wednesday Only
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Thursday Only
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Friday Only
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Instructions & Other Registration Information
If you are registering for tours or conversations with Oregon Heritage staff, you must select it when you register. There is no on-site registration.
- Select your choice from the drop down to see the description.
- Use the drop down to review until you have made your decision.
- Click 'Select' for the one you chose.
- For conversations with Heritage Staff you will receive your time assignment closer to the conference.
- Waitlists are available.
- If you need to change or cancel your selection, please log in later to do that. Use the registration link, click 'already registered', enter your confirmation number and email address to make changes.
You can register multiple people and pay all at once!
- Just click 'Add Group Member' when you get to the summary page after registering the first person. You will need all of their contact information. They will receive an email with registration confirmation.
- You may register up to 30 people.
- You must have a unique email for each person you register.
Payment
- Payment is through a State Payment Portal. Once you have registered, you will see a registration confirmation page with your confirmation number, costs, and a link to the STATE PAYMENT PORTAL.
- Click on the payment link and it will take you to another page.
- Enter your registration confirmation number and the total cost (if you have registered multiple people include their total cost as well). This will be provided on the registration confirmation page and the registration confirmation email.
- Complete the payment process.
- You will receive an email for payment confirmation.
Confirmation
- Event Registration
- The event registration system will provide a registration confirmation page with a registration confirmation number and your event selections. You can print this from your browser.
- You will receive a confirmation email with your confirmation number and your sessions that required registration if you selected any. Please check your junk folder, if you don't receive this.
- Event Payment.
- The payment system will provide a confirmation screen with a payment confirmation number and total payment amount.
- You will receive an email with a payment confirmation number and the total payment amount. Please check your junk folder, if you don't receive this.
REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON!
Lodging Information
Our partners at the Albany Downtown Association are working diligently to secure lodging rates and information to share with you. As soon as we have it, you will know! More information coming soon.