Convention and Trade Show

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PLA 2023

February 26 – March 2, 2023 | Portland, OR
Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232

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PLA's Annual Convention and Trade Show is the premier gathering of leaders in the public lands sector. Public lands nonprofits, land management agencies and business come to network, gain tools to help advance their agency and organization missions and shop the trade show that features products that educate and appeal to public lands visitors.

We are excited to dive deeper into the following themes at PLA 2023:

  • Sustainable Business Practices

  • Equity and Access in Outdoor Recreation

  • Engaging Tribal Communities

  • Investing in Visitor and Employee Infrastructure




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PLA Convention & Trade Show in Numbers

Numbers reflect an average over 3 years.

  • 680+ participants

  • 40 states

  • 200+ organizations, companies and agencies


“I've attended many conference and workshops in the past, but PLA does a great job of bringing together knowledgeable speakers to present on timely topics that are directly applicable to my work. I was able to begin implementing ideas from the session immediately.”

Jessica Barnes Green, Outer Banks Forever