WISE Portland (Women in Sports and Events)
Career development and mentoring for women in the business of sports and events, with a Portland chapter.
National annual dues $100 professional or $40 qualifying full-time student. Dues are nonrefundable and individual memberships nontransferable. No additional Portland dues published on organizer sources. Next event Nov 7: free members, $25 nonmembers, $150 table of eight.
Members and guests welcome at the Nov 7 event; register via Eventbrite. Some chapter events are member-exclusive; confirm the selected event's guest eligibility.
Source checked · Reviewed 2026-10-15
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View profile: WISE Portland (Women in Sports and Events)
Career development and mentoring for women in the business of sports and events, with a Portland chapter.
Source checked. Reviewed 2026-10-15. Organizer source
Public experiences and opinions
Organizer-selected perspective. Chosen and published by the organizer; not independent feedback.
Organizer-attributed attendance · organizer-selected
Published Jan 30, 2026
Source-checked means the wording matches the linked public source; it does not independently verify attendance.
It’s really insightful to hear from leaders within the sports industry here in Portland
Relationship: Selected and published by WISE Portland. The organizer describes the speaker as a first-time attendee; further affiliation is not established.
Scope: One January 2026 speed-mentoring event at Providence Park, not all chapter programs or membership value.
Limits: Organizer-selected feedback is not independent. The recap does not show critical or unselected responses, and the experience was not independently checked.
Identity, human authorship and attendance have not been authenticated.
Read the original: WISE Portland: 2026 Speed Mentoring Roundtables recapRecap paragraph quoting a first-time attendee, rather than the committee-member/mentor quote. January 30, 2026 is the recap publication date. The exact event day is not separately asserted here.
- Cost
- National annual dues $100 professional or $40 qualifying full-time student. Dues are nonrefundable and individual memberships nontransferable. No additional Portland dues published on organizer sources. Next event Nov 7: free members, $25 nonmembers, $150 table of eight.
- Access
- Members and guests welcome at the Nov 7 event; register via Eventbrite. Some chapter events are member-exclusive; confirm the selected event's guest eligibility.
Membership details & sources
Identity: WISE Portland here means Women in Sports and Events. It is distinct from the women-attorney alliance at wiselawyers.org.
Cadence: Periodic Portland networking, development and social programs; no fixed monthly schedule or attendance minimum established.
Training and eligibility: Professional membership includes career/mentoring resources. Full-time students at accredited institutions must use a school email; student membership excludes WISE Within, several advanced national programs and leadership eligibility.
Where: Portland-area venues vary. Nov 7 and Dec 17 events are at The Bidwell Hotel, 520 SW Broadway.
Verification: Public sources checked October 15, 2026. Nov 7 Women of Inspiration confirmed: 9am-1pm PT, Bidwell Hotel, 520 SW Broadway, brunch and panels, member/nonmember/table pricing, Eventbrite. Dec 17 Mingle and Jingle: 5-7pm PT at the Bidwell; details to come. Oct 14 golf event is past.
Confirm with organizer: Dec 17 event details and guest terms; Formal gender/ally eligibility.