About EOTEC

Why EOTEC?

A variety of venues suited for most any event! Indoors or outdoors, small or large

The Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center (EOTEC) is a state-of-the-art facility for conferences, meetings, and outdoor events in a town with almost 200 sunny days per year. Hermiston is the ideal location to hold your event. 

Nestled on the outskirts of Hermiston, EOTEC is the perfect venue for events of all sizes—large or small, indoors or outdoors. Built on 55 acres with an expansive 25,000 square feet of indoor space and a whole lot of outdoor space, EOTEC is surrounded by lush green grass with plenty of shade trees and ample parking.

A year-round, multi-use complex, EOTEC provides innovative, high-quality facilities and grounds that are attractive, safe and multi-functioning. A state-of-the-art, high-speed network provides wireless voice and data services throughout the complex and a fiber connection to local service providers allows for fast Internet access.

Sponsorships

The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center was completed in 2017. The EOTEC committee and our building partners did a tremendous job securing sponsorships for the new event center and rodeo grounds.

Sponsorships allowed EOTEC to build meeting rooms, supporting spaces, and rodeo facilities cost-effectively, and provide the community with an indoor/outdoor event center in a centralized location. For more information about sponsorship opportunities at EOTEC, please contact General Manager Al Davis at 541.289.9800 or adavis@eotechermiston.com.

Gratitude and appreciation to our community stakeholders and sponsoring vendors whose contributions helped fund the development of the Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center on approximately 90 acres of grounds just south of the Hermiston Airport.

Community Stakeholders
City of Hermiston Umatilla County Hotel Owners Umatilla County
Farm-City Pro Rodeo U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development		 Umatilla County Fair
Oregon State Lottery    
Gold Buckle Sponsors
City of Hermiston Port of Umatilla Umatilla Electric Cooperative
Good Shepherd Health Care System Umatilla County  
Grand Champion Sponsors
Anonymous Donor In Recognition of Chester "Chet" Prior Oregon Community Foundation
Barnett & Moro P.C. CPA Mr. Insulation Co., Inc. Wilcox Furniture
Heller & Sons Distributing Inc.    

 

EOTEC Committee

The EOTEC Committee advises the City Council and administration on the operation, maintenance, and development of the large-scale venue that hosts indoor and outdoor events year-round, and include rodeo and barn facilities.

This committee meets the first Thursday of every other month or as needed at EOTEC and city staff are included. Meeting information, such as meeting calendar and meeting agenda's and minutes are located on the City's website. Learn more at the committee page.

Advertise with EOTEC

Advertising opportunities are available on the EOTEC website and at the event center and rodeo grounds. For advertising information, email eventinfo@eotechermiston.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

At this time yes, you can bring in an outside caterer or food, but in the near future, we will have a preferred catering list from which guests can order. Once the preferred catering list is implemented, outside caterers and food will not be allowed.

For outdoor events, we have spots for food trucks, however, additional fees will be incurred based on power and water usage.

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Yes, we have a full kitchen that can be rented for use during your event for caterers or to prepare your own food. However, in the near future, we will have a preferred catering list from which guests can order. Once the preferred catering list is implemented, outside caterers and food will not be allowed.

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No hard alcohols are allowed on the grounds unless approved by EOTEC’s General Manager, with additional fees. Wine, champagne and beer are allowed, but they must be served by a licensed server and must be in clear cups. All other non-alcoholic beverages can be served in any style cup.

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To book a venue, submit your event info through the form on the website. We will contact you if additional information is needed or if the venue is not available for your chosen dates. If no other information is needed, we will email you a contract to sign and return with a deposit.

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You can make credit card payments over the phone or at our on-site administrative office. If you want to pay by cash or check, please stop by our administrative office.

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No, we do not offer payment plans. A down payment is required with the contract, with the full balance due two weeks prior to the event date.

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Should we determine that a reasonable basis exists for concluding that there has a been a default, non-performance, or breach of any of the warranties, terms or conditions of this agreement by the client, or that the client has abandoned or cancelled the event, EOTEC has the sole and complete discretion to declare the event cancelled and EOTEC shall be authorized to retain the client’s initial deposit. The client shall also pay on demand to EOTEC any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by EOTEC in connection with such cancelled event.

Should the client decide to cancel, written notice is required. Upon receipt of the client’s written notice of cancellation, management will determine if a refund of the deposit is warranted and we will invoice the client for all applicable rental fees. Such fees will be due and payable 30 days from the date of invoice.

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EOTEC staff does not decorate. You may decorate yourself for your event or bring in a decorator. Please refer to the contract for a list of all rules regarding decorating.

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If the venue is available the day before your event, access for decorating can be arranged for an additional fee, based on your overall charges.

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EOTEC staff does not decorate. You may decorate for your event yourself or bring in a decorator. Please refer to the contract for a list of all rules regarding decorating.

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Regular, flame-lit candles are not allowed within any of our venues. However, you can bring in battery-powered candles for your event. 

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The meeting rooms and exhibit hall (Great Room) have a projector and screen within each room, along with an A/V cart for hooking up your laptop via HDMI or VGA. Each access point is $30.

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We do not have bride or groom rooms. However, you can rent one of the meeting rooms, which can serve this purpose.

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No, there are not dressing rooms at the rodeo grounds.

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We keep items found after an event for two weeks and contact the client to let them know. After two weeks, the items are discarded or donated to the local Goodwill.

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