Travel Note
Portland is a 2-2.5 hour drive from Boston and a 6-6.5 hour drive from NYC. It does have a small airport which is only about 3 miles from the Old Port neighborhood. If you're flying into Boston and don't want to rent a car (you don't need one for the weekend!), there is also a bus that goes from Logan Airport or South Station to Portland. It leaves every hour and more details can be found here: https://concordcoachlines.com/stop/logan-airport-boston/.
Hotel
Room Block available for those interested. Follow the link below
Hotel
The room block for the Westin has sold out but the rates at this hotel may be lower than the block at Canopy if you still need to book a room