CCFFR Venue 2002

OVERVIEW

This year's annual meeting of the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (January 3-5, 2002) will be held at The Empire Landmark Hotel and Conference Centre, situated in downtown Vancouver, BC. This is Vancouver's tallest hotel and is located downtown on Robson Street, just a short walk from Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium, English Bay , and the Granville Island market. Every room has a private balcony with spectacular views of the north shore mountains, English Bay, the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands, the Fraser River Delta, or the downtown area. In terms of extra-curricular activities, it is very close to great shopping, sports and entertainment venues, a multitude of restaurants, and only a short ride to some great, local, ski mountains. And, the world-renowned Whistler/Blackcomb ski resort area is within a two hour drive. The social mixer and the banquet, which we hope to have at least partially subsidized, will both be held at The Empire. We are negotiating complimentary passes to the Vancouver Aquarium for conference participants and, pending interest, will arrange for a group of conference participants to cross-country or downhill ski, or snowshoe at one of the local mountains on January 6.
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ACCOMODATION

The special conference rate is $90 per night (single or double occupancy), plus applicable taxes. You can book accommodation now by contacting the direct reservation line at 800-830-6144. Tell them the name of the conference when you call to get the special rate. The special rate will be honoured for three days prior to and after the conference. Cots can also be reserved for an additional $20 per night. For more details on the hotel, please refer to: Empire Landmark

THE ADDRESS OF THE EMPIRE LANDMARK HOTEL IS:

1400 Robson St., Vancouver, B.C., V6G 1B9

FRIENDLY WARNING

We have reserved a block of rooms for the conference but these will be taken from us if rooms are not reserved by 01 December, 2001. In addition, penalties will be applied to the conference if room bookings are under-subscribed. So please, book early.

HOW TO GET THERE FROM THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  • Taxi - will cost between $22 and $30 per ride; maybe the most economical option if you have two or more people in your party.

  • Airport Bus - called "The Vancouver Airporter", this service can be picked up on level-2 of the airport and runs every half-hour; cost is $12 per adult ($5 per child).

  • Rental Car - follow signs to downtown, after crossing Granville St. Bridge (over False Creek) veer right onto Seymour St. and head north about 1 km and turn left onto Robson St.

    CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DETAILS ARE HERE ou ici

    For questions regarding the venue, please contact Scott Hinch (Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia), CCFFR Local Arrangements Chair