Thursday, August 5th to Wednesday, August 11
http:///www.gcbioinformatics.ca/training
On this webpage, you will find the following:
Conference Logistics, Maps, Travel Information, Lodging Information, Things to Do
Course Dates: The ACGC will be held at the Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, August 5, 2010, to Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
Computer Lag/Course Location: The ACGC will be held in the Carleton University, Room HP3349, which is located in the Herzberg Laboratories (Building code: HP).
HP 3349
Herzberg Laboratories
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B6
Lunch: Lunch and snack breaks will be made available
Maps: For a comprehensive and interactive map of the Carleton University, please go to
http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/
Air Canada: http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html
(offers few direct flights and many connector flights)
American Airlines: http://www.aa.com/homePage.do
(currenty experiencing system issues)
WestJet: http://www.westjet.com
(offers few direct flights and many connector flights)
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,Canada
Ottawa airport web address: http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/index-e.php
Ottawa airport car rentals: http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/AirportServices/carRental-e.php
Budget Car Rentals: 613-521-4844
Map of Ottawa and airport: http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=1000+Airport+Parkway+Pvt,+Ottawa,+Ontario&btnG=Search&ll=45.323186,-75.66782&spn=0.082073,0.21698
Ottawa airport transportation services:
http://ottawa-airport.ca/AirportServices/otherTransportation-e.php
Taxi Service: Dispatch 613-523-1234
Taxi from airport to downtown is
approximately $29 average.
Shuttle Fare: $15 adult (one way)
Ottawa Transit: http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/tway_map_menue.htm
Transit information:
613-741-4390
Transit from Ottawa Marriott Hotel to Carleton University:
On Bank Street and Queen Street take #7 Carleton to go to Carleton University.
Take #7 Downtown or #7 St. Laurent from Carleton to Bank Street and Queen Street to return to Ottawa Marriott Hotel
Call by the end of June or July to get timings of summer buses.
Adults need two bus tickets (or $3.25) to ride the public transit one way.
Taxi Companies:
Executive Cabs: 613-248-3558
Blue Line Taxi Co Ltd: 613-238-1111
DJ's Taxi: 613-829-9900
Recommended Hotel: Ottawa Marriott Hotel
We have currently negotiated a discount rate for students and instructors at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, located in the downtown region of Ottawa.
Ottawa Marriott Hotel website: http://www.ottawamarriott.com
Ottawa Marriott Hotel booking phone number: 1-800-853-8463
To book a hotel room at $129 per night (plus GST and taxes) with the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, phone 1-800-853-8463, cite the group code "ACGACGA" and state you are part of the group"Applied Computational." You need to book your room before June 25, 2010, to access the block of rooms.
Room bookings are based on availability, so book your room soon!
Address:
Ottawa Marriott Hotel
100 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5R7 Canada
Phone: 1-613-238-1122
Fax: 1-613-783-4228
Email: Mark Carvell at mark.carvell@ottawamarriott.com or telephone at 613.783.4217 or
Verina DiFalco (primary contact) at verina.difalco@ottawamarriott.com or telephone at 613-783-4205
Amenities:
4 diamond hotel with internet in rooms at $10.50/24 hour period (or free in the Starbucks in hotel). Smoke free facility with a business centre with 3 computers open 24 hours. Charge for business centre computer usage is $3 per 6 minutes and then 50 cents a minute. Facility contains a gym that is open until 11:00 p.m., equipeed with weights, a sauna, and a heated swimming pool. A movie theater is approximatly 3 and a 1/2 blocks from hotel. The lobby restaurant will be closed due to rennovations, but the top revolving restaurant called Merlot will be open.
Cancellation:
72 hour cancellation policy'
Taxi fare from Ottawa Marriott Hotel to Carleton University: approximately $20 each way.
See transporation above right for bus routes.
Carleton University Campus Housing
Cost of accommodations: one person $60.50/night (comes with complimentary breakfast);
two persons $90/night (comes with complimentary breakfast)
Campus Housing Website: http://www.carleton.ca/conferenceservices
Campus Housing Telephone: 613-688-2300 ext. 0
Address:
1125 Colonel By
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B7
Email: tcc@carleton.ca
Amenities: Includes breakfast in the cafeteria - in Residence Commons. Although hours are in process of being confirmed for cafeteria, breakfast is tentatively scheduled between 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. and dinner between 4:00 and 6:30 p.m. Daily housekeeping is included in price with fresh towels. There is no wireless internet in bedrooms, but wireless is in University as well as in the Residence Commons. If guest brings own Ethernet cord, can hook up to Internet in rooms.
Check in time: 3 p.m.
Check out time: 11 a.m.
Parking: $9/day or $25/week (parking is free over the weekends)
Restaurant: Carleton University is about a 10 minute walking distance from pubs and restaurants.
Other Options for Hotel Stay
Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa
Web Address: http://www.cpottawa.com
Phone: 613-237-3600
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel
Web Address: http://www.sheratonottawa.com
Phone: 613-238-1500
Lord Elgin Hotel
Web Address: http://www.lordelginhotel.ca
Phone: 866-627-2609
Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill
Web Address: http://www.radisson.com/ottawa
Phone: 613-236-1133
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/
Art: http://cuag.carleton.ca/
Theatre: http://www.carleton.ca/socknbuskin/