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* GO consortium meeting will be held on October 21-22, 2008 (Tues-Wed)
* GO consortium meeting will be held on October 21-22, 2008 (Tues-Wed)
* SAB meeting will be held on October 23, 2008 (Thurs)
* SAB meeting will be held on October 23, 2008 (Thurs)


===Venue===
===Venue===
[http://www.montgabriel.com/en_home.php Mont Gabriel], 30 miles north of Montreal.  
[http://www.montgabriel.com/en_home.php Mont Gabriel], 45 miles north of Montreal.  


===Registration===


===Registration===
* '''Reserve your room by calling the hotel at 1-800-668-5253; ask for "reservations" and identify yourself as part of the Northwestern University group.''' <br>
Sorry, no online registration.
* If you participate in both the GO meeting and the SAB, you should check in on the 20th (Monday) and leave on the 24th, as we are planning full days meetings.
* You will need to pay a 50$ deposit by credit card at the time of reservation.
* PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE SEPTEMBER 12, 2008


* '''You can now register by calling 1-800-668-5253 and identify yourself as part of the Northwestern University group.''' Sorry! No online registration.  
====Room====
* If you participate to both the GO meeting and the SAB, you should check in on the 20th (Monday) and leave on the 24th, as we are planning full days meetings.
* There is a choice between three kinds of rooms (depending on availability) [http://www.montgabriel.com/en_accommodations_tyrol.php Tyrol] ("Superior" room with balcony), [http://www.montgabriel.com/en_accommodations_rustique.php Rustique] (log cabin-style) (there are only about 8 rooms available of this type)and [http://www.montgabriel.com/en_accommodations_marquise.php Marquise] (smaller rooms). '''All rooms are the same price.'''
* You will need to pay a 50$ deposit by credit card.  


* PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
'''


===Cost===
===Cost for Hotel and meals===
* The cost per day is CAN $208.00 (~208$ USD), including dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch. If you plan to miss a meal, the price will be adjusted accordingly ($17 for breakfast, $22 for lunch, $43 dinner).  
* The cost per day is CAN $208.00 (~208$ USD), including dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch (which includes taxes and service). If you plan to miss a meal, the price will be adjusted accordingly ($17 for breakfast, $22 for lunch, $43 dinner).  
* If you want to share a room (two double or queen beds); in that case the price for the room is the same, $126, so that's $63 per person.  
* If you want to share a room (two double or queen beds); in that case the price for the room is the same, $126, so that's $63 per person.  
* We will need to charge a small fee (10-15$) for coffee breaks but this needs to be done separately.
 
 
===Registration Fee===
* There is a $125 registration fee US; $150 Canadian) to cover coffee breaks, Wednesday's dinner and supplies. This can be paid by cash or check to Northwestern University.
 
===Internet===
Wireless internet will be available in the conference room and in the rooms.
 
===Food===
* Bien sur, the menu is French-inspired, which means quite a bit of meat. However, there will always be fish and vegetarian options. Fill in the table below or contact me if you have special requirements.
 
===Transportation===
* Fly to Montreal-Trudeau Airport (YUL). This airport used to be called Dorval, you may still see that sometimes (for example, on Google maps...).
* The hotel offers a shuttle from the Montreal Trudeau Airport  for up to 10 people; about 30$ per person.
* A taxi would be about 100$ (Get a cab at the airport; cabs take credit cards Visa, Master Card, Amex)
* You can also rent a car from the airport. [[YUL-Gabriel Driving instructions]].
 
===To do===
 
====On site====
 
* http://www.montgabriel.com/en_activities.php
Tennis and golf should be open; I am not sure about the pool. It's possible to go jogging on the golf course just outside the hotel.
 
====If you want to explore Montreal====
 
* Montreal links : http://www.montreal.com/tourism/general.html, http://www.discovermontreal.ca/, http://www.go-montreal.com/
* Cycling in and around the city: http://english.montrealplus.ca/feature/crazy_for_cycling/8536/trails.jsp
** I quite enjoy this one: http://english.montrealplus.ca/feature/crazy_for_cycling/8536/trails_lachine_canal.jsp
* In October the Montreal Botanical Garden will have their annual 'THE MAGIC OF LANTERNS' event at Chinese gardens http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/chine/programme.htm
* You can combine the visit to the Botanical Garden with the Biodome [http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/biodome/site/gabarit.php?dossier=visite&page=musee&menu=musee] and the Insectarium [http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/insectarium/en/index.php]. The three museums part of the same complex and you can get combined tickets [http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/biodome/site/gabarit.php?dossier=info&page=tarif&menu=tarif]
* On a warm evening the Old Port [http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/] [http://www.go-montreal.com/areas_oldmontreal.htm] is really nice.
 
====In the Laurentians====
 
* The Laurentians: http://www.laurentians.com/
 
* Cycling/walking Le P'tit Train du Nord: http://www.out-there.com/pt-train.htm or http://www.laurentians.com/parclineaire/
 
* Golfing http://www.teeingitup.com/canada/laurentians.htm
 
* Yoga (they have camps - $80/day- or you can take a ~1.5 h lesson for $10) http://sivananda.hdthost.com/website/Main.aspx?lang=en-CA


===Contact===
===Contact===
Please contact Pascale Gaudet if you have any questions: pgaudet@northwestern.edu
'''Please contact Pascale Gaudet if you have any questions: pgaudet -at- northwestern.edu'''








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===Attendees===
 
(please use the Arrival and Departure info columns if you would like to try a carpool to/from the airport)
Attendees
{|border="1" cell spacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" class='sortable'
{|
|-
|-
! Name
! Name
! T-shirt size
! Attending GOC (Oct 21-22, 2008)
! Attending GOC (Oct 21-22, 2008)
! Attending SAB (Oct 23, 2008)
! Attending SAB (Oct 23, 2008)
! Food requirement (None, Veggie, Vegan)
! Arrival Date/Time to Airport (YUL)
! Departure Date/Time from Airport (YUL)
|-
|-
| Pascale Gaudet
| Pascale Gaudet
| small
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| none
|
|
|-
|-
| Amelia Ireland
| Amelia Ireland
| medium
| yes
| yes
|
| perhaps
| veggie
| 20 Oct 18:00
| 26 Oct 08:25
|-
|-
| Chris Mungall
| Chris Mungall
| medium
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| veggie
| 20 Oct 20:10 United
| 24 Oct 08:40 United
|-
|-
| Michael Ashburner
| Michael Ashburner
| large
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Suzanna Lewis
| Suzanna Lewis
| large
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yummy
| Oct 20, 5:09PM, UA8185, LGA-Montreal
| Oct 23, 7:55PM, UA8400, Montreal-LGA
|-
|-
| Jennifer Deegan
| Jennifer Deegan
| medium
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
|
||Oct 20, 1945 BA-95
|Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
|-
|-
| Midori Harris
| Midori Harris
| medium
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Jane Lomax
| Jane Lomax
| small
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes (am only)
| none
|Oct 20, 425PM, NW8671, Montreal
|Oct 23, 625PM, NW8672, Montreal
|-
|-
| Harold Drabkin
| Harold Drabkin
| large
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Rex Chisholm
| Rex Chisholm
| large
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Kimberly Van Auken
| Kimberly Van Auken
| medium
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| veggie
|10/20 CO3013 2:07PM
|10/24 CO3071 10:32AM
|-
|-
| Alexander Diehl
| Alexander Diehl
| x-large
| yes
| yes
| yes
| none
|'''Oct 21''', 1031PM, US3162
|(depart by car)
|-
| Mike Cherry
| large
| yes
| yes
| none
| Oct 20, 8:10pm United
| Oct 24, 8:40am United
|-
| Judy Blake
| medium
| yes
| yes
| none
|
|
|-
| Doug Howe
| large
| yes
| no
| none
|Oct 20, 440PM United, Montreal
|Oct 23, 240PM United, Montreal
|-
| Mary Dolan
| medium
| yes
| yes
| none
|
|
|-
| David Hill
| x-large
| yes
| yes
| none
|
|
|-
| Victoria Petri
| medium
| yes
| no
| none
|Oct 20, 3:18 p.m. Northwest
|Oct 23, 11:54 a.m. Northwest
|-
| Eurie Hong
| medium
| yes
| yes
| none
| Oct 20, 8:10pm United
| Oct 24, 8:40am United
|-
| Julie Park
| medium
| yes
| yes
| none
| Oct 20, 8:10pm United
| Oct 24, 8:40am United
|-
| Debby Siegele
| medium
| yes
|
| none
| Oct 20, 5:40 pm American Airlines
| Oct 23, 8:00 am American Airlines
|-
| Brenley McIntosh
| medium
| yes
|
| none
| Oct 20, 5:40 pm American Airlines
|
|
|-
|-
| Mike Cherry
| Tanya Berardini
| medium
| yes
|
| none
|
|Thurs, Oct 23, 1:30 pm departure
|-
| Kara Dolinski
| medium
| yes
| no
| none
|Mon, Oct 20, 4:50PM, Continental
|Wed, Oct 22, 5:30PM departure
|-
| Donghui Li
| medium
| yes
|
| none
|Oct 20, 8:10pm United
|Oct 25, 8:40am, leaving from Montreal
|-
| Stan Laulederkind
| XL
| yes
| no
| none
|Oct 20, 3:18 p.m. Northwest
|Oct 23, 11:54 a.m. Northwest
|-
| Edith Wong
| medium
| yes
| yes
| none
| Oct 20, 8:10pm United
| Oct 24, 8:40am United
|-
| Amina Abdulla
| small
| yes
| no
| none
| 20th Oct, 8.10pm
| 23rd Oct, 11.55am
|-
| Seth Carbon
| large
| yes
| no
| none
| 20th Oct, 8.10pm
| 24 Oct, from Montreal
|-
| Candace Collmer
| medium
| yes
| no
| none
|20 Oct 17:15 US Airways
|23 Oct 13:30 US Airways
|-
| Dmitry Sitnikov
| medium
| yes
|
|
|
|
|-
|Michelle Gwinn Giglio
| medium
|yes
|no
|none
|Oct. 20 6:28 PM United
|Oct. 23 2:23 PM United
|-
| Peter D'Eustachio
| medium
| yes
| no
| none
|
|
|-
|Ingrid Keseler
| medium
|yes
|no
|none
|Oct. 20 6:35 PM Continental
|
|-
| Linda Hannick
| medium
| no
| no
|
|
|
|-
| Pankaj Jaiswal
| large
| no
| no
|
|
|
|-
| Karen Christie
| large
| no
| no
|
|
|
|-
|Li Ni
|small
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
| Ben Hitz
| xtra-large
| no
| no
|
|
|
|-
|Rama Balakrishnan
|Large
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Rob Nash
|XXL
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Mike Livstone
|XXL
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Stacia Engel
|M
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Val Wood
|S
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Susan Tweedie
|M
|yes
|
|none
|
|
|-
|Ruth Lovering
|M
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Rachael Huntley
|Medium
|no
|no
|
|
|
|-
|Emily Dimmer
|Medium
|yes
|yes
|
|Oct 20, 1945 BA-95
|Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
|
|-
|Dan Barrell
|Large
|yes
|no
|none
|Oct 20, 1945 BA-95
|Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
|-
|Petra Fey
|Small
|yes
|no
|veggie
|Oct 20, 6:00 PM AA 4432 ORD->YUL
|Oct 22, 6:35 PM AA
|-
|Scott Durkin
|XXL
|yes
|no
|none
|Oct. 20 6:28 PM United
|Oct. 23 6:00 AM United
|-
|Varsha Khodiyar
|Small
|no
|no
|
|
|-
|Ramana Madupu
|medium
|yes
|no
|veggie
|Oct. 20 6:28 PM United
|Oct. 23 6:00 AM Air Canada
|-
-
| Paul Thomas
| medium
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| none
| Oct 20, 8:10pm United
| Oct 24, 8:40am United
|-
|-
|}
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Dates

  • GO consortium meeting will be held on October 21-22, 2008 (Tues-Wed)
  • SAB meeting will be held on October 23, 2008 (Thurs)

Venue

Mont Gabriel, 45 miles north of Montreal.

Registration

  • Reserve your room by calling the hotel at 1-800-668-5253; ask for "reservations" and identify yourself as part of the Northwestern University group.

Sorry, no online registration.

  • If you participate in both the GO meeting and the SAB, you should check in on the 20th (Monday) and leave on the 24th, as we are planning full days meetings.
  • You will need to pay a 50$ deposit by credit card at the time of reservation.
  • PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Room

  • There is a choice between three kinds of rooms (depending on availability) Tyrol ("Superior" room with balcony), Rustique (log cabin-style) (there are only about 8 rooms available of this type), and Marquise (smaller rooms). All rooms are the same price.


Cost for Hotel and meals

  • The cost per day is CAN $208.00 (~208$ USD), including dinner, accommodation, breakfast and lunch (which includes taxes and service). If you plan to miss a meal, the price will be adjusted accordingly ($17 for breakfast, $22 for lunch, $43 dinner).
  • If you want to share a room (two double or queen beds); in that case the price for the room is the same, $126, so that's $63 per person.


Registration Fee

  • There is a $125 registration fee US; $150 Canadian) to cover coffee breaks, Wednesday's dinner and supplies. This can be paid by cash or check to Northwestern University.

Internet

Wireless internet will be available in the conference room and in the rooms.

Food

  • Bien sur, the menu is French-inspired, which means quite a bit of meat. However, there will always be fish and vegetarian options. Fill in the table below or contact me if you have special requirements.

Transportation

  • Fly to Montreal-Trudeau Airport (YUL). This airport used to be called Dorval, you may still see that sometimes (for example, on Google maps...).
  • The hotel offers a shuttle from the Montreal Trudeau Airport for up to 10 people; about 30$ per person.
  • A taxi would be about 100$ (Get a cab at the airport; cabs take credit cards Visa, Master Card, Amex)
  • You can also rent a car from the airport. YUL-Gabriel Driving instructions.

To do

On site

Tennis and golf should be open; I am not sure about the pool. It's possible to go jogging on the golf course just outside the hotel.

If you want to explore Montreal

In the Laurentians

Contact

Please contact Pascale Gaudet if you have any questions: pgaudet -at- northwestern.edu



Attendees

(please use the Arrival and Departure info columns if you would like to try a carpool to/from the airport)

- - } Consortium meetings main page
Name T-shirt size Attending GOC (Oct 21-22, 2008) Attending SAB (Oct 23, 2008) Food requirement (None, Veggie, Vegan) Arrival Date/Time to Airport (YUL) Departure Date/Time from Airport (YUL)
Pascale Gaudet small yes yes none
Amelia Ireland medium yes perhaps veggie 20 Oct 18:00 26 Oct 08:25
Chris Mungall medium yes yes veggie 20 Oct 20:10 United 24 Oct 08:40 United
Michael Ashburner large yes yes
Suzanna Lewis large yes yes yummy Oct 20, 5:09PM, UA8185, LGA-Montreal Oct 23, 7:55PM, UA8400, Montreal-LGA
Jennifer Deegan medium yes yes Oct 20, 1945 BA-95 Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
Midori Harris medium yes yes
Jane Lomax small yes yes (am only) none Oct 20, 425PM, NW8671, Montreal Oct 23, 625PM, NW8672, Montreal
Harold Drabkin large yes yes
Rex Chisholm large yes yes
Kimberly Van Auken medium yes yes veggie 10/20 CO3013 2:07PM 10/24 CO3071 10:32AM
Alexander Diehl x-large yes yes none Oct 21, 1031PM, US3162 (depart by car)
Mike Cherry large yes yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 24, 8:40am United
Judy Blake medium yes yes none
Doug Howe large yes no none Oct 20, 440PM United, Montreal Oct 23, 240PM United, Montreal
Mary Dolan medium yes yes none
David Hill x-large yes yes none
Victoria Petri medium yes no none Oct 20, 3:18 p.m. Northwest Oct 23, 11:54 a.m. Northwest
Eurie Hong medium yes yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 24, 8:40am United
Julie Park medium yes yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 24, 8:40am United
Debby Siegele medium yes none Oct 20, 5:40 pm American Airlines Oct 23, 8:00 am American Airlines
Brenley McIntosh medium yes none Oct 20, 5:40 pm American Airlines
Tanya Berardini medium yes none Thurs, Oct 23, 1:30 pm departure
Kara Dolinski medium yes no none Mon, Oct 20, 4:50PM, Continental Wed, Oct 22, 5:30PM departure
Donghui Li medium yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 25, 8:40am, leaving from Montreal
Stan Laulederkind XL yes no none Oct 20, 3:18 p.m. Northwest Oct 23, 11:54 a.m. Northwest
Edith Wong medium yes yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 24, 8:40am United
Amina Abdulla small yes no none 20th Oct, 8.10pm 23rd Oct, 11.55am
Seth Carbon large yes no none 20th Oct, 8.10pm 24 Oct, from Montreal
Candace Collmer medium yes no none 20 Oct 17:15 US Airways 23 Oct 13:30 US Airways
Dmitry Sitnikov medium yes
Michelle Gwinn Giglio medium yes no none Oct. 20 6:28 PM United Oct. 23 2:23 PM United
Peter D'Eustachio medium yes no none
Ingrid Keseler medium yes no none Oct. 20 6:35 PM Continental
Linda Hannick medium no no
Pankaj Jaiswal large no no
Karen Christie large no no
Li Ni small no no
Ben Hitz xtra-large no no
Rama Balakrishnan Large no no
Rob Nash XXL no no
Mike Livstone XXL no no
Stacia Engel M no no
Val Wood S no no
Susan Tweedie M yes none
Ruth Lovering M no no
Rachael Huntley Medium no no
Emily Dimmer Medium yes yes Oct 20, 1945 BA-95 Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
Dan Barrell Large yes no none Oct 20, 1945 BA-95 Oct 26, 2045 BA-94
Petra Fey Small yes no veggie Oct 20, 6:00 PM AA 4432 ORD->YUL Oct 22, 6:35 PM AA
Scott Durkin XXL yes no none Oct. 20 6:28 PM United Oct. 23 6:00 AM United
Varsha Khodiyar Small no no
Ramana Madupu medium yes no veggie Oct. 20 6:28 PM United Oct. 23 6:00 AM Air Canada
Paul Thomas medium yes yes none Oct 20, 8:10pm United Oct 24, 8:40am United