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Revision as of 16:31, 19 August 2008
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
- 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 $63 per person.
- We will need to charge a small fee (10-15$ per day) for coffee breaks but this needs to be done separately.
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 6 people for a flat rate of $140.
- A taxi would be about 100$ (Taxis des Pays-d'en-Haut, 450-227-3000; I suggest you call in advance).
- 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
- 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 [1] and the Insectarium [2]. The three museums part of the same complex and you can get combined tickets [3]
- On a warm evening the Old Port [4] [5] 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/
- 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
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)
Name | 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) |
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Pascale Gaudet | yes | yes | none | ||
Amelia Ireland | yes | ||||
Chris Mungall | yes | yes | |||
Michael Ashburner | yes | yes | |||
Suzanna Lewis | yes | yes | |||
Jennifer Deegan | yes | yes | |||
Midori Harris | yes | yes | |||
Jane Lomax | yes | yes | |||
Harold Drabkin | yes | yes | |||
Rex Chisholm | yes | yes | |||
Kimberly Van Auken | yes | yes | |||
Alexander Diehl | yes | yes | none | ||
Mike Cherry | yes | yes | |||
Judy Blake | yes | yes | none | ||
Doug Howe | yes | no | none | ||
Mary Dolan | yes | yes | none | ||
David Hill | yes | yes | none | ||
Victoria Petri | yes | none | |||
Eurie Hong | yes | yes | none | ||
Julie Park | yes | yes | none | ||
Debby Siegele | yes | none | |||
Brenley McIntosh | yes | none | |||
Tanya Berardini | yes | none | |||
Kara Dolinski | yes | no | none |