Accommodations: Conference Hotel
or Alternate Accommodations
Best Western Victoria Park Suites Hotel,
377 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2M2.
Toll Free: 800-465-7275 (Canada & US)
Phone: 613-567-7275
Fax: 613-567-1161
http://www.victoriapark.com/
When booking, please use our group reservation number: #161964
A block of 40 rooms is currently being held, these will be released 16
August, 2005.
RATES
$119.00 Semi Suite (one queen bed, single or double occupancy)
$119.00 Semi Suite (two doubles bed, single or double occupancy)
$129.00 One Bedroom Suite (one queen bed + queen size sofabed, single or
double occupancy) $ 10.00 Additional person per suite, children 16 and
under stay free
TAX
Rates are subject to the 5% Provincial Hotel Room Tax and the 7% Goods and
Services Tax.
DESTINATION MARKETING FEE
This is a 2.8% fee levied against the guest room rate, which is also
subject to the 7% GST.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & LOCAL CALLS
A deluxe continental breakfast is included in your room rate. Weekdays
6:30am -9:30am, weekends and holidays 7:30am -10:30am. Local calls are
also included in the room rate.
CHECK-IN/OUT TIMES
Check-in time is 3:00pm
Check-out time is 12:00 noon
PARKING
Underground parking is available for $9.95 per day + tax with in and out
privileges.
METHOD OF RESERVATIONS
Reservations will be made directly with the hotel on an individual
basis. Individuals may contact hotel reservations department at
800-465-7275 or 613-567-7275. Room reservations must be made on or
before Tuesday, August 16, 2005. On this date, unassigned rooms will be
released for general sale at the house rate and the negotiated rate will
be processed on an availability basis.
METHOD OF PAYMENT - GUESTROOMS
Room, tax and incidental charges will be the responsibility of each
guest upon check out.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Individual reservations may be cancelled up to 24 hours prior to the
arrival date without penalty
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Alternative Accommodation
Besides the Best Western conference hotel there is a nearby YM/YWCA:
YMCA Ottawa
Shenkman Residence
180 Argyle Avenue Ottawa, ON K2P 1B7
Room Reservations
Tel: (613) 237-1320
Fax: (613) 788-5095
$41-44 per room, tax incl. or $50 for a room for three if you book
together.
Email: [email protected]
A bit further afield, there is the Ottawa hostel:
Youth Hostel Ottawa
75 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B9
(613) 235-2595
(613) 235-9202
$26.25 ni (Tax incl)
http://www.hihostels.ca/hostels/Ontario/OntarioEast/OttawaInternationalHostel/Hostels/
In addition, Fred Schueler, who lives approximately 45 minutes away from
the downtown hotel location has agreed to provide space for accommodation.
Fred can provide floor space for approximately 20 people in the Bishops
Mills Natural History Centre, and there is also room at Fred's to put up
tents. Fred has agreed to coordinate this, so if you are interested in
taking advantage of this opportunity, please contact Fred at
bckcdb(at)istar.ca. Further coordinates for Fred are below.
Bishops Mills Natural History Centre
Frederick W. Schueler, Aleta Karstad, Jennifer Helene Schueler
RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
(613)258-3107
Email: bckcdb(at)istar.ca
City of Ottawa - www.ottawa.ca
For General Information about Annual
Meetings:
Follow this link for general information About Annual Meetings.
If
you would like more information on the annual meetings and are not on the CARCNET
mailing list, please send your name, address, e-mail, fax, and telephone number
to:
David Cunnington
414-288 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
V5T 4S8
E-mail: David.Cunnington(at)ec.gc.ca
TEL: (604) 940-4687
Annual Meetings are usually held at the end of September
or the beginning of October. We try to alternate each year between eastern and
western Canada. Each year students are eligible for the best poster or best presentation awards.
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Past Annual Meetings
Follow this link to view to our Past Annual Meetings
summaries, abstracts and photos.
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