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Social Program

 

Welcome Reception
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Sunday, June 15
18:30 - 21:30
Ontario Science Centre
1 Welcome Reception ticket is included with delegate registration.
Extra tickets are available at $40 CAD each from the registration desk.
The Congress will open with a Welcome Reception for delegates and their guests at the Ontario Science Centre. Meet colleagues and renew friendships at the OSC, one of the first interactive science museums in the world when it opened in 1969 and your Congress host. Witness the exciting transformation that the Centre has undergone over the last three years and experience the Centre's latest exhibition, Facing Mars: Would You Survive the Journey. This thought-provoking exhibition, created by the Science Centre, opens to the public less than a week before the 5SCWC and is available to travel from January 2009. The evening includes an informal dinner and very brief welcoming remarks. Attendees will be transferred from their hotels (or MTCC) by motor coach.

Closing Gala Dinner
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Wednesday, June 18
19:00 - 22:30
Liberty Grand
Delegate ticket $35 CAD (maximum 1 ticket per delegate)
Extra tickets are available at $100 CAD each from registration desk
The final night of the Congress will see guests transferred by motor coach from conference hotels (or MTCC) to the historic Liberty Grand, a landmark building located downtown along the shores of Lake Ontario. Originally constructed in 1926 as an Ontario Government Building, this elegant venue stands on the grounds of Exhibition Place, Canada's largest urban park. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception held in the Mezzanine overlooking the treed Courtyard, followed by dinner downstairs in the glittering Governors Room. Fresh, local produce will be augmented by national delicacies and Ontario wines. And of course, the company of colleagues from around the world will make this last evening memorable.

Transfer Schedule

  • From the MTCC (255 Front Street; delegates at InterContinental will depart from the MTCC)
    • Staggered departures: 18:30 - 19:00
    • Return trip shuttle service from the Liberty Grand: 21:00 - 22:30
  • From the Courtyard by Marriott (main door, 525 Bay Street)
    • Departure: 18:45
    • Return trip shuttle service from the Liberty Grand: 21:00 - 22:30
  • From the Novotel (north door, 45 The Esplanade)
    • Departure: 18:45
    • Return trip shuttle service from the Liberty Grand: 21:00 - 22:30
Note: Tickets for the Closing Dinner are limited.