Dates: June 20-23rd. 2024
Venue: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada
THIS CONFERENCE IS NOW SOLD OUT
Email cmelive@ucalgary.ca if you’d like to be put on the waitlist.
Click HERE for conference information and agenda.
Things to do in Banff and Around: 9Website for sight seeing: https://banff.ca/89/Visiting)
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Buffalo Nations Museum
- Cascade of Time Garden
- Banff Gondola
- Banff Park Museum National Historic Site
- Cave and Basin National Historic Site
- Central park
- Bow Falls Viewpoint
- Bow Falls
- Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site
- Hoodoos Viewpoint
- Town of Banff
- Marsh Loop Trailhead
- Sundance Canyon
- Bandd National Park
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Cascade Ponds
- Columbia Icefield
- The Glacier Skywalk
Accommodations
Here is the information on delegates booking their accommodations. (All prices in Canadian Dollars)
Guestroom Block Reservation Method: Individual Pick-Up
As attendees are responsible for making their own guestroom reservations they will need to contact our Reservations Department directly on 1-800-884-7574 quoting the booking ID NEO2406. Please see the online booking link here : https://gettaroom.b4checkin.
https://www.banfflakelouise.com/
Sally Borden Fitness and Recreation
Hours of Operation
Fitness Centre
Cardio equipment, free weights and running track
Monday to Friday: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Climbing Gym
Daily: 12:00 pm – 8:00pm
Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Aquatic Centre
25 m Pool, hot tub and wade pool – swim at your own risk. NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY
Monday to Friday: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Statutory holidays: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hours and facilities available are subject to change without notice.
- Change rooms and showers are available.
- Towels and locks are included with your membership or day membership.
- Climbing shoes and harnesses are available for rent.
Travel Information:
Address of venue: 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff, AB, T1L1H5, Canada
Telephone: +1403-762-6100 Nearest airport: Calgary (YYC) International Airport
Flights to Calgary: United Airlines, Delta, Alaska, Air Canada, West Jet, American Airlines
West Jet is offering a specific discount for the conference as follows:
5% off Econo* and 10% off EconoFlex and Premium fares for travel within Canada and 2% off Econo*, 5% off EconoFlex and 10% off Premium base fares for guests traveling Trans-border. No discount will apply to Basic or Business class bookings. To take advantage of this offer, you will need the discount code listed. Please visit www.westjet.com/conventions to make a booking online.
Applicable Rules
- The booking is to be made to the following city: Calgary
- The travel period begins: 6/11/2024
- The travel period ends: 7/2/2024
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| Promo Code: Travel Agent GDS only | YBG09 |
Direct Connections to Calgary AirPort:
Airport and Shuttle Service: A two-hour drive away, the Calgary International Airport is the closest airport to Banff. The Calgary International Airport maintains a website with up-to-date information on transportation and accommodation information. Visit: yyc.com.
The Banff Airporter is the official airport shuttle provider of Banff Centre. The trip to Calgary is approximately two hours and you will be dropped off at the Professional Development Centre (PDC), where the Front Desk is located.
Phone: 403.762.3330 or 1.888.
Brewster Travel Canada offers daily motor coach shuttles to Banff from the Calgary International Airport. Reservations are required. Visit: explorerockies.com/
The Banff bus station is a five-minute drive from Banff Centre. Call Taxi Taxi at 403.762.0000
Parking:
Various parking options are available through campus, all of which are free. Please refer to the campus map.
Parkade (North end of campus)
- From downtown, follow Moose or Wolf Street
- Turn right to St. Julien Road and drive up to Banff Centre
- Turn left to St. Julien Way and follow the parking signs to the parkade which is located below the Music & Sound building
Parking lot (South end of campus)
- From downtown, follow Buffalo Street and drive up the hill to Banff Centre
- Turn left and follow signs to the parking lot
For more Information:
Abhay Lodha, Conference Chair: aklodha@ucalgary.ca
Usha John: usha.john@ahs.ca
Susan Limongiello: slimon@ucalgary.ca
Advise about accommodation: Dr. Hussein Zein, Email: hussein.zein@
Local transport: Dr. Essa Al Awad, email: essa. alawad@ahs.ca
Cultural Committee head: Sushree Mishra and team, email: sushree_art@yahoo.com
CME committee: Drs. Alison Rentz, Sheree Kuo, Majeeda Kamaluddeen, Prashanth Murthy, Belal Alshaikh, Georg Schmolzer, Abhay Lodha
Workshops: Drs. Essa Al Awad, Sibasis Daspal, Khorshid Mohammad, Hussein Zein