85th Annual Meeting (Oct 2013)General Information |
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Location |
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The
85th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology will be held in
Montréal,
Canada on October 13-17, 2013. The technical program will take place at the
Hilton
Montréal Bonaventure convention hotel located downtown Montreal. The Hilton
Montréal Bonaventure is steps away from major attractions, the business
district and public transportation (metro and train central station)
convenient for all guests. What’s more, a vast array of nearby theatres, movie houses, and gourmet restaurants await conference attendees, and Old Montréal will offer visitors an excellent opportunity to enjoy the city’s “joie de vivre” in an Old World setting.
Montréal
is one of North America’s most cosmopolitan cities. Not only is the city
home to over sixty international organizations and the main venue for
countless annual events and festivals, Montreal, an international city where
French and English are the main languages, is a multi-cultural city in which
over 160 languages are spoken. |
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Weather |
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In mid-October the temperature is between 5-15 °C (40-60 °F). |
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Languages |
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Most people in Montréal speak French and English. Menus are generally in
both languages. |
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Places to See |
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For more information: visit
Tourism Montréal. |
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Air Transportation |
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Montreal can be reached by plane by flying into the
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
International Airport (YUL). Some 32 air carriers operate regular or
seasonal flights out of Montréal-Trudeau. There are direct flights to more
than 130 regular and seasonal destinations in Canada, the U.S. and
internationally. |
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Ground Transportation from Montréal-Trudeau Airport |
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Shuttle between Airport and Montréal Downtown |
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The 747 bus line service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, between the
Montréal-Trudeau airport and the Gare d’autocars de Montréal terminal (Berri-UQAM
métro station). Travel time may vary between 45 to 60 minutes, depending on
traffic conditions. Wi-Fi service is available on most 747 buses. The fare is 9.00 CAD for unlimited travel throughout STM bus and métro networks during 24 consecutive hours. The 9.00 CAD fare can be paid in cash with exact change on board the bus. Only coins are accepted (no bank bills). Passages can also be purchased:
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Metro |
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Metro passes are 3.00 CAD per ticket. One day (24 hours) pass costs 9.00 CAD. You
can go anywhere within the metro system (not dependent on the distance) with
a single ticket. See
Metro Map. |
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Hotel Parking |
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Self parking: 19.25 CAD (No in/out privilege) Valet: 28.25 CAD (in/out privilege) |
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Registration |
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Conference registration includes access to all technical sessions and the vendor display, program and abstract booklets, and all receptions and coffee breaks. The registration fee does not include the Bingham Award Banquet; see details on the meeting registration page.
On-site registration will be held on Sunday, October 13th from 3 pm to
6:30 pm at the registration desk of the Hilton Bonaventure conference center (lower
level, in front of the escalators). Registration will also be
held Monday through Wednesday, from 8 am to 4 pm, at the same location. |
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Welcoming Reception |
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The Welcoming Reception will be held on Sunday, October 13th,
from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in Salon Bonaventure of the Hilton Bonaventure (lobby level). The Welcoming Reception is
hosted by
TA Instruments. |
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Society Business Meeting |
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All attendees are encouraged to attend the annual business meeting
of The Society of Rheology. This year the business meeting will be held on
Tuesday October 15th at 12:05 pm in Salon Westmount (Hilton Bonaventure conference center).
Box lunches will be available for the first 100 attendees. |
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Bingham Award Reception and Banquet |
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The Bingham Award Reception and Banquet will be held on
Tuesday, October 15th. The reception will take place at 7 pm in
Salon Bonaventure of the Hilton Bonaventure (lobby level). It
will be followed by the Bingham Award Banquet at
8 pm that will be held in the Outremont Ballroom of the Hilton Bonaventure
conference center (lower level). The
reception is open to all meeting participants at no extra charge. Banquet
tickets can be purchased with the meeting registration (see
meeting
registration page for details). The Bingham Award Reception is
sponsored by a generous contribution from
Xpansion
Instruments. |
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Poster Session |
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The Poster Session and Reception will be held from 5:30 pm
to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 16th in
the Salons Fontaine C-H of the Hilton Bonaventure conference center (lower level).
The reception at the Poster Session is sponsored by a generous contribution
from Anton-Paar USA.
Poster competition prices are sponsored
by the Canadian Society of
Rheology. |
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Exhibits |
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Vendors will demonstrate their products from 8 am to 5 pm,
Monday through
Wednesday in
the Salons Fontaine A-B of the Hilton Bonaventure conference center (lower level). Coffee breaks
will also be held in the Exhibit area. Vendors should contact the Local
Arrangements Committee Chair (Marie-Claude Heuzey, Polytechnique Montréal) directly about exhibit space. |
This page will be updated when information becomes available.
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