Dear friends and colleagues,
We are very excited to invite you to the 22nd International Burkholderia cepacia Working Group Meeting in Toronto, Canada on April 22-25, 2020
The conference will take place at the SickKids Research Tower (Event Room 1), 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4
Welcome Reception and preferred hotel:
Marriott Downtown at Eaton Centre, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2L2
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzec-marriott-downtown-at-cf-toronto-eaton-centre/
Other options for hotels in the area:
Chelsea Hotel; Toronto Downtown, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z4
http://www.chelseatoronto.com/en/
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown, 108 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R3
The co-chairs of the conference are Dr. Liz Tullis, Dr. Valerie Waters and Dr. Silvia Cardona. Mohsin Akhtar is helping coordinate the conference.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!
A secure link will be sent to your email. You can pay via PayPal, Credit Card or Debit.
“Early Bird Rate” for Guests – $200.00 – available until February 29th, 2020 – after this date, the fee will be $220.00.
“Early Bird Rate” for Trainees/Students – $150.00 – available until February 29th, 2020 – after this date, the fee will be $170.00.
Deadline for Registration is Tuesday, March 31st, 2020.
Deadline for Abstract submissions is Friday, March 20th, 2020.
Preliminary Programme
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
19:00: Welcome Reception – Adelaide Room – Marriott Downtown CF Toronto Eaton Centre, 525 Bay St
Thursday, April 23rd, 2020
18:00: Dinner – Music Room – Hart House at the University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Cir
Friday, April 24th, 2020
12:00: Afternoon Out
Take a break from the Meeting and enjoy what Toronto has to offer. Some ideas to spend time exploring the city:
Red Double-Decker Bus Tour – https://citysightseeingtoronto.com/toronto-double-decker-city-tour/
Hockey Hall of Fame – https://www.hhof.com/
CN Tower – https://www.cntower.ca/intro.html
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada – https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/canada/
Casa Loma – https://casaloma.ca/
Art Gallery of Ontario – https://ago.ca/
Royal Ontario Museum – https://www.rom.on.ca/en
Walking Tour with the Tour Guys – http://www.tourguys.ca/free-toronto-tours
More details to follow soon!
Liz, Val and Silvia
