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Special Thanks To …

• VIA Rail, for donating rail passes for GDUC founders, past presidents and past and current board members to attend this conference;
• Frontier Computing, for their contribution to the conference;
• CNIB, for Saturday’s lunch and a $500 contribution to the conference;

Overview

On Saturday, we have three exciting workshops planned, and more information on social events will be forthcoming. On Sunday morning, GDUC will hold its annual business meeting. Click here for more information on the 2009 annual general meeting.

Lunch on Saturday will be provided to all participants, thanks to the generous contribution of CNIB.

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been set aside for GDUC at this hotel, for the evenings of Friday, September 25th and Saturday, September 26th Guide Dog Users of Canada has negotiated a room rate of $99.00 per night, plus applicable taxes. All of the rooms booked are effectively one bedroom suites, and include a fully equipped kitchen (with refrigerator, stovetop and microwave), complimentary local telephone calls and voicemail, DVD players, television, etc.

All rooms must be booked prior to August 20, 2009 to guarantee the conference rate. Rooms booked beyond this date are subject to availability and may not be eligible for the negotiated $99/night rate!

Please contact Melanie Moore (moore@gduc.ca) for more information.

About Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s national capital, lies on the southern banks of the Ottawa river, the major waterway which constitutes the boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Ottawa is the fourth largest municipality in Canada, and the second largest in Ontario, with a total regional population of a little over 800,000 (in 2006). Ottawa is known for, of course, the Parliament Buildings, but also for being the home of the Rideau Canal, one of the longest outdoor skating rinks maintained in the world. (Alas, the canal will not be open for skating in September when we have the conference!)

For more information on Ottawa from a tourists perspective, check out Ottawa Tourism. For more information on how to get around the city via public transit, OC Transpo is the local transportation provider.

Please contact Anthony Tibbs (tibbs@gduc.ca) for more information on Ottawa, transportation while in Ottawa, or anything else Ottawa-related!