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Participatory Design 2004
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PDC04
The Eighth Participatory Design Conference
July 27 ââ¬â 31 Toronto, Canada
PDC04 travel arrangements are being organized by our University of Toronto Travel Centre. Our agents have negotiated special conference rates with several nearby hotels as well as discounted rates with Air Canada and other major carriers. In addition, they are also able to help you with airport transfers, car rentals and even trip add-ons such as theatre tickets and day tours.
To book your travel arrangements, simply press the "Book My Trip" button below [link will open in new window]. You will be taken to a short online form for you to fill in. Once it is submitted, a University of Toronto Travel Centre agent will contact you shortly with pricing and details.
Use this link for conference registration.
Directions
The Bahen Centre is located at 40 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building is located along the southern border of the University of Toronto's St. George (downtown) campus, accessible either by the north side of College Street or from the west side of St. George Street, between University Avenue and Spadina Avenue.
The building is two blocks west of the Queen's Park subway station on the Yonge-University subway line. (Within the city, the Toronto Transit Commission provides access through its system of streetcars, subways, and buses. Visit the TTC on-line or call the TTC route information phone line at 416-393-4636 for assistance.)
If you arrive in Toronto by plane, transportation from Pearson International Airport to downtown is available by limousine or by taxi (approximately $34-40 one-way), by bus service to downtown hotels (approximately $14 one-way or $24 round-trip), or by renting a car at the airport. Travel to downtown can take anywhere from 30 minutes to one-and-a-half hours depending upon traffic.
If you arrive in Toronto by inter-city bus, the Toronto Bus Terminal at the intersection of Bay Street and Dundas Street connects underground with the Dundas subway station.
If you arrive in Toronto by train, Union Station connects underground with the Union subway station.
Conference Hotels:
PDC04 has blocks of rooms on hold at the following hotels. Please book your room early. The week of July 27 in Toronto will be busy with the Caribana Carnival and hotels will release these rooms weeks prior to the PDC (see individual hotels for details).
METROPOLITAN HOTEL
108 CHESTNUT STREET
TORONTO ONTARIO M5G 1R3
CANADA
416-977-5000
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Rate: CND $149.00 per night.
75 rooms are being held under "PDC Conference" from July 27 for 4 nights. Travelers wishing to extend their stay can book these rooms 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference. You can book your room either through the "Book My Trip" [link will open in new window] link on this page or by contacting the hotel directly. Please note: Any unreserved rooms will be released 1 month prior to the conference.
QUALITY HOTEL MIDTOWN
280 BLOOR ST WEST
TORONTO ON CA M5S 1V8
416-968-0010
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Rate: CND $109.00 per night
25 rooms are being held under "PDC Conference" from July 27 for 4 nights. Travelers wishing to extend their stay can book these rooms 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference. You can book your room either through the "Book My Trip" [link will open in new window] link on this page or by contacting the hotel directly. Please note: Any unreserved rooms will be released 6 weeks prior to the conference.
INTERCONTINENTAL TORONTO
220 BLOOR ST WEST
TORONTO ONTARIO CA M5S 1T8
416-960-5200
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Rate: CDN $200.00 per night.
50 rooms are being held under "PDC Conference" from July 27 for 4 nights. Travelers wishing to extend their stay can book these rooms 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference. You can book your room either through the "Book My Trip" [link will open in new window] link on this page or by contacting the hotel directly. Please note: Any unreserved rooms will be released 6 weeks prior to the conference.
Student Accommodations
The PDC04 has booked a limited number of rooms at New College Residence, a modern air-conditioned university residence on the campus of the University of Toronto, 2 blocks from the Bahen Centre where the conference will be housed. You must contact the New College Administration directly in order to book a room (do not use the link on this page).
NEW COLLEGE RESIDENCE
North-East corner of Willcocks and Spadina.
416-978-8877 or 416-946-5317
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Rates:
Single (Bed and breakfast) - CDN$43.25/night
Double (2 single beds)(Bed and breakfast) - CDN$74.50/night
Contact the New College directly to make reservations.
Tel: 416-978-8877 or 416-946-5317
Fax: 416-946-7169
Email: summer.newcollege@utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/summer/conference.html
Please download the "reservation form" at the above website and fax it to 416-946-7169.
Go the Register page to register on-line
for the conference and pre-conference events.
Last updated on: 20.07.2004
Created before October 2004
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