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Registration
The registration desk will be located in the main foyer of the South
Building except for during the social mixer.
Mon, May 10: Early registration at Social Mixer, Blind Duck Pub,
17.00-23.00
Tues, May 11 South Building Foyer, 07.00-18.30
Wed, May 12: South Building Foyer, 08.00-17.00
Registration fees include the conference program, lunches, coffee breaks,
and two drink tickets for use during the mixer, poster session, and/or
banquet.
** Please
be sure to bring your own coffee mug, water bottle, pen and notebook ***
Notice to Session Moderators
Please report to the designated room a few minutes prior to the start of
the session. Use this time to confirm that the speakers are present. Since
there are multiple concurrent sessions it is very important that we adhere
to the scheduled times. Speakers are allotted 14 min in total. Please
signal the speakers at 10 min, and at 12 min. At 14 min please ask the
speaker to leave the podium.
Notice to Oral
Presenters
Please hand in your presentation on CD when you register. This will be
returned to you. We recommend that you bring a backup CD of your
presentation. CDs must be compatible with Windows XP and PowerPoint 2000.
Please verify your presentation on this platform (especially Mac users)
using a different computer than the one that you burned it on. Please use
your last name as the file name for your talk (e.g. Darwin.ppt).
Please report to the room where you will be speaking 15 min prior to the
start of your session. Each speaker will be allotted 14 min (12 min talk +
2 min questions) with one minute for movement between rooms. You will be
asked to leave the podium if you exceed this time limit. You will not be
permitted to use your own computer. Slide and overhead projectors will not
be available. A room will be available for practicing your talk.
Notice to Poster Presenters
We encourage you to put up your posters during the first coffee break. You
are only required to stand by your poster during the poster session that
will be held on Tuesday, May 11 from 17.30-18.30 in Spigel Hall prior to
the banquet. Poster boards are 120 cm x 120 cm. Please do not use pins or
tacks on the poster boards - velcro tape will be provided for you.
Parking
Daytime parking for conference attendees will be available in Lot 4. If
you will be staying overnight on campus please park in
Lot 6. Parking passes are available for pickup at the OEEC
registration desk. Please see the map on the back of the program.
Meals
Formal breakfasts will not be provided; however, various baked goods such
as bagels, muffins, and Danishes will be served during the coffee breaks.
Lunches will be provided on Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 12. All
coffee breaks, lunches, and the banquet will take place inside Spigel Hall
or on the patio just outside Spigel Hall. Vegetarian options will be
available during coffee breaks, lunches, and the banquet. Vegan food will
be available at the banquet for those who indicated this on their
registration form.
During the summer, on campus food services are limited to Tim Horton’s,
Pizza Pizza, Williams Coffee Pub, and several vending machines. These are
all located in the main foyer of the
South
Building.
Banquet
The banquet will be held in Spigel Hall on Tuesday May 11th at 18.30
following the poster session. There will be limited numbers of tickets for
sale at the OEEC registration desk ($15 each). Banquet tickets will be
collected – please be sure to bring yours. We are pleased to feature the
funk/soul music of LMT Connection (www.lmtconnection.com). We thank the
Old Credit Brewing Company for providing beer for the poster session and
banquet.
Local Restaurants
Mississauga
boasts a wide variety of ethnic restaurants within a 10 min drive from the
UTM campus. These include East Indian, Thai, Lebanese,
Caribbean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek, and many others.
Concentrations of restaurants are around the following intersections:
Dundas & Hurontario, Dundas & Winston Churchill, and Burnhamthorpe &
Erindale Station (walking distance from UTM).
On-Campus Housing
You will be staying in
McLuhan Court
(see map on back of program or on OEEC website). Keys to your rooms will
be available at the OEEC registration desk. Each unit consists of four
lockable bedrooms. Please park your cars in Lot 6.
Computer Access
Email and internet access will be available in the library located in the
main foyer of the
South Building.
The library summer hours are 08.45-17.00.
Emergency
911: 9.911
Campus Police: 905.828.5200
Campus Police Emergency: 905.569.4333
Ambulance: 905.844.4242
Fire Department: 905.279.2311
Peel Police: 905.453.3311
T-Shirts
T-shirts ordered on the web prior to the conference will be available at
the OEEC registration desk. There will be some t-shirts available for
purchase for $13.
Book/Prize Draw
This will take place during the closing remarks on May 12. There will be
an opportunity to see the books and prizes during the banquet.
Bookstore
The UTM bookstore will be open during the conference from 08.45-17.00.
Pens, notebooks, UTM souvenirs, coffee mugs, and water bottles can be
purchased at the bookstore.
Nature Walks
The UTM campus is fortunately located beside the beautiful Erindale Park
which contains a number of walking trails and the
Credit
River.
Access to Erindale Park is available at the southwest corner of parking
Lot 4 or via the main entrance off of Dundas St. The UTM campus itself is
heavily wooded with several walking trails. It is not uncommon to see
deer, foxes, and various other wildlife on campus.
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