Venue & Accommodation

ICANM 2019 will take place at the Collège de Maisonneuve  conference center from  August 12 to 14 in Montreal.  Montreal rates as one of the world’s most livable cities, and was named “Canada’s Cultural Capital” by Monocle Magazine and a UNESCO “City of Design”.

Collège de Maisonneuvewe is near downtown and  located in Montreal’s Sports, Leisure and Garden district  and is steps away from many popular attractions such as the Biodome, Olympic Stadium and Botanical Gardens. It is closeto the Pie IX metro station on the green line, giving an easy  quick access to the old port, center town and the plateau.
 
Collège de Maisonneuve: 3800 Sherbrooke St E, Montreal, QC H1X 2A2

Accommodation

Montreal offers a large number of hotels to meet the requirements. The hotels  are located in every corner of the city. Participants must make their own accommodation arrangements directly with the hotel of their choice.

 Traveling to Montreal

 Language

The language for the conference is English.Montreal is a bilingual (English and French) and multi-cultural city. 
 Getting into and out of Montreal
Airports:

Pierre Elliott Trudeau International, 22 km west of downtown, (Locals will still sometimes call it Dorval Airport).
A taxi ride from the downtown area to Trudeau Airport costs a flat rate of $40.00 not including tip. Information on airport taxis and limousines. 
 

A public airport shuttle, the 747, runs from the downtown area to the airport. It is equipped with luggage racks and accepts regular STM tickets and passes although cash fare (coins only) is $10, which also buys you a pass good for 24 hours on the entire STM system.

 Tourist Information

Please check the web site at http://www.tourisme-montreal.org for further information.

 Currency

The Canadian currency is the Canadian Dollar. For the latest exchange rate please check

 Electricity

The electrical voltage in Canada is 110 V, 60 cycle AC. Adapters can be found at most electrical stores nearby.

 Visa

Participants requiring a visa for entry into Canada are strongly advised to apply for the appropriate Visa in their own country as soon as possible. Click here for additional info.

 Climate

Early August weather in Montreal is usually beautiful and pleasant.  More information on the current weather and forecasts in Montreal can be obtained from the Environment Canada Web site