Survival Guide

Survival Guide
COFE 2011
www.cirrelt.ca/cofe2011
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Table of Contents
Introduction
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Schedule
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Registration
3
Maps
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Hôtel Classique
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Airport
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Restaurants 9
Social program
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Spouse program
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Wireless internet access on campus
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COFE 2011
Quebec City
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Introduction
Université Laval and FORAC are proud to host the 34th COFE Annual Meeting, to be held in Quebec City, Canada, on
June 12-15, 2011. The theme for this year's meeting is "Engineering the forest value chain."
The 2011 COFE meeting begins on Sunday, June 12 with an evening ice breaker. Conferences will be held on Monday
and Wednesday. All participants will be offered a field trip on Tuesday under the theme "Following the value chain... from
small trees to big profits! "Participants will witness the challenges of harvesting small-diameter wood within natural forest
under ecosystem management.
The 2011 annual meeting is organized in collaboration with IUFRO 3.01.
COFE participants are invited to participate in Value Chain Optimization Summer School 2011, to be held June 15-17 on
the Universté Laval campus. Discounted rates apply for combined COFE and VCO Summer School registration.
This survival guide contains information we hope will make your time in Quebec City a little easier.
Bienvenue in Québec!
Luc LeBel
Organizing committee chair
COFE 2011
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Schedule
The following table summarizes the general schedule for COFE 2011 activities. See technical program for detailed
schedule of technical content.
Time
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
June 12, 2011
June 13, 2011
June 14, 2011
June 15, 2011
07:00
07:45
08:00
Field trip departure
COFE annual meeting breakfast
(pickup behind ABP)
(COFE members only)
Spouse tour departure
Joint COFE+VCO lunch
(pickup at hotel)
(ABP cafeteria)
COFE 2011 welcome address
09:00
12:00
Lunch
(ABP cafeteria)
17:15
Business meeting
(COFE members only)
18:15 Ice Breaker and Registration
Banquet departure
(Hôlel Classique)
20:00
(pickup behind ABP)
Ghost tour departure
(98 rue du Petit-Champlain)
Ticket required ($20)
See Maps section and detailed program for event locations.
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Registration
Registration will take place during the Sunday ice-breaker (Hôtel Classique, 18:00), as well as on Monday moring (Kruger
building, 07:00).
Pick up your name tag, welcome package, and souvenir polo shirt.
Your name tag will contain all your tickets for the conference (ice-breaker, lunch, banquet, etc.).
If you want to take the optionnal Ghost tour on Monday night, you can buy a ticket at the registration table ($20, cash
only).
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Maps
This section contains several maps to help you get your bearings.
Interactive Google map
We have placed some landmarks on an interactive Google map to help you get oriented.
http://cofe2011map.pieorswirls.com
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Agathe-Lacerte
Building
(residence)
Université Laval campus
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Hôtel Classique
Walking route from hotel to conference location on campus.
Kruger building
Hôtel Classique
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Airport
If you are flying in, your flight will land at Jean Lessage International Airport.
Check-in time
Recommended check-in times (prior to departure) are 60 minutes (domestic), 90 minutes (US), 180 minutes (other
destinations).
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/checkin.html
You can check your flight departure time here:
http://www.aeroportdequebec.com/en/flights/current-flight-schedules/
To and from
Taxi cabs will take you to and from the airport for less than $35.
http://www.aeroportdequebec.com/en/to-and-from-the-airport/taxis/
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Restaurants
There are many great places to eat and drink in Quebec City. Conference organisers will be glad to recommend thier
favourite haunts to you.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started.
Poutine
If you are looking for a proper poutine, there is no sense messing around: head for Chez Ashton.
Chicken
For a quick chicken fix: head for St. Hubert.
Burger
For the best burger in town: head for Chez Victor.
Fine dining
If you have deep pockets and are looking for the finest dining Quebec City has to offer, try one of the following.
Le Saint Amour
Laurie Raphael
Panache
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Social program
Ice breaker
Come have a drink with us at Hôtel Classique (18:00, Sunday, June 12, 2011).
Ghost tour
Join the Ghost Tour (20:00, Monday, June 13, 2011), a 90-minute lantern-lit walking tour of Old Quebec, featuring
costumed guide and stories about the darker side of Quebec City’s history.
Tickets $20, available at registration (cash only). See map below for departure location.
For more information:
http://www.ghosttoursofquebec.com/ghosttoursofquebec/ghosttoursselection.htm
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Cocktail and banquet
Shuttle leaves campus at 18:15, for cocktail and banquet at Manoir Montmorency. Ticket required for admission (check
your name tag).
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Spouse program
We have a full-day spouse program planned on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Follow the link below to download a document
describing the spouse program:
https://www.cirrelt.ca/cofe2011/images/spouse_program.pdf
Cost is $80.
A shuttle will pick you up at Hôtel Classique at 09:00, and will drop you off at the end of the day. We have hired a
bilingual guide to accompany you all day, and to make sure that the tour stays on track.
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Wireless internet access on campus
We have created tempory Université Laval network accounts for all participants. Make sure you get your login information
sheet when you register.
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