SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

There are three main social events at the Conference. All three activities are included in the Full Conference Fees. Attendees who purchased other classes (such as one-day registration) events may not be included. In such cases, separate event tickets will be available for purchase as required.

  1. Conference Reception:
    1. When: Sunday May 3rd [6:00 PM to 8:00 PM]
    2. Where: Stephen Room
    3. Brief Description: The Reception is intended as a forum to get together, introduce ourselves and exchange some thoughts and initiate some informal discussions. There will be finger food and cash bar available. The finger food will include a beef and turkey carves. If you are vegetarian, please let us know so, we can provide an equivalent snacks for you.
  2. Dinner at the Silvertip Resort:
    1. When: Tuesday May 5th
    2. Where: The Silvertip Resort in Canmore
    3. Brief Description: Take it from the "horse's mouth" and "bear" with us; the Silvertip Resort is in the heart of the mountains. We will gather at the Hotel entrance at 4:30 PM to take the buses to the resort. The bus ride will give you a feeling of how the prairie ends and the mountains begin. This event is included in the full Registration as well as for the Spouses/Companions who subscribe to the Super Tuesday Activity. For the Spouse/Companion on the Super Tuesday in Banff, they will be coming from Banff to join us. The Dinner will be a multiple course buffet style. Entertainment will be provided by the Calgary Fiddlers and will accompany other Dinner activities, door prizes and a few more surprises. Dress is business casual.
  3. Award Luncheon:
    1. When: Wednesday May 6th [12:00 PM to 1:00 PM]
    2. Where: Imperial 1/2/3
    3. Brief Description: On Wednesday Noon, we will have the traditional Award Luncheon, with Prize Paper awards, and other Honors. The Lunch event will include honoring the winners of the Department Prizes for different categories, State-of-Department talk from the Department Chair, introduction of the local organizing committee members, and introduction of next year's Conference.

Of course the above description does not include the Spouse/Companion Activities, or the Technical Tours or other activities. We look forward to see you at these events and hope you will enjoy each moment of each event.