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Conference Address

UQAR Campus of Rimouski
Allée des Ursulines, 300 - Rimouski (Québec, Canada)

Welcoming desk: Atrium

Accomodation

Blocks of rooms have been reserved for the Hotel Rimouski and Hotel des Gouverneurs which are at a short walk of UQAR. The pricing for a room is 109 CAD/night + taxes at Hotel Rimouski and 90 CAD + taxes at Hotel des Gouverneurs.

Moving to Rimouski

From Montreal or Quebec, preferably by bus or by car.

By car : Highway 20 East. Leave the highway in Cacouna to follow road 132 to Rimouski during 55 minutes. Car renting at Montreal airport : see http://www.admtl.com.

By bus : Daily, using The OrleansExpressCompany. See : http://www.orleansexpress.com.

By railway : The ViaRailCanada station is located in the center of the city and served most of the big Canadian cities. See : http://www.viarail.ca

By air :

• Air Canada / Jazz  flights to Mont-Joli regional airport located at 30 km from Rimouski. A shuttle service is available to Rimouski’s main hotels. See : http://www.aircanada.com.
• Air Liaison ensures a daily flight between the North Coast, Rimouski and Montreal. It uses Rimouski airport located close to the city center (2 km). See : http://www.airliaison.ca.

Useful information

North American electric current (110 Volts / 60 Hz) and outlets are different from European's, and may be other countries. So, if you think using any European devices, adaptators are recommended.

Gratuities are not included in Quebec. I you use a taxi or go in a restaurant or in a bar, tip is highly recommended; 15% of the fees before taxes.

At this time of the year, there is no more snow! Temperature should be around 10 - 20 Celsius.

Smoking is strictly forbidden in all public places.

Don't forget your passport, with visa if needed, which should have a 6 month valid period after your departure from Canada.

Be aware of your personal luggage.Pay attention to customs rules .

Discovering Quebec

Rimouski

Rimouski tourism: http://www.tourisme-rimouski.org/anglais/accueil.html

Maps: http://www.tourisme-rimouski.org/anglais/plan/index.html

The unmissables, close to Rimouski (less than 20 km)

1. Bic Park: http://www.sepaq.com/pq/bic/index.dot?language_id=1

2. Canoeing along Bic islands, trying to choose a sunny evening

3. Reford Gardens: http://www.RefordGardens.com/english/

4. Rimouski's promenade at 8 pm (sunset)

5. Beausejour's park

6. The Hell Gates Canyon: http://www.canyonportesenfer.qc.ca/accueil.html

7. Sea museum in Pointe-au-Père: http://www.shmp.qc.ca/index.php?lang=en

Regions close to Rimouski (Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspesie)

http://www.tourismetemiscouata.qc.ca/quebec-vacations/index.aspx

http://www.tourismebas-st-laurent.com/en/

http://www.tourismebas-st-laurent.com/fr/circuits-et-itineraires/route-des-navigateurs

http://www.tourisme-gaspesie.com/en/accueil.html

Forillon National Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/qc/forillon/index.aspx

Percé (with the famous Rocher-Perce): http://www.rocherperce.com/english.php or http://www.rocherperce.qc.ca/an/acc.asp

Bonaventure's island: A colony of more than 120000 birds (Northern Gannets)

http://www.sepaq.com/pq/bon/

http://www.gaspesie-guidetouristique.com/La-pointe/parc-rocher-perce/