International visitors please note: As of June 1, 2009, visitors to Canada by air, land and sea need a passport or equivalent travel document. (Some exceptions apply to children's passport requirements). US visitors may use an equivalent document to enter Canada, but need a valid US passport to re-enter the US. For more information on Canadian entry requirements, please visit the Canadian Border Services Agency's Website (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca) or the US State Department's Travel in Canada page (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1082.html).
Getting to the MaRS Centre is convenient anyway you decide to travel. The Collaboration Centre (where IDEA2009 will take place) is located in the South Tower of the facility.
Address:You can take a limo from Pearson to downtown Toronto for a flat rate of $54 CDN. Taxis cost a flat rate of $49 CDN.
The Toronto Airport Express is a shuttle that runs from the airport to the hotel in a loop with vans about every 20 minutes. Fares are $19.95 CDN one-way or $32.95 round-trip. You can purchase tickets for the shuttle online at http://www.torontoairportexpress.com.
Transit in Toronto is operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (http://www.ttc.ca) and Go Transit (http://www.gotransit.com), Toronto’s inter-regional public transit system.
MaRS is located just steps east of the Queen's Park subway station at the corner of College and University Avenue with connecting service to Go Trains at Union Station.
The College Street streetcar stops at the corner of Elizabeth St & College Street at the north-east corner of the MaRS Centre.
From Lester B. Pearson International Airport
From Union Station, Toronto
Monday to Friday
5:00am-5:00pm
$4 per 30 mins
$15 daily max (to 5:00am)
5:00am-5:00pm
$4 per 30 mins
$8 evening max
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays
5:00am-5:00pm
$4 per 30 mins
$8 daily max (to 5:00am)
5:00pm-5:00am
$4 per 30 mins
$8 evening max
The online social hub where attendees and speakers are connecting on the road to IDEA2009 Social and Experience Design Conference.
And the winner is...
September 14, 2009
EightShapes, LLCEightShapes, LLC
http://eightshapes.com
September 15-16, 2009
MaRS Centre, South Tower
101 College Street, Suite 100
Toronto, ON Canada M5G 1L7
http://marsdd.com