"Ecopath 25 years": conference and workshops

• Where will the conference be held?
• How to get to the conference?
• Do you have information regarding public transit?
• Do you have information about taxi companies?
• What about accommodation?
• Where are good places to eat in Vancouver?
• I have a few days spare, what is there to see in Vancouver?
• Are there any visa requirements for travelling to Canada?

Conference venue

The conference will be held at:

University of British Columbia Fisheries' Centre (website)
2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, V6T 1Z4
Canada

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Travel information

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Accommodation

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Restaurants

Vancouver is well know for its outstanding restaurants, and we highly recommend you take the time to venture off campus to sample a few. We surveyed UBC Zoology Graduate students to find out their favorite restaurants.

In addition to these recommendations, try the dinehere website where you can search by area or type, and the ratings are pretty accurate.

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Sightseeing

UBC

While on and around UBC campus, take the opportunity to discover what the largest and oldest university in BC has to offer. You may want to join the free guided walking tour or explore the campus on your own (don't forget to bring a map).

Maps: Greater Vancouver Regional District (also in interactive version) and Vancouver Downtown

Points of interests:

• Museum of anthropology
• Nitobe memorial garden
• The Chan centre
• UBC botanical garden
• Rose Garden
• Pacific Spirit regional park

Please visit http://www.attractions.ubc.ca/ for additional information on UBC attractions.

Vancouver

Vancouver always has something for everyone, from shopping to hiking and many more. Here are some of Vancouver's best:

Parks, gardens and beaches:

• Stanley Park
• Capilano suspension bridge
• Dr Sun Yat-Sen's chinese garden
• Van Dusen botanical garden
• Kitsilano beach
• Jericho beach
• English Bay

Museums, art galleries and buildings

• Vancouver lookout
• Vancouver aquarium (at Stanley Park)
• Science World
• Canada Place
• Imax Theatre (at Canada Place)
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• H.R. MacMillan space centre

Walks and sightseeing:

• Granville Island
• Gastown
• Chinatown

Shopping:

• Robson street
• Metropolis at Metrotown

Cruises and tours:

• Harbour cruises
• Hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour: trolley company and Big bus

Beyond Vancouver

If you have a few extra days in Vancouver, consider spending a day or two outside of Vancouver:

• Victoria
• Whistler
• Grouse Mountain
• Cypress mountain
• Hell's Gate airtram
• Whale watching

Related links

• Tourism Vancouver
• Vancouver attractions
• Things to do in Vancouver
• Pictures of Vancouver

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Visa information

If you plan to attend the "Ecopath: 25 years" or any of its workshops and visit Canada, you must:

• have a valid travel document, such as a passport
• be in good health
• have enough money for your stay. The amount of money you will need can vary with the circumstances of the visit, how long you will stay and whether you will stay in a hotel or with friends or relatives. For more information, ask the Canadian visa office in your country or region.

Note: Canada does not pay for hospital or medical services for visitors. Make sure you have health insurance to pay your medical costs before you leave for Canada.

Individuals from the following areas DO NOT require a visa before entering Canada:

• citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa
• persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence
• British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom
• citizens of British overseas territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands
• persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
• persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.

Citizens of many countries and territories do require a visa to visit or transit Canadaóplease visit one of the following websites for a list of countries that require a visa: Citizenship and Immigration Canada or Canadian Citizenship Immigration Resource Center.

If you intend to transit the US en route to Canada you will also need to check the US visa requirements for your nationality - and note that these may be different from Canadian regulations.