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The FIDIC 2008 Quebec Conference offers an exciting and varied social programme. Included
in the participants' and accompanying persons' registrations are the Welcome
Reception, Opening Ceremony, Monday evening Local Colour Night Evening Cruise and
the Wednesday evening Gala Dinner. Accompanying Persons also
receive a special package that includes gifts, brochures and information,
and they are entitled to use the coach transfers provided free-of-charge by
the conference organizers. Extra
tickets can be purchased for these events before 1
September 2008.
There are also optional events that take place during the conference, but
there are no conference-organized post-conference tours.
Buses for optional events and tours will leave from the main lobby of
the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Hotel,
the conference venue, which is in easy walking distance of the three other conference hotels
(Hôtel Château Laurier; Hôtel Loews Le Concorde; Hôtel
Clarendon). For events included in the
conference programme (Welcome Reception; Opening Ceremony; Local Colour
Night Evening Cruise; Gala Dinner), buses will leave from, and return to, the Château
Frontenac Hotel, Château Laurier and Loews Le
Concorde hotels. Those staying at the Clarendon are asked to take buses from
the Château Frontenac, which is very close by.
Reservations for optional events, registration in the accompanying persons
programme and extra tickets for events
included in the conference and accompanying persons' registrations can be paid for
online
and using the offline registration
form.
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| SATURDAY 6 September 2008 |
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Presidents
Dinner (For FIDIC Member Association officers only;
optional)
19.00 - 23.00. Walking distance from Château Frontenac and other
conference hotels. Transport not provided.
Price: EURO 50 per person, taxes included. |
Le Parlementaire - Restaurant de l'Assemblée nationale: the dining room of the National Assembly was
opened in 1917 and for a long time was known as the Café du
Parlement. |
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Presidents Dinner is reserved for officers of FIDIC Member
Associations. |
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Enjoys an enviable reputation owing
to the variety of its menus, its selection of wines, its excellent service and the elegance of its decor. |
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Located in the inner
courtyard of the Parliament Building, the impressive beaux-arts
style dining room is the work of architects Marchand and Tanguay. |
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A gourmet dinner in unique surroundings, in a
setting that evokes Quebec's past. |
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| SUNDAY 7 September 2008 |
13.30 -
16.30
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Afternoon Tour: Historic and Modern Québec (optional)
Buses leave from the Château
Frontenac at 13.00 and return to Château
Frontenac at 16.30.
Price: EURO 30 per person, taxes included. |
Quebec is the only walled city in North America, and it also has North
America's greatest concentration of 17th and 18th century buildings. |
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three-hour sightseeing tour by bus introducing Québec’s most
attractive features. |
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Fine buildings and
proud monuments along winding street with public places including:
National Assembly and Parliament Hill; Battlefields Park; the
Citadel and the walls surrounding the old city;
Notre-Dame-de-Québec; Place d’Armes. |
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Place Royale, the
cradle of French civilisation in North America - the heart of the
old Lower Town along the river-front. |
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Old Port and
Petit-Champlain district with its boutiques and art galleries. |
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Parc de la Chute Montmorency outside the city to admire Montmorency Falls, a natural waterfall
some 1.5-times higher than Niagara Falls. |
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19.15 - 21.30 |
Welcome Reception
(included in full conference registration and
Accompanying Persons Programme)
Beaux-Arts Museum, Battlefields Park
www.mnba.qc.ca
Buses leave the four conference hotels at 19.00 and start
returning at 21.00. Includes buffet dinner.
Extra tickets: EURO
125 per person, taxes included. |
Musée National des Beaux Arts: located in the heart of Québec City
on a magnificent site, the Battlefields Park, overlooking the
Saint-Lawrence River. |
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Three
linked pavilions uniting an old prison and the original pavilion. |
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Enjoy an architectural
"tour de force". |
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Housing some 20,000
works ranging from traditional landscape paintings to controversial
abstracts. |
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| MONDAY 8 September 2008
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09.00 - 10.00 |
Opening Ceremony (included
in full conference registration and Accompanying Persons Programme)
Palais Montcalm, 995 place D' Youville
www.palaismontcalm.ca
Buses leave the four conference hotels at 08.30 and start
returning after the Opening Plenary Session at 12.30.
Extra tickets: EURO
35 per person, taxes included. |
Palais Montecalm - a superb theatre - has entertained Québec for
almost 70 years. This stately building will be host to the Opening
Ceremony. |
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Welcome addresses by Québec leaders. |
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Entertainment and musical acts. |
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Paul Raulston Saul, author and philosopher, Canada |
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10.30 - 11.00 |
Coffee |
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- 15.30 |
Mid-Day Tour: Île d’Orléans (optional)
Buses leave from the Palais Montcalm (Opening Ceremony venue; coffee served)
at 10.45 and return to Château Frontenac.
Price: EURO 65 per person, taxes included. |
Île d’Orléans: Orléans Island was inhabited by native Americans long before Europeans set foot on it in 1535. |
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Guided visit of the village of Sainte-Pétronille, often referred to as the "tip of the island". |
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Admire the Montmorency Falls which are higher than Niagara falls. |
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Take in the Beaupré coast and the city of Québec dominating the steep cliffs |
18.30 - 21.30
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Local
Colour Night: Cocktail Cruise (included in the full participant's registration and the Accompanying Persons Programme)
MV Louis-Joliet that leaves from the Chouinard Pier (near Dalhousie and Côte
de la Montagne, a five minute walk from the Château Frontenac under the Chateau Frontenac).
Buses leave from the four conference hotels at 18.30 and strat to return to the hotels at
21.30. Buffet dinner and entertainment included.
www.croisieresaml.com
Extra ticket: EURO 105 per person, taxes included. |
Discover Québec City during an evening cruise on the St. Lawrence River
aboard the MV Louis-Jolliet. |
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Admire a breathtaking
view of Québec City perched atop Cap Diamant. |
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Take in the enchanting
landscape of Île d’Orléans and the Montmorency Falls. |
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A marching band will
greet participants on arrival at the cruise boat. |
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TUESDAY 11 September 2008
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09.00 - 12.30
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Morning Tour: Cooking Class with Jean Soulard
(optional)
Château Frontenac
Price: EURO 50 per person, taxes included. |
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Hotel
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Internationally renowned chef of the Château Frontenac, Jean Soulard, will
reveal some of his secrets and specialities during an exclusive cooking
lesson. |
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See how cooking can be simple, yet
sophisticated and remarkable. |
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Tour the
historic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Hotel, including exclusive areas,
and hear stories and anecdotes about famous visitors and events. |
13.15 - 16.15
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Afternoon Tour: Domaine Maizerets (optional)
Buses leave from the Château Frontenac Main Lobby at 13.15 and return to
Château Frontenac.
www.domainemaizerets.com
Price: EURO 35 per person, taxes included. |
Domaine Maizerets is located on one of New France’s first
concessions. |
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Domaine Maizerets is both a historic site and a vast landscape garden. |
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Floral gardens and historic buildings. |
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Includes a tour of the arboretum. |
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Walking paths through the park and a marsh. |
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| WEDNESDAY 10 September
2008 |
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THURSDAY 11 September 2008
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Post-Conference Tours
The conference organizers are not organizing post-conference tours.
Participants are asked to consult Optional
Post-Conference Tours
information if they wish to make their own arrangements. |
08.30 - 20.30
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Day Tour: Whale
Watching (optional)
Buses leave from the Château Frontenac Main Lobby at 08.30 and return to
Château Frontenac at 20.30.
Price: EURO 135 per person, taxes included. |
A whale in the St. Lawrence River. |
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Departing from Baie Ste-Catherine, situated approximately 200 km Northeast
of Québec City, a three-hour discovery excursion allows participants to
explore the St. Lawrence River, an important whale refuge. |
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A three-hour whale watching excursion. |
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Lunch at the renowned Hotel Tadoussac. |
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Two naturalists will be on board to welcome your group and offer an
introduction to the fascinating adaptability of the whales to the marine
environment. |
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