Conference location | University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine
1 King's College Circle
Medical Sciences Building
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada General Information: tel:
Visit the Faculty of Medicine website
See the Googlemap here or by typing ICEL 2009, Toronto into Google Maps.
Click on the detailed map for the layout of the University campus. Download a .PDF map here.
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CN Tower
University of Toronto
Old Vic at University of Toronto
Beaches on Lake Ontario
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| University information | The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university. It is the largest university in Canada in terms of student enrollment. The institution comprises sixteen academic faculties and a collegiate framework of eleven colleges within its principal campus St. George, which surrounds Queen's Park in the Downtown district. It is one of the most widely known and highly regarded universities in Canada and ranks highly in numerous world rankings. The University was chartered in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. At first controlled by members of the Church of England and the colonial establishment, the university acquired its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, and the extraction of insulin. The university is consistently placed among the leading academic institutions of the world. Newsweek magazine places the university first in Canada, and 18th worldwide, 9th among public universities, and among the top 5 universities outside the United States. The University is also affiliated with 9 Nobel laureates (6 alumni), the most of any Canadian university.
Link to view a campus map Download a .PDF map of the campus here
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| Conference accommodation | The conference hotel is the Holiday Inn, Toronto Midtown. To reserve accommodation at the conference rates, see the registration page. | |
| Conference dinner venue | The Conference diner location is yet to be determined.
Registered participants are welcome to bring a guest to dinner, see the Registration page
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| General information | Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth-most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely-populated region in south-central Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe which is home to 8.1 million residents.
Toronto's population is cosmopolitan reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, as about 49 percent of the population were born outside of Canada.
Because of the city's low crime rates, clean environment, generally high standard of living, and friendlier attitudes to diversity, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey. Residents of Toronto are called Torontonians.
There are stunning views of Lake Ontario and the city skyline from the top of the CN Tower located at the harbour front. The climate is variable, with hot summers and cold snow filled winters. For more information, visit the City of Toronto website or some of the other sites listed further down this page. | |
| Getting to Toronto | Airports –
The newly expanded Toronto Pearson International Airport is located at the junction of highways 427 and 401. It is approximately 25 Km from the city centre. The University of Toronto is located within blocks of the CBD and adjacent to the provincial parliament grounds.
Rail –
For full information on getting to Toronto by train from the surrounding area visit Via Rail Canada
When in Canada you might want to see more of the country by train.
Bus –
Toronto can be reach from most North American cities by coach or Greyhound bus. You can view schedules & fares here.
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| Taxi Costs | Taxis and limos are available at the airport. The fare to destinations in the city centre reported on most websites as being approx. $45. A tariff map will give a more accurate taxi rate. There are other options including a shuttle service. | |
| Climate in conference month | The average temperature range in June/July is 15-26C Click here for current weather information. | |
| Local Newspaper | To see what is happening in Toronto read the local papers. The 3 main papers are The Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Sun. | |
| Currency and exchange rates | Click here for up to date currency exchange rates | |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Savings time zone: UT/UTC/GMT -5 hours | |
| Dialling codes | Click here to find the International Dialling Code | |
| Getting from the Airport to the University of Toronto | To reach the university from the airport, proceed on highway 427 south to the Gardiner Expressway east. Take the Spadina Avenue exit. More information is available here.
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| Getting from the TBD Hotel to the University of Toronto | Further details on getting from the Hotel to the conference site will appear here soon. | |
| Other useful links (Please note: ACL are not responsible for the content on external sites). | http://www.torontotourism.com/visitor/HomePage.htm http://www.timeout.com/travel/toronto/ http://www.ontariotravel.net/ http://www.timeout.com/travel/capetown/intro.html
Airport parking and airport hotels - car parking at Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester and all major UK airports | Photos courtesy of Google images
Some images and details courtesy of Wikipedia | |
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| Updated 23 December 2008 | | |
