AGM & Canadian Chapter Meeting, Vancouver, 2-5 September 2009

May I remind all Fellows that the Annual Meeting of the Academy will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th September 2009.

The annual meeting of the Canadian Chapter will be held in conjunction with it.  This will be the first Canadian Chapter meeting on home soil.

Accommodation

The conference venue is The Sutton Place Hotel.  A number of Fellows have already reserved accommodation and 20% of our guaranteed IAML block rooms are already booked.  The conference room rates extend to 7 days prior to and 7 days after the meeting to enable delegates to spend additional time in Vancouver or take pre or post conference tours and return to the hotel.

Early reservations are recommended.  Bookings can be made by following this link www.vancouver.suttonplace.com and quoting the Group Code VC090831INT .

Please note that although the conference rate may appear higher than the standard rate on the hotel website it includes breakfast (which is not shown in the advertised rate) and is in fact a special IAML rate.  Please note that Government Taxes will be added once the room type has been selected.

Pre- and Post- Conference Tours

A wide range of pre and post conference tours is available through Cantrav.  They include:

- The Canadian Rockies on the famed Rocky Mountaineer train;
- Alaskan cruises (departing 23 August and 6 September);
- Victoria and Vancouver Island;
- Okanagan Wine Tour;
- Whistler on the Whistler Mountaineer.

Full details of these tours will be found at www.cantravleisure.com/iaml2009 or by contacting Cantrav on +1 604-708-2500 or fax on +1 604-879-0949.  Individual personalised tours can also be arranged. 

Bard on the Beach

The internationally renowned Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival runs throughout the conference to 26 September.  Productions over the conference period include The Comedy of Errors, Richard II, Othello and All's Well that Ends Well.

The plays are staged on Vancouver's waterfront in open-ended tents with spectacular sea and mountain backdrops and are always heavily patronised.  Bookings can be made by visiting www2.bardonthebeach.org.

Meeting Programme

The meeting programme and registration form will be available on the IAML website shortly.  It will also be e-mailed to all Fellows.

I hope to see you in Vancouver.

Donna Goddard
Executive Director