IAOA Summer Institute 2017: Logistics  

Location

The IAOA Summer Institute on Upper Ontologies will be held in University College at the University of Toronto. Access to the building is through the main entrance on King's College Circle. The building is open access.

All meetings will be held in the room UC163, which is located on the main floor of University College.

University Residence Accommodation

A limited number of student residence rooms are available at University College. More information is available at http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/summer-residence

Applicants will need to register directly with the Residence Office at University College through the above website.

Hotel Accommodation

Special rates as contracted by the University of Toronto are available at three nearby hotels, all of which are located within a 10-15 minute walk from the meeting location. Individuals are required to make their own arrangements by calling the hotels directly.

• Chelsea Eaton Hotel

The Chelsea Eaton Hotel (chelsea.eatonhotels.com) is located at

3 Gerrard Street West Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4, Canada +1 416-595-1975 1-800-CHELSEA (243-5732)

• Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor Yorkville

The Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor Yorkville is located on the north edge of the University of Toronto St. George campus at

80 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1V8, Canada +1 416-968-0010 hitorontoblooryorkville.ca

• Courtyard Marriott Toronto Downtown

The Courtyard Marriott Toronto Downtown is located at 475 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7, Canada +1 416-924-0611 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzcy-courtyard-toronto-downtown/

• Alternate Hotels

Participants seeking alternate accommodations may wish to try the following link: Search for hotels at: http://www.hotels.ca/

Getting Here

• By Air – Pearson International Airport

Toronto is served by Pearson International Airport (YYZ) which is about 25km NW of the city. The airport has 3 main terminals. For information on the airport facilities, see the web site at: http://www.torontopearson.com/

• Getting to downtown Toronto from the Airport

Taxi and limousine Taxi and limousine services are available from all 3 terminals outside the arrival halls. These licensed services charge flat rate fees (see taxi / limo.).

• Public transit

See http://www.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Airport_service.jsp for current information.

The 192 Airport Rocket route provides all-day accessible bus service between Pearson Airport and Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway. Buses stop only at Kipling Station, Dundas Street & East Mall Crescent, Terminal 3 (Departures Level), Terminal 2 (Arrivals Level) and Terminal 1 (Ground level). Service operates from approximately 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., seven days a week. One-way travel time is approximately 20 minutes. The cash fare is C$3.00. The driver does not carry change. For bus schedules, see http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/schedules/192S.htm#%20%20PEARSON%20TERMINAL%203%20-%20EASTBOUND

From Kipling Station, take the Bloor-Danforth subway (Line 2) eastbound. The Holiday Inn is located a half block west of St. George Station. To get to the Chelsea Eaton Hotel or Courtyard Marriott Hotel, you will need to transfer to the Yonge-University subway (Line 2) at Yonge-Bloor Station. Go southbound to College Station. The Courtyard Marriott is located one block north of College Station and the Chelsea Eaton is located three blocks south of College Station.

• Getting to Toronto By Air – Billy Bishop Airport (downtown Toronto)

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (IATA: YTZ, ICAO: CYTZ), commonly known as the Toronto Island Airport, is a small airport located on the Toronto Islands in downtown Toronto.

The Toronto Island airport is serviced by Porter Airlines and Air Canada Express with flights from Canadian and US cities. Jet planes are not permitted at this airport (except emergency flights).

There is a free shuttle bus from the Toronto Island Airport connecting to the Union Station in front of Fairmont Royal York Hotel, plying every 15 mts., with a journey time approx.15 mts depending on traffic. Operating hours are 0500-midnight weekdays, 0630 to 2040 Saturdays, 0630 to midnight Sundays.

• By Rail

Toronto is served by the VIA Rail System, the network that provides all rail service throughout Canada (with connections to the Amtrak system through Niagara Falls, New York). Union Station is located on Front Street, between Bay and University (across the street from the Fairmont Royal York Hotel). The station is right on Toronto's subway line.

• By Road

Major routes to Toronto parallel the shore of Lake Ontario. Highways 401, 2 and the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), enter Toronto from the west. Highways 401 and 2 also enter Toronto from the east, and the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) connects the 401 to downtown.

From the east, take the 401 to the DVP, and follow the DVP south to the Bloor Street exit. From the west take the QEW, or the 401 and the 427 south, to the Gardiner Expressway, which connects the QEW and 427 to downtown. Follow the Gardiner expressway past the Yonge Street exit to the Jarvis Street exit, and take Jarvis Street north to Bloor Street.

Visitor Information

• Web sites

For more information about Toronto, here are some websites to visit. City of Toronto official site http://www.toronto.ca/

• Commercial sites http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_america/toronto/

http://www.toronto.com http://www.torontotourism.com/visitor http://www.wcities.com/en/city/89/city.html http://www.where.ca/toronto/

• Transit Information

Toronto Transit http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/

The cash fare is C$3.00, but tickets and tokens are available from subway stations at the rate of 10 for $27.00. This is a flat rate for subway, buses and "street cars" (trams) regardless of distance traveled, or changes along the way, excluding stopovers. "Transfer tickets" (a.k.a. "transfers") are sometimes required to board connecting routes. Pick-up a transfer when you start your journey as you may need to transfer between vehicles. Transfers are available from drivers on surface routes, and from machines inside subway stations. Transfers obtained at a subway station are not valid on surface vehicles at that station.

The 506 Carlton streetcar runs from Yonge Street to St. George Street along College Street, and can be used to reach the meeting location from hotels along Yonge Street.