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25th Annual AACA Meeting - Toronto, Canada
The silver anniversary meeting of the AACA will be held at the Delta Chelsea hotel in downtown Toronto, in close proximity to the University of Toronto. Bookmark this page so you can return in the near future to submit an abstract, register for the meeting and/or book accomodation for the meeting. Toronto is easily accessible by air or automobile. If you arrive by air you will enter Canada at the Pearson International Airport. Transportation to the hotel can be obtained by taxi (~$35) or by airport shuttle that conveniently stops at the Chelsea Delta ($30 round trip per person - as of January 2007). Arriving by car? There is a $23/day parking fee ($29 for valet) at the Chelsea. Either way, you are travelling internationally and there are some facts you need to know. These have been put in the Toronto tourism site but are located at this specific page. ** Important regarding travel for the Toronto AACA meeting ** Under the new Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, travel to Canada from the U.S. for the Toronto meeting of the AACA requires a valid passport if you are travelling by air. Access by land or sea does not at this time require a passport but you must present a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate. Toronto is a major metropolitan city and as such has a large venue of attractions - things to see and do. In addition to these, the Accompanying Persons Program organized by the Toronto Local Organizing Committee have planned some exceptional activities - don't miss the trip to Niagara Falls - the Canadian side! Greg Smith, current Program Secretary, has set up an AACA golf outing at Don Valley Golf Course in Toronto on the afternoon of Friday, July 18th. Click here to download a .pdf with alll the details. Slots are limited to 16 players so be sure to contact Greg as soon as possible if you are interested in participating. Each AACA meeting has characteristically offered organized tours of local - and not so local - sites for those accopmaying persons to each meeting. The Toronto meeting is no exception. The Local Organizing Committeee has teamed with Congress Canada to provide a full day tour to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and a half day tour of Toronto culminating with a trip to the top of the CN Tower. Information on these tours can be accessed by clicking here. If you are interested, the ability to register for one or both of these events will by on the meeting registration form linked to that bullet above. **You have to register for the Accompanying Persons Program separately from the meeting - directly with Congress Canada - the tour host. Click here to download a registration form for these tours. Attractions Close to the Hotel For those who want to wander out and about, to attractions close to the Chelsea Delta hotel, the LOC has provided us with the following list of attractions you might want to visit before or after the meeting. Check them out now on the web and make a list! Toronto Eaton Centre Niagara Falls Book Your Room at the Chelsea Delta The Chelsea Delta, the hotel acting as host site for all aspects of the Toronto AACA meeting, has offered our membership rates of $139 Cdn (+ taxes, single or double occupancy - remember you can get your GST - Goods and Services Tax - rebated as a visitor to Canada). Click here to go directly to the web-based registration page for the hotel. The "special code - GRSAA" - should be in dimmed text on the web page you fill in your room-needed dates for. Do not alter this code and you will be offered the AACA rate of $139. Don't leave booking your roomn until the last minute - remember Las Vegas! Information for Vendors/Exhibitors The AACA has entered into a relationship with JulNet Solutions to provide our vendors and exhibitors with expert meeting management personnel to act as a liaison between the AACA and the hotel providing the physical facilities. Ms. Julie Hewett (jkhewett@julnet.com), a Certified Meeting Planner, will represent the AACA's interests with vendors, exhibitors and the meeting site to ensure prompt, professional service to both our new and sustaining vendors/exhibitors. To download the exhibitor information brochure, complete with Registration form, click here. 2008 Anatomical Services Symposium (Tuesday, July 15, 2:30-5:00 p.m.) The AACA Anatomical Services Committee (ASC) will present a Symposium at the Toronto meeting entitled "Innovations Using Anatomical Materials in Education". The symposium will occur on Tuesday afternoon July 15, 2:30- 5:00 p.m. There is a separate one-day registration fee for individuals only interested in attending this event. The symposium is included in the registration fee for all members who pay full registration (including students) and interested individuals are invited to attend. By clicking here, you can download/open a copy of the ASC Symposium in detail. Questions? contact Brandi Schmitt. The Educational Affairs Committee, in conjunction with the meeting LOC (Dr. Anne Agur) are pleased to be able to capitalize on the University of Toronto Division of Biomedical Communication to bring this outstanding symposium together for the silver anniversary meeting of the AACA. The topic will be: Biomedical Communications: Exploring the visual communication of science and medicine. Symposium participants and their topics are: Linda Wilson-Pauwels - "Cranial Nerves in Health & Disease: production methodology"
The symposium will outline the contribution of these talented artists in the diverse field of biomedical communication. The Toronto Postgraduate Course - Saturday, July 19, 2008 The Toronto LOC, under the direction of Dr. Anne Agur, has prepared an exceptional Postgraduate Course for 2008. This year's focus is "Clinical Anatomy of the Hand: Selected Surgical Procedures and Orthotic Intervention". Objectives for the course include:
Registrationwill be available online (see below) and is restricted to 40 participants. Click here to download/view a .pdf of the Postgraduate Course outline (speakers, topics, schedule of events). On-line Registration for Toronto Meeting now available Click here to go directly to the on-line registration page for the Toronto meeting. The following table outlines the registration fee structure for the Toronto Meeting for your advanced planning and travel fund requests.
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