LakePulse Annual Meetings in October 2019
Tuesday, 22 October:
- Trainee Workshop (10 am to 5:30 pm)
- Scientific Committee meeting (8:30 am to 12:30 pm)
- Board of Directors meeting: (1:30 pm to 5:30 pm)
- Group supper (trainees, SC and Board): 6 pm at L’Incrédule Bistro in Longueuil
Wednesday and Thursday, 23 and 24 October:
- LakePulse AGM, Day 1 & 2 (9 am to 5:30 pm)
- Group Networking Supper: October 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Tiradito restaurant in Montreal
Friday, 25 October:
- Optional Day 3 of AGM (9 am to 3 pm) for self-organized working groups.
Location
All meetings will be held at the Longueuil Campus of the Université de Sherbrooke, in a suburb of Montréal called Longueuil. Click here for a map of the road access to the Longueuil Campus. (Version française)
Staying in Longueuil
Getting there by car, metro or bus
- Information about getting to the Longueuil Campus is provided here in English (in French).
- The daily parking rate at the Longueuil Campus is $11.50.
Taxi from the airport to Longueuil
The Montréal-Trudeau International Airport is approximately 25 kilometres from Longueuil. The taxi fare to and from Longueuil is approximately $50.
Hotels in Longueuil
Hôtel Le Dauphin is a convenient 5-minute walk to the Longueuil Campus (perhaps nicer than the Sandman Hotel below)
1055, rue Saint-Laurent Ouest, Longueuil
Tel. 450 646-0110 or 1 866 646-0110
Ask for the Université de Sherbrooke rate.
Breakfast included
Sandman Hotel Longueuil a convenient 5-minute walk to the Longueuil Campus
999 Rue de Sérigny, Longueuil
Tel. (450) 670-3030
Ask for the Université de Sherbrooke rate.
Breakfast included
Staying in Montréal
Another option is to stay in a hotel in Montréal and to commute to Longueuil using the metro.
Taxi from the airport to downtown Montréal
The Montréal-Trudeau International Airport is approximately 20 kilometres from downtown Montréal. The taxi fare to and from downtown is a fixed price of $40.
Express bus from the airport to downtown Montréal
The 747 shuttle service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, between Montréal-Trudeau airport and Berri-UQAM Metro station. The $10 fare can be purchased from the fare vending machines located in the airport’s international arrivals area. The $10 fare can also be paid in cash (coins only, no bills) with exact change on the bus. The trip takes between 45 and 75 minutes depending on traffic.
Getting to the Longueuil Campus from Montréal
The Longueuil Campus is easily accessible by Montréal’s metro. For example, from the Berri-UQÀM metro station take the yellow line (line 4) to the Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke station. The entrance to the Longueuil Campus is in the same building as the metro station.