hotel and transportation
The conference will be held at
the Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel The conference
special rate is $252.00CDN plus applicable taxes.
Accommodations deadline: September
3rd, 2010.

Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver
655 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 2R7
1-888-241-1442
Quote "COM 2010"

Directions to hotel
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Driving from Vancouver International Airport (10miles/16 kms):
Take Grant McConnachie Way over the Arthur Lang
Bridge. Exit Granville Street, proceed north (about
10 km). Turn left at 16th Avenue. Go down two blocks
and turn right on to Burrard Street.
Proceed on Burrard and over Burrard Street
Bridge to Georgia Street (10 blocks). Hyatt
Regency Vancouver is on your left.
Driving from Seattle (approx 140 miles/225 kms):
Proceed on I-5 through Peace Arch border crossing.
Continue on Highway 99 on Canadian side and follow
it for approximately
20miles/35 kms through the municipalities of Surrey
and then Richmond. Highway will turn into Oak
Street bridge and then Oak Street. Follow it
to 49th Avenue and turn left. Right on
Granville Street and then follow instructions as
above.
Driving from eastern suburbs:
Exit Highway 1 at 1st Avenue. Hotel is
approximately 6 miles/10kms from exit. Follow
1st Avenue which at Clark Drive turns into Terminal
Avenue. Follow Terminal Avenue and turn right
on to Main Street. Stay on Main Street for 3
blocks and follow signs to downtown Vancouver.
Exit left on to Dunsmuir Viaduct. Follow
Dunsmuir past G.M. Place stadium. Stay on Dunsmuir
for approximately 10 blocks and then turn left
on to Burrard Street. Hotel entrance is one
block up on the right.
Air Transportation:
MetSoc has appointed Air Canada as the
official airline of COM2010 in Vancouver, BC,
Canada.
To take advantage of the discounted rates, visit
www.aircanada.com and enter code
NFNT8A31.
Taxis and Transfers from Vancouver Airport:
Taxis charge a metered rate based on time and distance.
The approximate fare to downtown Vancouver is between $28 - $32 (taxes included).
No reservations are required for mini-vans or wheelchair accessible taxis.
The Canada Line is Vancouver’s new rapid transit
rail link connecting YVR to downtown Vancouver in 26
minutes. You can conveniently access trains from
both the International and Domestic Terminals.
Approximate fare for a day pass is $15. For
more detailed information click here:
http://www.translink.ca
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Note - MetSoc has contracted a block of rooms at the
Hyatt Hotel and therefore has assumed a financial
liability for
any and all rooms in that block that are not reserved.
Please help MetSoc achieve overall success with COM 2010 by
making your
reservation at the Hyatt Hotel prior to September 3, 2010.
Thank you.
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