Travel, Accomodation, Parking and Registration

Where to Meet

The EITA-EITC 2012 workshops will be held at the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, the University of Toronto, the St. George campus (Campus Map) (Address: 40 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2E4).

The University of Toronto, the St. George campus is located in downtown Toronto, and it's easily accessible by just every method of transportation (Directions).

Important Quick Links:

• The UToronto Interactive St. George Campus Map.
• The Bahen Center for Information Technology, the Utoronto.
• The Parking Facilities of the UToronto.

How to Register

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Wireless Internet Access At the University of Toronto, the St. George Campus

Meeting ID for guests:

Please connect to the UToronto wireless network with the following credentials:

Username = <TBD>

Password = <TBD>

Where to Eat

• Mega Bites (also known as: BCIT Caf) (address: 40 St. George St): located at the south-west end of Bahen Centre for Information Technology (BCIT). This cafe serves Starbucks coffee, sandwiches, Grab and Go, salads, confectionary, cold beverages, baked goods, and soup.

• Koffler Second Cup (address: 214 College Street): located in the atrium of Koffler Student Services Centre (KS). This newly renovated location offers coffee and espresso based beverages, snacks, baked goods, sandwiches and catering.
  
• More food outlets on campus.
• More restaurants/cafeterias near the Bahen Centre for Information Technology.

The Recommended Conference Hotel

The following are the recommended conference hotels:

Note 1: Room Block Release Date: Monday, July 16, 2012

Note 2: Please download In-House Reservation Request Form - Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor-Yorkvill to make hotel reservations.

Directions To and From the Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor-Yorkvill Hotel

A. The Bahen Centre for Information Technology, the University of Toronto

Walking Directions

• Distance: less than 0.59 MI/1 KM or less than 10 min to walk (Directions)
  
• Start from the Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor-Yorkvill hotel.
• Head east on Bloor St W toward St George St.
• Turn right onto St George St.
• The Bahen Center for Information Technology, the University of Toronto will be on the right.

B. Transportation

Toronto City Centre - Billy Bishop

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Train

Subway /RT

Driving Directions

C. Toronto Chinatown

Toronto Chinatown (多倫多華埠) is located in Downtown Toronto, with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses extending along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. (Map)

• Distance: 1 MI/1.9 KM or less 20 min to walk (Directions)

More to Stay

The following are the recommended hotels:

Flying to Toronto

If you are arriving by plane, you can take a car, a taxi or public transit from Pearson International Airport or the Toronto Island Airport.

Pearson International Airport

Take Public Transit

If you are taking public transit from Pearson International Airport, you have a choice of four TTC bus routes:

• 192 Airport Rocket — this bus takes you to Kipling subway station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway. From Kipling, take the subway eastbound to St. George subway station.
• 58A Malton — this bus takes you to Lawrence West subway station on the Spadina Subway. From Lawrence West, travel southbound to St. George subway station.

If you are arriving in the middle of the night or very early in the morning, public transit access is limited because the subway doesn’t run between 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. To get to downtown Toronto during these times, you can take the 300A Bloor-Danforth bus from the airport, which provides overnight service along Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue. We suggest taking the bus to Bloor and Yonge (which is minutes away from campus) and catching a taxi from there to your final destination. To reach mid-town Toronto, take the 307 Eglinton West bus, which provides overnight service to Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. From this intersection, you will be able to catch a taxi to your final destination.

Rent a Car

If you decide to rent a car at Pearson International Airport and drive to campus:

• Follow the airport signs that direct you to highway 401.
• Take highway 401 east to the Yonge Street south exit.
• Go south on Yonge Street for 10.4 km to College Street.
• Turn right onto College Street and then turn right onto St. George Street. 

Toronto Island Airport

If you are flying Porter Airlines and decide to take public transit from the Toronto Island Airport.

• Catch the Porter shuttle, which will drop you off at to the north-east corner of Front Street and York Street.
• Cross to the south side of Front Street and enter Union subway station.
• Take the University-Spadina line subway northbound to St. George subway station.  

Arriving by Bus

If you are arriving by bus, you can either take a taxi or the subway from the Toronto Coach Terminal or the GO Transit station at Union Station.

To get to campus by subway from the Toronto Coach Terminal, walk three blocks west along Dundas Street to St. Patrick subway station (at University Avenue and Dundas Street) and go north to Queen's Park, Museum, or St. George subway station (depending on your destination.) You can alternatively walk east along Dundas Street to Dundas subway station (at Yonge Street and Dundas Street). Take the subway northbound to Bloor-Yonge station. Then transfer westbound and go to St. George subway station.

To get to St. George campus by subway from the GO Transit station at Union Station, you can enter Union subway station and catch the University-Spadina line subway northbound to Queen's Park, Museum or St. George subway station (depending on your destination.)

Arriving by Train

All trains arrive at Union Station located at the foot of the city. 

You can either take a taxi to our downtown campus or travel by subway:

• Enter Union subway station.
• Catch the University-Spadina line subway northbound to Queen's Park, Museum, or St. George subway station (depending on your destination.)

Public Transportation

Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (the GTA) are closely connected through intertwining subways, bus routes, bike trails and walking paths. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a quick, convenient and safe way to get around Toronto.