Welcome to Calgary
Calgary is a young, dynamic city of over 1,000,000 people situated in the eastern foothills of the Rockies, and is the centre of the Canadian oil business and home of the world famous Calgary Stampede.
The tourism industry in Calgary has a world-renowned reputation for hospitality, and excellent service, with a safe downtown core providing a world of shopping, dining and nightlife experiences. An elevated and enclosed Plus-15 walkway system connects many of the downtown hotels to exciting specialty shops, department stores and restaurants.
Outdoor pursuits are a pleasure, with summer temperatures averaging 24 C or 75 F, ideal for biking along Calgary’s 200 kilometers of bike path, fishing for trout in the mountain waters of the Bow River, or traveling to the top of the Calgary Tower to enjoy the view.
The city is only an hour from Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and the town of Canmore, making it an excellent centre for exploring the Rockies.
For more information on visiting Calgary, please visit Tourism Calgary at www.tourismcalgary.com
Almost all of Canada’s oil and gas producers and a majority of the coal companies have headquarters in Calgary, accompanied by a large portion of Canada’s energy service industry, including engineering, geological and data processing services.
Air Travel
For domestic travel (inside Canada), West Jet Airlines is offering a special, discounted rate for the 2010 Convention. All delegates will receive a 10% discount on any seat (exclusing web and promotional fares) to Calgary. Reserve your flight today:
By phone
Contact West Jet Specialty Sales Team at 1-888-493-7853 (reference QC #5750).
Accommodations
To make your stay more comfortable and affordable, reduced room rates are available from one of Calgary’s premier hotels, the Delta Bow Valley as well as the Sandman Hotel in the city centre and the Holiday Inn just south of Stampede Park. All these hotels are within easy walking distance of Calgary's public transit system (the C-Train) which stops directly at the BMO Centre. Your delegate badge allows you free access to this system for all of Convention week. Reserve your room today:
By phone
Delta Bow Valley: Contact Delta Reservations at 1-877-814-7706. Please reference the 2010 GeoCanada Convention Convention, group code GFAGEO508. Reservations must be made by April 8th in order to qualify for Convention rates.
Sandman Hotel: Contact the toll-free number at 1-800-SANDMAN (726-3626) and quote group name GeoCanada 2010
Holiday Inn - Macleod Trail South: Call the central reservations line at 866-554-0162 and quote the groups block code "GEO" or "GeoCanada 2010".
The Committee has also booked a block of dorm rooms at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - to book a dorm room please call Jenna Steward at 403-284-8011 or email jsteward@studenthousing.com and reference the group name “GeoCanada".
Getting to the BMO Centre
Convention delegates are encouraged to ride Calgary’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) from the downtown core to the BMO Centre at Stampede Park. Your delegate badge doubles as a transit pass for the duration of the Convention! Limited parking is also available on site.
