The meeting hotel will be the Delta Hotel and Convention Centre.
Deadline is April 15, 1998
Abstract details and form are enclosed.
Early bird registration deadline is April 24, 1998
Registration form and details are enclosed.
More than 18 sessions!!
Details of plenary session and special and technical session are enclosed.
Travel bursary deadline is April 24, 1998
Details on travel awards and presentation awards are enclosed.
Want to share a room? Contact Rod Penney for assistance (tel. 709-729-3448 or email
rpenney@fish.dffa.gov.nf.ca)
Book early!! Call the Delta St. John’s, NF today 1-709-739-6404 or 1-800-563-3838.
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Details on hotel are enclosed.
Want to present a paper? See enclosed details!
Please contact: Ms. Lynette Carey at NAIA (Tel: 709-754-2854 or Fax: 709-754-2981).
Exceptional events!
Welcome reception, student BBQ, Banquet and entertainment, AGM Business luncheon
Dr. Jay Parsons
Marine Institute of Memorial University, P. O. Box 4920, St. John’s, NF, Canada A1C
5R3,
Tel.: 1-709-778-0307, Fax: 1-709-778-0535, or E-mail:jparsons@gill.mi.mun.ca
The meeting is being held at the Delta St. John’s Hotel and Convention Centre. It is located downtown at 120 New Gower Street, St. John’s , NF A1C 6K4. For reservations call 1-709-739-6404 or 1-800-563-3838 or Fax 1-709-570-1622. Please remember to state that you are attending Aquaculture Canada ‘98. The room rate is $110. per night for single or double occupancy. A charge of $15.00 will apply for additional persons. A number of suites and business zone rooms are also available. The hotel has a fitness centre containing and indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, full health club facilities, aerobic classes and squash courts.
We will once again be having a number of exciting social events featuring exceptional
aquaculture products from growers all over Canada!
Opening reception - 19:00-22:00 Sunday May 31 at the Delta Hotel
Student BBQ - 18:30-21:30 Monday June 1 at the Marine Institute (tour included)
Banquet, entertainment and special guest speaker- 19:00-22:00 Tuesday June 2 at the Delta
Hotel
AAC AGM Business luncheon - 12:00-14:00 Wednesday June 3 at the Delta Hotel.
Details of the student travel award and presentation awards are included at the back. Apply today!
Want to share a room at Aquaculture Canada ‘98? Contact Rod Penney at the Newfoundland Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture for assistance (tel. 709-729- 3448 or email rpenney@fish.dffa.gov.nf.ca). Rod will be able to provide contacts to share a room or seek alternate accomodations.
Heritage Aquaculture, the sponsor of the Presentation Awards, will also be hosting a luncheon for students during the meeting. Look for more details when you register.
Several sight-seeing and educational tours have been arranged throughout the conference for those interested.
Gatherall’s Puffin and Whale Watch offers an exciting visit to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, home to over 2 million seabirds. Gatherall’s will have a booth set up in the lobby of the Delta Hotel on Sunday, May 31st and tours can be booked for any day during the conference.
An aquaculture industry tour is being planned for Thursday, June 4th and Friday, June 5th. This will involve a visit to a blue mussel operation in Notre Dame Bay, a scallop hatchery and growout site on the south coast of the island and several salmon and steelhead operations in the Bay D’Espoir area. The cost of this excursion will be $250 for hotel and meals with transportation provided. If you are interested in partaking in this tour, please check the appropriate area.
British Island Tours will also be offering guided tours of St. John’s, the oldest city in North America, in a London style double-decker bus. These tours will be offered on a daily basis before, during and after the conference and anyone interested can sign up at their booth at the Delta.
Information on other local tours and interesting visits in the St. John’s area will be made available on Saturday, May 30th and throughout the remainder of the conference. We look forward to seeing you in St. John’s.
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