Where we are located:

Canada - North of the eastern seaboard of the USA
New Brunswick - East of almost everything (except Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland) in Canada
Fredericton - the capital of the province, on the Saint John river, about an hour's drive from the coast
UNB - on "the Hill" in Fredericton, now enjoying our third century.

The conference will be held in the Wu Conference center, on the campus of the University of New Brunswick campus, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick and is located in the Maritime provinces of Canada on the east coast. We border the State of Maine to our west, the Bay of Fundy and Nova Scotia to our south, more water and the Province of Prince Edward Island to our east, and touch the Province of Quebec to our north.

Getting to Fredericton:

The Fredericton airport services flights from Toronto, Montreal and Halifax and uses carriers that are associated with Air Canada and Canadian Airlines.

We are a nice three hour drive from Bangor, Maine. The Bangor airport services Boston, New York and other major US centers.

The drive up from Boston takes anywhere from 8 hours to a week, depending on how much time you spend site seeing, shopping at the outlet The Wu Conference Centre is the central focal point for almost all of the activities. It is the last building at the top of the hill on which the campus sits.

Who will be attending:

Educators, systems persons, and people involved in the development or dissemination of courseware over the WWW.

Where to stay:

We have rooms reserved at the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel in downtown Fredericton

659 Queen Street
P.O. Box 545
Fredericton, N.B.
Telephone: (506) 455-3371
Fax: (506) 455-1441
Central Reservations: 800-561-7666
Email: lbhotel@nbnet.nb.ca

Cost:

  • $68.00 single (Canadian) per night plus applicable taxes
  • $77.00 double (Canadian) per night plus applicable taxes

    *These rooms will be held until September 12th, 1997*

    We have asked for:

  • October 2, 1997 - 30 rooms
  • October 3, 1997 - 50 rooms
  • October 4, 1997 - 60 rooms
  • October 5, 1997 - 60 rooms
  • October 6, 1997 - 25 rooms
  • October 7, 1997 - 5 rooms
  • October 8, 1997 - 5 rooms
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Other possible places to stay are:
  • Fredericton Inn - 455-1430 (1 800 561-8777) - ask for reservations
    "naweb10-1" is their code
    $65.00 single / $75.00 double
  • Fredericton Sheriton - 457-7000
  • Country Inn and Suites - 459-0035
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Air Canada has been appointed the official airline of our convention.
Call Air Canada at 1-800-361-7585 or your travel agent and take advantage of:

Make sure you mention the Conference Official Carrier number CV984590 if you are going to be using Air Canada for any portion of your flight to Fredericton for the Conference.

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