AO4ELT6 - June 9-14, 2019, Québec City, Canada
Social activities
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Welcome reception
*Included in your registration* Join us on Sunday June 9, 2019, 6-8 pm for the welcome reception at the Québec City convention centre. This will be an opportunity for the attendees to meet and greet in an informal setting. Appetizers and drinks will be served. The registration desk will be open prior to the welcome reception, from 2-6 pm, for those who would like to register before Monday morning.
Conference dinner
*Included in your registration* The conference dinner will be held on Thursday June 13, 7-10 pm. Join us at the Manège Militaire de Québec, a National Hertiage site. Completed in 1888, the Manègre is the home of the Voltigeurs de Québec, the oldest French-Canadian regiment. Extra conference dinner tickets are available, but should be booked in advance, either when filling the registration form or upon arrival at the registration desk where a limited number of tickets will be available until Tuesday, June 11, noon. Visit the registration page for more information.
Walking tour of Old Québec, World Heritage site
Sunday, June 9th, 2019 – 14:30 to 16:30
*Tickets available - Go to Registration page* First a visit to the Quebec Parliament and its flourishing gardens. A unique structure of architectural style inspired by the expansion of the Louvre in Paris. The tour stops onto Place d’Armes to enjoy its grandiose fountain statute. Close by, the tour continues to the Château Frontenac and its Dufferin Terrasse, a magnificent boardwalk overlooking the St. Lawrence River and offering a breathtaking view. Then is the Seminary of Québec, founded in 1663. Now occupied by the Architecture School of Laval University, this institution is a remarkable collection of buildings erected around enclosed courtyards. Following is the spectacular interior of the Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica-Cathedral. Then continuing to the Lower Town, finding ourselves in the middle of Place Royale where Samuel de Champlain founded Québec in 1608. Discover the restored houses of merchant families from the New France era. Let’s wander into cobblestone streets and historic houses and take a peek at the Royal Battery facing the river for defence of the city. A ride in the Funicular will bring you back to the upper part of the city. Time to appreciate the St-Lawrence River’s panorama and a spectacular view of the lower town from a 45-degree angle.
Visit and dinner at a Traditional Huron Site
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF INSCRIPTIONS
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 – 18:00 to 22:30
*Tickets available - Go to Registration page* The trip to the Traditional Huron Site located on the Huron-Wendat reservations a unique opportunity to discover the history, culture and lifestyle of Hurons of the past and of today. Visit the Annonchia, the long house, where you will be introduced to the traditional way of life and the social organization at the time of the arrival of the Europeans. The Native show will introduce you to the sacred dances and ceremonies were traditionally performed to thank the Creator for the good harvest of wild fruits and corn during the fall season.
Sugar Shack Dinner at La Sucrerie Blouin
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF INSCRIPTIONS
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 – 18:00 to 23:00
*Tickets available - Go to Registration page* La Sucrerie Blouin invites you to relive the good old days in a typical sugar shack. You will enjoy the traditional method of collecting maple sap and boiling it over a woodstove in the old-fashioned way. You will have a very enjoyable « Sugar Party » in a picturesque setting in the sugar bush on the shores of the St. Lawrence River. Enjoy a traditional meal and the unique sugar shack musical ambiance.
Prelimenary schedule