Social Program

The social program will include a welcome reception on the evening of Sunday, June 23, 2002, an excursion and a Conference Banquet in the barracks of the historic Fort York. The welcome reception will take place at the Earth Sciences Lobby in front of the main Conference Auditorium, starting at 8 pm, where the participants will have the opportunity to meet with the Editor of the Review of Scientific Instruments, Al Macrander. The reception will commence at 8:00 pm. Please enter through the doors at 5 Bancroft Avenue. On Sunday, June 23, the Registration Desk will be open from 8:15 am until 6:00 pm, so that you may obtain your badges.

The excursion will be a splendid sightseeing tour of Niagara Falls, Ontario, at the Canadian side of the border between Canada and the United States, with a raincoat trip on the Niagara River in the boat "Maid of the Mist" for a close view of the Falls. Extra time will be allowed for sightseeing and shopping in this world-renowned destination.

The Conference banquet will be hosted at the historic Fort York in Toronto, a Canadian heritage site, served by soldier servants in uniforms from the era of the American Revolution and the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States. Musical entertainment will be included and there will be an after-dinner bar. 

An additional program for accompanying persons may be arranged if there is sufficient interest.  Among Toronto's many attractions are the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Ontario Science Centre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, the Metro Toronto Zoo, the CN Tower and Ontario Place.  Please indicate your interest in group visits to any of the above on the Registration Form, including numbers and ages of any accompanying children. Description and nominal cost of these extra activities will be announced at a later date. For those who wish to explore Toronto on their own, the conference will furnish information on the above sites as well as others such as the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, the Museum for Textiles and the Bata Shoe Museum (all of which are within walking distance of the University of Toronto), and on the great variety of shopping and dining opportunities in downtown Toronto.