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VANCOUVER, BC
September 4-7
58th Annual Conference
of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA)
Contact: CPA (tel: 613-234-2815; fax: 613-234-9857; www.cpa-apc.org)
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October 5-7
Seventh North American
Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Contact: National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (tel: 888-273-0071;
fax: 801-627-3321; http://dontshake.com)
Reason to go:
Cycle the 10-kilometre-long seawall that surrounds Stanley Park.
In addition to cycling under giant red cedars, which should be showing
signs of fall, you'll be awed by breathtaking forest-sea-and-sky
views. Conferencing with your partner? Double your pedal power on
a bike built for two. Bikes can be rented at the entrance to the
park. www.tourismvancouver.com.
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TORONTO, ON
September 5-6
9th Annual Interventional
Neuroradiology Symposium
Contact: CME, University of Toronto (tel: 888-512-8173; fax: 416-971-2200;
www.cme.utoronto.ca)
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September 21-24
12th Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
Contact: HFSA (tel: 651-642-1633; fax: 651-642-1502; www.hfsa.org)
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October 14-18
23rd Annual Meeting
of the North American Spine Society (NASS)
Contact: NASS (tel: 630-230-3600; fax: 630-230-3700; www.spine.org)
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October 16-18
8th Princess Margaret
Hospital Conference on Cancer Management
Contact: Imedex (tel: 678-242-0906; fax: 678-242-0920; www.imedex.com)
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October 16-19
2008 Fall Meeting of
the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA)
Contact: SMSNA (tel: 847-517-7225; fax: 847-517-7229; www.smsna.org)
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October 25-26
Urology Update 2008
Contact: CME, University of Toronto (tel: 888-512-8173; fax: 416-971-2200;
www.cme.utoronto.ca)
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October 25-29
2008 Canadian Cardiovascular
Congress
Contact: Conference Secretariat (tel: 613-238-2304; fax: 613-236-2727;
www.cardiocongress.org)
Reason to go:
Browse Battleground: War Carpets from Afghanistan, April
23 to January 27, 2009, at the Textile Museum of Canada. Since Afghanistan
was invaded by the USSR in 1979, Afghan weavers have replaced the
birds and flowers on their rugs with aircrafts, bombs, rifles, tanks
and land mines. The exhibit explores art as a result of catastrophe.
http://textilemuseum.ca.
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MONTREAL, QC
September 17-20
World Congress on Treatment
and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
Contact: National Multiple Sclerosis Society (tel: 212-476-0469;
fax: 212-476-0485; www.msmontreal.org)
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September 17-20
7th International Scientific
Meeting of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Contact: Concorde Services Limited (tel: 011-44-141-331-0123; fax:
011-44-207-117-4560; www.rcog2008.com)
Reason to go:
Pack a sweater for an evening outdoors at the Magic of Lanterns,
September 5 to October 31, at the Montreal Botanical Garden. For
the 16th year, the Chinese Garden will be aglow with hundreds of
silk lanterns that were designed in Montreal, but handmade in Shanghai.
Admission includes entrance to the greenhouses and Insectarium.
www.museumsnature.ca.
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info sites
Curious what the weather will be like in Maui
or Melbourne? Dont know what the currency is in Prague? Here are
some sites thatll answer your travel questions.
For the weather:
Weather Underground, www.wunderground.com
For currency and
exchange rates: Bank of Canada, www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchange.html
For travel info and
warnings: Canadian Consular Affairs www.voyage.gc.ca
For health advisories:
Public Health Agency of Canada, www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/index.html
For directions and
maps: MapQuest, www.mapquest.com Google Maps, http://maps.google.com
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NOTE: Information on registration, meeting
topics and cost is available ONLY from the event organizer. Although
every effort has been made to ensure
the accuracy of the information provided, we advise you to contact
the event organizer before making travel arrangements
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