The venue for the Symposium is the Québec City Convention Centre, the winner of the 2006 AIPC Apex Award for the World’s Best Congress Centre.

Main Entrance:
1000, boul. René-Lévesque Est
Québec (Québec) G1R 2B5
Canada

About Québec City

Québec City, always enchanting and filled with history, offers you a typical European ambience brimming with romance and joie-de-vivre.

A fortified city bustling with activity and culture, Québec City will charm you with its boutiques, landscapes, people and countless culinary delights. Surrounded by nature’s majestic beauty, this city boasts a safe and exceptional quality of life.

Founded in 1608, by Samuel de Champlain, Québec city is the cradle of French civilization in America and remains the only fortified city north of Mexico. Over the years, this city has preserved and developed its rich heritage. Old Québec has in fact been added to UNESCO’s prestigious list of World Heritage Sites in 1985.

Québec City is easily accessible by plane,or train. The city acts as a meeting point through its strategic location on North America’s north-eastern coast and proximity to main business and research centres. It is about an hour and a half from New York, Detroit or Toronto by plane. It is a less than three-hour drive from Montréal, or 50 minutes by plane.

By Plane: Located 16 km from the city’s centre, the Jean-Lesage International Airport welcomes more than 700,000 passengers a year aboard all types of aircraft. Ten or so carriers offer over 300 weekly regular flights to various North American, Southern or European destinations.

By Train: Three train stations serve Québec City and its surrounding areas. The Gare du Palais manages some 2,600 train and 25,000 bus departures and arrivals per year. A modern rail network gives access to destinations across the North American continent, allowing for door-to-door shipping, and offers complete intermodal services.