Mapping Channels between Ganges and Rhine:
German - Indian Cross-Cultural Relations

An international, interdisciplinary Conference

University of Toronto, May 25-26, 2006

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Conference venue: The conference will take place in Room 108N (North) at the Munk Centre for International Studies, located at 1 Devonshire Place (the corner of Devonshire Place and Hoskin Avenue) on the University of Toronto Campus. Location map and contact information of the Munk Centre: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/Location.aspx

Local map and driving directions for the Holiday Inn Toronto-Midtown: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/direction/yyzbs;jsessionid=W2C3TNM5HDT

Location map and directions for 89 Chestnut Residence: http://89chestnut.com/accommodation/location.html

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Accomodation

The Holiday Inn Toronto-Midtown at 280 Bloor St.(corner of St. George St.; Website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/yyzbs) offers rooms to conference participants at CAN$119.99 for a single room and CAN$129.99 for a double room per day. To book, you can call the hotel at (416) 968-0010 or 1-888-465-4329 and ask for the "Mapping Channels" rate.

The 89 Chestnut Residence of the University of Toronto offers rooms for $75-$100 Canadian per night. Information and online reservations are available at http://89chestnut.com/accommodation/index.html

Information about some further budget accomodations in the area: http://www.isc.utoronto.ca/housing.html#tempaccom


Ground Transportation

Public transportation between Lester B. Pearson International Airport and downtown Toronto: http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/service_to_airport.htm

The Airport Express, connecting Lester B. Pearson International Airport with downtown Toronto (including a stop near the 89 Chestnut Residence) for $16.95 one way: http://www.torontoairportexpress.com/

Taxi service from the airport to downtown costs approximately $45 one way.


 

Conference sponsored by:
JIGES: Joint Initiative in German and European Studies Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto CCGES: Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, York University
Department of German, University of Toronto Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, York University Department of South Asia Studies, University of Toronto
Diaspora and Transnational Studies Centre, University of Toronto