Location Info

The 5th Canadian PhD and Early Career Workshop, hosted by the Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association will take place in June 2019, in Calgary, Alberta, and is hosted by the University of Calgary.

About Calgary

At the foot of Canada's Rocky Mountains, Calgary is Alberta's largest city and is home to world class events and attractions. For those interested in extending their stay, see the Tourism Calgary website for ideas.

Workshop Venue

The workshop is hosted by the University of Calgary's Department of Economics, and will take place at the University of Calgary's campus, in the Social Sciences Building.

The Welcome Reception, on June 2nd, will be from 5 to 8 pm, in the Bianca Room (MacEwan Hall 226).

The Workshop will take place in Social Science 423.

The Workshop Dinner will take place at Cotto (314 10 St NW ) at 6:30 pm (directions below).

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines.

Accommodation

Workshop participants will stay at the University of Calgary's Hotel Alma, located on campus and a quick 10-minute walk from the workshop location (see directions below). Rooms include daily breakfast and discounted passes for the University of Calgary Fitness Facilities, including Olympic size pool ($5 CAD). Parking is $10 CAD per day.

Airport Information and Transportation

For participants arriving from the Calgary International Airport, there are several options to reach the University of Calgary campus and the Workshop hotel.

• Taxi service (normal fare is $35-40 CAD) or airport sedan ($47-$54 CAD); see the Airport website for details.

• Transportation Network Companies: see the Airport website for details.

• Public transit: see the Airport website and Calgary Transit website for details; fare details are here.

• Car rentals: see the Airport website for more information.

For participants arriving from the Canadian Economics Association meetings in Banff, and have not rented a car, there are two options:

• A shuttle bus from Banff to the Calgary airport (CEA info here), and then one of the above options to reach the University.

• The On-It Regional Transit Service ($10 CAD), which delivers passengers to the Crowfoot LRT station. It is then a short trip (southbound) to University Station, and a 15 minute walk across campus to the hotel (directions to the hotel below).

Maps and Directions

The University of Calgary has an Interactive Room Finder.

The easiest way to get to Cotto for dinner is to take Calgary Transit - the light rail train - from University Station (southbound) to Sunnyside Station.