Social Activities

Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Reception

Date : Sunday, July 15
Time : 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location : Palais des congrès, Exhibit Hall

The Opening Ceremony will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Palais des congrès de Montréal and opened by eminent representatives of the international scientific community and includes the prestigious Deichmann Lecture which will be delivered by Professor Allan Okey, an international authority on aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor mediated toxicology.

The Opening Ceremony will be followed by a welcoming reception, open to all registered participants and fully registered accompanying persons in the exhibition hall located on the 5th Level of the Palais des congrès.

Complimentary food and beverages will be provided.

Accompanying Persons' Program

For registered accompanying persons, the program begins with a three hour Montréal City tour in an air conditioned highway coach on Sunday morning which returns to the Palais des congrès in ample time to allow you to attend the opening ceremony and welcoming reception that follows. There is also a "Tourist Information Session" on Monday morning presented by the Montréal Tourism office which will provide you with an overview of things to "See and Do" during the rest of your stay in Montréal. Light refreshments will be served.

Open only to registered accompanying persons

Tourist Information Session

Date: Monday, July 16
Location: TBA

On Monday, July 16 at 10:00, a representative of the Tourism Office of the City of Montréal will hold a special one hour information session for all registered accompanying persons on city attractions, will answer any questions and distribute tourism information that may be helpful while in Montréal.

Open only for accompanying persons. There is no charge for attending the session. Complimentary beverages will be provided.

Congress Dinner

Date: Wednesday, July 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Palais des congrès
Price: $95 CAD

In a casual and relaxed atmosphere, come join your colleagues and friends for a memorable evening of fine dining, strolling musicians and a 50 minute post-dinner show featuring the internationally known Painchaud family consisting of 3 brothers and a sister. They will entertain you with their humour and musical repertoire of jazz, classical, folk, pop using traditional and non-traditional instruments..even a saw!

Please join us for an incredible evening and don't forget your camera.

Seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

“O” Day / “O” Night and Social Tours

In the following pages you will find a list and full description of a variety of social tours that are being offered and we draw your attention to those offered on Tuesday under the banner of “O” Day and “O” Night. As Montréal is an island, our local arrangements committee selected several water-related activities (“eau” is water in French and sounds like “O”) that are available both during the day and evening. We hope you will enjoy these Tuesday tours as with all the others being offered for your enjoyment of experiencing Montréal by “O” day or by “O” night.