Partner Program

“Discover Montréal”
Sunday, September 9, 2012
9 am to 12:30 pm – Departure Convention Center
Price: $55 (CAD) per person
(Minimum of 25 participants)

Experience an overview of Montreal and its historical sites where you will discover all of the characteristics this city has to offer. This tour will introduce you to the world’s second largest French speaking city with more museums, restaurants and shops than you can count. You will discover many points of interests, such as Montreal Harbour, Bonsecours Market Building, Place Jacques-Cartier, City Hall, Place Ville-Marie, Place des Arts, McGill University, Chinatown and Université de Montréal.

Photo stops:

Old Montreal
Olympic Stadium – site of 1976 Olympics
Mount Royal Park Lookout – impressive view of the city below
St-Joseph’s Oratory – its founder, Brother André, was canonized in 2010

Welcome address, Official Opening of Trade Show, and WLS 2012 Opening Dinner
Sunday, September 9, 2012
5:30 pm to 12 am – Convention Center
Price: $125 (CAD) per person
(See social program)

“Multi-Cultural Tour”
Monday, September 10, 2012
9 am to 12:30 pm – Departure Convention Center
Price: $55 (CAD) per person
(Minimum of 25 participants)

Explore the diverse cultures of Montreal, how they have developed over the years, and how their histories coincide.

Discover these communities as your tour unveils unique neighborhoods such as:

Chinatown (20 min. stop)
St-Laurent blvd with its multiethnic history
Jewish Quarter
Greek Quarter
Little Portugal
Jean-Talon Market (1 h. stop)
Golden Square Mile
Mile’s End (20 min. stop)
Latin Quarter

“Montreal Underground Pedestrian Network and Downtown core”
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
9 am to 12:30 pm – Departure Convention Center
Price: $35 (CAD) per person
(Minimum of 25 participants)

undergroud Discover our Interior Pedestrian Network, also know as the Underground city. Walking from the Promenades de la Cathédrale to the Place Montreal Trust going through the Complexe Les Ailes, will let you admire many work of arts and help you understand how Montrealers get to work, go out to the movies or go shopping without having to step outside.

After a short Metro ride (Montreal’s subway), you will arrive at the esplanade of Place Ville Marie. From there, you are about to embark on a subterranean architectural journey that will lead you through a temporal maze, right into the heart of the Quartier international. Discover the Square Dorchester and the Place du Canada. Appreciate the modern architecture, as well as several buildings dating from the last century, such as the Sunlife building, Marie-Reine du Monde Cathedral and the old Gare Windsor. Visit Place Ville-Marie, Central Station and McGill University. Hang out on Ste-Catherine Street, the most important commercial artery in Canada with over 1200 boutiques. Finally, you can visit La Place des Arts before returning to the Convention Center.

Trade Show event at the Convention Center
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
1:00 pm to 4 pm
(See social program)

WLS 2012 Closing Dinner & Party
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
7:30 pm to 2 am – Convention Center
Price: $125 (CAD) per person
(See social program)

Networking day
“Montréal: from the first settlers, view from the St-Lawrence River and Olympic City”
Thursday, September 13, 2012
8:30 am to 5 pm – Departure Convention Center
Price: $200 (CAD) per person
(Maximum of 190 participants)
(see social program)

Activities on your own:

Montreal Museum pass, $60 (CAD) per person:

For 3 consecutive days, free access to :
- All 38 of Montreal’s museums (see list on www.museesmontreal.org), including the Biodôme (www.biodome.qc.ca) and Montreal’s Botanical Gardens (www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jardin.htm)
A one and a half hour boat ride on the Lachine Canal
Access to a projection at “Cinémathèque Nationale”
A guided train ride at “Cité Historia” (Parc de la visitation)
The Montreal Museums Guide, detailing each museum’s programming
And many discounts:
- 15%: The Olympic Tower (www.parcolympique.qc.ca/en/the-montreal-tower)
- 10%: The “Musée d’Art Contemporain” and “Musée de Pointe-à-Callière” gift shops
- 10%: Restaurants of :
  - Mc Cord Museum (Café McCord)
  - L’Auberge Pomerol (Le District)
- 10%: A bicycle rental at “Montréal On Wheels” (www.caroulemontreal.com/en)
- Various treatments at Spa Scandinave (www.scandinave.com/en/montreal)

An extra $5 (CAD) per person with the pass gets you unlimited use of public transit (bus and metro) for 3 consecutive days.

You can purchase your Montreal Museum pass by visiting http://www.museesmontreal.org/en/The_Montreal_Museums_Pass__your_cultural_passport_for_easy_access_to_38_museums.htm. Please allow 2-3 weeks for mail delivery of your pass.