Being a B.C. Tourist
Travel Information
Tourism Vancouver provides a comprehensive web site about Greater Vancouver with lots of pointers to attractions and details.
A general overview can be found at Wikitravel: Vancouver and its city center.
Facts about Greater Vancouver.
Printable maps of Vancouver Downtown and Greater Vancouver.
Letters of Invitation
Citizens of some countries may need a Visa to enter Canada. Please check with the official web site of Canada government for more information.
Letters of invitations are solely for purpose of obtaining a Visa to enter
Canada, and issued only for those:
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Speakers making presentations at ICSE 2009;
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Members of the organizing committee or of one of the ICSE 2009 Program
Committees;
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Participants who have finished the registration process and paid the full
amount.
Transport and Parking
Public transport. TransLink,
the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, provides bus schedules, maps, and a trip planner.
Ferries. BCFerries provides scheduled ferry service on the Strait of Georgia.
Parking. Easy Park provides a map of parking lots.
Sightseeing
Vancouver pictures
Aquarium, view video
Art Gallery, view video
Capilano Suspension Bridge, view photo gallery or video
Chinese Garden
Gastown
Grandville Island
Grouse Mountain, view video
Harbour-Centre Tower
Museum of Anthropology, at UBC
Parks
Science World
Stanley Park, at Wikipedia, use Stanley Park Shuttle Bus
Seattle, directions
Vancouver Island
Victoria, directions
Whistler, directions
Recreation / Fitness
Fitness centres
Golf
Jogging
Swimming pools
Weather in Vancouver
Canada Weather Office
The Weather Network
Sunrise and sunset times
Tip: Vancouver is a region where it rains a lot (that's why we have
rain forest).
Make sure you have clothing for that weather (have a
light rain coat always with you).
Help? Further information needed?
If you did not find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me (Dirk Beyer, Location Arrangements Chair).
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