BOMA Canada 2013 WINTER GOVERNANCE MEETING Montreal, Quebec On Site Contact: Le Westin Montreal 270, St-Antoine Ouest Benjamin Shinewald Montreal, Quebec Cell: 416 270-8539 T: 514 380 3476
Dress Code: Casual
DATE BOMA Canada Meetings Sunday 2:30 PM—5:00 PM CSO Council Meeting February 10th, 2013 McGill Room PDR Lounge 5:30 PM Cocktail Reception—Le Westin 7:00 PM Free evening—no organized dinner
Monday 8:00 AM—8:30 AM Buffet Breakfast February 11th, 2013 8:30 AM—NOON Joint BOMA Canada Board/CSO Council
McGill Room NOON—12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM -4:30 PM Joint BOMA Canada/CSO Council (con’t)
Gibby’s 7:00 PM Dinner at Gibby’s (short walk) 298 Place d’Youville (514 282 1837)
Tuesday 8:00 AM—8:30AM Buffet Breakfast February 12th, 2013 8:30AM-10:00AM Joint BOMA Canada/CSO Council (con’t) McGill Room
St. Paul Room 10:15 AM—NOON BOMA Canada Board Meeting
NOON Adjournment
The voice of Canada’s commercial real estate indust ry. La voix de l’industrie de l’immobilier commercial au Canada.
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Canada 2013 WINTER GOVERNANCE Montreal, Quebec February 10—12, 2012
Montreal-Trudeau Airport 975 Roméo-Vachon Blvd. North Dorval, QC H4Y 1H1 514-394-7377
Le Westin does not provide shuttle service.
• Alternate transportation: Airport Express; fee: $19 .00 CAD (one way) • Taxi fare: Flat $40.00 CAD (one way); Limo: $55.00/$60.00 flat CAD (one way)
Hotel: Le Westin Montreal 270, St-Antoine Ouest Montreal, Quebec T: 514 380 3476
Le Westin Montréal opens onto the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal and is located just across the street from the Palais des Congrès, Montreal's largest convention facility. Le Westin Montréal hotel is also perfectly located near the many downtown restaurants, galleries, boutiques and historic sites that epitomize Quebec's rich history and its joie de vivre .
General Room Amenities • Traditional King ($159.00 per night) • Complimentary Wireless Internet • iHome radio-clock with mp3 connection • 32” LCD HDTV • The Heavenly Bed® • Coffee maker with Starbucks™ coffee • Fridge • Personal safe • Cordless speaker phone
Fitness Facilities/Other
• Indoor Glass Bottom Pool • Westin WORKOUT® 24/hour gym access • Guest Printing Services
Parking (there is valet parking only, charged as follows):
• Overnight $28.00 • Day parking $20.00
Dress Code for WGM—CASUAL
About BOMA Quebec
BOMA Quebec is the province’s largest association of commercial property owners and managers, and its mem- bers own or manage 85% of office buildings in Quebec.
A leader in the field since 1927, through the services it offers BOMA Quebec has developed a reputation for ex- cellence in property management and for increasing the value of commercial real estate assets. The association defines real estate assets as consisting not only of the material aspects of a building, but also immaterial aspects such as the quality of the management team, tenant profile and the architectural style of a building. BOMA Quebec promotes the principles of efficient, effective and responsible building management through its BOMA BESt certification program. Its activities include providing training and conferences, such as the many sym- posia and business lunches it organizes every year, and staying up-to-date on new trends and new management tools in order to better meet the current and emerging needs of building managers. BOMA Quebec uses a Web 2.0 platform to diversify and promote its training services and to reinforce its position as the leading resource in the commercial real estate sector.
******************************************************************************************** Some Trivia About Montreal (from jazzhostels.com)
• Montreal is an island – one of more than 400 on the St. Lawrence River.
• Montreal is well known for its festivals and is home to some of the biggest ones in the world. The Montreal Jazz Festival and the Montreal International Fireworks Festival are both the biggest of their kinds in the world. The largest French music event in the world – Les Franco Folies de Montréal – is also held in Montreal. Some other great festivals in Montreal include: Montreal Beer Festival, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and Montreal Reggae Festival.
• Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world (after Paris).
• During the American Civil War, Montreal was a prominent center for Confederate activity and sympathy. In fact, John Wilkes Booth spent 10 days in Montreal meeting with Confederate Secret Service agents six months before he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
• John Lennon and Yoko One held their second, week long bed-in on May 26, 1969 in Montreal’s Queen Eliza beth Hotel. “Give Peace a Chance” was recorded on June 1 during their stay at the hotel.
• Montreal has the second highest number of restaurants per capita in North America (after New York City).
• Montreal is on the same latitude as Venice, Italy.
• Montreal is the sister city of Hiroshima, Japan.
• Montreal was built around a mountain – Mount Royal – which the city was named after. Mount Royal Park is located on the mountain and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the same person that designed New York City’s Central Park.
• Montreal’s flag has five symbols on it. The first is the cross which represents the Christian principles on which the city was founded. The other four represent the largest nationalities of the first settlers: the fleur-de-lis for the French, the Lancastrian rose for the English, the shamrock for the Irish, and the thistle for the Scottish.
• Montreal has a city underneath the city. The Underground City is a maze of tunnels and shops that covers more than 18 miles.