MISA ONTARIO ANNUAL CaesarsCONFERENCE Windsor Conference Centre & Resort JUNE 4 - 7, 2017 Welcome to Windsor Essex! Windsor welcomes the world to MISA 2017 as our international colleagues from LOLA join us in what will be a truly global event! Hosted in a world class facility, this will be a wonderful opportunity to explore IT’s Big Adventure - a journey from pure ‘support service’ to strategic partner where data plays a key role in decision making. Along the way we’ve travelled from traditional IT environment to a completely connected universe, where we must understand our role in managing the significantly increased complexity of this “simpler” world. We have plenty of reasons why you’ll love this place. Reason# 87 Barrels Reason# Bottles &Brews “Beer brewing has a long tradition here. Today, there’s a whole new 21 batch of craft breweries carrying it on. From the award-winning Our Wineries Walkerville Brewery in the heart of the distillery district to recent “After touring the sprawling vineyards and start-ups like Craft Heads, this is definitely the place for a perfect the winemaker’s cellars, the corks were pint!” EPICwineries.com popped and we tasted the award-winning deliciousness.” Reason# Reason# 32 Canadian Club Art64 In Brand Centre The Pa r k YOUTUBE LOGO SPECS Dating back to the late 1800s, this historic neighborhood “With the majestic Willistead Manor at its centre, the park is a picture- PRINT on light backgrounds on dark backgrounds perfect setting for the hundredsstandard of exhibitorsstandard and vendors. 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No WHITE whiskey tasting at the internationally renowned Canadian C0 M0 Y0 K0 C100 M100 Y100 K100 Club Brand Centre. wonder artists and artisans from across Ontario, Quebec and Michigan converge here.” watermark watermark stacked logo (for sharing only) stacked logo (for sharing only) Linked Organisaon of Local Authority ICT Sociees visitwindsoressex.com | 1-800-265-3633 # Reason Roseland Golf & Curling Club “My18 game could use some improvement but the course we played, at Roseland Golf & Curling Club was championship calibre.” Reason# Caesars Windsor 34“The excitement on the casino floor felt electric, like anything was possible with a little luck. I was holding a pretty good hand and when the next card was dealt, it all added up to that magic number – 21!” The conference’s golf event tees off at the Roseland Golf and Curling Club. This championship golf course (now a designated Ontario Heritage Site), was established in 1926 and designed by Donald Ross. Ross served an apprenticeship with Old Tom Morris at St Andrews before investing his life savings in a trip to the U.S. in 1899. ‘Donald J. Ross and Associates’ eventually created over four hundred courses. Roseland’s 6,943-yard par-72 layout challenges any golfer from the tips. BY PLANE ACCESSIBILITY: Windsor International Airport (YQG) is conveniently located just 15 minutes How To Get to Windsor Essex from downtown Windsor. The terminal has been redesigned to be passenger friendly and minimize walking distance throughout. Air Canada offers 7 daily BY CAR flights between Toronto and Windsor, and Porter Airlines offers 4 direct Windsor is conveniently located on the Canadian/American border, equal flights to Billy Bishop Airport. Westjet also operates six months of the year. distance to Toronto, ON and Chicago, IL. Highway 401 connects us to Once arrived, all major car rental companies, taxi or bus service can get you much of Ontario and can easily be accessed by many of the major American quickly to your destination. highways, Detroit/Windsor Tunnel or the Ambassador Bridge. Metro Detroit Airport (DTW) welcomes more than 35 million passengers each BY TRAIN year, and is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Approximately VIA Rail operates out of Windsor’s Olde Walkerville Rail Station and is just a 30 minutes travel from downtown Windsor with 145 gates and six runway short cab ride, bus ride or walk to downtown. There are three daily departures jets, DTW is serviced by all major airlines including Delta, Air Canada, and corresponding return trips for the Toronto-Windsor corridor VIA Rail American Airlines and Lufthansa. You can take a taxi or shuttle service train. from DTW – just ensure you tell your driver you are travelling to Canada – and bring your passport! MILEAGE MAP AND CHART Canada Miles Km Travel Time United States Miles Km Travel Time London, ON 120 192 1 hr 45 mins Buffalo, NY 259 414 4 hrs 35 mins Montreal, QC 557 891 9 hrs 40 mins Chicago, IL 284 454 4 hrs 30 mins Niagara Falls, ON 240 384 4 hrs 10 mins Cincinnati, OH 260 416 4 hrs 15 mins Ottawa, ON 500 800 8 hrs 35 mins Cleveland, OH 172 275 2 hrs 50 mins Sarnia, ON 67 107 2 hrs 30 mins Toledo, OH 63 101 1 hr Toronto, ON 226 362 4 hrs Linked Organisaon of Local Authority ICT Sociees.