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WFSBP 2019

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General Information

HOWTO GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE

VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE

Vancouver International Airport is located approximately

20 minutes / 12 km from downtownVancouver and served

by a wide variety of local, national and international air-

lines with direct routes to most major destinations. The

airport is connected by the Canada rapid transit link to

Vancouver city centre and waterfront station. Trains run

approx. every 5 – 10 minutes, the travel time is 30 min-

utes. Licensed taxis are available at the airport. The taxi

fare is approx. CAD 35 – 40 per way plus gratuity.

LETTER OF INVITATION

The congress office will be pleased to send a formal letter

of invitation to any individual requesting one. It is under-

stood that such an invitation is intended to help potential

delegates to raise funds or to obtain a visa. This does not

imply a commitment from the WFSBP to provide any fi-

nancial support. Invitation letters can be requested in the

online registration process until 30 April 2019. The letters

will be sent as email attachment. If an express delivery is

required, the delegate shall order a courier at his / her own

expense.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The Vancouver Convention Center is located in the city

center of Vancouver. It can be reached by public transpor-

tation: TransLink provides city transit for tourists and resi-

dents seven days a week via buses through its transit sys-

tem, Skytrain. Major hotels are within walking distance to

the congress venue.

TAXIS

Vancouver taxi cabs are allowed to operate within the

Vancouver area, including Vancouver International Air-

port. Taxis can be called, hailed on the street or found at

one of more than 50 official taxi ranks located around the

city.

VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE

Built on the original Pier B-C on Vancouver‘s Waterfront,

the Vancouver Convention Centre first served as the Can-

ada Pavilion for the World‘s Fair Expo in 1986. Since then,

it has grown to become recognised as one of the leading

convention centres in the world. It is situated in the down-

town area of Vancouver, directly at the harbour.

VISA

Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

Visa-exempt foreign nationals who fly to Canada will

need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Exceptions

include U.S. citizens and travellers with a valid visa.

Please check the website

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp

for further de-

tails.

WFSBP 2019 APP CONGRESS MOBILE

®

The WFSBP 2019 Congress App is free of charge for con-

gress participants and provides iPhone / iPad, android, and

other smartphone users at WFSBP 2019 inVancouver with

on-the-go access to the congress. The most up-to-date

congress schedule is available at the fingertips during the

congress.