12th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium
"Weaving Language and Culture Together"

    
  
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Presenter Application Deadline
(March 30, 2005)

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(Registration still open but spaces filling fast!)

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Getting to Victoria

TRAVEL

Because the conference is taking place during the peak travel and tourist season, delegates are encouraged to book their travel before April 1, 2005 (or sooner).

Note that there are a limited number of flights into Victoria Airport each day, so if you are traveling by air, you will need to book as soon as possible OR you may wish to consider landing in Vancouver and traveling by ground and ferry to Victoria.

Maps Ferry Information Airline Information
  Train Information
  • Passenger service from up Island

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Bus Information
  • Island Coach lines (604) 385-4411 (City to City).
  • Victoria Transit (604) 382-6161 (local buses).

US State Department travel advisory for US citizens visiting Canada:
CANADA – Passport or proof of U.S. citizenship such as a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, and photo ID required. Minors (under 16) traveling alone or in someone else's custody must present written authorization, signed before a notary, from the parent(s) or guardian. Visas are not required. Canadian immigration officials at ports of entry will issue persons planning to stay longer than 180 days a visitor's record. Anyone with a criminal record (including a DWI charge) should contact the Canadian Embassy or nearest Consulate General before travel. U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport. For student or business travel, check with the Canadian Embassy, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (202/682-1740) or nearest Consulate General: CA (213/346-2701), MI (313/567-2085), NY (212/596-1700 or 716/858-9501), or WA (206/443-1375). Internet: www.canadianembassy.org

Note from SILS2005 Committee: The above information was copied from the US State Department Web site: http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1229.html April 14, 2005. For more detailed info please visit the site.

US State Department advisory to American citizens re proposed changes to travel documentation requirements proposed for January 1, 2006:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2224.html

 

 

 

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