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The history of natural history in Canada is not as well known as it should be, but it is rich. One of the first descriptions of the New World was Jacques Cartier's account of "diamonds" at the mouth of Rivière du Cap-Rouge in 1541. This episode gave Quebec's Cap Diamant its name and the saying "faux comme des diamants du Canada". French, English, Italian, and other European explorers described the flora, fauna, and natural resources of the land and helped generate the explosion of natural history knowledge that constituted the scientific revolution and enlightenment. Explorers and settlers like Thevet, Champlain, Denys, Sarrasin and Louis Nicolas wrote accounts and collected specimens. Surveyors and explorers mapped the country's landscape and included Thomas Davies, the factors of the Hudson Bay and NorthWest Companies, and Franklin and Frobisher in the Arctic. In the 19th century Montreal served as a base for the study and documentation of natural 'philosophy' by important figures such as John William Dawson and William Logan, and, later, the botanist Frére Marie-Victorin. The knowledge of the Native peoples informed the understanding of the early explorers, and continues to shape contemporary conceptions of the natural history of this country.
Meetings exploring these topics will be held at the Redpath Museum and the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, with special visits to the Biodôme de Montréal, the Insectarium, the Blacker-Wood Rare Books Collection and the Osler Medical Library at McGill, and the McCord Museum.
Further information on all aspects of the conference is available for download (Adobe PDF format) here.
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Established in 1882 as the first natural history museum in Canada, the Redpath Museum fosters the study of geological, biological and cultural diversity.
The McCord Museum conserves and presents over one million objects, images and manuscripts, all irreplaceable reflections of the social history and material culture of Montreal, Quebec and Canada.
With its collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 exhibition greenhouses, some thirty thematic gardens, and teams of researchers and activities staff, the Jardin Botanique ranks as one of the world's largest and most spectacular botanical gardens. Together with the Biodome and the Insectarium, this impressive museum complex brings nature to the fore.
Ingrid Birker, Science Outreach Coordinator, Redpath Museum;
Victoria Dickenson, Director, McCord Museum;
Johanne Landry, Directrice, Insectarium de Montréal.
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Thursday Sept. 21 |
Friday Sept. 22 |
Saturday Sept. 23 |
Sunday Sept. 24 |
AM |
Field trips, 10 – 4 Mont Ste. Hilaire Unesco Biosphere Reserve OR Ste. Anne de Bellevue: |
Jardin Botanique Keynote address by Dr. Yves Gingras, UQAM, on Frere Marie Victorin Sessions, 9–1 |
Redpath Museum Sessions 9–1
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Field trip, 7–9 Early Birds on Westmount summit Sessions 9–1
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LUNCH |
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1–2:30 Visits to Biodôme, Jardin Botanique, and Insectarium.
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1–2:30 Visits to Blacker Wood Rare books, OR Osler Library of Medical History OR walking tour: of Building Stones |
End of conference |
PM |
Field trips, 1-4 Biodôme— Behind the scenes tour OR Natural History of Mont Royal walking tour |
Sessions 2:30–5
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Sessions 2:30–5
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You can download the registration form (Adobe PDF format) here.
You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view this file. Registration fee
CAN $175 Early registration fee received by: April 14, 2006
CAN $195 Final registration if received by: June 30, 2006 or later.
The registration fee includes the conference materials, the Icebreaker Reception, and all break refreshments.
Please note that the Redpath Museum is not wheelchair accessible.
Additional fees for banquet and field trips such as:
Please register in advance: There is limited availability for the field trips and conference banquet, so be sure to send in your registration form early. Places will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
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Holiday Inn - Montreal Mid-town, 420 Sherbrooke St. West
Our official conference hotel is located just off campus, about a 5 minute walk from the Redpath Museum. This hotel offers the usual amenities including restaurant, swimming pool, sports centre, massage services, laundry and parking. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at a rate of $CAD 149 single or double occupancy + 15% tax ($10 per additional person). Underground parking costs $13.50 + tax per night.
Our rooms will be held until August 7, 2006.
Call 1-800-387-3042 and mention SHNH 2006 when making your reservation.
The following hotel and B&Bs are located at close proximity to the Redpath Museum:
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Montreal is less than a day's drive or a one to two-hour flight from most major cities in the northeastern part of the North American continent. Two airports offer direct flights and non-stop flights to over 130 destinations around the world. Pierre Trudeau Airport — 18 kilometres west of downtown Montreal — handles all regular scheduled flights.
Buses, limousines and taxis provide quick, efficient shuttle service between the airports, the major hotels and the City Centre Air Terminal. VIA Rail offers regular service to Eastern and Western Canada. Amtrak provides daily service to New York and Washington.
At www.admtl.com you can find road map, shuttle schedule and other services for the Trudeau airport.
At www.viarail.ca you can find train schedule and other VIA rail services.
Clean, safe, and comfortable, the underground subway system we call the METRO is an ideal, economical way to reach many of Greater Montreal’s hotels and attractions. Highly popular with Montrealers, it is also an efficient and environmentally responsible means of commuting. Conventioneers will be happy to know that special one or three-day passes (with museum privileges) are available.
At www.stcum.qc.ca you can find maps and schedules of the Metro (the underground), bus and commuter trains.
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