2019 IBSC Annual Conference

Parc Mont-Royal A & B

Adam Cox, Molly Johnson, entertainment, and more

Place du Canada

Square Dorchester

Place du Canada

Depart the conference hotel for
the Classic Montréal Tour by Bus

Admire the modern architecture of the new Quartier International de Montréal, the bustle of Ste-Catherine Street to stately McGill College Avenue, and skyscrapers such as the famous Place Ville Marie. Discuss the RÉSO, also known as the Underground City, and the Victorian Era Golden Square Mile. Cross through Mount Royal Park for a stunning view of the city and let the grandeur of the Saint-Joseph Oratory impress you. On the Plateau Mont-Royal, in the Latin Quarter, and along Saint-Laurent Boulevard, learn about the ethnic groups that have shaped our city. Glimpse the Gilles Villeneuve racing circuit, Montréal Casino, and La Ronde amusement park on the way to Jean-Drapeau Park (Saint Helen’s and Notre-Dame islands), a true oasis of fresh air. If you prefer, drive along the Port of Montréal to reach the Olympic Park. Nearby, find the Biodôme and the Botanical Garden.

Mansfield Street entrance

A team of experts collaborating with UNESCO named Château Ramezay one of the 1,001 historic sites you must see before you die. Montréal’s portal to its past, Château Ramezay was built in the 18th century as a prestigious residence. It was the first building in Québec classified as an historic monument. Relive more than 500 years of history through its numerous exhibits, multimedia portrayals of historical figures (available in six languages), and French colonial style garden.

Walking Lunch Tour of Montréal's Mile End and Plateau Areas: Beyond The Bagel North

There are stops you’d expect on a Jewish food history walking tour centered in Mile End and the Plateau, once heavily Jewish neighborhoods: Wilensky’s luncheonette, home of the iconic Wilensky Special, Schwartz’s, of course — and the dueling bagel places, St-Viateur and Fairmount. Even people who know nothing else about Jewish food know bagels. And those stops are there — complete with food. But what is transcendent about Beyond the Bagel, a new tour researched and curated by Montréal Jewish food historian Kat Romanow, is that it also includes places you wouldn’t expect to find on it – like the alleyway behind the backyard of the St-Urbain St. triplex from which Esther Witenoff launched the Mrs. Whyte’s pickle company. Enjoy this 2-hour version of a tour that normally runs 3.5 hours.

Cocktail Dinatoire Reception
Nuit en Blanc

Take this opportunity to dress in white to celebrate the late sunsets and early sunrises of the last week of June in our beautiful city. We hope you wear a white outfit (casual to dressy), but even just one white item adds to our festive theme. Le Dîner en Blanc (the white dress dinner), an outdoor dinner party in a public space set up as a temporary chic dining area, originated in Paris in 1988 and has spread around the globe. Now 80 cities in 30 countries host it.

Note: This reception is a 5-minute walk from the conference hotel. Delegates walk to and from the reception. If you require transportation, please stop by the information desk and we will gladly arrange it for you.

Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth
Square Dorchester