The Location

January 5, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized |

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This year’s WCT will be held in the Student Centre at Progress, the site of the 2008 WordCamp Toronto.
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How to get here:

941 Progress Avenue (e. of Markham Rd. and s. of Hwy. 401)
Toronto, ON, M1G 3T8, Canada

The Student Centre is located at the far end of the campus closest to the 401. It is a newer building will glass and is situated next to the construction site.

We want to pick you up! Exact pick up locations to be announced. Check back for more information on where the free shuttle to WCT will pick you up from.

Locations:
Union Station
Yonge St & Bloor St.
Yonge St. & Eglinton Ave.
Scarborough Town Centre

If you are driving From the 401, exit at Markham Rd. Turn left onto Progress Ave. and the campus is on your right hand side. Enter the campus and take an immediate left to the parking lots. Drive along side the perimeter of the parking lots. Free parking is available in lots 5 and 6 which are closest to the Student Centre.

parking map

By Rapid Transit on weekends, from the Scarborough Town Centre take the 134 Progress bus to the corner of Progress Ave. and Progress Crt.; the campus is a short walk.

From Warden station on weekends, take the 102B Markham Rd. bus to the corner of Markham and Progress; the campus is a short, uphill walk.

11 Comments to “The Location”

January 6, 2010 at 11:23 am
Caitlin says:

What are the local hotels/motels, and will any have special rates for the convention?
January 6, 2010 at 11:31 am
mfeeney says:

Hi Caitlin,
Thanks for your question. We are working on getting a group rate and will update the site with accommodation information soon.
January 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Edward Caissie says:

I dropped this short url to a Google map of the location address into a post I just wrote on my personal domain, feel free to make use of it.

http://tinyurl.com/wcto2010map
January 6, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Mathieu Yuill says:

Thanks Edward! We’re looking forward to seeing you at the conference. Make sure you bring some business cards or something to let people know about your sites. I particularly like Rattitude.
January 11, 2010 at 9:55 am
Edward Caissie says:

@Mathieu – I’m looking forward to being at WCTO and meeting everyone, too.

I appreciate the compliment on Rattitude, besides being a personal blog it also represents a proof of concept theme design.

… and I am just finishing up with the final design for my WCTO business cards as well

PS: Is the WordCamp Toronto logo available for use? Whom would I ask?
March 10, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Agnes Domanska says:

Any updates regarding local hotels/motels and group rates?
March 13, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Gary Grant says:

I’m curious as to why the after party is in downtown Toronto when the event is at markham & the 401. Great for those who live downtown, but not so great for those of us who live in the burbs!
March 18, 2010 at 10:50 am
Mike says:

Do you really want to party in the burbs? =) Downtown TO is where it’s at.
March 23, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Gary Grant says:

When I have to drive home after….
March 24, 2010 at 8:39 am
Doreen says:

Will there be buses *after* the after-party going back to the pickup locations? (eg., Scarborough Town Centre … or even back to the Campus? For those that drive *to* the campus on saturday, can there be a bus spot available to the after party?
March 25, 2010 at 5:33 am
Emma says:

Have locations and times been announced for the shuttle busses? Considering the conference is in two days…