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2024 NNN Annual Meeting:The NNN 2024 Annual Meeting will take place Friday, November 8th through Sunday, November 10th at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. Fantastic KeynotesWe are very excited as we have a great selection of keynote speakers join us in person at the 2024 NNN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. Our Friday night keynote will be from Kees Hoogland. The title of his talk is forthcoming. Kees is professor of Mathematical and Analytical Competence of Professionals at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands. Kees has worked as mathematics teacher, teacher educator, researcher, textbook author, journal editor, and CEO. He was active as international consultant on mathematics and numeracy education in Belarus, Dutch Antilles, Greece, Indonesia, South Africa, Surinam, Mexico and Denmark. He is active as member of the OECD Numeracy Expert Group for PIAAC and project leader of the Erasmus+ projects Common European Numeracy Framework and Numeracy in Practice. Our Saturday afternoon keynote will be a panel on the topic of college and university quantitative centers in the U.S. and Candada. We will have three panelists, including Catherine McCune (Smith College, USA), Chris Stewart (Quest University, Canada), and Semra Kiliç-Bahi (Connecticut College, USA). Grace Coulombe of Bates College (USA) will moderate the panel. . Meeting Registration FeesIn person (USD) Early Bird (Deadline August 31) - $125 Regular - $150 Friday Dinner - $30 Discounted - $50 for K-12 teachers; Community & 2-year Colleges; CEGEP; Students; Postdocs; Sessionals; Retired; Unemployed
Online (USD) Regular - $75 Discounted - $50 for K-12 teachers; Community & 2-year Colleges; CEGEP; Students; Postdocs; Sessionals; Retired; Unemployed TransportationTransportation:
Website: https://www.upexpress.com/en Transportation to and from Toronto International Airport (Pearson Station) and Union Station Downtown Toronto. Recommended - 25 minutes from the airport to downtown. Sample Price: Adult One Way $12.35 CAD (subject to change) payable by a credit card
Website: https://www.ttc.ca/ Fares & Passes: https://www.ttc.ca/Fares-and-passes Sample Price: Single Fare $3.30 CAD using debit/credit card for two-hour transfer (subject to change) The best way to get around Toronto is using the subway and streetcars (or city buses) with some walking.
Decent. These forms of transportation can be expensive depending on time of day, events, demand, etc.
We suggest that you leave your car at your accommodation, as finding parking may be difficult and the parking costs may add up. Parking throughout Toronto: Green P Parking (https://parking.greenp.com/) NOTE: The Gardiner Expressway, which is the highway to access the downtown core and to arrive at the meeting space, will have reduced lanes into and from Toronto for three years due to construction. Give yourself extra time and patience. AccommodationSeveral options are available:
The above are all walking distance from the meeting venue. However, you can use hotel booking websites (Expedia, Booking.com, etc.) to see what other hotels are available near George Brown College St. James Campus that meets your needs. For Folks Traveling from the U.S.Passports Note that U.S. citizens must have a valid passport to enter Canada. We highly recommend that all conference attendees examine their country's passport requirements in relation to Canada soon--take care of it sooner rather than later! Meeting cost estimate (from April 2024): Book early as you may have all your travel covered for approximately $1500 USD. To better gauge the cost of the 2024 NNN Annual Meeting, we created an estimate.
Total = $1475 USD (subject to personal circumstances, preferences and restrictions, plus price changes). Exchange Rate from USD to CAD As of April 2024, 1 USD is 1.38 CAD. Check before the meeting what the exchange rate is as it is subject to change.Note that money may be exchanged at banks (e.g., RBC, BMO, TD, CIBC, ScotiaBank) and hotels. Often, the best rate is obtained on credit card purchases when paying in the currency of the country that you are in - numeracy right here! Some shops and restaurants might accept US dollars in cash, but we recommend that you do not do this as the exchange rates can be less favorable. Finally, note that almost all goods and services in Ontario have a 13% sales tax. Benefits of Being in PersonYes, online can be efficient and practical given time, personal, and financial factors, but there is a charm in being present at an in-person gathering. The National Numeracy Network wants to continue to bring people together in person as it has value for everyone involved.
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