A Timely Feature Story: “Tantalizing Toronto”
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consutltants Association
In today’s mail I received several professional journals. Glancing through for worthwhile articles I saw a feature story entitled “Tantalizing Toronto: Ontario’s Magnetic Metro Welcomes Groups with Open Arms and Cutting-Edge Venues.” With our conference scheduled to open in less than eight weeks, it seemed perfect timing. I was surprised to learn that of metropolitan Toronto’s five million residents, nearly half were born outside of Canada. While most big cities are seeing persistent population declines, Toronto sees 55,000 new residents arrive each year. It’s a city that must be doing something right.
One thing that makes Toronto an attractive conference location, according to the article, is the arrival of 1,000 flights every day and Amtrak‘s regular service from New York City and Chicago.
Once in town, the Victorian-era distillery District, a thriving artistic, cultural and heritage hub, as well as the Entertainment District, are close to the downtown hotel we’ll call headquarters. Not far: Corso Italia, Greektown, Chinatown, Portugal Village, and more, including 11 museums and the largest live theater scene outside of New York and London.
For more information, visit the Toronto Convention and Visitor’s Association.
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Can’t wait for the Toronto conference. Looking forward to seeing our Outreach Committee efforts to welcome all first time attendees and prospective members. Join us for dinner before the college tours on Sunday evening. Details to follow.
Joan, the Outreach Committee has done a wonderful job over the years welcoming new attendees and I know they are grateful. I too look forward to seeing what the Committee has planned for Toronto. My understanding the free night, everyone-pays-their-own-way dinners are open to everyone. Correct.