Centre for Digital Media
The Centre for Digital Media is located on Great Northern Way Campus, and houses the Master of Digital Media program. CDM is also home to industry studios, and hosts a variety of industry and professional development events. CDM resides in two buildings: CDM|577, the original home of the MDM program (a renovated Caterpillar tractor factory) and CDM|685, that opened next door. CDM|685 houses the majority of the learning spaces and has 76 student apartments upstairs. It features student-centered design—MDM students have a unique opportunity to create and re-create their learning space as they move through the program—including studios, a student kitchen and social areas for both collaboration and relaxation. CDM|577 is the home of CDM’s interactive lab, faculty offices, editing facility and an 8,000 square foot multi-purpose facility called the Hangar. It also has a variety of industry studios, a research network and a café. In addition, the building has bike facilities, an excellent workout space and hosts a bi-weekly boot camp.
Vancouver
Explorable neighborhoods, drink-and-dine delights and memorable cultural and outdoor activities framed by striking natural vistas – there's a superfluity of reasons to fall for this ocean-fringed metropolis.
Taste-Tripping
Don't tell the rest of the country but Vancouver is Canada’s dine-out capital. Abandon your diet and dive right into North America's best Asian cuisine, from chatty Chinese restaurants to Vietnamese banh mi sandwich joints, or unleash your appetite on a rich smorgasbord of fresh-caught local seafood, including seasonal spot prawns and succulent wild salmon. The farm-to-table movement has also reinvigorated West Coast cuisine here – anyone for Fraser Valley lamb with a side of foraged morels? And we haven't even started on Vancouver’s thirst-slaking craft-beer scene, pouring the nation’s finest IPAs, sours and more.
More infoOutdoor Wonderland
Those snow-capped giants peeking at you from between downtown's glass towers? They're less than 30 minutes away by car. Vancouverites really can ski in the morning and hit the beach in the afternoon – although it's far more relaxing to chill out and take your time. The city's North Shore nature doorstep offers snow sports, mountain biking and rainforest hiking trails, while the city itself is studded with sandy shorelines, kayaking routes, verdant gardens and Canada's urban green-space jewel, the mighty and highly beloved Stanley Park..
Arriving
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is a barrier-free North American airport that handles non-stop international flights daily to and from Europe, Asia, Oceania, the United States, and Mexico, and national flights within Canada.
Due to its proximity to Asia,Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is a barrier-free North American airport that handles non-stop international flights daily to and from Europe, Asia, Oceania, the United States, and Mexico, and national flights within Canada.
Due to its proximity to Asia, YVR is the major gateway between Canada and Asia, with more trans-Pacific flights than any other airport in Canada. For travelers from the United States, YVR is one of eight Canadian airports that have U.S. Border Preclearance facilities.
YVR operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Vancouver Airport is ranked among the top ten airports in the world. It has been awarded the Skytrax Best North American Airport for 8 consecutive years due to its level of customer service, design, and access to downtown. Signage in the terminal buildings are in English, French, and Chinese.
Green Coat Ambassadors: YVR Green Coat Ambassadors are available throughout the terminal from 6am-10pm every day to provide information and service to travelers. They are recognizable by their bright and distinctive green vests or jackets.
For more information regarding airlines to Vancouver, including airline reservations phone numbers, please visit “Airlines at YVR & Destinations” at YVR
Vancouver Transportation there is a direct rail link between the Vancouver airport and downtown (the “Canada Line”). The trip takes 20 minutes, approximately. You can purchase tickets at the kiosk in the station. All major credit cards are accepted, or you can “tap” to pay if you have a chip/wireless enabled card. There are also taxis available at the arrivals level, a trip will cost approximately $25 and take 20-30 minutes, depending on traffic.Visa
Visitors from many countries do not require a visa to visit Canada (for example, United States, Japan, Australia, Italy, Switzerland, among others). For a full listing of “Visa exempt travelers”, see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visa-exempt.asp
However, citizens from some countries require a visa to visit Canada. For a listing of countries whose citizens require a visa, see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp
Other important information for all visitors to Canada may be found at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/index.asp
Letters of Invitation from the conference are given by request upon full payment for registration fees.Money and Costs
Canadian monetary units are dollars and cents, with dollar notes issued in different colors. The standard denominations are C$5, C$10, C$20, C$50, and C$100. The "loonie" (so named because of the loon on one side) is the C$1 coin that replaced the C$1 bill. A C$2 coin, called the "toonie" because it's worth two loonies, has replaced the C$2 bill.