Roses in the Landscape, Discover Vancouver!
ARS Spring National Convention - 2009
~~~ Vancouver, BC~~~
~~~ Vancouver, BC~~~
Roses in the Landscape, Discover Vancouver!
AN INVITATION FROM THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ROSE SOCIETIES:
Welcome!
Canada, a country of stunning beauty and striking contrasts, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean with its majestic snow-capped mountains and wonderful gardens, its inhabitants attached to traditions with their lilting accent either in French or English, will welcome delegates to the 15th World Rose Convention of the WFRS for the second time since 1985.
The Canadian Rose Society, along with the Vancouver Rose Society, has been working for many months under the leadership of Brenda Viney and Darlene Sanders. A comprehensive educational program featuring first-rate lecturers and guest speakers from around the world has been prepared by the organizing committee. During the daytime, delegates will also have the opportunity to view a spectacular Rose Show and a Rose Festival which will feature our favourite flower in an abundance of rose and garden displays. In addition, tours will be offered enabling delegates to discover Beautiful British Columbia. Ample time will be included for visitors to gather together and deepen the ties of friendship that bind all rosarians together.
The American Rose Society has decided to hold its spring convention in Vancouver during our world convention. I am overjoyed with this decision and it is my pleasure to extend our warmest greetings to all participants from the USA.
On behalf of the World Federation of Rose Societies, I am honoured to invite delegates from our 38 member countries to join us in Vancouver for the 15th World Rose Convention and I look forward to sharing many unforgettable moments together, thus contributing to the richness of our Federation.
Dr Gérald Meylan
Président
Travel:
Air
The Vancouver International Airport has consistently been rated as a top North American airport providing easy access from all over the world. The Vancouver International Airport is approximately 11 miles from downtown. Transfer service is readily available by the Airporter bus, taxi, limousine or car rental companies. An efficient airport transfer service, the Airporter transports delegates from the airport to all the downtown hotels at a cost of approximately $12.00 each way or $18.00 return. Taxi fares are roughly $27.00 and private limousine service is $34.00 one way + gratuity. All of these services accept credit cards. (All fees are approximate and are 2008 prices, Canadian.)
Car
Vancouver is also easily accessible by car from other parts of Canada via the Trans-Canada Highway and from the United States via the I-5 Freeway which connects Vancouver with the entire West Coast of the United States. In fact, many American visitors make the easy drive to Vancouver just to spend the day (Vancouver is only a 3 hour drive from Seattle)! Visit the Canada Border Services Agency for official border information. A handy website describing border crossing information is borderlineups.com.
Rail
Vancouver is served by two main railways – VIA Rail Canada, which provides passenger service to other Canadian cities and Amtrak which accesses the US market. Located downtown, the Pacific Central Station is served by taxis and Translink, operator of local city buses, the Skytrain (a mono rail that makes convenient downtown stops), and the Seabus (linking Vancouver to North and West Vancouver).
Exhibiting Roses at the Rose Show
Exhibiting roses at the WFRS and ARS Rose Show is open to everyone! You do not have to be a member of a rose or garden society and you do not have to be registered for the World Rose Convention. There is no fee to exhibit roses at the WFRS and ARS Rose Show; however you do need to register. Details on how to register as a rose exhibitor will be available soon.
Customs Information
Events on the Move, the official Custom Broker for the World Rose Convention 2009, will assist everyone who will be crossing borders with roses.
For an overview of shipping instructions, click here. For a Service Order Form, click here.
Simply contact Events on the Move and a representative will walk you through the process.
Events on the Move is applying to Canada Customs to ensure the Convention is recognized to receive all the privileges to which this event is entitled, all in an effort to streamline the shipping process for you into Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Additional Customs information will be coming soon.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Information
For information about transporting roses and plants across the border into Canada, please review the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website under Plant and Plant Product Imports.
For More Information
Contact
Peter Robichaud
Sales Manager – Events on the Move
Customs Brokerage and Shipping for the Meeting and Convention Industry
605 – 1125 Howe Street, Vancouver
BC, Canada V6Z 2K8
Tel: 604-647-0130
Fax: 604-647-0136
Toll Free: 1-877-355-1116
Imagine - A rose with your name on it!
Enter a drawing to name a rose by registering and paying for the Rose Convention and booking your accommodation at the Westin Bayshore Hotel by October 15, 2008. The "Name a Rose" contest is sponsored by breeder Brad Jalbert of Select Roses.
