Information for Normativity in Perception Conference
Thomson House:
Conference venue, at 3650 McTavish, northern section of McGill Campus. We meet in the Ballroom.
Accessing Wireless Internet at McGill:
McGill participates in the eduroam program. If your institution is a participant, you can login to the McGill servers (preferably wpa.mcgill.ca, otherwise mcgill.ca, which is unsecured – so to use only if your device doesn’t support WPA) using your institutional login and password. For troubleshooting, see: http://kb.mcgill.ca/kb/?ArticleId=1214&source=article&c=12&cid=2#tab:homeTab:crumb:7:artId:1243
Public Transit:
See the website of the public transport corporation: http://www.stm.info/English/a-somm.htm for more details. You can get tickets and 1- or 3-day passes quite inexpensively from any metro station. Regular fare without pass or ticket is $3 in exact change.
The nearest metro stops to McGill are “Peel” and “McGill” on the “green” line.
McGill Philosophy Department:
Located on the 9th floor, Leacock Building, 855 Sherbrooke West. The Leacock building is located on McTavish street, just below/south of the staircase that leads to Dr. Penfield.
Restaurant/Café in the neighborhood:
Café Castel: 1015 Sherbrooke West, just east of the hotel.
Humble Lion: 904 Sherbrooke West, across from McGill main gates.
Café Picolo: 3418 Parc, just north of Sherbrooke (excellent espresso).
There are a number of restaurants across from McGill University on Sherbrooke. There are many more, and better, restaurants to be found on Ste. Catherine street going west toward Concordia University, and also on St. Laurent, going north of Sherbrooke. Please ask the conference organizers for more recommendations.
Library:
McLennan Library, on McGill Campus, at corner of Sherbrooke and McTavish.
Bookshop:
Paragraphe: new books, 220 McGill-College, south of main entrance to McGill campus on Sherbrooke.
McGill bookstore: 3420 McTavish, second/third floors.
The small, but marvelous bookstore The Word sells used fiction and scholarly books: 469 Milton, just east of McGill campus, exiting from Milton Gates. (Just after Lola Rosa.)
For French books, go to Librairie Gallimard: 3700 St. Laurent.
Grocery Store:
Provigo, at the corner of Parc & Sherbrooke. A Jean-Coutu pharmacy is next door.
Pharmacy:
Jean Coutu: 980 Ste. Catherine West, just east of Metcalfe Street.
Banks:
There are several banks on Sherbrooke, just east of Stanley, including Banque Nationale, TD Canada Trust, and the Royal Bank of Canada. There are many other banks in the downtown area in walking distance from campus.
Outdoor Activities:
There is excellent jogging and hiking on Mont Royal, uphill north of the McGill campus. There is a staircase leading to the walking/cycling paths at the north end of Peel Street. There is a magnificent lookout at the top of the mountain, if you follow the directions to the Chalet du Mont Royal. The walk to the top would take about an hour and a half, and could be jogged in under an hour.
There is also a bicycle rental service in Montreal, BIXI. This is an excellent way to see Montreal. You can rent a cycle using a credit card at the automated BIXI stands, which are ubiquitous in downtown Montreal. For information on the rental policy and stand locations, see the website: bixi.com
Museums:
Montreal Museum of Fine Art: 1380 Sherbrooke West, just west of hotel.
Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art: 185 Ste-Catherine West, take Metro to Place des Arts stop on “green” line.
Bars:
Le Vieux Dublin: Rue Cathcart Street.
Brasserie Benelux: 245 Sherbrooke West. (It’s worth the walk!)
Wine/Liquor/Beer:
SAQ. Province-run wine and liquor store. (They have some imported beers too, but more reasonably priced beer is available until 11 p.m. from virtually any convenience store or supermarket.) 1176 Ste-Catherine Street, near Stanley.
Tourist Info:
You will be visiting Montreal during the World Film Festival. For more information, see: http://www.ffm-montreal.org/
Normativity in Perception Workshop 