July 30 - August 2, 2001

Hilton Quebec Hotel

Quebec City, Canada

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Hilton - Quebec Hilton 1100 Boul Rene Levesque E Quebec, QC Canada G1R 5V2 Phone:(418) 647-2411 Fax: (418) 647-6488 Reservations: from Canada - 1-800-447-2411 from the US - 1-800-445-8667

The hotel is situated on Parliament Hill, at the gates of the old walled city. The Quebec Hilton is directly linked to the new convention centre and caters for up to 7,500 guests. Moreover, the Hilton Quebec is also linked to the Government buildings via Place Quebec , a modern underground complex with several boutiques and restaurants. All guest rooms offer a panoramic view of one of the oldest cities of North America and of Laurentian Mountains.

Transportation Options:
Bus (45 minutes, 9.00 CAD)
Taxi (20 minutes, 22.00 CAD)

QUEBEC CITY

Spread over Cap Diamant and the banks of the St Lawrence, QU...BEC CITY is Canada's most beautifully located and most historic city. Vieux-QuÈbec, surrounded by solid fortifications, is the only walled city in North America, a fact that prompted UNESCO to classify it as a World Heritage Treasure in 1985. In both parts of the Old City - Haute and Basse - the winding cobbled streets are flanked by seventeenth- and eighteenth-century stone houses and churches, graceful parks and squares, and countless monuments. Although some districts have been overly renovated to give the tourists as seductive an introduction to QuÈbec as possible, this is an authentically and profoundly French city: 96 percent of its 500,000 population are French-speaking, and it is often difficult to remember which continent you are in as you tuck into a croissant and a steaming bowl of coffee in a cafÈ full of the aromas and sounds of Paris. 

Arriving from MontrÈal you're immediately struck by the differences between the province's two main cities. While Montreal is international and modern, Quebec City is very much traditional, a residue of the days when the city was the bastion of the Catholic Church in Canada. On the other hand, the Church can claim much of the credit for the creation and preservation of the finest buildings, from the quaint ...glise Notre-Dame-des-Victoires to the decadently opulent Basilique Notre-Dame de QuÈbec and the vast Seminary. In contrast, the austere defensive structures, dominated by the massive Citadelle, reveal the military pedigree of a city dubbed by Churchill as the "Gibraltar of North America", while the battlefield of the Plains of Abraham are now a national historic park. Of the city's rash of museums, two are essential visits - the modern MusÈe de la Civilisation, in Vieux-QuÈbec, expertly presenting all aspects of French-Canadian society, and the recently expanded MusÈe du QuÈbec, in the Haute-Ville, west of Vieux-QuÈbec, which has the finest art collection in the province.

Outside the city limits, the town of LÈvis and the Huron reservation, Wendake, make worthwhile excursions, whilst the churches and farmland of the CÙte-de- BeauprÈ and the ‘le d'OrlÈans hark back to the days of the seigneurs and habitants. The gigantic Basilique de Ste-Anne-de-BeauprÈ, attracting millions of pilgrims annually, is one of the most impressive sights in QuÈbec, and for equally absorbing natural sights there are the spectacular waterfalls at Montmorency and Sept-Chutes, and the wildlife reserve in the Laurentians.

TRANSPORTATION

TBD

Important Note: Some form of official identification (birth certificate or passport) is required for US citizens to enter Canada.

SOCIAL EVENTS

Sunday:  For conference attendees arriving on Sunday, there will be an early bird reception at the hotel from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.

Monday:  Monday evening will be left free for enjoying the sights and nightlife of Quebec City.

Tuesday:  On Tuesday evening there will be a tour of the Quebec Parliament followed by a dinner in the building. The price for ths dinner will be $35 US.

Optional tours to Montmorency Falls and to Ste-Anne du Beaupre Cathedral are being arranged.

PRESENTATIONS
Morning technical sessions will start at 8:30 AM, and afternoon technical sessions will start at 1:30 PM each day. All presentations are scheduled for 25 minutes: 20 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions. This schedule will be strictly enforced so that attendees may schedule their time between parallel sessions. There will be a 20 minute break midway through each session. Please note that the NO PAPER/NO PODIUM rule will be strictly enforced - i.e., speakers will not be allowed to present their work if they have not provided 50 copies of their completed paper. Also, papers will be automatically withdrawn from the meeting and will not be eligible for inclusion in the proceedings if one of the stated authors is not in attendance to present the paper.

SPEAKERS' BRIEFINGS
Authors who are presenting papers and session chairs will meet for a short briefing each morning at 8:00 AM. Please attend only on the day of your presentation. A light breakfast will be served.

PAPER SALES
Authors are required to bring 50 copies of their paper to the meeting. The preprints will be on sale for $1.00 per paper in a designated room adjacent to the meeting rooms. Bound copies of the conference proceedings may be ordered at the registration desk.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All committee meetings will be held according to the following schedule:

AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee	Monday	11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
AAS Space Flight Mechanics Technical Committee	Tuesday	11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
AIAA Astrodynamics Standards Committee	Wednesday	11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are being sought to work at the registration desk and in the paper sales room. If you wish to volunteer, sign-up at the registration desk or speak to one of the conference chairs.

Please note that the times and room locations of the conference events listed above are preliminary and subject to change.
 

The General and Technical Chairs for this conference are listed below: