Ontario Bike Summit
The Ontario Bike Summit is the premier cycling conference in Ontario. In 2019, the 11th Annual edition will be taking place on April 1 and 2, 2019 at the Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Toronto. Check out our draft agenda online here.
The summit will include:
Sunday, March 31, 2019
- BIKE MINDS storytelling event (complimentary tickets available for a limited number of summit delegates).
Monday, April 1, 2019
- Shared mobility workshop in partnership with the North American Bike Share Association;
- Bike tours of Toronto's cycling infrastructure;
- E-bike conversation;
- The always popular Bicycle Friendly Communities Seminar;
- Networking reception and 2019 Awards Dinner;
- Screening of the film Why We Cycle presented in partnership with Mobycon (trailer: https://vimeo.com/246432864)
- Welcoming remarks from the Queen's Park All Party Cycling Caucus (invited);
- Meals on Monday include: Grab & Go lunch and a keynote dinner.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Keynote panel discussing Vision Zero best practices for Ontario;
- Participatory keynote on Expanding Bike Lane Conversations with Jay Pitter;
- Presentations and workshops that focus on peer-to-peer learning and the following themes: cycling in the suburbs, influencing change, planning for a network, building safe streets, building healthy communities and an inspiration session;
- Cycling Design session with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycling Professionals (APBP) and updates to Ontario Traffic Manual Book 18;
- Meals on Tuesday include: breakfast, lunch and snacks x2.
Our draft agenda is available online here.
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Interested in volunteering at the Ontario Bike Summit? Click here to submit an application.
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The 2019 Summit is being hosted at the Courtyard by Marriott, Toronto Downtown, offering OBS2019 a special group rate: $259 CAD per night available 03/29/19 to 04/05/19
NOTE: Last year's OBS18 official hotel rooms and overflow hotel rooms sold out, so book now!
RESERVATION METHODS:
· Call-in Reservations
Dial 1-800-847-5075, and provide the code "CVK" for the discounted group rate.
· Online Reservations
Click on the following web link: Book your group rate for Ontario Bike Summit April 2019
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