2022 Annual Meeting

An interactive campus map for Wilfrid Laurier University can be found here: wlu_map.

• Presentations will be held in 2C16 (Arts Building)

President's Invited Address

• Mark de Roojj, Leiden University

Invited Lecture

• Daniel Aloise, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Invited Speakers

• Hans Friedrich Koehn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Kim de Roover, Tilburg University
• Ryan Browne, Waterloo University
• Jeff Andrews, University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus
• Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University
• Lucy Gao, University of Waterloo

Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners

• 2020: Keefe Murphy, Maynooth University
• 2021: Michael Gallaugher, Baylor University
• 2022: Francesco Sanna Passino, Imperial College London

Contributed Speakers

• Rodrigo Alves Randel, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
• Li-Pang Chen, National Chengchi University
• Herbie Lee, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Cristina Tortora, San Jose State University
• Peter Tait, McMaster University
• Tanzy Love, Rochester University
• Eman Alamer, McMaster University
• Wangshu Tu, Carleton University
• Orla Murphy, Dalousie University

Poster Presentations

• Katharine Clark, McMaster University
• MacKenzie Neal, McMaster University
• Shiva Rahimipour, McMaster University
• Alexa Sochaniwsky, McMaster University
• Andrii Turchenko, McMaster University
• Xi Zhang, McMaster University
• Nik Pocuca, McMaster University
• Siyi Wang, McMaster University
• Xiaoke Qin, Carleton University
• Mateen Shaikh, Thompson Rivers University
• Mohsen Bahremani, Wilfrid Laurier University

The abstract submission deadline for the 2022 Classification Society Annual Meeting is March 31, 2022. Please submit your abstract using the Abstract Submission portal shown on the 2022 meeting page (https://www.theclassificationsociety.org/annual-meeting/2022/). When submitting your abstract, please indicate whether you would like to be considered for a poster or oral presentation.

Wilfrid Laurier offers a corporate/promotional rate at the Delta Hotel (110 Erb Street W., Waterloo).

To book a room, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ykfdw-delta-hotels-waterloo/.
2. Enter Dates, e.g., June 15 - June 18, 2022
3. Select Rooms & Guests Number
4. Under Special Rates, Select Corp/Promo Code, and enter code W51. 
5. Options for 1 Guest Room with 2 Queens or 1 Guest Room with 1 King should appear at a rate of 184 CAD/Night.

Alternatively, if the first method does not work, you can try:

1. Go to www.marriott.com.
2. Enter Destination: Delta Hotels Waterloo
3. Enter Dates, e.g., June 15 - June 18, 2022
4. Under Destination, Select Rooms and Guests Number
5. Click the drop down arrow beside `Lowest Regular Rate' and select Corp/Promo code and enter code W51.
6. Click `Find Hotels'
7. Click `continue' for the `Delta Hotels Waterloo' option.
8. Options for 1 Guest Room with 2 Queens or 1 Guest Room with 1 King should appear at a rate of 184 CAD/Night.

Hotel Laurier reservations are available at www.wlu.ca/hotel.

A private bedroom with a semi-private washroom is $65.00/night, plus HST.
A private bedroom with a private washroom will be $86.00/night, plus HST.
A three-bedroom apartment is $139.00/night, plus HST. Rates include parking.

How to get to Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus

By air: 

You will most likely arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Then you may take: 

Airport Shuttle

Airways Transit provides a 24/7 door-to-door shuttle service that operates between Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) and Waterloo. 

You must reserve Airways Transit's pick-up service as soon as you know the date and time of your flight. The rate is $150 one way. 

The trip from Toronto Pearson International Airport to the Waterloo campus is about one-and-a-half hours.

Reserve Your Shuttle

You can reserve your shuttle online. To make your reservation, you will need:

• Your flight information (airline, flight number, arrival time).
• The address of your destination in Waterloo, or the name of your residence building.
• A credit card number.

GO Transit

GO Bus

The GO Bus stops at Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 1 on the ground level between columns Q2 to Q4. This bus runs hourly on weekdays and weekends, and every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours. You can buy GO Transit tickets at the vending machine in Terminal 1 on the ground level. Choose Wilfrid Laurier University as your destination. You can calculate your fare and plan your trip online. The rate is approximately $18 one way, with taxes included, but is subject to change.

Take the GO Bus Route 40 - Hamilton GO, exiting the bus at Square One GO Terminal, where you must disembark and transfer to GO Bus Route 25 - U of Waterloo, exiting the bus at Wilfrid Laurier University. This stop is adjacent to the Waterloo campus entrance at the corner of University Avenue and Hazel Street. 

The trip from the airport to the Waterloo campus is about two-and-a-half hours.

GO Train

There may be GO Train options available from Union Station to the Kitchener GO Terminal. The trip on the GO Train will take approximately two hours.

VIA Rail

You can take a train from Union Station to the Kitchener Via Rail station for about $36 (price subject to change). Once you are at the Kitchener station, you can use Grand River Transit, a taxi, or a rideshare service of your choice to get to your accommodations in Waterloo.

By car:

Kitchener/Waterloo is approximately 100KM (1 Hour Drive) west of Toronto, Ontario, and is located in South-Western Ontario. To reach Wilfrid Laurier University from Highway 401, take exit 278B (coming from London) or 278 (coming from Toronto) and follow Highway 8 West to Kitchener; Enter the Conestoga Parkway – Hwy #85 by following Highway 7 East and Highway 85 North signs and continuing on the Parkway to University Avenue; follow University Avenue West to campus. The distance from Highway 401 to campus is approximately 16 km.

If you are travelling to Canada you may need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), details here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/video/electronic-travel-authorization-what-you-need-know.html.

Travelling requirements due to COVID-19 can be found here: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid.