You are invited to join a specially discounted train trip from New York City to Montreal for the international Wikimania conference, departing on Tuesday August 8. There will be a return trip on Monday August 14.
The cost for travel is $30 each way, which does not include accommodation or conference registration costs. (Conference registration is ~$164 USD, and accommodation ~$40 per night for cheaper options - if you want to book at the Sheraton, do so by June 30.)
The Wiki-train gets you to Montreal in time to participate in the two days of pre-conference, as part of WikiConference North America, which is still accepting submissions for presentations.
==Wiki-train trip==
It is a day-long train trip mostly through the beautiful Upstate New York countryside (8:15 am - 7:11pm), and we can probably get exclusive car seating for Wikimedians (this involves a US-Canada border crossing).
We are primarily coordinating the New York City → Montreal leg of the trip on Tuesday August 8 as a group activity. We are planning discounted tickets for the one-way trip, $30 instead of approximately $60. Other travel (and accommodation) is on your own.
There is also an option to purchase tickets for a return trip from Montreal → New York City directly after Wikimania, on Monday August 14, for the same price.
==Join and present at the pre-con WikiConference North America==
The Wiki-train gets you to Montreal in time to participate in the two days of pre-conference, as part of WikiConference North America.
We highly encourage you to submit a presentation for WikiConference North America, sharing your Wikipedia/Wikimedia or related project:
If you'd like to volunteer for WikiConference North America, fill out this form:
==Conference registration and accommodations==
You will still have to register for Wikimania itself, which will cost $215 Canadian Dollars, which is currently ~$164 American Dollars.
The Wiki-train train gets you to Montreal in time to participate in the two days of pre-conference, as part of WikiConference North America.
To have coverage for the two days of pre-conference included in your ticket, follow these instructions:
- Go to wikimania2017.eventbrite.com
- Click on the green button that says REGISTER
- Click on ENTER PROMOTIONAL CODE in the top righthand corner of the box that pops up
- Enter in wmcon2017 and hit Apply Code. The price of Pre-Conference Day 1 will then be discounted 100%
- Select your conference tickets and hit CHECKOUT
- In the registration questions under PRE-CONFERENCE DAY 1 MEETING SELECTION (AUGUST 9), select Wikicon North America
- Under PRE-CONFERENCE DAY 2 MEETING SELECTION (AUGUST 10), select WMCON Followup Day at Wikimania
- Complete the remaining registration questions.
Additionally, accommodation will be available in Montreal as part of the regular Wikimania event the night of August 8 and after, for as low as ~$40/night.
Inexpensive options include Concordia University dorms, or splitting a room at the conference venue for up to four people, at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal (if you book at the Sheraton, do so by June 30):
==Important note for visitors==
The train trip involves a crossing of the US-Canada border (including a passport check), and you will need permission to enter both countries.