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====== Welcome to Ottawa! ======
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Ottawa is the capital of Canada and a municipality within the Province of Ontario. Located in 
the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the southern 
banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of 
Ontario and Quebec. The 2006 Census recorded the population at over 812,000, making it the 
fourth largest municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario; and it is the largest 
city in Canada by land area. Connected by several bridges to its Quebec neighbour, the City of 
Gatineau (on the northern shores of the Ottawa River), the two cities had a combined 2006 
population of over 1,130,000, making it the country's fourth largest metropolitan area.

Ottawa's primary employers are the Canadian federal government and the hi-tech industry. Ottawa 
has become known as "Silicon Valley North". Ottawa has the  [[http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Ottawa+back+smart+city+forefront/2468160/story.html| highest per capita concentration]] of 
engineers, scientists, and residents with PhDs in Canada. It has been known as the "most 
educated city in Canada" with over half the population having graduated from College and/or 
University ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa|Extracted from Wikipedia]]).

===== Interesting links =====
  * [[http://www.ottawatourism.ca/|Ottawa Tourism]]
  * [[http://www.ottawa.ca/visitors/index_en.html|Information for Visitors]]
===== Local attractions =====
  * [[http://www.parl.gc.ca/|Parliament Hill]]  {{ wiki:guarcambio7_7594.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-24544-28865&lang=1|Rideau Canal]] {{ wiki:locks_6651.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170&lang=1|Gatineau Park]]{{ wiki:meechbruma_4845.jpg?75}} {{ wiki:pinklake3_4694.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-24563-25254&lang=1|RCMP Musical Ride]]
  * [[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16300-20451-103986&lang=1|Rideau Hall]] {{ wiki:DSCF0086.JPG?75}}
  * [[http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49685-49721-49723&lang=1|Mackenzie King Estate]]
  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_Guard|Ceremonial Guard - Change of the Guard ceremonies]] {{ wiki:guardia3_7305.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.parc-omega.com/en/|Omega Park]] {{ wiki:ciervos_9476.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.uppercanadavillage.com/|Upper Canada Village - Open Door Museum]]
  * [[http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/museums/cumberland/index_en.html|Cumberland Village Heritage Museum]]
  * [[http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/|National Arts Centre]]
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===== Ottawa Museums =====
  * [[http://www.civilization.ca/splash.html|Canadian Museum of Civilization]] {{  wiki:museocivil_4919.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://national.gallery.ca/|National Gallery of Canada]] {{ wiki:canada52.jpg?75}} {{  wiki:techomuseo_6900.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.ottawakiosk.com/diefenbunker.html|Diefenbunker - Canada's Cold War Museum]]
  * [[http://www.ottawakiosk.com/science_museum.html|Canada Science and Technology Museum]]
  * [[http://www.ottawakiosk.com/aviation_museum.html| The Canada Aviation Museum]] 
  * [[http://www.ottawakiosk.com/war_museum.html|Canadian War Museum]] {{ wiki:DSCN1599.JPG?75}}
  * [[http://www.ottawakiosk.com/agriculture_museum.html|Canada Agriculture Museum]]
  * [[http://www.ottawamuseums.com/|Other museums]]
===== Events Close to the Conference =====
  * [[http://www.ncc.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16298-22876&lang=1&bhcp=1| Canada Day - July 1st]] {{ wiki:dscn2839.jpg?75}}
  * [[http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/en/|Ottawa Bluesfest]]
  * [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/default-en.aspx|Montréal Jazz Festival]]
  * [[http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/whats-on-and-whats-new/428-td-ottawa-jazz-festival|Ottawa Jazz Festival]]
  * [[http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/events/summer09/|Free concerts - NAC Orchestra]]

====== Ottawa Map ======

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====== More Ottawa Pictures ======
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