The Werklund School of Education is proud to host this year’s WestCAST (Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching) conference.
WestCAST is an education conference held annually by the Faculties of Education in the western provinces of Canada. WestCAST 2019 will be held February 20-22, 2019 at the University of Calgary, bringing together over 600 education faculty and teacher education students for three days of conversation and engagement on topics that are relevant in today’s world of teaching.
This year, WestCAST 2019 invites pre-service teachers, students, graduate students, teacher educators, and practicing teachers to submit presentations and participate in sessions that focus on the theme of “Inspire | Connect”.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Werklund School of Education
Stay at one of the following local hotels which are conveniently located closely to the University of Calgary, with a special discounted rate.
Accommodations
Individuals can make reservations directly with the Hotel at 403-289-0241 (press 7 for front desk) or online. Rooms must be booked by January 5th, 2019. Please reference the rate code "Westcast Conference" when booking.
To book your reservation call 1-888-627-8557 or book online. Please identify yourself as a member of the "Westcast Conference" Group when booking. Rooms must be booked by January 5th, 2019.
To book your reservation call 1-877-498-3203. Please note that reservation requests need to be called in, faxed or e-mailed to the reservation department. There is no option currently available for on-line bookings for groups. While the cutoff block dates have passed, please still refer to the group name, WestCAST 2019, when reserving your room.
Call Direct (587) 390-6100 and quote the block code "WSE" or group name "Werklund School of Education". Please reference the rate code "Westcast Conference" when booking online. All reservations must be made by 6:00pm MDT on January 20, 2019.
Contact reservations at 1-800-917-7779 and reference the Werklund School Group to book your room. Cut-off date for booking is January 31, 2019.
Shuttle Schedule
Unfortunately the other hotels do not have the capacity for the shuttles to stop in front of them. Please walk to/from the Best Western when using the shuttle.
Please refer to the schedule below for run times. The shuttles will be completing ongoing loops from both locations simultaneously. These represent the first and last trip that the shuttles will be completing.
Wednesday, February 20th
5:00 p.m. (first trip leaving the Best Western)
to
9:00 p.m. (last trip leaving the University)
Thursday, February 21st
7:00 a.m. (first trip leaving the Best Western)
to
8:15 a.m. (last trip leaving the Best Western)
5:30 p.m. (first trip leaving the University)
to
6:30 p.m. (last trip leaving the University)
Student Social
8:00 p.m. (first trip leaving the University)
to
10:00 p.m. (last trip leaving the University)
Friday, February 22nd
7:00 a.m. (first trip leaving the Best Western)
to
8:15 a.m. (last trip leaving the Best Western)
3:30 p.m. (first trip leaving the University)
to
5:00 p.m. (last trip leaving the University)
On behalf of our team, we would like to thank you for choosing WestJet for your travel plans. We are happy to confirm that for the upcoming WestCAST Conference, we are able to offer 5% off Econo* and Flex and 10% off Plus base fares for Domestic Travel and 2% off Econo*, 5% off Flex and 10% off Plus base fares for guests travelling Trans-border** between Calgary and anywhere WestJet flies in North America (including our Delta code-share partner network). To take advantage of this offer, you will need the discount code listed below. Please visit https://westjet.com/conventions to make a booking online.
You can change or cancel reservations within 24 hours of booking at no charge. Further changes or cancellations can be made up to 2 hours prior to the flight; please note additional fees or charges may apply for each guest depending on fare class booked and differences in fare. Check out Westjet's service fees page for more information.