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ARLIS/NA 34th Annual Conference 5-9 May 2006 Banff, Alberta

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Banff

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Calgary - Banff

Banff: ~ 80 miles from the Calgary International Airport.

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Chinook Arch

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Calgary

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Old City Hall

New Municipal Building

Calgary

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CalgaryRestored Doll Block, Stephen Ave.

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There is evidence of human occupation in the Bow Valley from as early as 11,000 BC.

Cree, Kootenay, Stoney, and Plains Blackfoot have lived here for centuries.

Banff – The Early Years

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Banff – The Early Days

The year was 1883…

Canada’s first transcontinental railroad accelerated western expansion.

Railway workers discovered some hot springs above what is now the Town of Banff.

Tourism potential recognized

In 1885, designated as Canada’s first national park.

Banff – The Early Years

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Banff – The Early Years

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Banff – The Early Days

Banff – The Early Years Banff has long been a source

of inspiration for artists of all disciplines.

Group of Seven members and many local artists recorded the spectacular scenery

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Cathedral Peak and Lake O’Hara, 1927 J.E.H. MacDonald

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Mount Lefroy, 1930 Lawren Harris

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Banff Today

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Banff Today

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The Banff Centre

Began in 1933 Presents events

year-round in:• visual arts• music • dance• opera• theatre• films and • lectures.

Attractions

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Walter Phillips Gallery

Known for a contemporary art program

Maintains a permanent collection and organizes nine shows of art, video screenings, lectures and performances every year

Attractions

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The Whyte Museum

Attractions

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Attractions

Buffalo Nations (Luxton) Museum

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Attractions

The Cave and Basin

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Attractions

Banff Park Museum

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Visitors are transported to an elevation of 7,486 feet above sea level.

Attractions

Sulphur Mountain Gondola

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Wildlife

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The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Castle in the Rockies

Photograph courtesy of Twelve-Foot Hedgehog Productions

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Conference Centre

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Programming

Our conference theme is “Transcontinental Perspectives: ARLIS/NA in the Canadian Rockies”

Guidelines for program submissions can be found on the conference website:

http://www.arliscanada.ca/banff2006 The deadline for program submissions is May 14th. Our programming team

– led by Marilyn Nasserden and Jill Patrick – is eager to develop a highly relevant and comprehensive program for this conference.

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Banff Conference Website James Rout, our conference webmaster,

is pleased to announce that the Banff Conference Website is now on-line: http://www.arliscanada.ca/banff2006

If you have not yet obtained a Houston conference evaluation form, they can be downloaded directly from the Houston Conference Website at:

http://www.arlis-txmx.org/arlisna2005/evaluation.php

Houston Conference Evaluation

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Photographs in this presentation used courtesy of:

James Rout Kathy Zimon The Banff Centre The Banff Cave and Basin Canadian Pacific Archives The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Jonathan Ley The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Douglas Leighton The Banff-Lake Louise Tourism Bureau Sulphur Mountain Gondola The Luxton Museum Banff Park Museum David and Shannon Berns Calgary Downtown Association City of Calgary Twelve-Foot Hedgehog Productions

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ARLIS/NA 34th Annual Conference 5-9 May 2006 Banff, Alberta