IEEE PCIC 2007 Fifty-Fourth Annual Technical Conference of the  Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 17 - 19, 2007

Guest Tours
(last updated on september 5,  2007)

All guest tours will meet in the Hyatt lobby, south end by the

Stephen Avenue exit, across from the Sandstone Lounge.

Online Registration for Guest tours is closed.  Guest tour registration will be available at the conference if space is available.

(Please select one of the following tours for additional information)

Just 10 minutes west of Calgary limits, you’ll find The Links of GlenEagles, an incredible golf course in the Town of Cochrane on the edge of the Rockies. From every fairway of GlenEagles, you can see those jagged peaks reaching for the sky while you play 18 holes on one of the finest courses in Alberta and all of Canada. As you climb your way up through the Foothills, you’ll also see vast vistas of the Bow River Valley below your feet. Designed by Les Furber, one of Canada’s most legendary architects, known for turning stunning sites into spectacular golf holes. Voted the best new course in Canada in 1999 by Golf Digest. www.gleneaglesgolf.com.

No Lunch Provided

Ribbon Creek Falls

Height gain: 1020ft over 11 km (6.8 miles) one-way.

This popular trail follows a spectacular valley hemmed in by cliffs. This trail follows the winding course of ribbon creek as it gradually rises to the falls. The scenery along the way is magnificent and the mountain views divine. Mount Kidd looms to the south while Ribbon Creek and Mount Bogart tower to the north. This hike will take approximately 6 hours including a half hour lunch break at the falls. Ribbon Falls is worth every meter of the 11-kilometer hike.

Proper Hiking footwear required. (Mountain weather so layer your clothing)

No Lunch provided.

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Calgary’s legendary western roots and pioneering spirit are still evident in today’s dynamic city. This tour will introduce you to the best historic and modern highlights that Calgary has to offer. Highlight stops at Fort Calgary Historic Site (where the first permanent residents of Calgary lived) and Canada Olympic Park where you can take a ride up the ski jump tower. 

There will be a 3 hour stop at Chinook Centre – Calgary’s biggest Mall with plenty of shopping and entertainment.

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Located 80 mi northeast of Calgary in Alberta's Badlands, the Drumheller Red Deer River Valley is best known for its diverse and unique topography. Made up of mostly barren terrain that includes grasslands, hoodoos, canyons and coulees, the area provides a vast landscape that is worthy of discovery, perhaps from the gaping jaw of the world's largest dinosaur statue in downtown Drumheller, which visitors are encouraged to climb into. Drumheller is best known as the home of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, a world-class facility dedicated to the study of Drumheller's early residents, the dinosaurs. Visitors to the museum can explore hundreds of preserved fossils and take part in interactive displays and exhibits.

No Lunch provided

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Drive by Motorcoach along the Trans Canada Highway through Alberta's rolling cattle country into the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountain peaks surrounding Banff. Experience the many scenic and heritage highlights of the area including the Banff Springs Hotel, Stoney Indian Reserve and Tunnel Mountain Drive. Along Tunnel Mountain Drive, enjoy a scenic view of the valley and wind-shaped hoodoos. This excursion allows free time in downtown Banff - for shopping and to have lunch prior to returning to Calgary.

NO lunch provided

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A 2 hour hike in Kananaskis Country ( A popular playground in the Canadian Rockies.) Snack and water provided, with lunch and shopping after the hike, in the nearby village of Bragg Creek. The trail ( named Fullerton Loop ) is an EASY to slightly moderate, 1 1/2 to 2 hour hike beginning along the Elbow River to scenic viewpoints from Ranger Ridge. Distance is 4 mile return. Bragg Creek has many local artisans and great souvenirs.

No Lunch provided

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Motorcoach transportation to Chinook Mall, starting at 9:30am. You will be on your own time to shop in Calgary’s largest indoor shopping centre. Chinook Centre is home to three major department stores, 200+ stores, and several full service restaurants. It still contains its original bowling alley, as well as the city's largest movie theatre complex, the Famous Players Paramount Calgary, with 16 screens and an IMAX.

The motorcoach will be available for return to the Hyatt  at 2:00pm

No Lunch provided

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Motor coach transportation to Bernard Callebaut Chocolate factory. A self-guided tour of the chocolate factory will provide you the Callebaut history of chocolate making that dates back to Belgium, 1911. Four generations later, Bernard Callebaut brought to America his family traditions and opened his chocolate factory in Calgary Alberta, 1982. His creations have been applauded by chocolatiers, chefs, authors, editors and chocolate lovers around the globe.

On completion of the chocolate factory tour the motor coach will travel to a restaurant for lunch.

This Tour is partially sponsored by 3M.

A set lunch provided.

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