PRIMA Congress 2022

*All Plenary and Public lectures will take place in the Grand Ballroom. The Port Hardy room on the 4th floor, North Tower is available throughout the conference as an informal collaboration space.

PRIMA 2022 should be a safe and enjoyable event for all participants. As such, we will be following guidance and restrictions from the Province of British Columbia and the Federal Government of Canada around COVID-19.

Conference Accommodation

Conference Venue

The Sheraton Wall Center (the PRIMA conference venue) is providing a discount rate for those who were unable to reserve at the congress price. Participants can take will receive a 20% discount off the regular rate for bookings between December 1st and 15th, 2022. Book here^†.

^†: Cancellations must be processed at least 72 hours prior to arrival or charges will apply.

The Listel Hotel

The Listel hotel is also offering a discounted rate for conference attendees of until November 21st. Museum Floor Rooms are available for $179.00 per-night, based on single or double occupancy and subject to 23% taxes and fees^††. The Listel is located in downtown Vancouver, around 10 minutes walk away from the conference venue. For more information or to make a reservation please contact the hotel directly

• Hotel Direct: +1 604 684-8461
• Toll Free: +1 800 663-5491
• Email: reservations@thelistelhotel.com
• Website: https://www.thelistelhotel.com

^††: Cancellations within 7 days of the scheduled arrival date will be charged one night room and taxes. Cancellations within 5 days of arrival will be charged 100% of the total committed room rate and taxes.

Travel

Air Canada are offering a promotional discount for flights to Vancouver for PRIMA 2022. A 10% discount is available on standard-fare international flights and flex-fare domestic flights, and a 5% discount is available on standard-fare domestic flights. The discount applies for flights to/from Vancouver airport (CYVR) between Sunday November 27th and Friday December 16th. To receive the discount, apply the code $\textrm{YJ8QNXF1}$, when booking flights on aircanada.com.

Restrictions

• We encourage participants to be fully vaccinated prior to PRIMA 2022. Participants should check Canada’s COVID-19 Travel web page regularly: https://travel.gc.ca/covid-19-travel. To be considered a fully vaccindated person, the traveller must meet all of the following criteria
  • They must be without symptoms.
  • They must have received the full series of a vaccine (or combination of vaccines) accepted by the Government of Canada at least 14 full days (i.e. from day 15) propr to entering Canada. A full series is considered to be at least two doses of an accepted vaccine, a mix of two accepted vaccines (including booster shots) or at least one dose of the Janssen/Johnson vaccine.
  • They must have a digital copy of their vaccination documentation in English or French (or a certified translation).
• Travellers who are considered fully vaccinated may be exempt from pre-entry testing, quarantine requirements and day-8 testing. However, they may be selected for mandatory random testing. If selected, travellers won’t be required to quarantine, unless the test result is positive. A positive result requires travellers to isolate for 10 days upon entry.
• Arrival testing for all air travellers, regardless of vaccination status, is completed outside of airports, either through an in-person appointment/test kit pick-up at select testing locations or pharmacies, or a virtual appointment for a self-swab test. Travellers will receive an email notification within 15 minutes of completing their customs declaration. It’s important to follow the instructions provided in the email notification to help travellers arrange for their test. Please see the following news release for further details.
• We encourage particpants to wear masks in all indoor shared spaces.

Additional Information

• Canadian Federal Government COVID 19 Travel Information
• Public Health Agency of Canada - Information from the Canadian Federal Government about COVID-19
• BC Centre for Disease Control - Information from the BC Center for Disease Control about indoor events
• BC Provincial Health Officer - Information about the Province of British Columbia’s COVID-19 response and restrictions.

Code of Conduct

PRIMA 2022 is being organized as a welcoming and inclusive event for all participants. As such, all aspects of the event will adhere to the PIMS Code of Conduct. This document expresses the values and rules under which PRIMA 2022 will operate. We encourage all participants to read through the details before attending PRIMA 2022.