Calgary Invites you to Explore and Enjoy our City

The City of Calgary is a thriving, dynamic municipality, rich with arts, culture and sporting activities that invite participation and enjoyment. The downtown core is alive with music, dancing, theatre, boutique shopping and world-class restaurants. Lively night-time entertainment attracts Calgarians and visitors into the city to celebrate, dance, relax and enjoy traditional western hospitality, mixed with a modern, urban vitality. Join us for some or all of the events below, specially created to enhance your IDB conference experience.

Events

Viva Calgary Evening
Available: Saturday March 26, 2011

Viva Calgary, hosted by the City of Calgary and Tourism Calgary, will be held at the iconic and modern City Hall located in the heart of the city directly opposite Olympic Plaza, and only a few minutes' walk from the downtown hotels and the TELUS Convention Centre. This structurally unique, triangular building embodies the dynamic and progressive spirit of Calgary.

With a population of more than one million people, Calgary boasts a diverse cultural and ethnic population, welcoming people and traditions from all corners of the globe. In addition to citizens' multi-cultural backgrounds, Calgarians will share their roots with the delegation: the history and traditions passed down from its aboriginal people and the hard-working, fun-loving ways derived from its cowboy heritage.

The diversity of Calgarians, their politeness and passion for this city create a vibrant energy that will be felt as delegates arrive in the city. The Viva Calgary evening is sure to delight and surprise, and leave guests with some of Calgary's dynamic energy in their very souls.

Calgarians delight in showing visitors what true western hospitality looks like. Please join them as they kick up their heels at a memorable evening that will include a taste of all things Calgary. Entertainment and décor will be accented by world-class cuisine, as guests savour the taste of world-famous Alberta beef and sample local and regional specialties from Calgary's finest culinary providers. This is the one party you will not want to miss!

For catalogue information on local artists participating in the Viva Calgary art exhibition.

Note: Calgary's official welcome to all IDB Annual Meeting participants. Pre-registration is not required.

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Calgary Cultural Music Medley – Popurri de Culturas Musicales

Available: Sunday March 27, 2011

The City of Calgary is hosting a special musical evening on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts in conjunction with the annual conference of the Inter-American Development Bank, the largest investment bank for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Calgary Cultural Music Medley will recognize and celebrate the music of the Americas and its influence across cultures. At the same time, the Medley will bring together artists of different musical heritages from Calgary and the host country to create a dynamic musical palette. The lofty concert hall will echo with the beat and rhythm of different cultures, ideas and languages, all woven together by our common experiences and dreams.

It is an honour for Calgary to host the IDB Conference, the first time in years that the IDB has held its annual meeting in Canada. This presents an opportunity for Calgary to showcase its attributes as a Canadian cultural capital before thousands of delegates representing almost all of the countries in the Western Hemisphere. It also represents an opportunity for Calgarians to unite with them and share their western spirit.

We hope that you will join us to celebrate the music and cultures of the world, as we showcase traditional and contemporary music and dance of the Western Hemisphere at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

Lobby (Preshow)
7:00 pm -7:15 pm	Dallas Arcand duo
7:15 pm -7:30 pm	Tango Dancers
7:30 pm -7:55 pm	Lucas Chaisson
Jack Singer Concert Hall
8:00 pm -8:20 pm	Calgary Youth Orchestra
8:25 pm -8:30 pm	Dallas Arcand (First Nations Hoop Dancer)
8:30 pm -9:00 pm	Collaborative Jam with: Heather Blush Steve Pineo Tim Williams Rubim De Toledo Raulito Tabera
Lobby (Intermission)
9:05 pm -9:30 pm	Steve Pineo & Revv 52
Jack Singer Concert Hall
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm	Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Headliner

Note: Limited free tickets available at the Canadian Hospitality Booth near the Registration Desk.

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IDB Study Tours – Special Opportunity for IDB Delegates
Designed to enhance your experience at the IDB conference, The City of Calgary, in partnership with the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and ENMAX, are offering a choice of two free, not-to-be-missed half-day study tours for delegates on Sunday March 27. These exciting tours will provide firsthand experience of world-class innovation in the areas of urban efficiencies and environmental protection. The tours include international-award-winning projects that pursue goals in sustainability and the development of necessary urban infrastructure.

#1 Sustainable Infrastructure Development for Water Treatment and River Protection at Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Centre

Available: Sunday March 27, 2011 | 10.00 AM - 2.00 PM (including boxed lunch)

Meeting place: North Building of the TELUS Convention Centre

See first-hand The City of Calgary's newest state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant. This $430 million facility will meet The City's immediate needs for the next 10 years and, once fully expanded and combined with The City's two other plants, will serve a population of 1.75 million people.

This new plant produces some of the nation's highest-quality treated effluent. The tour will include a look at its biological nutrient removal system, Canada's largest tertiary filtration system and the latest in ultraviolet light disinfection. Guests will also see many of the environmental initiatives incorporated into the design of the facility, which received a Gold rating under the internationally recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

To learn more, watch our introductory video. (Video link here)

Sign up for these Study Tours is available on-site at the Tourism Calgary Booth near Registration.

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#2 Building a Sustainable City: Calgary's East Village & Enmax

Available: Sunday March 27, 2011 | 10.30 AM - 1.30 PM (inlcuding boxed lunch)

Meeting place: North Building of the TELUS Convention Centre

A Renewable Energy, District Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiative in Calgary Linked to the Centre City Redevelopment of East Village.

See first-hand how Calgary is turning a derelict inner-city industrial site into a new, sustainable and prosperous community.

Guests will learn about the innovative funding mechanism used to support development and tour the ENMAX district energy centre, a key component of the East Village project.

The ENMAX district energy centre uses the latest technology to generate thermal energy at a centralized plant and then distribute it through a network of underground pipes, providing thermal energy at a lower total cost with higher reliability and greater efficiency.

District energy is one practical way that Calgary's municipal government delivers on its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is also an excellent example of how The City has ensured that energy planning is coordinated with land use, infrastructure planning and capital investment.

For more information about District Energy Operations please refer to the following documents:
News Letter
FAQ

or visit www.enmax.com.

For more information about leading brown-filed centre city revitalization project in Canada - East Village please visit: here.

Sign up for these Study Tours is available on-site at the Tourism Calgary Booth near Registration.

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#3 Tourism Calgary - Calgary and Area Tour Options

Available: Sunday March 27, 2011

Tourism Calgary and their partner Brewster Travel Canada have prepared a variety of tour options to extend a warm welcome to visitors to Calgary during the IDB conference. These tours highlight and showcase some of the best attractions Calgary has to offer. Click here to access an array of options that may interest you.

Note: Registration is now open and must be completed by February 25, 2011.
Book now!

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DINNER OF THE AMERICAS 2011
Available: Friday, March 25, 2011

Venue: Hotel Arts (Spectrum Ballroom)
119 - 12th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta

Reception: 7:00 p.m. | Dinner: 8:00 p.m.

The Canadian Council for the Americas-Alberta, in collaboration with the Canadian Council for the Americas-Ontario and the Canadian Council for the Americas-British Columbia, extend an invitation to attend the Dinner of the Americas. The Dinner of the Americas is the CCA-Alberta's signature biennial event. This year's gala dinner will be jointly hosted by the three Canadian Councils for the Americas to mark the occasion of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) Annual General Assembly and related programs, which will take place in Calgary from March 25 to 28.

The Dinner of the Americas will cap the IDB's Private Sector Day agenda on March 25. We invite you to join us for this unique networking opportunity and gala event with IDB representatives, senior government officials from throughout Canada and the Americas, and executives from Canadian and Latin American private sector companies. (Please check the IDB's website for more information on the agenda and registration for the Private Sector Day program.)

The IDB is a key partner for Canada's strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is the region's largest provider of multinational funding, having funded some $16 billion in projects in 2009, and its lending supports developmental projects and infrastructure growth. At the height of the recent international financial crisis, Canada extended $4 billion in temporary capital to boost the IDB's ability to meet the region's financing needs. Canada subsequently played a key role in securing a permanent $70 billion capital increase to ensure that the IDB's leading role in Latin America and the Caribbean will continue for many years into the future.

Further details on the Dinner of the Americas, including the event program, keynote speaker and special guests, will be announced over the coming weeks.

Note: For more information and to register for the Dinner of the Americas, please visit www.cca-alberta.com, and download PDF.
Book now!

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Calgary Attractions and Events
Information on local Calgary events and activities happening in and around the city from March 22 to 31, 2011.

Click to download Tourism Calgary Events Calendar and Downtown Map

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