The Design Exchange

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234 Bay Street, Toronto ON M5K 1B2

GameON: Finance 2009 will be held at The Design Exchange, former home of the Toronto Stock Exchange in beautiful downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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The Design Exchange opened in the autumn of 1994, but its origins are rooted in the 1980s. At that time, the design community was concerned regarding a lack of support for design on the part of the Canadian government and cultural institutions. This belief was underlined by the closing of the federal agency, Design Canada, in 1985, followed by the University of Toronto's announcement in 1986 that it intended to close its school of architecture (fortunately this was soon rescinded).

In 1983 the Toronto Stock Exchange had abandoned its historic home of the last 46 years at 234 Bay Street. Olympic & York (O&Y) purchased the building which was designated a heritage property. In return for the air rights to build an office tower on the site, O&Y agreed to retain and restore the building. O&Y also commissioned a study to consider the idea of using the trading floor as a public facility.

The study indicated that Toronto designers from all disciplines represented an enthusiastic audience for a cultural design centre. Indeed designers were quick to lobby City Hall in support of the initiative. Their first gathering in January 1986 was a standing-room-only event. City officials were so impressed by this response that they immediately recognized a body of ten citizens as the "The Group for the Creation of a Design Centre in Toronto" (incorporated on February 6, 1987 and hence the birth of the organization which came to be known as the Design Exchange).

Accommodation

InterContinental Toronto Centre

0.8Km from venue

www.torontocentre.intercontinental.com

Rate - $129

For booking – please contact:

Pat Gianakos
Executive Travel Consultant
New Wave Travel
1075 Bay St.
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1
p. 416.928.3113 ext. 279
f. 416.928.0821
1.800.463.1512
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www.newwavetravel.net

Hyatt Regency

1.5Km from venue

Rate - $135

Our corporate ID number is CR49914. It is all set up and bookable directly from their website.

If you are booking directly on their website, you simply enter the number CR49914 into the Corporate # field.
Visit them online at www.hyattregencytoronto.com OR toll free to reservations directly at 1-877-806-0006 to book over the phone.

4.3 km from venue

Stay at Toronto’s celebrated Art Hotel for a one-of-kind experience during Game On: Finance 2009!

Recently rated “one of the top 10 Art Hotels in the world” by Lux Magazine and the only Toronto hotel to make National Geographic Traveler’s prestigious 2009 “Stay List” - the Gladstone provides instant access to Toronto’s local creative culture with its artist-designed hotel rooms, permanent art installations, multiple exhibition and performance venues, and variety of cultural partners and events. Stay with the Gladstone during Game On: Finance 2009 and receive a preferred rate of $160 for a standard artist designed room. Just mention “GameON” to receive this special rate. Their regular rate is $195/$215. Valid from October 26th – 29th 2009.

Call the Gladstone Hotel at 416 531-4635 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve your room.

www.gladstonehotel.com