1585 Johnston Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Convergence 2008 will be held on Granville Island, a popular hub of shops, galleries, arts-and-crafts studios, and restaurants. Take some time out to browse the eclectic array of shops and sample some of the local fare at the famous Public Market.
The Granville Island Arts Club Theatre Company is situated next to the bustling Public Market on Johnson Street, overlooking False Creek and Vancouver's picturesque downtown skyline. Granville Island is located under the Granville Bridge, across from downtown Vancouver. It's recommended that you access it by foot, bike, taxi, water taxi, public transit since parking is limited.
Granville Island is THE host to "Digital Week Vancouver" - four days and nights focused on digital content creation happening from May 21-24 in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. In additional to Convergence 2008, you can participate in the Vancouver International Digital Festival. VIDFEST is Canada's biggest digital content event featuring some of the world's top creative minds working in digital media on May 23rd and May 24th. The theme of this year's three-day VIDFEST program: Finding the Meaning of Life in a Digital World. For full program details visit www.vidfest.com. And, don't miss the Vancouver International Games Summit, a two day gathering of executives, programmers, producers, designers, and publishers looking for global perspectives on developing games for the next generation of consoles and providing networking and business opportunities for game development professionals. For full program details see vancouvergamesummit.com.
