Crossing the Border

ASA holds its Annual Meeting in Canada once each decade, so border crossing is an occasional occurrence for dedicated attendees. Security concerns in recent years have resulted in some changes since ASA met in Toronto in 1997.

Passports. The easiest way to avoid delays in immigration and customs when crossing national borders is to carry an official passport from your country of origin. While U.S. citizens are not yet required to carry a passport for travel between the U.S. and Canada, you must show proof of U.S. citizenship in order to cross the border back into the U.S. If you do not carry your passport, be sure to take an official copy of your birth certificate (with a raised seal) and a stateissued driver’s license. ASA does recommend that meeting attendees get passports to ensure their swift transit between countries for the 2006 Annual Meeting.

For anyone who needs additional documentation of the meeting for border-crossing purposes, ASA can provide a copy of a letter recognizing the 101st ASA Annual Meeting as a registered meeting by the Canadian government. Please contact Meeting Services staff at meetings@asanet.org, or 202-383-9005 ext. 305.