A one-day itinerary on the opening day of the conference will allow visitors to discover Exporail in Saint-Constant, the Beauharnois hydroelectric plant and the Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site, as well as the MUSO, a museum dedicated to a former cotton factory and the surrounding working-class settlement. This tour will also provide an opportunity to discuss the history of the Soulanges Canal and its redevelopment project, although the latter will be visited in greater detail on this other tour, which is part of the conference schedule.