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Most of the
following are free events taking place in Vancouver. For events
in your area, please check our web
calendar.
Podcasts for
some of the presentations will be available here
shortly after the event date.
International
Saturday
September 23, 1:30 PM
Walking
Tour of London’s Arcadia
Strap on your
walking shoes and join fellow UBC alumni for an afternoon of discovery,
learning and sightseeing. You’re invited to bring family and
friends for a 3.5 km walking tour of London’s Arcadia with
host and fellow alumnus Ken MacKenzie, project manager, London’s
Arcadia – The Thames Landscape Strategy in Action. You’ll
take in some great sights, have time for a chat over a pint perhaps,
and visit Ham House (purportedly the most haunted house in England!).
£10 per person or £8 for those under 18 years old (includes
your entrance to Ham House and ferry ride) More
Information
Saturday
September 23 I Beijing
Canadians in China: Terry Fox Run
For more information, see www.clubcanada.net/register.
Thursday
October 5, 6:00 - 8:30 PM I The
Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue and 45th Street
New York Canadian Association of NY
Alumni Reception
UBC is onboard again this year as a sponsoring
university for this exciting annual event! Stay tuned on the special
rate information to attend. The Canadian Association of New York
invites you to attend a cocktail reception to meet your fellow UBC
alumni and graduates from other Canadian universities. With close
to 400 people attending last year, this is one of the biggest events
of the year and the perfect chance to gather with friends and meet
new ones to eat, drink and share fond memories. Details
and tickets.
Friday October
6, 5:30 PM - 1:00 AM I
Seattle Westin Hotel
Seattle: Stephen Toope Reception and Canada
Gala
Join your fellow UBC alumni for an evening of celebrating, networking
and reminiscing. At 5:30 pm (Grand Crescent Room), there will be
a reception with new UBC president, Professor Stephen Toope. At
7:00 pm (Grand Ballroom), you can purchase a ticket and continue
on to the Canada Gala hosted by the Canada-America Society. See
our website
for more details.
Sunday October
8, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM I Restaurant
Five, 2917 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Canadian Thanksgiving Brunch
You are cordially invited to attend a Brunch to celebrate Canadian
Thanksgiving. Award winning Chef Steward Woodman, who grew up in
Montreal, will prepare a selection of Canadian specialties with
his own unique signature. The menu will include Maple Scented Tortiere,
Split Pea Soup, Salmon Rilette, Cauliflower Salad, Poutine with
Oka Cheese and Winter Truffle, Seafood, Tomato and Egg Brunch Dish.
You can make your reservation by calling Restaurant Five at 612-827-5555
Okanagan
Details on UBC
Okanagan events can be found here.
Alumni are welcome to attend events marked "public". Campus
Map
From September
16 I Alternator Gallery
for Contemporary Art, Cawston Ave, Kelowna
Beauty and the Beast Art Exhibit
UBC Vancouver faculty members' work will feature in a major exhibit
that opens September 16 at the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary
Art. Included are Gu Xiong, Barrie Jones, Phillip McCrum, Nancy
Nisbet, Manuel Pia, Richard Prince, Marina Roy and Barbara Zeigler.
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Vancouver
Robson
Square
/ Downtown
UBC's downtown campus at Robson Square (800 Robson Street) offers
free lectures, discussions and readings to the public. Visit
the website to find out more.
Talk of the
Town
Wednesday
October 4, 7:30 - 9:00 PM I
Robson Square
Walking After Midnight: One Woman's Journey
Through Murder, Justice And Forgiveness
On New Year's Eve 1997 Katy Hutchison's husband Bob McIntosh was
murdered while trying to break up a teenager's party at a neighbour's
house in Squamish. In her new book she tells the story of the tragedy,
the painful silence of the community and her courageous decision
to embark on a journey of forgiveness. Her story epitomizes the
redemptive quality of restorative justice. Admission is free but
please pre-register at info.talkofthetown@ubc.ca
or by phoning 604-827-349.
artsWednesdays
11 October, 6.30 PM I
Vancouver Sun, 200 Granville Street
Digitizing The News
A special to launch artsWednesdays (Sponsored and hosted by The
Vancouver Sun). Industry experts and UBC scholars address the consequences
of worldwide access to news though online media, and assess its
impact on current and future journalism. Featuring Kirk La Pointe,
Managing Editor, The Vancouver Sun; Luciana Duranti, UBC School
of Library and Archival Science; Alf Hermida, UBC School of Journalism;
moderated by Prof. Ira Nadel, UBC English. 6:30pm. Free but seating
limited. Registration required: 604-822-5812.
Point
Grey Campus
Campus
Map
School of
Journalism: Brown Bag Lunch lecture series
Thursday September 21,12:30 - 2:00 PM I
Rm. 104, Sing Tao Building, 6388 Crescent Rd
How the BBC Conquered the Web: News in a
Digital Age
As the former Technology Editor at BBC News Interactive in London,
Alfred Hermida offers a unique insight into the factors that contributed
to its success. This lecture will examine what we can learn from
the BBC online experience to tackle the challenges and opportunities
facing journalism in the 21st century. Free event. Info.
UBC Theatre
September
20-30 I Frederic
Wood Theatre (Gate 4, NW Marine Drive)
Beautiful Thing (By Jonathan
Harvey / Directed by Stephen Heatley. Vancouver Premiere)
This Queer urban-fairytale tells the bittersweet story of the sexual
awakening of two boys. Deftly combining comedy with ardent drama,
Beautiful Thing has a script that sings — full of characters
that abound with attitude, energy, frankness and humor. First performed
in ‘93 at the Bush Theatre in London, Beautiful Thing sold
out its five-week run and won author Jonathan Harvey an Olivier
nomination and the John Whiting Award. More
information.
School of
Music
UBC's School
of Music offers many free (and nearly free) events to the public.
Pick from the
calendar of
events. Upcoming Highlights:
September 21: Ballet
and the Secret of Style
September 29: Poetry
and Performance of Schubert's Goethe Lieder
Chan Centre
Tuesday
October 17, 8:00 -
10:00 PM
CBC Radio 2006 Massey Lecture series: Margaret Somerville
Science and technology
confront us with some of the most challenging and unprecedented
ethical questions in the world today. These issues encompass what
it means to be human, how we relate to others and our world, and
how we find meaning in life. In the 2006 Massey Lectures, The Ethical
Imagination, Margaret Somerville discusses how we can find a shared
ethics for an interdependent world. Event
info and tickets. Massey
Series info.
Vancouver
Institute
See the Vancouver
Institute's full fall schedule.
September
23, 8:15 PM I Lecture
Hall No. 2, Woodward Instructional Resources Centre
Rethinking the Wealth of Nations
Professor Acemoglu earned his bachelor's degree at the University
of York in England, and then his master's and doctorate at the London
School of Economics. Growing up in Turkey during a tumultuous period
of economic crises and political unrest, he often wondered why his
country's development lagged behind that of the United States and
other industrialized nations. His subsequent groundbreaking work
in explaining that gap between rich and poor nations recently helped
him win the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded by the American Economic
Association to the nation's top economist under 40. Acemoglu, 37,
joins an elite club that includes eleven Nobel Prize recipients.
He is coauthor of the recently published book, Economic Origins
of Dictatorship and Democracy.
September
30, 8:15 PM I Lecture
Hall No. 2, Woodward Instructional Resources Centre
How To Recreate a Living, Breathing
Dinosaur
Professor Horner served as the technical advisor for all three
of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park movies, and even served as partial
inspiration for the movie's lead character. Among scientists, he
is known as one of the world's foremost paleontologists for his
impressive, influential, and dramatic field work leading to some
of the best reconstructions of fossil dinosaurs. Indeed, the Museum
of the Rockies in Bozeman (Montana) is largely built around Horner's
work. He has the distinctive honour of having two species of dinosaur
named after him. Professor Horner is also a MacArthur Fellow, is
widely consulted for paleontological work, and is a much sought
after speaker.
October 14,
8:15 PM I
Lecture Hall No. 2, Woodward Instructional Resources
Centre
International Law and Global Citizens
A
scholar specializing in human rights, public international law and
international relations, Dr. Toope has just been appointed the 12th
president and vice-chancellor of UBC. A former dean of the Faculty
of Law at McGill University, he was recently President of the Pierre
Elliott Trudeau Foundation. A Canadian citizen, Dr. Toope received
his education at Harvard, McGill and Cambridge universities. He
has conducted human rights seminars for government officials in
Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, and was a member of
the UN observer delegation to the first post-apartheid South African
elections. He has also served as Research Director, Office of the
Special Representative concerning the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
People in 1991. His service to the community includes serving on
the boards of non-governmental organizations that promote human
rights and international development, including the Canadian Human
Rights Foundation, the World University Service of Canada and the
United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
Young
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