Event: Media availability of UBC students performing in 2010 Olympics’ opening ceremonies
Date/time: Friday, February 12, approx. 8 p.m. (call in advance to schedule interviews)
Location: BC Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver
At least three UBC students performing in today’s opening ceremonies are available to comment to media about their experiences immediately following tonight’s event. An expert on how people experience and remember large events is also available by phone.
Editors: Schedule interviews in advance by calling UBC Public Affairs at 604-219-8077 or 604-828-0787. UBC performers will be available to media, by appointment, outside B.C. Place and by phone beginning at approx. 8 p.m.
Zinaida Tebaykina
Country: Russia (Ekaterinburg)
UBC Microbiology and Immunology, Masters Candidate
Opening ceremonies performer
Jen Loong
Country: Canada (family in Hong Kong and China)
UBC Sauder School of Business, 4th year
Opening ceremonies dancer, VANOC events volunteer, server at a local restaurant
Anjena Gandham
Country: Canada (Richmond, B.C.)
UBC Science, 4th year
Opening ceremonies dancer, Vancouver Airport volunteer
Prof. David Anderson (available by phone)
UBC Faculty of Education
Studies long-term memories of major international events, visitor experiences
UBC has hundreds of domestic and international students volunteering for the Games. Visit UBC’s Online 2010 Media Centre — www.ubc.ca/2010media — to connect with students from your country, UBC 2010 experts and story ideas.
Contact:
Basil Waugh
UBC Public Affairs
604.219.8077
Randy Schmidt
UBC Public Affairs
604.828.0787