A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off
campus within the Lower Mainland from Sept. 19 through Oct. 2, 1999.
The previous calendar is
also available.
For events further in the future, see Live@UBC.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions
from members of the UBC community.
September 19, 20, 21,
22, 23, 24, 25,
27, 28, 29, 30
October 1, 2
Notices
Sunday, Sept 19
Painting Exhibition
Contemporary Ink And Watercolours. Hye-Kyung Kim. Asian Centre Aud. from 11am-6pm.
Continues to Sept. 30. Call 822-3114.
Monday, Sept. 20
Centre for Japanese Research/Asian Studies Conference
Nostalgic Journeys: Literary Pilgrimages Between Japan And `The West.’ A conference
in honour of Prof. Kin’ya Tsuruta. CK Choi 120 from 9am-5pm. $10. Call 228-8517.
Career Services Workshop
Know Your Job And Career Resources. IRC#6 from 12:30-1:20pm. Call 822-4319.
Vancouver School Of Theology
Characters In Canadian Protestant History: A Fresh Look At Ralph Connor, Nellie
McClung, James Mutchmor, Lois Wilson. Brian Fraser. St. Andrew’s-Wesley United
Church, 1012 Nelson St. from 1-3pm. Every Sunday to Oct. 3. $35 for the series;
$10 per session.
ITServices Lecture
Are You Ready To Cross The E-Line? Diana Oblinger, VP Information Resources
and CIO at U of North Carolina. Telestudios from 2:30-3:30pm. Preregister at
events@itservices.ubc.ca.
Seminar
Finding Engineering Information With Speed And Convenience Through The Digital
Library. Joy Kirchner. CEME 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments at 3:25pm. Call
822-3770.
Poetic Persuasions
Readings Of A Selection Of Poetry. Usha Rajagopalan, South Indian poet and
writer. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Outdoor Show
UBC Clothesline Project Show. Outdoors between SUB and Brock Hall from 9:30am-4pm.
Call 822-2415.
Public Meeting
Draft Academic Plan. President Martha Piper and Vice-President, Academic, Barry
McBride. Chan Centre from 12:30-2:30pm. Web site www.oldadm.ubc.ca/apac. Call
UBC-INFO (822-4636).
Botany Seminar
Terrestrial Bryophytes Of Subalpine Forests Of Coastal British Columbia. Kella
Sadler, MSc candidate. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Atomic Mass Spectrometry – Putting Chemistry To Work. Dave Koppenaal, Pacific
Northwest Laboratory. Chemistry B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call
822-3507.
Canadian Light Source Information Forum
Prof. Ronald Cavell. Hennings 318 from 3:30-5pm. Call 822-0233.
Centre For Applied Ethics Colloquium
Human Research Ethics In Australia: Reflections On Ethical Tensions In Transition.
Susan Dodds, Philosophy, U of Wollongong. Angus 325 from 4-6pm. Call 822-5139.
Institute For European Studies Lecture
From A Civilian Power To A World Power? The European Union In World Affairs;
Reflections After Kosovo. Esko Antola, U of Turku. St. John’s College lounge
at 4pm. Reception. Call 822-1452.
Green College Speaker Series
Was Early Buddhism Mystical? Prof. Richard Gombrich, Sanskrit, Oxford U. Green
College at 5pm. Reception 6-6:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Workshop
Exam Preparation Skills. Terry Small. IRC#6 from 12:30-1:20pm. Call 822-4319.
Centre For Research In Women’s Studies Colloquium
The Goddess: Is She One Or Many, Central Or Peripheral In Hindu Theology? Prof.
Sanjukta Gupta-Gombrich, Oxford U. Women’s Studies lounge from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-9173.
Concert
Wednesday Noon Hours. Celso Machado, Brazilian guitar; Sal Ferreras, percussion;
Laurence Mollerup, bass. Music Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Admission $3. Call 822-5574.
Cultural And Media Studies
Debts To The Past. John Torpey, History, U of California, Irvine. Green College
at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Green College Special Lecture
Cidaagni-Sambhuataa Naarij: Woman Arises From The Fire Of Consciousness? Prof.
Sanjukta Gupta-Gombrich, Oxford U. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Thursday, Sept. 23
Rotary Club of Vancouver
First Information Meeting For New UBC Area Club. University Golf Club at 7:30am.
Call 732-7717 or 738-8847.
Centre For India And South Asia Research Seminar
Fundamental Metaphors In Early Buddhism. Prof. Richard Gombrich, Oxford U.
CK Choi 120 at 10:30am. Call 822-2629.
Panel Discussion
McCreary Prize Lecture. Members of the Downtown South Community Health Centre.
IRC#4 from 12:30-2pm. Call 822-5571.
Distinguished Lecture Series
Freedomware: The GNU/Linux System And The Free Software Movement. Richard Stallman,
Free Software Foundation. IRC#2 at 4pm. Call 822-6894.
Friday, Sept. 24
HCEP Rounds
Use And Determinants Of Beta-Blocker Therapy For Secondary Prevention In Elderly
Survivors Of Myocardial Infarction. Adrian Levy, PhD, McMaster U. Mather Bldg
253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Research And Family Practice At Children’s And Women’s: An Overview. Various
speakers. GF Strong Aud. from 9-10am. Call 875-2307.
Workshop
Academic Advising For Arts Students. Buchanan A-100 from 12:30-1:20pm. Call
822-4319.
Workshop
Academic Advising For Science Students. BioSciences 2449 from 12:30-1:20pm.
Call 822-4319.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Assessment Of Occupational Exposures To Carcinogens In The European Union.
Prof. Timo Kauppinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. UBC Hosp., Koerner
Pavilion G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9861.
Workshop
Academic Advising For Human Kinetics Students. War Memorial Gym from 12:30-1:20pm.
Call 822-4319.
Linguistics Colloquium Lecture
Morphological And Prosodic Constraints On Kinande Reduplication. Laura Downing.
Buchanan penthouse at 3:30pm. Call 822-4256.
Seminar
Application Of Fluidized Bed In Mineral And Energy Industry: Issues And Challenges.
K. Seng Lim, CSIRO Minerals. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3121.
Saturday, Sept. 25
Brain Research Centre
Schizophrenia And Mood Disorders Research Day. Six speakers including Dr. Chris
Fibiger. IRC#3 at 8:30am. Refreshments. Call 875-5470.
University Hill Community Festival
Crafts, Games, Barbecue, Live Music And More. Location, time TBA. Call 822-4824.
Shinerama
Student Fundraiser For United Way/Cystic Fybrosis. Totem Ballroom from 8am-3pm.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Our West Coast Heritage: Captains Cook, Vancouver and Bligh. Sam McKinney,
Maritime Museum. IRC#2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Monday, Sept. 27
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Challenges In Super-Critical Water Oxidation. Asst. Prof. Steven Rogak. CEME
1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments at 3:25pm. Call 822-3770.
IAM-PIMS Distinguished Colloquium
Modelling Neuronal Dynamics In The Visual Cortex. Michael Shelley, New York
U. CSCI 301 at 3:30pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm. Call 822-4584.
Myths Of Nations Lecture Series
Cracking Myths Of Nationness: Indonesia After The Fall Of Suharto. Ben Anderson,
Cornell U. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Botany Seminar
Single Gene Circles In Dinoflagellate Chloroplast Genomes – Characterization
And Phylogeny. Zhaoduo Zhang, PhD candidate. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-2133.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
Microsolvated Ions: Structure, Dynamics And Environmental Implications. Mark
Buntine, U of Adelaide. Chemistry B-250 at 1pm. Refreshments 12:40pm. Call 822-3507.
Oceanography Seminar
Physiology, Ecology And Evolution Of Carbon Acquisition In Phytoplankton. Philippe
Tortell, Princeton U. BioSciences 1465 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3278.
Lecture
Is Conversion An Act Of Violence? John Stackhouse and Prof. Sangwoo Youtong
Chee, Theology, Regent College. Buchanan Penthouse at 4:15pm. Refreshments at
4pm. Call 822-3219.
Green College Speaker Series
TBA. Mark Schaller, Psychology. Green College at 5pm. Reception from 6-6:30pm.
Call 822-1878.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Women’s Studies Colloquium
Succeeding Women: International Feminism And The Cairo Conference On Population
And Development. Doris Buss, Keele U. Women’s Studies Lounge from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-9171.
Concert
Wednesday Noon Hours. Rita Costanzi, harp, and Andrew Dawes, violin. Music
Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $3. Call 822-5574.
Special Seminar
Temperature Scanning Methods In Kinetics Studies. Prof. B.W. Wojciechowski,
Queens U. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3601.
George Woodcock Lecture
Juliet McMaster, U of Alberta. Main Library, Dodson Reading Room at 4pm. Followed
by book launch of Prof. Sherrill Grace’s Satan in a Barrel. Call 822-4959.
19th-Century Studies
Winslow Homer’s Representations Of Black Americans. Peter Wood, Duke U. Green
College at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Institutes Of Asian Research Seminar
Globalization And Its Impact On South China: The Pearl River Delta Region Of
Guangdong And Greater China. Prof. Graham Johnson, Anthropology and Sociology.
CK Choi 120 from 4:30-6pm. Call 822-2629.
Continuing Studies Public Lecture
The VSO Companion. Rodney Sharman, David Phillips. Continues to Nov. 10. University
Women’s Club (Hycroft), 1489 McRae Ave., from 7:30-9pm. $47, $42 (seniors).
Call 822-1420.
Poetic Persuasions
Sue Walsh. South African writer. Green College at 8pm. Call 822-1878.
Thursday, Sept. 30
Pathology Distinguished Lecture Series
Phytomedicines As Antivirals And Immune-Modulators. Dr. James Hudson. VGH,
Eye Care Centre Aud. at 8am. Call 875-2490.
Concert
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Clyde Mitchell, director. Chan Centre at 12:30pm.
Call 822-5574.
PIMS-MITACS Mathematical Finance Seminar
Futures-Based Term-Structure Models. D.W. Heath, Carnegie-Mellon U. 1933 West
Mall Annex at 4:30pm. Call 822-3045.
Friday, Oct. 1
HCEP Grand Rounds
Studies To Examine The Effectiveness (Or Otherwise) Of Airbags. Dr. Jocelyn
Pedder, RONA Kinetics. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Call 822-2772.
Pediatric Grand Rounds
What Causes Leukemia? Assoc. Prof. Stella Davies, U of Minnesota. GF Strong
Aud. from 9-10am. Call 875-2307.
Institute For European Studies Symposium
The Balkan Crisis And Euro-Atlantic Security: The Challenge Ahead. R. Girard,
Canadian ambassador to Yugoslavia, J. Lampe, U of Maryland, and others. St.
John’s College 1080 from 9:15am-5pm. Call 822-1452.
Concert
Friday Noon Hour@Main. School of Music students. Main Library at 12:30pm. Call
822-5574.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Dust Exposures In Softwood Lumber Mills And Acute Respiratory Symptoms. Valerie
Siroux, biostatician. UBC Hosp. G-279 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-9861.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Identification Of Two Distinct Forms Of MAPKAP Kinase-2 In Cardiac Myocytes.
Dr. Bruce Allen, Montreal Heart Institute. Cunningham 160 from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-7795.
Friday Seminar
A New Two-Dimensional Model For Heat Transfer In Circulating Fluidized Beds.
Donglai Xie, PhD candidate. ChemEng 206 At 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Concert
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Clyde Mitchell, director. Chan Centre at 8pm.
Call 822-5574.
Saturday, Oct. 2
Alumni Day’99
Chan Centre performances, vintage car parade, guided tours. Various campus
locations from 9am-6pm. Call 822-3313.
Continuing Studies Art Workshop
Drawing The Garden. Tony O’Regan. Carr Hall conference room from 10am-4:30pm.
$155. Continues Oct. 3. Call 822-1420.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Crisis And Challenge In Southeast Europe: After The War In Kosovo. Prof. John
Lampe, History, U of Maryland. IRC#2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Notices
Museum Of Anthropology Exhibition
Objects Of Intrigue. Continues to March 31. A Break In The Ice: Inuit Prints
From The Linda J. Lemmens Collection. Continues to Feb 2. Attributed to Edenshaw:
Identifying The Hand Of The Artist. Continues to Feb. 13. Lamps From The Greek
And Roman World. Continues to Dec. 5. Three Case Studies: Northwest Coast Art.
Continues to August. Unity Quilt. Continues to Dec. 31. Free to UBC students,
staff, faculty. Web site: http://www.moa.ubc.ca or call 822-5087 or 822-5950.
UBC Zen Society
Zazen (sitting meditation) each Monday (except holidays) from 1:30-2:20pm while
classes in session. Asian Centre Tea Gallery. All are welcome. Call 822-2573.
Bike Workshop
Free bike care clinic with Jason Addy, master bike mechanic. SUB loading dock
Rm 41, every Wednesday from 6pm-7pm. Call 822-BIKE.
Bike Repair Party
Help repair and paint public bikes and learn as you go. MacMillan (SW corner),
every Tuesday from 4pm-8pm. Call 822-4566.
Vancouver Team Handball
Looking for players at all levels. Osborne Gym, Tuesdays from 8pm-10pm. Call
822-4576.
TRIUMF Public Tours
Tours are available every Wednesday and Friday to April 28 from 1-2:15pm. Group
tours may be arranged by calling the TRIUMF Information Office 222-7355.
Research Study
We are seeking healthy 8-12-year-olds and their mothers to take part in a psychology
study to find out more about how children learn about hurts and pains. For more
information, call Dr. Craig’s lab 822-5280.
Campus Tours
Walking tours of the campus available upon request. E-mail melissa.picher@ubc.ca
or call the Ceremonies Office at 822-0949 to book a time.
Studies In Hearing and Communication
Senior (65 years or older) and Junior (18-35) volunteers needed. If your first
language is English and your hearing is relatively good, we need your participation
in studies examining hearing and communication abilities. All studies take place
at UBC. Hearing screened. Honorarium. Please call the Hearing Lab, 822-9474.
AMS Rentsline
Helping students find housing since 1993, the AMS Rentsline is UBC’s off-campus
housing registry. This service gives students access to hundreds of rental listings,
and landlords access to thousands of students looking for housing. You can call
the Rentsline from any touchtone phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call
714-4848.
Pride UBC Alumni Search
Out In The Millenium: Celebrating 20 years Of Outweek (1980-2000)! This event
is for our current GLBT members and alumni, as well as our friends and allies.
Call Amar (co-chair) 222-3542.
Gardens Open
The Nitobe Memorial Garden, UBC Botanical Garden and Shop in the Garden will
be open until Oct. 11 (inclusive) from 10am-6pm daily (including weekends).
For the gardens call 822-9666 and the Shop 822-4529.
Faculty Women’s Club
The Faculty Women’s Club brings together women connected to the university
either through their work or that of the spouses, for social activities and
lectures. The main purpose of the Faculty Women’s Club is to raise funds for
student scholarships. There are 19 different interest groups within the club,
ranging from art appreciation and bridge to hiking. Do come and join us! Call
Barbara Tait, president 224-0938; Gwyneth Westwick, membership 263-6612.
Community Cattle-Call
If you have a talent you would like to share, a skill you would like to exercise
or a hand you would like to lend (and we know you do) please call early to help
us co-ordinate a smooth event, the University Hill community festival. We’re
looking for storytellers, clowns and entertainers and open air market vendors.
Call 822-4824 or 729-5610.
Female Volunteers
Daughters who have returned home to live with their parents are needed for
a PhD psychology study. An interview at your convenience is required. Please
call Michele 269-9986.
Twin Research
Are you, or do you know a female adult twin? We are studying the relationship
types of fraternal and identical female twins. If you can help by completing
some questionnaires and being interviewed about relationships, please e-mail:
tmacbeth@cortex.psych.ubc.ca or call Tannis MacBeth, Psychology 822 4826.
UBC Utilities Advisory Notice
UBC Utilities regularly performs maintenance work on underground piping and
electrical systems. Please approach work sites cautiously and respect signs
and/or work crew instructions to avoid potential harm. Potential hazards including
falling, electrical shock, burns, and other harmful events. If you have any
questions concerning a UBC Utilities work site, please call 822-9445.
Parents with Babies
Have you ever wondered how babies learn to talk? Help us find out! We are looking
for parents with babies between four to 21 months of age to participate in language
development studies. If you are interested in bringing your baby for a one-hour
visit, please call Prof. Janet Werker’s Infant Studies Centre, Psychology, 822-6408
(ask for Kate).
Parents With Toddlers
Did you know your child is a word-learning expert? Help us learn how children
come to be so skilled at learning new words! We are looking for children (two-four
years old) and their parent(s) to participate in language studies. If you are
interested in bringing your child for a 45-minute visit, please call Asst. Prof.
Geoffrey Hall’s Language Development Centre, Psychology, 822-9294 (ask for Kelley).
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Seniors Medication Information Line (BC SMILE), answered
by licensed pharmacists, is a free telephone hotline established to assist seniors,
their families and caregivers with any medication-related questions including
side effects, drug interactions, and the misuses of prescription and non-prescription
drugs when it is not possible to direct such questions to their regular pharmacist
or physician. Monday to Friday 10am-4pm. Call 822-1330 or e-mail smileubc@unixg.ubc.ca.
Statistical Consulting And Research Lab (SCARL)
SCARL offers statistical advice and long or short-term assistance to researchers.
Resources include expertise in many areas of statistical methodology and a variety
of statistical software. Web site: www.stat.ubc.ca/~scarl, e-mail: scarl@stat.ubc.ca
or call 822-4037.
UBC Fencing Club
UBC Fencing Club meets every Tuesday 7-9pm and Sunday 2-5pm in Osborne Gym
A. Learn decision-making, poise and control. Newcomers welcome. Drop-in fee.
Leave message at 878-7060.
UBC Birding
Join a one-hour birding walk around UBC Campus, every Thursday at 12:30pm.
Meet at the Rose Garden flagpole. Bring binoculars if you have them. For details,
call Jeremy Gordon 822-8966.
Chan Centre Tours
Free tours of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts are held every Thursday.
Participants are asked to meet in the Chan Centre main lobby at 1pm. Special
group tours can be booked through www.chancentre.com or at 822-1815.
Got A Stepfather?
17-23 years old? Love him, hate him or indifferent, you qualify. $10 for 30
min., anonymous questionnaire, student or non-student, mailed survey. Contact
gamache@interchange.ubc.ca or Susan at 822-4919.
Research Study
5-12 year old children are needed to participate in UBC Psychology research
to learn more about the ways children respond to questions about cartoons and
stories. Please call Dr. Johnston’s lab at 822-9037.
