Event: Visit by the Governor General to UBC
Date: Thursday, May 12
Guestbook ceremony: 1:20 p.m., UBC President’s Office (first floor)
Innovation panel: 1:45 p.m., Board and Senate Room (second floor)
Location: Old Administration Building, 6328 Memorial Road, Vancouver
Map: www.maps.ubc.ca/?017
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His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will visit the University of British Columbia on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
At 1:20 p.m., media are invited to witness a ceremonial signing of the university’s guestbook by His Excellency prior to a meeting with UBC President Prof. Stephen J. Toope.
At 1:45 p.m., media are invited to attend a round-table discussion on innovation in Canada with His Excellency and a UBC Innovation Panel, which includes innovation leaders, faculty and students.
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