Event: UBC Alumni Weekend 2011
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 8:30 a.m. – midnight
Location: UBC Vancouver campus
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Tomorrow (Saturday, May 28), media and the public are invited to join more than 3,000 alumni who will return to campus for UBC’s annual Alumni Weekend.
Highlights will include:
- Free tours of UBC attractions, including the Museum of Anthropology, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC’s Botanical Gardens and the UBC Farm
- Family-friendly activities and games, including chemistry magic shows and ‘Super Chefs of the Universe’
- A conversation with CBC’s Mellissa Fung, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in Afghanistan
- A panel discussion on sustainable community-building featuring Mike Harcourt, former B.C. Premier and Vancouver Mayor.
To learn more about UBC Alumni Weekend, visit: www.alumni.ubc.ca/events/alumniweekend/
To learn more about the “Vibrant Sustainable Communities: Towards a Smart Future” panel, visit: www.planning.ubc.ca/vancouver_home/news_and_events/calendar_of_events/events80/2011-05.php
To attend the panel, please contact Kera McArthur at 604-312-7619.
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