ALGC Institute “Technology, Work, and Learning”, Vancouver, July 6 – 11, 2014
Draft Schedule as of May 5, 2014
AM
Sunday
July 6
Monday
July 7
Tuesday
July 8
Wednesday
July 9
Thursday
July 10
Friday
July 11
ARRIVALS
University of British
Columbia (Ponderosa G)
Justice Institute (New
Westminster)
Vancouver Downtown
East Side:
BCIT Marine Campus,
North Vancouver
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Welcoming remarks
9:30 – 11:30 am
8:00 – 9:00 am
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Introductions – Tom
Sork or Dean, meet
faculty
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Centre for Digital Media (an
Emily Carr University of Art
& Design, UBC, Simon
Fraser University & British
Columbia Institute of
Technology (BCIT)
partnership)
Tourism Vancouver
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Presentations:
Paul,
Alasdair
Deo
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Confirmed Talk &
Tour with Dr. Tannis
Morgan - simulations,
mobile technology, …
Tannis will be out of
town on work related
business. She is
finding someone else
to host us – TBD.
InSite tour (limited
space – 18- 20
people, will need to
sign up for this one)
9:15 – 11:00 am
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Chinatown tour
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Garden
(if time permits)
Followed by a stroll
to lunch venue
Lunch:
Lunch:
Lunch:
12:00 – 1:15 pm
12:30 – 1:30 pm
11:30 – 2:00 pm
Location TBC
Backyard Vineyard
At JJ’s Restaurant
Longhouse?
Ploughman’s Lunch – preorder
(food prepared by
students in Vancouver
Community College
(VCC) culinary arts
program)
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First Nations House of
Learning
First Nations caterer?
9:00 – 11:30 am
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Confirmed 2 hour tour
with simulations led by
Dr. Richard
Wiefelspuett, Assoc
Dean
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Q&A with Dr.
Wiefelspuett (TBC)
9:00 – 11:00 am
Confirmed Talk & Tour with
Richard Smith or Patrick
Pennefeather
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tour of facilities, global
nature of program, joint
accreditation of MDM
degree by UBC, SFU,
ECUAD and BCIT,
unique pedagogical
structure of degree
program, student
projects, industry
partners, how using
educational
technology, IDEA-X
boot camp
Lunch on own. Nearby
options – Olympic Village
or Main Street.
Free afternoon
Suggested activities:
Science World
Commercial Drive
Main Street
Granville Island
(Accessible by bus and
water taxi)
Lunch:
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lonsdale Quay, North
Vancouver
PM
ARRIVALS
Guided tour on campus:
recommended
activities at
University of British
Columbia (UBC)
2:00- 4:00
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Nitobe Garden
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Museum of
Anthropology
Tour and confirmed Q&A
with Dr. Marcello Pavan,
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Wine Tours 2 – 4:30 pm
Guided Tour
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Backyard Vineyard
2:00 – 3:00 pm
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Domaine de
Chaberton
VCC culinary arts
facilities by department
head Collin Gill
TRIUMF
Note : Paul has
arranged for tour and
tasting ($5/person)
starting at 2 pm.
Includes tour through
facility, history of
winery, orientation to
wines they produce
and tasting.
Biodiversity
Museum (Blue
Whale)
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Township 7
Return to BCIT Marine
Campus
1:00 – 3:00pm
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Presentations:
Debbi
Ann-Christine
3:00 – 7:30pm
Barb
Free afternoon.
Suggested activity and
location for dinner:
Kirsty
Robson Street
(shopping)
Gastown
Yaletown
Stanley Park
Dinner on your own
University of British
Columbia (UBC)
5:00 – 7:30
Ponderosa G
LOUNGE:
Welcome remarks,
hors d’oeuvres and
icebreaker
Optional Group dinner –
5:30 – 8:00pm
Tentatively planned for
Banana Leaf 3005 W
Broadway or Mahony &
Sons UBC 5990 University
Blvd
BBQ Dinner @ Paul &
Deborah Stacey’s, White
Rock 4:30 – 9:00pm
(Country theme:
Canadian, South African
and Australian BBQ)
Introduction of ALGC
Social Mission concept
Home/work office
workplace image gallery
viewing.
ALGC Institute Virtual
drop-in via Skype, Google
Hangout, …
Social evening: After
Dinner Drinks &
Munchies @ Brenda &
Deo’s
7:30 – 9:00 pm
736 W 14th Ave.
Apt # 103, Buzzer # 26
Tel: 604.877.1419
(Country theme:
Sweden?)
Drinks & Munchies @ Brian
Hobson’s
Farewell Dinner BBQ @
Maxine Adam’s
6-7:30 pm
4:00 – 8:00 pm
(Country theme: Canada?)
401 East 21st Avenue,
Vancouver.
On the corner of East 21st
and Prince Edward. Please
come through the gate to
the side door.
Followed by dinner at Bob
Likes Thai
218 west 28th street, North
Vancouver
Tel: 604-790-4486
Revisit ALGC Social
Mission