Wednesday, May 16
Early Registration
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM | Location: Asian Library, Asian Centre (1871 West Mall)
Opening Dinner
Location: Sage Bistro (6331 Crescent Road)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Speeches
MC: Jan Walls & Yvonne Walls
Larry Grant, Elder-in-residence at the UBC First Nations House of Learning
Lillian Eva Dyck Quan, Senator, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ingrid Parent, University Librarian, University of British Columbia
Scott Seaman, Dean, Ohio University Libraries
Eleanor Yuen, Head, Asian Library, University of British Columbia & Co-chair, 2012 WCILCOS Conference
Chinese Canadian History Quiz – Hayne Wai
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM Buffet Dinner
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Keynote Speech
The Rhythms of the Cantonese Pacific and the Making of Nations (Dr. Henry Yu)
Thursday, May 17
Main venue: IKBLC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (1961 East Mall)
Information Booth
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Location: IKBLC Main Foyer Lobby
Panel Sessions (AM morning)
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Location: IKBLC 155, 185, 260, 261, 301, 302
Lunch
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall)
Panel Sessions (PM afternoon)
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Location: IKBLC 155, 185, 260, 261, 301, 302
Sponsors Booth & Book Display
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Location: IKBLC Main Foyer Lobby & 256
Friday, May 18
Information Booth
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Location: IKBLC Main Foyer Lobby
Panel Sessions (AM morning)
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Location: IKBLC 182, 185, 260, 261, 301, 302
Sponsors Booth & Book Display
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Location: IKBLC Main Foyer Lobby & 256
Lunch
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall)
Campus Tour
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Asian Library, Asian Centre (1871 West Mall)
Chung Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections, IKBLC (1961 East Mall)
Closing Dinner
Location: St. John’s College (2111 Lower Mall)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Reception
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Closing Ceremony and Speeches
MC: Jan Walls & Yvonne Walls
Special presentation by Ohio University Libraries
Vivienne Poy. Senator, Ontario, Canada
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM Buffet Dinner (Funded by the Vernon R. & Marion Alden Library Endowment in honor of Dr. Hwa-wei Lee’s 80th birthday)
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Keynote Speech
Emigration from Fuzhou to U.S.A around 2000: As mirrored from the Case of Changle (Prof. Zhuang Guotu)
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Gifts presentation and group photo
Saturday, May 19
Vancouver City Tour
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Richmond Public Library, Britannia Heritage Shipyard, QE Park, Vancouver Chinatown & Gas Town