* Free Public Lectures *
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Please see the Vancouver Institute home page.
Saturday evenings, 8:15 p.m. (doors open 7:30 p.m.), except where otherwise noted.
The Spring 2008 season comprises ten lectures, from January 12 to March 29, omitting February 16 (Midterm Break) and March 22 (Easter).
(Please click on the lecture date for further detail.)
| Jan 12 |
Mr. Bramwell Tovey, Music Director,
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra An Evening With Bramwell Tovey |
| Jan 19 |
Professor Michael Byers, Department of Political Science,
UBC Transferring to Torture: Canada, Human Rights, and Detainees |
| Jan 26 |
Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture Dr. Nancy Turner, OBC, UVic Distinguished Professor, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria The Song of the Salmonberry Bird: Why Diversity Matters in Nature and Culture |
| Feb 2 |
St. John's College Lecture Professor Asifa Quraishi, School of Law, University of Wisconsin Islamic Law, Women, and the Headlines: A Commentary |
| Feb 9 |
Mr. William Gibson, Novelist,
Vancouver, B.C. An Evening With William Gibson |
| Feb 16 | Midterm Break—NO LECTURE |
| Feb 23 |
Professor Tim Brook, Department of History,
and
Institute of Asian Research,
UBC Vermeer's Hat: What 17th Century Dutch Paintings Reveal of Our Global World |
| Mar 1 |
Dr. David Suzuki, Ecologist, Educator, Activist,
Vancouver Sustainability: What is it? |
| Mar 8 |
Professor George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics,
Department of Economics,
University of California (Berkeley) Economics and Identity: Moving Beyond the Doctrine of Selfishness |
|
Friday Mar 14 8:00 p.m. |
Michael Smith Memorial Nobel LectureDr. Mohammad Yunus, Recipient, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Michael Smith Memorial Nobel Lecture Alternate location: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia |
| Mar 22 | Easter—NO LECTURE |
| Mar 29 |
Professor Douw Steyn, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences,
University of BC Air Pollution: How We Treat the Atmosphere Like a Sewer |
