THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

NEW MEDIA, THE PRESS, AND THE MUSEUM

LOCATION

The symposium takes place on the UBC campus, an approximately 20 minute drive from downtown Vancouver.  The public lecture on the evening of Friday, May 2nd will be at the Museum of Anthropology and the main session on Saturday, May 3rd will take place in the Liu Institute's Case Room. An overview map of the Vancouver area showing the UBC campus, downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver airport is here and a map of the UBC campus showing the Museum of Anthropology and the Liu Institute is here. A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the Iona Hotel, run by the Vancouver School of Theology, just a five-minute walk from the Museum of Anthropology and Liu Institute.  Please contact them directly as soon as possible to make your bookings: Iona Hotel. If you prefer to stay downtown, you might enjoy the Sylvia Hotel or the Blue Horizon.  Information on other lodging and the Vancouver area can be found at the Vancouver Tourism website. Please do not hesitate to contact the conference chairs if you have any questions or concerns about your travel to the symposium.