Events

UBC Entrepreneurship's Immersion Week conference, this year on climate action and the public health crisis

On September 26-28, hundreds of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and other partners join this conference of panels, workshops, showcases, and networking socials. Presenting companies will also pitch solutions for consideration.

9 ways to observe the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, including APSC's co-led educational/support march

UBC APSC and LFS will host a march, educational to all and supportive to the Indigenous community and First Nations on campus, as well as give younger participants the chance to connect with the original inhabitants of the land.

SCARP Speaker Series: Putting Healthy Urbanism Principles into Practice to Create Healthy Places

1:00pm - 2:30pm | UBC Point Grey, West Mall Annex 110

SCARP showcases innovative perspectives across numerous fields from UBC, Vancouver, and beyond. This time, hitting of this year's theme of Healthy Cities and Communities, we welcome Dr. Helen Pineo. of the University of Washington.

PIBC/UDI Webinar: policy priorities in a challenged economic environment

12:00am - 1:00pm

PIBC represents networking, knowledge, skills, and RPP certification, and many PIBC events earn points toward certification. Today: the effectiveness of development related local policies and balancing priorities in an uncertain economic climate.

Industry summit on commercial real estate sustainability and environmental/ social/ governance planning

8:00am

In this 2-day summit, Industry Consultants, General Contractors, Sub Trades, Insurers, Banks, Asset Managers, Developer, Owner/Operators, Tech Companies and Suppliers gather at UBC's Nest to help your plan get to Net Zero.

UBC IRES seminar: understanding debates over urban development projects

12:30pm - 1:20pm (+1 day)

UBC's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability showcases research by students, faculty, and expert guests, as well as professional development opportunities. They're open to everyone and are often enriching to the world of planning!

Downtown Eastside social enterprises walking tour and forum

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Highlights the local economy of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and its diverse cluster of community-based social enterprises, training, employment opportunities, specialized services, and work regarding gaps not addressed by traditional business.

PIBC-promoted event: Vancouver's Changing Urban Development Landscape

7:00pm - 9:00pm

PIBC represents networking, knowledge, skills, and RPP certification, and many PIBC events earn points toward certification. Here, perspectives are shared on which policies have worked and what solutions may exist.

G+PS event: career symposium for grad students and postdocs

10:00am - 1:00pm (+2 days)

UBC’s Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies provides resources of all sorts for UBC’s grad students. This time: A three-day career symposium aimed at professional development and career exploration.

SFU talk: Connecting Communities - Careers in Public Participation

5:00pm

The IAP2 BC and Yukon Chapter, CityHive and Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue is hosting a free interactive panel session exploring career paths in public participation, featuring stories from emerging professionals:

UBC IRES professional development seminar: climate change research/teaching/policy/advocacy

12:30pm - 1:20pm

UBC's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability showcases research by students, faculty, and expert guests, as well as professional development opportunities. They're open to everyone and are often enriching to the world of planning!

G+PS workshop: finding and applying for a job

2:00pm

UBC’s Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies provides resources of all sorts for UBC’s grad students. This time: highlighting yourself, strategies, informational interviews, and finding and understanding job postings.

UBC IRES seminar: a hopeful, science-based roadmap to stop climate change

12:30pm - 1:20pm

UBC's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability showcases research by students, faculty, and expert guests, as well as professional development opportunities. They're open to everyone and are often enriching to the world of planning!

UBC Library workshop: creating and managing your academic profile

11:00am

Developing an academic profile includes showcasing your research outputs/ impacts into a portfolio-like space. Understanding how your academic identity and research outputs are tracked/ showcased is a necessary step in framing your online identity.

UBC IRES seminar: factors inhibiting energy transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa

12:30pm - 1:20pm

UBC's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability showcases research by students, faculty, and expert guests, as well as professional development opportunities. They're open to everyone and are often enriching to the world of planning!