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SUMMARY: BCCAT Economics Meetings 2025
DESCRIPTION: The Vancouver School of Economics is hosting the 2025 British 
 Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) meetings for economics.
   This two-day conference is a mixture of business meetings\, professional 
 development\, and networking for economics faculty from colleges and univer
 sities across BC. Venue The meetings will be held in the Vancouver School o
 f Economics’ historic […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>The Vancouver School of Economics is hosti
 ng the 2025 <a href="https://www.bccat.ca/">British Columbia Council on Adm
 issions and Transfer</a> (BCCAT) meetings for economics.  This two-day conf
 erence is a mixture of business meetings\, professional development\, and n
 etworking for economics faculty from colleges and universities across BC.</
 p><h1>Venue</h1><p>[caption id="attachment_27982" align="aligncenter" width
 ="300"]<img class="wp-image-27982 size-medium" src="https://econ.cms.arts.u
 bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2021/07/SeminarImge640-300x225.png" alt="
 " width="300" height="225" /> The Iona Building[/caption]</p><p>The meeting
 s will be held in the Vancouver School of Economics' historic <a href="http
 s://econ.cms.arts.ubc.ca/about/facilities/">Iona building</a> located on th
 e <a href="https://www.ubc.ca/our-campuses/vancouver/">University of Britis
 h Columbia's Vancouver campus</a>\, and <a href="https://www.musqueam.bc.ca
 /">xʷməθkʷəy̓əm</a> and <a href="https://www.squamish.net/">Sḵwx̱wú7mesh</a
 > traditional territory.  Meetings are held in rooms <a href="https://learn
 ingspaces.ubc.ca/classrooms/iona-301/">IONA 301</a>.  The address is:</p><p
  style="padding-left: 40px\;">6000 Iona Drive<br />Vancouver\, BC<br />Cana
 da V6T 1L4<br />Tel: 604 822 2876</p><p><iframe style="border: 0\;" src="ht
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 .1!3m3!1m2!1s0x548672ba0bb24e69%3A0x56ffe857fec274c2!2sIona%20Bldg%2C%20600
 0%20Iona%20Dr%2C%20Vancouver%2C%20BC%20V6T%202E8!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v171702
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 creen"></iframe></p><h3>Getting to Iona</h3><p>The Iona building is located
  on the north-western end of UBC's Vancouver campus\, on the tip of Point G
 rey.  It is accessible by several modes of transportation:</p><ul><li><stro
 ng>By public transit</strong>: there are three major bus lines that serve U
 BC\, all of which leave from the <a href="https://www.translink.ca/schedule
 s-and-maps">Skytrain</a>.  Take the <a href="https://www.translink.ca/sched
 ules-and-maps/route/r4/direction/1/schedule">R4 41st Ave to UBC</a> from Jo
 yce\, the <a href="https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/49/dir
 ection/1/schedule">49 UBC</a> from Metrotown or Langara Skytrain station\, 
 or the <a href="https://www.translink.ca/schedules-and-maps/route/99/direct
 ion/1/schedule">99 UBC B-Line</a> from Commercial-Broadway or City Hall Sky
 train station.  From the bus loop\, Iona is a 5-10 minute walk north\, thro
 ugh the <a href="https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/residences/walter-gage/">
 Walter Gage residences</a>.</li><li><strong>From the airport</strong>: from
  YVR airport\, you can can either catch the Canada Line to Langara Skytrain
  station\, then transfer to the 49 UBC bus (as above)\, or you can catch a 
 cab.  Cabs have preset fares to UBC.</li><li><strong>By car:</strong> parki
 ng is available at UBC on an daily basis\; it caps at $20 per day.  The clo
 sest parkade to Iona is the <a href="https://parking.ubc.ca/map">North Park
 ade</a>\; there is no all-day street parking near the building.  The Iona b
 uilding is a 5 minute walk north\, past the <a href="https://vancouver.hous
 ing.ubc.ca/residences/walter-gage/">Walter Gage residences</a> and <a href=
 "https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/residences/houses-of-ones-belonging-to-sa
 ltwater/">tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ</a>.<ul><li>Do not park in the p
 arking lot in front of IONA\, as it is permit-only.  You will be ticketed a
 nd towed.</li></ul></li><li><strong>By bike:</strong> Iona lies on the <a h
 ref="https://www.translink.ca/rider-guide/bike-and-ride-on-transit/cycling-
 in-metro-vancouver">Metro Vancouver cycling network</a> and is easiest to a
 ccess via either the Seaside bikeway (from the north) or University Bouleva
 rd from the east.  Bike storage lockers are available <a href="https://park
 ing.ubc.ca/how-can-i-use-bike-cages-and-bike-lockers">upon request</a>.</li
 ></ul><h1>Agenda</h1><p>The conference takes place over two days.  The firs
 t day is focused on the BCCAT business meetings\, while the second day focu
 ses on professional development and networking.  A preliminary schedule is 
 below:</p><ul><li><strong>Day 1 (Monday\, April 28th 2025)</strong><ul><li>
 <span style="color: #339966\;">8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration and Breakfas
 t</span><ul><li><em><span style="color: #339966\;">Sponsored by McGraw-Hill
 </span></em></li></ul></li><li>9:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Welcome and opening remar
 ks</li><li><strong>9:15 AM - 10:15 AM: Plenary Seminar</strong><ul><li><em>
 Topic</em>: The New Economics of Industrial Policy</li><li><em>Presenter</e
 m>: <a href="https://economics.ubc.ca/profile/reka-juhasz/">Dr. Réka Juhász
 </a></li></ul></li><li><span style="color: #3366ff\;">10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: 
 Break</span></li><li>10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Business Meetings</li><li><span s
 tyle="color: #339966\;">12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch</span><ul><li><span style
 ="color: #339966\;"><em>Sponsored by Pearson</em></span></li></ul></li><li>
 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Business Meetings</li><li><span style="color: #3366ff\;"
 >2:30 PM - 2:50 PM: Break</span></li><li>2:50 PM - 4:00 PM: Business Meetin
 gs</li><li><span style="color: #3366ff\;">5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Pre-Dinner Bre
 ak</span></li><li><span style="color: #339966\;">6:00 PM: Dinner @ </span><
 a href="https://wildlightrestaurant.ca/"><span style="color: #339966\;">Wil
 dlight Restaurant</span></a></li></ul></li><li><strong>Day 2 (Tuesday\, Apr
 il 29th\, 2025)</strong><ul><li><span style="color: #339966\;">8:15 AM - 9:
 00 AM: Breakfast</span><ul><li><span style="color: #339966\;"><em>Sponsored
  by McGraw-Hill</em></span></li></ul></li><li>9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Professio
 nal Development Seminar<ul><li><em>Topic</em>: AI and Academic Misconduct</
 li><li><em>Presenter</em>: <a href="https://economics.ubc.ca/profile/marina
 -adshade/">Dr. Marina Adshade</a></li></ul></li><li><span style="color: #33
 66ff\;">10:00 AM - 10:20 AM: Break</span></li><li>10:20 AM - 11:00 AM: Prof
 essional Development Seminar<ul><li><em>Topic</em>: Hot Topics for the New 
 Government</li><li><em>Presenter</em>: <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbe
 llschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Dr. Christopher Ragan
 </a></li></ul></li><li><span style="color: #339966\;">11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: 
 Closing remarks\, lunch</span><ul><li><span style="color: #339966\;"><em>Sp
 onsored by MacMillan</em></span></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h2>Meeting R
 esources and Information</h2><p>For resources\, detailed agendas\, and othe
 r meeting hand-outs\, see your registration email.</p><h2>How to Register</
 h2><p>To register for the meeting\, click the link at the top of this event
 \, or<a href="https://secure.touchnet.net/C20435_ustores/web/product_detail
 .jsp?PRODUCTID=1702&SINGLESTORE=true"> click here.</a>   This will redirect
  you to the VSE secure payment portal.</p><ol><li>Select "Add to Cart".</li
 ><li>Fill out the registration form\, including all required fields.</li><l
 i>Select "Checkout."</li><li>Fill in the email address where you would like
  to send confirmation\, and hit "Continue".</li><li>Fill in your payment in
 formation\, and hit "Continue."</li><li>Confirm your details and agree to t
 he payment terms\, then hit "Submit Order."</li></ol><p>You should receive 
 an order confirmation shortly after the processing is completed.</p><h1>Hot
 els</h1><p>There is no dedicated conference hotel\, but there are several l
 ocal hotel options for attendees visiting from out-of-town.</p><ul><li>UBC 
 offers three different hotel-style rooms on campus:<ul><li><a href="https:/
 /suitesatubc.com/west-coast-suites-vancouver/?utm_source=wc_website&utm_cam
 paign=location_detail">The West Coast Suites</a>: directly adjacent to the 
 Iona building.</li><li><a href="https://suitesatubc.com/gage-apartments-van
 couver/?utm_source=wc_website&utm_campaign=location_detail">The Gage Suites
 </a>: directly adjacent to the Iona building.</li><li><a href="https://triu
 mfhouse.ca/">TRIUMF House</a>: a 10-minute walk or 2 minute bus ride north 
 on Wesbrook mall.</li></ul></li><li>The next closest options are private ho
 tels including:<ul><li><a href="https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en
 /vancouver/yvrbw/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-HI-_-CA-_-YVRBW">The Holid
 ay Inn</a> on Broadway: a 20-minute bus ride\, on the 99 UBC B-line.</li><l
 i><a href="https://www.carey-edu.ca/short-term-accommodation">The Carey Cen
 tre</a> at UBC: directly adjacent to the Iona building.</li></ul></li></ul>
 <p>The Iona building is also about a 35-40 minute bus ride\, or 15 minute c
 ar ride from downtown Vancouver\, which has a large number of hotels.</p><h
 1>Contacts</h1><ul><li>If you have questions about the BCCAT meeting agenda
  or items\, you can contact <a href="https://langara.ca/departments/economi
 cs/faculty.html">Bryan Breguet</a> (<a href="mailto:bbreguet@langara.ca">bb
 reguet@langara.ca</a>)</li><li>If you have questions about the meeting loca
 tion\, venue\, or logistics\, you can contact <a href="https://economics.ub
 c.ca/profile/jonathan-graves/">Jonathan Graves</a> (<a href="mailto:jonatha
 n.graves@ubc.ca">jonathan.graves@ubc.ca</a>)</li></ul>
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