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Support UsJournalist and filmmaker Alexandre Trudeau will join the Foundation for a meeting on the occasion of the Canadian Premiere of Nixon in China. The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Vancouver Opera have organized this private roundtable discussion. Mr. Trudeau will lead an informal discussion on his recent work on China, including the re-issue of Two Innocents in China, in which he wrote an extended introduction to the famous travelogue by his father, the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau, and co-author Jacques Hebert. This event is by invitation only. For more information, please contact Jessica Brunt at jessica.brunt[at]asiapacific[dot]ca or 604-630-1541.
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Announcements & Upcoming Events
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Mar15Alexandre Trudeau Luncheon Roundtable
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Mar16Margaret MacMillan and Alexandre Trudeau Literary Lunch
Tuesday, March 16th, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, Seasons Room at Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. Tickets: $50 through the Vancouver Opera Box Office: 604-683-0222. On sale Monday, January 18th. An intimate encounter with acclaimed Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan and journalist and filmmaker Alexandre Trudeau (son of Pierre Trudeau), as they look behind the headlines of history. Hosted by Hal Wake, Artistic Director of Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival. Presented in partnership with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival.
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Apr14Gala Celebration for APF Canada's 25th AnniversaryTo celebrate our 25th anniversary of operations, join us for our gala celebration on April 14. For more information on the gala please click here.
Recent Events
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Feb925@25 Youth Video Contest Celebration & Winner AnnouncementTo celebrate the conclusion of the Asia Pacific Foundation’s innovative youth video contest, “25@25: Canada’s Future with Asia” we are hosting a celebration! Join 25@25 supporters and presenting sponsor HSBC Bank Canada as we announce the winning entries for the $5000 Grand Prize, and $500 People’s Choice award. The celebration, emcee’d by 25@25 judge and TV host Nobu Adilman, will take place on Tuesday, February 9 (4-6PM), at the Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Centre A), featuring a special edition of The World Tea Party, which is a part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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Dec22Canada-China Business Forum11:30 am—2:30 pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2009, Sutton Place Hotel, 845 Burrard St., Vancouver. The Keynote speaker will be the Hon. Stockwell Day on the Trade Minister’s Recent Visit to China, with a special focus on the ADS and how to further promote the economic and trade cooperation relationship between Canada and China.
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Nov30Dr. Wendy Dobson book launch for "Gravity Shift"The Foundation will host a lecture and reception to mark the launch of a new book by Dr. Wendy Dobson, Professor and Director, Institute for International Business, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and Senior Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She will make a presentation based on her timely new book titled “Gravity Shift: How Asia’s New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century.”
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Oct16Trilateral Conference
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and UBC hosted the inaugural meeting of the Japan-Canada-US Trilateral Cooperation Conference Series at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in Vancouver, Canada. The conference brought together 35 senior academics, policymakers, and business representatives to explore avenues for trilateral cooperation on Arctic navigation and energy security issues. A lunch time discussion examined developments of the multilateral institutional architecture in the region. Papers from the conference may be accessed here.
The conference series, taking place over the period of 2009-2012, will explore avenues for trilateral cooperation among Japan, Canada, and the United States. Institutions leading this project include: (1) Asia-Pacific Foundation and University of British Columbia (2) Reischauer Centre for East Asian Studies, SAIS, John Hopkins University; (3) the Japan Institute of International Affairs. This research and conference series is supported by a major grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and financial assistance from the Embassy of Canada in Japan.
