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The International Days banners hang in front of The Brown Family House of Learning for the first time. The state of the art building was officially opened late May 2011.
International Days returns to the TRU Kamloops campus from Feb. 6-10 and will be bigger and better than ever. Among the new events is a roster of acclaimed speakers, a global village, an outdoor snowboard demonstration, a global cooking show, and international education leader’s panel.
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Highlighting the speakers list is international freelance journalist Dr. Gwynne Dyer and international marine researcher Capt. Charles Moore.
Dr. Dyer will speak to the political unrest that’s reshaping the Middle East during his keynote address ‘A New Middle East’ on Feb. 6, 6:30-8:30pm, in the Grand Hall. Free tickets are required and can be picked up at the Members’ Services Desk in the Independent Centre, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm. There is a limit of two tickets per person.
Capt. Moore will speak to the growing amount of plastic waste that’s littering the world’s oceans during his keynote address ‘A Plastic Tsusami – Some Unintended Consequences of the Age of Plastics’ on Feb. 8, 7-8:30pm, in the Irving K. Barber Centre. Free tickets are required and can be picked up at the Members’ Services Desk in the Independent Centre, Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm. There is a limit of two tickets per person.
ALSO NEW THIS YEAR
The “international leadership forum” scheduled for Friday, February 10th, 9:30-11:30am, includes Dr. Shaver, President and Vice-Chancellor, TRU, Minister Advanced Education, Naomi Yamamoto and four other international education leaders from Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Canada.
RETURNING FAVOURITES
Among the returning events is the always popular daily coffee and food flavour from different countries and regions, the Flag Parade, and International Showcase.
The Flag Parade on Feb. 10 is a procession beginning at the Campus Activity Centre and winding its way through campus before finishing at the TRU Gym to kick-off the International Showcase. The International Showcase is an extravaganza of colour, music, performances and food from around the world. Take in performances by students, staff, and faculty; a food fair; fashion show; and static and interactive displays.
International Days is a five-day celebration of the nearly 1,600 International students at TRU from nearly 80 different countries.
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MEDIA INQUIRIES
Dr. Wes Koczka,
AVP International, TRU
(p) 250-828-5162
(e) wkoczka@tru.ca
EVENT INFO
Krista Bergmann
Event Coordinator
(p) 250-852-6449
(e) internationaldays2012@gmail.com
