Reunion Venue & Event Ideas

  • Hold a Friday evening welcome cocktail reception at the Medical Students & Alumni Centre (MSAC) – no charge for venue space for MD alumni. Please inquire for rates for other groups.
  • Hold the reception at a classmates house (may choose to have this evening as a grads-only event)
  • Saturday suggested activities: Tour of campus, Museum of Anthropology, Beatty Biodiversity Museum, Botanical Gardens Canopy Tour, Behind the Scenes tour of the Life Sciences Building – walking tours or charter bus tours can be arranged
  • Tour of Vancouver
  • Wine and Cheese tasting at MSAC
  • Round of golf at University Golf Club
  • Viewing of your class skits night video (if you have a copy)
  • Sit down dinner – we have great negotiated special Faculty of Medicine alumni rates with the Four Seasons Hotel and the Metropolitan Hotel
  • Other Saturday evening entertainment options are to have a fun interactive presentation by Vancouver Theatre Sports, comedian, DJ & dancing etc.
  • Sunday brunch
  • Family Friendly beach day, soccer or croquet tournament or tide pooling, BBQ at MSAC

  • Group rates to take the Rocky Mountaineer Train up to Whistler
  • We have negotiated room rates at the Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa, Four Seasons, Westin and the Fairmont
  • Friday evening welcome reception
  • Saturday activities can include: Peak to Peak Gondola, Zip treking, Tree Top Canopy Tours, Whistler Walking Foodie Tours
  • Saturday evening dinner

  • Can stay on campus to get the full student experience (if reunion is outside of school year)
  • Tour of UBC Okangan campus
  • Saturday afternoon winery tour, round of golf, Kettle valley cycling tour,
  • Saturday evening formal sit down dinner
  • Option to have a speaker from UBC Okangan
  • Sunday brunch

MSAC 

  • Medical Student & Alumni Centre (MSAC) – located at 2750 Heather Street, Vancouver BC.
  • UBC Alumni MD Class Reunions can book MSAC free of charge.
  • The main hall, Hardwick Hall, comfortably accommodates 60 in theatre style (row) seating, 60 seated at tables or 100 in a standing reception.  The smaller hall, Latham Hall, seats 40 in theatre seating, 32 at tables or 50 in a standing reception.
  • Space at MSAC should be booked well in advance of the reunion as it books up quite quickly throughout the year.
  • More information can be found here: https://alumni.med.ubc.ca/msac-2/msac-vancouver/msac-rental/

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre

  • The Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre sits in a prime location right at the heart of the newly revitalized UBC Vancouver campus. It’s close to transit stops, across from the bookstore, a stone’s throw from the library and immediately adjacent to the new Student Union Building.

Cecil Green Park House

  • Cecil Green Park House (CGPH) – located at 6251 Cecil Green Park Rd (UBC Point Grey Campus)
  • Reunions may qualify for reduced fee bookings.

Accommodation Suggestions

  • Metropolitan Hotel (Vancouver) *pricing varies depending on time of year
  • Four Seasons Hotel (Vancouver) *pricing varies depending on time of year
  • West Coast Suites (UBC Point Grey Campus) *pricing varies depending on time of year

  • UBC has many of the world’s top researchers and doctors. Let us know if there is a topic that is of particular interest to your class and we will try our best to find a speaker. If you have a classmate that is particularly well-known in their area of practice/research why not ask them to speak to the class.

Contact us at med.alumni@ubc.ca or 604-875-4111 ext 62032 for more information.