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WELCOME

Welcome to IMUA 2008, to be held in Vancouver from Sunday, August 17th to Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The International Meeting of University Administrators (IMUA) is well established as a leading and unique world forum for the discussion of strategic issues relating to the management and administration of higher education.

The main theme of the 2008 conference is Globalization. Our opening keynote speaker will be Professor Bryan Gould, a world renowned authority on higher education. We are pleased to confirm our plenary speakers - Nobel Laureate Dr. Carl Wieman; Dr. David Dolphin (founder of QLT); Dr. Ron Dembo (founder of Zerofootprint); and Professor Rachel Gumbi (Rector and Vice Chancellor of the University of Zululand).  Our closing keynote speaker will be Dr. Dan Muzyska (Dean of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia).

In addition to the speaker program mentioned above, there will also be 16 workshop sessions and an attractive program of social and cultural events will introduce delegates to the City of Vancouver – a truly multicultural city.

It is a great honour to welcome you to Vancouver, British Columbia.  We believe the conference will offer an excellent opportunity to exchange information, network and to discuss the issues facing us in the global village in which we live.

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor Bryan Gould

CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Dan Muzyka
Dean, Sauder School of Business
PLENARY SPEAKER
Evolution of Learning
Dr. Carl Wieman
PLENARY SPEAKER
Research Commercialization
Dr. David Dolphin
PLENARY SPEAKER
Sustainability
Dr. Ron Dembo
PLENARY SPEAKER
Future Academic Configurations
Professor Rachel Gumbi