Social Programme
Date Tuesday 24th July 5-7PM
Venue Pan Pacific Hotel - Oceanview Suites (1-4)
Cost Included for full registration delegates and accompanying persons.
A wonderful opportunity to relax and recharge from your trip and spend time with old friends and make new ones! Share appetizers and nibbles with a glass of wine while enjoying the evening view overlooking the water from the beautiful vantage point of the Pan Pacific Hotel. This relaxing evening will kick off the Congress in fine fashion and prepare you for the energy and excitement of the coming days!
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Date Wednesday 25th July 5:30-7PM
Venue Exhibit Hall Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre: East Covention Level - Exhibition Halls A+B
Cost Included for full registration delegates and accompanying persons.
The official launch to the Congress and the Social Programme of WCVD7! Come and enjoy the energy of the welcome reception in the beautiful award winning Vancouver Convention Centre. Delegates will be delighted and entertained by a wide variety of interactive events at numerous stations throughout the venue. Sample delectable delicacies, foods, and award winning British Columbia wines throughout the hall while enjoying the visual reminiscences and reminders from past Congresses that will be on display and visible throughout the entire arena.. Delegates will be welcomed in many different native languages as WCVD7 is opened in fine style.
“From Sea to Sea - A Canada Evening”
Date Friday 27th July 7-8PM Reception, 8-11PM Dinner/Entertainment
Venue Vancouver Convention Centre: West Level 1 - Ballrooms (A)BCD
Cost Included for full registration delegates and accompanying persons.
This stunning evening will highlight and emphasize the diversity and awe-inspiring features that make Canada such an amazing place to live and visit! From the Arctic to the Atlantic to the Pacific, Canada’s richness and diversity of the cuisine, culture, tradition, and history will be on full display. Food stations highlighting the regional variations of gastronomic specialties from across Canada will be available as you take a culinary trip across Canada! Regionalized cuisine highlighting and honoring Canada’s First Nations People, the European cultures and more modern Asian influences will be reflected in these offerings. Be entertained by music and action of the featured guest performances which will delight and leave a lasting memory of this evening for years to come. Come and share what it means to be a Canadian!
Gala Dinner
Date Saturday 28th July 7:30-8PM Reception, 8-Midnight Dinner/Dancing
Venue Fairmont Waterfront Hotel - Ballroom
Cost Ticket required
The Gala Dinner will be a highlight of the Congress social program. Towering over downtown Vancouver with stunning views of both the city and the water surrounding downtown Vancouver, the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel is the headquarters hotel for WCVD7 and a luxurious setting for the Gala Dinner. You will dine in unparalleled sophistication with outstanding local cuisine and flawless service and dance the night away in the luxurious Ballroom of this fabulous venue.