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class="span10 offset1 font-light"> <p>Family and guests, plan your day and make graduation a memorable experience.</p> <div class="hr padding"></div> <p><img decoding="async" src="https://graduation.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/04/DSC_5447-family-looking-happy.jpg" alt="UBC Graduation" /></p> <div class="content-group">Guests of graduating students should arrive <strong>no earlier than 30 minutes</strong> prior to the ceremony start time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid background-gold"> <div class="span4 offset1"> <h2>Plan your day</h2> <div class="content-group"> <p>Fall 2024 Vancouver Campus Graduation ceremonies will take place from <strong>November 27-29, 2024</strong>. All ceremonies will take place at <em>The Chan Centre for Performing Arts</em>, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1.</p> </div> <h2>Staying on campus</h2> <div class="content-group"><a href="https://suitesatubc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Suites at UBC</a> offer convenient on-campus accommodation during graduation. West Coast Suites and Gage Suites offer both affordable hotel rooms and premium suites for anyone visiting Vancouver.</div> <div class="content-group"> <p><a href="https://suitesatubc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Suites at UBC for more information and to book your room <i class="icon-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="span4 offset2"> <h2>Getting here</h2> <div class="content-group">The Chan Centre for Performing Arts is accessible by car, bus and bike.</div> <div class="content-group"><a href="https://chancentre.com/directions/">Get directions to The Chan Centre <i class="icon-chevron-right"></i></a></div> <div class="content-group"><a href="https://planning.ubc.ca/wesbrook-mall-upgrades">Note: Road work at UBC on Graduation Days <i class="icon-chevron-right"></i></a></div> <h2>Parking at UBC</h2> <div class="content-group">The closest parkades to The Chan Centre are the <strong><a href="http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=528">Rose Garden Parkade</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=792">North Parkade</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=52">Fraser River Parkade</a><br /> <strong>Save time and avoid lineups by purchasing parking for the Rose Garden Parkade up to 14 days in advance.</strong><br /> Parking costs $10 and can be obtained through the <a href="https://www.honkmobile.com/download/">Honk mobile App</a> Zone ID 5616. </strong></div> </div> <div class="row-fluid background-gold no-height no-top"></div> <div class="row-fluid background-gold"> <div class="span7 offset1"> <h2>Special Needs Access at Chan Centre</h2> <div class="content-group">The Chan Centre is fully accessible to people with disabilities.</div> <div class="content-group">When approaching the Chan Centre entrance from the top of the stairwell, please note that there is an elevator located near the Flag Pole Plaza, south-west of the main doors to the Chan Centre. Take the elevator to Level 5 of the Parkade to access the Chan Centre. Accessible parking is available on Level 5 of the Rose Garden Parkade.</div> <div class="content-group"> <span lang="EN-US">F.M. Hearing System headsets are also available free of charge for the hearing impaired</span>. For further details or to make special arrangements for your guests, please contact us via email at <a href="mailto:chan.tickets@ubc.ca">chan.tickets@ubc.ca</a>.</div> <div class="content-group">The <a href="https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/centre-for-accessibility/ubc-accessibility-shuttle">UBC Accessibility Shuttle</a> is a free, shared ride service for people with conditions that impact their mobility. If graduates and guests have mobility issues getting to/from Lee Square / Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, and the Chan Centre / Flag Pole Plaza, the UBC Accessibility Shuttles will be running between the two locations. To book the shuttle, please call 604-822-9929. For more information on the pick-up and drop-off locations, <a href="https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/centre-for-accessibility/ubc-accessibility-shuttle#accessibility-shuttle-stop-map">click here</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid background-gold padding-bottom"> <div class="span10 offset1"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter" src="https://graduation.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/04/LEWIS0043-cropped.jpg" alt="UBC Chan Centre" /></div> </div> <div class="row-fluid background-gold"> <div class="span5 offset1"> <h2>Once you arrive</h2> <div class="content-group"> <p>Family & guests should go directly to The Chan Centre. Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony. We ask guests to be seated within 10 minutes of the start. Once the ceremony commences, any unclaimed seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.</p> </div> <h2>After the ceremony</h2> <div class="content-group"> <p>Following your graduation ceremony, the festivities continue at the Flag Pole Plaza and graduates and their guests are invited to join <em>alumni UBC</em> for the <a href="https://alumni.ubc.ca/graduation/">graduation welcome reception</a> at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre.<br /> </p> </div> <div class="content-group"> <p>The world-renowned Nitobe Memorial Garden and Museum of Anthropology are minutes away from The Chan Centre and Flagpole Plaza. 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