The current total enrollment of undergraduate and graduate students is about 16,000. Each semester, about 2,000 undergraduates and 300 graduate students take credit courses, and thousands of individuals, groups and companies take advantage of mid-career education opportunities and public programs, or use the campus for public, corporate and other meetings. The Conference and Exhibition will take place at Whistler , a village that is nestled in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia, a two hour drive from Vancouver. Accommodation at hotels and condominiums in the village has been arranged at reasonable rates, including shared accommodation suitable for students. All properties are within walking distance of the conference activities.
Whistler village is surrounded by lush forests, clear lakes, and mountain peaks.
There are many social activities available to conference participants including glacier skiing, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, and river rafting. Several tours have been organized during the week together with a post conference cruise to Alaska at a highly discounted price. The opening ceremony will be at 09.00 on Sunday, May 31, with addresses by Dr. Larry Weiler, President of the Canadian Society for Chemistry and Dr. Paul Walter, President of the American Chemical Society. There will be six award lectures during the day and a special lecture by Dr. George Whitesides. A salmon barbecue will precede the opening mixer which will take place in the exhibition area from 20.00 - 22.00.