Symposium Schedule

Friday, November 21. (6:10 – 10pm)
Downtown UBC  Theater

6:15pm 
WJSA
Welcome introduction and gratitude for the celebration
 
6:30pm 
Welcome from Sponsors.
 
6:45pm
Andrew Matheson 
ABM Productions
Introducing and première screening of the documentary film on the big screen.
Documentary Film Première – Circle of Life
A film by Andrew B Matheson
This all-encompassing film will be shown Friday night in the UBC Theater 6:45pm. The film will also be played at various times through the weekend on smaller screens (UBC room C150)

For thousands of years jade has been one of the most mystical and historically significant stones on this planet. Today in the west, it is one of the most unknown and undervalued gemstones.  In recent years, however, jade has been making a quiet surge, both in value and prestige. CIRCLE of LIFE travels the world in search of the artists and miners who live and breath jade and those visionaries most influential in bringing new life to the original Stone of Heaven.

7:45pm
Brian Matheson 
WJSA
A jade philosophy.

8:15 – 9:30pm
Teng Shu-ping
Former Director,  Department of Antiquities,National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
One of the world’s most highly regarded jade specialists, reveals the secrets of the connection between Heaven and Earth through the iconic jade Bi disk.