2012 October High Tea Dim Sum with special guest Minister John Yap

Description

Join the BBOT for our High Tea  Dim Sum event at the Fortune House Seafood Restaurant with special guest, Hon. John Yap, Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.

At this special event, sponsored by Station Square,  join us for a delicious array of dim sum delicacies while building relationships with the Burnaby Board of Trade and Burnaby's Asian business community.

Meet new business contacts, discuss issues involving the Asia Pacific region, and learn more about the BBOT and the Pacific Gateway Committee.

Event Details:

Date:
October 31

Time:
Registration: 2:45pm
Dim Sum event begins at 3:00pm

Venue:
Fortune House Seafood Restaurant

Price:
$20 (tax and gratuity included)

Register:  
- Call 604-412-0100
- Email us       

Presented by:

About Minister John Yap:

John Yap was appointed Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism on September 5, 2012.  John was first elected in the riding of Richmond-Steveston in 2005 and was re-elected on May 12, 2009.

He previously served as the Minister of State for Climate Action and as the chair of the Government Caucus. He was also a member of the Treasury Board, the Legislative Review Cabinet Committee, as well as the Select Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Crown Corporations and Finance and Government Services. He has also served as a member of the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture.

John attended the University of British Columbia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and obtained his Masters of Business Administration.