The University of British Columbia hosted the Islet Study Group meeting in June 2023 at the Life Sciences Institute. Professor James Johnson played a crucial role in co-hosting along with the organizing committee of Islet Study Group members. Dr. Johnson and the committee welcomed over 250 delegates to campus. This meeting brought together international scientists studying islet biology to share their discoveries, enhance interactions, and encourage collaboration. The international islet research community discussed the exciting scientific developments within their field.

The University of British Columbia hosted the ATLAS Conference in June 2023 with Dr. Alison Lister being the Organizing Committee Chair. This was the first Atlas Experiment meeting held in North America. Dr. Lister is passionate about her research on the ATLAS experiment which spans areas of interest related to Particle and Nuclear Physics. The Atlas Experiment is the largest particle destector in the world, and is operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The UBC ATLAS group’s mission is to encourage research in the wide range of physics beyond the standard model (Long-Lived Particles, Vector-Like Quarks, Leptoquarks), precision measurements in the top sector (including EFT interpretation), and has a strong involvement in the development of tracking systems and the use of machine learning techniques in particle physics.

As the Academic Convener, Dr. Moss played a crucial role in the successful academic planning, multidisciplinary programming and hosting of Congress 2019. The 88th annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences took place at the University of British Columbia in 2019. Jointly organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the host institution, the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest interdisciplinary conference in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. The annual event brings together over 70 academic associations that represent a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

In 2018, the University of British Columbia hosted the 5^th International Microneedle Conference, it attracted over 300 worldwide scientists and professionals engaged in research on the use of microneedle technology.

Prof. Alirezah Nojeh was the Conference Chair of the 29th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC 2016), an annual conference which was held at the University of British Columbia in 2016. The conference had over 120 researchers in attendance with talks and posters on nanoscience and the technology of vacuum electron sources and their applications.

The University of British Columbia hosted its 36th International Specialised Symposium on Yeasts in 2022, chaired by Dr. Vivien Measday.  ISSY36 explored how yeast genomics has impacted all aspects of yeast research including industrial stain development, biodiversity, metabolic engineering and gene function discovery.  The symposium is jointly organized by the International Commission on Yeasts (ICY) and the Wine Research Centre, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC.

The University of British Columbia hosted its 14th International Marine Design Conference in 2022.  Organized by Professor Jon Mikkelsen, IMDC 2022 was the latest in the series of triennial conferences, which commenced in 1982 in London. The aim of these longstanding triennial conferences is to promote all aspects of marine design as an engineering discipline. The focus for 2022 was on the design challenges and opportunities in current maritime technologies and markets.

The 6th International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Education provided an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives that may advance STEM education. This conference was Co-hosted by Prof. David Anderson and Prof. Marina Milner-Bolotin who brought over 300 delegates together virtually to host STEM 2021.

The 6th International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Education provided an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives that may advance STEM education. This conference was Co-hosted by Prof. Marina Milner-Bolotin and Prof David Anderson who brought over 300 delegates together virtually to host STEM 2021.

The 2017 North American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Annual Meeting was held at the University of British Columbia in 2017.  Co-hosts, Prof Coll Thrush and Prof Dory Nason, welcomed over 1000 delegates to campus. NAISA is the largest scholarly organization devoted to Indigenous issues and research.

The World Sanskrit Conference took place in 2018 at The University of British Columbia. It is the premier international forum for professional researchers and educators of the Sanskrit language, its literatures and of the history, religion, and cultures of premodern South Asia. Prof. Adheesh Sathaye of UBC served as the Head of the Local Organizers for WSC 2018.

The SuperCDMS collaboration, which aims to detect dark matter particles interacting in cryogenic germanium and silicon detectors held their Conference in 2018 at the University of British Columbia.