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East Asia GATE 2005 Coordinators Suhash Bhavsar Taka Habuchi Fumi Sato Cameron Zielinskie

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East Asia GATE 2005. Coordinators Suhash Bhavsar Taka Habuchi Fumi Sato Cameron Zielinskie. Agenda. Introduction & Coordinators What’s included/ not included Cities to Visit & Company Visits Detailed Itinerary & Accommodations Roommates City Pamphlets and Weather - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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East Asia GATE 2005

CoordinatorsSuhash Bhavsar

Taka HabuchiFumi Sato

Cameron Zielinskie

Agenda

Introduction & Coordinators What’s included/ not included Cities to Visit & Company Visits Detailed Itinerary & Accommodations Roommates City Pamphlets and Weather Luggage, Money, Health, Free time,

insurance Visas

Introduction

Coordinator Introductions

At a glance… 5 Cities, 7 flights, 1 train ride, 50 Students, 10

Company Visits Only 14 days!!!

Optimal Itinerary…considering Cost Class Requirements Balance of free time vs. scheduled activities Company availability Time limitations

The Coordinators

Responsibilities Logistics: Travel agency, companies,

Duke int’l center Coordinate with professors Answer relevant questions from

students

Learning as we go… have patience!

What’s included in my $3,600?

Flights, airport transportation within Asia, chartered bus, bullet train

Luggage truck (Tokyo to Kyoto) Hotel (including breakfast) Group dinners (Beijing, Kyoto) Hong Kong Cruise Sight seeing packages (Beijing &

Kyoto) Travel agency fees

What’s not included

Meals other than breakfast and 2 group dinners

Ground transportation other than chartered buses and bullet trains

Special flight arrangement fee

Optional travel insurance other than Duke university’s

Souvenirs, beer, wine, shots etc.

Travel Tips

Keep an open mind Respect cultural differences Remember – You are a visitor Be aware Copy and carry passport EXPERIMENT and EXPLORE! Don’t be the “dumb” American

Cities to be visited

Beijing The capitol & political center of China

Shanghai The economic center of China

Hong Kong Unique economic center. British colony until

1997. Tokyo

The capitol and both political & economic center of Japan

Kyoto Old capitol city(794-1868) of Japan with many

famous temples

Company Visits (Beijing)

Lenovo Recently partnered/acquired IBM’s

retail division for personal computers US Embassy

Main embassy in China

Company Visits (Shanghai)

Real Estate Development Firm Leading development firm in Shanghai

J&J Global pharmaceutical, medical device

and consumer products company GE

Advance Material –Plastics Division. Tour of global R&D center (1 of only 3 globally)

Company Visit (Hong Kong)

JP Morgan – (tentative) Leading Global Investment Banking

Firm Hong University of Science & Tech.

Leading MBA program in Hong Kong Partnership with Fuqua

Company Visit (Japan)

Shinsei bank Japanese bank with unique history. Once nationalized in 1998, this bank was

revived by US PE firm. The CEO who led the turnaround and

successful IPO in 2004 will talk to us! Terumo

Japanese medical device company – R&D facility

NTT Docomo Japan’s No.1 provider of cell phone service

expanding globally

Itinerary – Durham - Beijing

May 5 Last day of finals

May 6 Social Impact Club Carnival, Cookout

and Fuquavision May 7

Depart for Beijing 9:30 am from RDU via Chicago

Students responsible for own transport to airport

Itinerary – Beijing

May 8 Arrive in Beijing at 2:40 pm

May 9 Forbidden City half day tour Hutongs half-day tour (includes lunch) Group dinner

May 10 Great Wall of China full day tour

May 11 Company Visit 1 – Lenovo “Company” Visit 2 – US Embassy Depart for Shanghai in evening

Accommodation - Beijing

Tianlun Dynasty Hotel A five-star hotel located in

Beijing's busiest commercial area

408 guest rooms and suites, A number of restaurants

providing delicious oriental and western cuisine,

A well-equipped Recreation and Fitness Center

http://www.tianlunhotel.com/

Itinerary - Shanghai

May 11 Arrive in Shanghai in the evening

May 12 Thursday: Visit Real Estate

Development Firm May 13

Friday: J&J and GE visits May 14

Depart for Hong Kong at 2pm

Accommodation - Shanghai

Hotel Equatorial Shanghai

Located in the central business district of Puxi. It is only minutes to the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, major commercial and historical districts, tourist attractions.

Fitness and leisure centre on the fourth floor - the Shanghai International Club.

http://www.equatorial.com/sha/

Itinerary - Hong Kong

May 14 Kickoff – Saturday night – out on the town

May 15 Sunday: Free time and options

May 16 Monday: Nat’l holiday ending with 2 hour Junk

cruise May 17

Tuesday: JPMorgan (tentative) and HKUST May 18

Wed: 9:15 am flight to Tokyo

Accommodation – Hong Kong

InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong

A five-star hotel in HongKong Offers breathtaking views of

Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

Conveniently located in the shopping, business and entertainment district of Tsim Sha Tsui East, in Kowloon

http://www.hongkong.intercontinental.com/

Itinerary – Tokyo, Japan

May 18th Land in Tokyo

May 19th

Company visit: Shinsei Bank Company visit: Terumo

May 20th

Company visit: NTT Docomo Cultural visit

Accommodation - Tokyo

Park Hotel in Shiodome

Situated in Shiodome, a flourishing new center of business and culture.

Each room is decorated with Monique Le Houelleur's natural artwork and features color coordinated curtains and bedcovers

http://www.parkhoteltokyo.com

Itinerary – Kyoto, Japan

May 21st

Half day tour in Kyoto Final group dinner in Kyoto

May 22nd

Free time in Kyoto Go back to US

Accommodation - Kyoto

New Hankyu Kyoto

Located in front of Kyoto station

319 guest rooms Please, relax and be

yourself. http://

hotel.newhankyu.co.jp/kyoto-e/index.html

Roommates

Two persons per room We are going to distribute the list

which you can sign up Odd number of students- possibility

of one single room in each city Mainland China $333 Hong Kong $230 Tokyo $177

Pamphlets for each city

Itinerary in the city The name, address and phone number of

the hotel City map & subway and train map Destination of company visit & cultural visit Emergency contact including embassy Language tips Currency & exchange rate Other useful information

Weather,Good restaurants, Food to be tried in the city? Etc.)

WeatherDaily highest in May (Centigrade)

Daily lowest in May (Centigrade)

Note

Hong Kong

28 (83 F) 23 (73 F) Relatively hot weather

Beijing 26 (78 F) 12 (54 F) High daily fluctuation

Shanghai 23 (73 F) 15 (59 F) Mild weather

Tokyo(Kyoto)

23 (73 F) 15 (59 F) About the same with Shanghai

Durham 25 (79F) 13 (56F)

Luggage limitations

One checked suitcase per person due to the luggage restrictions on the Beijing to Shanghai and Shanghai to Hong Kong flights (20 kg, 44 pounds)

Reasonable size carry on Baggage

(FYI: United says it must be smaller than L9xH14xW22 or liner 45)

Groups / Free Time

Groups Impossible for 50 students to stay together at all times

May need to split for tours, bus rides, etc.

Free Time Limited, but there Do your research and explore Pamphlet committees can give suggestions Take advantage of it…you can sleep back in

Durham

Travel Insurance / Emergency Info.

Travel Insurance is optional Usually only covers personal sickness,

death in family, etc. (not simply you don’t want to go anymore)

Can be purchased through anyone School’s Insurance

Only covers emergency evacuation (see handout)

Emergency Contact Forms and Waiver Please fill out and return today

$Money, Money, Money$

3 currencies – Yen, Yuan, HK Dollar Try to change only what you need ATM and credit cards will work Traveler’s Checks OK for security Carry cash carefully Dollars work everywhere, but bad

exchange rates

Health Concerns

Get your shots! You are what you eat Wash your hands Boil it, cook it, peel it, or forget it No undercooked or unpasteurized Bottled or carbonated beverages Don’t handle animals Prescriptions available for Cipro

from health center

Miscellaneous

T-Shirts – Sizes? Bring a Suit Look out for next Social Event Flights

3 free tickets – however, no miles can be earned

Anyone willing take these tickets will receive $150 back

Remainder of extra money will be used for “buffer” and split evenly

Visas

Cover sheet Application Pictures Checks I-94 or visa stamp (int’l) Passport – valid and open