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First Meeting

First Meeting. Introductions 2 Co-Directors Management: Mary Kernan Marketing: Carter Broach 24 Students Name Why Participating/What Want to Get out of the Program Agenda Actions You Must Take Before Going to Australia Flight Itinerary Actions You Must/May Take While in Australia

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First Meeting

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  1. First Meeting • Introductions • 2 Co-Directors • Management: Mary Kernan • Marketing: Carter Broach • 24 Students • Name • Why Participating/What Want to Get out of the Program • Agenda • Actions You Must Take Before Going to Australia • Flight Itinerary • Actions You Must/May Take While in Australia • Background Information on Australia • Syllabi Review • Ask Questions as We Go

  2. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take Before Going • Give to Dr. Kernan: • 2 Copies of First 2 Pages of Passport • Signed, Notarized Travel Study Programs Agreement & Release Form (Waiver) • Check Your UD E-Mail Regularly • Register for the 2 Courses. Late Registration is 11/15-19 • You Must Register for Credit for the Two Courses • Seminar in International Management (BUAD 391), Sections: • 70 for Regular • 80 for Honors • Seminar in International Marketing Management (BUAD 393), Sections • 71 for Regular Course • 81 for Honors Course

  3. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take Before Going • Pay the $4,700 Program Fee • Prior Installments of $200, $800 $ $1,200 are Past Due • Final Installment of $2,500 is Due 11/5 (Today) • Pay Tuition. Due 12/10 • Complete the Mandatory On-Line Student Orientation https://international.udel.edu/IPSSdb/orientation/quiz.asp • Complete ALL the steps listed at http://international.udel.edu/studyabroad/onceaccepted/winter.html • Get a Passport • Apply for Electronic Visa Online: www.vsrtravel.com/delaware/buad.html

  4. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take Before Going • Health • Insurance. Automatically Covered by HTH Worldwide • Get a Flu Shot • Notify us Privately and Confidentially of any Special Medical Problems you might have. • Bring Prescription Medicine, Allergy Medicine and an Analgesic • Bring a 10-day Supply of an Antibiotic (e.g., Cipro) • Bring Prescriptions listing the Chemical Composition of each (Brand Names of Prescription Drugs may Vary between Countries) • For Long-term Illnesses, bring a Letter from Your Physician with your Medical History

  5. First Meeting • Actions You May Take Before Going • Electrical Appliances • If you Bring an Electric Shaver then bring a: • 0-50 Watt Converter which Transforms the 110 volts that is standard in the U.S. to the 220 volts that is standard in Australia • 2-Pin Electric Plug • If you bring a Hair Dryer and/or Curling Iron, then bring a: • 50-1,600 Watt Converter which Transforms the 110 volts that is standard in the U.S. to the 220 volts that is standard in Australia • 2- Pin Electrical Plug • Alternatively, Pick up a Cheap One in Country • Luggage • 2 Pieces Cargo Hold Luggage (1 of Which Should be Used for Free Travel) • 1 Piece Carry-on Luggage • 62-inch (height + width + depth) bag Rule • Save Room for Souvenirs. Wine: Must be 21+ and Limit is 2 Bottles • Packing: When in Doubt do Without • Security: Avoid “American” Clothing

  6. First Meeting • Actions You May Take Before Going • Money • Credit/Debit Cards. ATMs Available Everywhere • Traveler’s Checks as a Back-up. Fee-Free Checks Available from AAA Delaware (Route 7 & Churchman’s Road) • Telephone • International Exchange Access: 01 • Australia’s Country Code: 61 • Sydney’s City Code: 2 • Photography • Get Film/Disposable Cameras in Australia • Have Film Developed Before Departing Australia

  7. First Meeting • Flight Itinerary • Departure: Bring Your Passport & Airline Ticket • Be There 2+ Hours Before Departure • Depart from Terminal A of the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on US Airways Flite # 11 at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday, 01/05  • Arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 8:57 p.m. • Depart LAX on Qantas Flite # 108 at 11:45 p.m. • Arrive at Terminal 1, of Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith Airport (SYD) at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, 01/07 • Bus from SYD to The Tiffany • Return: Bring Your Passport & Airline Ticket • Bus from The Tiffany to SYD • Depart from Terminal 1, SYD on Qantas Flite # 107 at 12:35 p.m. on Friday, 2/04 • Arrive at LAX at 7:00 a.m. • Depart LAX on US Airways Flite # 12 at 10:15 a. m. • Arrive at Terminal A, PHL at 6:16 p.m. on Friday, 02/04 • Airline Tickets Distributed to You on 12/9, IF You Have: • Paid Tuition • Paid Program Fee • Submitted Signed, Notarized Waiver • Applied for Electronic Visa

  8. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take While There • Academics • Australia: Beyond the Outback • Required Attendance at Class Meetings & Company Visits • Company Visits: M-Th for 4 Weeks • Appropriate Dress • Class Participation • Gift Presentation • Academic Misconduct • Classes & Company Visits • Lodging & Transportation • Theft • Spring Semester Schedules

  9. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take While There • Meriton Apartments. • Web Site • URL: www.meritonapartments.com.au • Click on “The Tiffany Bondi Junction More Details” • Contact Information • 95-97 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022 • Telephone (+61 2) 9388 9700 • Location • 12 Minute Bus Ride from Bondi Beach • 8 Minute Bus Ride from the CBD • 2 Bedrooms per Apartment • Double Occupancy Bedrooms • Kitchen & Laundry in Apartment • Balcony • TV, Stereo • Air Conditioned • Telephone Available in Room • Internet Access From Apartment • Recreational Facilities • 2 Tennis Courts • 2 Indoor Pools • 2 Basketball Courts • Spa • Sauna • Fitness Centre • Breakfast Provided • “Cook Your Own“ in Apartment • Cereal, Toast, Eggs, Bacon, Milk, Coffee, Tea, Juice • Shopping Mall Across the Street

  10. First Meeting • Actions You Must Take While There • Select Roommates Tonight • 2 to a Bedroom • 2 Bedrooms to an Apartment

  11. First Meeting • Actions You May Take While There • Social Activities • Pre-Paid Activities • Sydney Tour, 01/07 • Sydney Harbour Cruise Welcome Dinner, 01/08 • Backpackers World Travel BBQ & Travel Briefing, 01/09 • Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, 01/12 • Outdoor Harbour Cinema, 01/19 • Sydney Harbour Lunch Cruise, 01/26 (Australia Day) • Farewell Dinner, Blackbird Café, Darling Harbour, 02/03

  12. First Meeting • Actions You May Take While There • Backpackers Travel World • Free Time Planning Examples • Round Trip (Return) Air Fare from Sydney to Melbourne • STA: A$360 • Backpackers Travel World: A$245 • Round Trip (Return) Air Fare from Sydney to Auckland • Swain Travel: US$800 • Backpackers Travel World: A$600 • Beware of 14 Hour Bus Trips; Possibly No AC • Beware of Distances: 3 Hours to Fly to NZ

  13. First Meeting • Actions You May Take While There • Beach • Beaches • Bondi • Coogee • Manly • Sunburn • In 12 Minutes for Pale Skin at 1:00 p.m. on a Clear Day (The Australian) • Can Cause Malignant Melanoma • So, “Slip, Slop, Slap” • Slip on a Shirt • Slop on Sunscreen • Slap on a Hat • Rip Tides • Bondi Beach • Swim/Surf Where there are Lifeguards

  14. First Meeting • Actions You May Take While There • Weekly Travel Pass Provided. Covers: • Rail (Subway) • Bus • Ferry (Manly Beach, Taronga Zoo) • Travel Opportunities. Three 4-Day Weekends • Must leave contact information with faculty • Planning: Travel Guides • Lonely Planet • Let’s Go • Fodor’s • Frommer’s

  15. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Country • Oz • Population ~ Same as New York City • Area ~ the Size of the Continental U.S. • Urban Population (85% vs. 77% for the U.S.) • A$1.00 = U.S.$0.70 • U.S.$1.00 = A$1.43 • Time Difference Between East Coast U.S. and Sydney: +15 Hours • Capital: Canberra • Political Parties • Liberal • = Republican • John Howard • Party Leader & Prime Minister • Just Re-elected for a 4th Term • Labour • = Democrat • Mark Latham, Party Leader • Military • 35,000 Person Army • Look to the U.S. for Defense • Aborigines

  16. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Conditions • Worst Drought in a Century , Lasting 18 Months • Farm Incomes Have Declined by HALF (Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics) • Severe Brush Fires Have Burned Many Homes, Even in Canberra • Rise in Value of the Australian $ vs. the American $ makes Australian Goods & Services More Expensive to Americans • Conventions • Drive/Walk/Stand (on Escalators) on the Left Side • Look Both Ways When Crossing the Street • Signal the Bus Driver if You Want to Get on • Zebras • Dorm/Office Building/Apartment Floors • Main Floor (0/G) = US First Floor • First Floor (1) = US Second Floor • Coffee • Short Black (White) = Espresso (With Milk) • Long Black (White) = Espresso Diluted with Water (With Milk)

  17. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Australian People • Characteristics • Independent • Egalitarian (“Tall Poppy Syndrome”) • Nationalistic • Friendly • Avid Sports Fans/Participants (Including Gambling) • Some Consequences • They Work to Live Rather than Live to Work • “No Worries” • Less Customer Service • Store Hours are Shorter • More Restrictive Returned Goods Policy • Weaker Work Ethic. KMPG: 1,600 Billable Hours/Week (vs. 2,000 in the U.S.) • Look for Australians Applying Successful American Business Models (Customer Service) • Fast Food • Gloria Jeans • Virgin Blue • Large, Accepted Gay/Lesbian Population

  18. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Useful Words/Phrases (Australian = U.S.) • “How Ya Goin’? = “How Ya Doin’? • Thong = Flip Flop • Poker Machine = Slot Machine • “He’s a Bit of a Bastard” = I Don’t Like Him • “He’s a Total Bastard” = He’s a Really Good Friend • “From Go to O” = From Start to Finish • Useful Abbreviations • QANTAS: Queensland & Northern Territories Aerial Service • CBD: Central Business District • NSW: New South Wales (State in which Sydney is Located) • QVB = Queen Victoria Building • GST: Goods & Services Tax (National Sales Tax = Europe’s VAT) • ACT: Australian Capital Territory • SCG: Sydney Cricket Ground • Uni = University • ANZAC = Australia & New Zealand Army Corps

  19. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Useful Pronunciations (Australian = U.S.) • Quay = Key • Canberra = CAN Bra • Melbourne = MELL bun • Cairns = Cans • Mate = Mite • Aussie = Ozzie • NZ (New Zealand) = En Zed • Useful Gestures • Thumbs Up [with a Smile is Good] • Thumbs Up [with a frown is Bad]

  20. First Meeting • Background Information on Australia • Useful Measures • Times: 24-Hour Clock: 14:00 is 2:00 p.m. • Dates: 2.1.05 = January 2, 2005 NOT February 1, 2005 • Temperature • Celsius (Centigrade) • Fahrenheit = ~ 2XCelsius + 32 (e.g., 30˚ Celsius = 92˚ Fahrenheit) • Distance • Km (Kilometer, or “K’s) • 1 Km = .62 Mile • Weight • Stone • 14 Pounds • Area • Hectare (Ha) • ~2.4 Acres

  21. First Meeting • Syllabi Review • Courses • BUAD 391 • BUAD 393 • Company Presentations on 11/19 and 12/03 • Select Company Tonight • Select Your Team Partner Tonight • Assign Presentation Dates • Distribute Class Participation Sheets

  22. First Meeting • Any More Questions? • Next Meetings • 11/19 & 12/03, 5 p.m., 231 Alfred Lerner Hall: Student Presentations • 12/09 • Airline Ticket Distribution • Gift Distribution

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