--May 2010 Itinerary --
Masters International Business
Experience
Following is the “final” itinerary for the May 2010 MBA International Business Experience. Experience has shown that we may need to be flexible during the trip as circumstances can change.
Saturday, May 15 – I will be at
Sunday, May 16 –7:45 am
arrive
9.00 Check into rooms at JKC
11.30 Meet in the KSU lounge (some students will be arriving at the airport around then).
12.30 Lunch at
13.30 Walking/bus tour of Grand Saconnex and
19.00 Dinner at
Monday, May 17
7:45 am Meet in Lounge, bus to Gare Cornavin
8.45 am Train IC 719 from
[12.00 Lunch on own]
13.00 RBS Coutts Bank
briefing, followed by walking tour of
Return train to Geneva [possible times 17.04; 17.32; 18.04; 18.32; 19.04; 19.32; 20.00; 20.04; 20.32]
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 18
9.00 meet in lounge for briefing and bus to WIPO
10.00 World Intellectual Properties Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes;
Bus 8, 18, F, Z to Nations or UIT
[Lunch on own] Make reservations for 25 May 9.15 train, TGV
2102, from
14.00
ILO 4 route des Morillons Meeting at the
reception of the ILO (R2 North) with Mr. Becci, The Mandate of the ILO and its
activities
15:00
James Martin, Knowledge Management Officer, The Better Work Programme
[Dinner on own]
Wednesday, May 19
9.00 meet in lounge for briefing and walk to International Red Cross
10.00-12.30 International Red Cross – walk to
19, Ave De La Paix - 1202
[12.30 Lunch on own at cafeteria – museum tour ]
14.00 U.N. -- 14, avenue de la Paix (Buses: nos. 8, 11, 14, F, V and Z ;bus stop is "Appia") Meet at the gate BY 13:30.
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 20
Morning – Open Time
[Lunch on own]
16.00 World Trade Organization, Centre
William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154,
Bus 18 to Jardin Botanique
[Dinner on own]
Friday, May 21 – Independent travel activities (on
own) Suggestions:
Saturday, May 22 -- Independent travel activities (on own)
Sunday, May 23 (Pentecost Sunday) --Travel to
After 14.00 Check in at Hotel Villa d'Est
Monday, May 24 (Whit Monday)
8.45 Meet in lobby for briefing; walk to central city
10.00 Historic Boat Tour and walking tour of Petite France
[Lunch on own; make train reservations for 7.54 train,
D1002, to
15.00
[Optional, tram/bus travel to France/Germany border for walk
to
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 25
8.00 checked
out and ready to depart for Gare Central
9.15 train, TGV 2102, to Paris (fast train, reservations
required); arrive Paris-Est 11.34
Travel by metro to Hotel
Edouard VI [lunch on own]
13.45 meet to metro to Paris Vision Tour of Paris at 15.00
20.00 Dinner at Restaurant --Chez Clement in
Wednesday, May 26
9.00 – Wunderman, with Philippe Bonnet 57 Avenue
[Lunch on own]
13.30 at the embassy for security check prior to visit (embassy security office does not allow anyone to bring electronic equipment into the embassy - so please do not bring ipods, cameras, blackberry's, laptops, etc)
14.00
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 27
9.00 Depart Hotel Edouard VI, for Versailles
(via Gare Montparnasse)
[Lunch on own]
Afternoon – Sacre Coeur
[Dinner on own]
Friday, May 28
9.00 meet in
lobby
9.30 Louvre
[Lunch on own]
15.00 IBM FRANCE metro and then bus to 17, Avenue de l'Europe, Bois-Colombes.
IBM Forum Desk, and ask Rayann Koudaih, meeting in the "OPERA" room with Rayann and Benedicte Mc Coy.
[Dinner on own]
Prepare for next day departure.
Saturday, May 29
(CDG). Have
your ticket information and your passport in hand); arrive
Hotel Information
1.
27, ch. Des Crets de Pregny
Grand Sacconex, GE Switzerland
Phone from
Fax from
(http://www.johnknox.ch/English/index.html)
2. Hotel Villa
d'Est
12, rue Jacques Kablé
Phone from
Fax from
Email
contact@hotel-villa-est.com
(http://www.hotel-villa-est.com/ )
3. Hotel Edouard VI
61, boulevard du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
Phone from USA: 011.33.1.45.48.94.99
Fax from
Email: hotel-edouardvi@wanadoo.fr
(http://www.hotel-paris-montparnasse.com/)
Area Codes: The country code for
Calling France: When dialing France from
abroad, begin with the international code (011), then the country code (33),
then drop the initial 0 from the area code number. For instance, to call a
telephone number in
Calling
To call a number in
By taxi or bus
From the airport :
Taxi : about 10 minutes ride. The cost is around CHF 25 + luggage
Bus no 28 (direction
'JARDIN BOTANIQUE', about 11 minutes ride): Get
off at the bus stop
VY-DES-CHAMPS, cross the street and go up the foot path CHEMIN DE LA RIOLE – at
the church turn right on CHEMIN DES CRETS DE PREGNY, follow this road to the
Center. About 10 min walk from the bus stop. The cost of the bus ticket is
about CHF 3.-
Bus n° 5 direction 'HOPITAL' bus stop GRAND-SACONNEX PLACE – go through the parking lot, then up CHEMIN AUGUSTE VILBERT - go up the hill to the stop sign, cross the road then follow the signs – CENTRE JOHN KNOX – About 15 min walk from the bus stop.
HOTEL
VILLA D’EST
12, rue Jacques Kablé
67000
IF YOU’RE COMING FROM
IF
YOU’RE COMING FROM
THE NORTH (PARIS)
- Take the exit “Centre ville”
-
Take the motorway direction
- Turn around the “Place de
Haguenau”
-
Take the exit “Wacken-Avenue des
- Take the sixth street (the
last one) on your right
-
Then take the exit “Avenue des
- The Hotel stands about 10
meters on your right
-
The hotel is facing the bridge
IF YOU’RE COMING FROM THE SOUTH
(
- Take the exit “Wacken-Avenue
des
- Then take the exit “Avenue
des
- The hotel is facing the
bridge
